Free Web NovelChapter 2120: Chapter 1985: Desert Marching Ants
Song Xiaodong finally saw clearly and shouted, "Run! It’s desert marching ants!"
Chu Xianling, Sun Yiyi, and Song Xiaodong worked in perfect harmony. Once they realized the danger, they quickly made a big leap, jumping ten meters away, and turned back to take care of the slow-running old monk. However, they found no one around the pile of bones anymore, and upon turning back, discovered Master Benwu was even farther outside than Song Xiaodong, Sun Yiyi, and Chu Xianling.
The old monk walked shakily, but his escape speed was faster than Song Xiaodong.
Song Xiaodong looked back to assess the situation and found that inside the entire ancient city, the shadows cast by every crumbling city wall under the moonlight concealed tens of thousands of dense ants. They were large, with a pair of extremely sharp pincers, crawling rapidly on the desert, like a black tide swiftly surging towards Song Xiaodong and the others, making a "rustling" sound.
"Go!"
Song Xiaodong, Sun Yiyi, Chu Xianling, and Master Benwu sprang several times under the moonlight, instantly covering dozens of meters, and arrived outside the ancient city.
"Marching ants! Quick, move!"
Song Xiaodong briefly reported the situation, and Zhao Ruonan quickly issued orders: "Quick, get in the car and go!"
Song Xiaodong, Chu Xianling, and Sun Yiyi stopped in front of a military jeep and got in, while Master Benwu accurately landed directly on a seat in the convertible.
The warriors seeing the black shadows pouring out from the Ancient City of Loulan, each showed nervous expressions.
"Quick, get in the car! Start it!"
"It won’t start!"
One of the cars wouldn’t start.
"Get on someone else’s car!"
The warriors from that car quickly climbed onto other vehicles, but one warrior stumbled, stepping in the sand and accidentally tripping.
The desert marching ants quickly climbed up.
"Get out of the way!"
Song Xiaodong grabbed a gasoline can from his military jeep and tossed it into the air, firing a shot with a "bang!"
"Boom!" The gasoline can exploded, bursting into large sparks that fell into the marching ant swarm, burning the ants with "sizzle" sounds, and the air was filled with the scent of flesh and blood.
"Quick!"
The warrior quickly got up and climbed onto a vehicle, and the convoy promptly drove away. ƒrēewebnovel.com
The flames rapidly spread among the ants, quickly separating into firebreaks, and the fire was soon under control.
"Go to the Cultural Relics Protection Station and evacuate the people!" Song Xiaodong shouted at Zhao Ruonan.
Zhao Ruonan called the Cultural Relics Protection Station.
There was no signal.
The magnetic field in the Lop Nur area was abnormal, and communication equipment losing signal was normal; having a signal was abnormal.
The convoy quickly headed towards the Cultural Relics Protection Station.
People were on duty at the Cultural Relics Protection Station at night to prevent anyone from stealing artifacts.
Even before reaching the station, Zhao Ruonan picked up a loudspeaker and shouted, "Emergency evacuation! Emergency evacuation!"
The staff at the Cultural Relics Protection Station were professionally trained and equipped with certain response abilities for various emergencies. Upon hearing Zhao Ruonan’s call, the staff inside and the warriors sent by Zhao Ruonan quickly packed their belongings in preparation for evacuation.
Four staff members and twenty warriors, the four staff members quickly organized documents and various antique artifacts.
"What’s happening?"
Station Chief Li Mingyu asked Zhao Ruonan.
"Marching ants, the Cultural Relics Protection Station is on the ants’ path." Zhao Ruonan replied.
"Then these artifacts must be taken!"
"No vehicles, we just had one car break down!"
"No, these are precious artifacts!"
"If you don’t take these, I’m not leaving either!"
"You take the documents, the artifacts cannot be taken." Song Xiaodong said.
"I know marching ants consume even city walls, these things will surely be swept away at the time!"
"Obey the order!" Zhao Ruonan exerted the aura of a general.
"At least let me take one box!" free𝑤ebnovel.com
"You have..." Zhao Ruonan tried to estimate the speed of the marching ants, but upon turning her head, she saw that under the moonlight, the sand dune beside the Cultural Relics Protection Station was being shrouded like the moon, the dark marching ants had surged up like a flood!
"30 seconds!"
Li Mingyu quickly returned to the station, picked the most valuable things, packed them in a suitcase, and heavily placed it in the military jeep, causing the wheels to sink into the sand.
Zhao Ruonan turned her head, and the sand dunes had already turned completely dark, changing from yellow dunes into black ant hills.
"Go!"
The vehicle carrying Li Mingyu’s artifacts had its wheels stuck in the sand and couldn’t start.
The driver was drenched in sweat, while a few warriors appeared pale.
The marching ants crawled in through the back door of the Cultural Relics Protection Station, and inside there was the sound of tables and chairs collapsing. Shortly, the lights inside flickered and went out.
"Start the engine, I’ll push!" Li Mingyu, who hadn’t gotten in the car, began pushing the vehicle.
The military jeep’s engine let out a muffled roar, Li Mingyu’s veins bulged all over, the wheels spun in the sandpit, sending dust flying, and Li Mingyu was covered in sand.
Like a flood, the ants soon caused the rafters of the Cultural Relics Protection Station to collapse, and ants began crawling out from the main entrance, quickly catching up to Li Mingyu.
"Rumble..." The military jeep finally roared to life.
"Get on, get on!" The military jeep suddenly lunged forward, several warriors turned around, only to find Li Mingyu not keeping up, surrounded by dark shadows.
"Old Li! Run!"
Li Mingyu gave a mournful smile, his feet came to a halt.
"Old Li!"
Li Mingyu turned around, facing the ant swarm about to engulf him with his body.
Under the moonlight, the warriors saw clearly that Li Mingyu’s shirt on his back had already been devoured, and his thigh bones and rib bones were exposed, ants crawled in and out of him.
