Chapter 155: High-Level Magma Cave Ant-Men

"So that's how it is, that's how you entered that large nest," Ling Xi said in surprise.

Zhao Yuxin: "That's right. At the time, Ajiu and I both thought we wouldn't make it out, and we intended to fight those ants to the death. But then I thought of my cute ice cream cactus and suddenly felt I couldn't bear to leave it, so I asked for your help."

Ling Xi: "Speaking of that little thing, the ice cream cactus you gave us can already walk on the ground, and we even gave it a name: Zhuangzhuang."

"Looking at your tricycle, you're following the Technology Route, right?" Zhao Yuxin looked at the tricycle behind Ling Xi and sighed with emotion.

Ling Xi smiled slightly, placed a hand on the tricycle behind her, and said, "Mm, we also installed an 88mm smart artillery piece on this vehicle. It can load ammunition autonomously, has an attack angle of 50 degrees to the front, and has a very long range."

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While the two women were chatting, Sun Zi found Zhu Zhiquan, who was comforting the ice cream cactus in the carriage, and handed him a bottle of vodka.

Zhu Zhiquan glanced at it but didn't take it; instead, he took out a lollipop he had opened from some Material Box and held it out in front of the ice cream cactus.

Upon seeing the lollipop, the ice cream cactus revealed a curious expression, then leaned its nose in to sniff it, and finally gave it a lick.

Suddenly, its eyes widened as large as copper bells, and it picked up the lollipop and began to eat it.

Seeing the state of Zhu Zhiquan's ice cream cactus, Sun Zi sighed, "Sigh~ your ice cream cactus is much more obedient; it's not like our Zhuangzhuang, who is naughty all day long!"

Zhu Zhiquan had no interest in their ice cream cactus; he only cared about what risks might lie on the road ahead, so he immediately asked, "Will there be any danger ahead?"

"Yes!" Sun Zi said solemnly. "There is a large nest of Magma Cave ant-men ahead; it might even be the same nest you encountered!"

Zhu Zhiquan cupped his chin and asked, "Then do you have any good methods? With our strength, it won't be easy to break through head-on."

Sun Zi took a Crystal Ball out of his pocket and said, "We snatched this from a large nest while assisting the villagers with their migration. At the time, we and the villagers snatched seven or eight of them together, and when we parted ways, the villagers gave us one.

With this Crystal Ball, the environment within a three-kilometer radius is clearly visible to us, though it's not very sharp."

Name: Peeping Crystal

Quality: Green

Introduction: This is a Crystal Ball exclusive to the Magma Ant Wizards of the Magma Cave ant-men mage branch, capable of peeping at a three-kilometer radius.

{Note: The Peeping Crystal has a dedicated area for storing Magic Power, which contains its owner's Magic Power. If you are not a member of the Magma Cave ant-men, please do not use your own Magic Power to replenish it, otherwise, watch out for your life! }

After reading the information on the Peeping Crystal, Zhu Zhiquan asked Sun Zi again, "Are there any other players nearby?"

"Let me see." Sun Zi activated the Peeping Crystal. Inside the crystal, there was not only the overall image of the large nest, but also several blurry outlines in the connected tunnels, which likely represented people.

Sun Zi pointed to a relatively long outline and said, "This is our location, and then look over here—is there a large patch of outlines?"

Zhu Zhiquan looked in the direction he was pointing and discovered that there were indeed large outlines at this position, and after he focused all his attention on these outlines, Zhu Zhiquan felt that they looked like a group of people.

Sun Zi continued, "There is likely a large number of migrating villagers at this location, but I don't know how to contact them."

Zhu Zhiquan smiled slightly and said, "It's simple; we don't need to contact them."

"How so?"

"It's simple: if they really are migrating villagers, then sooner or later they will clash with the Magma Cave ant-men's nest. Won't we have a chance to break through the nest's blockade then?"

"That makes sense, but these people have been staying here for over an hour. I'm worried they aren't migrating villagers, but rather Magma Cave ant-men from another nest."

"No matter, maybe they are just resting?"

"Fine, I'll activate it again in a bit to check." Sun Zi closed the Peeping Crystal and took another swig of alcohol.

Zhu Zhiquan took the ice cream cactus out of the tricycle carriage, intending to take it out to play for a while.

Just as they stepped out of the carriage, an ice cream cactus with a monkey's head suddenly hopped in front of them; it was clearly Sun Zi Fu Fu's ice cream cactus—Zhuangzhuang.

The sudden appearance of Zhuangzhuang scared Zhu Zhiquan's ice cream cactus into hiding back in the carriage. At this moment, Zhao Yuxin walked over and said to Zhuangzhuang, "Zhuangzhuang, don't bully our Xuebao, or be careful—our Xuebao won't play with you anymore~"

Zhuangzhuang stuck out its tongue to mock Zhao Yuxin, but ended up getting scolded by Sun Zi.

Meanwhile, Zhu Zhiquan on the side was full of confusion. Xuebao? When was that name given? How did he not know?

Ling Xi, holding a fan, walked over to Sun Zi, who was still in the carriage, and quietly asked him about the plan he had discussed with Zhu Zhiquan; Sun Zi told her about it heartily.

After hearing the two men's plan, Ling Xi was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "This plan is indeed good, but there are still some details that need to be handled. Here, let me help you supplement it."

The three of them discussed the specific plan further, while Zhao Yuxin took the two ice cream cacti to the front of the vehicle to watch over them, preventing the two fellows from interfering with them.

Half an hour later, Zhao Yuxin's Bat Wing Ear suddenly heard a rustling sound from the surroundings, as if something was digging through the soil, and she immediately shouted, "Everyone, pay attention! Something is digging toward us!"

"What!" Sun Zi jumped out of the carriage abruptly, while one of his hands had already transformed into a four-barreled Gatling Machine Gun, and his body was covered in a layer of metal.

Ling Xi floated in mid-air, activated the Peeping Crystal, and pointed at the approaching outlines, saying, "According to the crystal, Magma Cave ant-men are approaching nearby."

Zhu Zhiquan also leaned over to look in the direction Ling Xi was pointing, and could see a black mass digging around them. Although the entire image was not very clear, one could still tell that those were Magma Cave ant-men in action.

The meeting was interrupted by the sudden change, and everyone had to return to their respective tricycles to reverse at high speed. Zhuangzhuang even panicked and entered the driver's seat of Zhu Zhiquan's tricycle to drive for them.

Boom!

Right where they had just been, the walls on both sides collapsed with a roar, revealing different types of Magma Cave ant-men inside. Zhao Yuxin stuck her head out the window, staring intently at the largest Magma Cave ant-man.

This Magma Cave ant-man was primarily responsible for digging; it was a type of siege ant called a Ghost Horn Ant.

One could see that its front legs were long and wide, and there was a rhinoceros-like horn on its head, though it was only the size of a palm and looked quite small compared to its truck-like body.

Behind the Ghost Horn Ant, a group of Magma Cave ant-men holding metal weapons slowly walked out; these were the high-level soldier ants of the Magma Cave ant-men—Chizha Xuanju.

Seeing this, Zhao Yuxin broke out in a cold sweat, because according to the books recorded by the people of Buyelu Village, every one of these soldier ants was a Supernatural Being.

Although each one was just at the critical threshold of being a Supernatural Being, and there would only be more than two hundred of them at the location of a Mother Nest, this was extremely fatal for them.

Because Zhao Yuxin had learned while chatting with Ling Xi that among everyone present, only Sun Zi had officially unlocked a Transcendental Profession and become a Supernatural Being.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yuxin instinctively wanted to tell Zhu Zhiquan and Sun Zi Fu Fu to speed up and escape, but after her Bat Wing Ear captured the sound waves in the surroundings, her eyes widened.