69novels Chapter 170 What killed you was curiosity!
Chapter 170 What killed you was curiosity!
Chapter 170 What killed you was curiosity!
Suddenly, a buzzing sound, like bees flapping their wings, came from the sky.
Immediately afterwards, a group of dark figures appeared on the horizon, rapidly closing the distance between them.
They flew so close that they even flew directly overhead.
"They are..." Pokkuru nervously raised her bow and arrow, aiming at the monster above.
But they found that even when the monsters flew low overhead, they seemed not to see them at all, not even glancing at them.
Just like before when they ignored the airship that was right next to them.
"Don't worry, they can't see you." Su Wu sat on the camping chair that Maro had brought out, directing Maro and Kong to busily move the barbecue grill.
They weren't worried at all about being discovered by the chimeric ants searching for food above.
"What are those monsters? New mythical beasts?" As a mythical beast hunter, Pokkuru was itching to act, but did not impulsively make a move.
"Chimera Ant, hmm, the evolved version." Su Wu stood in front of the barbecue grill, rummaging through Chou Bao's mouth until she pulled out a perfectly preserved, fat sheep.
Seeing that sheep that staged an accident made me crave mutton.
[Solution] It's a very useful skill. It easily removes the wool from the sheep and then cuts it into even sizes.
"Humans really do eat everything," Alice whispered, holding her little lamb.
"Want to eat together?" Su Wu looked at the ram's horns on the heads of the brother and sister, and extended a warm invitation with a bright smile.
The non-humans couldn't sense the wicked humor behind his enthusiastic smile; they simply shook their heads to indicate that they wouldn't eat it.
"Chimera Ant? An evolved version?" Pokkuru and Pence exchanged a glance.
The Chimera and the others knew about it, but what about this evolved version?
"Simply put, after eating humans, they evolved to be able to use Nen!" Su Wu said, giving a thumbs up.
Although he wasn't quite sure how to use it yet, he had already awakened the Nen ability in that cat-like Chimera Ant.
Just like Nyon, even though she didn't understand how the system used Nen, it didn't affect her ability to use divination for people.
"A Chimera Ant that can use Nen." Pokkuru and Pons said in surprise.
"Speaking of which, you don't know how to pronounce 'Kong'..." Su Wu looked at the big tiger beside her.
But Kong can manipulate the wind, well... let's assume that monsters have their own cultivation system.
"Is it just the two of you?" Su Wu asked Bao Ku'er and Peng Si.
"No, we're a seven-person team. Because of intelligence gathering, we're split into three groups. I'm in one group with Pons," Poko explained.
Because Pence could gather intelligence using bees, the two of them were no less efficient than the other two groups.
Of course, the other two groups also have their own methods of gathering intelligence.
"I see." Su Wu nodded without saying anything.
Among those who were captured by the swarm of chimera ants, the few who were stronger than average were probably their teammates.
But it seems there are more than five people.
The sizzling sound of charcoal-grilled lamb filled the air with a wonderful aroma.
The aroma becomes even more intense after adding the seasonings.
The aroma dispelled Su Wu's desire to explain.
"My lord, please have some." Maro handed over the roasted mutton.
Alice and Amy, two non-humans, stood to the side, holding fruit platters and chewing expressionlessly.
Su Wu felt that the two of them were eating while spacing out.
Is eating something so painful?
"It's been half a year since I've had any fruit, brother," Alice said suddenly in a calm tone.
"Yes, Alice," Amy nodded.
The brother and sister didn't say anything horrific, yet there was a sense of desolation about it.
These two probably didn't have any money on them, were used to traveling by sea (meaning drifting with the ocean currents), and followed the Chimera Ants (who eat people). It's no wonder they've never eaten anything normal.
Su Wu sat on a camping chair, drinking freshly squeezed juice and eating roasted lamb. After taking a couple of bites, she would glance at the lamb in Aili's arms, then turn her head back to eat a couple more bites.
The lamb turned its back to him, burying its head in Alice's clothes, not daring to look up.
The chimera ants, on the other hand, would pass through the area once again when they returned to their nests with their prey after the hunt.
This time, after overcoming unnecessary shame, Pokkuru was eating large mouthfuls of rice when she suddenly looked up and immediately swallowed the meat in her mouth without even chewing it.
He knew those were chimera ants, but why were they holding people in their hands?
Their teammates were also being carried away by flying chimera ants, seemingly being taken somewhere.
Should you pretend you can't see it, or go save your teammates?
Without hesitation, Pokkuru chose the latter.
He and Peng Si put down their food and stood up almost simultaneously, each grabbing their weapons and preparing to rush out.
However, the next second, they were once again stopped by that invisible wall.
The difference is that before, they were stopped from entering, but now they are not allowed to leave.
"Let us out, our teammates have been captured." Pokkuru immediately turned to the leisurely, seemingly oblivious white-haired boy and said.
Despite so many people being captured by the monster, the other party remained seated leisurely, not even glancing up at the ceiling.
It's like...completely devoid of empathy.
"You want to go and die? Fine." Su Wu looked at their determined eyes and nodded slightly. "Go ahead, go ahead." He waved his hand impatiently.
"If you can break through that wall to prove your strength, I'll let you out." He remained seated, not even looking at them, focusing all his attention on the grill in front of him, and spoke casually.
"..." Paku didn't say anything more about making a request. He simply raised his bow and arrow and shot an arrow at the unseen wall in front of him.
However, the arrows were also blocked.
like water off a duck's back.
Meanwhile, the chimera ants that had grabbed the humans in the sky had already flown far away.
The wingless Chimera Ants, like the others before them, bumped into a wall when they passed through this area.
"Is there...something here?" The spider-like chimera ant touched the area in front of it again with its spider legs.
As expected, I ran into a hard object, like a wall.
"..." The spider-like creature seemed to be intrigued by the invisible wall, circling it several times and tapping on it until it finally figured out the approximate area.
A circle with a diameter of fifty meters.
Because of his commotion, many chimera ants were also attracted. They gathered outside and tried to break down the invisible wall in various ways.
Inside the tent, at the edge, were only one tent layer away from the Chimera ants outside.
Even to those who couldn't see the tent, they were already face to face.
Faced with this monster at such close range, Pokkuru and Pons couldn't help but take two steps back.
"How about we see who breaks this strange phenomenon first?" suggested the spider-like chimeric ants outside.
"...A guy who's asking for it." Su Wu sighed.
Why are you so curious? The weak don't need to have useless curiosity.
"What will kill you is your inappropriate curiosity."
Seeing that the chimera ants were gathering in greater numbers, Su Wu stretched her hand out of the tent.
[Solution]
The invisible slashes landed on the chimera ants outside the tent, blood gushing out like a fountain, and limbs falling like raindrops.
In just a moment, the chimeric ants surrounding them were reduced to corpses.
What followed was a look of astonishment on the faces of Pokkuru and Pence.
The gap in strength seemed to be revealed to them in a particularly memorable way.
(End of this chapter)