Zhao Zian's ants, acting as scouts, were more agile, and he already knew that the horned beetle army was on its way.

Despite the critical situation, he still managed to direct the ants' actions in an orderly manner.

He didn't regret provoking the horned beetle, because the two sides were really too close. Before, horned beetles would often come and stroll around the ant nest.

A major battle is bound to break out between the two sides, and the location of the ant nest is simply too terrible.

The starting position is in front of the Horned Bug base, to the left is the Beehive, and behind is a river.

The right side wasn't explored in detail, but many of the scout ants never returned, and no one knew what had happened.

I didn't dare go to the right, and there were many bees in the hive on the left. I fought with them once, but I couldn't do anything with them and was screaming in pain.

There was no way to cross the next river; it was teeming with strange creatures that looked dangerous.

There's no other way but to fight the horned beetles in front of us; otherwise, we'll be confined to this area.

The place is too small and the resources are too scarce. There are only a few insects to eat, and not many bamboo shoots. It's not as plentiful as the place with the horned insects, so there's practically no room for development.

However, Zhao Zian was also somewhat confident about this battle.

I have to show those bugs what my crazy tricks are all about.

Several hours have passed since the first major battle.

It's already past midnight in the real world.

With their own food supplies nearly exhausted, Zhao Zian was too lazy to ask the queen ant to save any more food for future daily consumption.

If we can win, everything is fine; we can just eat the corpses left on the battlefield. If we can't win, everyone dies, and there's no future for us.

There were over 5,000 worker ants, 400 soldier ants, and two specialized ones.

Soldier ants are indeed very strong, but there are also many large units in the horned beetle army, whose combat strength is not much weaker than that of soldier ants.

Based on their paper strength, they would definitely be completely outmatched by the other side.

However, Zhao Zian instructed the ants to search for slimy worms.

Previously, the slimy worms were killed on the spot, and the meat was then sent to the ant nest.

But this time was different; he had the ants bring all the slimy worms to the vicinity of the nest.

The slime worm continues to produce slime even after it has sprayed it, though very slowly.

In the past, when we killed them, we attacked during this production gap.

But this time, Zhao Zian directly had two specialized ants, along with some small ants, lead them to the vicinity of the nest.

If we don't kill them, we'll just wait for them to produce the acidic, corrosive slime and then spit it out.

Anyway, the ants' acid-resistant armor was very thick, and Zhao Zian made the ordinary ants run away, leaving only the specialized ants in place. The two specialized ants had even thicker armor, so the acid sprayed on them was completely useless.

They caught about ten of them, and to prevent the slime worms from escaping, they had two specialized creatures constantly lure them into attacking.

Soon, a large amount of corrosive acid appeared nearby.

It looked as if Zhang Wei had spat hundreds of times on the ground.

Seeing that it's almost done, the next step for these slimy worms is, of course, to become food.

However, the acid wouldn't go away anytime soon, and Zhao Zian was just waiting for the insects to crash into him.

The ants covered each puddle of acid with leaves and released various pheromones, which were basically provocative.

Otherwise, if the horned beetles discover the danger and don't rush up, it will all be for nothing.

He also remembered a slick trick: he made both of the specialized creatures roll around in acid.

The specialized ant's entire exoskeleton is basically stained with acid. If any horned beetles dare to climb onto the specialized ant and bite it, they'll be in for a world of hurt.

After finishing most of the food, Zhao Zian, seeing the vast difference in combat strength between the two sides, made an extremely difficult decision.

After the killing.

Of course, you've grown attached to the first queen ant after raising it for so long, so you definitely can't kill it. But you can eat the two newly produced queen ants.

The queen ant is so large that she is a huge lump of flesh herself.

Having undergone evolution and genetic inheritance, the queen ant is already considered an extraordinary creature, and the energy contained within her body can only be greater.

Soon, several hundred more worker ants appeared.

Okay, if even their own queen ant is eaten, how can the native black ants, which are subordinate to them, escape?

I'm too lazy to waste any more words, let's just eat!

The queen ant was terrified, but thankfully, Zhao Zian didn't pay any attention to her.

As the queen of the native black ants, she was bullied every day and was so thin that she barely had any meat on her bones.

Several thousand native black ants were completely devoured, not a single one was left.

There are now 100 more soldier ants and several hundred more worker ants.

Including the initial troops, and the troops produced by consuming the queen ant.

There are approximately 6,000 worker ants and 500 soldier ants in total.

The Horned Bug army is pressing in, and a fierce battle is imminent.

Zhao Zian let out a long breath, just as his expression was tense.

The ants, on the other hand, are quite the opposite.

When they felt their people growing stronger and their race becoming more powerful than ever before.

Each ant exuded excitement, and their reverence for the deity reached a new level.

They showed no fear in the face of a powerful enemy.

With the protection of the gods, our people will not lose.

They were quite confident...

The power of faith emanating from the little ants grew stronger and stronger. Countless strands of faith finally coalesced and, after many losses, drifted to the vicinity of Zhao Zian.

Another wisp of condensed faith power gathered on his body.

However, this time the power of faith was more solid and robust, about the size of three hairs.

Following the same steps, the power of faith surged into his brow, and Zhao Zian immediately felt his body and mind relax, his previously extremely tense expression gradually easing.

However, being in the land of declining Dharma, the power of faith inevitably dissipated.

Just as this wisp of faith was about to dissipate.

The mouse next to him shouted loudly.

"Zi'an, I'm here to help you!"

He put down his phone, and a small paw suddenly swung towards Zhao Zian.

He pointed at Zhao Zian.

"Zi'an, imagine the power of faith as a single strand of hair floating out of your body!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zian immediately closed his eyes, imagining the power of faith, as thin as a hair, floating into his forehead.

Then I reversed the scene and imagined it again, with the power of faith flowing out from my forehead...

Sure enough, a wisp of faith emanated from his forehead.

However, compared to when I first arrived, the thickness of three strands of hair has become the thickness of one strand of hair.

"Zi'an, I'll put the mouse into my storage space. Don't resist."

Zhao Zian didn't know whether to resist or not, but he still gave an OK sign with his hand.

The mouse jumped up.

I don't know how he jumped so high, from the desk that was about chest height to right in front of Zhao Zi'an's forehead.

With a swift movement of its small white paw, it scooped up the wisp of faith power and placed it into its storage space.

Zhao Zian suddenly felt an emptiness in his heart, as if something important had gone missing.

When he felt a little unwell, he suddenly remembered what the mouse had said.

I immediately took a few deep breaths to calm myself down.

This feeling vanished instantly.