However, this clearly had no effect; the strong pheromone scent still wafted over. They were completely ignoring the threat posed by the three giant ant colonies.

At this moment, all the giant ants stopped what they were doing. Whether they were worker ants or soldier ants, they all raised their upper bodies high, in a posture like a bear standing still before charging.

Immediately, the giant ant colony disregarded the termites, even temporarily placing the termites already trapped between their giant claws onto the ground.

These three giant ant colonies were truly enraged. They only intended to scare the other side away and didn't really want to fight.

But faced with this mysterious, unyielding giant ant colony, they were no longer willing to tolerate it.

Since the other party is not afraid of death, why should they be afraid of it?

Immediately, the black current on the ground began to change direction, and the three giant ant colonies moved in an unusually synchronized manner, all rapidly crawling towards the direction from which the pheromones were coming.

As they crawled rapidly, their pair of enormous pincers opened and closed repeatedly, producing a series of chilling clicking sounds.

This was no longer a warning; it was a counterattack against the provocateur. Now, even if the opponent wanted to retreat, it was impossible. The giant ant colony wouldn't let them go; they would only stop when an entire colony of ants perished!

Haru was pleased that their goal had been achieved. The mushroom juice was also released by diluting it with water according to the number of giant ant colonies they had discovered.

Pheromones shouldn't be used in excess; the appropriate concentration must be determined based on the number of ants in the colony. Otherwise, an excessively high concentration could very likely scare the ants away.

Today's mission to lure the giant ant colonies was clearly a success; all three massive giant ant colonies have fallen for the trap.

Now, all we need to do is lead them to the designated location and keep them there for two days to complete the task of delaying the Asaida tribe.

The massive swarm of giant ants quickly followed the spreading scent, and at this moment, the Haru's actions were quite simple.

All you need to do is tie a small piece of dead wood treated with mushroom juice to several long ropes, and then run with these pieces of dead wood at a distance towards the predetermined location.

Even now, when the giant ants catch up with them, their attention is entirely focused on the dead wood that has been treated with mushroom juice.

Dead wood is inanimate, so even if it gets bitten a few times, it won't hurt. Plus, with the dead wood moving at high speed, even if the giant ants bite it, only a few giant ants will happen to get bitten.

One or two giant ants were not enough to contend with Haru's power; many of the giant ants that were bitten were dragged along by Haru.

Giant ants have a very keen sense of smell, so they don't actually use many pieces of dead wood to lure them, only about five or six in total.

The deployment of dozens of Haru was partly to lure the giant ants, giving their companions a chance to catch their breath.

On the other hand, the giant ants are such a great threat that if they are even slightly slower, they will be overtaken by the giant ants.

Therefore, only by using this relay method can the speed be maintained and Haru's safety be guaranteed.

This road was also scouted by Haru and his group beforehand. The weeds and bushes along the way had been cleared away, and the giant ant colony was successfully led to the only route that the Asada tribe could take.

The road had been sprayed with a lot of that mushroom juice beforehand, and the giant ant colony wouldn't leave until the smell had completely dissipated.

Haru didn't go too far; their current task is to slow down the Asaida tribe.

Although the giant ant colony had become a barrier, Haru was still uneasy. What if the Aseda tribe had a way to get through?

As a precaution, the Haru did not return, but instead lay in ambush in the dense forest a few hundred meters away from the road, ready to continue their sabotage should the Asada tribe find a way to pass.

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“Master, these Haru are like dog skin plasters, we can’t get rid of them no matter what we do.”

Su Su complained as she breathed heavily.

Haru's tracking skills are truly impressive; in less than an hour, they found their way back by following the trail he left behind.

After fooling those Haru a few times, they have become very wary of our tricks and won't fall for them easily anymore. Now I'm running out of ideas.

We still have some steel ball grenades, but after setting up a booby trap and engaging in skirmishes along the way, we didn't bring many grenades in total. Now each of us only has a few grenades left, and we're about to run out of ammunition and supplies.

The main problem is that those Haru are too cunning. After being burned by the steel ball grenade the first time, they preferred to avoid it. Afterwards, they didn't dare to risk going forward again when tracking us.

At this moment, of the hundreds of Haru, about thirty or forty elite Haru have been lost due to our efforts.

However, these Haru can still pose a significant threat to us. It must be said that the Haru have gone to great lengths to hunt us down; their abilities in all aspects far exceed our expectations.

Their rapid learning ability is a major headache for us. Now, we have no choice but to avoid these Haru.

Because of this constant tracking and evasion, we were unable to reach the Mila tribe along the planned route.

"Sir, those Haru are getting closer and closer to us. Do you have any good ideas? If this continues, we'll have no choice but to engage them in a battle."

Dante, hearing the rustling sounds coming from Haru behind him, was also filled with worry.

I remained silent. We've already tried almost every method we could think of.

But those Haru were no longer fooled. As soon as they saw us raise our crossbows, they would immediately hide, giving us no chance to aim and fire.

I frowned. The difference in strength and numbers meant we had little chance of winning. If Haru dragged us into close combat, our situation would become very dangerous.

We were worried about how to get out of this predicament, but what we feared most was exactly what happened.

Unbeknownst to us, a group of Haru had already surrounded and ambushed us ahead of our route.

Just as we reached the vicinity of a dense forest, we heard a strange rustling sound coming from the bushes ahead. Immediately, dozens of figures leaped out from the bushes where they were hiding.

Without a word, at such close range, several gleaming white bone knives came crashing down towards our heads.

I was shocked. In this situation, even if we had crossbows, we couldn't use them properly.

Although the crossbow has a very short activation time, it still requires a short period of time. In the current situation, Haru is not giving us any chance to use it.

Even if we had the crossbow in hand, it would take some time. In the short time it would take to take the crossbow off our backs, we would probably have already been split open by the enemy's bone knife.