C364 Man-eating Ant

A ray of light had just appeared in the horizon when the Thirteenth Elder called out to Lin Bai and Sima Yi from their beds. Speaking of which, they had even made a joke when the rooms were divided last night. The Thirteenth Elder had thought that the two of them were a pair, so he had prepared only one room.

"Great Clan Elder! Look, the Great Clan Elder has come out! " Just as Lin Bai and Sima Yi Lan were washing their faces with water, they heard a commotion in their surroundings. When they turned their heads, they saw the Great Elder walking out of the thatched cottage with a walking stick.

Everyone in the tribe seemed to have gone crazy. Countless people rushed out of their houses, looking in awe at the old man who was standing in front of the thatched cottage with his hand on his forehead, blocking the light of the sky.

"Grand Elder, you're finally willing to see us!" The Mayan clan member closest to the grand elder immediately knelt on the ground. He raised his head and looked at the grand elder with teary eyes as he asked in a trembling voice.

Following his actions, all the Maya clansmen in the village kneeled down as well. Tears flowed out of their eyes. They had waited far too long for this day. Looking at the old man's gaunt face, the scenes of the Grand Elder leading them in the rain forest appeared in their minds once again. These things would never be forgotten.

"First Elder, our clansmen are still worried about you. Please stop hiding from our clansmen, we can't leave you!" The thirteenth elder wiped the tears off his face and walked up to the first elder.

The Great Elder didn't say anything. After a long sigh, he leaned on his walking stick and walked in the direction in which Lin Bai and Sima Yi Lan were standing. Although the old man had no expression on his face, the corners of his eyes were still moist. He had not seen these clansmen for too many years, and the memories of his youth had been left in his mind.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the Cursed Land. Thirteen, come with me! " The Great Elder had his back to the people of the tribe. He looked at Lin Bai and said a few words before leading the way into the depths of the rainforest.

The Cursed Soil indeed lived up to its reputation. When he reached the edge of the region, Lin Bai felt that the aura in his surroundings had become extremely strange. It was out of place with the mysterious aura in the rainforest, as if they were enemies. From the moment he sensed the aura, the water mirror of the nine palaces had been buzzing non-stop. Its brilliance constantly stirred up the surrounding Essence, causing all sorts of strange phenomena to occur.

"Hua Xia's heritage is indeed very long. When my friend Qingfeng brought this mirror over, I already felt that it was very strange." "Even today, I am still shocked to see all these weird sights!" The Great Elder sighed as he glanced at the water mirror. A look of reminiscence appeared on his face, as if he had returned to the time when he had visited the Cursed Land with his old friend.

Sima Yi laughed softly and said, "Elder, your words are too biased. The crystal skull passed down in your Mayan tribe is just as mysterious. When you use it in the rain forest, its might is even greater than the water mirror in my hands!"

"Only by combining the thirteen crystal skulls can it display its true power. Otherwise, it will lose its effect the moment it leaves the rainforest. So in the end, your Chinese heritage is still more powerful! " The Great Elder shook his head and said sincerely.

Seeing that the old man was so insistent, Sima Yi Lan could only nod in agreement. But at the same time, Sima Yi Lan felt even more reverence for the magical artifact that Lin Bai possessed. In a mysterious place like the Cursed Land, not to mention the various phenomena that appeared in the Nine Palace Water Mirror, even the Maya Race's crystal skull would react. However, Lin Bai's magical artifact did not have the slightest reaction.

"This is the cursed land!" After they walked for a distance, the grand elder pointed to a desolate area and spoke with a trembling voice to the two of them. It was obvious that this place had once again moved the heart of the old man, causing him to recall the tragedy that happened back then.

Upon hearing his words, Lin Bai and Sima Yi immediately turned their gazes towards the curse. It rained heavily in the forest, and every part of the forest was covered with trees. However, the Cursed Land was a barren land, not a single blade of grass growing. There were even piles of earth on the ground.

"Last time when friend Qing Feng and I came here, there were still some trees here. Now, everything is gone. I think they must have been devoured by these man-eating ants." The Great Clan Elder frowned and looked around, then said.

When Sima Yi Lan heard this, she said, "This is for the best. Since they are unable to leave this area, as long as they finish all their food, they will naturally starve to death. This will save us the time to deal with them!"

"This is not a good thing!" Lin Bai shook his head and frowned, "Survival of the fittest is a survival of the fittest. If it really comes to the day when there is no food to eat, this group of man-eating ants might not do anything. Although the Cursed Land has restricted them from going out, as long as there is even the tiniest bit of change, it will cause incalculable losses!"

Hearing Lin Bai's words, the Great Elder nodded his head and said in a deep voice, "Little friend Lin is right. It seems that even if you do not come this time, our Mayan clan will have to prepare for the rain and ponder on how we should deal with these man-eating ants in a few years!"

While the four of them were talking, a screeching sound suddenly came from the forest in the distance. Then, two monkeys fell down from the nearby trees, clashing with each other. These two monkeys were fighting so fiercely that they had already forgotten all the taboos. With a single step, they stepped into the man-eating ant's nest.

In the beginning, it was still calm and tranquil, but suddenly, a strange phenomenon occurred. Lin Bai and Sima Yi Lan opened their mouths wide in shock as they stared at the scene before them, unable to believe what they had just witnessed.

Large groups of black-brown man-eating ants suddenly appeared like dark clouds beside the two monkeys. Before the monkeys could escape, their bodies were already crawling with ants. Then, the ants quickly submerged the monkeys' bodies. Accompanying the attacks of the man-eating ants, a strong sour smell began to fill the air. Although it was quite a distance away, Sima Yi and the others still felt a wave of dizziness.

These man-eating ants not only had sharp teeth, but they also emitted a sour atmosphere. This scent was their secret hunting weapon. Even the jackals, tigers, and leopards would faint and become their meal after smelling this smell. The two monkeys' current situation was exactly the same.

In the blink of an eye, the monkey carcasses that were covered by ant colonies became smaller and smaller. When all the flesh and blood was eaten away, the man-eating ants returned to the pile of dirt. At this moment, two bare skeletons had appeared on the ground. If Lin Bai and the rest did not see this with their own eyes, they would not have dared to believe that a flesh and blood body would turn into thick white bones in a moment.

"This is the terror of these man-eating ants. If we rashly enter this place, we will end up just like those two monkeys!" The Great Elder sighed as he looked at Lin Bai and Sima Yi Lan and said softly.

Sima Yi Lan did not react at all to the Grand Elder's words. She was already completely stupefied by the scene before her eyes. Ever since she was young, she had never seen such a bloody scene. In just a short moment, all her flesh and blood was gone. Just how powerful was this scene?

After Lin Bai heard the Grand Elder's words, he turned his head and looked in every direction. The man-eating ants were too fierce and unstoppable. He had to find another way to deal with them, or else he would never be able to enter this cursed land.

This cursed area was around the size of a basketball court. The ground was flat, but the surroundings were bumpy. Moreover, there were even some strange standing stones. Such landforms are one of the Jedi in feng shui. Feng Shui, Concealed Wind and Water, able to communicate with the five elements, connecting heaven and earth origin energy. But how could this craggy rock stir the earth's energy, and hide the wind and water?

To put it bluntly, this place was connected to the ancestral dragons in the Andes. The air between the two places could not be connected, and the sun and the sky were growing out of discord with the rainforest. Furthermore, it had become a place for murder, which was why cannibal ants would gather here and cause so many tragedies.

According to the Grand Elder, this place had trees, which meant that it was connected to the aura of the earth, but now it was completely barren. This meant that this place and the Andes had completely broken down, and this place was about to become a complete dead zone.

"Little Friend Lin, do you know anything?" From Lin Bai's gaze, the Great Elder felt that the young man beside him might have discovered something, so he asked.

Lin Bai nodded and said softly, "According to my deductions, these man-eating ants will only need a few years to walk out of the Cursed Land. In a few months, they might have to leave this place and take over this rainforest!"

"How many months?!" The Great Elder's face revealed a hint of shock. After he calmed down for a moment, he solemnly looked at Lin Bai and said, "Little Friend Lin, are you sure?"

"I'm sure! Moreover, a few months is the best time to estimate the probability of a disturbance among the ants. " Lin Bai was silent for a moment before he turned his head to look at the hordes of ants patrolling the Cursed Land with a frown.