"Some!"
The person in charge responded and quickly brought over a paper map.
Wang Hai took the map and quickly scanned it.
A moment later, Wang Hai put down the map and turned to look at Shen Heng.
"I'm leaving the outside to you!"
"Yes, I understand!" Shen Heng nodded.
Seeing that Shen Heng agreed, Wang Hai turned and gestured for Wei Leyang to follow. The two quickly ran towards the building.
Shen Heng glanced at their retreating figures, then turned to look at Han Ling was still somewhat sullen, and said:
"Captain, this is for your own good. Think about it, if you go in and a Tier 2 Stone Fire Ant suddenly runs out from around the corner, or falls from the ceiling and lands on your face, you're finished, aren't you?"
"Could you please not describe it so vividly?" Han Ling's lips twitched.
Shen Heng smiled and turned his gaze back to the building of Hi Nest, his attention following the footsteps of the captain and Wei Leyang.
The footsteps stopped shortly after entering the building, followed by several roars and a few crisp cracking sounds, before the footsteps resumed.
Did they encounter Stone Fire Ant and then immediately resolve the issue?
Are these Stone Fire Ant only First Tier or Second Tier?
No, it's not entirely certain yet. That only proves the lower limit of this group of Stone Fire Ant, not their upper limit.
Unlike Decaying Spore, Stone Fire Ant don't have a clear hierarchy. Even among worker ants, there can be first, second, and third ranks. To determine their rank, you have to threaten the nest and then judge based on the rank of the last guardian ant... Shen Heng lowered his eyes and pondered.
Suddenly, Shen Heng felt his sleeve being tugged, and he turned his head to look in confusion.
Han Ling was pointing to a spot.
"Look!"
Shen Heng turned his head and looked in the direction Han Ling was pointing. Apart from the walls that looked somewhat dim due to the lack of light and the dark windows, he saw nothing.
"What are you looking at?" Shen Heng asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Uh... let me calculate!" Han Ling raised her hand and counted, "One, two, three..."
Han Ling quickly provided the exact coordinates.
"To the right of the main entrance, on the third floor, at the sixth window!"
The third floor, the sixth window... Shen Heng counted them one by one, then his gaze settled on the spot Han Ling had mentioned.
However, there was nothing there except for the dark, empty window.
Shen Heng blinked, frowned, and strained to look in that direction.
Finally, something swaying slightly on the lower windowsill caught Shen Heng's eye.
Shen Heng's eyes widened slightly involuntarily.
"That is?"
"The antennae of Stone Fire Ant! There should be a Stone Fire Ant in that room!" Han Ling explained.
Shen Heng nodded, then subconsciously turned to look at Han Ling.
As expected of someone using a sniper rifle, their eyesight is incredible...
Shen Heng turned his head and focused his gaze back on the slightly swaying tentacle.
The antenna paused slightly, then slowly rose, and soon, a small, delicate ant head, roughly oval in shape, appeared on the window.
The head turned left and right to look around, and just as it was about to retract, there was a 'bang'.
A spray of blood splattered from the meticulously crafted miniature gemstone, and then the head slumped limply to the ground.
Shen Heng glanced at Han Ling, who was putting away her gun, and then looked away.
"Why did it stick its head out just now?" the person in charge standing next to the two asked in a deep voice.
"They must have just transmigrated here and are unfamiliar with the outside world. Also, the ants we sent out earlier were killed by you, so they think it's more dangerous outside. That's why they sent ants up there to scout the situation!" Shen Heng replied.
The person in charge turned to look at the young man who had just explained things to him, and nodded to indicate that he understood.
The group stood there and waited for a while longer.
Suddenly, an invisible roar echoed in Shen Heng's ears, followed by the sounds of fierce fighting.
Shen Heng suddenly looked up, his gaze fixed on the building in the distance.
There, the previously quiet footsteps suddenly became restless; their target was...
Shen Heng turned to the person in charge standing next to the two and called out:
"Get everyone else alert and ready to fire! The Stone Fire Ant are coming out!"
The person in charge hesitated for a moment, then looked at Han Ling with some uncertainty.
He was unsure whether to trust this young man he was meeting for the first time, even though the man had come with Wang Hai.
Han Ling decisively added, "Listen to him, even I listen to him!"
Upon hearing this, the person in charge glanced at Shen Heng with some surprise, then realized what was happening and lightly pressed a button on the walkie-talkie on his shoulder.
"Attention everyone! The Calamity Beast is about to emerge! Prepare to fire!"
"Receive!"
"Receive!"
"Receive!"
A series of "received" messages came through the walkie-talkie.
It stopped after about two seconds, and the scene returned to silence.
Shen Heng stood still, his gaze fixed on the entrance of the building in the distance.
Beside him, Han Ling had already set up her gun.
The sound of light footsteps echoed in Shen Heng's ears. Soon, the first Stone Fire Ant rushed out, followed by the second, the third...
As they charged out, a barrage of gunfire erupted.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Clang! Clang! Bang!...
Golden bullets were fired one after another.
Some shot onto the wall, some onto the Stone Fire Ant's feet, some pierced through the Stone Fire Ant's head, and some sparked a Stone Fire Ant's body before veering off in other directions...
The yellow flames shimmered in Shen Heng's eyes as he stood silently, watching the scene before him, observing the bullets that were occasionally deflected by the exoskeleton of the Stone Fire Ant.
Hmm... Even if it's First Tier, if it's a defensive type, bullets might not be able to penetrate it... Shen Heng pondered, head down.
basement.
Wang Hai was standing in a deep pit, his hands, gleaming with a metallic sheen, digging downwards relentlessly.
At the edge of the deep pit, Wei Leyang was squatting quietly, surrounded by the corpses of Stone Fire Ant.
After a long while, Wang Hai gave up digging. He slowly straightened up and looked down at the hole at his feet, which was neither too big nor too small.
He raised his hand and lightly pressed the earpiece next to his ear.
"Confirmed, this incident is at the Second Tier, but it can't be resolved for now. The Stone Fire Ant have started digging tunnels underground!"
Dig a hole underground?... Shen Heng frowned slightly. He glanced at the gradually thinning gunfire around him and turned his attention underground.
"Captain, say something!" Shen Heng said.
"What's wrong?" Wang Hai asked, somewhat puzzled.
However, there was no immediate response from the headset.
After a moment, Shen Heng, having confirmed the positions of both sides, spoke:
"He's hiding about twenty meters below you, and he's still slowly descending!"
"More than twenty meters?"... Wang Hai looked down at the hole beneath his feet and asked.
" Wu Cheng, how much longer until you arrive?"
"A few more minutes!" Wu Cheng replied.
"Drive faster, when you get there, go straight to the basement!" Wang Hai said.
Shen Heng was slightly taken aback, but he instantly understood what Wang Hai meant.
Does this mean Wu Cheng should pour fire into the cave?