The opportunity came earlier than expected.
After the magic talisman blew up the consciousness structure of the Vulcan ant group, it naturally activated the corresponding stop loss and repair mechanism.
As mentioned before, as long as the deformed nest of the Vulcan Ant exists, and the material foundation and structure are there, it is not difficult to reshape the group consciousness. The Vulcan Ant society has proven this with five or six consecutive successful cases. According to relevant information on the study of Vulcan ants, when the Vulcan ant society suffers a fatal impact - usually the queen is killed or captured, and the distorted nest is seriously damaged, resulting in the collapse of group consciousness and the leaderless ants, this kind of A highly social aberration population will start an extreme survival mode.
They will use the still intact area as the axis on the remains of the nest to assemble ant chambers and ant tunnels that can be connected together, emit relevant pheromones, and maximize the number of remaining soldiers and defeated generals. After gathering to a certain scale, they will The special distortion path stimulates the cultivation of a temporary queen, and restructures the group consciousness in a short period of time. Based on this, it can regroup through rapid replacement.
If there is no such large-scale area, a single ant chamber can also complete this work, but the group consciousness produced will be very low-level. The various ant chambers will also gradually integrate and merge, but this will also be accompanied by conflicts and fighting, which will inevitably end with the death of the losing temporary queen. The process is very tragic.
It is this "extreme survival" model, as well as the matching high-speed replacement capability, that has helped the Vulcan ant society to survive tenaciously in this volcanic area for decades. But this is also the case. Under today's special circumstances... it appeared too early!
The "venom bomb" of the magic talisman works from top to bottom, defeating the group consciousness of the Vulcan ant society from the spiritual level. This blow did little damage to the Vulcan ant nest, but it sent the "poisonous spores" into every corner of the Vulcan ant society.
Ronan still doesn't know what the structure of the sharp and cruel instinct of the magic talisman is, but every time this guy hunts, he will accurately tear the target's seven-inch vitals, and this time is no exception.
"Toxic spores" do not have direct lethality, but when they spread, the Vulcan ants that were shuttled through various ant chambers and ant tunnels suddenly became chaotic in their originally tight and orderly queues.
They seemed to have lost their sense of direction, and the queue was disconnected from front to back. Some of them accelerated forward, while others turned around and turned back. Some even conflict with each other, interfere with each other, and run around in circles.
"Interfering pheromones."
Ronan roughly estimated the answer. The behavioral patterns of swarming insects such as ants are largely guided by pheromones. Although Vulcan ants are abnormal species, they still retain some similar patterns.
Due to the confusion in the information received by the Vulcan Ants, the large circulation system centered on the "heart" of the aberration nest has been disrupted, but upon closer inspection, there are some general rules to follow.
Millions or tens of millions of Vulcan ants are clearly targeting the ant chamber closest to them and gradually gathering. Every ant chamber is a center, almost without exception - so in just ten seconds, the distorted nest has hundreds or thousands of centers, and has even begun to cut circulation channels, gather the circulating energy, and enter A de facto separatist model.
"This is really... haha."
For the Vulcan ant colony that was torn apart, no, should be "dead by a thousand cuts", they did nothing wrong.
The instincts engraved in their genes are taking effect, and after the collapse of the dominant group consciousness, they quickly enter extreme survival mode. The environment they feel and the stimulation they receive all indicate that the overall structure of the aberrant nest no longer exists. They must focus on the remaining ant chamber to maximize their strength, reshape the group consciousness, and then continue to update and start again. path to expansion.
So they did this, and they did a good job. The crisis pheromones formed after the "ant gathering" evaporated violently and were injected into the ant chamber in a special way, erasing the inhibitory pheromones of the Vulcan ant queen when she was "alive", making the Some of the worker ants inside became deformed and killed each other. In the end, the winner became the temporary queen, built a rough new structure, and began to build a low-level group consciousness.
The Vulcan ant nests during this period have a sense of beauty that "a single spark can start a prairie fire".
In Ronan's mental induction network, faint soul fires were lighting up one after another, from a few to dozens to hundreds, quickly forming a large scale.
In the environment of the volcanic area, there should be no doubt about the amount of resources that the Vulcan ants can utilize. Although these low-level group consciousnesses are far less powerful than the previous ones, the imprints engraved in their genes still make them naturally capable. It has the ability to draw and absorb external heat energy and life energy.
According to the normal survival mode, these low-level group consciousnesses will have a period of "loneliness" to further become familiar with and apply this skill. When they start to expand again, they should be experts in this field. In the process of expansion, they will capture thousands of living creatures of other races and use them as food and slaves. Then, relying on the advantages formed by expansion, they will defeat the same race that no longer belongs to the same aberrant evolutionary route, once again unify the volcanic area, and let their genes along the way. We will continue to develop and pass on a stronger line.
But the problem is: at this stage, every ant chamber is very close to each other!
So close that we were face to face as soon as we stepped out.
According to the genetic instinct of the Vulcan Ant, when faced with this situation, there is no kinship, brotherhood, or brotherhood. The only choice is:
hate!
The Vulcan Ant Civil War broke out fifteen seconds after the first low-level group consciousness was formed, and entered full-scale war mode five minutes later.
For a time, the entire core area of the Vulcan Ant Nest was filled with flames of war. Moreover, the impact of the collapse of the original group consciousness continues to spread. If there is a problem at the headquarters, the branches will not be able to get over it. The turmoil in the entire volcanic area does not know when it will come to an end.
In other words, the entire Vulcan Ant society suddenly entered the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, and it’s not like no one wanted to work hard to save it.
The only core of the original aberration nest, located in the "heart" under the lava, is the supreme ruler of the entire Vulcan ant society - perhaps adding the word "former", well, in short, she is the real queen of the Vulcan ants. , is extremely angry and irritable at this moment.
The Vulcan Queen Ant probably belongs to that type of abnormal type. It has an extremely deformed body. The front half of its body is only about four to five centimeters, which is about five times larger than a normal Vulcan ant, which is not bad. But below its abdomen, it expanded rapidly in an incredible manner. Its diameter alone was ten centimeters, which was almost the width of an adult's fist, and its length was about the length of an entire arm attached to the back.
This structure is somewhat similar to a termite queen, and many researchers suspect that the original species before its distortion was termites. But no termite queen has this size and strength.
The completely unbalanced body proportions make it look more like a super-large eggplant with a calyx. At this time, the "eggplant" was squirming slightly, and the filthy light like pus and blood filled the entire "heart" space, reflecting countless fertilized eggs and unfertilized eggs neatly stacked on the walls, as well as fairly neat worker ants and soldier ants. Team.
On the outside, there are layers of blood-red "fuzz" spread out, like layers of terraced crops, neatly arranged. Become an integral part of the inner structure of the Heart.
At this time, the Fire God Ant Queen had just recovered from the impact of her kingdom losing control.
In the entire Vulcan ant society, the Vulcan ant queen is definitely the one closest to possessing complete individual consciousness. In fact, it itself is the core of the consciousness construction of the Vulcan ant group. This is its most important function in this group besides reproduction. It can be said that the collective consciousness characteristics of the entire Vulcan ant society are determined by the abnormal talent and growth status of the queen ant.
This queen ant is still very young, and it only takes about two years for it to become the master of this kingdom. This results in it being far from developing a mature consciousness system and making it even more difficult to make accurate and clear judgments.
This limitation led to the collapse of the Vulcan Ant's group consciousness when the two systems collided; it also led to the fact that after the kingdom lost control, it could not analyze the crux of the problem at all, but was quickly driven by more stubborn instincts.
It has left the formidable enemy falling from the sky behind. What it has to do now is to integrate its resources and strength, and use the more advantageous structure among a group of low-level consciousnesses to gather its kingdom and become the master of this world again.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it undoubtedly had overwhelming advantages. However, the current script is:
Alien invasion!
Without giving the former ant queen and future overlord any chance, the bloody light beam tore through the barriers between the spiritual and material levels and penetrated directly into the "heart" area.
This is a shelling from the extreme direction.
After being tormented by the "Plane Crossbow", Ronan actually fell in love with this kind of attack method that came from the extreme region, was powerful, violent, and overwhelming.
Now there is no longer the tyrannical group consciousness of the Vulcan Ants. There is Morun in the void of the abyss, and there are seed marks deep in the lava. The magic talisman itself has already crossed the sky and crossed the border. After all interference disappeared, there are two reference coordinates for positioning at the same time. In this case, there is absolutely no reason for a missed shot.
The blood-colored light beam silently flooded the area where the Vulcan Queen Ant was, filling the entire ant chamber with a similar hue.
At this moment, inside the "heart", countless fertilized and unfertilized eggs, densely packed army of soldier ants and worker ants, including the supposedly strongest "eggplant queen", were all twisted in the strong twisting light waves. Collapse.
And this distorted light and shadow seemed to be reorganized into a different image - it was a rocky mountain peak, with cliffs and lava like a stream, which seemed to be illusory and illusory, but also seemed to be heading toward reality. It was exactly what the Blood Soul Temple was about. Silhouette view.
