I Am the Swarm

From just now, there has been a steady stream of reinforcements from the big-headed ants entering the battlefield, trying to break through the encirclement and rescue the besieged friendly troops.

So, just now, the swarm of insects outflanked the troops behind the leading troops of the big-headed ants, and now they are under great pressure from both sides.

But as the encirclement of the swarm gradually narrowed, a large number of idle troops were released. Under the command of Rowan, these troops quickly shifted their positions to support the friendly forces who were attacked on both sides at the end of the encirclement.

As the swarm's team of blocking the big-headed ants' reinforcements continued to expand, the precarious situation here quickly stabilized again.

Without the cover and shelter of the giant combat units, the effect of the formic acid solution sprayed by the swarm worker ants was maximized. The vanguard of the big-headed ants surrounded in the middle was quickly defeated. In order to speed up, Rowan also put the transport bugs protecting the flanks into the battlefield.

The army hidden in the big-headed ant nest was astonishing. As time went by, more and more reinforcements were added, and soon reached a million. The swarm troop that intercepted the reinforcements was seriously exhausted, and Rowan had to send some worker ants to provide a round of long-range saturation strikes, temporarily repelling the reinforcements of the big-headed ants.

The swarm defense troops got a bit of respite, biting the wreckage beside them and eating on the spot to replenish their strength.

The battle in the encirclement is coming to an end, only tens of thousands of big-headed ants are still stubbornly resisting.

Unfortunately, these resistances are in vain.

Half an hour later, a big-headed ant was grabbed by several swarm worker ants, unable to move, and then executed by the giant echinacea soldier ants. Its death represents the annihilation of the vanguard of the big-headed ant.

At this time, the insect swarm resistance force had already re-engaged with the big-headed ant reinforcements, and the battle was fierce. The number of big-headed ants' reinforcements has increased to 1.5 million, and there are still troops coming from the rear.

It is impossible to imagine how the big-headed ants can raise so many troops with only one ant nest.

You must know that although the total number of insect swarms has reached 15.6 million, they are all scattered in nearly 2,700 or 800 bases. Although the number of bugs in the base was far from full due to the rapid expansion of the bug swarm.

But even if the number of ants in a single nest of red ants can reach millions, more than half of the ants form hunting teams outside to sweep around.

While Luo Wen was observing the enemy's situation, the reinforcements of the big-headed ants increased by more than 100,000, reaching more than 1.6 million. Including the 500,000 vanguard troops that have been wiped out, this has exceeded 2 million. And looking at the "black belt" that meanders behind their reinforcements, with no end in sight, the number is far from reaching their limit.

Luo Wen originally planned to have a fight with the big-headed ant reinforcements after eating the vanguard, but now he hesitated.

To wipe out these 500,000 vanguard troops, although they have a numerical advantage, they still have long-range fire support. But because of the rush of time, there was basically no formation pull, just rigidity. Under such circumstances, the casualties of the swarm naturally increased greatly, and more than 60,000 troops were lost in battle.

And most of them are soldier ants. You must know that the swarm has brought a total of more than 500,000 soldier ants when they go out this time, which is more than one-tenth of the loss.

At the same time, the casualties of the bug swarm troops on the interception front were still accelerating. Except for Luo Wen leaving 300,000 worker ants to clean the battlefield, all the rest of the troops have been invested. But as the support of the big-headed ants continued to arrive, the strength of the two sides was close to equal.

Although the swarm still had the advantage with the formic acid solution and stingers, once these methods were exhausted, everyone could only fight with bayonets.

At that time, although the swarm units had a slight advantage in individual combat effectiveness, they did not have reinforcements to supplement them. It would be fine if he could win the final victory, but if he lost, it would be a little troublesome.

Because, at that time, the millions of corpses lost by both sides will become the spoils of the victor.

But seeing the big-headed ants' reinforcements, the chances of the swarm winning in a single battle were slim, so they had to change their strategy quickly.

With a decision in mind, Luo Wen immediately issued a new order.

The transport worms gradually retreated from the battlefield, and with the full cooperation of the worker ants and the slime worms, they quickly packed and shipped the spoils.

Afterwards, the worker ants still in stock on the front line sprayed out all the accumulated formic acid solution at once. The collective long-distance attack of millions of worker ants is still very powerful. Huge amounts of acid rain formed a separation river between the two sides.

A large number of big-headed ants lost their tentacles and retreated in panic, disrupting their formation. There were also many big-headed ants who lost their ability to move and slowly turned into liquid under the blow.

Taking advantage of the chaotic formation of the big-headed ants and not daring to go forward, the swarm quickly eliminated the enemies that were still there, and then retreated quickly.

During the retreat, in order to save time and burden, the piles of insect corpses that filled the battlefield were all discarded.

After retreating for a certain distance, the giant combat units left first, and the small and medium combat units climbed up the transport bug in an orderly manner. After loading, the transport worm, which has the advantage of long legs, quickly caught up with the super giant troops who left first.

In the same place, more than a thousand spy bugs and several transport bugs were left. They wanted to disrupt the information scattered when the large army of bugs evacuated and prevent the big-headed ants from catching up.

After making a wide circle, the Swarm troops safely returned to the border territory.

Looking at the bugs who were busy, Luo Wen took a general inventory and found that the damage in this battle was as high as 150,000. This battle can be said to be the most costly battle since the birth of the swarm.

Except for the more than 60,000 troops that were lost when they encircled and suppressed the 500,000 big-headed ant vanguard troops, the rest were all lost in contact with the big-headed ant reinforcements. The most exasperating thing is that all the insect corpses on that front were lost.

There are even eleven super giant ants in the swarm, and more than fifty giant soldier ants.

Fortunately, when they encircled and suppressed the vanguard of the big-headed ants, they contributed more than 70 super giants and more than 100 giants. However, because it was very inconvenient to carry them to retreat, Rowan buried them not far from the battlefield, and made a confusing treatment around them. I hope they won't be found by big-headed ants.

Although the insect swarm suffered heavy losses, the big-headed ants suffered even more. They lost at least 700,000 vital forces in this battle.

What Rowan needs to do now is not to give them a chance to breathe, and continue to consume them before the big-headed ants turn this harvest into troops.

However, even if it is better than the violent soldier Luo Wen, he is not afraid. Could there still be three thousand queen ants hiding in the big-headed ant nest?

The reason he was so anxious was that, in his heart, those trophies belonged to him. Especially the huge corpses of the worm nest, he wanted to take them back before the big-headed ants digested them.