Rebirth: I Became a Maggot 2

We thought we were doomed this time, but little did we know that we would witness a rural romance.

What made me even more dumbfounded was that mythological stories started to appear.

Actually, the female frog secretly liked Zhao Tiezhu, but she just didn't say it; it was a typical strong-willed girl's mentality.

But the soldier and Dafu next to me didn't see it that way. They thought it was the power of love, the power of a kiss.

Anyway, it's no use saying anything, and I'm too lazy to explain. Let's just hurry on our way.

Led by the soldier, we walked towards the bushes. The sky was slowly darkening, and a light drizzle was falling. Although it was still raining, it didn't hinder our journey.

"How much further do we have to go?" I asked worriedly from behind. I was afraid something bad would happen on the way.

As I walked, I kept looking around, afraid that a snake or a rat might crawl out at any moment.

Although they should be hibernating right now, what if they have insomnia? Everyone has insomnia sometimes, right?

Even frogs can have insomnia and fall in love, so I don't believe snakes and mice have disappeared.

Of course, that's just my opinion, but I still hope it doesn't happen.

"We're almost there. We just need to cross this patch of grass to get there," the soldier leading the way explained to me.

This patch of grass might be nothing to humans, just a few steps away, but to ants it's practically a primeval forest.

We crawled for quite a while through the thicket of grass, which resembled a primeval forest, but it still didn't feel like we were at the end.

I remember when we came in, the grass wasn't very big, just a few square meters. From my ant's perspective, it was probably a forest several kilometers in size.

But we've been climbing for so long, why is there still no sign of us getting out?

Could it be?

be lost?

"I remember it's this road," the soldier in front of me said, looking puzzled.

"What's wrong?" I asked with great concern. Could it be that my hunch was really coming true?

Does it have to be that tragic? People get lost not in the mountains or forests, but at least it sounds grand.

As for me, I got lost in the weeds, which sounds really embarrassing.

"When we ants walk, we leave behind a special scent to guide the ants that follow. This way, even if the ants fall behind, they can find their way home by following the scent. But now the scent is so faint that I can hardly smell it," the soldier explained as he tried to find the scent.

"What happened? How could you disappear? Did you catch a cold from being caught in the rain?" I asked anxiously. It turned out you really were lost.

"How could that be? We ants don't get sick or catch colds. We are the strongest warriors, how could we possibly fall down? Nothing can defeat us except death," the soldier shouted, clearly annoyed.

"Okay, okay, I believe you, alright? So tell me what happened? Why can't I find the scent?" I asked anxiously.

"It's probably because it rained earlier, which diluted the smell. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been unable to find it," the soldier explained.

Good heavens! They just said it had a special smell, but a smell that's easily diluted by rain is called a special smell? What's so special about it? Don't blame me for complaining, I'm genuinely annoyed. What's so special about that smell anyway?

This is what I thought and what I asked: "Didn't you say it had a special smell? How come it was diluted so easily?"

"That special scent is only detectable by us ants, which is why it's special. Other creatures can't smell it. If other creatures could smell it, wouldn't our home be in danger?" the soldier explained anxiously while searching for the scent.

Now that you mention it, the ant's point is actually quite valid. So, does that mean we're really lost, or rather, lost in the grass?

"Is there no smell at all?" I asked worriedly from behind.

"It basically has no flavor at all."

"What do you mean by 'basically having no flavor at all'?" I asked, puzzled.

"Sometimes there's a faint smell, but sometimes there's no smell at all," the soldier said anxiously, as the sky gradually darkened.

"What if we don't have that smell?" I asked anxiously from behind.

"Without that smell, we would have gotten lost," the soldier said, looking quite dejected.

I was so annoyed. I didn't expect we'd actually get lost. I was wondering why we'd been walking for so long. Turns out, after we got lost, that soldier was leading us around in circles.

I exclaimed in frustration, "Can't we just climb up the grass, see which way that crooked tree is, and then choose a direction to climb?"

"Yeah, how come I didn't think of that?" The soldier, who was still searching for the scent, immediately climbed up onto the grass next to him.

Damn, it turns out these ants didn't think of this place! They're really blinded by their own limited perspective. They've gotten so used to that smell that they completely forgot they had other options now that they can't find it.

The most crucial point is that the scent comes in waves, which keeps the ants searching for the scent and gives them no time to think of other solutions.

I just feel mentally exhausted. How can there still be such an upright soldier?

"How come you're so smart?" Dafu said admiringly from the side.

In a different situation, I would definitely have boasted and said something like, "Who am I? How smart and awesome am I?" But I clearly didn't want to show off in front of Dafu, so I casually said, "It's alright."

The soldier who climbed up sent word: "I saw it, I saw it, in that direction. We've been going around in circles."

The soldier quickly climbed down and said to me, "I see it, I see it in which direction, it's right there, let's go."

After saying that, he took the lead and led the way, but it's unclear whether he'll get lost again this time.

Following behind the soldier, we walked exceptionally fast now that we had found a solution for my sister, and we weren't afraid of getting lost anymore.

This time, the soldier was smarter. He would climb up the grass every now and then to check if everything was alright. It was a bit of a hassle, but at least he wouldn't make the same mistake again.

Although this method is a bit slow and clumsy, at least we won't take any more detours. We finally managed to get out of this predicament.

And that crooked tree, which was not far from us, finally emerged from the grass and was finally able to see the main group.

We were excitedly about to climb the crooked tree when suddenly a very authoritative roar came: "Stop!"