Judging from the feedback from the team that entered the investigation first, at least in the upper part of the parasitic ant nest where the poisonous smoke is densest, the enemy has suffered heavy casualties. No survivors have been found yet, only corpses scattered on the ground.
The protagonist ordered more soldiers to enter and search along the criss-crossing passages of the ant nest.
These warriors quickly found some surviving parasitic corn ants in some corner nests and passages. These few enemies were hiding in the sheltered space, but they were weak and their combat power was greatly reduced due to the lack of air circulation. Naturally, Opponents that were not as powerful as the warriors of the Divine Envoy King were quickly wiped out.
However, the warriors of the God Envoy King have never found traces of large groups of enemies, nor have they found many corpses of large pale gold worker ants and parasitic queen ants. This is obviously abnormal. There must be a large number of pale gold worker ants and parasitic queens in this parasitic ant nest. Queen ants exist.
At this time, a warrior from the God Envoy King reported that they found that a passage in the lower part of the lair was deliberately blocked by a large amount of soil. The protagonist immediately came to the scene with his guards.
This is a passage that can accommodate five or six ants passing through at the same time. Although the underground is dark and dark, and there is no fluorescent lighting, the protagonist can already see things in the dark like daylight. He can see that the soil filling the passage is still very fresh.
Obviously, there are enemies alive down here, and they are smart enough to know to block the passage between the upper and lower parts of the nest with soil to prevent the poisonous smoke from penetrating.
The protagonist did not rashly order these mounds to be dug up. God knows how many enemies were alive behind them. If a large group of enemies suddenly appeared after digging through, it would be very difficult for his legion to retreat in the complex underground environment. No one knows how many parasitic ants are still surviving in this nest. It is better to overestimate than underestimate.
It was still early, so the protagonist asked the warriors of the God Envoy King to guard the place closely, and then asked some of the warriors to continue collecting fuel, smokers, and knot grass. Since the parasitic ants are so afraid of the poisonous smoke, then give them another wave.
This time, the protagonist directly chooses a large nest room in the parasitic ant nest that is close to the vent and the blocked passage as the combustion chamber, and uses one of its two entrances and exits as the smoke outlet and the other as the feed port.
The pipes were connected to the mud-blocked passages.
The fire was lit again, and the protagonist gave an order. The soldiers of the God's Envoy King struggled to remove the mound of soil blocking the road, and then stuffed the top of the pipe that was not yet smoking into the pipe.
As expected, there were still a large number of lively enemies on the opposite side. The actions of the warriors of the God Envoy King were like poking an ant's nest, and a large group of parasitic ants were alerted.
Some parasitic corn ants crawled out of the narrow passage and tried to attack the Angel King warriors, while more were biting the pushed-in pipes of sage grass, or trying to fill them up again.
As a burst of hot and pungent black poisonous smoke gushes out from the pipes of the thorngrass, these parasitic ants that were still fighting back immediately collapsed to the ground like candles melted by the heat, and those who were still able to move quickly fled. , the originally arrogant and stubborn parasitic ant defense line collapsed in an instant.
Some of the poisonous smoke also drifted to the location of the God's Envoy King's legion. The God's Envoy King's warriors worked hard to re-seal the passage, but there were also many soldiers who were injured by the poisonous smoke and were sent back to rest - Fortunately, healthy ants are much more resistant to poisonous smoke than parasitic ants, at least there are no deaths.
After another night of tossing, the Divine Envoy King's army continued to pour a large amount of poisonous smoke into the lower half of the parasitic ant nest before withdrawing.
——I am the dividing line——
During the day the next day, the defenders in [Bread City] witnessed a spectacular scene.
There were very few parasitic ants and parasitic war beasts that came from afar to participate in the siege that day, and the parasitic corn ants on the bun hill did not show up at the beginning.
Until the afternoon, the Bee Flying Knight, who had been controlling the air outside, suddenly turned back and reported that a large group of parasitic ants had emerged from the parasitic ant nest.
The protagonist hurriedly notified the defenders to prepare for the battle. It seems that the enemy cannot be completely eliminated by relying solely on poisonous smoke. These parasitic ants have learned to fill in and block the main channels to resist the poisonous smoke, so they will not be driven out by the poisonous smoke.
Soon, large swarms of parasitic ants rushed down from the bun hill, and the scale was no worse than the first two days.
You must know that the poisonous smoke attack by the Angel King's army for several consecutive nights must have killed a large number of parasitic ants. There are actually a large number of parasitic ants surviving in this ant nest. God knows how big this nest is and how many parasitic ants live there.
The protagonist thought that the enemy had been angered by the poisonous smoke offensive for many nights and was going to launch a large-scale revenge, so he hurriedly prepared a messenger to call the resting legion to respond.
But soon, the protagonist discovers that this is not necessary.
Those "menacing" parasitic ants did not attack [Bread City], but circled around the city and moved quickly into the distance.
Rather than saying "aggressive", it looks more like "fleeing for life in a panic".
The protagonist soon saw clearly that among the parasitic corn ants passing by the city, there were a large number of parasitic ants holding food, eggs, larvae and pupae in their mouths.
Soon, several more parasitic corn ant queens with huge and bloated abdomens like termite queens appeared in the team. These queens had swollen abdomens and were covered with parasitic fungi. They looked like furry zombies. , disgusting and terrifying.
A large group of parasitic ants surrounded the parasitic queen, and under the command of the large pale gold worker ants, they quickly moved towards the depths of the swamp.
Only then did the protagonist realize that this large group of parasitic ants was "moving".
It turned out that the sudden poisonous smoke at night for many days in a row caused heavy losses to the parasitic ants. However, the parasitic queen ant and the pale gold worker ants never figured out the source of the poisonous smoke. The parasitic ants who had seen the warriors of the God Envoy King on the front line all died. Fighting or poisonous smoke, no one reported this information.
In the end, the parasitic ants were obviously frightened by this mysterious attack. Any unknown thing always brings the greatest fear, and the parasitic ants actually migrated as a whole family.
This group of parasitic ants obviously has a clear destination. The protagonist guesses that they have a "main nest". This main nest is not a bun hill as the protagonist previously guessed. Otherwise, no ants of any race would dare to give up the main nest easily.
Now, the direction in which the large group of parasitic ants are heading may be their "home base."
The protagonist hurriedly ordered the flying knight to follow him, trying to find the location of this "main nest".
But in the evening, the flying knights reported that they encountered many flying parasitic war beasts while tracking the parasitic ants, and they could only turn back without completing their mission.
At this time, the large army of parasitic ants passing under [Bread City] had all left.
