Chapter 369 One step away
As long as the review department of the Hunter Association is dominated by that group of old diehards, and someone is secretly pushing the situation...
The final candidates for the expedition team will always be Nitro, Nobu and Mo Lao.
Even now, Moreau still can't figure out why Nitro can tolerate the existence of these old stubborns in the censorship department.
What he couldn't accept even more was that as a legendary hunter, Nitro was willing to be swayed by a group of old stubborns.
In comparison, Biyang Deke is much freer.
Morrow doesn’t know much about Yang De.
But he was very sure that if Biyangde became the president of the association, the first thing he would do would be to kick the butts of those stubborn old men.
"Chairman Nitro's first target is the queen ant, but considering the size of the chimera ant army, there is a high probability that he will implement a battle plan to weaken the army first."
Morro was silently calculating in his mind.
He vaguely remembered that the team led by the division leader chimera ants would be killed by Nitro within a month until there were only a dozen left.
However, due to the analysis given by the experts that the ant king is not expected to be born until two months later, the Nitro team still did not rush to launch a general attack after significantly reducing the strength of the ant nest.
There is indeed nothing wrong with this approach. After all, the chimeric ant queen cannot breed soldier ants before the ant king is born.
This also means that as long as the Nitro team implements this tactic to the end, they can easily capture the ant nest with the lowest risk.
It can be said that this tactic is very hunter-like.
But the Nitro team never expected that the Ant King would be born a month early.
"Just in case, I must convince President Nitro ten days in advance to let them directly launch a general attack on the ant nest. The best result is to kill the direct guards on the spot and kill the ant king."
Morrow looked thoughtful and thought: "That means I only have fifteen days at most to level up——"
The Nitro team didn't know that the Ant King would actually be born in just one month.
But Moreau knew.
Because of this, he decided to intervene in advance and push the expedition team to attack the ant nest as soon as possible.
As long as the ant king is prevented from being born, the difficulty of the entire event will be greatly reduced.
What's more, there is still a chance to grab a head of a direct guard when Nitro's team attacks the ant nest. Moro is not greedy.
As long as he could securely capture the head of one of his direct guards, he would be satisfied.
The other side.
The team composed of Nitro, Mo Laowu and Nobu does not only operate in the outer areas like Moro.
Instead, he headed straight towards the location of the ant nest.
Although I have learned from Kate about the general strength of the chimera ant's immediate bodyguards, I still have to confirm with my own eyes to judge the odds of winning the battle.
In addition, the specific troop deployment of the Ant Nest is still unclear.
So whether we can directly attack the ant nest requires on-site investigation before we can make a preliminary judgment.
"That bumblebee is probably the reconnaissance ability of the soldier ant. Do you want to confirm further?"
Mo Laowu looked at the direction where he just shot down the bumblebee, and asked out of caution.
Nitro put his hands into his sleeves, looked forward, and said with a smile: "We want to get to the ant nest as quickly as possible. Exposing our whereabouts is an inevitable result, so there is no need to waste time on such details."
" The president is right."
Norbu, wearing a black suit, raised his hand to touch the frame and said calmly: "And the location of the ant nest will not change. If the enemy wants to take the initiative based on our movements, it will be beneficial to what we are going to do next."
Nitro said seriously: "Anyway, let's go to the ant nest to confirm the situation with our own eyes. 》
The group of people shuttled through the dense forest like an arrow from a string, without any intention of concealing their whereabouts.
In just half a day, Nitro's team arrived at a rocky mountain area only three or four kilometers away from the ant nest.
They stood on a rocky mountain and looked at the ant nest in the distance. Even at this distance, they could still see a wave of thoughts expanding outward from the nest.
That is a circle.
A circle with an extremely exaggerated scope and an irregular shape covering all sides.
"That circle should be the handiwork of the direct guard Kate encountered."
Mo Laowu stared at the circle extending over the ant nest in the distance. Based on the information Kate had provided previously, his source was almost certain.
After all, the direct guard, even without using the circle, could directly sense Kate's restrained aura two kilometers away.
Hence, it is not surprising that a circle of this size can be released.
Norbu put his hands in his pockets and thought: "The information provided by Kate did not mention such a degree of roundness."
"Haha, maybe the direct guard just learned it in the past few days."
Mo Laowu grinned.
Nobu gave him a warning look and said calmly: "I think it is more likely because she realized the importance of strengthening vigilance after contacting Kate and Moreau, or maybe Moreau's actions in the past few days have attracted the other party's great attention."
Having said this, Norbu paused for a moment, and then concluded in his usual calm tone:
"That's why the alert has been further strengthened. Under the current situation, it is already impossible to bypass that level of "circle" surveillance. "
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Mo Laowu heard something subtle, and said half-jokingly: "Why do I feel like you are blaming Moreau for taking action without authorization?"
"Isn't it?"
Norbu did not deny it, but asked directly.
Mo Laowu raised his hand and tickled his cheek.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with Moreau's actions.
In his opinion, fighting is inevitable in order to deal with the queen in the ant nest.
Morrow's unauthorized actions can also weaken the strength of the ant nest.
To put it further, killing one more chimera ant may save an NGL citizen from disaster.
Although his views were different from those of Nobu, Mo Laowu just kept them in mind and did not argue with Nobu.
While the two of them were chatting for a few words, Nitro had already observed the strength of Neferbit's thoughts, and said with his beard: "The situation is not good, that guy looks stronger than me."
As soon as these words came out, Norbu and Mo Laowu both looked at Nitro.
The strategy of the operation is to find out the strength of the chimera ants, and then weaken them until the time is right to capture the ant nest in one fell swoop.
The most critical aspect of this operation is the final attack.
That is to break through the line of defense directly guarded by the chimera ants head-on.
And now that Nitro said this, he was still a little frustrated.
Norbu sighed softly: "President, you are kidding me too much. If you are not her opponent, then who else can deal with her?"
Hush."
Nitro smiled.
He was not joking.
In terms of the strength of his thoughts alone, the direct guard was indeed far above him.
But the outcome of a battle never depends solely on the strength of the mind.
Gazing at the powerful aura coming from the direction of the ant nest, Nitro couldn't help but feel a sense of expectation in his heart.
At this time, Mo Laowu said: "It seems that it is not that easy to break into the ant nest."
"Indeed."
Nitro responded: "However, if conditions permit, it is naturally the best solution to solve it in the simplest way. The question is how to do it? Do you have any plan?"
As he said this, he turned to look at Mo Laowu and Nobu.
Norbu sighed again: "President, why should we ask questions knowingly? Since Mo Laowu and I have the ability, of course we will deal with them one by one quietly."
As soon as he finished speaking,
Nobu squatted down, and a dark passage emerged from the rocky ground in front of him.
He reached into it with his right hand, took out a large pipe, and threw it to Mo Laowu beside him.
Mo Laowu took the pipe and said with a smile: "Anyway, let's find out the number of enemies first."
They have just launched an operation here.
Neferbit, who was sitting cross-legged on the platform of the outer wall of the ant nest, noticed it immediately.
"There are a lot of them, they are coming this way, they don't look like living things, they're just tests. Meow."
Nephebit looked down at the forest ahead, muttering to himself.
At this moment.
Rabbits made of white smoke are running around in the forest.
This is Mo Laowu's ability.
Through the actions of the Smoke Rabbit Group, we can gradually figure out the approximate strength of the ant nest.
On the outer wall of the ant nest.
Neferbitt watched Smoke Rabbit's movements closely.
As they gradually approached the ant nest, she quickly judged that these were nothing more than harmless beings.
Since it is not a creature, it can only be the ability of the enemy.
"It is indeed a test - it seems that they will attack sooner or later."
Nephibit raised his hand to his chin, suppressing the urge to take the initiative to fight.
If you act rashly without knowing the details of the enemy's capabilities, you may play into the opponent's hands.
Hence, the best response at present is to maintain the operation of the warning network.
Once the enemy attacks, he can immediately grasp the movement and then kill him.
“However, even if the soldier ants mastered Nian, humans still broke in so easily.”
Nephibit shook his head in disappointment.
In the past few days, the Chimera Ants have lost four or five divisions of troops one after another, but they haven't even figured out the details of the enemy.
Even today, the other party has come so close.
This made her feel that even if she helped the soldiers to read, it didn't seem to bring much substantial returns.
Hands-on, it means that hunting efficiency has improved.
What Nephibit didn't know was that the team in front of him who used their abilities to conduct tests was not the culprit that wiped out four or five divisions.
At this moment, a gentle voice came from behind Neferbit: "If you use your own standards to measure the role of the soldier ants, disappointment is inevitable.
Neferbit did not look back.
She had noticed it long before the other party spoke.
The person coming is none other than Oyapfu, the other direct guard.
He is the one with the most distinctive human features among the three direct guards.
If it were not for the insect tentacles extending from his forehead and the pair of elegant butterfly wings behind his back.
Looking at his face and body shape, he would almost look like a handsome human man.
Owl Yapfu slowly stepped forward, looked at the forest in the distance, and said pointedly: "If you have fought against humans, you should understand the importance of ability in combat, but soldier ants are not like us, who can effortlessly discover the abilities they want."
Hyapov continued in a matter-of-fact tone: "From the beginning of their birth, the gap in talent has been determined. Give them some more time. If necessary, I will personally guide them."
She has lost interest in improving the strength of the soldier ants.
If it were not for the duty of guarding, she would rather study the human body.
The Nitro team's investigation was carried out directly under the eyes of the chimera ants.
This is the confidence brought by strength.
This is also because the army of soldier ants that go out to hunt will eventually return to their nests.
Every time this comes and goes, the information will be captured by Mo Laowu's group of smoke rabbits.
The chimera ants also tried to eliminate the smoke rabbits, but no matter how many they eliminated.
These smoke rabbits, like endless, will keep popping up again soon.
Although I tried to confirm the source, after several actions, I still got nothing.
On the contrary, it also delayed the task of hunting humans.
This result is inevitable.
Mo Laowu wanted to make a smoke rabbit, but it was just a matter of blowing a few more puffs of smoke.
And Nobu's fourth-dimensional apartment is an invincible logistical support.
Faced with this unreasonable combination of abilities, it would be difficult for the chimera ants to achieve anything even if they sent out a large force.
Nitro's team is searching for the bottom, while Moro is relying on Pengsi's reconnaissance ability to continuously improve the efficiency of hunting.
Since it was confirmed that Nitro had started taking action, Moreau stopped moving on the periphery and directly pushed the hunting area deeper into the area.
There are only fifteen days.
Morrow must race against time to snatch the prey with Nitro,
And with Nitro responsible for attracting the attention of the chimera ants, Moro's risks during hunting can also be reduced.
Soon another three days passed.
Morrowen has successfully advanced to level 77.
Although the higher the level, the more experience points are required.
But he can't stand up to this ant colony-like experience baby.
As Moro's team and Nitro's team carried out hunting operations respectively, the death of a large number of soldier ants finally made the division commanders in the ant nest feel the crisis.
In order to deal with this targeted hunting by the enemy, division commanders began to adopt a strategy of team action.
However, this change has actually improved Morrow's upgrade efficiency in disguise.
Another week has passed, and Moro's level has soared to Lv.80.
He could hardly count how many teams of chimera ants he had eliminated in the past ten days.
Even the stars that were implanted before have been harvested more than half.
"There are still about five days to go—"
Morrow stood on the top of a rocky mountain, looking at the ant nest that looked like a small black dot in the distance.
It will be soon.
As long as he reaches Lv.81, he will be able to confirm the reward mechanism for the annual ring upgrade.
deep inside the ant nest.
Melena sat quietly in an inconspicuous corner, reviewing the status information of the "offliners" in her mind.
"Four of them have reached level 100——·Very good."
Although human hunting has led to the premature demise of some downline personnel, the division commanders she has invested in at least know how to assess the situation.
Unlike some idiots who don’t even understand the most basic principles of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.
"As long as the ant queen is born and leaves the nest, I can take action directly."
Melena calmly glanced in the direction of the ant queen, with a hint of killing intent quietly passing through her eyes.