A Disaster Befalling the Innocent (Two Chapters Combined)

Facing the fiercely advancing Earthfire Ants, Wang Dazhuang hurriedly warned his teammates beside him, "Retreat, quickly..."

Wu Xiaohe cried out at that moment, "Big Brother Wang, there are Earthfire Ants behind us too."

Lin Li turned around and saw that, at some point, a huge swarm of Earthfire Ants had also appeared behind them. Each was as large as an adult's fist.

"Damn it, these Earthfire Ants have surrounded us..." Ji Haoyang cursed in panic.

"There's nowhere left to run. What are we going to do?" Wu Xiaohe looked at the steadily approaching Earthfire Ants, her body trembling involuntarily.

Wang Dazhuang had abundant experience in the wilderness. The more critical the moment, the calmer he became. He had not given up on escaping. He hurriedly took off his backpack and pulled out a slender bamboo tube.

"What are you going to do?" Lin Li watched Wang Dazhuang's movements in confusion.

"Big Brother Wang, what are you going to do?" Wu Xiaohe asked, trembling all over.

"Earthfire Ants fear fire. This bamboo tube is filled with fuel..." Wang Dazhuang gave a brief explanation before opening the tube's cap.

"What a strong gasoline smell. But this stuff doesn't seem to be gasoline." Lin Li watched the black liquid pour from Wang Dazhuang's bamboo tube and muttered inwardly.

"I'm going to light it. Be careful." Wang Dazhuang poured a circle of black liquid onto the grass around them. After warning them, he took a box of matches from his pocket.

"Snap."

The match flared with an orange-red flame. Wang Dazhuang tossed it forward, and it traced a parabola through the air before landing on the wild grass soaked with black liquid.

"Whoosh."

The instant the match touched the black liquid, it burst into flames.

The blazing fire spread rapidly, forming an irregular circle.