There is only one connection between two trees, which can be said to be a "bridge".
And unlike other "bridges" that are mainly formed by natural connections, this "bridge" may not be suitable for natural growth, but it is in a good location, so it was rebuilt by Bachie ants, giving the protagonist a chance to destroy it.
Under the brute force of the protagonist, the leaves at the "bridge" were broken, branches were broken, and the formic glue was cut, and the two trees were separated.
Although the nearest point between two trees is less than two centimeters wide, and it seems that they can come over with a light jump, like most ants, Bachie ants can only crawl and have no jumping ability at all, unlike the Sickle ants. They are good jumpers, but they can only look at the protagonist from a very close distance, grinning in surprise.
The protagonist glanced proudly at the restless but helpless pursuers, turned around and disappeared into the darkness, chasing the large army.
The Bachie ant pursuers hesitated for a while, no longer staying in vain, and decisively turned around and left. They didn't give up the pursuit. The aggressive and vengeful ants would never let go of these hateful invaders. What's more, they also stole some precious ant eggs.
As indigenous people, Bachie ants know every tree here. The branches and leaves of the trees are crisscrossed. They know that there are other roads leading to the opposite trees. They are all marked with pheromones and are easy to find, so they interrupt the detour to pursue them. past.
The protagonist soon caught up with the large group. The large group had not gone far and were lining up to climb down the tree trunk.
The trunk of this tree is straight and the bark is smooth. The Warrior King carrying the ant eggs in his mouth is carrying a heavy load, his center of gravity has changed, and his movements are hindered, causing his steps to be unstable. He can only crawl down cautiously. For the sake of safety, the retreating The pace had to slow down.
The protagonist catches up with the large army and is very anxious when he sees this scene. He also knows that in this forest, branches extend in all directions and there are roads everywhere. The pursuers are familiar with the terrain and will be able to catch up sooner or later.
Every time the warriors of the God's Envoy King are slower, the enemy will have more time to catch up, and the danger will be greater.
Since the trophies cannot be given up, the protagonist can only urge those warriors who say they do not carry trophies to assist other warriors, climb down this short vertical road as quickly as possible, and climb up a branch below.
When all the troops finally moved down, nearly ten minutes had passed.
The protagonist is always watching the surroundings vigilantly. In the deep night, in the dim environment under the dense canopy of the water forest, the protagonist's compound eyes that see things in the darkness as if they are daylight are the best early warning.
But his vision was also limited by the dense foliage, and he could only see a small unobstructed area nearby. The enemy was probably not far away, but he couldn't see it yet.
The large army climbed up another tree from the branches. As long as they passed here and another tree, they could reach the metasequoia where the fleet was anchored.
At this time, the protagonist heard the footsteps of the pursuers and looked over there. Through the gaps in the leaves, the protagonist saw the Bachie ants chasing after them in a detour.
This time, the number of Bachie ants chasing after them was larger, and they joined forces from other tree nests to pursue them in different directions. Under the cover of leaves, the protagonist cannot see the specific number of the opponent.
The protagonist did not expect that the enemy would pursue them so quickly. The warriors of the God Envoy King were only delayed for a short while, and the enemy had already taken a detour and climbed up the tree just now.
The "bridge" that the protagonist struggled to destroy only gained about ten minutes.
The protagonist hurriedly urged the large troops to leave quickly. When they came, this road did not feel far away and difficult to walk. But now that there are pursuers behind them, it feels particularly far away and rugged.
The protagonist wants to continue to thwart the pursuers, but this time the "bridge" between the two trees is two natural branches with many intersections. The protagonist only has a small stone knife at hand, so there is definitely no way and no time to destroy it.
But the protagonist already has an idea. He enters the state of "God descends to earth" and waits for the arrival of his pursuers.
Bach leaf ants, large and small, quickly chased along the trunk and branches. Their movements were neat and regular. They always formed a straight line on the tree. There was no overtaking or confusion. Ants of different sizes all kept the same pace. It crawled like a snake at high speed. It was well organized and truly worthy of being the dominant ant in the tree.
The pursuer has stepped onto the branch connected to the tree where the protagonist is. This is a small branch, only the thickness of chopsticks, about one meter long.
The enemy is only one meter away, and the protagonist can already clearly see their smooth red heart-shaped heads, a pair of dark compound eyes, their serrated jaws, and their whip-like tentacles.
The Bachie ants seemed to have noticed through their smell that those damn intruders had just passed by and were not far ahead. They opened their jaws angrily and attacked at a faster and faster pace.
One meter, half a meter! One decimeter, half a decimeter! Two centimeters, one centimeter!
The protagonist remained motionless, his hind limbs hooked on the bark of the tree, firmly fixing himself on the branch here.
The Bachie ants finally discovered that there was an enemy right in front of them, and they did not wonder why this enemy was here alone and did not run away. The anger caused by the hormone caused the Bachie ants to rush forward together, wanting to tear the intruder into pieces.
They did not notice that the branches under their feet were more bent than before.
The cold and sharp jaws of the Bach leaf ant were less than one centimeter away from the protagonist at the nearest moment.
At this time, he suddenly let go of his forelimbs that were tightly grasping the branch on the opposite side.
The opposite branch, which was pulled down like a tight bow arm by the huge force of the "god descending from the earth", finally broke away from the restraint and rebounded violently with revenge.
The pursuers of Bachie leaf ants who were speeding on the branches were unprepared. They only felt a huge force coming from their feet. This force was actually much stronger than gravity.
Dozens of Bach leaf ants were caught off guard and were thrown away by the elastic force. Fortunately, they landed on nearby branches and leaves, but more fell into the water.
Although a small number of these Bachie ants who fell into the water were able to instinctively approach the tree trunk as quickly as possible and be rescued, most of them would still die. The protagonist eliminated a small group of enemies in one fell swoop.
The protagonist himself felt uncomfortable. Although he grabbed the branch under his feet and was not thrown away, the huge reaction force caused his internal organs to swing back and forth several times with his body and the branches. Especially due to inertia, the internal organs were swinging more than the body. After a slow beat, a strong feeling of discomfort, dizziness, and nausea immediately enveloped the whole body.
The protagonist retched twice, without even looking at the pursuers on the other side, and hurriedly staggered away.
In less than two minutes, when the branches on both sides stop swinging, the pursuers can continue to pursue from this "bridge", and the protagonist does not dare to swing like this again.
This uncomfortable feeling, as if the internal organs have been injured. It is true that killing a thousand enemies will only cause a thousand losses. The protagonist is trembling and hurriedly takes the opportunity to escape and find the large army.
