Chapter 44: Assassination
In recent days, with some free time on his hands, Luo Wen used spider genes as a base and added compound-eyed scout bug genes to create specialized patrol spiders. These new units were tasked with monitoring the cliff face and scouting the desert atop the cliffs.
A few days ago, one of these scout spiders reported that the Yellow Earth Ant Legion had reappeared in the desert. However, the scout’s description was vague and unclear, prompting Luo Wen to climb to the top of the cliff himself to observe and gather more accurate intelligence.
Peeking cautiously over the cliff’s edge, Luo Wen activated his compound eyes, which had evolved over hundreds of days and nights, allowing him to clearly see within a 50-meter radius.
In front of him, just 20 meters away, a dense swarm of Yellow Earth Ants moved like a muddy yellow torrent, trampling and piling on top of one another as they surged past.
The army shifted direction as it neared the cliff, rolling away like a massive tidal wave.
Luo Wen watched intently for several hours until the entire horde had passed. The once-green desert, which had briefly flourished after a period of recovery, returned to its barren and desolate state. Only a few straggling Yellow Earth Ants wandered aimlessly, left behind by the main force.
At last, Luo Wen understood the scenes he had witnessed on his initial journey through the desert. The Yellow Earth Ants treated the entire desert as a hunting ground, sweeping through it periodically.
No wonder this area, despite being close to an underground river, remained so lifeless.
The sheer number of Yellow Earth Ants left Luo Wen in awe.