The army set off again, groping forward in the dark.
The night here is not silent. Under the bright moonlight and the sky full of stars, it is a fertile soil full of vitality. Although the hilly soil is shallow and there are few tall trees, among the dense shrubs and tall grass, Down below, there were rustling sounds everywhere.
The melodious sound of the elongated rhythm of "squeak" is the friction sound of crickets courting, and the sound of rustling across the grass blades is the moths landing on the grass blades from time to time. In addition, there are silverfish digging through rotten wood, millipedes crawling across the ground, The sounds of mosquitoes flapping their wings are intertwined.
Accompanied by the noisy background sounds, there are beautiful pictures woven by countless fireflies in the sky. They are like floating lanterns, lighting up the path of the ants with green candlelight.
Dense and chaotic footsteps suddenly sounded in the night. It was the sound of countless ants advancing, and it was also the nightmare of almost all bugs.
The insects with quick reactions had already fled far away from the advancing route of the army to avoid encountering the disaster of pond fish. Not long ago, such a wave of ants passed by and harvested the lives and corpses of many insects.
There were also unlucky ones who bumped head-on into the advancing ant army, but these insects did not encounter the misfortune they imagined. The ants ignored them, drove the insects away, and continued to march forward.
This is the legion of the God Envoy King led by the protagonist. Although there is no longer the guidance of the flying knight in the sky, they can still pursue the target without worrying about getting lost.
Because the parasitic ants leave a large amount of pheromones along the way, guiding their migration team in the direction. And the legion of the God Envoy King, who came from the same source, used these pheromones to bite firmly behind the parasitic ants.
Along the way there were countless insect corpses, the flesh inside had been shaved off, leaving only the strong outer carapace abandoned on the roadside, like road signs.
Two hours after setting off, the protagonist and the others still have not caught up with the enemy. It is already midnight.
After another hour of non-stop pursuit, there was still no trace of the enemy. Instead, they found a camp where a large number of ants seemed to have been.
The open space was full of ant excrement, as well as some half-eaten food that was then thrown away due to inconvenience. It seems that some ants did rest here and then hurried on their way again.
The protagonist felt that something was not right. According to his estimation, he had found the camp site of the parasitic ants at this time.
If Tingying and other flying knights responsible for reconnaissance had not stayed in the fortress and would not set off to join the army until dawn, the protagonist would have wanted to call Tingying over to ask about the situation. This time he did not receive the information package from Flying Eagle, so he could not determine where the enemy camped.
There is only one explanation now, and that is that the parasitic ants may have rested briefly and then immediately started again. This also shows how hasty and embarrassing their retreat was. It seems that the commander of the parasitic ants is not optimistic about their current strength, which is why he is so eager to escape from the pursuit range of the Angel King's army.
As for why the parasitic ants were willing to move at night and give up their usual routine, perhaps it was inspired by the night attack of the God Envoy King's army the night before.
The protagonist let the troops rest for another fifteen minutes. Now every minute and second of rest time is a luxury. The legion must catch up with the enemy early to prevent them from escaping, but it must maintain enough physical strength to cope with the next battle. This is a A dilemma.
Soon, the army set off again. Two hours later, the protagonist and the Angel King's army once again discovered traces of a camp where the parasitic ant army was resting on the road.
The ant droppings and food residues left here are very fresh. According to the judgment of the oldest soldier ant in the Angel King's army, it is estimated that the enemy has been away for more than an hour. This greatly increases the protagonist's confidence - the enemy is there. Not far ahead.
The Divine Envoy King's army rested for another ten minutes and then continued on their way.
After another two hours, the shadow of a dark mountain suddenly appeared in front of the valley where they had been marching.
This mountain is actually only more than fifty meters high, but in the eyes of the ants, it is already a rare majestic mountain, far higher than the average height of this continuous hilly area of more than ten or twenty meters.
Although ants have poor eyesight, they can still clearly see the outline of such a huge thing in the distance with the help of moonlight and starlight.
This huge mountain blocks the end of the road in front of us. As the legions of the Divine Envoy King advance, the majestic mountain becomes taller and taller.
Soon, the legion arrived at the foot of the mountain. The side of the mountain facing the legion was very steep, the soil was thin, and the vegetation was sparse. If the ants were willing to put in some effort, they could climb over the mountain, but if they carried It’s unclear how much supplies and ant eggs can be moved.
So the parasitic ants chose another path. Their pheromones turned a corner at the foot of the mountain, heading north-east, and continued along the valley of the mountain and another hill.
The sky has begun to turn white, but it will take some time for the flying knights to arrive. The protagonist does not know whether the enemy chose this path with foresight or randomness. He can only continue to lead the troops to catch up.
——I am the dividing line——
The protagonist overtakes the rear guard of parasitic ants at dawn.
After the sky starts to lighten up, the protagonist will always climb up nearby taller shrubs or grass blades and look from a distance, trying to find the enemy.
Hard work pays off, and the protagonist finally sees his goal. According to estimates, the Parasitic Ant rearguard is only fifteen minutes away from the forward of the Angel King's army. If they advance at full speed, they can catch up with the enemy in about half an hour.
However, after the protagonist saw that the soldiers around him were exhausted, he still let them rest for five minutes before setting off. All the male ants and soldier ants took advantage of this rare time to look for fresh morning dew to relieve their hunger and thirst. No matter how resistant the ants are to hunger and thirst, they are in urgent need of replenishing some water after traveling all day and night.
The protagonist is also very thirsty, but he does not need to do anything himself, as the conscientious Hua Mulan delivers a drop of sweet dew.
When she was out fighting, she naturally didn't carry those fragile clay pots that would get in the way. Hua Mulan picked up the dewdrops with her mouth. The protagonist is no longer as pretentious as when he first time travelled. He took it and drank it in one gulp.
The troops set off again and caught up with the enemy's rearguard before the sun had fully risen.
There are about two thousand parasitic ants in the enemy's rear guard, among which there are very few soldier ants. Most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and they are staggering forward carrying a few supplies.
The moment the parasitic worker ants of the rear guard discovered the Angel King's army, they had already been attacked by a swift attack.
