(The parasitic dung beetle in the previous chapters was changed to the parasitic cockroach, which is a typo!)
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Even the midday sun can hardly penetrate the dense grass above the head. The ground of this bush is dark and dark, and it also well preserves the dew on this night and morning.
At this time, on the surface of the muddy slurry on the ground, circles of ripples visible to the naked eye were vibrating slightly, and the ground began to vibrate. The vibrations became more and more violent, and the source of the earthquake was getting closer and closer.
Without the commander's orders, the experienced black ant warriors have already begun to form formations, and the new recruits have also realized that the war is approaching and are preparing together with the veterans.
The male ant team leader of the black fire ants looked ahead nervously. Judging from the movement, the threat this time was coming was huge, and it might not be something they could resist. But they can't retreat. Thousands of years of fighting experience have left a deep imprint on the genes of this ant tribe - fight, and you may die! If you run away, you will definitely die!
The sound of swaying grass and trees quickly approached, and soon in the narrow field of vision, the originally upright weed stems shook violently, disturbing the temporary calm in the darkness.
The first huge parasitic beast appeared. It was a large, pointed scabbard with a long and narrow body, and a smooth brown-red carapace. It was covered in mud spots. It ran rampantly on the ground and ran over a new bud. Arriving in front of the black fire ants' military formation.
It did not slow down, obviously knowing that it would face a battle at any time, and directly slammed into the formation of the black fire ant army team with its hard body, quickly destroying the defensive formation set up by the ants.
At the same time, several agile black fire ant warriors also decisively bit the head or feet of the parasitic large-pointed sheath beetle at the moment of contact. The ants biting the arthropods were powerless to slow down the large-pointed sheath tapping, while the ants climbing on its head were already trying to attack its weak compound eyes and antennae.
The parasitic large-pointed kowtow suddenly stopped, ignoring the ants biting its sickle-shaped tarsal feet, and its head began to shake rapidly. As its name suggests, it was as if it was kowtowing, and it threw away the ants near the compound eyes in a few clicks. .
The parasitic large-scabbed beetle then turned back and attacked the black fire ant army again, and more and more parasitic beetles, parasitic stag beetles, and parasitic beasts of all sizes appeared in the corner of the bush. , the parasitic ants behind also appeared in large numbers.
Like a frenzy, the parasitic army quickly overwhelmed this fighting black fire ant team, as well as a large number of other ant armies in the bush!
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When the bushes and grass on the left wing began to shake violently in a large area, King "Black Coal" quickly noticed this direction and was worried that something was going on there.
He sent many messengers to the left wing to investigate. Before waiting for a report, he saw a large number of ants from the left wing troops escaping from the bushes. Soon, a large number of parasitic beasts and parasitic ants were chasing after them. What happened at this time no longer needs to be reported, it can be known at a glance.
It seems that the left wing troops suffered heavy losses in the battle just now. Only the second and third line troops were withdrawn at this time, numbering less than 20,000. The other troops were either killed in the battle, or were trapped in the bushes and grass and were divided and surrounded. , there was no time to evacuate.
"Parasite Roll" commanded the parasitic army to temporarily take the lead in this battle. It used its familiar insect assault tactics to deploy mobile forces on the battlefield south of the rock face, defeating the left wing of the black fire ant army in one fell swoop. .
However, the "Black Coal" king's response was also decisive and effective. The third line of troops on standby in the center quickly turned to meet the defeated army on the left wing.
The parasitic army south of the rock face did not have an absolute advantage in numbers. The rapid effect of the attack just now was mostly due to the rugged terrain, which dispersed the black fire ant armies and prevented them from forming a wide and thick battle formation.
At this time, half of the parasitic ants and insect beasts were still in the bushes, killing the left wing of the Black Fire Ant Army that was still resisting, and the remaining half attacked the third line of the Black Fire Ant Army's middle line twice.
The impact was absorbed and resolved by the black fire ant army formation as thick as a sponge. Parasitic ants, insect beasts and black fire ant warriors from all races fought together, each leaving countless corpses behind.
The battle has once again entered a stalemate. The black fire ant army in the middle has slowly reversed its initial disadvantage. Relying on its superior strength and depth, it has slowly and firmly pushed back the parasitic ants. It has now occupied a quarter of the rock surface. area.
The left-wing black fire ant army also blocked the attack of the parasitic beasts, drove the parasitic ants back into the bushes, and also picked up some of the surrounded left-wing troops.
The right wing of the Black Fire Ant Army has not received new instructions, so they have not launched an attack, but have remained vigilant.
The troops on the right wing responsible for detouring to the other side of the pond failed to complete their mission. They encountered a parasitic ant reinforcements halfway and defeated the opponent. Their own losses were not small. The commanders who led the team chose to retreat.
When the right-wing roundabout troops retreated to the battlefield, the sun had set and the sky began to get dark.
King "Black Coal" began to send out a large number of messengers, allowing the three groups of black fire ant armies to retreat from the battlefield under alternate cover. His personal guards were finally no longer plagued by parasitic flying insects.
The parasitic ants did not pursue them. They also had to return to their place of residence to spend the night. Outdoors at spring nights were not comfortable for either the ants or the parasitoids, and they also needed to rest.
The decisive battle between the black fire ant army and the parasitic army ended on the first day, but both sides knew that this battle was far from over.
This army of black fire ants gathers the best from across the country and is the best hope to defeat the invading fallen ants. Today, this army cannot deal with the numerically disadvantaged parasitic army. The combat effectiveness of the parasitic ants and insect beasts has exceeded the expectations of the commanders such as King "Black Coal".
However, the black fire ant army will not retreat. Their strategic purpose has not been achieved, and their military strength has generally remained intact. There is still a chance of winning this battle.
Generals at all levels of the Black Fire Ant Army remain optimistic. Year-round victories make this fighting ant tribe feel that as long as their own troops participate in the war, victory is a matter of course, with occasional twists and turns.
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The next day, April 11, the black fire ant army once again broke out from its base camp not far from the west bank of Black Creek.
This time, King "Black Coal" did not choose to go straight to the rock face to the west. He ordered the army to abandon and block the temporary camp that sheltered the black fire ant army for two nights, and turned to the south.
From the local ants in the western border, King "Black Coal" knew that walking south for half a day and then heading west would be a relatively flat road without the obstruction of complex terrain such as rock faces, which would be more conducive to giving full play to the strength advantage of the black fire ant army. .
King "Black Coal" is preparing to lead his army in a roundabout way to avoid the rock battlefield with unfavorable terrain, forcing the fallen ants to fight him decisively on the wide battlefield!
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