Chapter 197 (1/2)

Chapter 197

Ch . 197 Queen of the Red Ants

I intend to weaken the two Red Ants tasked with guiding me as much as possible while I check their status . Having inflicted them with poison using [[Poison Fang]], I then have them waste their MP by continuously shooting [[Clay Gun]] towards the wall .

……Alright, that should do it . Like this, I can defeat them with [[Wind Blade]] in a single hit, and since they’re weakened by a status condition, they shouldn’t be able to dodge properly .

“Guaa……”

My partner peeks at my expression from the side . ……Don’t look at me like that . It’s not like I’m doing this because I want to .

“……Kucha”

“……Kucha”

The Red Ants call out to us and begin to walk forward . They’re presumably signaling that we should follow them . Even I can understand that much without having it translated for me .

As we head deeper into the Red Ant nest, I stay alert using [[Presence Sense]] . After walking for a while, [[Presence Sense]] suddenly starts reacting vigorously .

It’s not just one or two, but dozens of targets ahead . It might be a bit troublesome if we’re swarmed . I stop and bark “Guoo” .

“Kuchaa?”

The red ants stop walking and turn back . Ball Rabbit, I’ve got a message for those two . Tell them to bring their Queen to me . Without any escorts .

[……Queen, bring over here . Alone . ]

“Kucha……”

Hearing our demands, the Red Ants cry out worriedly . Seems like this is a tough demand for them to meet . Still, this demand is a must . It’s obvious that I’d be in a bind if I were to plunge into that swarm .

[By self, can’t decide . Queen, we ask . ]

“Guoo”

I let out a small bark to inform of my approval . The two of them intend to go over, but I call for one of them to remain here .

If the other party’s boss does not accept our demands, a large group of Red Ants might possibly come our way . In that case, this one will be valuable experience points before the battle . I can’t have it running away .

One Red Ant heads towards the deeper parts of the pa.s.sage . After waiting for around five minutes, a Red Ant nearly twice the size of a normal one appears from the depths of the pa.s.sage .

Its abdomen in particular is swollen, and it moves while dragging it along . Its movements are slow . Possibly due to its position where mobility is not essential .

There are no escorts . As requested, it seems to have come alone .

“Guja……”

The large Red Ant cries out in a deep voice .

For now, I’ll check its status with [[Status Check]] .

Species: Queen Red Ogre Ant

Status: Normal

Lv : 31/70

HP : 421/421

MP : 9/128

Attack: 198

Defence: 276

Magic: 179

Speed: 97

Rank: B-

Characteristic Skills:

[[Earth Element: Lv–]] [[Sociality: Lv–]] [[Pheromone: Lv–]]

[[Red Sand: Lv–]] [[Auto HP Recovery: Lv5]]

Resistance Skills:

[[Physical Resistance: Lv4]]

Normal Skills:

[[Telepathy: Lv6]] [[Bite: Lv4]] [[Clay: Lv5]]

[[Telepathy: Lv6]] [[Bite: Lv4]] [[Clay: Lv5]]

[[Clay Gun: Lv5]] [[Auto regeneration: Lv6]] [[Sand Breath: Lv4]]

[[Sp.a.w.n Eggs: Lv8]] [[Wide Rest: Lv4]] [[Roll: Lv3]]

t.i.tle SKills:

[[Fully Evolved One: Lv–]] [[Queen Ant: Lv–]]

[[Master of the Nest: Lv–]] [[Many Children: LvMAX]]

I see… There’s no mistake that this is the Queen . If it fought with me with that status, the likelihood of it surviving would be high, but its MP is empty . I guess that’s from constantly restoring the statuses of the Red Soldier Ants that collapsed due to abdominal pain from the poison .

However, it’s convenient that it possesses a high level [[Telepathy]] skill . If that wasn’t the case, negotiations would prove difficult .

The Queen Ant comes to a halt some distance in front of me . Numerous Red Ants can be seen glancing from around the corner of the pa.s.sageway behind the Queen Ant . Maybe they’re to come out if it comes to it……