Time flies to mid-May. The comfortable weather of spring has left with the continuous rain. The dryness and irritability of summer have not yet come. This is another difficult season for insects, and its difficulty is second only to the cold weather. Cold winter and chilling autumn.
The rain in this year's plum rainy season was not as normal as in previous years as predicted by the hairy forest ant elders. Instead, it was significantly more abundant and lasted for a long time. A month has passed, and the rain has only shown signs of subsidence. Perhaps this year's rainfall is only a temporary concentration, and the total rainfall over the year can remain average. But for now, the muddy ground and continuous rain make the world extraordinarily peaceful.
In addition to the white noise of rain hitting plants, water, and land, the world now lacks other sounds, especially the sound of life. All insects are forced to lie dormant, waiting for the occasional clear sky to rush out. Go out for food.
Even the water-loving water strider can only hide near the shore to avoid rain, lest the hydrophobic layer on its body loses its function after being soaked for a long time. Only the underwater creatures will not be affected. From time to time, fish, dragon lice, water flies, and larvae float to the surface from large and small water bodies, showing fleeting shadows.
Due to the weather, the entire area has been unusually peaceful in the past month. The destroyers, civilized ants, and barbaric ants were all forced to stop. Except for the occasional business, both war and construction on the ground were forced to stop.
But as the density and frequency of rain are gradually decreasing, the rainy season will eventually pass. Waiting for the wind to stop and the rain to stop, everything will return to its original state in a few weeks. Blood and fire are still the main theme of civilization in this ant world!
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The long period of precipitation caused the rapid air communication network built by the Flying Knights to fail for a time. Zhu Jue was on the Western Front. Apart from some necessary contacts with the Ant Alliance, other news from further distances had been completely cut off.
He has no idea at this moment that in his distant hometown, his subordinates and followers are so bold that they are planning to do something big!
"Spider Wolf II" and "Wang Zuo" met again in a small lair. This was their first reunion after two months of separation. And in this nest, a third heavyweight ant has just arrived. He is "Mustard Seed", the leader of another remnant force of the Ant Alliance in his hometown.
The gathering of the three giants obviously has a plan, and the plan is not small.
Previously, "Mustard Seed" had always been noncommittal about the various actions of "Spider Wolf II" in trying to unite the remnants of the Ant Alliance. Although they openly joined the alliance, they neither listened to the tune nor the propaganda, and maintained great independence. In sharp contrast to the submissiveness of "Wang Zuo".
During this period of time, "Spider Wolf II" has been holding high the banner of "God's Envoy King", using both hard and soft tactics. With the strong support of the "Wang Zuo" department, and the support of flying knights and 500 elite armored soldiers dispatched from the country, By using both soft and hard tactics, he has basically brought all the independent small forces under his control.
Only the "Mustard Seed" unit has considerable strength. Faced with the wooing and secret threats of "Spider Wolf II", "Spider Wolf II" really has no good solution.
But a few days ago, "Mustard Seed" went against its cold nature and suddenly sent an envoy, expressing its desire to launch a joint operation. After "Spider Wolf II" heard the news, he reported the situation to "Wang Zuo" in his nest. Together, the two male ants thought he could do this. As a result, the two major forces and the three major giants from their hometown truly came together for the first time!
This time, they actually want to get rid of the only "orange crab" in their hometown!
Originally, there was no difference between executing such a goal and committing suicide. Although the Destroyers in their homeland were strong and capable, only three to five thousand Destroyers controlled the vast basins on both sides of the river, and there were many areas beyond their control. This made it difficult for them to come from complex sources and with numerous mountains. Resistance forces can develop secretly.
However, the "Orange Crab" is obviously the focus of the Destroyer's protection. It is a "mother nest" that can continuously produce troops. Half of the Destroyers are guarding it in the surrounding area, and it is not a threat at all.
With the current strength of the "Mustard Seed" and "Wang Zuo" troops, even if they could gather all their combat power without alerting the Destroyer, coupled with the power of "Spider Wolf II", they would not be able to defeat one on the frontal battlefield. Two thousand destroyers. What's more, the "orange crab" hides in the swamp and only pops up occasionally. It can't be seen at all on weekdays. It's impossible for the ants to scoop up the mud and attack its body.
But sometimes it was such a coincidence that this orange crab actually left the swamp on its own initiative. Its ugly body slowly trudged on the relatively dry land, moving towards the north and east. The strength of the Destroyers guarding it has also been greatly weakened, with only less than 500 left, and the other Destroyers have already accelerated away.
The strange movement of the "Orange Crab" is precisely because nearly two months ago, the parasitic army and the civilized ant tribe annihilated the main force of the Destroyers in the adjacent area. Then the parasitic army pursued the victory, putting the Destroyers in this area under tremendous pressure. . As a result, the Destroyer frantically mobilized reinforcements from nearby places, not only to block this wave of attacks from the parasitic army, but also to completely eat this large group of old enemies.
The hometown basin is relatively close to the war zone, and the destroyers in this area are also being recruited from long distances. Because the remaining ant forces in the local area have not made any big moves and do not seem to be a threat, the Destroyer's command misjudged and even mobilized the "Orange Crab" in an attempt to move them to the nearest safe zone to make up for it nearby. soldiers.
The route of "Orange Crab" this time is to arrive at the big lake first, and then move along the lake shore and river bank, and need to cross the territory of "Mustard Seed".
The Orange Crab was slower, but it traveled in the rain and was only discovered three days after setting out. They were discovered by a sub-nest owned by "Mustard Seed". Except for dozens of ants who had a chance to escape, the rest of this sub-nest were massacred by the Destroyer who discovered their traces.
The ants brought back valuable information. "Mustard Seed" knew nothing about the purpose of the "Orange Crab", but judging from its movement trajectory, the "Orange Crab" and his party were bound to penetrate its territory. "Mustard Seed" misjudged that the Destroyer was about to launch an attack on its forces, and the previously slaughtered sub-nest was bloody proof.
"Mustard Seed" consciously couldn't resist, and he didn't notice the strange appearance of "Orange Crab", but felt a great threat. In desperation, "Jie Zi" took the initiative to contact "Spider Wolf II" and "Wang Zuo", hoping to get help to overcome the difficulties together!
"Spider Wolf II" had received information from the Flying Knight before, and had some vague judgments about the "Orange Crab"'s unusual movements. But he didn't tell "Mustard Seed".
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