Chapter 131
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Chapter 131: Oh, How Pitiful
Hearing this, the eyes of the other three ants lit up.
"That’s right, just be a little gentler…"
"As long as we’re careful…"
"But what if we get caught? Won’t Mom hate us?"
"Then let’s use ‘invisibility.’"
Stealth Three murmured once more.
At this, the other three ants fell silent, exchanged glances, and nodded in agreement.
The four ants cautiously approached the bed.
Gazing at the serene sleeping face of the silver-haired girl, their breathing involuntarily quickened.
After much effort to suppress their breathing, they each extended their front limbs towards Lin Yu.
Stealth Three reached out towards the girl’s cheek, while Stealth Two and Stealth Four aimed for her exposed small hands and feet.
The remaining Stealth Ten stretched its front limb towards the girl’s modest chest, which appeared even flatter beneath her clothing.
But before they could make contact—
"Crack!" "Crack!"
Two sharp sounds in the bedroom startled them, and Stealth Ten, already on edge, actually jumped. The two ants beside her quickly grabbed her to prevent any noise.
What was that sound?
Following the sound, they noticed that two purple ant eggs on the floor had begun to stir.
They’re about to hatch…
The four ants exchanged a glance.
"What should we do?"
"The noise from their hatching might wake Mom."
"Then let’s take them outside first, and deal with them later…"
"Right, let’s do that."
So they carefully opened the bedroom door and gently carried the two Flying Ant eggs out with their mandibles.
They walked to a nearby room and carefully placed the two purple ant eggs on the floor.
At that moment, the two purple ant eggs were still trembling slightly, with a small crack already forming; it would probably only take a few minutes, or even less, for them to hatch.
"What are you doing?"
Ah!
Suddenly, a voice from behind startled the four ants.
The voice came from the door, and when they turned to look, their faces fell upon seeing the arriving ants.
"What’s it to you?"
How is this not our concern? We are on patrol, and the way you all are sneaking around looks highly suspicious.
The arriving ants were two Iron Armored Ants, each carrying an Acid Ant on their backs.
The castle is vast, with patrol teams active both day and night. There are ten patrol teams in total, each typically composed of two Acid Ants and two Iron Armored Ants, or alternatively, one Acid Ant, one Iron Armored Ant, and ten Class C Military Ants.
In total, there are twenty such teams. While ten teams are on patrol, the other ten are either eating or resting.
Five patrol teams are dispersed in the areas where Lin Yu frequently moves, covering most of the third floor, the vicinity of the stairs on the second floor, the dining area, kitchen, and central courtyard on the first floor, as well as two rows of cells, the food storage, and the material storage in the basement.
The remaining five patrol teams cover all other areas not included above.
…
What’s inside?
Iron Two Three and Acid Two Three entered the room and saw two purple ant eggs surrounded by four ants.
Aren’t these our unhatched sisters? What are you planning to do with them?
They are sisters of the A Qualification.
Stealth Three stepped forward to explain, thinking that the two ants before them might become troublesome if he didn’t clarify.
We moved them out here because we were concerned that hatching in the bedroom might disturb Mom.
…I see.
It seemed like he wasn’t lying, so Iron Two Three reluctantly nodded.
Then, feeling somewhat intimidated, she pressed on:
But if you all are out here, Mom doesn’t have any ants around her right now. Can you still consider yourselves Mom’s personal guards?
No need to remind us, we’ll be heading back shortly.
Besides, Mom still has two ants with her right now.
Stealth Three muttered to himself.
But compared to these big guys and the green one, we can still stay close to Mom, while these patrolling ants can’t even catch a glimpse of Mom’s adorable sleeping face, let alone get close to her. How pitiful.
Don’t forget your duties.
After exchanging a few sharp words, the patrolling Iron Armored Ant and Acid Ant left the room.
At that moment, the Flying Ant eggs began to shed fragments of their shells.
A short while later.
Two large ants, each the size of a plate, emerged from their shells. Their bodies were a deep purple, fading to a lighter shade on their six legs. Unlike other ants, they bore two pairs of pale, transparent wings on their backs.
Mom!
Mom!
As soon as they emerged, they fluttered their wings and took to the air, looking around.
However, the room contained only four large gray ants.
Are you our sisters? Where is Mom?
Mom isn’t here! I want to find Mom!
They turned their gaze to the door, and without waiting for the Stealth Ants to respond, they flapped their wings and flew away.
Just as they were about to fly out the door, a shadow moved swiftly and closed the door.
"Thud" "Thud," came two soft sounds.
It was two Flying Ants that had collided with the door.
"Ouch!"
They both cried out in pain, turned their heads, and glared angrily at Stealth Three who had stopped them.
"Mom is sleeping; if you go, you’ll wake her up."
"Sleeping?"
They exchanged puzzled glances and looked outside, where only a faint moonlight provided a bit of illumination.
It is night now, and the knowledge in their minds confirmed this.
"Mom is sleeping, what should we do?"
One Flying Ant asked the other.
"As long as we don’t wake Mom, it should be fine, right?"
"Yes, that’s right!"
"But I’m a bit hungry…"
"Let’s eat until we’re full and then go find Mom."
After this exchange, they flew back to their own eggshell fragments and began to munch happily.
The Stealth Ants looked at each other.
They quietly gathered together.
"What should we do?"
"If they go back together, we won’t be able to tell Mom…"
"Should we leave them here?"
"No, if they fly around, who knows what kind of trouble they might cause, and Mom told us to take care of these little sisters."
"So what should we do? Should we leave one ant here to watch over them?"
"Who should we leave?"
After a brief exchange of glances, they silently dismissed the idea.
"Anyway, while they’re still eating, let’s go back to Mom for a bit… then we can come back, right?"
In the end, it was Stealth Three who proposed a solution that all the other ants agreed with.
They quietly walked towards the door and creaked it open.
Suddenly, two sharp gazes shot over from behind them.
"Where are you going, sisters?"
"Are you going to find Mommy?"
The Stealth Ants turned around to look.
They eat so quickly!
They had already consumed more than half of the eggshell, and the small remaining piece was held in their front legs as they nibbled on it while flying over.
"And these two little sisters are so perceptive…"
The Stealth Ants looked at each other with frustration.
After the two Flying Ants finished eating the remaining small pieces of eggshell, they were once again reminded to be quiet as they entered the bedroom, and then they were led inside.
The two Flying Ants eagerly flew to the edge of the bed.
"Mom…she is Mom."
"So beautiful…I want it…"
"Want what?"
"I don’t know, but I just want it!"
"Me too!"
