And so they did. The four moundfang termites went toward the smoke.
After having passed it, they disappeared from their sight. They kept running.
Sebastian panted as he pushed his legs to pump faster.
The smoke from the earlier fire was behind, but not that much, and the pounding clicks of the moundfang termites pursuing them refused to fade.
The noise, or perhaps some high-distance form of communication, must have been at play because Kenway shouted.
"There's more of them up ahead!"
Sebastian glanced forward and swallowed a curse. Another swarm swelled on the horizon, cutting off their path to the southeast.
The group had been herded, but not by a few groups. The new swarm was massive. Easily around a thousand individuals.
"FUCK!" Leo said. "What about the other swarm?"
Sebastian turned to look behind. In the distance, he could see the previous swarm.
