Some parasitic ants soon swarmed into the interior from the entrance and exit of the ant mound they found, and soon encountered the defending warriors of the Angel King, and a battle immediately broke out between the two sides.
This kind of narrow indoor environment fighting was originally beneficial to the Angel King Legion who was good at razor tactics. In this kind of terrain where they could only face the enemy head-on without worrying about threats from the sides and rear, the power of razor tactics could be exerted to the greatest extent. This is why the protagonist dares to abandon the first line of defense and command the entire army to retreat.
In the past, whether facing pavement ants or sickle-hunting ants, the Divine Envoy King's army always made the enemy pay a heavy price in indoor street battles, while its own losses were negligible. Sometimes the exchange rate between the two sides was even as high as more than a hundred to one.
But this time, the Angel King's army faced parasitic ants.
In the previous battles with parasitic ants near [Dongyang City] and in the southern hills, the Divine Envoy King's Legion defeated the enemy through field battles or outdoor defensive battles. At that time, there was not much difference in the strength of the two sides, and the Divine Envoy King's Legion was still There is air superiority.
This time, facing an enemy with a huge advantage in strength and control of the air, the Divine Envoy King's army had to retreat to the ant mound.
Unexpectedly, although the narrow combat environment is conducive to razor tactics, it is also conducive to parasitic bacteria.
Fierce and cruel fighting was taking place at several entrances and exits.
I saw the big-headed ant warriors of the Divine Envoy King's legion, arranged in an extremely tight formation in the narrow passage, swarming from front to back, blocking the path of the parasitic ants who wanted to rush in.
The parasitic ants opened their sharp jaws and rushed forward like wolves, trying to kill the warrior of the Divine Envoy King in front of them.
But when they were locked jaw-to-jaw with the warriors of the Angel King, their necks would always be cut off condescendingly by the warriors of the Angel King who rushed up to their companions' backs. This is the power of the razor tactic. Each parasitic ant must deal with the counterattacks of two or more ant warriors at the same time.
Soon, a pile of decapitated corpses accumulated in the passage. The parasitic ants whose heads were separated were not completely dead. Their heads were still biting instinctively, and sometimes they would suddenly bite the six limbs of allies or opponents. Then he refused to let go. What they exchanged for the last bit of strength before death was damage to the opponent's limbs. This level of damage often means future disability, which shows how ferocious it is.
And among the piles of corpses that almost blocked the passage, thread-parasitic bacteria shuttled like spiritual snakes.
These thread-parasitic fungi are not very fast. If they are in an outdoor environment, their pale and somewhat translucent color will reflect in the light an eye-catching light that is different from the background. Coupled with their slightly clumsy movements, any ants can easily avoid it. . It can only successfully infect ants by relying on its ability to confuse.
But in the inner battlefield of the ant mound, in the gloomy and dark passage, there are not even fluorescent bacteria. The color of the thread-parasitic fungus shows its adaptability, and it is almost transparent. In the passage, corpses shuttle and swim around like ghosts. Walk and crawl directly towards defenders who are not yet aware of the danger.
Soon, while the defenders were still concentrating on counterattack, these parasitic bacteria had gradually crawled onto the bodies of the first-line warriors of the God Envoy King.
Even if some thread-parasitic bacteria were discovered by the soldiers in the second row, they would be pulled out, chopped into pieces and killed. However, the vast majority of thread-parasitic bacteria are not eliminated in time.
It wasn't until there was a sharp stinging sensation on the back that the warriors in the first row realized that they were being attacked.
But these unfortunate warriors did not even have the chance to realize that they were being attacked.
Some infected warriors were distracted by the severe pain and were seized by the parasitic ants in the stalemate on the opposite side. They took the opportunity to bite their necks or heads and were quickly killed.
Although some survived the severe pain, the paralyzing fluid secreted by the thread-parasitic bacteria quickly flowed throughout their bodies, and they soon fell down in a daze.
The defenders wanted to rescue their fallen comrades, but this was difficult to do in the fierce battlefield. On the contrary, the attacking parasitic ants were able to advance step by step with the help of the thread parasites, but they ignored the infected person who fainted on the ground.
These infected people have begun to exude a faint scent of parasitic ants. The parasitic ants will not kill them. When they get up again, they have turned into them.
At this time, the roots of the silk parasitic fungus have firmly taken root in the ant's body, and the forks of the silk thread are tightly entangled with the ant's important nerves. The nerve pulses produced by the silk thread parasitic fungus replace the control of its original brain, allowing the infected ant to Ants can only act according to the intentions of the parasitic fungus. At this time, the infected person's brain is not dead, but its activities are inhibited by the anesthetic secreted by the thread-parasitic bacteria, and it becomes a living dead ant.
Spores of thread-parasitic fungi can also infect parasitic ants, absorb nutrients in their internal organs, grow vigorously, slowly emerge from the internal organs, and then poke their heads out from the gaps in the carapace, slowly mature, and meet a suitable new host. Disengage again and repeat the process.
Once a healthy ant is infected, it is enough to breed several new strains of parasitic bacteria and quickly infect an entire ant nest.
The Legion of the God's Envoy currently does not need to worry about long-term infection by thread parasitic bacteria, because that takes time, and what the King's Legion needs to face is how to survive today's short period of time.
The protagonist soon learned that the defense line of the Divine Envoy King's army was actually retreating steadily in the street fighting.
Although the defenders used razor tactics to kill thousands of enemies, and the killing effect was impressive, due to the continuous infection of the elusive thread parasitic bacteria, the defenders, who were very scarce, lost hundreds of troops, equivalent to seven or eight on the front line. One-third of the troops were lost in the brief battle just now.
Moreover, compared with the mountains and seas of enemies outside the ant nest, which are still pouring in, the battle losses of the Divine Envoy King's army are difficult to replenish in a short period of time. It will take nearly a month for the next wave of reinforcements to arrive. .
Following the defeat in the air battle, the God's Envoy Army faced another threat in the land battle.
The protagonist calculated that with the strength of the Fourth Army, it would be enough to barely hold on until the sun goes down. It would be enough to wait for the enemy to retreat automatically, but then the Fourth Army would be basically crippled and lose most of its combat effectiveness.
This is a major blow to the protagonist, who aims to wipe out the parasitic forces in the entire swamp.
Unexpectedly, the swamp attack plan that was originally determined to win would encounter such great resistance when it only took the second step (the first step was to establish [Swamp City] as an advance base).
The troops on the front line were still fighting hard, and the Fourth Army fell into an unprecedented crisis.
