Doomsday Train, I went crazy by hoarding billions of items.

Chapter 18 Completely Naïve
"Did you hear that?"

"What is that? It's making a rustling sound."

"Shouldn't it be all lava outside right now? How come there's something here? Could it be..."

Just as everyone was wondering about those strange noises, someone suddenly sent a voice message.

"Ants!!! So many ants!!! Help me, ahhhhhh—"

Along with the man's wails came a series of chilling rustling sounds.

It's like... something is being gnawed at.

Soon everyone found out what it was.

Someone posted a screenshot in the chat lobby.

"This thing is disgusting! I'm telling you, those things on its back can move."

The screenshot shows a blood-red ant, about half the size of a palm, with only its mouthparts being pure black.

Any small insect, when magnified, appears exceptionally ferocious.

Not to mention, on the ant's narrow face, the sharp curve of its sickle-shaped mandibles even gleams with a cold light, making it look like some kind of weapon.

The most disgusting thing is that the ants' backs are covered with tiny bumps the size of mung beans, huddled together as if they are about to burst. Just looking at the picture can give you goosebumps.

"Holy crap, is that an ant? How come it's so big? Where did you see it?"

"There was only one. It crawled past my cave and almost bit me, but I smashed it to death. Although it looks a bit scary, it's not enough to scare you out of your wits."

"It's not hard to kill, but the bumps on its back burst open and release a disgusting sticky substance that will burn if it gets on your skin. Oh, this thing is called a fire ant, that's the entry that pops up when you kill it."

Suddenly someone asked, "One ant seems fine, but what if there are thousands? Didn't the person just say 'lots of ants'?"

The messages that had been flooding the screen suddenly stopped for a few seconds.

Then, the player who had just said they killed a fire ant also sent a voice message.

"Ants... there are ants everywhere! They'll eat you!! Help me... help me..."

That voice, filled with sobs and extreme fear, struck everyone's nerves like a hammer.

They thought they were lucky enough to have survived the volcanic eruption, but the thought of being devoured alive by these ants cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.

Jiang Ran was not surprised by this result. From the moment this person killed the fire ants and crushed their eggs, yet stayed in the same spot chatting, there was only one outcome: certain death.

The only difference is that if you run away immediately, you might be able to survive a little longer, but only for a little while.

Normally, the queen ant is responsible for reproduction, but fire ants are different. They crawl out of lava, and the bumps on their backs are all eggs.

If you encounter them, you might have a chance of survival if you can decisively cut off their heads and escape quickly.

Once it gets stuck in the mucus from the eggs, it's like having a locator installed. Unless you're ruthless enough to cut off the contaminated area, you'll eventually be caught by the fire ant army and become a skeleton.

This information wasn't hard to guess, but most of the players who encountered fire ants in the early stages died, and the information that came out was mostly their dying cries.

Later, a person with the ID "Mahou Shaojiu" was the first to discover and tell everyone: when you encounter a lone fire ant, just cut off its head and don't break the eggs on its body.

Even if you accidentally break it, be careful not to get it on your body. Cut it off immediately, otherwise you'll be met with a dense army of fire ants. If Jiang Ran hadn't encountered the fire ants late and already knew how to deal with them, she probably would have been eaten clean by improper handling.

Seeing the chat room bustling again due to the continuous deaths of fire ants, Jiang Ran posted a message using the account of the Black Silk Miss: "Fire ant for sale for 5 health points".

Then I closed the game panel and prepared to have dinner.

These days, the ID "Miss Black Silk" is somewhat of a "celebrity," so her words naturally attract everyone's attention.

"What do you mean? What does Miss know? @MissBlackStockings"

"What does she know? She can fool people at a glance. She just likes to make this kind of unscrupulous money."

"The ones before were quite interesting too. They clearly marked prices and sold things that everyone needed. What does it mean to be heartless? Miss, look at me and tell me quietly what's going on?"

"Hey you up ahead, trying to live off a woman? Take me with you!"

"Nobody wants to buy it and try it? Let us know after you've tried it."

"Go ahead and try it if you want. I'd rather save those 5 health points to buy food."

……

Even if Jiang Ran had seen these words, she wouldn't have cared.

While respecting the fate of others, earn whatever you can.

Because of the low price and the rather creepy content of what the two people said, quite a few people actually bought the information.

Jiang Ran kept her word. As soon as her life points were credited, she copied and pasted: "If you encounter fire ants, cut off their heads directly. Don't break the eggs on their backs. If you do break them, cut off the parts that are stuck to them immediately, or you'll be chased to death."

Jiang Ran felt she was too kind to sell such important information for only 5 health points.

Those who received the news tacitly remained silent and did not reveal it.

After all, everyone had the same thought in their mind: why should I tell others when I spent 5 lives to buy it?
Of course, many people also tried to get information for free by throwing tantrums, but Jiang Ran blocked them all.

Among the many friend requests, a familiar face suddenly appeared.

Little Spinning Top: "Ah Yang, do you know something? Did you also encounter those ants? Are you alright?"

Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow. Before she could even deal with him, he had already come knocking on her door.

Was it for information about fire ants, or was he driven to desperation after the volcanic eruption and had to resort to his last trump card?

Jiang Ran replied calmly, "Yes, I encountered them. I have supplies, guns, and other weapons. What can they do to me? But you're lucky, kid. You didn't die in the lava."

The little spinning top replied quickly: "The mountain on my side didn't erupt either, and I managed to hide in a cave and weather the storm. Besides, I was really lucky today; I dug up two diamond treasure chests during the day."

"One is a substitute item, which is said to be able to withstand one fatal attack. The other is a danger prediction item, which can predict the crisis five minutes later. It should allow us to survive a little longer."

Jiang Ran's eyes flickered slightly. These two types of items, which are arguably the most needed by players right now, are they really going to be exposed so "naively" to players who have Parasite Item Cards?
interesting.

Since that's the case... a thought struck her: "Where are you? Give me your coordinates, and I'll see if I can come find you."

(End of this chapter)