A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 455: Queen Ant

“Brothers, are we just going to stand here like this? I get chills just looking at these disgusting beasts,” Dosru said, shivering.

"Strange, why are they surrounding us but not attacking? What does that mean?" Bridal asked with a serious expression.

Fenritt glanced at the carnivorous ants around him and said, "If I'm not mistaken, they're waiting for orders."

"Wait for orders?" Bridal asked, puzzled.

Fenritt grunted and said, "Among these man-eating ants, there must be a queen ant hiding among them. Without the queen ant's command, these beasts will not act rashly."

As soon as the words were spoken, a commotion arose in the ant colony on the left. As if given a command, the carnivorous ants moved aside, creating a passage nearly two meters wide. Immediately afterward, an even larger carnivorous ant slowly appeared in the passage, crawling towards the five people.

“Then, this is the leader of this group of man-eating ants—the queen ant,” Fenrit whispered.

This queen ant was more than twice the size of the other man-eating ants. It was a deep red that was almost black. Its pair of giant pincers were even thicker than an adult’s waist. In particular, its long scorpion tail was shrouded in a thick black mist, with only a sharp stinger like an eagle’s claw showing.

The appearance of the queen ant caused a stir among the carnivorous ants around her, who quickly made way for her, seemingly out of great fear. One carnivorous ant, failing to move aside in time, was mercilessly sliced ​​in half at the waist by the queen with a "snap." It let out a sharp scream, its upper body falling to the ground, struggling for a moment before becoming still.

The queen ant didn't even glance at it, slowly crawling over its body. After she passed, the carnivorous ants behind her swarmed over and devoured her companion's body in no time.

"Damn it!" Dosru cursed, looking incredulous. "These beasts even eat their own kind. I can't believe it."

“That’s nothing,” Fenrit said. “If stones were edible, these beasts would eat stones too. See those two pairs of wings on the queen ant’s back? That’s its real weapon.”

The others quickly looked at the queen ant's back and, sure enough, saw two pairs of wings on her back that were exactly the same color as her eyes.

"The queen ant flies extremely fast, especially with her two pairs of wings, which can unleash highly lethal wind blades that are impossible to defend against," Fenrit continued.

“Fenrit,” Brydo said, “since you know so much about man-eating ants, you should know how to deal with them, right?”

“I don’t know,” Fenritt replied. “The booklet doesn’t mention how to deal with them.”

Upon hearing this, Bridal nodded, then glanced at the queen ant, looking as if he wanted to say something but ultimately didn't. After a moment, he shifted his gaze to the queen ant and said, "When we make our move later, I'll deal with this queen ant. I want to see whether her wind blades are more powerful or mine are."

This guy knew perfectly well that once a fight broke out, Chao Bufan might not actually fight back. Not only him, but Fenrit and the other two also knew perfectly well that Chao Bufan's strength far surpassed theirs, and he would never make a move unless absolutely necessary. His main purpose was to test our combat skills and teamwork.

Therefore, none of the four of them had any hope for Chao Bufan and unanimously regarded him as an "audience".

“Alright,” Fenrir said, “we’ll deal with these beasts, you take care of the queen ant, let’s finish this quickly!”

“Don’t rush,” Blido said. “Let’s see what these beasts are up to first.”

Everyone watched in silence. Just as they expected, Chao Bufan remained completely calm upon seeing the swarm of man-eating ants, showing no sign of tension whatsoever, as if nothing had happened. Little did they know, from the moment he left the barrier, he had been constantly pondering a problem, especially given the keen interest of Ancient Spirit City and Black House Mountain in him. He knew that both Ancient Spirit City and Black House Mountain were like Sun Village, or perhaps like the eight great cultivation families of HX. He wondered whether he should go to Ancient Spirit City to see for himself, to see what kind of beings lived there.

The queen ant slowly crawled to the front of the swarm of man-eating ants and stopped. The previously restless ant colony immediately quieted down. She seemed to be sizing up the humans before her, her two giant pincers occasionally snapping with a powerful, scissor-like sound. A moment later, the queen ant let out a sharp, piercing scream. The man-eating ants, as if receiving a command from the queen, seemed to be injected with adrenaline, instantly raising their two giant pincers and rapidly attacking the five teenagers before them.

Having already prepared for the attack, Bridal and his companions didn't hesitate. Just as the queen ant let out a sharp, piercing scream, Bridal launched his "Wind Blade" attack. His magic wand suddenly glowed brightly, and then he pointed it at the queen ant—

In the air, a dozen or so transparent wind blades suddenly appeared, striking backward like lightning—

"Hiss~~~"

The wind blade struck the queen ant, producing a series of ear-piercing hissing sounds, and sparks flew everywhere where the wind blade struck.

"Ah ...

The queen ant was struck and staggered back a few steps, then tilted her head back and let out a sharp screech. Clearly not expecting these humans to attack her, she immediately spread her wings with a "plop" and began to flap them—

Meanwhile, Fenrir, Dothrul, and Currydo launched a frenzied attack, raining down deadly fireballs, lightning bolts, and sharp ice spikes upon the carnivorous ants as if they were throwing money at the problem. Explosions and the shattering of ice spikes echoed everywhere. However, these purely magical attacks did not inflict any real damage on the ants. Like the queen, they merely staggered back a few steps before facing a fierce counterattack from the carnivorous ants—

With each flap of the queen's wings, several wind blades immediately attacked Blido at lightning speed, while the man-eating ants directly swung their two pincers to swarm him.

After a brief moment of shock, Bridal and the others quickly activated their defensive shields and launched a frenzied attack.

Wind blades clashed against each other in mid-air, producing a piercing shattering sound like breaking glass. Larger fireballs, lightning bolts, and thicker ice spikes attacked the man-eating ants with frenzied speed, creating a cacophony of explosions. However, this only slightly slowed down their attack.