Their cold, vertical pupils gleamed with bloodlust, and war was on the verge of breaking out.
The swarm of strange snakes launched the first attack; their thick bodies, like black whips, lunged at the Army Ant swarm, opening their large mouths, attempting to swallow several One-Order Army Ants in one gulp.
However, they were held down from the side by several Fourth-Order Army Ants.
In a few breaths, the Fourth-Order Army Ant, with its walnut-sized body, erupted with unimaginable strength, and with a "tear" sound, it ripped the strange snake into several pieces.
The shredded strange snake's body, which had fallen to the ground, was still wriggling; its vitality was simply incredible.
The Fourth-Order Army Ants swarmed towards the strange snakes like black fine sand, demonstrating superb command and coordination abilities; they emitted special signals and acted in unison.
However, the Fourth-Order Spiked Horned Tyrant Bug and the Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers did not actively attack, but instead held their ground behind the ant swarm.
The Fourth-Order Army Ants crawled onto the strange snakes, frantically tearing and biting with their sharp mandibles; although the Fourth-Order ones had not undergone Awakening of their talents, the inherent strength they possessed was not to be underestimated.
Although the strange snake's skin was tough, under the attack of several Fourth-Order Army Ants, wounds began to appear on its skin.
The strange snake twisted its body in pain, constantly rolling, trying to shake off the ants on its body, but the Fourth-Order Army Ants held on tightly, refusing to let go.
Several Fourth-Order Army Ants seized the opportunity and rushed towards the strange snake's vital points, such as its eyes and mouth.
Their attacks were more precise and powerful, each bite causing the strange snake to tremble all over in pain.
The strange snake angrily swung its tail, sweeping away some One-Order Army Ants, but the Army Ant swarm surged forward like a tide, attacking one after another.
As the battle continued, more and more wounds appeared on the strange snakes, and blood continuously gushed out, forming a pool of dark red blood on the ground.
The war gradually ended, and in the cave of the Cave where the lingering warmth of the battle had not yet dissipated, a strong smell of blood permeated the air, mixed with the damp smell of the underground, making it nauseating.
Just as the Army Ants were preparing to clear the battlefield and continue forward, a chilling "hissing" sound came from deep within the cave.
Immediately after, strange snakes, even more bizarre in appearance, swiftly darted out from the darkness.
These strange snakes had no scales on their bodies; their skin was a peculiar translucent color, allowing one to vaguely see their constantly wriggling internal organs, and their bodies were over three meters long.
Their eyes were like burning ghostly green flames, flickering with ferocity and greed.
When Zhou Qi saw this scene, he only felt that this underground space was becoming more and more bizarre; first there were gray-skinned, scaleless strange snakes, and now even more bizarre ones appeared.
Moreover, their numbers were increasing; how did they replenish themselves underground? This question had always lingered in Zhou Qi's mind, never ceasing.
The Fourth-Order Army Ants instantly entered battle mode; they quickly gathered, transmitting information to each other with their antennae, organizing an orderly defense line.
These strange snakes attacked more swiftly and bizarrely than the previous ones; they twisted their long bodies, and could spray black smoke from their mouths.
The Fourth-Order Army Ants enveloped by the black smoke began to become sluggish, while the One-Order Army Ants were directly poisoned to death.
These bizarre transparent strange snakes could actually spray poisonous mist! Zhou Qi repeatedly retreated.
But the Fourth-Order Army Ants did not flinch; relying on their high degree of collective coordination, some quickly climbed onto the strange snakes' bodies, frantically tearing and biting with their sharp mandibles.
Although the transparent strange snake's skin was tough, it could not withstand such dense attacks, and soon bloodstains appeared.
Zhou Qi glanced at the Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers and immediately ordered them to attack.
Ten Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers leaped out, their thick legs providing powerful propulsion, transforming into streaks of black lines.
Their thick segmented legs stepped onto the transparent strange snake's body, ignoring the poisonous smoke sprayed by the transparent strange snake; with a push and pull of their forelegs, the transparent strange snake was torn to shreds.
Even more, some Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers held the transparent strange snake with their forelegs; no matter how the strange snake struggled, it could not escape the Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers' grasp.
It was directly sent into the Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers' ferocious mouthparts, and was eaten whole like "eating spicy strips."
But the strange snakes were numerous, surging forward wave after wave. One strange snake took the opportunity to entangle the leg of a Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldier, attempting to use its strength to constrict it.
The Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldier's thick and powerful leg muscles instantly exerted force, stomping the strange snake fiercely onto the ground; a small pit was formed in the stony ground, and the strange snake's body twisted and deformed under the heavy pressure.
At the same time, the Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldier's sharp and slender tail came into play.
It aimed at the head of a strange snake and quickly stabbed it, containing Fire Poison and the Bullet Ant's fatal venom.
The strange snake that was stabbed instantly straightened its body like a stretched rubber band, lying on the ground like a wooden stick, no longer moving.
The Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers' collective coordination instinct allowed them to skillfully command the scattered Fourth-Order Army Ants around them.
These Fourth-Order Army Ants, as if receiving orders, quickly climbed onto the strange snakes' bodies, frantically tearing and biting with their sharp mandibles.
The strange snakes' transparent skin developed small wounds under the Army Ants' attacks; although the wounds healed quickly, this gave the Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers more opportunities to attack.
Facing more and more transparent strange snakes.
The Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers, utilizing the jumping ability of the Fifth-Order Giant Fleas, leaped high into the air, turned around, and fiercely slashed a group of strange snakes with their serrated wings.
The strange snakes' bodies were torn open by the serrations, and transparent bodily fluids splashed out, forming pools of bizarre liquid on the ground.
As the battle continued, the Cave was filled with the strange snakes' blood and the pungent venom scent emitted by the insect beasts.
The Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers fought with increasing ferocity, and the rest of the insect soldiers also followed suit.
Their hard and tough exoskeletons withstood most of the strange snakes' attacks; occasionally, strange snakes bit their exoskeletons, but could only leave shallow marks.
Meanwhile, under the powerful attacks of the Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers, the strange snakes gradually lost their advantage. Their attacks became chaotic, and their numbers continuously decreased.
Finally, the last strange snake collapsed to the ground under a fatal blow from a Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldier, and a brief calm returned to the Cave.
Only the heavy breathing of the Fourth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers and the wriggling of the strange snake remains on the ground seemed to tell the story of this fierce battle.
The entire underground Cave became silent at this moment, and the usual eerie sounds no longer came from the nearby underground lake.
Just as Zhou Qi's mind slightly relaxed, a strange snake with a thick black body, as thick as a bucket, shot out like a sharp sword from the largest cave in the rock wall…
