"Woo..." An adult ant flew upside down, hit Xiaoyi's body, and pushed her down hard.
"As the queen of the ants and bugs, this level of strength is not enough." Ant Lily glanced at Xiaoyi who was lying on the ground, and called on her ants to stop attacking.
"Gaou..." The adult ant pressed on Xiaoyi's body. Its weight made Xiaoyi a little breathless, but it was difficult to move it away with her strength alone.
Xiaoyi looked at her mother as if asking for help. The most powerful and highest-status ant in the ant clan, the queen ant.
With a thought, Yan Qi moved the adult ant away and shook his head at Xiao Yi.
"Antilian is right. You are the queen, shouldering the heavy burden of the clan, but now you are so weak. Not only are you weak, but the ants you summon are also weak, not even half the normal size.
Most importantly, his commanding ability was also in shambles. Under Ant Lian's hands, he could not even last one round before losing.
You can say it’s because the ants you summon are not as good as those summoned by the ant lotus, but the meaning of the command ability is to defeat the strong with the weak. If you can’t even do this, how can you shoulder the destiny of the group?”
"I... don't want to be the queen..." Xiaoyi slowly stood up and touched the adult ant's head.
"You're using your human form again. How many times have I told you that this form is just for disguise. If you were in a normal ant insect form, your balance would not be so weak that you would be knocked over by an adult ant insect."
"..."
"Also, what do you mean when you say you don't want to be the queen? This is not a choice you can make. Your bloodline determines your responsibility. If you don't want to be the queen, then you must be prepared to be swallowed up and give up this opportunity.
Give it to other ants."
"..."
"You will be punished with three days of confinement, and you will continue training after three days."
"Europe......"
Xiaoyi lowered her head and walked towards the room silently.
"If you still fail to pass the test in three days, I will arrange for ants to eat you up."
"..." Xiaoyi paused for a moment, and a drop of tears overflowed from her eyelids.
Xiaoyi quickly wiped it off and ran to the room quickly.
"My Lady Queen, do you really want to arrange for ants to devour Her Lady Queen?"
"Of course, what's the use of a queen who can't shoulder her responsibilities? You won't be allowed to give up on the assessment in three days, otherwise I'll swallow you up too."
"..." Ant Lian glanced at the Queen. She knew very well that the Queen had the kind of character that meant what she said. But at the same time, she also knew very well that the Queen was not that unfavorable to Xiao Yi.
Xiaoyi failed the assessment for more than a day or two, and the discussion about responsibility issues lasted for more than a day or two. However, the Queen has always been patient, but she has never been under such pressure.
If anything, Xiaoyi is the only one who inherited the Queen's bloodline and became the Queen.
As for the rest of the ants, the blood contained in their bodies is limited, and they are destined to only serve as foils.
The Queen believes that Xiaoyi, who has blood, can shoulder the heavy burden, even though she is very weak now.
Xiaoyi sat quietly in the room, which was completely dark.
Originally, the area where ants lived was underground, so darkness was inevitable, but it would not be so bleak.
The place where Xiaoyi lives is completely isolated from the outside world because of the Queen.
There was only one entrance left for Xiaoyi to pass through.
"It is the queen's responsibility to shoulder the burden of the entire clan." What Yizhi said has been ringing in Xiao Yi's ears since she was born.
It's not that Xiaoyi doesn't value the clan. On the contrary, she likes every ant. Even if she summons an ant and is scolded as a waste by others, she won't feel the slightest dislike.
However, training has no meaning at all.
No matter how hard you try, your strength lies here. The ants you summon are just not as good as normal ants, and your command ability is not as good as the ant lotus.
Even now, I am still a child.
This is due to talent.
But Yan Qi always feels that since he has the blood of the Queen, his talent in this area will never be inferior.
Xiaoyi sat quietly, maybe it was really her own problem.
The so-called talent brought by bloodline cannot be seen at all. Maybe it is a good thing to be swallowed?
...
I just don't have the ability to shoulder the heavy burden, but... I don't want to die.
Why, after giving myself bloodline, did I not give myself the corresponding abilities? I just want to live a stable life...
Xiaoyi knew that this was completely impossible.
Take other ants as an example. Since they were born, their mission is to obey orders and die for the sake of the group.
Maybe I should do the same, after all, I am an ant.
Xiaoyi lowered her head and looked at her body.
Why do I prefer to use the human form? Maybe it's because I want to break away.
Just because she is the queen, and just because she needs to practice her commanding skills, Yan Qi often talks to Xiao Yi about other races.
Compared with how to deal with other races, Xiaoyi is more concerned about their lives.
Human beings are so desirable. Although their life span is short, everyone lives for themselves.
"Gaou..." Xiaoyi choked up a little, and tears fell down her cheeks. She wanted a normal life, but she also wanted the survival of the tribe. With such a contradiction, I'm afraid the ending would not be easy.
"Huh——" A crack in space suddenly appeared in the room, dispersing all the darkness.
A feeling of calling came to guide Xiaoyi.
On the other side of the space is a small room, with a human sitting in the room.
I had no choice before, but now, the choice is before me.
Do you want to continue to perform the responsibilities of an ant insect, be willing to be swallowed by others, and give up the position of queen to others, or do you want to choose to escape from all this, enter the space, and experience a different life.
Xiaoyi, my heart is moved.
She wanted to enter, but the responsibility she had been taught since childhood was limiting her.
For yourself or for the sake of the race?
Xiaoyi closed her eyes and jumped forward.
I really don't want to die like this, I just want to let myself feel it. When the time is right, I will go back and make sacrifices for the sake of the ethnic group.
Before that, let yourself experience a different life.
Chu Feng looked at the creature in front of him in confusion. It looked like a lolita, but its whole body was covered with black carapace. What kind of creature was this?
"From now on, please call me Xiaoyi."
...
"My Lady Queen, I finally found you."
The giant ant looked at Xiao Yi in the main nest and blew out a stream of smoke. Lin Yi next to him fainted instantly.
"Don't hurt him, I'll go back with you."
After you have seen the light of the world, how many people are willing to return to the original darkness?
Even if he is reluctant to give up in every possible way, there is no way at all.
Because, even Xiaoyi has something he wants to protect besides his own clan.
Only by following the giant ant back could he ensure that Chu Feng would not be dragged down. Otherwise, Chu Feng's strength would not be enough to fight against the giant ant.
Not to mention the entire ant family.
This time, it should be considered a permanent goodbye.
"My Lady Queen, Her Lady Queen has arranged the devouring ceremony. You will stay with me for the next few days, and I will send you back to your home planet after a while."
"Gaou..."
A cloud of purple mist spurted out from the giant ant's mouth, Xiaoyi's eyes sank, and she fell asleep.
"My Queen, please advise." Ant Lily summoned her own ants and waited for Xiao Yi's reaction.
Xiao Yi instinctively summoned ants, whose size was more than half the size of the ants summoned by Ant Lily.
The difference in combat power seems extremely obvious.
If he loses this time, he will be devoured.
"Snapped."
With just one blow, Xiaoyi's ants flew backwards, flopping hard with their legs in the air, but they couldn't turn over at all.
Sure enough, the gap in strength is still too big.
"The Contract Call is just a low-level space prop, and the space fluctuations it generates cannot be detected by Mr. Yizhi."
"...?" Xiaoyi was stunned. She had been thinking about escaping before, but she had forgotten about such a thing.
The moment the space crack appears, no, the moment this energy appears, even if the space crack has not started to condense, the ants should have noticed it.
But until Xiaoyi left, she didn't show up and didn't stop her at all.
"It is not Master Yizhi's original intention to let you be swallowed up."
Xiaoyi also understood that it was indeed the case.
From beginning to end, the premise for her being swallowed up was that she failed the assessment again.
In other words, as long as you leave, you will not be considered to have participated in the assessment, and during the period of your absence, the assessment will be delayed.
This is giving yourself time to grow, and wait until the next encounter to see if you can pass the assessment.
"Furthermore, with that kind of energy, it is impossible to create a spatial rift in our territory. I originally thought it would take a long time for you to contact us again, but I didn't expect that it would only take such a short time to see you again at the second level.
"
"..." The encounter between him and Chu Feng was also caused by Yi Qi.
The space rift in Deed Call was guided by her.
In other words, Yan Qi has never given up on himself, and is also considering Xiao Yi's own ideas.
The life that Xiaoyi wanted was given to her by Yanqi. Whether in the paradise or in the main world, she had a good experience of this world.
Even in her native world, Chu Feng did not let her participate in dangerous things. She had already experienced the life she wanted.
Next, is the task given to her by Yizhi.
growing up.
Can she see that she has grown?
"Gaou." A smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Xiaoyi's mouth, and a white light enveloped her.
Xiaoyi's body began to develop rapidly, and her height increased. Suddenly, she reached about 1.6 meters. Her image also changed from a lolita to a girl. The original black carapace has also disappeared, and her appearance has become completely different from that of a human.
No different.
"Have you grown up? However, the assessment content is based on competition and command."
Xiaoyi did not answer, but stretched out her hand, and the ants she summoned began to transform, walking upright, and transformed into human forms.
The right forelimb turned into a long sharp weapon.
The figure of a man appeared in Xiaoyi's mind. Sure enough, this fighting method made her more familiar.
"Come!"
...
Xiaoyi woke up slowly and looked at the giant ants in front of her. She had heard someone's voice in her dream just now.
"Your Majesty, do you still want to play outside?"
"Hey? Is that okay? Queen Mother won't say anything?"
"It's okay, I just need to pretend that you have never been here."
Xiaoyi looked at the giant ant and then at herself.
I am still the same person, but the results this time are different.
"Xiao Yi, you have grown up." The adult ant in the ant lotus was knocked to the ground, and Xiao Yi successfully used the weaker ant to defeat the strong.
Xiaoyi smiled slightly, she must have no reason to refuse.