180 Resealing The Entrance (2/2)

”You are… Senior Don? Where have you been? What's with that ridiculous appearance?” Elizabeth asked with surprise.

Don's face twitched at her words. They poked right into his sore spot. If he was given a choice, he didn't want to wear such crudely made exoskeleton armor either. It was too breezy in the wrong places, making it uncomfortable.

”Haih… You wouldn't understand.” Don sighed, before suggesting, ”We should quickly build a sturdy gate to block off the entrance. It won't be good if the creatures down there start pouring out.”

Without Don's explanation, Elizabeth could faintly guess what happened from his appearance and the scene in front of here. All the shadowguards and palace guards only suffered fleshly wounds. No one suffered any serious injuries. Most likely, they had been beaten by Don.

As for why, it was because he was trapped on the other side of the seal and suffered a lot of hardships!

”Why a gate?” Elizabeth asked. If they want to stop the creatures from pouring out, shouldn't they just seal it off? Unless… there was something good on the other side?

”There's a lot of good stuff down there, including the creatures themselves. Not are their organs highly nutritious and tasty, their exoskeletons are very sturdy and can be used to make armor like mine. However, they are quite powerful and numerous. Not just anyone can enter. Anyone below the star rank in cultivation will just be seeking death.” Don explained.

”Is that true?” Elizabeth said with delight. ”What kind of creatures are they? Can they really be eaten?

If what Don said was true, the Capital would have a new source of sustenance and the expenditure on food could be reduced.

”Kekeke, of course. As long as they are cooked properly, they will become edible.” Don said with a sly smile. Good things must be shared.

”These creatures are…” Don suddenly paused as rumbled movements could be heard drawing closer from the second-floor entrance. ”Well, you'll know soon enough.”

Soon, the first creature made its appearance out of the entrance, and everyone was able to get a good look at the six-legged creature that was the size of humans. Countless more followed from behind.

”Ants! Those creatures are ants!” Kasif jumped in alarm, before warning the others, ”Be careful. These creatures are said to be endowed with great physical strength!”

He had once read book on insects. Ants were said to be able to lift 50 times their own weight. Who knows if the special trait of these horrible creatures had been amplified or not after the Cataclysm?

Suddenly, all the shadowguards and palace guards sprung up from the ground and got into defensive formation with great coordination. They did not seem like people who were in pain from a great beating.

At some point during Don's beating previously, everyone had come up with the idea to pretend they were in more pain than they actually were. They were under the mindset that doing so would allow them to receive less beating. Fortunately, it pulled off well.

”Focus on sealing the entrance! I will clear the path!” Elizabeth quickly commanded, after being stunned for an instance.

At the same time, Don narrowed his eyes. How dare these brats tricked him!

Elizabeth shot out her sword at the ants with a silver flash, reaping lives wherever it went.

Before the ants were sliced in half by her blade, sparks were created from the moment of contact between the sword and exoskeleton skin.

Elizabeth knew that she didn't utilize much strength in the attack, however, she was still moved by the sight. Senior Don wasn't exaggerating about their sturdiness. They were great materials for making equipment.

It wouldn't be as strong as the steel armor worn by palace guards, but with the large quantity they could collect, it was possible to equip all the soldiers.

The battle at the underground entrance to the second floor only lasted a few minutes. With two Transcendents on the scene, it didn't take much effort for the giant ants to be quickly suppressed and the entrance resealed.

”When did you reach the Transcendent Realm, Elizabeth? Congratulations.” Don said after the battle.

He made his way over, but he was quickly stopped by Elizabeth.

”Stop! Stay away from me! You should quickly go back and wash up, Senior Don!” Elizabeth said with a terrible expression.

The foul smell emanating from Don made her feel disgusted. It had a strong scent of human excrete.

”Err, right…”

Don paused his steps. It was fine when he wasn't reminded, but once he was reminded, he felt awfully unclean. He couldn't wash for weeks! It was even worse because his diarrhea was quite explosive and tend to spray everywhere. He had an interest in the art of explosions, but not like this.

In summary, his trip had been one bad experience.

”En, I'll be leaving first.” Don nodded and immediately disappeared from his spot in an instance.