After one of their companions was hit by a crossbow and died quickly, the parasitic dragonflies immediately took off like a frying pan and circled [Swamp City] in mid-air, not daring to land for a while.
However, even if parasitic dragonflies are a little smarter than ordinary insects, they cannot understand what is attacking them.
The parasitic dragonflies used their huge compound eyes to search up and down the [Swamp City] area, but found nothing. They did not find any possible threats such as bees and ants near the scene.
Of course, these parasitic dragonflies actually saw the ballista and the small team surrounding the ballista.
However, these dozens of ants are "so far away", so the parasitic dragonflies naturally eliminate their threat.
As for the ballista, in the eyes of the parasitic dragonfly, it was just a pair of pieces of wood, and the stone bullets placed next to it were just a small group of gravels, not anything noteworthy.
When the culprit was not found for a long time, the parasitic dragonflies quickly landed again and began to chew on the ropes of the air defense net. Their ignorance made them fearless.
When the enemy is flying, the protagonist is not in a hurry to shoot. Long-distance moving targets are not something that a novice like him can hit accurately. Blind shooting is just a waste of ammunition and may alert the enemy.
When the parasitic dragonfly landed again, the protagonist began to aim at the closer parasitic beast again. This time he fired a stone bullet.
Perhaps because the target of the shooting this time was farther than the previous one, and because the trajectory of the irregularly shaped stone bullets was not as straight as that of the long and giant arrows, the protagonist's first stone bullet missed and missed. Target.
But the shrill sound of breaking through the air still frightened the parasitic dragonfly that was the target and made it fly up. Other parasitic dragonflies were further away, but they stayed in place unaffected.
The protagonist once again aimed at a parasitic dragonfly, but only hit its wings, making a hole in the parasitic dragonfly's beautiful transparent wings with veins.
The dragonfly was also frightened and flew up, stumbling because its wings were injured.
The protagonist shot four stone bullets, only two of which hit the wings, without killing any of the parasitic dragonflies.
The parasitic dragonflies were once again frightened by the successive attacks. They flew up one after another, but after a while they no longer sensed the "threat" and landed again. Only two parasitic dragonflies with injured wings flew away towards the depths of the swamp. stay.
Maybe they were lucky enough to at least save their lives for the time being, but the injuries they suffered affected their flight, as well as their future foraging and escape. How long can they survive in this swamp with fierce competition for survival?
The protagonist quickly realizes that the accuracy of stone bullet shooting is far lower than that of arrows. Even shooting from a distance of about half a meter cannot hit where you point.
Fortunately, there are enough stone bullets and there is no fear of waste. This time the protagonist chose a parasitic dragonfly as the target and placed five stone bullets in the bullet slot at a time.
As the bowstring bounced, a startling sound and a burst of dense air-piercing sounds were heard successively. Five stone bullets were ejected like a small cloud, completely covering the target parasitic dragonfly.
Five stone bullets are fired at the same time. The speed of the stone bullets is obviously reduced, and the protagonist can see their trajectory clearly with the naked eye.
However, although the speed has slowed down, it is still very powerful. Five stone bullets, one hit the rope of the air defense net and was bounced back, two missed the target, and one hit the wing of the parasitic dragonfly. Finally, One hit the parasitic dragonfly's mouthparts, shattering its jaws and mouthparts, and even penetrated deeply into its head.
This parasitic dragonfly took off staggeringly at night and tried to escape, but it suffered a severe head injury. Even if it can barely maintain flight now, it won't live much longer.
No, the thread-parasitic fungi on the back of this parasitic dragonfly also pulled out their roots and fell into the water - they realized that the host's life was not long, and began to leave to find a new target.
The parasitic dragonfly finally fell crookedly into the water and could no longer fly.
The protagonist then found opportunities to shoot several times, but with no results. Stone bullets were indeed not suitable for precise shooting, and the protagonist was reluctant to use precious giant arrows when there was no critical situation. After all, stone bullets are like silver coin bullets, there is no need to cherish them, while giant arrows are gold coin bullets.
The parasitic dragonflies were finally frightened by the successive attacks and casualties. They no longer stayed on the air defense net and kept hovering, refusing to leave or land.
The protagonist tried shooting at the moving target in the air twice, but found nothing and had to give up.
At this time, in addition to the enemy's parasitic war beasts in the air, the parasitic dragon lice in the water were already in place and were continuing to spray water cannons. However, there were very few ants outside in the open air and they were all covered, so they were not afraid of the water cannon attacks.
The main shooting targets of the parasitic dragon lice are still the tall ant mounds. The parasitic beasts in the water are overestimating their capabilities and trying to knock down this towering castle with water cannons.
A parasitic locust and a parasitic tiger beetle finally arrived at [Swamp City] and tried to get in through the holes in the air defense net, but they were stuck and unable to move.
The protagonist used stone bullets to shoot at these two fixed targets. Although the distance was far away, fortunately the target could not move. After firing ten stone bullets quickly, both of them were already dying. Their carapace was not enough to withstand the direct impact of the ballista. shooting.
Afterwards, the protagonist, who couldn't find the target, moved his position and went to the position of the second ballista.
This ballista is located at a lower altitude and closer to the front line. Here, the protagonist can directly target the parasitic dragon lice that are mostly hiding in the water.
Previously, the Divine Envoy King's army lacked the means to counterattack the parasitic dragon lice and could only allow the enemy to become arrogant. The protagonist plans to vent his anger today.
The nearest parasitic dragon louse is less than half a meter away. Its body is almost underwater, leaving only its butt on the water. It is pointed in the direction of [Swamp City], and also pointed at the protagonist and the ballista. Water bombs are continuously sprayed every few minutes.
The protagonist did not hesitate this time. He chose a giant arrow, aimed accurately, and slowly pulled out the trigger. After more than ten shootings, the protagonist has found the trick, and the stability of shooting has been greatly improved.
The protagonist did not disappoint, the huge crossbow arrow flew straight over, hitting the parasitic dragon louse's butt above the water.
The parasitic dragon louse that was spraying water bombs seemed to have a valve suddenly blocked, and the second half of the water bomb was forced back. Half of the huge crossbow arrow penetrated, leaving only the tail with arrow feathers.
This parasitic dragon louse floated up from the water without even struggling - the crossbow arrows and the suppressed water cannon completely destroyed its internal organs, and it was so dead that it could no longer die.
The other parasitic dragon lice are scattered widely, and due to their poor eyesight and hearing, they haven't noticed anything unusual here yet!
