Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei kept retreating, and they both saw the look of despair in the eyes of the two Type A Neo-Humans as the massive swarm of black flying ants engulfed them.

The flying ants surrounded the three original people like a tide, surging and writhing, making it uncomfortable to watch.

In just a moment, the three proud Neo-Humans had nothing left, not even their bones.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei had already retreated far away.

It was unclear if the flying ants did not spot Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei because of the distance or if they were already full and no longer concerned with the remaining two people, as they hovered in place without flying towards them.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei sighed in relief, simultaneously stopping.

"So terrifying... If we got caught in that, I wonder if we'd make it out?"

Lu Xi'an, still shaken, said.

Yao Wei said, "We shouldn't take risks."

"I won't gamble with my life,"

Lu Xi'an said, "Look at them, nothing left but their bones, not even a hair, truly not even as good as that woman."

"At least that woman still left a body; we even buried her."

"Hmm."

Yao Wei thought it made sense.

If one day she had to die, she didn't want to die like that.

At that moment, Yao Wei suddenly understood why that woman had wanted to be buried.

If she hadn't been buried, her end might have been similar to these people...

Hmm... maybe even worse...

Yao Wei wasn't unfamiliar with the appearances of various dead people.

She said, "I'm going to get the gun." With that, she turned and headed for the small mound where she had been ambushed earlier.

Soon, Yao Wei returned, carrying a sniper rifle in one hand and Gou in the other.

The drone hovered above her head, controlled by Gou's flight.

This drone, prepared in advance, ultimately wasn't used.

But no matter what, in the end, they won and survived, and that was enough.

"Give me the sniper rifle."

Lu Xi'an said, and Yao Wei handed the sniper rifle to Lu Xi'an.

Lu Xi'an raised the rifle, looking through the scope. In the magnified view, black ants were densely packed, swarming and piling up around one area.

You needed a magnifying glass to see that there seemed to be fuzz moving among them.

However, in a moment, the fuzz was covered by countless ants.

The ants swirled and piled up, growing larger and higher, forming a small mountain.

"That place, that's where their leader Xuan Xiaocao just died, right?"

Lu Xi'an asked.

"Yes."

Yao Wei replied.

Lu Xi'an said, "The Ant Queen should still be there, and their piece of Fungus Stone is probably among them. They seem to be trying to protect the Ant Queen."

Yao Wei speculated, "Or perhaps... they're huddling together for warmth with the Fungus Stone?"

Lu Xi'an nodded, "Makes sense."

The cold wind continued to howl, with ice crystals forming in some places.

Lu Xi'an saw many of the originally flying ants had fallen to the ground, stiff in death, seemingly frozen.

In such weather, it seemed even the ants were struggling.

However, the situation improved significantly after they flew over and joined the "Ant Mountain."

Whether it was the effect of the Fungus Stone or simply gathering together for warmth was unclear.

This question was quickly answered.

The ant cluster forming a small mountain suddenly began to writhe violently, as if something had exploded internally. As it moved, the peripheral parts swelled, expanded, and then opened.

Something rolled out, like it was "excreted" by the anthill formed by the ants. It rolled aside.

And then, not a single ant paid attention to it.

The fuzz-covered sphere and the Ant Mountain were now distinctly separate, neither interfering with the other.

The Fungus Stone was thus easily abandoned by the swarm of ants.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei exchanged a glance, Lu Xi'an said, "Looks like they don't need the Fungus Stone; they rely on crowding together for warmth."

"Hmm."

Yao Wei nodded.

Lu Xi'an picked up a stone from the ground, estimated the strength, and tossed it in the direction of the Fungus Stone.

He used just the right amount of strength, enough that it didn't miss the Fungus Stone and not so much that it might damage it.

—Based on his long experience with the Fungus Stone, it wasn't that easy to damage.

So this time, it was perfect. The small stone struck the Fungus Stone, which immediately jumped and rolled forward a short distance.

Just this sudden commotion startled the swarm of flying ants, causing many of them to take off with a buzz, circle for a while, and only after finding nothing dangerous did they land back on the Ant Mountain.

As a result, many of the ants froze and fell to their deaths.

Lu Xi'an would not mourn these dead ants, and Yao Wei even asked, "Can these ants be fried and eaten like river shrimp?"

"..."

Lu Xi'an was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know, we'll have to see what Gou thinks."

Yao Wei let Gou take a look, Gou's eyes lit up, indicating it was edible.

Lu Xi'an: "..."

The supplies in the car were enough, he really didn't want to eat this thing.

He glanced at the Fungus Stone and then at the gradually calming ant colony, saying, "The Fungus Stone is still a bit too close to the ant colony. If we go over, it'll definitely trigger a reaction from the ants.

"I'll keep hitting the Fungus Stone from here to push it further away. You take Gou and drive the car over."

"Okay."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "Be careful."

"I know."

Lu Xi'an agreed, then picked up another stone and threw it in the direction of the Fungus Stone.

Yao Wei turned around carrying Gou and walked away.

"Pff—"

The stone hit the Fungus Stone, which rolled a bit further and stopped.

The ants on Ant Mountain inevitably took flight again and then a batch was frozen to death.

"Amitabha, sin, sin."

Lu Xi'an mouthed a Buddhist chant, but his real thought was that the more ants died, the better.

If they all died, then everything would be easier and safer.

But the ant colony was truly massive; the ones that froze to death were negligible compared to the whole.

Lu Xi'an could only stay patient, continue picking up stones, and throwing them toward the Fungus Stone to push it farther.

"Buzz—"

Again, quite a number of ants took flight.

This time the ant colony seemed a bit irritated by Lu Xi'an's repeated disturbances, flying around without returning, even expanding the flight area.

Lu Xi'an saw dense swarms flying sometimes east, sometimes west, sometimes up, sometimes down, flying around as if searching for his whereabouts.

Meanwhile, quite a few flying ants froze to death and fell down in droves, but the ants carried on searching regardless.

He had no choice but to remain still, observing for quite a while until the remaining flying ants returned to Ant Mountain before he threw another stone.

This time, the flying ants continued for quite a while, but even after returning, the ant colony did not cease its movement, activating the entire Ant Mountain.

Lu Xi'an saw the ants moving around, causing the entire Ant Mountain to operate, moving in the shape of a whole mountain.

From afar, it looked like the bottom of the entire mountain was covered with dense legs, supporting a massive dark hill moving westward.

Lu Xi'an was dumbfounded.

Were these ants really annoyed by his disturbances and deciding to move away?!

But that worked out well; with the ants moving away, it eased his task.

Furthermore, he had never witnessed such a spectacular sight before.

Lu Xi'an quietly watched, waiting for the ants to complete their relocation.

Pushed to their limit by the disturbances, the ants seemed determined to move far away; Lu Xi'an watched for quite a while, and the Ant Mountain had moved quite far out, yet showed no signs of stopping.

Even Yao Wei returned driving the camper, but the Ant Mountain was still moving.

Yao Wei parked the car a bit farther away fearing the ants' movements, then got out of the car and walked to Lu Xi'an's side.

She widened her eyes in slight amazement seeing the Ant Mountain moving.

Lu Xi'an said, "They couldn't take my disturbances anymore and decided to move away.

"But this works great; after they finish relocating, we'll go for the Fungus Stone, there shouldn't be any problem."

Yao Wei nodded, saying, "Yeah."

The two sat together, watching the ants move the mountain.

Fortunately, by now, the ant colony had moved the Ant Mountain quite far away and seemed satisfied, finally coming to a halt.

Nevertheless, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei didn't act recklessly.

Lu Xi'an picked up a stone and threw it again, first to push the Fungus Stone further away for added safety and also to test if the ants within this distance would still react.

If there was no reaction, they could proceed with confidence.

The result was promising.

The stone hit the Fungus Stone, which rolled even further.

Meanwhile, the Ant Mountain had settled down far off in the distance, standing still like a true small black mountain.

"Alright, we can go over now."

Lu Xi'an said, heading to the car to pick up Gou and the drone, instructing the mechanical dog, "Gou, I'm heading over there. If things don't go right and the ants start flying to attack us, immediately launch the drone and sweep them with lasers."

The lasers should work better on those ants, right?

Gou wasn't in the car, remaining silent, but its bright eyes indicated understanding.

Lu Xi'an put down Gou and the drone, ready to move, but Yao Wei insisted on going.

This time, Lu Xi'an stood firm, and Yao Wei couldn't outpace him, so she let him go.

She stayed with Gou and the drone, holding the drone in her hand, prepared so that if the situation turned sour, she would simply wield it and let Gou control it to fire.

Her heart was tense, watching intently while reminding Lu Xi'an, "Take a longer route over."

Lu Xi'an turned back and smiled at her, saying, "Okay, I know." Then he followed Yao Wei's advice, taking a semicircular detour to stay far from the Ant Mountain before approaching the Fungus Stone.

Seeing no reaction from the ant colony, Yao Wei finally exhaled in relief.

Lu Xi'an returned with the Fungus Stone, smiling, "Alright, mission accomplished. Now we have three Fungus Stones. If anyone uses a Resonant Gene Scanner on us and sees five red dots, do you think they'd dare to confront us? They might have to reconsider."

"Yeah."

Yao Wei agreed with a reply, but didn't expect Lu Xi'an to suddenly ask, "What did you say we should do after this?"

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