The two groups put aside their past grievances and cooperated, but the results were still very limited.
Although it had some effect in resisting the attack, the enemy was still forced to retreat steadily.
Soon, many insect corpses were left on the ground, and the two groups suffered a combined loss of nearly 10,000.
Only a small portion of these 10,000+ individuals were left over from their initial battles; the vast majority were killed by fire ants.
Each of these two groups only had about 20,000 people, and they were severely weakened in such a short time.
They're estimated to be wiped out in a little while.
At this moment, Zhao Zian was wondering whether he should lend a hand.
Currently, the red imported fire ants have also suffered some damage.
If you use black ants and horn beetles together to fight red imported fire ants, the casualties should be much smaller.
With the two of them braving the frontal fire, Zhao Zian controlled the big-headed ant to directly steal the red imported fire ant's rear end.
However, these two groups are rather weak in combat, and as allies they don't play a significant role. The main force still depends on their own big-headed ants, and their own casualties are expected to be considerable.
So he's still hesitant and plans to wait and see.
However, just as he was getting impatient and preparing to leave the field...
A group of black figures rushed out, helping the black ants and horned beetles withstand the pressure from the red imported fire ants.
The newly emerged force was a swarm of black beetles.
It looks a bit like a cockroach.
Its body is very large, and its head is very small.
Its carapace is very smooth and feels quite thick, indicating excellent defensive capabilities.
Most of its head is retracted inside its shell, with only a small part sticking out.
As for the mouth in front, it's not as scary in comparison.
They are roughly a little larger than worker ants and a little smaller than soldier ants.
They are all about two centimeters in size.
This applies to all personnel; there are no special combat units.
In nature, most organisms are all the same.
Only a very small number of species have developed specialized combat units...
Let's get back to the main topic.
These beetles had been wandering around the area, but for some reason, after sensing the fighting taking place, they immediately rushed over.
The black beetle attacked from the side of the red imported fire ant.
When the red imported fire ants were attacked from the side, they panicked and sprayed formic acid frantically, but it didn't have a good effect.
The black beetle's carapace remained smooth and thick, and after being sprayed with formic acid, it even became slightly reflective.
This insect even has acid-resistant armor!
Zhao Zian couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Could it be that they also devoured slimy worms?
However, he then thought of another possibility.
Almost every living thing in nature has natural enemies, unless it is an invasive species.
In this other world, the underlying biosphere was not destroyed by the red imported fire ants, which means that these red imported fire ants also have natural enemies, and this beetle should be their natural enemy.
Sure enough, the beetles continued their attack despite the formic acid from the fire ants.
The black beetle's thick, rounded carapace provides excellent protection against the red imported fire ants.
Furthermore, most of its head was retracted inside its shell, leaving only a small portion of its head and mouthparts for attack exposed.
For a time, the red imported fire ants had no way to deal with them.
They could only desperately tear at their shells.
These beetles also took the opportunity to launch a frenzied attack on the red imported fire ants.
However, although they are large, their mouths are too small, so the damage they cause is not very effective, and the red imported fire ants did not suffer too many losses.
The black ant and the horned beetle seemed to sense that their big brother had come to help, and they quickly moved closer, intending to cling to his leg.
However, you don't recognize the black beetle.
Upon seeing other unfamiliar insects approaching, it immediately bit the black ants and horned beetles as well.
Suddenly, both races were caught in the middle, caught between a rock and a hard place.
The one who was beaten ran away with his head in his hands.
However, at this time, the red ants were focusing most of their energy on the black beetles, and their desire to attack these two species had also decreased considerably.
So the two races fled after leaving behind some corpses.
Just as the two races had fled, not far ahead, suddenly many enormous ants appeared.
These ants completely blocked their path.
When they sensed that the ants in front of them were very strong and not easy to deal with, they decided to take a detour.
However, the ants in front of them did not spare the horn beetle and the black ant, and immediately rushed over to launch a frenzied attack.
At this moment, some small flying insects also swarmed down from the sky and began to bite them.
That's right, the thing blocking Zhao Zi'an's way right now is Zhao Zi'an's big-headed ant.
How could he possibly let such a great opportunity slip by?
By this time, the horned beetle and the black ant had already fought a fierce battle, and the remaining troops were basically exhausted.
They originally numbered 20,000 per group, but now there are fewer than 10,000 left.
Zhao Zian only sent 5,000 soldier ants and 50,000 worker ants this time.
There are still 5,000 flying ants in the sky.
These two groups combined number less than 20,000, so there's no need for any tactics; just go in with an F2A and wipe them out instantly.
There's no way to escape them. There are flying ants in the sky. Can anything that runs on the ground outrun something that flies in the sky?
These units were quickly wiped out.
Zhao Zian only lost a few dozen soldier ants and a little over a thousand worker ants.
Not a single flying ant in the sky was damaged.
Nearly 20,000 insect corpses were directly collected into his possession.
This is packed with protein!
Next, he turned his attention to the red imported fire ants.
After all, the red imported fire ants were his real target.
We absolutely must get our hands on the gene for formic acid spraying.
Now that we have melee and flying units, all we're missing are ranged units.
It's even possible to combine the acetic acid jet gene with a flight unit.
Flying while spraying formic acid, isn't that just like a bomber?
They evolved directly into biological weapons, delivering a devastating blow to the underlying biosphere.
However, it seems that the queen ant's genes can only be randomly assigned to a single unit at present.
Genes cannot be arbitrarily adjusted according to personal ideas.
After all, they are not the proper interstellar Zerg, the Terran Zerg.
As for whether that will happen in the future, that's hard to say.
It seems like it should work. If not, use divine power to evolve it further.
Let's see if we can let the queen ant freely allocate genes.
At this moment, the red ant and the black beetle were still fighting; these two must be sworn enemies.
They were all like they had bloodshot eyes, showing no intention of stopping.
This also benefited Zhao Zi'an.
He deliberately made all the big-headed ants turn around and go behind the red ants.
On the front lines, black beetles don't distinguish between good and bad. Even if you help them, they'll still bite you if they don't recognize you.
The two unlucky ones, the black ants and the horned beetles, have already proven this point.
Zhao Zian went directly to the red ant from behind and stole its rear end.
It allows for a surprise attack while avoiding conflict with the black beetles.
The number of ants sent to launch this sneak attack was far greater than when they surrounded black ants and horned beetles.
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