Yvonne's captive had proven himself quite capable, and freely revealed the information he held, answering all questions with remarkable frankness while leading the duo toward his tribe's central dwelling.

　　From him, Verena and Yvonne finally understood the structure and hierarchy of the Hidden Forest's forces. They were divided in five, each representing a lineage and ruled by a Knight General. However, many restrictions within the Hidden Forest ensured outsiders couldn't make use of their full powers.

　　Thanks to that and the founders' initial mercy, those five factions managed to maintain their independence from the Celestial Church and Infernal Cult over the eons. But while the people of the Hidden Forest possessed strong const.i.tutions, they failed to produce a Knight Paramount across one million years.

　　They respectively were the serpent tribe, the blood beast tribe, the sekhmet beast tribe, the anzu beast tribe, and the black swan tribe. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting.

　　Meanwhile, unbeknown to them, the Ant Queens and G.o.ddess stood within the roots and base of the World Three, draining it of its boundless life essence and vitality to fuel their growth and expand their colony. Now, the Zenith Ants' colony stretched across the underground with an incalculable number of warriors.

　　Worse, having been a part of the Hidden Forest for so long, and with their connection to the World Tree, they obtained the "right of citizens.h.i.+p" and weren't subject to the Hidden Forest's foreigner restrictions.

　　Therefore, when they rose from the undergrounds to invade the Hidden Forest, no one could resist them. No tribe could resist them. In a flash, the sekhmet, anzu, and black swan, the three weaker tribes were forced into submission and became the dogs of the Zenith Ants.

　　Although slightly stronger, the remaining two shouldn't have fared much better. But thanks to their peers' fate, they understood an all-out battle would either result in their surrender or death and chose to use their ancestral formations as blockades to prevent further invasion.

　　Thanks to that, the entirety of their tribes were invisible to the Ant Elders who could no longer lead their troops into more land annexation. It was also for that reason that Yvonne's captive so candidly explained everything. Even if they knew, it mattered not. The only reason why they could capture him was due to his carelessness. But as long as they stood within his serpent tribe's territory, they couldn't raise any storm.

　　However, he also revealed a new piece of information that filled Yvonne and Verena with a sense of urgency. The blood tribe was ready to surrender, and if it did, the serpent tribe would most likely follow!