Chapter 253 - Chapter 253: Chapter 246 One-Sided Slaughter s (1/2)

Chapter 253: Chapter 246 One-Sided Slaughter s

He needed time, and even more so, a mass of resources to cultivate the Ant Queen and assist the evolution of its Breeding Skill once again.

A daily production of a thousand eggs was already quite impressive.

For those bugs that produced only a few hundred or even just a few eggs in their lifetime, it was considered high yield.

But compared to some insects with particularly strong breeding capabilities, it still couldn’t form an overwhelming advantage.

At the moment, facing an army of Labu beetles like a tide, Qin Niu walked with ease, as if entering a realm without insects.

Wherever he passed, the Labu beetle swarm either parted to the sides or turned on one another.

The rest were simply overwhelmed by the fierce Termite Army.

The Termite Army at this moment was even more ferocious than the dreaded Army Ants and moved with greater speed.

This time, the Termite Army participating in close combat was primarily composed of the newest types of soldiers.

There were only a very few of the earlier Grade Two termites.

Because the termites from the initial batch had basically developed abilities for mental attack or mental control.

Qin Niu treasured them dearly and would not let them engage in close combat with the enemy unless it was absolutely necessary.

Among the many ant species, the Grade Three Lightning Poison Bomb Worker Ants were particularly dazzling.

Not only were they fast movers, but they could also spray venom to attack the enemy, and they possessed a super strong biting force.

The Labu beetle’s shell seemed quite fragile before them.

Almost biting through with each attempt.

The most formidable part was their ability to spray venom. Their venom contained both neurotoxins and corrosive toxins, a mix of poisons.

When getting close to the enemy, they often sprayed venom at the Labu beetles’ eyes and antennae.

Even the Grade Three Labu beetles were powerless in front of this ‘hidden weapon’ and fell victim one after another.

Besides, the Grade Three Dark Poison Ants, Grade Three Tiger-striped Soldier Ants, Grade Three Green Carapace Giant Worker Ants-each of these soldier types had its unique characteristics.

All of them had the ability to penetrate armor.

The Labu beetle’s agility and carapace, these two advantages, were precisely countered by them.

Moreover, the Labu beetles’ biting force was nowhere near that of these specialized Grade Three termites. Once combat ensued, it was truly like destroying dry weeds and smashing rotten wood, completely one-sided.

It turned into a one-sided massacre.

Qin Niu hadn’t expected his termites to be so formidable against the strongest among the beetle types, the Labu beetles.

At this instant, he truly witnessed the terrifying combat strength of the termites.

In the past, when leading the Termite Army, they faced particularly powerful enemies. It was either the Corpse Bee or the Grade Four or Five Steel-winged Wild Bees. Being suppressed was only to be expected.

Aerial forces naturally suppress infantry.

Termites actually had aerial forces; Breeder Ants had wings and could fly. It’s just that their flying capability was very ordinary.

Also, the main task of Breeder Ants was reproduction, not combat.

Therefore, the possibility of termites evolving an aerial force was quite slim.

Their evolutionary direction was mainly infantry.

The Labu beetles also had wings, but their flying capability was lousy, nowhere near comparable to wasps and honeybees.

When they fought termites on the ground, they had no advantage at all, and countless Labu beetles were slaughtered.

The termites themselves had already been trained on the battlefield.

It was clear that these Labu beetles were novices freshly deployed to the battlefield. Once combat began, their inexperience showed at every turn.

The termites, on the other hand, grew stronger as they fought, and their cooperative synergy far surpassed that of the Labu beetles.

Though the Labu beetle army was vast in number, they fought individually, like scattered sands.

The termites, however, were more like a well-trained army.

In battle, the trained against the uncoordinated, the outcomes were entirely different.

In just a moment, Qin Niu had successfully reached the wooden house.

With one kick, he broke through the tightly shut wooden door. Inside, several soldiers holding torches were fighting against a terrible swarm of insects. The platoon leader’s cultivation should have reached the first level of the Acquired Realm, but facing these tiny insects, it was his worst nightmare.

One sword strike could kill a few insects, but more would likely take the opportunity to crawl onto him.

Being bitten by even one insect would result in immediate poisoning.

On the ground lay three bodies, and two others were writhing in agony, bleeding from all orifices.

The dense swarm of insects engulfed these two as well.

The three bodies were also overwhelmed by the swarm, with only their contours barely visible.

Labu beetles were omnivorous insects; they also consumed flesh.

After killing a person, they would directly gnaw on the body.

They were veritable demons.

As soon as Qin Niu burst in, he immediately set about exterminating the swarm inside the house. The pressure on the four surviving soldiers was immediately relieved.

In just a short while, Qin Niu successfully rescued the four soldiers.

“Thank you for saving our lives, Master Qin! I am Luo Wanglei, and I will never forget Master Qin’s grace in saving our lives,” the leading platoon leader thanked Qin Niu.

“We’re all subjects of the Black Tiger Gang, and it’s only right to help each other out. You don’t have to be formal, Lord Luo. This swarm of insects is unusual and numerous; it’s likely the enemy deployed them. Who knows how many civilians have been harmed along their path.”

Qin Niu wasn’t afraid.

But the insects left people and livestock poisoned wherever they went.

“We’re about to report this to the higher-ups immediately. There’s an Insect Master at the military base who should have a way to deal with these insects. Master Qin, we shall meet again later.”

“Wait, you have horses, help me take someone away.”

Qin Niu was still concerned about the old woman who ran the inn.

When he arrived at the inn with the soldiers, the old woman had already fallen victim to the poison.