After hundreds of years of excavation, the scale of this underground nest of the red ant colony is even more incredible than Isaac expected.

Countless tunnels.

Each one is like a passage connecting the underdark.

But they are densely packed and overlapping.

All the tunnels combined together look like a honeycomb magnified tens of millions of times.

If a normal person enters here, there is no possibility of finding the right path!

However, Isaac is certainly not a normal person.

With the power of the soul beyond the boundaries, through the "collective collective consciousness network" of the red ants, they are tracking the traces of the queen without anyone noticing.

But he didn't need to find a way at all. He could just follow this "telepathy network" and keep going deeper into the ant nest.

And precisely because there is no need to find a way, this way down...

"It's quite interesting!"

The Eye of True Knowledge has the ability to directly see the spiritual plane from the material plane.

With the eye of true knowledge, Isaac went all the way down.

But not only did I see the ant nest, there were huge red ants from time to time, transporting food underground, and even larger giant ants, in groups of three or five, opening and closing their jaw stingers, as if they had goals.

Generally speaking, it is flying out fiercely.

What's more, he even saw that in the completely incorporeal spirit world, these demonized giant ants also united on the ground and surrounded and killed the soul creatures in "spiritual form".

It seems that these souls are also their food.

However, it was naturally not these things that made Isaac's eyes flash slightly and give him an "interesting" feeling.

Phase red ants, named after "phase", can enter and exit the spiritual plane at will. All this is actually a normal phenomenon.

What really made Isaac feel strange...

"Between the collective consciousness network of this red ant group and the overall consciousness of the elf group..."

In Isaac's understanding, the overall consciousness of the elven group is the overall spirit that is built on the innate yearning of all elves and souls for the Alpan-German country and this commonality.

The core essence of this overall spirit lies precisely in the call of the "Alpan-German Kingdom" to all spirits.

At this time, the collective consciousness of this red ant group...

"Whether a single worker ant or a soldier ant actually has no psychic powers, they are all part of this 'telepathic network'. This..."

"This is actually the essence of the 'spirit of the whole elf', and it is similar to a certain extent."

"The queen is the core of this community network."

"All worker ants and soldier ants are born to obey it."

"With this absolute and common obedience, every individual is making a contribution, and then focusing on the psychic ability of the queen ant, individual dedication is integrated into it..."

"This should be the essence of this 'ethnic collective consciousness'!"

"And through this 'collective consciousness network', the queen ant, as the core, is a giant ant that can control everything at will."

From the observation of ordinary giant ants, Isaac quickly gained a considerable degree of grasp and judgment of the "collective consciousness of the group".

Furthermore, there are corresponding speculations about the core of this giant ant group and the queen ant who is suspected to have the ability of a high-level warlock.

Even, if nothing unexpected happens...

"Its warlock-like abilities do not originate from the radiation mutation of 'chaotic evil' magical energy."

"It should be more... derived from this 'ethnic collective consciousness network'!"

As a result of this thought, Isaac's eyes showed some contemplation.

Although the collective consciousness of the phase red ants group is completely incomparable with the overall spirit of the entire elven clan, whether in terms of intensity or level.

However, it is undeniable that, at least in Isaac's understanding, there is a certain similarity between the two.

With this similarity...

“Is it possible, and is it necessary, to incorporate such ‘ethnic collective consciousness’ into research topics?”

"If you want to study it..."

Isaac's eyes flickered slightly.

The ultimate significance of this kind of research is nothing more than two directions.

First, from another level, realize the "elf high magic". Of course, if it is really realized, the word "elf" in this "elf high magic" can be completely deleted!

Second... use this to explore and research "faith" in a substantial way!

Thinking about the possibility of realizing these two directions in his mind, Isaac's steps did not slow down a bit.

Over there on the surface, the war is still going on in an orderly manner according to his orders.

Here, instead of going directly to the possible location of the "Misty Hall", he rushed to the Queen Ant first. It was destined to be a waste of time, and he naturally wanted to end this "waste" as soon as possible.

Fortunately, although time is definitely wasted, firstly, Isaac can grasp the direction directly without having to explore the road and beat around the bush. Secondly, the combination of "Legendary Hidden" and "Advanced Stealth", whether it is

Sight, smell, or sound are not something that phase red ants can detect.

This way down, there is no obstruction, let alone hindrance.

In a short time, Isaac had already gone down, passing through a tunnel that was far more than dozens of levels, or at least several miles deep.

gradually……

"About to arrive!"

At this depth, the environment of the ant nest is no different from that of the Underdark, if one excludes in-depth negotiations with the spirit world.

What's more, it is obvious that after reaching this depth, the density of phase red ants has also increased rapidly, to the point where they can almost be seen everywhere.

In particular, almost every squad of soldier ants has an advanced large-scale soldier ant as its leader.

You can even see an elite ant guard team composed entirely of advanced soldier ants.

Unlike the ordinary squad of soldier ants, who have to patrol and hunt everywhere, these elite ant guards are all guarding some key tunnel intersections, as if they have enough intelligence to understand the strategic significance of these positions.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that this is the order of the ant queen.

Looking at such an elite ant guard, Isaac's footsteps, shrouded in "Legendary Hidden", silently crossed a strategic intersection, but there was something thoughtful in his eyes.

Moving.

The population size of this phase red ant was actually larger than he expected.

It is difficult to count the worker ants scattered all over the place, but if he can make an estimate based on the soldier ants he saw and these ant guards...

The population size of red ants in this phase may reach five figures!

Such a scale, and even more so their body shape...

"I'm afraid, not only are they omnivorous, animals, plants, and spiritual creatures are all on the diet list. The various rocks and minerals in the ground may not be their food."

"Otherwise, the Queen Ant's 'telepathic network' can cover dozens of miles in radius. As long as it is not good enough, it will not be possible to form such a huge group size for any length of time, let alone hundreds of years!"

"

If a group of phase red ants of this size were directly killed on the ground without the suppression of the natural domain of the "Grandfather Tree"...

Not to mention the tree spirit barbarians, even if the Yerlan Restoration Army of the "Council of Wood" were brought here alone, they would probably be able to flee.

"The group size is too large!"

"Demiplane bases are not suitable for them!"

Isaac shook his head slightly in his heart.

He would come after the ant queen, in addition to seeing if he could find some information related to the seal in the "Misty Hall" from these demonized giant ants.

By enslaving the ant queen, the giant ant colony is completely controlled. Whether it is used for combat or research, it is of great significance and is also a major purpose.

But, judging from current observations...

"That's fine!"

"At least today, it is impossible to use 'Legendary Slavery' on it. Let's control it temporarily to see if we can get information about the 'Misty Hall' from it, and also to deepen our understanding."

"To enslave it permanently, and to take away this giant ant group together, is not something that can be accomplished casually."

In his heart, Isaac was putting away some desires.

With his footsteps, he also entered a huge and open dark space like a dungeon.

The eyes before his eyes were no longer completely dark, and all kinds of brilliance, even glow, suddenly appeared in the field of vision.

This brilliance.

Coming from above the dark space, on the layers of fungus carpet, there is a constant flickering of fluorescence like stars in the night sky.

It comes from everywhere, like gems, special crystal minerals, or mysterious metals, each with its own different luster.

However, the brilliance of all is the brightest, but it lies in the sky in the center of the dark space. The brilliance is like the bright moon, but also like the afterglow of the setting sun. Although it is not blazing, it shines through, as if it can directly
To be continued...