There are currently over 100 queen ants.
Previously, they had collected many medicinal herbs and the corpses of other creatures, which also provided them with a lot of food and energy.
However, large Zerg units cannot be produced in large numbers, as the food consumption is quite staggering.
Ideally, large and small units should produce together.
Currently, Zhao Zian still possesses nearly a million small insects.
They were produced and then left there; the war didn't consume many of them.
The large Zerg have now produced several hundred units.
Compared to small insects, the eggs of large insects are much larger, and it is relatively more difficult for the queen ant to lay eggs.
It's impossible to produce insect eggs like before, with machine guns firing at them.
The eggs of large insects are like eggs laid by a hen; it takes a long time for one to hatch.
"It seems we'll have to find an opportunity to add the specialized ant genes into the queen ant's genetic template."
Each genetic modification requires a significant amount of energy.
When Zhao Zian took a look, he realized that the energy consumed in genetically modifying the queen ant was terrifying, much more than that of other units.
So this matter has been delayed, let's just make do with it for now.
He planned to produce 1,000 large insects, as the consumption was simply too high.
This quantity of 1000 is enough to produce many small units.
Don't be fooled by their small number; their fighting strength is by no means weak.
Insects are small, but if they were the same size, there really wouldn't be any creature that could defeat them.
An ant can easily lift food several times its own weight.
Fleas and similar creatures can easily jump to heights ten or even dozens of times their own height.
The insect's thick exoskeleton armor provides excellent protection against enemy attacks.
When an insect is only a few millimeters long, its bite can already be extremely painful.
When an insect grows to over ten centimeters long, its properties become terrifying in every way.
The giant worker ants are over ten centimeters long.
Giant soldier ants can be over 20 centimeters long.
From a distance, it looks just like a small tank.
At this size, the thickness of the exoskeleton shell is several centimeters.
In addition, there are the amplification effects of various elixirs, as well as the enhancement genes from devouring other creatures.
Even a hammer might not be able to break through the defenses of these ants.
Of course, these adventurers and mercenaries are not ordinary humans either.
Iron and Bronze levels can barely be considered within the human realm.
Silver and Gold rank are already superhuman abilities, capable of unleashing sword energy and wide-range spells with ease.
John's team does have some skilled players.
Zhao Zian had been waiting for an opportunity.
This adventure team was constantly being worn down by other beasts.
Although there have been no casualties yet, their physical strength is rapidly declining, and their spiritual energy is also somewhat insufficient.
At the same time, Zhao Zian also lured some other monsters from the vicinity to harass the adventure team.
He constantly controlled flying ants to harass other magical beasts.
Annoyed by the monsters, they started running away towards the adventure team.
As long as the monsters are lured near the adventure team, even if the flying ants are killed, the monsters will still attack them.
Hehehe, let me increase the intensity for you guys.
Faced with an endless stream of beasts, the adventure team was starting to feel overwhelmed.
And it was a little better at the beginning, but why are there more and more wild animals as it goes on?
The pressure on everyone suddenly increased.
Furthermore, John is a fraud. Talent may be there, but without diligent training, his combat strength won't be very high.
"Oh no! It's a spider with a human face!"
The leading silver warrior shouted a warning to the others behind him.
A spider, as tall as a person, crawled out from the side of the forest.
"What?"
Human-faced spiders have always been a very difficult type to deal with, and their direct combat strength may not be particularly strong.
However, the ability to spray toxins and launch webs to stick enemies makes the Spider-Man's enemies very uncomfortable.
Furthermore, the Spider-Man has a special ability: it can instill fear in its enemies.
Faced with such a powerful enemy, the strongest Silver Warrior in the team charged forward without hesitation, intending to drive the spider away.
However, the spider's sharp legs slammed down, sending the silver warrior staggering backward.
"It's actually a Silver-level peak Human-faced Spider!"
"There are other human-faced spiders nearby!"
Then, a series of sparse sounds rang out again, and other black spiders emerged from the vicinity.
Although it wasn't as big as the first spider, its terrifying appearance and densely packed numbers created an immense sense of oppression.
The Silver Warrior was shocked. Even at his peak, with his rich experience, he could only barely contend with the Silver-level Spider-Man.
Not to mention that they are currently expending a great deal of energy and have already been fighting other beasts for a long time.
"Everyone run! I'll hold them off!"
The Silver Warrior gritted his teeth and uttered those words with difficulty.
He was a guard specially sent by the city lord to protect Lan, and he had watched these children grow up. If he were to retire, the others would have absolutely no chance of survival.
The human-faced spiders didn't care about any of that and pounced straight at the humans, showing no mercy to these well-nourished creatures.
It tastes like chicken, it's crunchy, and the protein is from beef... (crossed out).
The first, largest spider pounced, and the remaining spiders followed their leader in the attack.
John was the first to run; the Silver Warrior hadn't even finished speaking before he started running away.
The others also scattered and fled, completely unable to organize into a squad in the face of the powerful enemy's attack.
There were other guards in this squad.
The guards protecting Lan and the guards protecting Lina both fled in two different directions.
John's master was still blocking the overlord-level creatures ahead, so with no one to protect him, he had to escape alone...
Hehehe...
It took the lives of many flying ants to lure these human-faced spiders here.
I've finally got this opportunity...
Zhao Zian's face was full of smugness.
I hate lucky bastards the most, and today I'm going to take their lives.
John ran very fast, but his stamina was also depleted quickly. After running for a while, he was already starting to feel exhausted.
However, at this point, we were already very close to Forest City, on the outermost edge of the forest, and the danger had diminished considerably.
John relaxed a bit and casually jumped onto a big tree, intending to rest for a while.
Looking at the countless spiritual herbs in his storage ring, and most importantly, the Dragon Blood Grass.
His face was full of smugness.
"With the aid of these spiritual herbs, the top-notch swordsmanship taught to me by my master, and my persistent and diligent practice, I will definitely become a powerful sword saint!"
Zhao Zian:
Hehehe...
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