Chapter 110: Against Impossible Odds

Chapter 110: Against Impossible Odds ... Simultaneously, outside. Carlos suddenly received soul fluctuations from the fastest Redrose Shield Guards: Target Mineral Ant Queen found! Spiritual Essence increase notifications began appearing in his mind: [Spiritual Essence +2.0] [Spiritual Essence +2.0] [Spiritual Essence +2.0] ... "Should have reached the nest’s core area." The core area was where the boss Mineral Ant Queen laid eggs, also where numerous Mineral Soldier Ant Guards concentrated their protection. Based on the Spiritual Essence increase amounts, Carlos knew the Redrose Shield Guards had engaged the Mineral Soldier Ant Guards in battle. Mineral Soldier Ant Guards: Spirituality 20, Strength 13, Constitution 6, Speed 2. Entirely wrapped in hard minerals, their defense was incredible among same-level monsters, with considerable strength. Carlos ordered: "Keep your eyes on the biggest monster inside: the Mineral Ant Queen! Activate bonds when necessary!" Carlos didn’t have the Redrose Shield Guards immediately activate bonds. He needed to stall for time, letting the Mineral Ant Queen feel lucky she didn’t need to escape. Once the Purple Thornblade Shield Guards, especially Purple Vortex with vision sharing, arrived, Carlos could know the real situation inside and make accurate deployments. ... In the nest’s core area, the Mineral Ant Queen’s six pairs of compound eyes were somewhat serious, watching the battle below. Large numbers of Mineral Soldier Ant Guards were frantically surrounding these dozen-plus red monsters that had suddenly broken in. Originally the Mineral Ant Queen wasn’t worried about this battle. Her Mineral Soldier Ant Guards were more vicious fighters than Mineral Soldier Ants, and far more numerous. These mere twelve enemies charging in recklessly would only become her lunch. But when battle truly erupted, the Mineral Ant Queen’s predictions fell flat. These red skeleton monsters showed no fear facing the guards’ attacks. Their crimson giant shields easily blocked the Mineral Soldier Ant Guards’ attacks. Whether the guards’ close-range fierce biting or long-range acid mineral spraying, nothing left the slightest mark. Even scarier, their red-patterned greatswords were incredibly sharp. The Mineral Soldier Ant Guards’ extremely hard mineral shells seemed to become tissue paper before those red-patterned greatswords! Each sword flash easily cut a Mineral Soldier Ant Guard in half! After just minutes of fighting, the ground beneath those dozen skeleton monsters was littered with Mineral Soldier Ant Guard corpses. Intense sharp smells filled the entire space, growing thicker by the second... The Mineral Ant Queen held back thoughts of joining battle, knowing it was the core of the Mineral Ant race. As long as nothing happened to it, no matter how many guards died, it didn’t matter. Although these monsters seemed impossible to wipe out quickly, under the guards’ siege, they also couldn’t get within a foot of it. In this situation, the Mineral Ant Queen continuously urged guards to join the battle. With nearly three thousand Mineral Soldier Ant Guards attacking endlessly, the Mineral Ant Queen believed these invading enemies would eventually be worn down. Its mind somewhat at ease, it continued watching from the platform... ... Time passed. Purple Thornblade Shield Guards and Tulip Shield Guards were still on their way... While Purple Vortex, being faster, faintly heard intense battle sounds. Its speed kicked up another notch as it eagerly charged forward... Suddenly, the view opened up, and the core area’s battle scene appeared before its eyes. Especially on the platform, the massive, incredibly fat Mineral Ant Queen immediately caught Purple Vortex’s attention. "Mineral Ant Queen!" Through Purple Vortex’s vision, Carlos clearly saw the boss Mineral Ant in the nest’s core area. His mind relaxed slightly—it seemed the Mineral Ant Queen hadn’t yet thought of making a run for it. "Don’t rush to attack. Wait for the other shield guards to arrive." Carlos ordered Purple Vortex through the soul link. The other shield guards weren’t far from the core area. Once they arrived, activating bonds together would make the most of bond enhancement time. "Roar~~" Purple Vortex responded. Its eyeballs constantly scanned up and down the fat, ugly Ant Queen, seemingly picking out which organs were choice cuts... ... Time quietly passed. Creaking sounds came from over ten more passages, approaching from far away, growing louder... But due to the intense battle sounds between Redrose Shield Guards and Mineral Soldier Ant Guards in the area, the Mineral Ant Queen didn’t notice. On the platform, seeing the red monsters below showing no signs of weakening, worry rose in the Mineral Ant Queen’s heart. The legs on both sides of its fat torso trembled uneasily as it vaguely sensed deadly danger in the air... Just then, the slower shield guards finally arrived. Carlos immediately ordered: "Activate bonds!" "Boom!" Instantly, whether the Redrose Shield Guards fighting intensely in the field, or the just-arrived Purple Thornblade Shield Guards, Tulip Shield Guards, and Purple Vortex, their surrounding momentum suddenly began rising steadily, terrifying auras spreading! The air suddenly became incredibly heavy, waves of horrifying deadly feelings blanketed everything. The Mineral Soldier Ant Guards’ head antennae began trembling uneasily, all filled with terror. Their offensive stopped immediately as they fearfully retreated around the platform. On the platform, the powerfully perceptive Mineral Ant Queen instantly felt chilled to the bone. In its perception, over twenty terrifying auras were rising, waves of sinister killing intent directed at it! Biological instincts frantically warned that each owner of these terrifying auras was stronger than itself! "Get out of here!" Without the slightest hesitation, dozens of short legs dragged the fat body, quickly moving toward a large passage behind the platform. Simultaneously, it emitted a sharp information wave: "Block them!!!" The Mineral Soldier Ant Guards became urgently worked up. They split into streams of ants, blocking the shield guards’ path, buying time for the Mineral Ant Queen’s escape. At the same time, Carlos immediately ordered: "Attack! Don’t let the Mineral Ant Queen get away!" Purple Thornblade Shield Guards, Tulip, and Purple Vortex immediately jumped down, joining the Redrose Shield Guards in launching attacks! "Roar!" "Crack!" "Slash!" "..." Instantly, translucent blood splattered. Mineral Soldier Ant Guards, throwing themselves against impossible odds, were chopped into pieces. Stream after stream of ants was broken through, unable to slow the shield guards’ steps at all. Even so, they still frantically blocked the shield guards’ path. With each step forward, the shield guards left a pile of corpses behind. These corpses were trampled into mush by their buddies, giving off incredibly intense sharp smells that drove them increasingly mad.