The day that made the protagonist extremely irritable has finally passed.

At dusk, the army of parasitic beasts began to retreat, and soon disappeared as if they had never been seen before. Like a bloody sun, only the [Swamp City] ant mound was left covered in bruises, telling the events of the day.

The protagonist hurriedly took advantage of the light of day to inspect the ant mound, but fortunately, although the appearance of the ant mound looked miserable, the damage gnawed by the parasitic locusts abounded, and there were still fragments of the mouthparts and blood of the parasitic locusts on it, but it did not hurt the muscles and bones. The thick concrete shell of the ants is not yet something that these locusts can bite through with their mouthparts.

The parasitic dragon lice caused more trouble, the depression at the junction between the bottom of the ant mound and the stump was full of water, and the long-term impact and sowing of the water caused the ant concrete here to show signs of softening, and the outer wall of the area could collapse at any time.

The protagonist quickly instructs the warriors to come out to work, using their jaws to remove the stagnant water, repairing the damage with new ant concrete, and reinforcing the area of the exterior wall that is often attacked by water cannons with some locally found building materials, such as wood chips, grass tendons, and scarce stones.

Today's Fly Knight also arrived as scheduled, bringing good news.

The research team of the Little Secretary II has already begun to work on the production of bow and crossbow weapons, and with the previous technical reserves, according to the design of the protagonist, a torsion ballista using locust tendons as charging materials is being made and assembled.

Tinder nuts are also being made, and in about a day or two they will be escorted by the Flying Knights, and the Bee Flying Knights have already been selected.

In addition, the Flying Knights also reported that it was unknown if the frequency and number of parasitic ant troops around the swamp area had decreased due to the battle between the Divine Envoy King Legion and the Parasitic Beast Army, giving the already exhausted Native Hunting Scythe Ant Coalition a chance to breathe.

In the two days of fighting, the protagonist didn't find a lot of parasitic ants on the other side, anyway, the parasitic ants can't threaten [Swamp City], and the current headache is those parasitic beasts that can fly, jump and swim.

Because of the war, the ants that used to come out of the night have to change their habits. At night, the ants are working harder.

The moonlight is bright, at night, the fog that shrouds the swamp seems to disperse, the moonlight shines on the water, the silver sparkling, the reeds, the iris swaying with the wind, the fishy smell in the water and the sweet aroma of the lotus flower are mixed together, and the end of the scenery is a pair of pictures.

In the distance, the sounds of songworms or "hiss" or "squeak" join together to form a symphony, and up close, ants toiled to the soundtrack of the night.

In addition to repairing the outer walls of the anthill, the ants also have to collect food and supplies at night.

Attacked for two consecutive days, the ants' work came to a standstill. If this continues, the stock of food and supplies will be depleted very quickly, which is a more serious threat to the defenders who are isolated and short of supplies than the enemy's attack.

Ants collecting food search the island for insects that have strayed into it, and use simple tools to catch insects in the water.

The body of the dragonfly killed by the protagonist during the day is stranded on the shore, and the ants work together to haul it ashore - this large dragonfly is supposed to be enough for the ants to eat.

But the reality is disappointing, this parasitic dragonfly with a half-body soaked in water, the parasite bacteria on its body have escaped without a trace, and the torso is full of wounds, and the muscles, fat and internal organs inside are also gnawed.

I don't know what kind of creature in the water did it, but the protagonist guesses that it is those parasitic water spiders or other parasitic beasts, because when the parasitic beast appears, other normal insects around it are far away, and they will never run to the fierce battlefield to feed.

The ants have to collect the remaining edible parts, and the raw meat must be eaten first, and now the ants cannot go out to dry the dried meat during the day, and in the humid climate of the swamp, the raw meat will quickly become moldy. Only when the tinder arrives can the ants bake the jerky and preserve the food for a longer time.

In addition to the edible meat, the protagonist also has the idea of having the ants remove the dragonfly's sturdy carapace along the natural crevices and spread it in the places most severely attacked by parasitic dragon lice water cannons, as if the anthill was partially covered with a layer of carapace with a metallic sheen. This layer of "armor" can cushion the impact of the water cannon, and more or less extend the life of the outer walls of some ant mounds.

The ants had a busy night!

- I'm the dividing line -

The next day, not long after the weather cooled completely, another group of parasitic beasts appeared on the other side of [Swamp City].

The protagonist notices that there are still parasitic dragonflies, damselflies, locusts, etc. among today's enemies, but the parasitic dragon lice are gone, which is really good news. In addition, parasitic cockroaches, centipedes, and other species that had not been seen before appeared in the enemy army.

After three days of observation, the protagonist basically determines that the individual that the enemy appears in each day is different.

It's no wonder that these parasitic beasts apparently need to forage to survive and can't spend all their time attacking [Swamp City]. According to the available intelligence analysis, although the parasitic ants and parasitic beasts in the swamp act together, they do not share food.

This was good news for the Divine Legion, as the enemy was unable to muster all their forces to attack, and most of their time and energy were still spent on foraging.

But when the protagonist thinks about it, he shudders - parasitic beasts can dispatch dozens of different individuals every day, so how many of them will be in total?

In any case, the legion of the Divine Envoy King has already arrived in this area, and it will not leave until the enemy is completely destroyed.

The enemy's attack today is nothing new, and since the parasitic dragon lice do not appear, the water cannon attack on the outer wall, which poses the greatest threat, has finally stopped today. The few parasitic locusts, grasshoppers, and water spiders that can reach the [Swamp City] antmounds are still gnawing at their shells in vain, but except for the locust's well-developed mouthparts, which can pose a certain threat, the other parasitic beasts pose little threat.

What makes the protagonist more disgusting is the appearance of several parasitic cockroaches in the enemy camp. These black, flat, disgusting insects look exactly like the American cockroaches of the human world, not comparable to those "little powers" in the north, each one bigger than a kidney bean.

These parasitic cockroaches can actually swim, and easily cross the water and climb to the outer wall of the [Swamp City] ant mound.

One of the parasitic cockroaches seems to have discovered something, and its long tentacles reach through the window into the protagonist's bedroom, groping inside, and almost touching the protagonist's body, who is almost covered in goosebumps (which is not functional)!

This makes the protagonist unbearable!