Chapter 111: Carlos’s OCD

Chapter 111: Carlos’s OCD On the platform, the fat Mineral Ant Queen moved surprisingly fast. In just a few breaths, it was nearly at the nearest tunnel entrance... Outside, seeing the Mineral Ant Queen abandon its subordinates and about to escape to the passage entrance, Carlos’s gaze was calm as he ordered through the soul link: "Purple Vortex, quit fooling around!" At this moment, Purple Vortex was happily slapping Mineral Soldier Ant Guards into meat paste one by one. Suddenly hearing Carlos ’call it,’ it instinctively felt guilty and stopped the meat-slapping behavior. Then Carlos’s command came: "Block it!" "Roar!" The terrifying Dark Purple Force Field immediately erupted! A powerful dark purple force field instantly caught up with the Mineral Ant Queen. It grabbed the Mineral Ant Queen’s tail, preventing its escape! "Hiss!" The Mineral Ant Queen was shocked and dismayed, its tail thrashing frantically, trying to break free from this strange thing. But with only 15 points of strength, it couldn’t possibly shake it off. At the same time, the powerful Dark Purple Force Field rapidly expanded, directly swatting away all the blocking Mineral Soldier Ant Guards. Purple Vortex quickly advanced, being the first to climb onto the platform... As Purple Vortex approached, the Dark Purple Force Field that had originally only grabbed the tail gradually spread to cover most of the body. The Mineral Ant Queen continuously emitted sharp information roars, calling for Mineral Soldier Ant Guard rescue. Instantly, the Mineral Soldier Ant Guards became even more frenzied, charging fearlessly toward the Dark Purple Force Field holding the Mineral Ant Queen. "Boom!" "Boom!" "..." Endless collision sounds rang out. The Mineral Soldier Ant Guards’ hard shells were actually cracked from the rebounds, leaking streams of translucent blood. But they still felt no pain, continuing their violent collisions. Many Mineral Soldier Ant Guards actually killed themselves through the impacts... During this time, over twenty shield guards also successfully climbed onto the platform. Terrifying enemies surrounded it, and the soldiers’ defensive line was completely useless. The Mineral Ant Queen was terrified, struggling desperately and continuously spitting horribly toxic venom. The shield guards didn’t even dodge, standing in place. The venom exploded everywhere. Terrible toxins tried to infect the shield guards’ bones, but were all blocked by the crimson radiance on their surfaces. This scene filled the Mineral Ant Queen with despair! "Don’t waste time, attack together! Kill it!" Carlos was getting impatient. Mineral Ant Queen: Spirituality 25, Strength 15, Constitution 30, Speed 10. Its strength and speed were both considerable, and its constitution reached an amazing 30 points. Its survival ability was very tough, with the keratin covering its entire body providing terrifying defense. Although its actual combat ability was weaker compared to other bosses, attacks from ordinary low-tier Psionics would barely scratch it. Unfortunately, its amazingly defensive keratin encountered incredibly sharp greatswords. "Slash!" "Slash!" ... Twenty-five greatswords thrust into the Mineral Ant Queen’s body in unison. "Hiss!" The Mineral Ant Queen let out miserable shrieks, its fat body writhing wildly, making creaking sounds. Streams of intensely sharp transparent blood gushed and splattered, corroding the stone surface with hole after hole. Suddenly, the Mineral Soldier Ant Guards began frantically biting the Mineral Ant Queen’s midsection flesh. After several breaths, white bones and internal organs were exposed. Carlos immediately saw its intention: It actually wanted to sever its tail to survive! "Too late!" "Slash!" "Splash!" "..." Greatswords lifted and continuously chopped down. Amid the Mineral Ant Queen’s screams and the Mineral Soldier Ant Guards’ frenzied attacks, chunk after chunk of white flesh fell with thuds... Soon, the screams gradually ceased. The Mineral Ant Queen’s originally fat body, except for the head, was reduced to a translucent skeleton, seemingly completely dead. Even so, the Mineral Ant Queen retained its last thread of life. It was playing dead, trying to deceive the enemies. "Constitution is truly tough!" "Slash!" A greatsword pierced through the skull, ending the Mineral Ant Queen’s final life force. [Defeated dark mist node boss Mineral Ant Queen, Spiritual Essence +3000, Fantasy Equipment +1] "Clean up the remaining monsters!" The battle wasn’t over. Though the Mineral Ant Queen was dead, large numbers of Mineral Soldier Ant Guards and Worker Ants still existed in the nest. After the Mineral Ant Queen’s death, its guards went completely berserk, launching final attacks against the shield guards—fighting to the death! This suited Carlos perfectly. He descended from the nest’s peak, randomly found an entrance and quickly flew inside. With storm enhancement, he soon reached the core area. At this time, a slaughter feast was being staged inside. "Go, go slaughter!" With a wave of his hand, he summoned two Tulip Sword Guards who desperately needed death energy. Joining the battle now, under the protection of bonded shield guards, they could safely harvest... Time gradually reached dawn. In the core area, few Mineral Soldier Ant Guards remained—this slaughter was nearly over... [Spiritual Essence accumulation 14000, Spirituality +1, current Spirituality 15] [Gained Attribute Points +1, Skill Points +1] "Spirituality increased." He continued adding one point to Strength, reaching 20.5 points! Constitution, under Child of Nature’s enhancement, also reached 20.5 points! This meant Carlos could finally bear the weight of the Sun Emperor’s Sword! "Skill points need to be saved for subsequent Sun Emperor’s Sword acquisition preparation." While thinking, with the final sound of blood and flesh splattering, the battle finally ended. "Collect their mineral shells and mandibles!" These were materials of some value from the Mineral Soldier Ant Guards. Having just finished giving orders, Carlos yawned repeatedly as drowsiness from three straight days without sleep surged over him. But he still forced himself to stay alert, recalling the two Tulip Sword Guards whose soul fire was incredibly abundant. Earlier, these two Tulip Sword Guards had learned Bone Shield Tactics under the shield guards’ instruction. Without performing their second sublimation, Carlos absolutely couldn’t sleep peacefully. Crimson-gold wing bones flapped as Carlos flew out of the nest at breakneck speed... Soon after, pale flames rose from sandy ground near the nest... Soon after, another pale flame rose again... Tulip Shield Guard #2 and Tulip Shield Guard #3 were successfully born! Simultaneously, inside the nest, the shield guards followed Carlos’s instructions, cutting off valuable parts from monsters and stacking them. "Sleepy~~" Carlos yawned, flying back to the nest to recall the shield guards and piles of mineral shells and mandibles one by one. "Finally finished." Wings flapping, storm rising, Carlos dragged his exhausted body and flew out of the nest at breakneck speed, disappearing on the horizon. Without flying far, he spotted a relatively hidden sand valley. Landing, he summoned shield guards to stand guard, took out his tent, and eagerly crawled inside. The moment he lay down, his eyelids closed uncontrollably. After a few seconds, light breathing sounds began...