Jiang Fan initially thought it was a swarm of ants returning, but to his surprise, a massive head suddenly appeared before him.
"Damn it, this beast is an earthworm."
Thick mucus stuck to Jiang Fan's feet, making his legs feel glued by superglue, and he struggled to pull them free. He then drew his axe to defend himself.
Fortunately, the earthworm, upon seeing them, burrowed past behind them, showing no intention of attacking.
Seeing this, Jiang Fan slowly breathed a sigh of relief. If this thing had targeted him, his life would have been over.
Pythons, sea dragons, in front of this earthworm, they were all mere subordinates.
Because this earthworm's size was truly colossal, and its mucus was incredibly exaggerated.
However, fortunately, it was a herbivore.
It survived solely on the nutrients from the soil, so it had no interest in Jiang Fan. It simply passed by him, continuing to moisten its land.
"This is terrifying. If we were to confront these creatures head-on, we would be no match for any single species among them."
After this statement, Gun Gun and Yao, standing beside him, strongly agreed.
"So what do we do now? We've encountered so many dangers just by taking a few steps. If we really need to cross this jungle, we'll likely be killed by these things before we're even halfway through."
Zhou Niannian's words filled everyone with despair, as there was no flaw in her statement.
If they truly wanted to pass through this jungle, it would be like chasing a dream.
Fortunately, these insects maintained their natural instincts and abided by the laws of nature, not launching indiscriminate attacks like the plants.
"In this case, we can only act according to the situation. By utilizing their characteristics, we can still resist them to some extent. If we truly cannot defeat them, then there's nothing we can do."
"We can't just stay here forever. Staying here only means delaying our death. Rather than that, I'd rather press forward."
"I'd rather make mistakes than do nothing."
With that, Yao stood up with Jiang Fan, and they quietly moved forward, following Jiang Fan's steps.
Looking at the path ahead, the jungle here was not as dense, but rather sparse. It was only because the plants were too enormous that Jiang Fan and his companions felt incredibly confined.
But when they saw the place where trees and grasses flourished before them, they truly understood what genuine narrowness was.
"Damn it, these plants are too rigid. Bending them is basically impossible. Normally, we could ignore these trees and charge straight through, but it doesn't seem that easy now."
Along the way, Jiang Fan also encountered some giant insects, but these insects were not highly aggressive.
And most of them were not foraging because it was daytime.
Most insects were accustomed to living in damp, dark environments, so during the intense sun at noon, they didn't venture out easily, but hid in their nests, waiting for nightfall.
However, this did not make Jiang Fan's journey entirely smooth.
As they passed by a puddle of water.
Jiang Fan noticed a pair of large eyes staring at them, and the animal's chin was constantly quivering.
Without a doubt, this was a frog, and this frog was like a character from an anime, incredibly massive, standing as tall as a small mountain.
From afar, he thought he was mistaken, but he didn't expect it to be a real frog.
"Damn it, if we encounter this thing, we're truly done for."
One must know that frogs have formidable predatory capabilities. With their thick tongues, they can firmly wrap around their prey and draw it into their mouths with incredible speed, so fast that humans cannot observe it.
At least, relying on eyesight, it's basically impossible.
"Wait, this is just a frog, we don't need to panic too much. Now, we just need to shine a flashlight into its eyes."
"If I'm not mistaken, it will be completely immobilized."
Obviously, Dai Xiaomei, standing beside him, felt this was too dangerous and suggested it would be safer to quietly pass by it.
"Let's just go. If we provoke it directly and it's not controlled by the flashlight, and then attacks us, we'll be finished."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan slowly shook his head and said to Dai Xiaomei.
"It's useless. We can't possibly pass by it. Its eyes are not just for decoration."
"As a master hunter, its vision can cover a 180-degree arc in front of it."
"As soon as we pass by it, we could be suddenly attacked and swallowed into its mouth.
"Trying to sneak past it is like dreaming, so I've decided to try the method Zhou Niannian mentioned."
Hearing this, Dai Xiaomei was helpless. Although she was very worried about confronting the frog directly, after hearing Jiang Fan's explanation, she felt that what Jiang Fan said made sense.
Jiang Fan took out his flashlight and slowly stepped out from behind the leaves, and the frog's eyeballs immediately turned.
Clearly, it was observing Jiang Fan. As soon as Jiang Fan's movements calmed down, it would immediately flick out its tongue, grab Jiang Fan, and stuff him into its mouth, at which point Jiang Fan's fate would be sealed.
Jiang Fan also noticed that at this moment, it held its breath and swallowed its tongue back into its mouth, ready to flick it out at any moment to grab Jiang Fan.
Just then, Jiang Fan directly took out his high-power flashlight and shone it into its eyes.
But the frog still took a few steps forward.
Jiang Fan thought he was dead, but unexpectedly, as he kept the flashlight on it, the frog truly stopped moving, only lying there and trembling violently.
The flashlight seemed to have completely sealed this monster.