The army set out again, groping its way through the night.

The night here is not silent, under the bright moonlight and the starry sky, it is a fertile land full of life, although there are few tall trees due to the shallow soil of the hills, but under the dense shrubs and tall grass, the sound of swaying is heard everywhere.

The melodious sound of the elongated rhythm of "squeaking" is the friction sound of a cricket's courtship, the rustling of grass blades is the occasional moth landing on a blade of grass, and the sound of silverfish chiseling through rotten wood, millipedes crawling across the ground, and mosquitoes flapping their wings are intertwined.

Accompanied by the noisy background sounds, there are beautiful pictures of countless fireflies weaving in the sky, which are like floating lanterns, illuminating the path of the ants with green candlelight.

Suddenly there was a dense and chaotic sound of footsteps in the night, the sound of countless ants advancing, and the nightmare of almost all insects.

The quick-witted insects had already escaped the route of the army far ahead of the army, so as not to encounter the plague of pond fish, and not long ago there was such a wave of ants passing by, harvesting the lives and corpses of many insects.

There were also unlucky people who ran head-on into the advancing army of ants, but these insects did not suffer the expected misfortune, and the ants ignored them, and after driving these insects away, they continued to march forward.

This is the Legion of the Divine Envoy led by the protagonist, and although there is no longer a Flying Knight in the sky, they can still chase after the target without worrying about getting lost.

Because parasitic ants leave a lot of pheromones along the way, guiding their migratory procession. And the Divine Envoy King Legion, which originated from the same source, used these pheromones to bite firmly behind the parasitic ants.

There are also the remains of countless insects along the way, the flesh inside has been shaved hollow, leaving only the sturdy outer carapace to be abandoned on the side of the road, like a road sign.

Two hours after their departure, the protagonists still haven't caught up with the enemy, and it's already midnight.

After another hour of non-stop pursuit, there was still no trace of the enemy, but a camp suspected of having a large number of ants was found.

The open space was littered with ant excrement, as well as some food that had been eaten in half and then thrown away because it was inconvenient to carry. It seems that some ants did rest here and then hurried on the road.

The protagonist feels that something is not quite right, and according to his estimates, he has found a position for parasitic ants to camp at this time.

If it weren't for the flying knights in charge of reconnaissance such as the Flyhawk staying in the fortress, they wouldn't set off to join the army until after dawn, and the protagonist would have wanted to call the Flyhawk over to ask about the situation. This time, he did not receive the Flyhawk's packet, so he was unable to determine where the enemy had set up camp in the first place.

There is only one explanation for this, and that is that the parasitic ants may have rested for a short time and then set off again immediately, which shows how hasty and embarrassed their retreat was. It seems that the commander of the parasitic ants is not optimistic about their current strength, so he is so eager to escape from the pursuit range of the Divine Envoy King's army.

As for why the parasitic ants are willing to act at night and abandon their usual routine, perhaps it was inspired by the night attack of the Divine Angel King's army the first night.

The protagonist gives the troops another fifteen minutes of rest, and now every minute and second of rest is a luxury, and the legion must catch up with the enemy before they escape, but must maintain enough physical strength to cope with the next battle, which is a dilemma.

Soon, the army sets off again, and two hours later, the protagonist and the Divine Envoy King's legion once again find traces of a camp on the road where the army of parasitic ants is resting.

The ant droppings and food scraps left here are very fresh, and according to the judgment of the oldest soldier ant in the Divine Envoy King's legion, it is estimated that the enemy will leave for more than an hour, which greatly increases the protagonist's confidence that the enemy is not far ahead.

The Divine Legion rested for another ten minutes, and then continued on its way.

After another two hours, the shadow of a dark mountain suddenly appeared in front of the valley where the march had been marching.

This high mountain is actually more than fifty meters high, but in the eyes of the ants, it is already a rare majestic mountain, far higher than the average height of this rolling hill is ten or twenty meters.

Although the ants have poor eyesight, with the help of moonlight and starlight, they can still see the outline of such a behemoth in the distance.

The mountain was blocked at the end of the road in front of you, and as the Divine Envoy King's army advanced, the majestic mountain grew taller and taller.

Soon, the legion reached the foot of the mountain, which faced the legion on a steep slope, with thin soil and sparse vegetation, and the ants could climb the hill if they were willing to make some effort, but it was unclear how much they could carry with them with supplies and eggs.

So the parasites chose another path, and their pheromones turned a corner at the foot of the mountain, heading north-east, along the valley of the high mountain and another knoll.

The sky is already starting to turn white, but it will be some time before the flying knights arrive, and the protagonist does not know whether the enemy has chosen this path with foresight or randomness, so he can only continue to catch up with his troops.

- I'm the dividing line -

The protagonist catches up with the parasitic ant's rearguard at dawn.

When the sky begins to lighten, the protagonist will always climb up to the nearby tall bushes or blades of grass and look into the distance, trying to find the enemy.

The hard work pays off, and the protagonist finally sees his goal. According to estimates, the parasitic ant guard troops were only fifteen minutes away from the advance of the Divine Messenger King's legion, and it would take about half an hour to catch up with the enemy if they were at full speed.

However, after the protagonist sees that the soldiers around him are exhausted, he still tells them to rest for five minutes before setting off. All the males and soldiers took advantage of this rare time to look for fresh morning dew to quench their hunger and thirst – the ants were so hungry and thirsty that they needed some water after a day and a night's journey.

The protagonist is also very thirsty, but he doesn't have to do it himself, and the dutiful Mulan sends a drop of sweet dew.

When the war was out, naturally she didn't carry those fragile clay pots, and Mulan was a dew drop with her mouth. The protagonist is not as pretentious as when he first crossed, and he takes it and drinks it all.

The troops set out again and caught up with the enemy's rearguard before the sun had fully risen.

The enemy's rearguard force numbered about 2,000 parasitic ants, of which there were very few soldiers, most of whom were old, weak, sick and disabled, carrying a small amount of supplies.

And the moment the parasitic workers of the rearguard discovered the Divine Envoy King's legion, they had already been attacked by a swift attack.