Chapter 192: The Past

In addition to the corpse of the parasitic dung beetle, which died in a fierce battle, the protagonist also sees a second unusual place.

Judging from the remains of the battlefield, these scythe hunter and ant alliances belonging to different nests have not been able to stop the advance of the army of parasitic ants assisted by the large number of people and the war beasts.

Therefore, the entire battlefield was in a long strip from west to east, and the corpses were covered all the way, and the hunting sickle ants almost retreated, even if their damage was several times higher, they could not stop the advance of the parasitic ant army.

With such a vast battlefield and so many war dead (especially the casualties of parasitic ants are as high as thousands), it stands to reason that there should be a large number of silk thread parasites that have left their original hosts.

However, on the battlefield, except for some stumps of silk parasites that seemed to have been artificially cut from the roots, and many remnants of parasites that had been twisted into several sections, there were no living silk thread parasites, and there were no complete parasitic corpses.

One can only guess - after this battle, there were also ants here, they cleaned the battlefield, and swept away the silk thread parasite - they obviously knew the danger of this parasite.

The ants that can destroy parasites cannot be parasitic ants that are almost symbiotic with parasites, then they can only be another force - hunting sickle ants. Why should they wait to get rid of these parasites? Do they know the dangers of parasites?

The results of the Flying Knights' investigation showed that the scythe ants that roamed the area did not show symptoms of being infected by the silk thread parasite, and they were all very healthy.

In addition, it has been observed that the number of scythe-hunting ants operating around the battlefield is much smaller than in the depths of the farther hills.

So, the protagonist connects these clues in his mind and sketches a picture of a scene that has become a thing of the past:

The parasitic ants migrated from "Dongyang City" to the southern hilly areas, and they should have been infected by the silk thread parasitic fungus beforehand, and the source of infection came from the southern hills. Under the control of the silk thread parasite in disguise, they came to this most suitable place for parasites to multiply.

However, the silk thread parasite is an indigenous fungus in the southern hills, and the local aborigines, the hunting sickle ant, have long been aware of the dangers of this parasite and will take the initiative to eliminate these sources of infection.

The parasitic ants that migrated to the southern hills soon encountered the indigenous hunting sickle ants, and the two sides inevitably clashed due to the problem of parasites, until it escalated into war.

The scattered nests of scythe-hunting ants were no match for the numerous and well-organized parasitic ants, and were quickly wiped out and withdrawn from the northern edge of the hills.

And the parasitic ants who have seized the vast territory not only have more food and can feed more warriors, but also somehow master the technology of taming the parasitic dung beetle war beast.

With abundant troops and powerful war beasts, the parasitic ants once again gathered their forces to attack the scythe ants on the edge of the territory near the shore of the lake.

Countless hunters who are close to their nests, led by the fear and hatred of the silk parasite deep in their genes, abandon their view of the gateway and consciously arrive at the battlefield to stop these parasitic big-headed ants.

The battle was tragic and there were huge sacrifices on both sides. But in the end, the parasitic ants achieved their strategic goal, and the nest of the hunting sickle ant in the vicinity was swept away.

If it weren't for the sudden major changes in the rear of the parasitic ants, their army would have been able to move on, and through a few more major battles like this, they would gradually wipe out all the fierce aborigines of these hilly areas, and finally unify the area.

What happens behind the parasitic ants is that the protagonist leads the army of the Divine Messenger King to take root in the stump fortress and defeat the attack of the army left behind in the parasitic ant nest.

What's more, the Divine Envoy King's army took advantage of the night to sneak attack the unsuspecting parasitic ant nest with poisonous smoke, seriously threatening the safety of the parasitic queen and minor offspring.

This prompted the parasitic ant queen to order the main army to let go of the main army on the expedition, under the command of the light gold worker ant, to give up the results that had been achieved, and quickly return to help, wanting to destroy this group of enemies from the same sect.

Later, the parasitic ant army attacked unfavorably, but almost lost everything, and even the war beasts were all wiped out or disappeared.

The protagonist should also rejoice, if it weren't for the many brave scythe hunters who dragged down the main army of parasitic ants and wiped out a large number of the enemy's living forces. Then, the enemies that the Stump Fortress had to face in the first place will be even stronger, and there will be one more parasitic dung beetle war beast to deal with.

The original defensive battle was already extremely difficult, and the protagonists had to use the ability of "gods descending to earth" under the pressure of sequelae. If the enemy army is really stronger, then it is really difficult to say whether it will win or lose.

After the attack and defense of the Stump Fortress, the Pale Gold Worker Ants, who had lost their legions, were executed in the parasitic ant nest, and the parasitic queen thought that the nest could no longer be defended, and ordered the entire nest to retreat overnight.

But the fleeing force couldn't escape the pursuit of the flying knights in the air, and even if they painstakingly set up an ambush to eliminate one of the flying knights, they could not hide their tracks.

After a series of arduous marches and pursuits, the last legion of the parasitic ants was destroyed. In the end, driven by the desire to survive, the parasitic ant queen jumped into the lake with the remnants of her subordinates, and floated on the surface of the water to survive.

Perhaps the parasitic ants were not destined for their lives, and a few days later, with the help of the high winds, they set foot on land again, and then dragged their tired and hungry bodies into the distance.

And the Divine Envoy King Legion, who pursued the remnants of these parasitic ants, soon encountered the indigenous hunting sickle fierce ants.

Although the Divine Messenger King Legion did not have the silk parasite that they hated, the appearance of the Divine Envoy King Legion and the parasitic ants were both large-headed ants, which made these indigenous scythe hunters mistake them for ferocious enemies and returned. It was this misunderstanding that led to a series of confrontational measures, but because there were no silk thread parasites on the Divine Envoy King Legion, the Hunting Scythe Ant was still relatively restrained, and the two sides did not escalate into a war.

Although these are only the conjectures of the protagonist, they can basically explain what has happened these days and verify various clues and evidence.

From a distance, the edge of the parasitic ant's area of activity is where the remains of the battlefield with the scythe ant are located. If it is only to compete for territory and food, there is no need for parasitic ants to run so far away, which is beyond the usual radius of the nest of big-headed ants.

Only an expedition initiated by parasitic ants can explain the location of the battlefield. And the well-arranged corps and war beasts also show that this is a premeditated operation.