Chapter 90: The Grand Battle (4)
The battlefield was now a mountainous heap of insect corpses. Yellow and black bodies were tangled together in chaotic piles, which had not been cleared for quite some time.
Amidst this mountain of death, fierce battles raged on. From afar, it was impossible to distinguish the living from the dead in the endless mass of insects.
This was the eighteenth day of the battle.
The battlefield was now largely devoid of Yellow Earth Ant Soldier Ants, and the swarm’s Soldier Ants had long since been expended. The swarm had been holding the line with millions of newly hatched Soldier Ant reinforcements each day, supplemented by large numbers of Worker Ants.
As the enemy’s Soldier Ants dwindled, the swarm’s advantage of producing millions of new Soldier Ants daily became increasingly evident.
The main combatants evolved over time:
At first, it was Soldier Ants vs. Soldier Ants.
Then, Soldier Ants vs. Soldier Ants + Worker Ants.
Later, Soldier Ants + Worker Ants vs. Worker Ants + a few Soldier Ants.