The reason why the first sub-nest was first victorious and then defeated, and then fell immediately after the enemy withdrew, was because a mysterious ant force that came for reinforcements launched a night attack.
Yes, night raid.
This tactic that the protagonist thinks is unique to the Angel King's Legion is also used by the mysterious ants with great proficiency. Although these mysterious ants love the sun, it seems they are not averse to the occasional military operation at night.
In fact, ants in the human world are generally active day and night, but in this world, ants have already dominated the food chain, and their habits have become more adapted to being active during the day when food is abundant. The types of ants active at night are very rare.
The pavement ants were not prepared for night attacks. During the main nest defense battle, the mysterious ants did not launch any night attacks. Instead, they evacuated before sunset every day and returned to their starting base.
Therefore, Suzaku did not plan a night attack at all, and the local defenders arranged for the soldiers to eat and rest immediately after the battle, completely relaxing their vigilance.
When a mysterious ant army poured into the nest like a black tide, most of the pavement ant warriors were scattered in various nest chambers to rest. When they found that the enemy had been killed in front of them, these warriors were trapped in the nest chamber and could not Get away.
The pavement ants in front cannot escape, and the pavement ants in the rear have no idea that their companions are being blocked and slaughtered in one nest after another.
Only a few male ants noticed something was wrong from the abnormal vibrations in the soil. Finally, a scout sent by the male ants discovered traces of the enemy and reported back in a hurry.
The local male ants were shocked when they got the news. They wanted to reorganize their defenses, but it was too late.
The mysterious ants have now taken over half of the nest, killing thousands of pavement ants. Although the lower level of the nest where the male pavement ant commanders live has not yet fallen, there are not many worker ants around them, and even if they are all organized, they will not be able to form a legion. The advantageous location they were able to gain before has basically been lost.
The pavement ants in other parts of the nest that had not yet been slaughtered also lost their command due to the road obstruction and were unable to participate in the defense, so they could only be defeated one by one.
The desperate defenders of the pavement ants still fought desperately at the bottom of the nest, but they were defeated. Before the end of the first half of the night, the sub-nest had changed owners, and the defenders of the pavement ants who had just won the day's victory were like The failed companions in other nests were all turned into corpses, and then were expelled by mysterious ants early the next morning.
The pavement ant scouts in the nearby nest noticed the mysterious ants transporting the corpses, and then followed the clues to discover the fact that the first sub-nest had been lost, and then reported the information to Suzaku step by step.
Speaking of which, the pavement ants also discovered one thing, that is, these mysterious ants transporting corpses are relatively peaceful. Even if they see the pavement ant scouts poking their heads aside, as long as these scouts do not approach the distance where they can be directly attacked, the mysterious ants are The ants will not give up the corpses in their mouths to expel and attack these enemy scouts.
For Suzaku, who is in charge of [Purple Leaf Licheng], the loss of the first sub-nest is not a big deal. The core of the defensive position established by Suzaku is [Purple Leaf Licheng], and the other sub-nests are just auxiliary defense. effect.
However, it was clearly a victory in the battle report yesterday, but why it was defeated again in the blink of an eye. This is something Suzaku can't figure out - because not even a single ant escaped from the lost sub-nest to report the news, Suzaku and the pavement ant barbarian The commanders of the country still don’t understand the night attack tactics of mysterious ants.
Soon, during the day, the second sub-nest was attacked again.
This sub-nest was the one who reported the discovery of the first sub-nest and conquered it. The local male ant commander has foreseen that there will be an attack today and has assigned many scouts on the ground.
After a force of about a thousand mysterious ants appeared not far from the entrance to the nest, these scouts immediately split up and alerted the main nest, [Purple Leaf Licheng] and other nearby sub-nests.
The large army of mysterious ants has not yet arrived in this war zone, but the two forward troops that arrived yesterday, each with about a thousand mysterious ants, are already a force that cannot be underestimated.
Not long after the second sub-nest warned, the third sub-nest, which was close to the lost nest, also sent a messenger to [Purple Leaf Licheng] carrying news that they were under attack.
It seemed that the two forward troops of the mysterious ants launched attacks on two nests under Suzaku's command at the same time.
Suzaku spent the whole day anxiously waiting for the battle report. Since the mysterious ants tightly blocked all entrances and exits of the two warring nests, the scouts sent by Suzaku could only watch from a little distance.
The vision of pavement ants is far inferior to that of mysterious ants. These scouts are often attacked by a single mysterious ant quietly lurking close to them, causing considerable losses.
However, more pavement ant scouts still risk their lives and arrive at the outskirts of the war zone one after another. No matter how hard the mysterious ants are driven away, they will not leave. They want to obtain information and bring it back as soon as the battle is over.
The main force of the mysterious ants are fighting underground. There are only dozens of ants on the ground. Most of them are guarding the entrances and exits and are not allowed to leave. There are not many mysterious ant warriors who can separate to expel and attack the pavement ant scouts. This gave the pavement ants The scouts can take advantage of this opportunity.
Around dusk, these pavement ant scouts observed that the mysterious ants from the two battlefields began to withdraw one after another, carrying only a small number of corpses in their mouths, including the bodies of the mysterious ants themselves, but more of those of the pavement ants.
Every time the mysterious ants fight, whether they win or retreat temporarily, they will take away all the corpses of the enemy and friends they can find. This makes the protagonist suspect that they are "anteaters".
After the mysterious ants walked away, the pavement ant scouts immediately got into the nest and quickly brought back important information - both sub-nests were defended, and each of them killed and wounded double digits of the enemy.
After receiving the information, Suzaku still did not dare to take it lightly. He immediately sent a messenger to ask the two deputy nests not to be careless and to continue the defense work for the next day.
At present, Suzaku thought that the enemy had conquered the first sub-nest only after launching an attack the next day.
It was already dark when the messengers arrived at the two battlefields, and messengers were sent to the two nests early the next morning to give feedback: The nests were still in the hands of the pavement ants.
Apparently, the mysterious ants did not launch a night attack last night.
Suzaku felt relieved for the time being. Perhaps the instant change of hands of the first sub-nest was just an accident, and the situation of the defensive battle was still controlled by the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army.
At this time, a large squirming black tide was approaching Suzaku's defense line! !
