Chapter 47: The Assault (Part 6)
Niva took a direct hit to her chest. She was pushed backward. Several parts of her hard armor had cracked, and she was injured. Her opponent was extremely strong, but this wasn’t over yet—she could still fight. Besides, the situation wasn’t as bad as she thought.
Around her, there were still quite a number of Ant Bees. The enemy forces, which originally numbered twelve hundred, had been reduced to about four hundred.
"You will lose," said Niva.
They had defeated around eight hundred enemies, though on the other hand, thousands of Ant Bees had also perished—from level one all the way to even level fifteen. Numerically, their side suffered more losses, but it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
As long as the Queen Ant Bee remained alive, the colony would survive. And deep inside the nest, there were still around a thousand Ant Bees. They had been deliberately kept from joining the fight. Their duty was to guard the Queen Ant Bee and Alvaric.
"You’ve drawn your conclusion too soon," said Gramn, pointing behind her. "We’ve received reinforcements."
Niva looked back and saw hundreds of additional soldiers arriving. She swallowed hard. Surveying the battlefield, only around six hundred Ant Bees remained capable of fighting. They were now outnumbered, and at the same time, the enemy commander, Clard, was walking toward her.
He stood beside Gramn. "I know you don’t like it when someone interferes in your fight, but we have to defeat their commander. We don’t have much time—the troops are getting exhausted," said Clard.
Gramn turned to him. "We have reinforcements. That should be more than enough."
"Don’t underestimate them!" Clard snapped.
Gramn wanted to argue, but Clard’s eyes were filled with fury. That gaze silenced him. Deep down, he didn’t like this at all. For a split second, he even felt the urge to kill Clard.