Chapter 57: An Unprecedented Battle (3)
The day after he wounded Damself, the protagonist sees a troop of assembled parasites on the other side of [Swamp City], which makes him relate to yesterday's events.
Yesterday, the protagonist saw with his own eyes that the injured damselfly fell to the ground and was then found by several parasitic ants wandering nearby. The parasites on these parasitic ants quickly climbed onto the body of the injured damselfly, who could not escape, and despite its struggles, burrowed into its body.
The damselfly soon stopped struggling and fell into a strange calm, and the protagonist couldn't see much detail in the night. But when the protagonist looks over there early the next morning, there is no more Damselfly.
And at noon on this day, it was no coincidence that a large number of parasitic ants and parasitic insects suddenly appeared on the opposite bank, eyeing [Swamp City].
The protagonist has never seen so many parasitic beasts gathered together before, with parasitic dragonflies, damselflies, and some bees in the air, tiger armor, dung beetles, spiders, centipedes on the ground, and parasitic dragon lice and water spiders in the water. The largest number is naturally parasitic ants.
During his time in the swamp, the protagonist only finds a few parasitic ants on the other side, and occasionally a few parasitic beetles. Other times, the swamp appears very normal, not at all like a parasitic stronghold.
The parasitic beasts that appear in such a group now are obviously not good. The protagonist realizes that the enemy's target is clearly [Swamp City] under his feet, and immediately tells his troops to prepare for battle.
Where did the enemy know about the existence of [Swamp City]? You must know that [Swamp City] is about three meters away from the other side, except for the protagonist himself, and some insects with good eyesight, there is nothing on the other side that can see the scene here, let alone judge the existence of the Divine Envoy King Legion here. Although parasitic ants have been seen on the other side of the river, the existence of [Swamp City] has never been discovered.
The protagonist's speculation shifts to yesterday's damselfly. That damselfly obviously saw the existence of the Divine Envoy King warrior, and after it was parasitized, could its memories be read by other parasitic beasts, or take the initiative to inform other parasitic beasts?
At the moment only this explanation can explain the reasons for the sudden appearance of the enemy. If the protagonist's guess is true, then the creatures infected by parasites are not just gathered together based on instinct, they even have a way to communicate with each other, even across species, which is obviously heavy news.
The protagonist doesn't have the time to think about the consequences of being able to communicate with each other, even if the parasites are able to communicate with each other, and even have a higher intelligence, and he must win the battle first.
It was a battle that the Divine Envoy King had never experienced before, and the enemy was not any other ant, nor a handful of fierce insects, but a mixed force of dozens of parasitic beasts of various colors and hundreds of parasitic ants, and this force even included the army, navy, and air force.
The protagonist currently only has the strength of the Fourth Legion at hand, with a total of 50 combat squads of 2,500 Big-headed Ant Worker Warriors, and two Scythe Hunter Scout Squads of 100 Scythe Warriors.
On the other side, if you don't count the parasitic ants, there are about twenty parasitic beasts in the air, more than ten on the ground, and more than ten in the water.
The parasite did not attack until it had regrouped, and this tacit cooperation showed that it was not entirely acting according to the instincts of the parasite.
The first wave of assault was the three tiger armors, who used their swift speed and amazing bounce to weave between the plants and reefs in the waters, and arrived at [Swamp City] after more than ten seconds, and were defeated by the protagonist.
But this was only the enemy's vanguard, and immediately after, parasitic dragonflies, parasitic damselflies, and parasitic wasps flew over [Swamp City] and began to attack.
According to common sense, dragonflies and damselflies only hunt prey in the air, and are not interested in prey on the ground, and if they risk lowering their altitude, they themselves are easy to fall prey to other prey insects.
But this parasitic dragonfly and damselfly obviously can't be theorized as usual.
I saw the larger parasitic dragonflies swooping down on the dense ant army formation gathered on a small platform on the small island of [Swamp City], and then quickly ascended, disturbing the ant army formation with a strong wing wind. The disciplined god made the king's warriors shake a little under the wind.
The small and agile parasitic Damselfly on the side will take the opportunity to catch those Divine Envoy King warriors who were blown away or left alone because of the loose formation, and capture them in the air and bite them to death, or throw them directly into the water.
The god who fell into the water made the king warriors basically have no way to live, not only drowning, but the parasitic dragon lice and parasitic water spiders that are eyeing them in the water can easily kill them.
There are also some parasitic wasps, which are very small, such as those of the family Gilles, which are only about 2mm long, and are not as big as large-headed ants and worker ants. However, these small assassins are extremely agile, and can always accurately and abruptly lie on the back of the Divine Envoy King's warrior, and then pierce the body of the Divine Envoy King's warrior with spikes, injecting venom. Such a poisoned god envoy king warrior will soon die.
The Legion of the Divine Envoy King had never been attacked from the air, and in the past, the ants only knew that the flying knights were allies, and the enemy did not have flying knights. Even the Flying Knight itself lacks the means to attack on the ground.
For a while, the formation of the king army was loosened, and the ants could only be beaten passively, not knowing how to deal with it.
The protagonist witnesses all this from the top of the anthill, and since there are fewer ants on his side, the parasitic beast's air force does not have a target here, and the protagonist's current position is very safe.
Just as the protagonist is about to send a herald to convey instructions on how to fight back, a scene that makes him happy appears.
There is a team of Divine Messengers equipped with slings, who should have received orders from the squad commander to start throwing slings into the air.
As the only long-range attack method for ants, it is normal for smart males to think of using this counterattack. However, being able to actively think of ways to deal with it, rather than passively relying on the protagonist's instructions, is what makes the protagonist most relieved, and it seems that the long-term education and adequate supply of high-class food still have an effect.
Other squads equipped with slings followed suit, shooting into the sky, and for a moment the slings on the small island swirled and flew, rising and falling, and some of the slings even tangled in the air.
While most of the slings eventually fall back to the ground, even if they smash an ally, they are no longer injurious due to castration.
But for the parasitic beasts that were in the air and were originally safe, the dive attack was no longer risk-free, and the Divine Envoy King Legion had finally regained some of its disadvantages!