These ants are probably like the bees and butterflies in the last flower world.
But the bees and butterflies have flowers and nectar for food, and the fat mice in the sinkhole can also steal honey and eat fruits.
In this gray fog, the gray trees are not bearing fruit. They just chewed off the trunks and did not eat them. They should have other food.
You can roughly know the number of these gray-backed ants by looking at the holes all around. They are definitely like a tide, and are probably more exaggerated than the number of bees and butterflies!
Such a huge ant colony must have a food source, but until now, they have not found any suitable food for the ants.
It was precisely because of this that Xu Yan concluded that there should be other things existing in this gray fog.
But what exactly it is is currently unknown.
In short, the ant colony is not out now, so of course they have to push forward quickly. If they are lucky, they can even leave this ghost place, even if they can't go out directly, they can find a place to hide.
This is the truth, but Xu Yan actually has no idea what the specific situation will be.
After walking through the gray fog for a long time, everyone suddenly heard the sound of running water, and they were all refreshed.
Regardless of anything else, the presence of water flow at least proves that the surrounding terrain has changed, and then there may be something new!
After all, only new things can create vitality for them.
Several people looked at each other, quickened their pace, and walked towards the sound of water flow through the gray fog.
When I got a little closer, there were indeed some changes in the surroundings. The gray trees were indeed reduced, and they were obviously decreasing.
The gray fog has not changed much, it is still very thin, and it still affects the vision.
Everyone had no choice but to move on, wanting to get closer to see what the current was like and whether there was any suitable place nearby to avoid the ants.
But the strange thing was that the sound of water was very clear, but they walked weirdly for a long time and still didn't see the water.
It wasn't until the gray trees were completely invisible around them, and when they bent down to look, there were no holes in the ground anymore. Then several people smelled water vapor, and the gray fog began to become wet.
"River, there is a river!" After walking for a while, Lao San, who was exploring the road, suddenly turned back and waved his arms in exclaim.
Everyone was refreshed and quickly stepped forward.
Immediately, a wide river emerged from the gray fog, stretched in front of us, and finally disappeared into the gray fog.
What shocked Xu Yan and the others was that the river was so wide that they couldn't even see the other side under the fog.
The water quality seems to be very clear, but when you look at the bottom of the river, it is dark and turbulent as it flows away. No wonder the water flows loudly.
"It should be very deep, so you can't see the river bed." Niu Jinjiang frowned and said thoughtfully: "We have a saying that no matter whether it is a treasure place or an evil place, no water can enter it."
"Because the life in the water is often stronger than on the shore. If there is something in it, it is generally not easy to mess with."
"If you fall in, it's better to have support on the shore. It's easy to fall into danger."
Xu Yan nodded in agreement. He could also feel that the earth's energy was more active where the water flow gathered.
"This doesn't seem to be a question of whether we can get into the water or not!" Fu Dongliu looked at the river and grinned, "The key is, how do we cross the river?"
Everyone was stunned, thinking that this was a bit troublesome.
I originally wanted to find a terrain to avoid the ants that might appear, but I ended up encountering such a big river.
You can't even see the other side, how can you deal with this?
Niu Jingang turned around and said, "Ergou, how many inflatable rafts did we bring?"
"It's just one boat. It's originally for emergency use." Ergou patted his backpack, "But there are quite a few sets of wading suits!"
Fu Dongliu was stunned when he heard this and said nervously: "Didn't you say that you should stay away from water?"
Niu Jingang explained with a smile: "Last time, it was useless to bring diving equipment because of the lake in Trumpet Mountain. Then I found this kind of wading suit."
"This thing can repel water and the fabric is very strong, and it can also increase buoyancy to help swimming."
"If the danger in the river is not as great as the ant colony, then we can only risk crossing the river."
"Let me try it with nectar again!" Xu Yan took out the cup of nectar, rubbed it with his hands and washed it casually in the river.
The water in the upper layer was quite clear, and large groups of small fish swam over in almost the blink of an eye.
These small fish have round bodies, slightly pointed heads and short tails, and they look like eggs overall.
"A lot of fish! Hey, these small fish look a bit ugly. They should be fine without the big ones, right?" Fu Dongliu said cheerfully.
Xu Yan put his hand in the water without moving, squinting slightly.
Immediately, the swarms of small fish swam faster and faster. Seeing that they were getting closer, they all opened their big mouths, revealing their sharp teeth, and rushed to bite Xu Yan!
"Fuck!" Fu Dongliu and others were startled and couldn't help but exclaim.
Xu Yan, however, had quick eyesight and quick hands. He suddenly pinched one and quickly stopped.
Plop! The group of small fish with sharp teeth jumped out of the water one after another, took a bite and then fell back into the water. Each one opened its mouth and turned around unwillingly on the shore!
No one thought that this little thing could be so ferocious even though it looked small!
Xu Yan carefully looked at the piece on his hand, frowned, pinched it to death, and threw it back into the water.
The next moment, other small fish swarmed up and devoured this one in the blink of an eye, leaving not even a scrap!
"Damn it, this bad fish will even eat its companions!" Ergou exclaimed with eyes wide open, and quickly ate a piece of ham to calm down his shock.
"Made, I thought they were a bit ugly just now, but they turned out to be piranhas." The third child also grinned and said, "Now we are in trouble, if you dare to go into the water, you will be eaten alive!"
"It's better to let the ants gnaw at it. At least the bones can be left behind..."
"Shut up!" Niu Jinjiang said angrily: "We must die here today, right?"
The third child laughed and shrank his head, bah bah bah bah.
But Niu Jingang was also a little worried. Looking at the fish that refused to disperse for a long time, he hesitated and said: "Xu Yan, what's going on?"
Xu Yan looked at the water and frowned: "This thing doesn't care about eating meat, and the mucus on its body is poisonous."
"I just scratched it, and look, the color of my palm has changed!"
Everyone was shocked and found that Xu Yan's palm had turned purple-black.
Honglian hurriedly prepared to find antidote, but saw Xu Yan waving his hands because the purple-black color was slowly fading away.
The third child exclaimed: "Oh, Doctor Xu, are you immune to all kinds of poisons?"
Xu Yan smiled without explaining, thinking he was joking, I was so angry, it would be a joke if I was knocked down by such a little poison!
What's more, this toxin is also a disease and evil energy. It can be directly refined and transformed into vitality. It is not a big tonic, but a small tonic.
"Although I can handle it, the poison is very powerful." Xu Yan was afraid that they would disapprove, so he seriously reminded: "Don't try to touch it. I suspect that if you touch it, you may not be able to make it in time if you delay a little.
Treatment."
Everyone gasped when they heard this, only to realize that the poison was so powerful.
At this time, Xu Yan frowned and looked at the fog around him, and said worriedly: "Have you noticed that the fog is getting deeper?"
"I suspect it's getting dark soon. The ants are likely to be active after dark. We have to hurry up."
Niu Jingang examined the fog carefully and realized that the color seemed to have become darker.
"Fish can eat things in the water, but what can ants eat? Are there any narrow places in the river?"
"I'm afraid not!" Xu Yan knew that he wanted to cross the river quickly and get rid of a group of people.
"Brother Niu, don't forget, the picture you foresee is that of being attacked by a swarm of ants, which means that we will probably not be able to cross the river, or it will be too late to cross the river!"
Niu Jingang opened his mouth and realized that this should be the case, and couldn't help but feel even more worried.
"Let's go upstream!" Xu Yan said after pondering: "If the terrain ahead is higher, there may be a place to hide."
The group of people did not dare to delay and immediately walked upstream along the river bank.
Since there is a river, there must be a terrain difference, which is still good news.
As we move forward, the surrounding gray fog becomes thicker. In fact, it is not really thick, but the color of the fog is deepening and the light is getting darker.
This is obviously not good news, because if the ant colony is really active in the dark, then soon, they may have to face that kind of terrifying ant army!
Everyone stopped talking and accelerated forward. Fortunately, the ground under their feet finally began to rise and fall, slowly moving upwards.
Soon, darkness finally fell, and several people noticed a rustling sound in the mist.
The ant colony has indeed begun to move out of the nest!