After the magic talisman blew up the consciousness structure of the Vulcan ant group, it naturally activated the corresponding stop loss and repair mechanism.
As mentioned before, as long as the deformed nest of Vulcan ants and the material foundation and structure are there, it is not difficult to reshape the group consciousness. The Vulcan ant society has proved this with five or six consecutive successful cases. According to research on fire ants
Related information about the god ants, when the Vulcan ant society suffers a fatal impact - usually the queen is killed or captured, and the distorted nest is seriously damaged, leading to the collapse of group consciousness and the leaderless ants. This kind of sociality is extremely
A strong distorted population will turn on the extreme survival mode.
They will gather the ant chambers and ant tunnels that can be linked together on the remains of the nest, using the still intact area as the axis, and emit relevant pheromones to maximize the number of defeated soldiers. After gathering to a certain scale, they will
The special distortion path stimulates the cultivation of a temporary queen, and restructures the group consciousness in a short period of time. Based on this, it can regroup through rapid replacement.
If there is no such large-scale area, a single ant chamber can also complete this kind of work, but the group consciousness generated will be very low-level. Each ant chamber will also gradually integrate and slowly merge, but along with it,
Including conflicts and fighting, and must end with the death of the losing temporary queen, the process is very tragic.
It is this "extreme survival" model, as well as the matching high-speed replacement capability, that has helped the Vulcan ant society to survive tenaciously in this volcanic area for decades. But it is also this model that in today's world
Under special circumstances... it appears too early!
The "venom bomb" of the magic talisman works from the top down, spiritually defeating the group consciousness of the Vulcan ant society. This blow did not cause much damage to the Vulcan ant nest, but it sent "poisonous spores" into the Vulcan ant nest.
Every corner of Vulcan ant society.
Ronan still doesn't know what the structure of the sharp and cruel instinct of the magic talisman is, but every time this guy hunts, he will accurately tear the target's seven-inch vitals, and this time is no exception.
"Toxic spores" do not have direct lethality, but when they spread, the Vulcan ants that were shuttled through various ant chambers and ant tunnels suddenly became chaotic in their originally tight and orderly queues.
They seemed to have lost their sense of direction, and the queue was disconnected from front to back. Some of them accelerated forward, while others turned around and turned back. Some even clashed with each other, interfered with each other, and turned around in circles.
"Interfering pheromones."
Ronan roughly estimated the answer. The behavioral patterns of swarming insects such as ants are largely guided by pheromones. Although Vulcan ants are abnormal species, they still retain some similar patterns.
Due to the confusion in the information received by the Vulcan Ants, the large circulation system centered on the "heart" of the aberration nest has been out of order, but upon closer inspection, there are some general rules to follow.
Millions or tens of millions of Vulcan ants are clearly targeting the ant chamber closest to them and gradually gathering. Each ant chamber is a center, almost without exception - so in just ten seconds
After that, the aberration lair had hundreds or thousands of centers, and even began to cut circulation channels, collect the circulating energy, and enter a de facto separatist mode.
"This is really... haha."
For the Vulcan ant colony that was torn apart, no, it should be "dead by a thousand cuts", they did nothing wrong.
The instincts engraved in their genes are taking effect. After the collapse of the dominant group consciousness, they quickly enter the extreme survival mode. The environment they feel and the stimulation they receive indicate that the overall structure of the aberration nest no longer exists.
They must focus on the remaining ant chambers, gather strength to the maximum extent, reshape the group consciousness, and then continue to update and resume the path of expansion.
So they did this, and they did a good job. The crisis pheromones formed after the "ant gathering" evaporated violently and were injected into the ant chamber in a special way, erasing the inhibitory pheromones of the Vulcan ant queen when she was "alive", making the
Some of the worker ants inside were deformed and killed each other. In the end, the winner became the temporary queen, built a rough new structure, and began to build a low-level group consciousness.
The Vulcan ant nests during this period have a sense of beauty that "a single spark can start a prairie fire".
In Ronan's mental induction network, faint soul fires were lighting up one after another, from a few to dozens to hundreds, quickly forming a large scale.
In the environment of the volcanic area, there should be no doubt about the amount of resources that the Vulcan ants can utilize. Although these low-level group consciousnesses are far less powerful than the previous ones, the imprints engraved in their genes still make them naturally capable.
It has the ability to draw and absorb external heat energy and life energy.
According to the normal survival mode, these low-level group consciousnesses will have a period of "loneliness" to further become familiar with and apply this skill. When they start to expand again, they should be experts in this field. They will be in the process of expansion.
Capture thousands of living creatures of other races and use them as food and slaves. Then, relying on the advantages formed by expansion, they defeat the same race that no longer belongs to the same aberrant evolutionary route, once again unify the volcanic area, and let their own genes follow a more powerful route.
Development and inheritance.
But the problem is: at this stage, every ant chamber is very close to each other!
So close that we were face to face as soon as we stepped out.
According to the genetic instinct of the Vulcan Ant, when faced with this situation, there is no kinship, brotherhood, brotherhood, and brotherhood. The only choice is:
hate!
The Vulcan Ant Civil War broke out fifteen seconds after the first low-level group consciousness was formed, and entered full-scale war mode five minutes later.
For a time, the entire core area of the Vulcan Ant Nest was in flames of war. Moreover, the impact of the collapse of the original group consciousness continued to spread. If there was a problem at the headquarters, the branches would not be able to get over it. The turmoil in the entire volcanic area would not be affected either.
Know when to draw the final line.
In other words, the entire Vulcan Ant society suddenly entered the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, and it’s not like no one wanted to work hard to save it.
Originally, the only core of the aberration nest, located in the "heart" under the lava, was the supreme ruler of the entire Vulcan ant society - perhaps adding the word "former", well, in short, the real queen of the Vulcan ants.
, is extremely angry and irritable at this moment.
The Queen Vulcan Ant probably belongs to that type of abnormal type. It has an extremely deformed body. The front half of its body is only about four or five centimeters, which is about five times larger than the normal Vulcan Ant, which is not bad.
But below its abdomen, it expanded rapidly in an incredible manner. Its diameter was only ten centimeters, which was almost the width of an adult's fist, and its length was about the length of an entire arm attached to the back.
This structure is somewhat similar to a termite queen, and many researchers suspect that the original species before its distortion was termites. However, no termite queen has such size and strength.
The completely unbalanced body proportions make it look more like a super-large eggplant with a calyx. At this time, this "eggplant" is squirming slightly, and a filthy light like pus and blood fills the entire "heart" space, reflecting the surrounding surroundings.
Countless fertilized eggs and unfertilized eggs are piled neatly on the wall, as well as a relatively neat team of worker ants and soldier ants.
Even more peripherally, there are layers of blood-red "fuzz" spread out in layers, neatly arranged like layers of terraced crops. They have become an integral part of the internal structure of the "heart".
At this time, the Vulcan Ant Queen had just recovered from the impact of her kingdom losing control.
In the entire Vulcan ant society, the Vulcan ant queen is definitely the one closest to possessing complete individual consciousness. In fact, she itself is the core of the construction of the Vulcan ant group consciousness. In addition to reproduction, it is in this group.
It can be said that the collective consciousness characteristics of the entire Vulcan ant society are determined by the abnormal talent and growth status of the queen ant.
The queen ant is still very young, and it has only been about two years since she became the ruler of this kingdom. This has resulted in it being far from developing a mature consciousness system, and it is even more difficult for it to make accurate and clear judgments.
This limitation led to the collapse of the Vulcan Ant's group consciousness when the two systems collided; it also led to the fact that after the kingdom lost control, it could not analyze the crux of the problem at all, but was quickly driven by more stubborn instincts.
It has left the formidable enemy falling from the sky behind. What it has to do now is to integrate its resources and strength, and use the more advantageous structure among a group of low-level consciousnesses to consolidate its kingdom and become the master of this world again.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it undoubtedly had an overwhelming advantage. However, the current script is:
Alien invasion!
Without giving the former ant queen and future overlord any chance, the bloody light beam tore through the barrier between the spiritual and material levels and penetrated directly into the "heart" area.
This is a shelling from the extreme direction.
After being tortured by the "Plane Crossbow", Ronan actually fell in love with this kind of attack method that came from the extreme realm, was tyrannical and violent, and used overwhelming force.
Now there is no longer the tyrannical group consciousness of the Vulcan Ants. There is Morun in the void of the abyss, and there are seed marks deep in the lava. The magic talisman itself has already crossed the sky and crossed the border. After all interference disappeared, there are two reference coordinates for positioning.
Under the circumstances, there is absolutely no reason for a missed shot.
The blood-colored light beam silently flooded the area where the Vulcan Queen Ant was, filling the entire ant chamber with a similar hue.
At this moment, inside the "heart", countless fertilized and unfertilized eggs, as well as a dense team of soldier ants and worker ants, including the supposedly strongest "eggplant queen", were all distorted in the strong twisting light waves.
Collapse.
And this distorted light and shadow seemed to be reorganized into a different image - it was a rocky mountain peak, with cliffs and lava like a stream, which seemed to be illusory and illusory, but also seemed to be heading toward reality. It was exactly what Blood Soul Temple was about.