Chapter 42 - Chapter 42: Chapter 37 Training Soldiers _1 (2/2)

But Fourth stubbornly cut off its retreat.

It was clear that Fourth’s strength was significantly superior to the other five strong worker ants. In front of it lay a severed antenna and a forelimb from the black stink ant.

This was the price for attempting to flee from before Fourth.

Qin Niu also noticed there was something definitely wrong with the wounds where the black stink ant’s antenna and forelimb had been severed.

The remaining part of the limb was trembling non-stop.

“Fourth has evolved venom, so being bitten by Fourth means being poisoned,” Qin Niu thought.

Given the reasonably agile movements of the black stink ant, it seemed that Fourth’s venom hadn’t caused too much damage to it.

Perhaps the bite hadn’t reached the trunk, so the venom had nor yet spread into its major blood vessels.

The circulatory system of ants is quite special; their heart is an enlarged tube located on the back, attached above the main artery. Nearly all insects have this kind of open circulatory system.

Moreover, their body fluid is indistinguishable from their blood.

If venom is injected into almost any part of their main trunk, they will quickly succumb to the poison.

Qin Niu stood quietly on rhe side, watching.

This black stink ant certainly could not be allowed to return. Otherwise, the entire termite swarm would face a catastrophic disaster.

Assailed by five strong worker ants, three soldier ants, and also injured, rhe black stink ant was obviously beginning to struggle.

it attempted to flee again in the direction guarded by Fourth.

There was hope of survival only if it could escape back along its original path.

Fourth turned into a blur as it pounced on the black stink ant.

Both parties made brief contact before retreating from each other.

The black stink ant’s other antenna was also bitten off by Fourth and fell to the ground, trembling incessantly.

Fourth, on the other hand, appeared very calm. Although it clearly held overwhelming combat strength, it did not pursue its opponent. Instead, it left the task of dealing with the invading enemy to the other eight worker and soldier ants.

“Is Fourth training the troops?” Qin Niu immediately grasped the deeper intent behind Fourth’s actions.

Fourth and the five strong worker ants had all combat experience from fighting with the giant centipede.

However, at that time, these five strong worker ants were not yet strong worker ants but had just recently emerged as young worker ants. When the giant centipede invaded, they could only follow the earliest hatched Fourth and three other secondary worker ants to charge or defend.

To put it simply, back then they were like green recruits.

This time, facing the invading black stink ant, they became the main generals, charging at the forefront, while the other three young soldier ants were the green recruits.

As for Fourth, with its abundant combat experience and effortless poise, it had clearly already become a veteran of the battlefield.

Seeing that the termite swarm already had control of the battle situation, and victory was only a matter of time, Qin Niu took the opportunity to check the colony’s attributes.

Female Milky White Ant (Ant Queen)

Level: Grade Two isopteran insect, leveling experience 498/1000

Lifespan: 4.5 years

Energy: 7968

Skills: Breeding Rank One 1.25/10, Playing Dead Rank One 2/10

Talent: Medium Intelligence, Breeding Strong Termite Offspring (1%), Breeding Poisonous Termite Offspring (3%)

Ant Colony: One secondary worker ant, lifespan 5 months, special abilities (strength, swiftness, venom, medium intelligence).

Five strong worker ants, lifespan 3.2 years.

rlventy-six regular worker ants, lifespan 3 years.

Two strong soldier ants, lifespan 8 months.

Nine regular soldier ants, lifespan 6 months.

With constant development, the ant colony was growing rapidly.

T he energy stored inside the Ant Queen was about to break through eight thousand. Moreover, it had evolved the special talents of breeding strong white ants and poisonous white ants.

The only frustrating part was that its Breeding Skill could only improve by 0.1 each day.

That also meant its laying capacity was limited to 10 eggs per day.

T his rate was far behind that of a normal Termite Queen.

And Qin Niu didn’t know how to help improve its breeding ability..