Chapter 179 (1/2)

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Chapter 179

Ch. 179 Five Red Ants

I scout around the perimeter of the red ants’ nest to look for any ants. As usual, I’m having Adofu and the ball rabbit wait on standby in the distance.

The plan won’t start until we grab the centipede dumplings and bring them towards the nest.

The problem is that simply carrying the dumplings to the nest by hand is impossible. It’s just too much to carry, but taking them near the nest would be too suspicious.

I could try catching a red ant and forcing it to take a dumpling back to the nest. I can only pray that I can get my hands on a red ant like that though, so that plan won’t really work.

Honestly, there’s a high chance that they’ll just spit out the centipede dumplings like the Ianians did and just leave them alone. Rather, since they’re poisoned, the possibility of that happening is much higher. If I were a red ant, I definitely would not carry something as disgusting as this back to the queen. It would be considered as lèse-majesté and I’d be beheaded on the spot. The nest would be filled with the stench of the centipede.

Back in my original world though, I have seen ants carrying even gra.s.shoppers back into their nest quite a few times. I can eat dark worms, but I still can’t stomach gra.s.shoppers. I think that even one ant carrying back a single dumpling might inflict some damage upon the colony. So long as it actually takes it to the colony. At this point in time, I can’t just dispose of this pile of centipede dumplings. It’s too late to turn back

now.

That centipede was truly strong. Even in death it still manages to inflict damage upon my very soul. It seems that I’ll be tasting centipede no matter what I eat for a while. No, it’s my fault for eating after all. I know that.

While I was scouting around, I saw a scorpion that is about three meters long being surrounded by some red ants. I quickly duck behind some rocks and observe.

The scorpion was gray with two front claws, which are characteristic of a scorpion.

As for the red ants, I saw five. Included among the five is a red ant that I had previously wrestled with in their nest. Moreover, the formation that they took against the scorpion tells me that the fight is now over. The scorpion is already surrounded, there’s no way for it to get out. Yeah, it’s as good as dead.

The two red ants standing in front of the scorpion take turns performing feints to direct the attention of the scorpion towards themselves. The other red ants take the opportunity to bite the tail and legs of the scorpion from its blind spots. As soon as the scorpion redirects its attention to resist the ants behind it, the remaining ones go after it.

It’s a dirty way to fight for sure, but it is quite effective. It keeps the damage to all members of the group to a minimum.

The scorpion was flipped onto its back instantly. The red ants surrounding the scorpion begin to quickly chew it into pieces, and it soon stops moving. It’s survival of the fittest out here, and there is strength in numbers.

Well, let’s take a look at its status.

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Species:

status.

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Species: Big Scissor

Status: Deceased

Lv: 28/50

HP: 0/228

MP: 154/162