The ants gathered on a small natural platform formed by the roots of the tree stump, waiting for the enemies in the water to land.
However, parasitic water spiders and parasitic dragon lice linger in the water. Of these two insects, one is nimble and can swing far on the water with a flick of its six jointed limbs, four long and two short. The other type is powerful. Although the dragon louse is equally fast underwater, its huge size, powerful jaws, and short and thick paddling feet all show a sense of power.
Just like the air attack that just ended, this kind of enemy from the water is also an enemy that the Angel King's army has never faced before. And the ants are born with a fear of water, so they only dare to wait on land, absolutely Will not go near that mysterious, dangerous, and ominous water.
The stalemate between the two sides did not last long. The dragon lice and water spiders that had been infected by parasitic bacteria could not suppress their bloodthirsty instincts and began to try to get closer to the shore.
The first one to approach was the faster parasitic water spider.
These water spiders are not spiders, but an insect called a water strider, which is just its common name.
The water strider is an aquatic hemiptera insect from the family Strideridae, with the scientific name Aquarium paludum Fabricius. It inhabits still water or slowly flowing water in streams, and can also live on land for a period of time. The water strider is dark brown in color, has a slender body, about 22mm in length, and is very light; its front legs are short and can be used to catch prey; its middle and hind legs are very slender and have oily fine hairs that are waterproof. , allowing the water strider to float on the water. When it moves, it usually moves its middle foot to move forward quickly.
Because of the name, people sometimes confuse the water strider with another silver spider called the water spider, but the former is an insect with six legs, while the latter is a true spider with eight legs.
Now, the Divine Envoy King's army faced nine parasitic water striders. They paddled through the water at extremely fast speeds, just like nine small speedboats. You know, these water spiders can move at speeds up to 1.5 meters per second, which is 75 times their body length. It is equivalent to a 1.8-meter-tall human man running 135 meters in one second. It does not take a second to complete a 100-meter track. seconds.
The ants' vision range is limited, and these water spiders seem to suddenly teleport before their eyes, which is really shocking.
Both the protagonists watching the battle from high in the ant mound and the male ant commanders preparing to fight on the front lines became serious. The enemy was extremely fast and menacing, and looked very difficult to deal with.
Soon, after approaching the water's edge, nine water spiders suddenly jumped together. They were about 2 centimeters in length, and the height and distance they jumped were twice their body length.
The enemy has landed, but the formation of the Divine Envoy King's legions remains unchanged. This is a manifestation of strict organizational discipline and a magic weapon for defeating the enemy.
Water spiders on land obviously lose their speed in the water, but their huge size is still extremely shocking when faced at close range.
But then, the performance of these water spiders shocked the warriors of the God Envoy King...
The water spiders' rear four legs are used for moving, and the short front two legs are specially used for hunting. These water spiders neither rushed up to try to break through the war between the Angel King's legions, nor did they use jumping to penetrate the core of the army. Instead, he stopped in front of the front line of the Angel King's army, waving his short forelimbs, trying to hook one or two of the Angel King's warriors to kill.
This attack method is quite clumsy. The ants clustered together cover each other, with their jaws wide open, constantly trying to bite the short forelimbs of the water spider that is extending over.
Some water spiders were accidentally bitten, and were immediately dragged into the line by dozens of ants and bitten to death. Others were in vain, but could only retreat step by step under the counterattack of the ants, and their combat effectiveness was immediately exposed - they were really useless straw bags that looked mighty but were actually useless.
Of course, the water spider's huge needle-like mouthparts still have a certain degree of lethality, but it only needs its front legs to grab the prey and have time to calmly insert the venom and digestive juices into the prey.
The ant warriors who work closely together will actively rescue their companions who are accidentally caught, leaving the water spiders no chance at all.
After noticing that the parasitic water spiders were lustful, the warriors of the God Envoy King took the initiative under the leadership of the team commander and quickly killed six water spiders. Only three injured parasitic water spiders escaped back into the water.
However, these water spiders that escaped back caused the death of several soldiers of the God's Envoy King's army. These God Envoy King warriors hung on the water spiders and bit them. If they were not careful, they were taken into the water by the water spiders that fled quickly before they could escape.
On the surface of the water, the water spider finally returned to its original ferocious appearance, and quickly killed these unfortunate warriors of the God's Envoy King.
The parasitic water strider did not dare to land again, and the three parasitic dragon lice that had been wandering near the shore just now began to take action.
These dragon lice are longer than water spiders and have a round body shape. They look like beetles and a bit like cockroaches. But they are much more ferocious than most beetles or cockroaches. They are out-and-out kings of the water and are known to eat everything.
The ants once again resumed their dense formation, preparing to deal with a new wave of enemy attacks.
After successively defeating enemies from the air and water spiders, the Legion of the God Envoy King has adapted little by little in the battle. As long as the parasitic dragon louse dares to land, the warriors of the God's Envoy King will not be afraid - ants are the insect overlords on land! !
But the parasitic dragon lice did not completely land. They fell down at the water's edge, with their buttocks exposed out of the water and facing the Angel King's army, and their heads were still stuck in the water.
Just when the protagonist watching the battle was confused, three powerful water jets suddenly rushed out from the tails of these three parasitic dragon lice.
Dragon Louse's water cannon spray was short-lived, but very powerful. The formations of several teams that were directly hit were instantly dispersed, and several ordinary soldiers and even commanders were knocked unconscious.
However, the water cannon attack did not cause direct attrition of the God Envoy King's army, and the injured only fainted.
But the real danger is that due to the narrow combat platform and natural slope, some ants were carried by the current and fell into the water, and were immediately killed by the parasitic water striders that came after hearing the news.
On the platform, the protagonist was surprised by the attack method of dragonflies, but he did not know that dragonflies in the human world do not spray water like this at all. Instead, dragonfly larvae and water hyacinths have this water spraying skill, but it is mainly used for rapid movement. . The dragon lice in this world still have a different evolution from the protagonist's world.
Fortunately, the parasitic dragon lice cannot launch water cannon attacks unscrupulously. They need to wait a minute or two before firing once. After all, it takes time to absorb water.
Of course, the God Envoy King's army couldn't stand and be beaten, and they also began to try to fight back!
