Number of Queen Class Subordinates: 0
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STATISTICS
Strength: A
Stamina: A
Agility: A
Durability: A
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ARTIFACTS
[Moonlight Wolf’s Tooth - A]
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SKILLS
[Predator’s Gaze - B] [Adamantine Skin - E]
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MISSIONS
-> [NEW!] Clear the Orange Gate [Adamantine Ant Hill].
-> [NEW!] [LONG TERM!] Locate Richard Marc.
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Jason scrolled through the ant’s stats quickly before he dismissed it. He had gained a boost in his Durability by taking the ant as his subordinate, and now all his stats were in the A rank. Jason knew that it was because of the ant’s tough exoskeleton that his durability increased so much, and he was likely going to get a lot more durability when he killed more of them.
The ant was nearly the same height as Jason, with beady-looking eyes and sharp mandibles that looked like they would easily cut Jason in half with one snip.
Jason still couldn’t have full-blown conversations with his Legion due to the massive drain it had on his stamina, but he didn’t need to have a full conversation to know what the layout of the hill was. Jason sent his intent towards the ant, and the ant screeched in a low tone before it began to explain things to Jason.
Jason hummed as he listened to everything the ant was laying out.
According to the ant, the entire hill was their nest, and there were more than three hundred of them altogether. That number made Jason grimace, but he kept his cool since he already anticipated a massive battle.
’If I just charged in blindly, I wouldn’t have even made it past the entrance.’
Jason shook his head as he kept listening.
The ant explained that there were four entrances to the hill, and each of them were protected by soldier ants.
The soldier ants were all stronger than the scouts since they were the main fighting force for the nest, and there were about a hundred of them. The other ants were either scouts or workers. And then the Queen Ant was right in the middle of the hill.
Jason put his hand on his chin once he was done listening, and he began to think hard. The situation was a dire one. They were outnumbered ten to one, and the only way to get to the Boss of the gate was through hundreds of ants.
If he just threw his Legion forward with reckless abandon, then there was a chance that they would be overwhelmed. And even though Jason could revive them, he still had to use mana to do that, so running out of mana in the middle of the battle would end badly for him.
The one thing Jason knew for sure was that he couldn’t participate in this battle. There were too many enemies and too many things that could go wrong, so he had to make sure the most important piece was protected.
’Should I choose one entrance and lure the ants away from there?’
There were four entrances, with each one being protected by Soldier ants. If a wolf appeared at an entrance, then Jason could lure the soldier ants away from the entrance when they attacked. That way, he could kill the soldier ants without worrying about an ambush from the others.
And from what the ant told Jason, the four entrances were located at the four cardinal points; North, East, West, and South. Even if one of the entrances is under attack, so long as there are no scouts that could take that information to the other entrance, Jason didn’t have to worry about reinforcements coming.
So first, Jason had to kill all the scouts, then he would lure the Soldiers away and ambush them when they are far from the workers.
Sun Tzu said it best: If you’re outnumbered, then it’s better to lie in wait and attack from the shadows than to charge in headfirst.
As Jason kills more of the ants, then he would be able to add them to his legion and gain more mana from them. Although things seemed bleak, this situation was actually favorable to him. The longer Jason dragged the battle, the better things would be for him. In a battle of attrition, Jason knows he would always have the upper hand.
Jason quickly decided on that course of action. It wasn’t perfect, but it was the best plan he could come up with at that moment. He would change the plan and adapt as the battle progresses.