In addition to the corpse of the parasitic dung beetle that died in the fierce battle, the protagonist also saw a second unusual place.
Judging from the remains of the battlefield, these coalition forces of hunting sickle ants belonging to different nests were not able to stop the advancement of the parasitic ant army with the help of large numbers of people and the support of war beasts.
Therefore, the entire battlefield was in the shape of a long strip from west to east, with corpses strewn all the way. The hunting ants were almost retreating step by step. Even though their killing power was several times higher, they could not stop the advancement of the parasitic ant army.
In such a vast battlefield, with so many war dead (especially thousands of casualties caused by parasitic ants), it stands to reason that there should be a large number of thread-parasitic bacteria that have left their original hosts.
However, on the battlefield, except for some remnants of thread-parasitic fungi that seemed to have been artificially cut from the roots, and many remains of parasitic fungi that were twisted into several sections, no living thread-parasitic fungi could be found, and there was no complete intact thread-parasitic fungus. Parasitic fungus corpse.
We can only guess this way - after this battle, ants came here, they cleaned the battlefield and wiped out the thread-parasitic fungi - they obviously knew the harm of this parasitic fungus.
The ants that can destroy the parasitic fungi cannot be parasitic ants that are almost symbiotic with the parasitic fungus. It can only be another force - the sickle-hunting ant. Why are they so eager to eliminate these parasites? Do they know the dangers of parasitic bacteria?
The investigation results of the flying knights showed that the hunting ants active here did not show symptoms of being infected by the thread parasitic bacteria, and they were all very healthy.
In addition, according to observations, the number of hunting ants active around the battlefield is far less than that in the depths of the distant hills.
As a result, the protagonist connected these clues in his mind and drew a picture of a scene that has become a thing of the past:
The parasitic ants migrated from "Dongyang City" to the southern hilly area. They must have been infected by thread parasitic bacteria before, and the source of infection came from the southern hilly area. Under the disguised control of the thread-parasitic bacteria, they came to this place that was most suitable for the reproduction of the parasitic bacteria.
However, thread parasitic fungi are indigenous fungi in the southern hills. The local aborigines, the Fusarium ant, have long been familiar with the dangers of this parasitic fungus and will take the initiative to eliminate these sources of infection.
The parasitic ants that migrated to the southern hills soon encountered the indigenous predator ants. Due to the problem of parasitic fungi, the two sides inevitably clashed, until it escalated into a war.
The scattered nests of hunter ants were no match for the numerous and well-organized parasitic ants. They were quickly eliminated and withdrew from the edge of the northern part of the hills.
The parasitic ants that captured a vast territory not only had more food to support more warriors, but also somehow mastered the technology of taming the parasitic dung beetles.
With abundant troops and powerful beasts, the parasitic ants once again gathered their forces and launched an attack on the scythe-hunting ants near the lake shore at the edge of their territory.
Countless sickle-hunting ants approaching their nests, driven by the fear and hatred of thread-parasitic fungi imprinted deep in their genes, abandoned their sectarian views and consciously arrived on the battlefield to stop these big-headed ants infected by the parasitic fungus.
The battle was brutal and both sides made huge sacrifices. But in the end, the parasitic ants achieved their strategic goal, and the nests of the nearby Scythe Hunter ants were swept away.
If there hadn't been a sudden major change in the rear of the parasitic ants, their army could have continued to advance, and through several such large battles, they would have gradually wiped out all the fierce aborigines in these hilly areas, and finally unified this area.
What happened behind the parasitic ants was that the protagonist led the Angel King's army to take root in the Stump Fortress and defeated the attack of the army that stayed behind the parasitic ant nest.
What's more serious is that the Angel King's army took advantage of the darkness of night to sneak attack the unsuspecting parasitic ant nest with poisonous smoke, seriously threatening the safety of the parasitic queen and underage offspring.
This prompted the parasitic ant queen to order the main army to be deployed abroad. Under the command of the large Danjin worker ants, they gave up the results they had already achieved and quickly returned for reinforcements, hoping to eliminate this enemy from the same sect.
What happened next was that the attack of the parasitic ant army was unsuccessful, but almost all of them were lost. Even the war beasts were all wiped out or disappeared.
The protagonist should also be lucky, if it weren't for the many brave scythe-hunting ants that held back the main army of parasitic ants and wiped out a large number of the enemy's living forces. Then, the enemies that the Stump Fortress had to face would be more powerful, and there would be one more parasitic dung beetle war beast to deal with.
The initial defensive battle was already extremely difficult, and the protagonists had to continuously use their "gods descending to earth" abilities despite the pressure of the sequelae. If the enemy army is really stronger, then it's hard to say the outcome.
After the attack and defense of Stump Fortress, the Great Pale Gold worker ants who lost their legions were executed in the parasitic ant nest. The parasitic ant queen believed that the nest could no longer be defended and ordered the entire nest to retreat overnight.
But this escaping force could not avoid the tracking of the flying knights in the air. Even if they painstakingly set up an ambush and eliminated a flying knight, they could not hide their whereabouts.
After a series of arduous marches and pursuit battles, the last legion of parasitic ants was wiped out. Finally, driven by the desire to survive, the parasitic ant queen jumped into the lake with the remaining subordinates, relying on the ant blanket to float on the water to survive.
Perhaps these parasitic ants should not die. A few days later, with the help of strong winds, they set foot on land again, and then fled far away, dragging their tired, hungry and cold bodies.
The Angel King's army, which was chasing the remnants of these parasitic ants, soon encountered the indigenous scythe-hunting ferocious ants.
Although the Angel King's Legion did not have the thread-parasitic fungi that disgusted them, the appearance of the Angel King's Legion and the parasitic ants were both big-headed ants, which made these indigenous sickle-hunting ants mistakenly think that the ferocious enemy was back. It was this misunderstanding that triggered a series of confrontational measures. However, because there was no thread parasite in the Angel King's army, the Scythe Hunters were relatively restrained, and the two sides did not escalate into a war.
Although the above are just the protagonist's conjectures, they can basically explain what happened these days and verify various clues and evidence.
Judging from the distance, the edge of the parasitic ant's activity area is where the remains of the battlefield of the hunting ants are located. If they were just competing for territory and food, there would be no need for the parasitic ants to come so far. This was already beyond the usual radius of activity of the big-headed ant nest.
Only an expedition initiated by the parasitic ants can explain the location of the battlefield. The carefully deployed corps and war beasts also showed that this was a premeditated action.
