"Good!"

"Thank you, Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

Purple and Green Heart happily replied.

Dragon Cypress continued to instruct:

"Assistant King Yellow Heart, continue patrolling the coast as usual, search for traces of the Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King."

"Assistant King Yellow Thorn, you and Commander Yellow Leaf with those 60,000 Worker Bees, be ready for battle at any time and deal with the Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King, you may need to assist in the fight. Purple, you are also skilled in Water System Ability, manipulate the cloud mist, hide in the nearby skies on standby, responsible for relaying messages."

"Green Heart, Color Steel, don’t wander around. Green Heart stays at the estuary station of Ya River, Color Steel follows the actions of Assistant King Yellow Thorn and Assistant King Yellow Leaf."

"Understood!"

"Got it!"

"We’ll follow Dragon Cypress Ant King’s arrangements!"

All the insects agreed.

Yellow Heart hesitantly said, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, it’s been almost twenty years, and there’s been no sign of the Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King. From my observations, it’s difficult to keep your arrival on Zhibai Continent truly secret. This won’t be easy!"

Dragon Cypress: "Not a big problem. At worst, I’ll just wait for a few more years."

Yellow Thorn remarked: "That’s not going to work either. We can’t attack the Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King, can’t claim the bounty. If this drags on, we’ll have become free guards for the coastal countries of Zhibai Continent."

Dragon Cypress nodded his antennae and said: "The situation is special this year, let’s wait and see. If it doesn’t work, I’ll bring some insects skilled in the ’Scorching’ ability, adept at scouting, over from Rainbow Island for assistance."

There have been rumors on the continent that Divine-Grade Fruit which grants the ’Scorching’ ability comes from Rainbow Island.

That’s why everyone is gathered here for this reason.

All the insects agreed.

Purple manipulated the cloud mist to ascend, disguised as an ordinary cloud, drifting in the distance sky.

The other insects dispersed.

...

Two days of peace passed.

At midnight,

First, the Sand Golden Lacewing King, leading two Dragonfly Kings, visited.

They briefly described the search arrangements to Dragon Cypress and introduced his two Dragonfly King friends for acquaintance.

Next, the Earth Shrine Beetle King and Iron Heart Beetle King led a large group of Beetle Kings to visit.

They feigned asking if Dragon Cypress had any needs, offering their assistance, but in reality, they came to meet him, establish relations with a powerful Ant King capable of opposing the Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King.

One could tell from their demeanor and speech that most of them hadn’t experienced real war, their organizational discipline was loose, and their confidentiality awareness was low, far from the regular troops of the Wave Tree Bay United Kingdom.

Dragon Cypress sought this effect, sternly reminding them not to approach his location until the Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King was found, so as not to reveal anything...

...

Time calmly passed.

The harvest season in the Southern Hemisphere drew to an end.

Despite not locating the Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King, many Bug Kings aware of the ’secret news’ couldn’t hold back, and the secret reached the high ranks of coastal tribal leaders and managers.

During the idle early winter, the movements between mainland tribes became frequent, neighboring tribes on good terms bypassed the Flame Spider Roving Merchant to exchange Origin Force Food internally. ’Secret news’ was spread layer by layer through the leaders and manager Bug Kings of these coastal tribes, gradually leading many mainland tribes to become aware of it.

If the news spread further, the whole continent would learn that the Dragon Cypress Ant King had secretly entered Zhibai Continent, hunting the Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King.

...

...

On Wanglan Continent, Rainbow Island.

On a certain day, at twilight.

A white cloud, dyed orange-red by the twilight, lightly drifted near the island with the gentle breeze.

Cypress keenly detected and immediately activated the Soul-Setting Ability to anchor Ink Orchid practicing his abilities on the beach.

"Second King, southwest direction, 30 kilometers away in high altitude, there’s an Ant Clan Assistant King watching Rainbow Island!"

"Noticed. Ignore it. Stay calm. Withdraw the Soul-Setting Ability, don’t alarm the prey."

The ants’ stratagem was about to succeed~ Ink Orchid felt secretly delighted, urgently contacted White Willow and Red Moonseed in charge of high-altitude reconnaissance, warning them not to frequently ascend, pretending not to notice anything unusual.

It also contacted other insects on the island possessing Soul-Setting Ability, advising them to hide their abilities quickly.

Nightfall.

Deep night, midnight...

Ink Orchid initiated the Great Ink Orchid Wind System form, concealed its figure, secretly ascended to take a glance.

The dense cloud still loitered near Rainbow Island, gradually drifting to the island’s southern side with the wind.

Ink Orchid quietly descended.

The next morning, it ascended invisibly to observe again.

The dense cloud transformed into white clouds, naturally stretching and rolling with the wind, drifting to Rainbow Island’s southeast side, and gradually moving away...

...

Yu’e Island.

A sudden snowstorm turned the entire island into a vast snowfield overnight.

Gale-force winds howled like icy blades.

Unlike previous years, unlike any battles of the past, many insects secretly heard some news, causing the island’s atmosphere to become subtle.

The Saint Butterfly Warrior responsible for reconnaissance at the front urgently reported: The Blue Island Ant Army started mobilizing, the war began.

The White Crystal Butterfly King responsible for tracking the three Kirin Beasts to the north urgently reported: The Kirin Beast Ant King, Kirin Beast Beetle King, Ant King Eddy Rockfish have vanished!

The news of Dragon Cypress Ant King not being on Yu’e Island was indeed leaked to Blue Island.

They intended to storm and seize Yu’e Island.

Yu’e Island cannot be lost, at least not easily forfeited.

The five leaders urgently ordered that the reserve army from all rear fortresses swiftly go to aid.

At the same time, they dispatched messenger warriors to seek assistance from the Ant Kingdom and Bee Kingdom surrounding the Wave Tree Bay United Kingdom.