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——I am the dividing line——
I am the king under the great Divine Envoy King, and the captain of the 1st Legion.
I am not an ordinary squad leader. As one of the most respected squad captains under the commander of the Rolling Army, I directly command a stag armor squad. This is a position that is the envy of other kings.
Other kings generally believe that I will be promoted to king and legion commander in the next expansion of the army. The great envoy king is expanding the army every year. I believe that this day is not too far away, maybe in the next spring.
My current mount is this stag beetle underneath me. It is so huge and beautiful, with a dark carapace with an attractive luster and a pair of huge and powerful jaws.
This is the mount that male ants should have. In my opinion, it is much more noble than the bees ridden by those damn big worker ants.
Only the great Divine Envoy King can give us mounts, instead of walking with belly dragging the ground like those old-fashioned people.
I commanded my squad and participated in the military operation against the Destroyer with the leader of the Trolls.
As usual, I, 2 drivers, and 8 warriors stood on the back of a stag beetle mount. There was a small platform with guardrails made of wood, ant silk and other materials on its back. Except for the driver, we all Stay on the platform.
In addition, there are 40 elite warriors following my stag armor mount.
After receiving the order from the messenger sent by the commander of the Rolling Army, I and the other team captains around me began to lead the troops forward.
The dense grass brought us some troubles. The dense grass did not matter to the soldiers, but it was an obstacle to the huge stag beetles and the rhinoceros beetles nearby.
My horse struggled through the grass, knocking over many grass stems, and finally reached the gravel outside.
I looked over and saw that this gravel land was not very suitable for my stag beetle to launch an attack. There were too many large and small rocks, which were obstacles on the assault path.
I began to gather the team and align myself with the teams on both sides. At this time, the messengers sent by the commander of the Rolling Legion arrived in front of me. They went up and down on different beetle beasts to deliver military orders in a timely manner.
The commander of the rolling corps informed us that the enemy was very close and we had to be ready for battle while running two hundred body lengths.
The enemy is already very close? I raised my head and looked forward, and there was something vaguely shaking in the distance. It should be the enemy, but I couldn't see clearly.
It's just that the enemy attacked very quickly. After a while, I could clearly see that there was indeed a small group of enemies coming in the distance. They were very few in number, but they actually dared to attack us?
My men are ready, and I can see that other teams around me are also ready.
Even though we were facing such a small number of enemies, the great God Envoy King specifically gave instructions to all our squad leaders before going into battle, asking us to pay careful attention. The entire legion was preparing for battle in anticipation of a big war.
Soon, new messengers arrived, and we got the order to attack.
I told my soldiers to attack with the sound of friction and the breath of hormones. The entire front line was filled with the sound of friction and the diffuse smell of information.
The two drivers sitting on the head of the stag beetle used their tentacles to tell the mount to start moving. The huge stag beetle began to slowly accelerate and kill forward.
Although the speed is increasing, we are still sitting very stable at first. The bigger the mount, the more stable it is on its back. Thinking of this, I feel some sympathy for the companions of those small and medium-sized beetles. They must be very bumpy.
But soon, it was time for me to pity myself.
As we move away from the grass, the land becomes rugged, with undulating ridges and large and small rocks.
In order to maintain a complete and coherent front line, any of our teams cannot wander around at will and must move forward in a straight line, unless there is a wildfire or a puddle in front of them that is really impossible to pass.
Soon, the stag beetle began to climb an almost vertical slope, and we had to secure ourselves firmly to avoid falling.
Finally, when the enemy was very close to us, I realized that the enemy was moving really fast. I could only see a large group of black shadows approaching quickly, and they were very close in an instant.
The enemy is also really huge, five times as long as our soldiers. Each one looks like a small beetle. What kind of ants are these!
The largest ants I have ever seen before are the hunting ants in the scout teams of various legions. They are already giant ants, each one is as long as three or four of my soldiers. But compared to the enemy in front of him, he was still a size smaller.
But no matter how huge the ant is, it will not be an opponent of our legion of the God Envoy King. I firmly believe this.
Although we have never encountered such an enemy before, we are still very motivated. I gave the order to attack to the soldiers around me.
My stag armor is still charging at the enemy. Although the speed is not worth mentioning compared to the enemy's movement speed, this huge moving body is more intimidating.
The soldiers under his command began to shoot with slings. It was difficult to ensure accurate shooting on the back of a shaking mount, but this was originally a means to weaken the enemy and could not determine the outcome.
However, the sling seemed to have no effect. The enemy ignored our army's stone barrage, and the stone bullets hit them without any harm.
Thinking about it, our slings are not very effective against beetles. The size of the Destroyer is almost the same as that of a small or medium-sized beetle. The carapace must be very hard and can completely ignore the impact of slings.
The Destroyer was still charging, although his speed had begun to slow down.
Only a few slings entangled the enemy's limbs and tentacles, slowing them down. This was probably the only result.
We were very close to the enemy, and soon, the enemy swooped in and killed us.
At this time, I can no longer command the stag armor mount. When faced with danger, it will fight on its own after training. All I can do is to take the soldiers around me and accompany it to assist the stag armor beast in fighting.
My beloved mount did not disappoint me. Facing a Destroyer that was ejected at high speed, the stag armor's jaws accurately caught him in mid-air, and clamped him in two from the waist with force.
Smelly blood and internal organs flowed from its broken abdomen. But the upper body of this Destroyer was still vigorous, and he also bit the stag beetle's jaws with his big jaws.
Had he not been able to reach the stag beetle's head, I have no doubt that he would have bitten my mount's antennae and eyes.
My stag beetle shook its jaws with great effort to shake off the half of the destroyer.
At this time, I suddenly discovered that a Destroyer had jumped onto the back of the stag beetle. He ignored the stag beetle and rushed straight towards me!
