As the reinforcements were completely wiped out, Suzaku also clearly understood that [Purple Leaf Licheng] would not be able to escape its final fate.
Although the mysterious ant army temporarily withdrew to the ground, the retreat was very hasty and did not even have time to take away a large number of corpses from both sides. This was rare in the past and also proved that Suzaku's tenacious defense still caused a lot of damage to the mysterious ants. Trouble.
But this retreat is only temporary. The strength of the mysterious ant army has not been damaged, and it still firmly controls all entrances and exits on the ground. The pavement ant defenders can only be trapped in the isolated city, with no hope of breaking out.
When the mysterious ants calmed down and attacked again, the defenders, who had less than one-third of their strength, were obviously unable to hold on for more than a day.
With the temporary retreat of the mysterious ants, under the guidance of the scouts, the pavement ant warriors carefully re-entered the upper half of the nest and began to repair and re-consolidate the once-fallen position. Even in such a desperate situation, the Pavement Ant Warriors did not slack off in their work!
Suzaku's heart was filled with peace. He had already anticipated his own ending - the ending that would disappear along with this [Purple Leaf Li City]. He had no fear at all. Death was too common for ants.
What pleased him was that the defense line he had worked so hard to build could resist the enemy for about 5-6 days in total. This had met the expectations of the male ants in the main nest, but of course, did not meet Suzaku's own expectations.
The outcome of the subsequent battle will depend on the colleagues in the main nest. I probably won't see the day of victory.
Suzaku had one last task left to complete. He made an information package of the intelligence collected during the past few days of defensive battles, especially the enemy's continuous night operations during the two days of [Purple Leaf Licheng] defensive battles. Four messengers were given.
The four messengers immediately left the secret passage that had been used to summon reinforcements and headed for the main nest in separate ways - they wanted to pass on the information they had obtained at a large sacrifice to the main nest and contribute the last bit of strength to the defense of the main nest.
The tens of thousands of mysterious ants suffered only three-digit losses in previous battles, but their strength was not lost and they controlled a large area on the ground. However, the secret exit of [Purple Leaf Licheng] was far away from the mysterious ants' position, and the few lone pavement ants did not attract enemy pursuit. These messengers headed south safely.
——I am the dividing line——
That afternoon, the mysterious ant army, which had rested for a long time, started attacking again. They divided into several groups and once again fought their way underground through the underground passage.
The defenders, who were already seriously under-strength, gave up the first line of defense at the nest entrance, retreated directly to the upper half of the nest, and then continued to send small teams to sneak around and attack.
When the mysterious ants first entered the underground with a low density of troops, this tactic of the defenders once again achieved certain results. But as more and more mysterious ant warriors gathered, the Pavement Ant squad's losses skyrocketed, and the tactic was finally abandoned.
The defense pressure on the upper half of the nest was increasing. After only holding on for an hour or two, Suzaku had to give the order to abandon the upper half of the nest again.
After all, the upper half of the nest had fallen once before, and many of the very narrow passages that had been specially renovated had been widened by mysterious ants. The short recovery was not enough for the defenders to renovate their positions again.
In contrast, the defense in the lower half of the nest is more complete. When they can only fight head-on, the narrow terrain is the defender's only reliance.
——I am the dividing line——
There is a dark, narrow passage underground. The walls are smeared with a mixture of ant saliva, feces and soil, leaving only a small opening that will allow two pavement ants to pass through at the same time.
This is a defensive position in the lower half of the nest in [Purple Leaf Lee City]. It is an intersection. After the narrow passage, there are three passages leading to various places. Once the enemy breaks through, the enemy can take advantage of the situation to occupy a small area of the nest, so there is a The cannon fodder team was stationed behind. There are no male ants to command the defenders, only some old and weak pavement ant workers.
The fluorescent fungi on the wall emitted a faint light, illuminating the passage into a terrifying darkness.
What is even more terrifying is the friction sound of the limbs sweeping across the ground from far to near, which is the sound of the enemy approaching.
The connecting passages between the upper and lower half of the nest have been lost in many places, and this second-line transportation node is about to become a front-line battlefield. Although there is no messenger to tell these cannon fodder pavement ants the specific situation of the battle, judging from the fact that the sound of the battle is getting closer and closer, the pavement ants already know something about it.
There is no way for the pavement ant warriors to retreat. They are the most heroic warriors and are never afraid of the enemy, even if they are invincible enemies.
Finally, the footsteps stopped opposite the narrow opening. Such a close distance was enough for the stationed pavement ant warriors to see a huge, dark carapace head through the opening.
The enemy is coming! ! !
The huge mysterious ant tried to stick its head through the narrow opening. Its tentacles stretched out first, measuring the width of the opening.
The two pavement ant warriors behind immediately rushed forward, trying to bite the tentacles - this is definitely a common vulnerable part of ants.
The idea of the pavement ant warriors was correct, but the mysterious ant didn't care about being bitten by its tentacles. With a strong flick, it knocked away the two pavement ant warriors who were overestimating their capabilities. If more pavement ants attack its tentacles, it may be afraid of being injured. Just two ants are not enough to frighten it.
The mysterious ant calmly looked at the narrow passage and determined that his head and body could not get through.
Then, it began to open its jaws and gnaw hard at the "ant concrete" on the walls of the tunnel. The originally strong ant concrete was bitten open bit by bit by the huge and powerful jaws of the mysterious ants, just like a person chewing sugar cane.
Naturally, the garrisoned pavement ant warriors could not allow their opponents to destroy important positions, but with the mysterious ants at the other end of the opening, the defenders had nothing to do.
Without the command of the male ants, the pavement ant warriors can only find their own solutions. Several brave pavement ant warriors immediately got out of the hole, trying to attack the enemy who destroyed the fortifications.
But they had no chance of winning against the mysterious ants. The mysterious ants temporarily gave up their destruction. The pavement ant warriors who had nowhere to dodge in the narrow terrain were killed one by one by the mysterious ants, and their sharp jaws quickly harvested several pieces. The life of the famous ant warrior.
These pavement ant warriors paid the price with their lives, but they only delayed the mysterious ants for a few seconds.
As the fortifications were finally destroyed, several mysterious ants passed through one after another, opening their jaws like black death scythes, and rushed into the remaining defenders. A feast of death was coming!
This scene was staged everywhere in [Purple Leaf Licheng]. The desperate defenders could only rely on their fortifications to survive, waiting for the final death to come.
No matter whether it is worker ants, queen ants or male ants, they cannot escape disaster. The end of [Purple Leaf Licheng] has come!
