The battle in the depths of the ant nest had reached a fever pitch of total, nearly uncontrollable chaos. The powerful and oppressive aura of the ant queen felt closer than ever, as if the entire stifling stone tunnel was breathing in rhythm with the queen's heartbeat heavy, threatening pulses of pheromones. However, the closer they got to the main nest, the more insane the flood of ants became. It wasn't just soldier ants and elite variants emerging from the side holes anymore; even ordinary worker ants now desperately blocked their path, as if the entire colony had been fully mobilized to defend their queen to the last drop of blood.
