Once she learns from her subordinates that there are enemies nearby, the queen ant will take timely measures to deal with the enemy invasion.
It's a bit tricky to wait for the queen ant to react, mobilize the ant colony army to launch a fierce offensive, or just run away.
The purpose this time is to eliminate the ant colony, ensure the peace of the surrounding area, and never allow the ant colony to spread again.
In order to hide the figures of his group and avoid disturbing the ant colony prematurely, Zhang Deming used a cloud and mist technique.
This technique is called the ‘Mist Hidden Technique’.
It doesn't have a strong effect, but it can release a layer of thick mist, which has a cloud-like effect, hiding everyone's figures.
This kind of cloud and mist effect will not affect the sight of Zhang Deming and his group of monks, and they can move freely within the cloud and mist.
However, the sight of army ants will be affected by such clouds and fog.
In other words, once the hidden fog method is used, the army ants will not be able to detect the figures of Zhang Deming and his party from a distance. They will only be aware of them when they come into close contact.
On the contrary, the sight of Zhang Deming and his party was not affected, and they could clearly see the status and location of the marching ant colony.
In this way, it will be easy to take action.
As a sixth-level Qi-training monk, it is not difficult to perform the Hidden Mist Technique, and it does not consume much mana.
This spell is easy for monks to crack, and common spells such as mist spells can disperse the clouds and mist.
But army ants are not monks, so how can they perform such magic?
At most, he can use his innate magical power and bite his opponent.
With the use of the Hidden Mist Technique, a large amount of mist spread and emerged in the ant nest, billowing like a sea of clouds.
"Everyone, please come closer and don't stay too far away."
“Never alert the enemy too early.”
Zhang Deming gave a warning.
Zhang Nianchuan and others nodded in unison.
Under the cover of the Hidden Mist, everyone slowly entered the nest and soon encountered the army ants wandering outside.
These army ants act as scouts, exploring the surroundings of the nest to ensure the safety of the nest.
Seeing more than a dozen army ants appear, Zhang Deming immediately became vigilant.
The army ants that appeared in front of us were only about the size of a thumb. They were not a threat in themselves. Even wild cats could deal with them.
In response, Zhang Deming quickly drew his sword.
A fiery red flying sword slashed out, and with a few clang clangs, it split several army ants with one strike, all of them breaking into two pieces.
When the monk draws his sword, let alone army ants, he can kill even flies with precision. If you want to cut off the wings, you can cut off the wings without any deviation.
"Entering the lair."
"Don't take it lightly!"
After cleaning up the marching ant queen who played the role of scout, Zhang Deming reminded everyone that they had officially entered the ant nest.
The army ants spent a lot of time building the ant nest, and the soil inside it became extremely solid, able to withstand the impact of water flow and prevent it from collapsing.
To completely eliminate this group of army ants, simply destroying the nest is definitely not enough.
Even after cleaning up more than a dozen army ants, it had no impact on the ant colony at all.
How to clean up these army ants quickly and effectively? Zhang Deming has a good way.
"All birds, insects and beasts are afraid of flames, especially insect pests such as army ants, which are most afraid of flames. We may try to use a fire attack strategy."
"Using fire attacks will be easier and the effect will be faster."
Zhang Deming suggested, taking out a magic weapon and showing it in front of everyone.
"This is a second-level high-grade magical weapon, the Spirit-Gathering Fire Gourd. When activated, it can trigger a blazing red flame that can easily melt pig iron."
After the introduction, Zhang Deming sighed slightly again.
"But this magical artifact is of too high a grade and requires a late-stage Qi training monk to use it."
"My cultivation as a monk of the Zhang family is still relatively low, and there is no suitable candidate who can activate this magical weapon, so I can only ask you for help."
"Not only that, the queen who leads the ant colony has reached at least the seventh level of Qi training, which is far beyond what my Zhang family can deal with."
"Those are the two toughest issues right now."
"So, thank you for your hard work."
After Zhang Deming finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Zhang Nianchuan and other Qingshan Sect disciples, with a look of anticipation on his face.
Obviously, with his sixth level of Qi training, he is still in the middle stage of Qi training and cannot fully control the Gathering Spirits and Fire Gourd. He needs help from Zhang Nianchuan and other late Qi training monks.
Among the Zhang family, the only second-level fire attribute magic weapon is the Gathering Spirit and Fire Gourd.
The spiritual field was destroyed by the ant colony, the income was greatly reduced, and the family's cultivation resources were scarce. The Zhang family no longer had any extra spiritual stones to purchase new magical weapons.
After understanding Zhang Deming's proposal, Song Minghui just thought about it for a moment, then nodded and said: "I am at the eighth level of Qi training. I can activate this magic weapon. Leave this matter to me."
"If that queen ant is only at the seventh level of Qi training, I can deal with it."
Zhang Nianchuan also made a statement.
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at Lin Han, Chu Qin, and Xu Yi, and said slowly: "My three senior brothers are all in the late stage of Qi training, and can completely fight against the queen ant alone. If we join forces,
It’s not difficult to win.”
"They are all in the late stage of Qi training, so this matter will be easy to handle. The Qingshan Sect is indeed a place of outstanding people."
Zhang Deming laughed: "On behalf of the entire Zhang family, Zhang would like to thank all fellow Taoists for their help today!"
"There's no need to say any more polite words. Let's get rid of this group of army ants first. Don't delay too much to avoid sudden changes."
Song Minghui didn't want to say any more. She didn't like the way the head of the family kept talking, so it would be easier to go straight to the point and take action directly.
"Okay, okay!"
Zhang Deming was good at observing words and expressions, so he didn't say much more. He handed the Gathering Spirit Fire Gourd to Song Minghui and briefly explained how to use this magical weapon.
After getting the magic weapon, Song Minghui got a little familiar with it and mastered the method of using the spirit-gathering fire gourd.
Since the ant nest is built in the formation spiritual vein of Guangde County, there is a large amount of heaven and earth spiritual energy in the surrounding area, which can fully supply the second-level magic weapon to activate it.
Everyone chose to continue walking for a while, moving forward in the ant nest with complex terrain.
The ant nest is built underground and has a very complex structure that extends in all directions. It takes some time to understand the topography of the nest.
Finding the location of the queen ant is not easy.
Therefore, you cannot blindly release the Gathering Spirit Fire Gourd, at least you have to get close to the ant colony before doing so.
With the cover of the fog hidden method, everyone gradually went deep into the ant nest.
"Ten feet ahead, there are signs of activity of a large group of marching ants. We can try to use the fire attack technique!"
The monk's eyesight was very good and he could clearly see a fly a hundred feet away. After discovering the traces of the marching ant colony, Zhang Deming whispered a reminder.