If the target is the headless bark mantis from before, we gather all the warriors of the tribe and dare to fight, and there is a possibility of victory.
So, facing this female bark mantis, which is twice as big as the previous one and is still in its most dangerous and hungry period, we warriors who have become scattered and lost their concealment during the chase simply do not dare to compete with it. .
The mantis is very sensitive to moving objects, so when she was eating just now, we didn't dare to move at all, we just hoped that she would leave when she was full.
But now, it's clear she has us as a target, and we have no choice but to retreat.
There was no need to communicate. Any experienced warrior knew that we were invincible at this time. We quickly turned around and retreated, then started running towards the road with all six limbs.
This damn terrain is too empty and lacks the cover of vegetation. It is a paradise for chasers and a nightmare for escapees. Just now, we were still chasers, but now our identities have been reversed.
I know that only by getting into dense bushes or grass can we get rid of this terrifying existence with our flexible body.
However, there are always some foolish young warriors who overestimate their abilities and overestimate their own strength. They may not have noticed that their fellow tribesmen were retreating, but a few soldiers marched forward to meet them instead of retreating.
I didn't dare to look back at their endings. I only knew that after just a moment, their movements had disappeared.
Perhaps their "sacrifice" saved the entire team participating in the hunting ceremony. After they launched a counterattack, the female bark mantis did not pursue us. Perhaps she had stopped to enjoy the new trophies.
The warriors returned to the tribe in twos and threes, and everyone was in a very low mood. This was a failed hunting ceremony. Not only did it not achieve its goal, but many warriors were also lost.
The old queen ant does not care much about the loss of soldiers. Now that there is sufficient food and the number of ant eggs is increasing, these shortcomings will soon be replenished.
She is more concerned that there is an invincible hunter wandering in our territory, which is a great threat to any warrior who goes out to hunt.
I have calmed down at this time and am not that worried anymore. Let me tell you that a female bark mantis must be so huge that she needs a lot of food. Her favorite prey should be insects of the same size, such as locusts and shoals. A and so on. We warriors are not big enough to be specifically targeted and attacked by her. The reason why we suffered losses today is because we were too close and the large number attracted attention.
Perhaps the existence of this predator will greatly affect the number of prey in our territory, but it will not seriously threaten the safety of the soldiers.
After listening to my analysis, everyone felt a little more at ease. After all, no one wants to be in fear every day when they go out, afraid of a monster that doesn't know when it will appear and is destined to be unable to resist.
I only analyze based on my feelings and experience, but I don’t actually have much confidence in my heart. However, in the next few days, everyone did not encounter any more attacks from this monster, but she was often found near the gravel field.
Over time, everyone no longer went near the places where the female bark mantis often hung out, and almost gave up this small territory.
Fortunately, the location where the female bark mantis appears is on the edge of our territory, and it is estimated that her activity range also covers the territories of other tribes.
——I am the dividing line——
Duels for territory, failed hunting rituals, wandering bark mantises, these things are gradually forgotten as time goes by.
At this time, I didn’t know that a major event that would profoundly affect me, our tribe, and even our race in the entire hilly area was about to happen.
In the past few days, many members of the same tribe from outside the tribe have arrived in the tribal territory. They are not here to offend our tribal territory. On the contrary, they took the initiative to stop at the border and make noise to attract our attention.
When the soldiers patrolling the border appeared, these fellows immediately made non-threatening movements - lowering their bodies and antennae, and retracting their jaws and stingers.
The patrolling warrior stepped forward, communicated with him through tentacles, and confirmed that the other party was the messenger who came to activate the "Holy Ally", so he brought him back to the tribe.
The so-called "holy alliance" means that when serious enemy dangers arise, various tribes of our race can initiate an alliance. If the tribe that receives the messenger agrees to join the alliance, it will send warriors to the meeting point with their own food to participate in the alliance. fighting. Even if you are unable to participate for various reasons, you must not use force against neighbors who are participating in the alliance and have no military strength during this period.
In the past, it was often when the Fallen appeared on a large scale and even corrupted several tribes that the "Holy Allies" would be activated to eliminate these mortal enemies.
But this time, the message brought by the messenger showed that it was not the degenerates who were to be dealt with, but outsiders.
This makes the senior members of the tribe very strange, because outsiders, although equally unwelcome, rarely provoke us.
Before our tribe migrated, we had to flee because we participated in a small-scale "holy alliance" against outsiders, but failed in the end.
But that time, the outsiders did not actively invade us. They just occupied the place formerly occupied by the fallen. The "holy ally" that time was more about plundering food in the spring when food was scarce, and by the way, it wanted to drive away outsiders.
But now, the messenger brought some bad news. It is said that near the edge of the hilly area, outsiders have been out in force, expelling and exterminating many of our tribes. And it is said that the methods are extremely cruel, usually killing the entire tribe.
At first, some weak tribes chose to flee, while the powerful tribes decided to resist.
However, later these powerful tribes with hundreds of warriors failed one after another, and some small tribes that fled saw that some of the losers' territories were occupied by outsiders, and some were left vacant.
So some small tribes returned and got larger territories as a blessing in disguise.
But after a while, outsiders came out again and continued to raid nearby tribes of the same race.
This time, many tribes realized that the actions of outsiders were not simply revenge for the previous conflict, but they were consciously making enemies of our entire race.
As a result, several tribes close to the outsiders unanimously launched the call for "Holy Alliance", hoping to gather the power of many nearby tribes to stop the atrocities of the outsiders.
From the tragic scenes of other tribes that were brought by the messenger at the hands of outsiders, I saw a familiar scene - the corpses of the same tribe scattered everywhere. The corpses were in horrible shapes, with a lot of blood stains and mutilated limbs.
This is the same as what happened to the old masters of our new territory! ! !
