【Your servants have discovered new prey.】
Thanks to Lin Miao providing a basic food supply, they were able to channel most of their surplus energy into exploring that otherworld.
The ant colony sent scouts in all directions, constantly expanding their territory and devouring anything edible, just like ordinary ants.
In that otherworld, however, their sheer size set them completely apart from ordinary ants, making them monsters capable of striking terror into the hearts of any living creature.
At this very moment, they were hunting a massive bear.
By all accounts, a creature like a bear was never something tiny ants could hunt.
This isn't an ordinary bear, is it?
Watching the screen, Lin Miao shivered slightly as he stared at the raging, muscular beast roaring deafeningly, its eyes gleaming with raw malice.
Whether in terms of size or sheer ferocity, it was on an entirely different level compared to any ordinary bear Lin Miao knew.
Yet, unlike Lin Miao, who felt an instinctive dread even through the screen, the ants seemed utterly devoid of fear. They lunged at the giant bear without a moment's hesitation, launching a coordinated pack hunt.
【Your servants never hesitate.】
Even when some of their comrades were crushed by the raging bear's massive paws, the colony used their deaths as a distraction. They swarmed the bear's body, biting with their mandibles and dragging it down, slowly but surely subduing the beast.
Looking back, their action just now was almost as if they had intentionally sacrificed a companion to serve as bait.
Once the giant bear was pinned, one of the evolved ants—larger and stronger than the average worker ant—scrambled onto its back. With a swift snap of its massive mandibles, it pierced and severed the beast's neck.
Lin Miao couldn't help but marvel at the clean, decisive strike. It was incredibly efficient.
Although they had sacrificed a single worker ant, the hunt had ended much faster than expected because of it.
【They have detected magic within the magical beast.】
The worker ants carefully probed the bear's carcass with their antennae. Upon discovering the special power they desired within, they immediately dismantled the corpse and transported it back to the nest in pieces.
【The servants have found new prey...】
This kind of hunting was not isolated to the single location Lin Miao was watching.
The ant colony had already dispatched dozens of scouting parties in all directions.
As they scouted, any prey they encountered was ruthlessly slaughtered and processed into food without a second thought.
“So you guys are basically planning to wipe out every living thing here, huh?”
Lin Miao sighed, continuing to observe their movements.
For the ant colony, the concept of leaving room for future sustainability was entirely foreign.
Consequently, as prey in this area grew scarce, the colony's range of activity and sphere of influence would only continue to expand.
It was impossible for any single creature to stand in their way.
Even if they encountered a powerful magical beast that was difficult to hunt, the evolved ants' superior speed and communication allowed them to instantly summon reinforcements from the surrounding areas, overwhelming their target through sheer numbers and coordination.
To truly stop them, one would ultimately need an army of equal scale and organization.
【Your servants have discovered enemies.】
Seeing this notification, Lin Miao's heart tightened. He immediately asked, “Is it those goblins from before?”
And indeed, such an army had appeared.
This was the feed sent back by the worker ant that had ventured the farthest to scout.
An innumerable horde of fully armed goblins was marching in a grand, imposing procession toward the ant colony's fortress.
“They're definitely coming for us.”
Lin Miao froze in place, staring tensely at the screen.
Though Lin Miao had no way of knowing their exact motives, the grudges behind them, or the specific reasons, he knew very well why these goblins were here.
【Your servants have sensed danger.】
Through the information relayed by the scouting worker ants, the entire colony instantly became aware of the approaching enemy army.
They, too, could distinguish between hunting and war.
The entire colony naturally mobilized, preparing for war.
“How can they be this fast?”
During this process, Lin Miao noticed something astonishing: the ants had reacted to the enemy with incredible speed.
It wasn't just the individuals near the nest that could communicate quickly; even the hunting and scouting parties far away had reacted in unison the moment the enemy was spotted, their movements perfectly synchronized.
It was as if every single one of them was carrying a walkie-talkie or a smartphone.
“The strengthened hive mind... No way, right?”
A term he had once heard in passing flashed through his mind, and Lin Miao's eyes widened.
It wasn't just individual ants that had evolved.
This didn't look like a simple change in command and coordination brought about by evolved individuals; rather, the entire colony they formed had undergone a complete evolutionary shift.
Ants were already highly organized by nature, but it should never have reached this level.
Even transmitting information usually required physical contact.
Yet now, they were rallying around the fortress and forming ranks at a speed that truly made it seem as though they shared a singular hive mind.
【Your servants are resolved to fight. They believe this is only natural.】
Every single ant active in the region was converging on the fortress, while the colony in the terrarium continuously sent reinforcements into the otherworld through the spatial rifts.
Perhaps because they were larger than the goblins, their presence was not the least bit overshadowed.
In fact, with the addition of soldier ants to their ranks, the pressure radiating from their side felt even more overwhelming.
Staring at the battle-ready colony, Lin Miao couldn't put his mind at ease. He muttered anxiously to himself, They can win this, right?
The very reason his godhood had awakened was because the ants' fearsome reputation had already spread across this region.
Which meant these invading goblins knew exactly what they were up against and still dared to wage war on the ants.
The goblins had to have some kind of trump card to back up such a move.
If the colony won, they would secure a massive haul of food all at once. But if they lost... the consequences would be catastrophic.
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