Chapter 387 Stand Agains (1/2)

”Vibrant! We need to get to the Queen!” Grant punched out her pheromone message with all of her strength.

”Wha? To Mother? Why?” The fast moving ant slowed down for just a moment to respond.

”Garralosh is coming to the wall! We need to bring her back a bit closer to the nest. Heal her if we can!”

”Okay! :D” Vibrant replied.

Grant was frustrated by her sibling's seemingly flippant att.i.tude but bit back her anger and tried to focus. For the colony to have the highest chance of success, the plan needed to be followed. Draw the Queen back to the eighth wall and she can fight against Garralosh there.

If they did that, then maybe they would buy enough time for the Eldest to awaken and then perhaps they might just survive.

”How fast are you?!” Vibrant asked.

”Fast enough,” Grant grit her mandibles and replied.

”Then let's go! Follow me!” Vibrant chirped before she turned around and ran toward a member of her squad.

”Give us a boost!” She called and the soldier in question ducked her head to allow Vibrant to race up onto her back.

Bewildered, Grant had only a moment to think before she threw herself forward and she too leapt from the poor soldier's back.

”Gogogogogogo!” Vibrant cackled as her legs flashed at impossible speed and she took off across the backs of ants and monsters alike, racing toward the place the Queen was fighting.

This is insane! Grant could only sharpen her mind and race forward, trying to maintain her balance as she dodged snapping jaws, belched flames and raking claws as she scrambled to keep up.

”Hahahahaha!” Vibrant laughed with delight and began to fire acid into the crowd of monsters beneath her as she ran.

Grant cursed. Since she was behind the other ant, this only made keeping up all the harder!

Nonetheless, they made it. Vibrant flung herself from a monster and onto the still glowing carapace of the Queen, followed a few moments later by Grant.

”Mother!” Grant pushed out, exhausted. ”Garralosh herself is coming! The colony is going to pull back to the eighth wall. You need to come with us!”

”I can see the creature already, child.” The Queen sounded exhausted, but calm.

What?

Grant scrabbled a little higher up her mother's back and looked out over the roiling ma.s.s of monsters. The entire battlefield was a mess. Bioma.s.s, broken walls spread before her like a carpet. The ground was pockmarked with holes, traps and to her right she could see the human wall beset by Garralosh sp.a.w.n. The fighting was fierce, but it didn't hold Grant's eye for long. The slow approach of the t.i.tanic crocodile did that.

Unhurried, her mouth gaped open to reveal her enormous teeth in a cruel grin, Garralosh stomped her way forward. Every time one of her feet came down the ground groaned beneath her weight. Any Bioma.s.s she stepped on was crushed to paste. The giant crocodile looked inevitable, like a mountain of scales and teeth. Her claws gleamed, each looked hard as diamond and as thick as Grant's own head.

How were they supposed to kill that?!

”That's a big Croca! Like, the biggest! Look at those teeth! They'd chop me in half with one bite, no doubt! I wonder how she tastes?” Vibrant continued to talk in a constant stream.

”Pull back to the wall, Mother! The colony will be able to support you from there, and you can get healing!” Grant pleaded.