Chapter 203 (1/2)

Ch. 203 The Underground Battle

I confront the Red Ant army. There are about twenty of them, but that amount makes no difference to me. Can I push through in one go?

“Kucchacchaccha!”

An unpleasant cry resounds from the depths of the pa.s.sageway. A large, stout Red Ant appears. It’s leading a large number of Red Ants as well. More reinforcements, huh? This is considerably bigger than the previous nest. It seems like this won’t be easy.

……That big Red Ant, is it the captain? Although I can’t understand the Red Ant’s facial expressions, it looks composed. I do not know the exact number due to the rows of enemy reinforcements continuing around the corner, but it seems there are less than thirty ants.

I fire [[Wind Slash]] at the approaching Red Ants. Instead of firing it directly at them, I aim at the floor near them. By aiming the blast wave indirectly at their feet, I can limit their mobility.

Unlike outside, If it is this narrow pa.s.sageway, then there is no need to worry about losing sight of the enemy. Even if the enemies line up side by side, three shots of [[Wind Slash]] can cover the entire width of the pa.s.sageway.

The Red Ants’ [[Clay Gun]] is their specialty, but the blasts from [[Wind Slash]] can deflect it. If this is the case, I will have the upper hand. I can one-sidedly shave off the enemy’s HP.

Be that as it may, My MP is running severely low. Even if leveling up raises my max MP, it is meaningless unless my MP is replenished. Since I have [[Automatic HP Recovery]], is it okay to take a little damage to my health instead?

“Kucha!” “Kuchaa!”

The Red Ants on my side have caught up to me and have begun shooting [[Clay Gun]] at the enemy. It is adequate cover fire. As a whole group, the enemy Red Ants are exhausting their strength. Every time they fall, [[Voice of G.o.d]] announces the amount of experience gained and level ups.

“Kuchaaa!”

Judging that they were at a disadvantage, the enemy red ants forcefully attempt to draw closer. However, there is an unreasonable amount of sacrifice being made in order to move forward. While the enemy was shortening the distance between us, a large number of them fell victim to the [[Clay Gun]] shots from behind me.

Just when I thought that we had gained the advantage, more enemy reinforcements emerge from the pa.s.sage once again. Much to my dismay, it doesn’t look like this battle will end anytime soon.

“Kucha!”

The enemy Red Ants in the front row finally lunge at me. I use my arm to knock them down, but it will not be over that easily. Following the first one, they rapidly begin throwing themselves on me.

Even though I have the advantage in the fight, it did not make up for the difference in numbers. Right now, I don’t have much MP left. If they get past and attack the red ants behind me, we could be instantly defeated.

I spread out in the pa.s.sageway and deal with the enemies on the right side. Let’s leave the left side to my partner, though I am a little uneasy about it. Even if I can’t beat them all, if I flip them, the Red Ants can finish them off with their covering fire.

The fight lasts nearly ten minutes. Although there were difficulties along the way, my Red Ant army took little damage and supported me on my left side,which prevented us from receiving any fatal injuries. The ally Red Ant captain was fighting in front of me, but when it’s leg was damaged by an attack, it was dragged by its allies back into the pa.s.sageway to recover. Because it was a long fight, I had lost concentration and was about to be attacked by an enemy who had entered my blind spot. With great timing, ball rabbit alerted me of the threat with [[Telepathy]].

The enemy Red Ants fell one after another, and this seems to have been noticed.