Chapter 89: The Grand Battle (3)
Unfortunately, these “Pancake Bugs” could only bully ant colonies lacking massive combat units like the Ultra Giant Soldier Ants. Once the ant colony they parasitized was overrun by the swarm, they could only contribute their genes to the collective.
The original Pancake Bugs were only about 7–8 centimeters in length, but the ones appearing on the battlefield were results of Luo Wen’s genetic modifications.
In his free time, Luo Wen had used their genetic template and added genes for increased size, enlarging them to around 30 centimeters.
Due to their large appetites and refusal to perform any labor, only about a hundred of them were produced.
Originally, Luo Wen intended to use them as “flatbed carts” for strategic relocation of the Brood Nest if the battle with the Yellow Earth Ant Legion went poorly.
However, upon seeing the battlefield near the waterfall, Luo Wen had a sudden inspiration and dispatched fifty Pancake Bugs to the front.
Since the Brood Nest had only been relocated once, it was positioned quite close to the cliff, making it relatively near to the battlefield. Thankfully, despite their slow movement, the Pancake Bugs managed to crawl to the battlefield within a few hours.
Had the distance been greater, they would have arrived too late—long after the battle had ended.
Given their physical structure, the Pancake Bugs would never have reached the cliff on their own. Fortunately, they had allies. With their dense shields, each Pancake Bug was so heavy it required seven or eight Transport Bugs to haul it up the cliff.