The ongoing battle was brutal. Both sides had strong people, and with the eight serpents joining the war, Lorbase and his high-ranking people beca tied down to deal with them.
Lorbase himself was fighting Ophion, both sides clashing together at terrifying speeds. Lorbase was using his sword and the masterful sword techniques he polished during the years to deflect and try to chip away at Ophion's formidable defenses.
anwhile, Ophion, who had reached Level 30 and D- Tier, had stats that could make the heart of an average Level 30 tremble. Lorbase's eyebrows locked together after he managed to sneak an attack past Ophion's guard and hit his body. 'My sword is barely piercing this beast's scales! Hm!?'
A terrifying wind pressure approached from his side, and looking sideways, he saw Ophion's tail twisting around in a perfect way to lash at him. "Cheeky beast!"
CLANG!
His sword and the tail collided, but the strength of the Arboreal Winged Serpent was too high to take head-on. Lorbase felt his arms hurting as his feet lifted from the ground, and he shot backward like a cannonball. Once he landed, he was about to charge forward again, but his danger senses tingled. Yet, Ophion was still rushing at him. 'Where is it coming from!?'
His heart tensed, his senses sharpened to the limits, and a slight glare was caught at the periphery of his vision. Instead of leaping forward, he quickly leaned backward, sliding one leg forward to arch his body far enough.
Just as he did so, a light thorn grazed his nose.
Whoosh!
Baron Lorbase's adrenaline pumped, having almost had his head blown up. 'That freaking World Tree!'
SCREECH!
Lorbase paid attention to Ophion's attack. However, after blocking, he jumped backward and looked over. 'Huh? What's that?'
From a place in the city near where the big bulk of his army was, a strange red swarm started pouring out from a large hole. 'Those… They are ants!?'
At that location, a soldier who was exchanging blows with an Explorer suddenly felt a shadow approaching from the side. Looking sideways, he was ready to counterattack whatever attack was coming his way. However, once he turned, he saw two giant mandibles closing down on him. "Huh?"
CHOMP!
[-148,983]!
"ARGH!"
The Explorer saw how the mandibles of the ant pierced through the armor, lodging deeply into the enemy's body, and he took the chance to rush forward. His spear pierced the air, and he struck the head of the enemy, finishing it off.
However, after she did so, his body stayed tense, looking up warily at the giant ant. The ant looked down at him for a second as it opened the mandibles and let the corpse fall down. In that second of exchanging looks with the giant monster, the human man felt weak and powerless. He felt that if the ant in front of him wanted to eat him, it could. 'D-Do these ants know how to differentiate allies from enemies?'
Thankfully for him, the soldier ant turned around and rushed to other places on the battlefield to kill other people. In reality, no more than a second had passed since the ant gave him a dismissive look. Yet, it had felt like an eternity.
Once it was gone, the tension left his body. He turned to look and saw the absolute massacre the ants were causing. 'This… How do they even know who to attack?'
The trick was in the scent. The antennae of ants were like ultra-powerful noses. As a human's vision could distinguish the most array of colors, the ants could literally sll the differences in mood from people. Based on that powerful slling sense, the ants could categorize those who had Liu Shu's aura around them and those who didn't.
It was easier for an ant to distinguish allies from enemies compared to any other race, and this made them utterly terrifying slaughtering machines. They weaved between the chaotic battlefield, taking over each section and accurately striking those who didn't sll like their eldest. Like the creature that they had to protect with their very souls second only to their Mother Queen.
Ignatia slowly walked out of the nest, ten Level 25 ants surrounding her at all tis. "Well, well, well. Disgusting bugs have finally arrived at my dear Liu Shu's city."
Her lips arched coldly, her ant-like eyes glowing with such coldness and bloodthirstiness that when anyone looked her way, a chill would climb up their spines. She stopped walking and then, her aura began ballooning as she spoke until it reached a bursting point. "Children, kill the invaders. Kill all and feed on these creatures that want to harm your eldest sister!
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