Force Astral Plane: Starting with the Chimera Ants

"Of course, when the Great King had just been promoted to Mountain Lord, he gave birth to Qingyuan and me. He quickly discovered my fighting talent and personally taught me how to fight." Hongyuan shook its tentacles, seemingly quite pleased.

"However, let's not mention the title 'Second King' again. If the First King finds out, he'll probably give me another beating." As it spoke, it seemed to recall some unpleasant memory, its antennae curling slightly. "From now on, just call me Boss. Tell me if you need anything, and I'll protect you!"

"Okay, Boss Hongyuan!" While secretly remarking that it was fortunate worker ants didn't have wings and didn't need to worry about crashing, Ye Zhi showered him with praise through her telepathic power. "Boss, how long would it take you to cut down that tree over there?"

Following the direction pointed by Ye Zhi's antennae, they saw a large banyan tree, as thick as two people could hug. Seeing this, Hong Yuan confidently uttered "Watch closely," and then, with her six limbs spread wide and her body as agile as a leopard, she quickly ran off.

As it sprinted, the three-meter-long citron suddenly swung its body. The flexibility provided by the two nodules on its slender body allowed its lower abdomen to bend straight to the side by more than 180 degrees. The original energy was injected into the stinger at its tail, which, with the momentum of running and swinging, slammed hard into the trunk of the banyan tree.

"Boom!" Wood chips flew everywhere, and the massive banyan tree, as thick as a person could hug, seemed to have been hit by an armor-piercing bullet. It snapped in two, leaving a huge hole at the break. The jagged surface and the still-flying wood chips testified to the astonishing power of the attack.

Countless birds took flight in fright, but Hongyuan merely flicked its tail, retracted its tail needle, and looked at the collapsed banyan tree in front of it, somewhat smugly transmitting its telepathic power to Ye Zhi: "How was it, little guy?"

Ye Zhi's mind was now filled with only four words: "Holy crap, awesome!" Unfortunately, this world's mental communication signals didn't have such a simple and direct way to express feelings. She could only forcefully tap her antennae and continuously send out the "Awesome" signal.

Lord-level Force lifeforms cannot be estimated using the strength of conventional carbon-based organisms. Ye Zhi had no doubt that the attack just now, combined with the slender ant's talent [Self-Sharpening], was enough to penetrate steel plates.

"Little guy, since you are a descendant of the same clan as King Qingzhi, your talent is definitely not bad. Why don't you learn a few moves from the old man?" Hongyuan was quite proud. He turned back and sent a mental signal to Ye Zhi.

Just waiting for that, Ye Zhi immediately started tapping her antennae frantically, sending a "yes" signal, and then gave the other party a light pat on the back.

"Alright, little guy, look at me." The red ant's entire demeanor immediately turned somewhat sharp, and it said in a deep voice, "Your inherited memories should also record that the most basic ways we ants fight are nothing more than three."

"The first one is like this, pounce and bite." The slender body of the red cypress lowered slightly, then exerted force with its six limbs, its body suddenly leaned forward, and its jaws struck out like lightning, making a standard biting motion at the air in front of it, and then it withdrew its body just as quickly.

"The second type is a weapon that combines the jaws and abdomen, which is mostly used to execute enemies who are already weakened." The red cypress's jaws gripped a low plant in front of it tightly, bent its abdomen, and its sharp stinger sprang out, symbolically stabbing the plant's roots before retracting.

"The third type is using weapons on the abdomen, like the stinger of our slender ant tribe and the formic acid of your weaver ant tribe." Red Cypress retracted its mandibles and swayed its body to imitate the stinging and spraying of formic acid. "However, since the stinger and your formic acid are different, I can't teach you anything about that."

Ye Zhi carefully observed Hong Yuan's movements, pondering in her heart, while Hong Yuan continued to transmit her voice: "Let's not talk about the second type for now. As for the first and third types, the first priority is always to keep your distance. It's best not to get close if you can launch an attack from a distance where the enemy can't hit you."

"Let's start with the first movement, the biting motion. The key isn't in the jaws, but in the coordinated effort of all six limbs and the whole body," Hong Yuan explained while demonstrating and transmitting mental signals. "Use all six limbs, lean forward, and concentrate all your strength on your jaws. This is more powerful than simply biting with your jaws."

Immediately, it retracted its six limbs, straightened its body, and continued, "Once you bite, don't linger. Retract your body as quickly as possible, and before the opponent bites back, retreat as far out of the enemy's attack range as possible."

"This process can be modified as needed. For example, when dealing with beasts that do not have carapaces, it is best to use a horizontal bite, and exert all your strength when retracting to tear off a large chunk of flesh. When dealing with insects, cut from the side to create a wound, and then spray the wound with your formic acid from a distance."

"When dealing with other ants smaller than yourself, you can adjust your lunge direction, aim at the neck, knots, or other slender parts, and slash downwards. Or, if the ant is already unable to resist, you can simply hook it back..."

In terms of combat, Hong Yuan was indeed a pretty good "teacher." Through her teaching and example, combined with her understanding of ants from her previous life and her genetic memories, Ye Zhi quickly and completely grasped the true attack patterns of ants.

In the distance, where the Nepenthes diplophora seeds were slowly sprouting and growing, two figures, one large and one small, seemed to be practicing tirelessly. The social stomachs of the two ants were always full, and when they got tired, they would simply spit out some food to eat, so they didn't feel tired at all.

After an afternoon of practice, Ye Zhi's basic pouncing movements became increasingly proficient, and Hong Yuan was quite satisfied with the comprehension of his newly acquired "little brother." It wasn't until dusk that he carried Ye Zhi back towards the nest.

Behind them, another group of slender worker ants took over from the daytime guards. They once again took the bamboo tube and sprinkled water on the more compacted soil outside the mound, allowing the evaporating water vapor to provide the necessary air humidity for the Nepenthes 'Divine Seed'. Then they continued to guard the Divine Seed at night.

The newly born divinely bestowed seed was indeed somewhat fragile, but with so many worker ants exuding the aura of semi-primal beings, ordinary birds and beasts dared not approach. Any reckless intruder would be instantly torn to shreds by the guarding combat worker ants.

Finally, she glanced back at the direction of the Seed of Gods, looking at the veins of the leaves that shimmered with a faint dark red light like breathing. Ye Zhi turned around on the Red Cypress and quietly lay down to digest today's harvest.

Only after returning to the nest did he temporarily separate from Hongyuan and crawl into the familiar nest. He first glanced at the ant eggs and golden eggs on the soft cushion, and his heart was immediately filled with joy - the lustrous, milky white ant egg had already hatched, and the rather mysterious golden egg, which shone with a pale golden luster, also seemed to show some signs of hatching!