I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

Chapter 458 Deadly Ants’ Supplies Dilemma

Finally, he threw the blanket that had already burned his hand and rolled it over the boy who was being bitten by thousands of ants, burning most of the ants that were biting the boy and causing them to fall off.

Taking advantage of the gap when the ant tide was temporarily driven back by the flames, he grabbed the boy's arm and dragged him outside with all his strength.

At this time, the two fat Wangs also rushed up to help.

Finally, the people were rescued before the ant tide closed again.

The group ran several hundred meters with the camels in one breath before stopping to clean the remaining ants on their bodies.

They were all bitten by the big ants and had blisters all over their bodies.

Ants can secrete a strong acid that causes extremely painful bites, and some ants can even kill people. These ants that suddenly appeared under the desert are obviously more poisonous than ordinary ants. Even a tough guy like Xu Bayi was sweating profusely from the pain.

Fortunately, the team doctor Comrade Yang Xueli was well prepared. She took out a bag of baking soda and mixed it with water for everyone to rinse, and the symptoms were relieved.

only……

"Xiao Liu can't do it anymore..."

Professor Chen wiped away his tears.

Xu Bayi risked his life to rescue the male student, but due to his serious injuries, he died less than half an hour after being rescued.

Two other archaeologists were also seriously injured, in shock and with high fever. It was unknown whether they could survive.

Faced with such a situation, everyone looked sad and felt heavy.

Xu Bayi sighed and stepped forward to persuade him.

"Professor Chen, why don't we go home first. Saving people is more important."

However, unexpectedly, Professor Chen shook his head firmly.

"It's too late. We were scattered by the sandstorm and deviated from our original route. The ant attack just now also caused us to lose a lot of supplies. Especially fresh water... We must go to the next supply point, otherwise we may be wiped out."

Professor Chen analyzed the situation soberly.

Xu Bayi was silent.

Of course he knew that what Professor Chen said was true, and he just said that to comfort everyone.

"Alas... this is the only way. Everyone, take a rest here, take care of your wounds and leave immediately. It will be troublesome if those ants chase us later."

After Xu Bayi finished speaking, he sat down and treated his injuries.

A fragrant breeze blew in his face. Yang Xueli squatted in front of him with a medicine box in her hand and grabbed his right hand to check it.

"Why are you so impulsive?"

Yang Xueli's tone was full of complaint as she carefully treated the blister on Xu Bayi's right hand, but Xu Bayi himself was burned by the fire in his eagerness to save people.

"...I can't just watch my companions die in front of me."

"Yes, yes, you are a great hero. My Commander Xu, please take care of yourself next time..."

"Tian Zhen, are you okay?"

The fat man came over and asked with concern.

Wu Tianzhen shook his head.

He was running fast just now, so he was only bitten twice by ants on his thigh.

"I have something to do! Please help me, brother."

After the fat man finished speaking, he lifted up his clothes, and his back was covered with red blisters caused by ant bites, and he grimaced in pain.

Wu Tianzhen saw that his white fat was covered with scars and couldn't help but chuckle, "Okay, Fatty, why do you always get the worst injuries? Are you Tang Seng?"

"How should I know! Stop gloating, hurry up, it hurts."

"what!"

As Wu Tianzhen applied the medicine, the fat man's exaggerated screams echoed in the night.

More than ten minutes later, everyone counted the supplies and personnel, and drove the remaining camels on the road.

The fat man chatted with Wu Tianzhen as he walked.

"Tian Zhen, you are very knowledgeable. How did those ants come from? There is nothing to eat or drink in the desert, so where do so many ants come from?"

At this time, Yang Xueli next to her interrupted, "Those should be desert army ants. I heard that these things are only distributed in Africa, but I didn't expect to find them here..."

"Desert army ants can track water sources and prey through urine and scent left by animals. It is estimated that there is groundwater under the ancient city. That nest of ants has been living there for who knows how many years."

The fat man thought of his own pee and suddenly felt guilty.

Not really, not really, it's just a pee...

After walking for more than an hour, the sky began to brighten.

At dawn, a tinge of red rises from the horizon, illuminating the golden desert with brilliant light.

It unfolds like a majestic and magnificent picture, with the years passing by in a vast and thick manner, as if traveling through thousands of years back to the ancient Silk Road.

"The lonely smoke is straight in the desert, and the sun sets over the long river."

Seeing such a beautiful scenery, Wu Tianzhen couldn't help but recite a poem.

"Don't mention it, it's pretty nice."

The fat guy is uneducated and could only utter "I'm so amazed".

Xu Bayi sighed secretly in his heart, "It's a pity that the beautiful scenery is filled with murderous intent..."

"Let's go."

The sun rose, the temperature gradually became hotter, and the sky was cloudless. Traveling under the scorching sun almost made people get heatstroke.

"Xiaohui!"

Two female students with weak constitutions fainted on the spot.

"Xiao Li, Xiao Li!"

"Dabiao!"

The two seriously injured soldiers who were bitten by army ants last night, after holding on for a long time, finally succumbed.

Everyone had no choice but to bury the dead on the spot and hold a simple funeral for them, just like they did last night.

The team had 13 people when it set out, but suddenly 3 people were reduced to only 10 people.

Xu Bayi came over and quietly asked the guide, "Uncle An, how far are we from the next water source?"

The old Uyghur man took a puff of his cigarette, looked into the distance, was silent for a while, and pointed into the distance.

"It will take about a day to get there with our current speed."

Xu Bayi looked in the direction the old man pointed, squinted his eyes, and could vaguely see some dark shadows at the end of the desert.

"Everyone take a break first. We won't continue our journey until the afternoon when it's not so hot."

"Fatty, Wang Meng, the two of you come over here and help me set up the tent."

Several people who showed symptoms of heat stroke rested in the tent for half a day. They finally felt better in the afternoon and were able to continue their journey.

When the sunlight got a little weaker and the temperature got cooler, the group set off again.

The two female students who were in poor condition were put on the camel and carried by the camel.

"This Professor Chen is really something. Why did he bring so many female comrades with him when he went out for archaeological excavation..."

The fat man muttered quietly as he led the camel.

But he was bumped hard from the side by someone and staggered.

When I looked up, I saw Yang Xueli walking past with an expressionless face.

A light voice came from the side. The fat man turned around and saw that it was Wang Kai, the fat guy, who was laughing.

"What's so funny, Fatty?"

Wang Kai said rudely, "Fatty, be careful with your words and don't offend our Staff Officer Yang. Our Staff Officer Yang is no ordinary heroine."

"Tsk. You're talking as if we didn't have any of that. If our Miss Aning wasn't here... Never mind. That chick is not the same type as us..."

Everyone was joking and chatting as they hurried on their way.

"Look!"

The female student Xiaolian suddenly pointed forward excitedly.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and their eyes lit up.

A continuous mountain range appeared in front of us. Although it was not tall, it was dotted with green spots.

I couldn't help but feel happy.

The presence of plants means the presence of water, and their water shortage problem has finally been solved.

"Everyone hurry up, we're staying there tonight."

Xu Bayi said loudly.