As the last trace of the sun disappeared, all the male and female ants seemed to be instructed at the same time, and they flapped their wings and rushed into the sky as fast as they could.

As soon as the protagonist, who has not yet understood, turns his head, he already sees two black tornadoes composed of ants flying into the sky.

"Damn, this is the beginning!"

Not all males and females can take to the skies at the first time, and due to the excessive density of ants that have previously gathered on the ground, and the arthropod antennae are entangled with each other, only a few male ants with fast reflexes are the first to take off successfully before the other opponents can react.

The remaining males woke up like a dream, adjusting their posture and shaking their wings, trying to catch up, but inevitably interfering with each other.

The protagonist didn't really plan to participate in this ceremony, not to mention that he hadn't learned to fly yet, so he was just happy to hide on the ground and watch the ceremony in the air.

But soon, the protagonist discovers that the ritual has become less simple, or more brutal and bloody.

The females were few in number, only about three hundred, and after they flew into the sky, they did not interfere with each other, and slowly flew northward, spreading out into the air at the top of the castle on the hill, occupying a large amount of airspace.

The males, however, converged into a cloud of black smoke and rushed towards the airspace where the females were. All males knew that only about one in ten kings had a chance to produce their offspring, and all males fought for that tenth of hope, a black smoke full of fighting, fighting, and trickery.

The protagonist watches as the black flue of ants that have just risen into the sky crackles and falls, and many male ants hugging each other in pairs. However, this also makes the protagonist, who is already alone on the ground, less conspicuous.

The falling pairs of male ants collided with each other in flight, and they had torn off the veil of warmth between the members of the colony, and the moment they made contact, they wrestled together, spun in mid-air and fell to the ground.

The protagonist sees a pair of male ants not far away, both trying to crush each other under them, and finally the stronger one has the advantage, he pins the other to the ground, and his forelimbs proudly press the other's head. And that's not the end of it, what makes the protagonist's eyes wide is the male ant who has clearly won, not only does not let go of his companions under him, or even the loser who is a brother by blood, but opens his big ao, and in the loser's struggle, bites off his wings by the roots.

The protagonist has a big mouth, and he never thought that such a cruel scene would happen inside the members of the ant nest, who have always been peaceful. And this is not an isolated case, all the fights that have divided the winners and losers end with the victors tearing off the wings of the losers. The victors flapped their wings again and rose into the sky, while some of the losers were already lying on the ground with their breath dying, some had lost their fighting spirit and were lying on the spot and languishing, and there were also many unwilling male ants dragging their injured bodies and struggling to climb in the direction of the main nest hill.

At this time, over the main nest, the males had already rushed into the middle of the females who were flying in all directions. Along the way, male ants still cuddling together and falling to the ground, forming a yellow line on the ground leading to the hill castle.

The male ants, which had originally gathered into a puff of black smoke, immediately consciously divided into teams to chase the female ants flying alone after rushing into the airspace where the female ants were located.

The females did not let the males catch up, they used their flying talents to the fullest, and showed off all their skills and heroism in the only free time they had in their lives. In between, some of them flew straight into the air, and then made a sharp stop, quickly gathered their wings and arthropods, and slammed into the ground like a ground-penetrating missile, quickly shaking off a group of clumsy male ants behind them; Some of them circled in multiple arcs, flickering left and right, so that the male ants who were chasing after them could never get close; Some even make the agitated movements of the Pugachev cobra, playing with the male ants whose eyes are red by hormones. This dazzling air show stunned the protagonist, the ants who have always been regarded as reptiles have such a high flying talent.

But not all females can play these tricks, most of the females are not the opponents of the males, or they let the males chase after them, and then the males lie on the female's back, and the females are ready to land on the ground, grass blades and even tree trunks.

However, it is not the first male ant to catch up with the female ant to enjoy the fragrance alone, the female ant with a male ant on her back slows down significantly, and the male ant behind it is easier to catch up. Although in the process of chasing, many male ants hugged each other in pairs, and temporarily lost the opportunity to pursue. However, if you catch up with the male ant in front, the pursuer behind will fiercely attack the male ant lying on the back of the female ant in front, and the target of their attack is the wings on the back of the male ant, but in the scuffle, many male ants have received serious injuries, and some have fallen to the ground and are dying, losing the qualification to continue the competition, and even losing their only life.

Some female ants were also affected by the pond fish, and one female ant was stung on her arthrops and wings, and fell to the ground and crawled slowly. Unfortunately, she was pounced on from the air by the male ant, who had always been strong, and despite the struggles of the injured female, she forcibly completed a short but successful mating.

The male ant was satisfied, and he stopped competing for other mating mates, and slowly left the scene. But the nightmare of the hapless injured female ant wasn't over yet. If a healthy female has finished mating, they will escape the battlefield from the pesterers and land around the kings to take refuge, and other males will no longer be able to threaten her. However, the female ant was apparently unable to reach the shelter quickly on her own, and she was soon forcibly pushed down by a second male who fell from the sky, and had to accept a second forced mating, and her struggle was to no avail. Nor was it the end of the nightmare, for after the second one left, a crawling male ant who had lost his wings in the fight spotted him and pounced on her backwards and waving his tentacles, despite her pleading. Fourth...... The fifth...... It wasn't until she finally lost all her life, and the surface of her body quickly emitted oleic acid pheromones that represented death, that no other male ant disturbed her eternal sleep.

There are not a few male and female ants who die like this. But the onlookers and the ordinary ants did not say anything, as if they were commonplace and accustomed to it. The king and his escorts will only protect the females who have taken refuge after successful mating, and will chase away the unwilling tailgating males, but they will turn a blind eye to fights, rapes, and murders on distant battlefields.

The protagonist previously felt that the ants had stepped into the rudimentary civilized society, but at this moment, all that was unfolded in front of him was the naked law of the jungle and bloody violent methods.