Coupled with the queen's terrifying reproductive rate, no race dared provoke this legion of devouring ants on the outskirts of the dark forest.

Everything in this realm could potentially serve as their sustenance.

Though their intelligence is limited and they lack the ability to communicate with other creatures.

It is well known that ants exhibit social behaviors as a collective.

Despite their lack of higher intellect, they congregate to form a vast kingdom of devouring ants, creating immense subterranean caverns.

What lies before us is but one of the entrances fortuitously discovered by the ghostly spectre.

Typically, these ants seal their entrances with acidic fluid, making it exceedingly difficult for even the undead to uncover their concealed passages.

The true extent of the devouring ant kingdom remains a mystery as countless ants require sustenance and venture out to hunt.

Yet, astonishingly, they have remained undetected by the undead for so long.

This particular aspect peaks by use curiosity.

The information regarding the devouring ant kingdom was gleaned by the undead from other species.

These unintelligent beings do not refer to themselves as a kingdom.

That designation is bestowed upon them by other races.

However, the truth shall soon be revealed, which is why Bayou did not bring an army of undead.

Firstly, the underground realm is relatively confined.

Secondly, the sheer number of these ants alleviates any concern regarding a shortage of undead.

Chunw and Chun foam joined by you, peering down into the seemingly bottomless pit.

The interior was shrouded in darkness, appearing endless, while the entrance was surrounded by a vile mixture of green acidic fluid and soil, both repugnant and foul smelling.

Fortunately, Bayu had already frozen it.

"Let us proceed," Bayou declared.

Although Chunwa felt a twinge of apprehension, she was not overly fearful and was about to leap down when Bayou grased her arm.

"What the rush? Let the undead descend first," she quipped.

Chunua sheepishly scratched her head.

The undead unimpeded by the darkness, leapt into the abyss, and thankfully Bayou had only brought smaller undead.

Otherwise, they would not have fit through the entrance.

Following them were Chunfong and Chun, with Bayou bringing up the rear.

The trio accompanied by 40 undead entered the depths.

The entrance twisted downward like a slide.

At the bottom lay a slightly larger platform where the undead gathered.

Chinfong had managed to land steadily, but unexpectedly Chun tumbled down and knock him to the ground.

"Ouch!" Chun exclaimed, rubbing her head as she stood up.

"Hey, Chun Fong, how did you end up below?" Chun Fong with a beused expression rose and dusted himself off, then conjured a sphere of light to illuminate the area.

Bayou gradually floated in from the entrance behind.

The circular platform was encircled by dozens of openings, their destinations unknown, resembling a labyrinth.

Bayou had anticipated such a scenario.

The ant tunnels are intricate, and only the ants themselves can navigate without losing their way by discerning the sense of their companions.

The openings were quite small, necessitating a stooped posture to enter, which was rather cumbersome.

Nevertheless, but you had not come to engage in a game of maze.

Each passageway within would undoubtedly harbor foes, and there was no need for reconnaissance.

A direct assault would suffice.

"Advance, undead.

Lead the way," she commanded.

With a commanding voice, Bayou issued orders, and the 11 entrances were swiftly divided into 10 paths, each guarded by four formidable royal beings, more than sufficient for the task at hand.

The necromancer conjured 11 avatars, transforming into shadowy figures that slipped into the apertures.

The remaining entrance was traversed by Bayou along with her two siblings.

Leading the way was the necromancer, followed closely by Chun Fong, who held a luminous orb to illuminate their path with Chun and by you trailing behind.

Given the necessity to stoop while advancing, Chun Fong embodying a gentlemanly demeanor, took the initiative to lead without hesitation.

This entrance is exceedingly cramped.

It's a struggle even to turn around.

Chunwa couldn't help but remark.

However, at the rear, Bayou, with her left eye shimmering with a ceruan light, suddenly sent something a miss.

A barrier materialized abruptly before Chan foam, followed by a ripple that spread outward.

The terrifying power of icy frost surged forth, freezing the surroundings of the entrance as it advanced before Chun foam, a colossal ice sculpture of an ant materialized.

They can become invisible.

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Arrival at the depths.

Thus it was revealed.

No wonder the spirits were oblivious to this swarm of ants.

For the entrance bore no guardians among the ants.

They possessed the ability to become invisible.

Yet despite their capacity for concealment, they could not entirely mass their vital activities, which would still render them detectable.

Their presence here indicated that they had indeed been discovered by the ants, and a counteroffensive had commenced.

Shunfong unleashed a laser beam from his fingertip, piercing through one of the devouring ants, causing a spray of green eye core that corroded the surrounding frost, releasing wisps of white smoke.

Their blood exhibited a potent corrosive quality.

Chun Foam cautioned, and in that moment, the devouring ant was summoned by Bayou, transformed into a skeleton that stood before Chin Foam, clearing the way ahead.

At this juncture, the spirit had flown to the end of the cavern where a fork lay before them, surrounded by numerous invisible entities that had sensed.

The spirit awaited by you's arrival in silence.

Suddenly, from the entrance, icy blasts surged forth, instantly encasing everything in a frozen grip, rendering the invisible devouring ants visible in their frozen state.

Before long, Bayou and her companions emerged into a slightly elevated area barely spacious enough to stand upright with only Chun Fong needing to stoop as the height of the entrance suited by Yu and Shinwa.

The frozen devouring ants were swiftly dealt with by Bayou, transforming into spirits that ventured into the remaining openings while the spirit possessed the strongest among them, a commanding undead.

My queen, please wait here.

I shall explore ahead.

the spirit declared, then transformed into several avatars, each entering different passages by you and her companions, now unhurried, quietly awaited in the damp, shadowy cavern.

Being inherently a flying spirit, it was devoid of physical form, allowing it to bypass all obstacles with remarkable speed.

Upon encountering an entrance, it would split into multiple forms.

And even within the vast subterranean layers of the devouring ants, given a little time, full exploration would be achieved.

Nearly half an hour elapsed before the spirit returned, possessing a newly transformed undead.

My queen, I have gathered intelligence.

We are currently at the periphery.

Deeper within lies a vast underground space.

The domain of the ant queen and ant king.

There are numerous devouring ants present along with several royal presences likely alerted to the invasion.

The devouring ants are abandoning their tasks, converging towards that location.

Very well, lead all royals to assemble there.

Bayou commanded without hesitation, eager to depart from the suffocating underground confines.

At that moment, the spirits scattered throughout the various caverns relay by Yu's orders to all the royal entities who without exception followed the spirit as guidance along the correct path towards the epicenter of the devouring ant kingdom.

We shall fly.

I will forge the path ahead by you decisively proclaimed.

Wasting no further time, the spirit took the lead, guiding the way as Bayu entered the passage, adopting a low-profile flight towards the front.

The icy domain unfurled, transforming everything in its wake into solid ice, exuding a chilling aura that precluded any possibility of concealed devouring ants lurking within.

Chinfong and Chinu hastily followed suit.

Chunfong transformed into a being of light, becoming a golden streak that illuminated the entrance of the cave as he pursued by you ahead.

Chinua bringing up the rear morphed into a swirling cloud of black mist, closely trailing behind.

As elemental lords, flight was a trivial matter for them.

They had mastered it long before reaching the rank of kings.

One could not help but marvel at the complexity of the cave, which even surprised Bayou.

The multitude of paths within made it all too easy to become lost.

Relying on the undead army for exploration would likely take a considerable amount of time.

It was hard to fathom how this group of low intelligence ants could discern their surroundings so effortlessly.

Of course, Bayou acknowledged that she understood how ants could navigate their own burrows.