Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 2 Food
While Zero was constantly switching perspectives in the empty space, the worker ants were also working hard to explore around, looking for food for Queen Ant One.

The hot afternoon sun shines on the grass, and the rows of withered yellow leaves block most of the heat from the earth, while the gravel under the grass is still cool.

The worker ants are diligently exploring the land under the weeds, like tireless machines.

After a long time of exploration, a worker ant finally found the target.It was an unknown beetle that died not long ago.

Why this beetle died is beyond verification, but at this moment, through observation in the empty space, Ling can see that seven or eight small worker ants are already trying to move this huge monster for them.

At the same time, Zero is almost certain that there must be a large number of worker ants on their way.

This is obviously another ant colony, and their explorers first discovered this dead beetle. The fat body of this beetle can provide a lot of energy for the queen and larvae. As huge as a hill.

The worker ants belonging to No. [-] also noticed the smell of those "kinds", and it became a little uneasy. It quickly touched the beetle carcass that was slightly moved by the other worker ants with its shaking tentacles, then turned around quickly, and went along with it. The smell left when it came came back the same way.

With the departure of the worker ant, Zero also lost his vision to observe the beetle.However, at this moment, He suddenly had an interesting idea.

"This beetle's body was obviously targeted by another ant colony first. If the worker ant colony of the other party arrived first, there might be nothing left after the worker ant colony No. [-] drove away."

"Then, can I tell Number One that instead of waiting for the previous worker ants to return, Number One can directly send worker ants to meet it, which can save a lot of time!"

Thinking about it, Zero immediately began to communicate with Number One, asking her to send the remaining worker ants in the nest to join the worker ants who found the beetle's corpse.

I thought I needed some explanations, but I didn’t expect No. [-] to order all the worker ants in the nest to move out after understanding Zero’s words, heading towards the direction where the beetle worker ants were found, not even leaving a single ant to protect themselves .

At this moment, Zero had a vague understanding of his position in this ant colony.He had a vague feeling that even if he ordered No. [-] to kill herself, No. [-] would execute without hesitation.

In other words, I am in an absolute dominant position in this small group.

With all the worker ants dispatched, even No. [-] has no way of recalling them before they return.

At this moment, No. [-] is in a very dangerous situation.If an enemy breaks into the ant's nest, number one, who is weak in combat, has almost no chance of surviving.

Fortunately, the worker ants were born not long ago, and have not yet made any major expansions to the ant nest. The main body is still the original worm nest of No. [-]. She stayed here alone for more than ten days before and did not encounter any danger. At this time, there is a high probability that she will not meet.

While thinking this way, Zero adjusted his perspective to the worker ant who found the beetle's corpse.

It was running towards the ant nest at a very high speed, and the gravel under it was retreating rapidly. It didn't take long before it encountered dozens of companions who also ran along its route.

If the worker ant had emotions, it would probably be pleasantly surprised.However, they obviously didn't feel this way. They just touched the antennae with the worker ants in front, passed on the specific information about the food, and then turned around and became the pioneers.

Zero's help should have worked. When the No. [-] worker ants arrived at the place where the beetle's corpse was found, the corpse had already been moved by the worker ants of the other party for a long distance, and the original seven or eight had become more than a dozen , it can be seen that if it is a little later, the ants on the [-]st may only be able to escape.

Of course, the worker ants will not lose their target at this distance. Before the opponent's large army arrived, they rushed up quickly. A dozen ants immediately clamped the beetle's antennae and calves with their pincers, and tried their best to move towards the ant. Drag in the hole direction.

Some of the other ants were looking for opportunities to help around the corpse, and the other part immediately started to expel the "similar" of another group.

It was more like an attack than an expulsion. Dozens of No. [-] worker ants launched a ferocious bite attack on more than a dozen ants from another group. Not long after, Xiangyi lost his vision of the beetles that were his food.

The other worker ants have already taken the opportunity to drag the beetle corpse to the ant nest for a long distance.

After repelling the opponent, more worker ants participated in the carrying work. They coordinated smoothly and in large numbers, and quickly moved the beetle carcasses away from the original position, and quickly moved to their own ant nest. Ants from other anthills come here and will no longer find food.

Ten minutes later, the group of worker ants dragged the beetle carcass to the vicinity of the ant nest. This is the ovary-producing hole that No. [-] chose for itself. It is located at the root of a weed with thick roots and is very hidden.

The worker ants try to drag the food into the ant nest, but the beetles are too big, they can't do it no matter what.

They themselves seemed to realize this point, some worker ants returned to the ant nest to report to No. [-], and No. [-] apparently conveyed some kind of order to them.

Gradually, a few worker ants tried to pinch off the beetle's feet with pliers, and more and more worker ants joined in.

In the constant dragging and tearing, dozens of worker ants spent a whole night dismembering the huge beetle and transporting it back to the ant nest.

With food, they did not rest too much, and soon devoted themselves to the work of expanding the ant nest.

And No. [-] has a sufficient food supply, and begins to prepare for the next round of spawning.

Ten days later, there were more than 100 newborn ants in the ant nest, among which worker ants still occupied the majority.

However, dozens of ants with obviously different sizes also appeared in the ant nest that had become much wider.

The two with slightly smaller heads and long antennae are male ants. They do not produce, and are responsible for mating with the queen and multiplying offspring to expand the ant colony.

There are more than two dozen soldier ants that are obviously larger in size and have a pair of large pincers. They are responsible for the safety of the ant nest and the cutting of food.

So far, the No. [-] ant nest already has all the ant species in the general sense, and it can be regarded as a mature group.

Next, their job is to find food, breed, find more food, breed more...

It was supposed to be like this, but with zero, everything was slightly different.

(End of this chapter)