Chapter 44 Chapter 43: The Brush of Nature

There is a big mushroom in the clearing, hidden in the forest like a ghost, what is different is that this mushroom is shining. There are not only luminous animals on the earth, but also luminous plants.A total of 33 species of mushrooms are known to emit light, the most famous being the lantern mushroom.Not only will it fluoresce, but it also has an attractive fragrance. It is a terrible poisonous mushroom.This mushroom is so big that it looks like a big lantern. At night, it can be carried on a stick to illuminate the road. Dora said, "Mushrooms are poisonous, so let's not touch them."

Hawthorne said, "Mushrooms aren't dangerous, what's dangerous is—" Linfeng slapped himself suddenly, and Dora looked at him in surprise. Linfeng spread his hands, and by the moonlight, he could see a huge mosquito slapped to death in his palm, the mosquito was almost as big as his palm, and at the same time, half of Linfeng's face was swollen. The large glowing mushroom attracted many poisonous mosquitoes. The mosquitoes were phototaxis, and they all buzzed around the glowing mushroom. But soon, they flew towards the three of Hawthorne, their wings vibrating the air, and they made the sound of a helicopter.

The three of them packed the hammock and backpacks as quickly as possible, and they didn't have time to bring some daily necessities. They waved their hands and started running in the forest.Mosquitoes kept chasing them, and the three of them were in a panic. Each of them was bitten a few times. After running for a long time, they were so tired that they stopped to rest. At this time, there was a deafening howl in the forest, and the three of them were startled. Hawthorne gasped and said, don't be afraid, it's the howler monkey's cry.Such a thunderous roar is usually only produced by large animals. Howler monkeys are not as big as dogs, but their howls are louder than cougars.

There was another deep growl from the bushes, this time it was not a monkey's sound, they turned around suddenly, and out of the bushes came out a magnificent black jaguar, it was as black as night, and its soft hair was very soft. Long, strong and powerful, with shining yellow eyes. The three of them shuddered, and before they had time to think, they hurriedly climbed up a big tree, and the black jaguar passed under the tree without making a sound.They were still in shock and had no sleep all night. After a while, it was dawn. The Amazon forest has a panoramic view, the sky is blue, the white clouds seem to be within reach, the sun is rising, the sun is shining on the lush forest, and a bald eagle is circling high in the sky.

Dora hugged the tree trunk, and watched it with fascination, which is a rare sight.Hawthorne handed Linfeng the binoculars, and Linfeng climbed up the treetops, picked up the binoculars and observed carefully, they were about to walk out of the forest, and beyond the forest were mountains and grassy grasslands. Linfeng found that there was also a person looking around with a telescope on the tree in the distance in front of him. Soon, that person also discovered Linfeng, and Linfeng saw Geese in the telescope smiling strangely and pointing out his middle finger to him. Linfeng quickly slid to the branch of the tree where Hawthorne was, and told him. Hawthorne analyzed that the warden and others were nearby, and he had to reach the position of God's coordinates before them, otherwise he would be killed after all the hardships. Others got there first.

Dora said: "God's coordinates, it sounds nice, it's the nonsense that lunatic dreamed, anyway, I don't believe it." Hawthorne said: "The Mayans have passed down a legend from generation to generation. Their ancestors built a city with gold in the Amazon jungle. This city guards a secret. When the end of the world comes, it will reappear. Over the years, countless Many explorers and archaeologists have looked for it, but no one can find it. If we find it, it will not be because of our luck, but the end of the world is coming—the last meteorite we are looking for should be there.”

Linfeng said: "The firework knife found in the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang and the rainbow sword found in the Arctic crystal cave are all made of meteorites, and they all have magical powers. What is the last meteorite like? A bare stone, has it been made by the Mayans? What kind of weapon has become, I really can’t think of any strange things.” Dora said: "I also have a question, what does the end of the world look like? An earthquake, a volcanic eruption, a tsunami or Mars hitting the earth?" Hawthorne said, "It won't be long before these secrets will be revealed."

The three of them ate something while talking, and planned to cross the forest in one go.They got down from the trees, stepped on the thick and loose fallen leaves that had been accumulated for many years, and walked through the forest that covered the sky and the sun. The air was fresh and humid with a stale smell. When he was about to pass through the forest, gunshots were heard from the river beach in the distance. Hawthorne stopped and observed through the binoculars. He saw a few figures jumping up from the grass in the distance, and realized that it should be the warden and they had encountered some danger.

Finally, Hawthorne, Linfeng, and Dora walked out of the jungle. The wind was blowing slowly, and the surroundings were silent. Then, everyone felt a certain depressive atmosphere around them, but they couldn't confirm what it was. Suddenly, the alarm signal came, and the signal was a scream of horror.The cry was miserable and terrifying, but also somewhat familiar. Following the sound, I saw a person running from the grass on the opposite side to the river beach. Behind him was a black cloth spreading on the ground. There is no end in sight. A frightened expression appeared on Hawthorne's face, "Ants, an army of ants."

Dora pointed to the person being chased by the ant army and said, "It's Gies, that's Uncle Gies." Geese's leg was limping. It must be that Geese was injured. The warden and others left him and fled. When the army of ants advances, not to mention humans, hundreds of beasts in the jungle will make a thrilling roar, which is the cry of wildness when it faces terror.The army of ants moved forward like a tide, only a few meters away from Gies.Keith couldn't run anymore, black ants were spreading up his legs.In a blink of an eye, the ant swarm covered Keith's body, and he let out a shrill scream, which was a heart-piercing cry of despair. Immediately, he fell to the ground and was swallowed by the ant swarm.Before he died, what shot out of his two eyeballs was that expression of terror and despair.Soon, Geese disappeared, and the ground was as flat as if nothing had happened.

Linfeng's heart suddenly contracted, even though he believed that Jisse deserved what he deserved, this terrifying scene still made him shudder.The ants team seemed to be endless. They crawled along several fallen giant trees from the opposite bank of the river beach, forming an outflanking trend and approaching the three of Hawthorne. The speed of the ants was very fast. In front of Hawthorne, Linfeng, and Dora, there were all black and brown ants, densely packed, and there was no end in sight. Dora was about to cry, and asked repeatedly: "What should I do?" Hawthorne's voice trembled, "Run." Dora turned and ran. Hawthorne grabbed her, pointed to the ant colony in front of him and said, "Run this way." Dora said anxiously: "Grandpa, we will be eaten by ants." Hawthorne said, "Keep running, don't stop, run to the river." The three of them ran towards the black army of ants, and it was only safe to run into the river.Linfeng held a fireworks knife in his right hand and a rainbow sword in his left to open the way. He drew a cold light against the ground, freezing the ants like a tide, and then waved a few flames, and there was a burning smell in the air. Linfeng cleared the road while running, and then, with the sword sheathed, he jumped into the river with Hawthorne and Dora. The area around the river beach is full of ant colonies. A small number of ants tentatively crawled into the river, and after a while, they sank into the water and disappeared. Dozens of large and small ant colonies appeared around the river beach, and they rolled down the river one after another, rolling and drifting forward on the water surface.The ants on the outer edge fell into the water from time to time and died at the bottom of the river. The ant cluster gradually became smaller and spread out, and the water surface was covered with countless dark brown ants. Ants are intelligent creatures that will do everything possible to get food.The ant colony launched an attack again. This time, they first rolled into a ball in an instant. Several ant clusters gathered into a formic ball, and then grew bigger and bigger like a snowball, and finally turned into a huge spherical object and rolled towards the river. Hawthorne yelled again and ran away, but there were ants all around, and there was nowhere to go. Hawthorne pointed to the waterfall downstream, the three of them had no time to think, and swam desperately towards the waterfall... Below the waterfall is a beautiful bay, the water surface is as smooth as a mirror, egrets pass by lazily, and fish jump out of the water from time to time, making circles of ripples, shining dazzlingly in the sun.The largest water lily in the world - Wang Lian floats on the water, with big green leaves like jade, and the edges are rolled up, like a shallow big round basin.A common lotus leaf can only hold a frog, but a king lotus leaf can carry a weight of more than 40 kilograms. Hawthorne and Dora stepped on the water lily leaf to the shore.Normally, Dora would be very interested in picking some lotus flowers. But they had just experienced the terrifying army of ants, and they were not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery. The map says, "Here we are!" The three of them looked around, and Hawthorne couldn't help being disappointed. He originally thought that the destination should be a Mayan ruins or temple ruins. However, the location of the coordinates of God is only a small open space. The open space is full of green grass. There is only one tree The sunflower stood alone, surrounded by flowers, and the air was fragrant and sweet. Dora sighed and said, "It's not a mistake, we flew from the United States to Ecuador, we just believed in a madman's dream, we traveled through half of the primeval forest, we were almost eaten by cannibals, mosquitoes and ants, and we arrived here ,Nothing at all." Hawthorne re-determined the coordinates and said, "That's right, it's here." Dora said, "Here, there is only one sunflower." They observed the sunflower carefully, and found that it was the most common sunflower, without any strangeness. Dora said: "Grandpa, I noticed that this sunflower is looking at me, and seems to have something to say, oh, it is waving to me." Linfeng said: "Silly girl, these are sunflower leaves shaking in the wind." Hawthorne said: "When people can believe that a sunflower has a mind of its own, human beings' understanding of the natural world will go further." Hawthorne looked at the sunflowers and pondered for a while. Suddenly, a surprise expression appeared on his face, and he muttered to himself: "My God, I understand. I know how to find the lost city!"