Chapter 34: Scouting the Path (1)
Luo Wen made his way to Ant Nest One, carefully digging into the wall of the incubation chamber.
He didn’t rush to investigate but waited for a moment. A yellow earth ant, having heard the commotion, poked its head through the hole, only to be swiftly dealt with using a Luo-style opening strike.
After dragging the splattered corpse into the passage, another round yellow head eagerly poked out. Luo Wen was unceremonious, crushing it and pulling its remains aside.
Repeating the process, he took out five yellow earth ants that came to investigate. Then, after waiting a long while and seeing no more heads emerge, Luo Wen cautiously poked his own head inside.
Though he had suspected this might be the case after seeing the yellow earth ants earlier, the scene before him still made him inhale sharply.
The chamber was stripped bare. The soldier ants, worker ants, larvae, eggs, and even scraps of food had vanished, leaving the walls scraped clean, as if several layers had been peeled away.
Luo Wen didn’t venture further inside. Judging by the state of the incubation chamber, there was no need to inspect the rest of the nest. Even the queen ant had likely met a grim fate.
Returning to the brood nest, Luo Wen considered the situation. Ant Nests Two and Three could not be reached underground and required travel across the surface. After some deliberation, he decided to take the risk and investigate.
Encountering minor troubles along the way, Luo Wen resolved them with ease. He spent some time thoroughly exploring the two nests.