Chapter 144: Magma Cave Ant General

"These monsters, actually, are edible, it's just that most of them don't taste very good, so we generally don't eat monster meat." On the road, Zhao Yuxin listened to an old woman's survival experience.

"So that's how it is. By the way, Grandma, if I'm not mistaken... these Magma Cave ant-men can only survive in places with permafrost like this, right?" At this moment, Zhao Yuxin suddenly asked a question that shocked the old woman.

A little boy in her arms asked curiously: "Big sister, you aren't a local, so how did you know that?"

Zhao Yuxin grinned, then took out a piece of decomposed Magma Cave ant-man shell and explained: "Look, these shells have many heat-insulating tissues, which shows they are naturally not afraid of the cold. Then look at this..."

Zhao Yuxin explained the internal body structure of the Magma Cave ant-men to the migrating villagers through the carriage window; the villagers listened so intently that they didn't even notice when things fell to the ground.

"So that's how it is. I didn't expect a little sister like you to know so much." Lao Ka looked at Zhao Yuxin with an appreciative gaze.

Zhu Zhiquan reached out from behind Zhao Yuxin and pulled her into his arms, asking with a puzzled face: "Azhao, aren't you a plant researcher? How come you're researching monsters too?"

Zhao Yuxin crossed her arms and said proudly: "Hmph~ Who says that researching plants means you can't figure out animal characteristics? Besides, the characteristics of these monsters are so obvious, researching this stuff is a piece of cake!"

Zhu Zhiquan: "……………"

At this time, a villager asked: "Then can you tell us about our mushrooms~"

Zhao Yuxin held her head high and said proudly: "That's simple? I've already thoroughly researched your mushrooms!"

At this time, Lao Ka also stirred the pot: "Then tell us what characteristics our mushrooms have."

Zhao Yuxin: "First of all, all your mushrooms can only breed in this permafrost layer; otherwise, most of them will either die directly or fail to develop completely."

"Secondly, your mushroom yield is very high, especially this white one. If I'm not mistaken, this is your staple food, right?"

After listening to Zhao Yuxin's explanation, the villagers couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praise her repeatedly, which gave Zhao Yuxin a great sense of satisfaction.

"Attention, all members of the Militia Group! Prepare for battle! Militia Group..." At this time, a messenger passed the order from the front to the back. Hearing the order, the Militia immediately became vigilant, and the migration team also stopped.

"What happened in front?"

"I don't know. I hope there won't be any more pincer attacks from front and back."

"Villagers, don't panic. The village chief will handle all problems. Everyone, don't panic!"

"But Elder Ye Ge, although no villagers died in the previous pincer attack, many elders and militia died. We are worried about you too!"

"We elders also have a responsibility to protect the villagers. Everyone, don't panic! Militia nearby, stay alert and don't let the monsters get close!"

During the villagers' panic, Zhao Yuxin had the Ice Cream Cactus accelerate forward. The Tricycle's speed increased immediately, and it soon arrived at the very front of the team.

"You're here." Yage turned his head to greet Zhu Zhiquan and the others.

Zhao Yuxin jumped off the vehicle and asked first: "Village Chief, what's wrong?"

Yage pointed to the fork in the road ahead and said: "One of the two forks ahead is a dead end. The other has a medium-sized Magma Cave ant-man nest, and according to the news sent by a scout before he died, there is very likely a Transcendence existence here!"

"Transcendence!?" Hearing that there was a Transcendence existence, Zhu Zhiquan instantly became interested. He immediately flipped out of the carriage, his eyes full of longing for battle.

Zhao Yuxin knew what he was thinking without even looking back, but seeing that Zhu Zhiquan didn't say anything, Zhao Yuxin couldn't be bothered to deal with his bad habit.

Then Zhao Yuxin asked Yage: "Does that dead end lead to a cliff?"

Yage took a deep breath and said: "No, that dead end eventually leads to a wall. Perhaps this path is very suitable for defense, but it's not suitable for us to settle down; we would be worn down to death! It can only be used as a temporary resting place."

"On the other hand, if we go in the direction of the Magma Cave ant-man nest, given that our specialized Magic Potion is limited, and this nest is a medium-sized one, the number of monsters will only be greater. No matter how we fight, we will suffer huge losses."

"That's simple!" Zhao Yuxin's mouth curved into a crescent moon. She planted a seed on the ground, then took out fertilizer and water and poured it on top.

Soon, a Green Leaf Burrowing Vine grew out. Following that, Zhao Yuxin ordered it to dig in one direction, and soon a passage wide enough for four or five people to walk side-by-side was dug out.

Seeing the ability of the Green Leaf Burrowing Vine, Yage nodded with relief: "This thing is good. With this, we don't have to worry about being worn down to death."

Seeing the ability of the Green Leaf Burrowing Vine, everyone praised Zhao Yuxin one after another. But some people felt that Zhu Zhiquan and the others had been holding back before, and they still held great doubts about them.

Yage also ordered everyone to head toward the dead end. After everyone entered that path, a portion of the Militia stayed behind to deal with the traces.

Soon, everyone reached the end and set up camp on the spot, preparing to consider continuing forward after resting well.

And at the fork in the road where they had been, two Magma Cave ant-men sniffed and discovered that the scent of the prey had disappeared! Immediately, they returned to report this news to the nest commander.

The Magma Cave ant-man responsible for commanding this nest was a high-level species among them—the Magma Cave Ant General! It was an ant deliberately cultivated by their Insect Emperor; it not only possessed powerful strength but also a certain ability to think.

At this time, its antennae twitched slightly; this was the pheromone emitted by those two Magma Cave ant-men being transmitted to it. After receiving the information from the pheromones, the Magma Cave Ant General began to think about where the prey had gone.

But after thinking for a long time, it still didn't understand, so the Magma Cave Ant General led the Ant Swarm to the fork in the road. The Magma Cave Ant General carefully sensed the scent in the air, but the Militia Group had long since dealt with the residual scent, so it was completely unable to judge where the prey had gone.

But this couldn't stump the Magma Cave Ant General at all. It opened its palm, and a ball of blue flame emerged from it, allowing it to observe the ground.

Soon, the Magma Cave Ant General discovered traces on the ground that had been dealt with. There was no help for it; because the entire village had to migrate, the Militia could not completely erase the traces left behind.

Thus, the Magma Cave Ant General soon judged from the traces that this was left by a large-scale human migration. Then, the Magma Cave Ant General carefully observed the traces again, inferred the direction of the prey, and led the Ant Swarm to slaughter its way over.

The swarming Ant Swarm followed the Magma Cave Ant General to slaughter the villagers; in their eyes, there was only a longing for food and a pursuit of killing.

Their uniform, rhythmic footsteps sounded like muffled thunder, echoing throughout the entire underground passage, making the weak wild beasts hiding nearby tremble with fear.