CHAPTER 52: CHAPTER 52: SLAYING THE ANT QUEEN

Chu Chen discovered something interesting through the attribute information of the Gray Rock Ant Queen.

The skills of the Gray Rock Ant Queen were basically at the Entry Realm, which meant it only understood these skills but rarely used them.

However, this situation was quite normal, as the main job of the Ant Queen was to reproduce, and fighting was the job of the Soldier Ants. Also, it was basically immobile, with Worker Ants bringing food to its mouth.

What Chu Chen found interesting was its Intimidation skill. Normally, the ant colony obeys the Ant Queen, making the Intimidation skill entirely redundant.

Yet, the proficiency of this Ant Queen in Intimidation had reached the Mastery Realm, which puzzled Chu Chen greatly.

Could it be that there are other creatures here that it needs to intimidate?

To satisfy this conjecture, there had to be a prerequisite: the ant colony would not attack the other party.

Thinking of this, the color of Chu Chen’s face suddenly changed, and he quickly looked around, fearing that his speculation might come true.

Fate is a strange thing; the more you fear something, the more it tends to come.

At this moment, another rustling sound came from their left side.

Hearing the movement, everyone hurriedly looked over and found a large silhouette appearing on the left side as well.

Chu Chen immediately directed Lei Yao to move a few steps to the left.

Another Gray Rock Ant Queen was crawling towards them.

"Damn."

Seeing this, Chu Chen couldn’t help but curse.

Such luck is unheard of; even such a rare situation could happen to them.

There is usually only one Ant Queen in an Ant Nest. Such a scenario, where two Ant Queens appear, is extremely rare, with a probability of less than one in a thousand, which is the reason for Chu Chen’s loss of composure.

The appearance of the second Ant Queen solved two questions for Chu Chen.

First, it explained why the Intimidation skill proficiency of that Ant Queen had reached the Mastery Realm. Two Ant Queens always have to establish dominance.

Second, it explained why the number of Gray Rock Ants was so large, which is the fundamental reason they could dominate a territory.

Chu Chen did not immediately take action but looked toward the direction of the exit.

The ant colony was still hovering outside the stone hall, which meant they dared not enter casually without the Ant Queen’s order.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen suddenly had an idea. It wasn’t difficult to kill the two Battle Five Trash Ant Queens, and their movement speed was extremely slow. As long as they didn’t pose a threat, the two Ant Queens wouldn’t summon their subordinates.

As for the ant colony guarding outside the stone hall, they were the best protection.

Immediately, Chu Chen shared his idea with the others.

"Haha, this idea is great. Let’s give them a free workout session today and let these two guys lose some weight," Wang Lu said with a smile.

"Then let’s start the performance," Chu Chen said with a smile.

The seven people and two beasts began to slowly flee, with the two Ant Queens closely following behind.

"Green Poison Scorpion, you’re running a bit fast; the Ant Queen is almost unable to catch up with you," Wang Lu cheekily reminded.

The group chatted and laughed, without a trace of urgency of being chased.

The two Guardian Beasts maintained a perfect distance, constantly giving the illusion that they were about to be caught.

The two Ant Queens had no combat experience and had never encountered such a situation, so out of curiosity, they chased with extra effort.

They were like two blank canvases, with only the concepts of eating and reproducing in their minds.

Outside the Ant Nest, five Shadow Wolves appeared again, charging toward the Ant Nest without any hesitation.

This time, the number of Gray Rock Ants that came out to fight was noticeably fewer, totaling only about three hundred.

Within the Ant Nest, there were about two thousand Gray Rock Ants, of which Chu Chen and his companions killed around five hundred, and then the wolf pack killed another four to five hundred.

The remaining Gray Rock Ants were mostly concentrated outside the stone hall, and these three hundred or so Gray Rock Ants were all the strength the Ant Nest could currently mobilize.

With a howl, the ant colony and the wolf pack clashed again.

This time, the wolf pack learned its lesson; even facing such weak opponents, they maintained a rigorous attitude.

With the tacit cooperation of the five Shadow Wolves, the ant colony was beaten back step by step.

In just over ten minutes, the ant colony was completely slaughtered.

The Wolf King let out a loud howl, using it to release the anger in its heart.

The other four Shadow Wolves also howled, as they had gained a great victory in this battle, sweeping away the frustration that had built up inside them, and feeling a sense of invigoration.

The Wolf King, unsatisfied with this battle’s victory, decided to take the momentum and slaughter the entire Ant Nest, and finally, kill those culprits who had made it suffer many times, so as to completely quell the anger in its heart.

The Wolf King led the four Shadow Wolves into the Ant Nest.

With no Gray Rock Ants obstructing them in the passage, they spent only over ten minutes reaching the end of the tunnel.

They were met with a dense ant colony, numbering over seven hundred.

Seeing this, the Wolf King’s eyes flashed with a look of gravity, but it showed no sign of retreating. The primal instincts of the Beast were gradually being triggered.

The Wolf King howled, and the battle began.

The Wolf King charged at the forefront with great ferocity, directly forming a black giant sphere to attack the ant colony.

The four Shadow Wolves also released their skills.

After one round of attack, they killed over sixty Gray Rock Ants outright, with nearly a hundred others affected.

The Gray Rock Ants immediately activated their Defense Skills upon seeing this, and then charged toward the Shadow Wolves with full force.

The commotion from their fight was so loud that even the people in the stone hall could hear it clearly.

"It seems the Shadow Wolves have caught up. Skinny, let the Earth Rock Rat scout the situation. Maybe we can play the role of the fisherman," Chu Chen said with a smile, showing no signs of tension.

At this time, the two Ant Queens showed some emotional changes, shifting from initial curiosity to annoyance.

They had been chasing Chu Chen and others for about a quarter of an hour. Such a massive body consuming energy for so long was equivalent to a normal Gray Rock Ant running at full speed for several hours.

Their speed kept decreasing until they stopped entirely, having exhausted all their energy.

The Ant Queen let out a screech, unleashing a wave of pressure that enveloped Chu Chen and the others.

The bodies of the five people jerked violently, as if struck at their pressure points, freezing them instantly.

However, Zhang Yingjie and the other one were both at the Soul Warrior Level Peak, on par with the Ant Queen, so its skill wasn’t enough to intimidate them.

The Earth Spider was almost unaffected, shooting a strand of Spider Silk to drag away the immobilized Green Poison Scorpion.

After a moment, Chu Chen and the others regained control of their bodies.

The patience of the Ant Queens had run out, and with the ant colony outside the stone hall being held by the Shadow Wolves, it was time to send them on their way.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen said in a deep voice, "Summon all Guardian Beasts; it’s time to counterattack."

Upon hearing this, everyone did not hesitate and summoned their respective Guardian Beasts.

Without waiting for Chu Chen to speak, everyone commanded their Guardian Beasts to launch an attack.

Ten seconds later, both Ant Queens were dead.

They were able to kill the Ant Queens so smoothly because the Ant Queens were out of energy and lacked combat experience.

Otherwise, the idea of easily killing two Spiritual Element Star Beasts would be nothing but a pipe dream.