Black Birch said, "Great King, Second King, this isn't normal..."
Dragon Cypress said, "Perhaps they're brewing a great war. Don't guess! Both sides are commanded by the experienced Old Bee King and Old Ant King, who are orchestrating their efforts. And what have we experienced? We can't guess. We're just spectators; let's watch calmly, observe more, and learn more."
Black Birch said, "Understood, Great King!"
Ink Orchid pushed off her Throne and dove down to report to the Snow Velvet Spider King.
They continued their observation. For a whole day, there were no major movents. The Snow Velvet Spider King could no longer be bothered to support a water column to climb and look into the distance, so she simply waited on the sea surface for Ink Orchid to co down and report.
Their observation continued. For four consecutive days, defensive fortifications were continuously built on the islands surrounding Blue Island. Ice Boats, dispatched by various Kingdoms, intermittently arrived, carrying Soldier Ants of the Ant Clan to the islands. Once ashore, they imdiately burrowed into the pointed bastions and disappeared. On Blue Island itself, Wave Tree Bay's side would occasionally dispatch a team to explore deep into the island. From ti to ti, a squad of Blue Soldiers would erge from the forest to ambush the Wave Tree Bay team. Small-scale conflicts continued unabated, yet there were no signs of large troop movents.
Then, without warning, late on the fifth night, the Snow Velvet Spider King and Ink Orchid, who were resting on the floating ice, woke up startled simultaneously.
Ink Orchid leaped up, vibrating her spiritual power and shouting, "Dragon Cypress! Black Birch! Get up! It's started!"
Dragon Cypress and Black Birch were startled awake.
Ink Orchid raised her claw toward the south, exclaiming in horror, "Such terrifying Origin Force Fluctuation!"
How could a Lord-Level Little Mantis perceive Origin Force Fluctuation? The Snow Velvet Spider King was surprised but didn't dwell on it. Her gaze remained fixed on the south as she said in a heavy voice, "In the end, the Stone Hunt Blue Ants were the ones who couldn't hold back and launched the first attack."
Before Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid could ask, the Snow Velvet Spider King added, "I guess this is still just a probe."
"..."
Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, and Black Birch were speechless; they also didn't fully understand. What are all these probes for? Are they going to fight or not?
The next mont, the rumbling, earth-shattering roar of waves rolled in. Imdiately following were towering waves, forty to fifty ters high.
The Snow Velvet Spider King activated her Ability. The floating ice beneath the insects' feet turned snow-white. Bone-chilling cold spread in all directions, racing like serpents as the surrounding seawater froze, forming a pure white ice net with a radius of over a thousand ters.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
The solid ice shattered. The surging waves lifted the floating ice they stood on dozens of ters high, then slamd it down hard. The Snow Velvet Spider King continuously outputted Origin Force, forming web-like Ice around the floating ice to resist the impact of the waves and reduce the turbulence.
Wave after wave crashed. In the vast sea, the snow-white floating ice rose and fell violently with the giant waves. Blue Island had launched a night raid using its Tsunami Ability; they were definitely using the tsunami to strike the islands occupied by Wave Tree Bay. Even over two hundred kiloters away, the waves reached heights of forty to fifty ters. How fierce must the tsunami striking the islands have been?
Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, and Black Birch were inexplicably shocked. The word 'terrifying' is no longer sufficient to describe the might of the Stone Hunt Blue Ant Kingdom.
"Be careful!" the Snow Velvet Spider King suddenly warned. Her Primordial Energy erupted, and the floating ice carrying them shattered abruptly. Only a sharp, boat-shaped piece remained. Under the control of imnse Water System Origin Force, it rode the wind and broke the waves, speeding through the churning sea.
At the sa ti, Ink Orchid also noticed sothing amiss and warned in a low voice, "Underwater! The Ant Clan is chasing us!"
Dragon Cypress instinctively wanted to activate his Soul-Setting Ability to scan the deep sea but managed to stop himself just in ti. My Soul-Setting Ability absolutely must not be exposed!
"Stone Hunt Blue Ants?" Dragon Cypress asked.
"Stone Hunt Blue Ants," the Snow Velvet Spider King replied, adding, "Their leader is a Sea God Horn Beetle Warrior. It's using its 'Sea Soul' Ability to sense and lock onto our position."
Dragon Cypress was puzzled. "How did they find us here? We're over two hundred kiloters away."
The Snow Velvet Spider King said, "I don't understand either."
The Snow Velvet Spider King said, "This is a battlefield. Let's not clash with them. We retreat."
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