55 Fear of bugs 2 (1/2)

It seems that ants' eyesight isn't as good as we thought, and they have a habit of following a definite scent rather than something they can see, so a few of them reacted to us, but the ants headed towards where we were.

As we ran through a place about 150 meters away from the line of ants, we saw a group of ants attacking us, and it turned into a little pile of ants.

What was that?

”From the little I could see, it's probably a bunch of Kobolds... that's terrible... they usually feed alive like that when there's that many of them. I don't know.

”That's how it is with wild creatures... if anything, our way of life has strayed a bit from nature. If you are weak, you die to feed the strong. Man is part of nature.

We can say that we are part of nature, but considering our knowledge and experience on earth, I can't help but think that we are getting a little out of touch with nature.

Hurry up! If there are too many ants, it will be troublesome... let's take care of the nest as soon as possible. Hurry up!

When I returned to the place where I had first encountered the ants, I found that most of the force had left the nest, the line was sparse, and there were hardly any ants in the nest.

”d*mn it! The remaining ant material is no good... something is wreaking havoc: .... It's not material!

”It's not the material! You have to deal with the nest first!

”Okay, well let's just be careful and move on in case there's something that's been eating away at these dead ants. Okay.

”Alright. Masaru be careful too because I can't handle it if I'm alone. ”Okay.

I took Adelina off my back and followed the footprints of the ants as I searched for a burrow... I came to one closer than I thought... In a crevice in the rocky ground there was a deep hole about eighty centimeters deep, and the footprints led there.

I'll build a fire at the entrance of this hole and burn it to death with heat and smoke. ”Are you sure about that?

”Are you sure that's a good idea? A little fire can't kill ants that big?

You'd think insects would be strong, but they're delicate creatures. They're susceptible to poisons... and in this case, poisons are the noxious stuff in the smoke. And bugs breathe, they can't survive without oxygen. Oxygen?

”Oxygen? I don't know, but it's a good bet. Oxygen?

I took out the damaged ant carcasses, logs and pieces of logs destroyed by the goblin riders, dirty crates, and branches that were too filthy to be used for firewood, and stuffed them into the entrance, leaving just enough space for air to enter.

Adelina, spread this sap for the torch and then light it. I'm going to take a look around. I'll look around a bit.

I'll get right on it... the thought of something coming out of there is terrifying. ....

You got 40 seconds to get ready!

”.........? It won't take that long.

I just wanted to say... it's not like I'm going to become an air pirate, you know? I'm not going to be an air pirate. I don't know what you're talking about.

I've got the fire going... but that's a lot of smoke... it's bad for you. .... What the hell?

”I'm sure the poison will work wonders on the insect type.

I don't know if that's true in that game. I could care less.

What do we do now? The ants don't seem to be coming out from inside, and if we stay here forever, they'll come back.

”Well... the ants in the burrow are probably dead or stuck in the smoke if there's no other way out. It's only a matter of time before they're alive. It's only a matter of time before they're alive.

It's only a matter of time before they're alive.” ”It'll be troublesome if the ants disperse, so let's do one more hit to reduce their numbers... it's too dangerous to leave them alone. First, let's go back to where we were and see if there's any mace left. I know.