Chapter 348: The Ant Army (I)
Far away, this place is so big that you can hardly see the end, and those who don't know think that this is an endless square, because the floor is almost mirror-smooth, so you can reflect the whole sky, that magnificent scene, spectacular to make people stunned.
However, Ruan Chi soon found out that there was a headache, that is, this place seemed to be ...... The entrance could not be found.
was about to ask Wen Laili beside her, but a black light flashed next to her, but she suddenly turned into a human form, where was she standing.
"Do you know the entrance?"
Ruan Chi asked as he skillfully took out a set of clothes from his backpack and threw it over.
"The entrance to the Upside-Down Tower is not fixed, so you can only try your luck if you want to enter." Wainlerit put on her clothes and walked to the front on her own initiative.
"It's random again...... Isn't this tower a toss-up? Ruan Chi helped his forehead and followed helplessly.
"Pay attention to the difference between the stone slabs underneath your feet, because that place is likely to be the entrance." Wainlerit said as she walked ahead.
"What's the difference?"
"It's something out of the ordinary."
Ruan Chi raised his head and looked at this endless platform and couldn't help but be speechless, when will such a large place be found.
At the same time that Ruan Chi and the others were looking for the entrance to the Upside-Down Tower, a team of three people was slowly moving forward in the northwest of the Cerro region, near an endless mountain range with no grass.
The leader of the group was an elderly Terran mage, with white beard and white hair, but his face was not wrinkled at all, and he held a staff embedded with magic crystals. The emaciated body was covered with a robe covered in runes. If you pay close attention to his feet. He is seen floating with his feet off the ground.
This is the fifth-level magic wind dance technique of the wind system. Although it is only an intermediate level of magic, it is not easy to use it for a long time. The fact that the old mage was able to use this magic so lightly to travel through such a mountainous area with treacherous terrain shows that the level of magic is extremely profound.
Looking behind the old mage, followed by a red-skinned blood elf woman, this woman was about forty years old, still charming, wearing a blood-colored leather armor, outlining plump curves. But it's not hard to see from this woman's pace. She is a master of melee combat, and the short sword that is sheathed around her waist also indicates that she is an assassin by profession.
In addition, every step the Blood Elf woman takes, a pair of beautiful eyes will turn from time to time, and she has always maintained a high level of alertness, which undoubtedly proves that she is a master of survival in the wild.
The last member of the team was a dwarf with short stature but thick limbs. Like a normal dwarf, he has a twisted beard on his chest and a red rosacea nose. However, this dwarf is not a master craftsman, but a fierce dwarven warrior.
Dwarf height though congenitally defective. However, as warriors, their strength is no less than that of orcs, I saw that this dwarf's arms are full of muscles, blood vessels crawl on it like earthworms, and there is a hammer about his height hanging on his back, and every step he takes, he will leave a shallow footprint on the ground, which shows how amazing the weight of the hammer is.
These three people, of different races, can walk together, which shows that their identity is an adventurer, and only the profession of adventurer will these people abandon racial stereotypes and cooperate to complete the task.
In addition, judging from the momentum emanating from them, it was not difficult to see that none of the three of them were ordinary adventurers, otherwise it would be impossible to obtain permission from the Realm Council to enter such a place outside the world.
In fact, if someone is there, their name will be called.
Among them, the old mage of the Terran race, who was at the forefront, was originally a court mage of the Terran Runain Kingdom, but later retired from this position to become an adventurer because of his indifference to fame and fortune, and now his registration level in the adventure union has reached level A.
The other two, the Blood Elf Female Assassin and the Dwarven Warrior, are also well-known A-class adventurers, who have completed a variety of difficult missions, large and small, and have a certain reputation in their own countries.
The purpose of such a powerful trio gathered here now was just to complete a commission issued by the Adventurers' Guild to find a rare alchemy material called "Blood Blue Grass".
At this moment, there was a sudden "clanging" sound in a rocky area in front of her, and the female assassin of the Blood Elves, who had been on alert, was the first to notice the abnormality, and did not hesitate to draw the short crossbow hanging from her waist.
The crossbow was apparently a special design, with a swarthy crossbow topped with a highly poisonous arrow mounted on it.
"Whoosh"
The female Assassin took aim and pulled the trigger, and a black arrow was fired.
"Poof!"
The sound of an arrow piercing through the flesh was evident from there, and the female Assassin grabbed the crossbow and walked over, and in a few moments she returned with a corpse.
"What's that?"
Seeing the female assassin walking over and twisting a black ant the size of chopsticks, the dwarven warrior showed a curious expression, he had never seen an ant that big.
"That's a zombie ant, a B-class dangerous species, I didn't expect to see it in such a place." The knowledgeable old mage stroked his beard and said.
"It's strange that this zombie ant usually lives in dark and damp underground or mountain caves, and rarely appears in such wasteland." Throwing the zombie ant corpse in her hand on the ground, the female assassin said with a frown.
"That's what I find weird." The old mage nodded, with the same expression.
"Whatever, maybe it's just a lost little ant." The dwarven warrior smiled nonchalantly, then reached out and took a flask from his backpack, expertly unplugged the wine on it, and drank it with a grunt.
"Stupid, that could be that simple." The female assassin said coldly with a disgusted expression.
"That's right, zombie ants, like ordinary ants, are social magical beasts, and they can communicate with distant companions through the tentacles on their heads, so it stands to reason that they can't get lost so easily." The old mage said.
"Wait, what did you just say? Is this thing a swarm-living monster? The dwarven warrior put down the flask in his hand and pointed to the zombie ants on the ground with a surprised expression.
"What's the matter......
The old mage was about to speak. Suddenly, there was a louder noise from the rocky belt over there. Soon. Something terrible happened, and I saw a large tide of zombie ants crawling out of the cracks between the rocks.
Seeing this scene, the three of them were dumbfounded.
"Oh no, this place might be their lair." The old mage said in a deep voice.
Although it is impossible to understand why zombie ants, which normally only live in underground burrows, are here, the situation in front of them obviously does not allow them to think.
These zombie ants, which suddenly appeared, seemed to smell their prey, and moved towards the three of them.
"How, fight or retreat?" Seeing the terrifying ant tide forming in front of him, the warlike dwarven warrior licked his dry lips and asked with a smile.
"Nonsense. Of course it's a war, what we want to find is in the mountains in front of us, if we retreat at this time, wouldn't it be a waste of more time to detour, don't forget that our mission is limited in time. The female assassin sneered.
"This is reasonable, although the zombie toxins of zombie ants are terrifying, they can't fly, we just need to fly to the sky." As soon as the old mage's words fell, he immediately waved the staff in his hand.
A green wind blew up, like a light elf swirling around the trio.
"Group Wind Dance!"
With a soft snort from the old mage. The whirlwind carried the bodies of the three of them and slowly flew into the air.
Seeing the zombie ants below with their teeth and claws but unable to do anything about themselves, the dwarven warriors couldn't help but find it funny. He grinned at the old mage and said, "Brother, you're cheating. ”
The old mage shook his head and said in a deep voice, "This is also a way to deal with the zombie ants, the only way to deal with them is to solve them all before they spray toxins." ”
After saying that, the old mage took the lead, only to see him chant a simple incantation, and then a large number of sparks came out from the top of the staff, and several fire snakes flew into the sky smartly, and then pounced on the ant tide below with a whistling sound.
"Squeak ......"
The blazing flames ignited the ant colony in an instant, and the smell of a swarm of proteins being burned permeated.
The female Assassin attacked, armed with a short crossbow and a special explosive arrow that fired at the colony, shattering them with a rumbling sound.
The dwarven warrior could only stare dryly because he had no long-range means of attack, and he blew his beard unhappily and shouted, "You guys are too much, take care of yourself." ”
The old mage couldn't cry or laugh, and after throwing a few fireballs, he said, "It's okay for me to let you go, but when the time comes, you'll be parasitized by those zombie ants, don't say I didn't warn you." ”
When the dwarven warrior heard this, he immediately closed his mouth, he had not heard of the horror of zombie ants, before entering the outer part of the world, he had received a booklet from the realm council, which recorded all the dangerous species in the Cerro area, among which zombie ants were one of the most dangerous species.
Because of the dominance of the sky, the next battle was basically a one-sided slaughter, and the zombie ants that appeared here did not seem to be as many as expected, and after half an hour, their corpses were already covered on the ground.
After confirming that the last zombie ant had been burned to ashes, the old mage immediately dismantled the group wind dance technique, and the three of them quickly fell to the ground.
"It's a pity, I was going to warm up, but I didn't expect the so-called B-class dangerous species to be so unbeaten." The dwarven warrior touched the hammer hanging behind his back and said with a look of pity.
"You're wrong, the danger of zombie ants is far more than that, the reason why we were able to get out of danger this time is because they don't have any magical beasts around them that can be parasitized, if they parasitize on other magical beasts or even humans, their combat effectiveness will be greatly increased." The old mage touched his beard and said.
"If they're really that powerful, I'd be interested in seeing them." The dwarven warrior laughed, a little unimpressed.
The female assassin withdrew the crossbow and said in a cold voice, "Don't grind here, get on your way." With that, she walked alone over the corpses of the zombie ants on the ground.
The dwarven warrior was bored with himself, shrugged his shoulders and muttered, "Are the blood elves boring guys?" ”
The old mage smiled slightly and patted the dwarf on the shoulder, "You didn't know her character for the first time, don't talk about it, let's go, old friend." ”
The trio's destination was on the mountain behind the rocky belt, but just as they thought they had solved all the zombie ants perfectly, a buzzing sound came over their heads.
The female assassin was still the first to notice the source of the life, looked up at the place, and then showed a surprised expression.
An unknown humanoid monster flew through the air, with characteristics similar to a mixture of insects and humans, and the buzzing sound emanated from its wings.
"What kind of monster is this?" Seeing the other party land in front of him, the dwarven warrior once again showed a puzzled expression.
"I don't know, I don't think I've ever seen a monster like this." The old mage had also read the pamphlet issued by the Realm Council before he came in, and he was basically familiar with the distribution of dangerous species in the entire Cerro area.
However, when he saw this monster, he couldn't even think of any information.
After the monster landed, it didn't look at the three old mages, but looked down at the corpses of the zombie ants on the ground, and its insect-like head turned slightly, staring at the three old mages.
"It's you...... Kill...... Dead them?"
It actually spoke, although intermittently, and the words were not very clear, but the language was the most common continental language.
"Did I hear me right? Can this monster talk?" The dwarven warrior said with a hellish expression.
Not to mention the dwarven warriors, even the old mage and the female assassin were shocked at this time, because this was something that had not happened before, no, it should be said that it was the record of the Realm Council for creatures outside the world.
Could it be a new species.
Just as the old mage had such a thought flashing through his mind, the monster over there spoke again
"Did you kill you?"
It asked again, and its words became more fluent, and it stretched out an arm like an insect's joint and pointed at the zombie ant corpse on the ground.
"Hehe, what if we killed it?" The dwarven warrior didn't feel anything wrong and stepped forward in admitted.
"Yes...... You kill?"
A cold light flashed in the monster's eyes, and in the next second, it actually rushed towards the dwarven warrior, and the speed was so fast that it could see its moving figure.
The dwarven warrior is also a long-established adventurer, and when he saw the monster's movements, he immediately realized the danger, and immediately shouted, quickly grabbed the hammer hanging behind his back, and then slammed it into the monster that rushed over.
However, such a thunderous blow was grabbed by a seemingly fragile insect arm.
What the?
The dwarven warrior was taken aback, his own strength he knew very well, if this hammer was smashed on ordinary people, let alone with his bare hands, even if he was carrying a heavy shield, he could also smash the opponent away, but the monster in front of him actually grabbed his hammer with only one arm, which was really incredible.
Why is this happening?
This was the last thought in the dwarven warrior's mind, and then, he felt his gaze spin rapidly, and with a "bang", his head rolled to the ground, and the moment his vision disappeared, he saw his headless corpse. (To be continued......)