Chapter 426 - Chapter 426: Chapter 418 Mirage Insect_1 (1/2)
Chapter 426: Chapter 418 Mirage Insect_1
Termites inherently possess strong combat capabilities, but because they naturally prefer defensive nesting rather than offensive attacks, people tend to view termites as weak and easily bullied insects.
It is a common belief that termites are weak.
An entomologist once accidentally encountered a ferocious group of army ants assaulting a termite nest.
Taking advantage of their superior numbers and brutality, the army ants breached into the termite nest, slaughtering the termite soldiers in droves. Just when the entomologist thought the termite colony would soon be wiped out, the termites began their counterattack.
A host of termites from deep within the nest were roused, responding to the distress signals of their kin and the pheromones released by the Termite Queen.
They swiftly emerged from the depths of the nest.
After just over an hour, the termites, though outnumbered, had miraculously defeated the formidable army ant forces, even locating and biting to death the Army Ant Queen.
The army ants left behind a vast number of their dead, including the body of the Ant Queen, and retreated in panic.
Since Qin Niu started raising termites, he hadn’t yet seen any ants with combat abilities stronger than the termites.’
Even the Fire Ants of Elder Jiu Yin from the Nine Insect Gang were effortlessly slaughtered by the Termite Army of Qin Niu.
The combat prowess of these hidden-wing insects might not be as strong as that of regular ants of the same grade.
Their most effective method of attack is to spray venom from their abdomens.
However, against the poison-resistant Poisonous Ants among the termites, this tactic was almost useless. Consequently, the hidden-wing insects were slaughtered en masse.
Over twenty thousand died in one instance, an astonishing rate of attrition.
If the hidden-wing insects were concentrated in one location, the battle would likely be over within an hour at most.
Ye Ji simply stood silently behind Qin Niu, watching.
This time, she did not urge Qin Niu to hurry to the frontline battlefield.
Even if she was not the sharpest tool in the shed, she understood that Qin Niu’s elimination of these hidden-wing insects was the strongest support he could offer to the frontline warriors.
If these hidden-wing insects absorbed enough of the toxic miasma in the Valley of Wronged Spirits and then returned to the frontline, it would spell doom for the Black Tiger Gang Warriors.
Ye Ji had not forgotten her duties; she held her Short Sword tight, vigilantly observing her surroundings.
Should any danger arise, she would immediately step in to protect Qin Niu.
As time swiftly passed, the hidden-wing insects in the valley had been almost completely annihilated.
Essentially, as many as came were destroyed.
Qin Niu’s Poisonous Ant Army was at full battle capacity, taking advantage of this opportunity to feast grandly, hoping to accumulate energy and evolve to higher grades sooner rather than later.
Like humans, insects also become addicted to getting stronger.
The Grade Three termites sought to reach Grade Four, and those at Grade Four aspired to ascend to Grade Five.
The path to evolving and getting stronger is endless.
“The swarm in the sky is almost out of sight. These hidden-wing insects should be completely eradicated in less than half an hour,” Qin Niu said, looking up at the sky.
This valley had become a burial ground for the hidden-wing insect army.
Perhaps the Insect Masters of the Nine Insect Gang would never dream that a powerful Black Tiger Gang Insect Master had uncovered their conspiracy and was waiting here to massacre them.
“Onglur!”
Within the valley, a column of black qi shot up to the sky, emitting a deep cry at the same time.
You could vaguely see the silhouette of an insect writhing within the black qi.
“What kind of monster is that? Could it be that a sinister creature resides within the Valley of Wronged Spirits?”
Ye Ji reached into her bosom and pulled out a talisman.
It gave off a dangerous aura.
Qin Niu was not well-versed in talismans, having only seen three somewhat advanced ones—Contractual Talisman, Invisibility Talisman, and Earth Escape Talisman.
The talisman Ye Ji produced was clearly none of these three.
“Can your talisman deal with this sinister creature?” Qin Niu asked curiously.
As a close attendant to the Gang Leader, she indeed had some last-resort methods up her sleeve.
“This here is a Flame Blast Talisman; when activated, it can create a small-scale explosion of flames. Most insects fear fire, so if that creature is too powerful, I should be able to fend it off with this talisman, or even inflict severe injury upon it.”
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