While Reign and the others were fighting against the powerful Major Ants and the Antoid in the cave, the outside of the tunnel was a mess. The field was turned into a battleground as the six ants fought against the players, two of the ants were level 30 while the other four were level 25.
Cameron and his team were currently fighting against one of the level 30 ants while Neil and his team took on the other. Their teams were the two strongest next to Reign’s and they were the only ones that could currently fight against such monsters.
Cameron’s team had a rank A weapon which was previously sold to them by Reign and the others while Neil’s teammate had the rank A Rupture currently equipped. Wolf and the others didn’t have time to sell the item, but since Neil’s team was the only one with someone using battle gloves as a weapon, they were definitely going to be the ones to buy them so Wolf decided to give them to Neil before they entered the cave. He only did it as a precaution, but it turned out he was correct to do so as the gloves were a huge help in fighting the level 30 ant.
Both of the rank A weapons were able to break through the defense of the ant’s hard body with relative ease, the claws left deep cuts on the body while the gloves would smash the chitin of the ant while simultaneously hurting the insides of the ant as the gloves had a special function of transmitting powerful vibrations throughout the whole body that would further damage the enemy.
That was only a passive ability of the gloves however and it was clear that they were better suited for fighting such opponents compared to the claws.
The two other teams that were considered to be in the top 4 together with Neil’s and Cameron’s were each taking a level 25 ant, they didn’t have a weapon as powerful as the two parties had so the damage they dealt was a bit lower, still, a level 25 ant was not something they were unable to defeat, they even fought demons of the same level during the invasion event and they were more powerful now compared to back then.
As for the other two ants, they were currently being besieged by tens of people. The other strong teams were there, but their capabilities weren’t enough to ensure safety while fighting such powerful enemies so they were fighting alongside other players. Even though the ant’s power was far superior to theirs, by working together they were able to fight against it. Injuries were present however and two more people had died, the ants were swift and ruthless in battle and it took some time for the players to group together.
Adam was in one of the groups that were currently surrounding an ant, Elijah was in another one and he was currently using his weapons to attack the monster from further away, even though his attacks didn’t deal any significant damage, he was certain that he would be able to hit a vulnerable part sooner or later and that would weaken the monster. Adam, on the other hand, was unable to deal any kind of damage so far, even when he would manage to attack the ant from the side or the back, his spear would simply produce sparks upon colliding with the ant’s strong chitin. He tried attacking the legs but the ant was fast enough to either dodge or block those kinds of attacks.
Right now the two groups were simply focused on blocking the ants from moving while waiting for the other groups to defeat their opponents. It wasn’t as if they couldn’t defeat an ant by themselves, but the damage they were doing was simply too low and the risk would be too high, everyone treasured their life and so nobody wanted to risk dying against the ants when they could play it safe and survive while simultaneously defeating them.
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Bang!
The Antoid suddenly flies off from the ground as it hits the wall of the cave with incredible power. The fleshy wall erupts into a shower of blood as the monster was stuck inside of it, still, the damage done to its body was almost negligible and it quickly gets out and kicks the wall with full power as it attacks Reign.
Reign had already fought against the Antoid for some time now and he was getting increasingly frustrated. Except for his lightning, nothing he did manage to deal any noticeable damage to the monster, of course, he still hasn’t used any of his truly powerful skills, but those used a lot of mana and he didn’t want to use them right now as he didn’t know if the Antoid had any skills or abilities yet.
Tank and the others were busy with the Major Ants, the huge ants presented real trouble for them right now as their bodies were stronger than they anticipated. The variant species can sometimes be incredibly strong and these guys were one of those cases, their speed was below that of the other ants, but the defensive capabilities of the chitin had increased tremendously.
The huge mandibles of the ants were enough to crush a steel beam with ease and getting caught up in them would not be a good idea. Greenie used his hammer without a care in the world, with a great ferocity he would swing it at the ants as the collision would make his arms numb, but he didn’t care, Reign was currently taking on a powerful opponent and he and the others needed to take care of these guys as quickly as possible
Tank had already summoned his soldiers while Beast had his beasts out. The number definitely helped, but the ants were currently as strong as a Mini-Boss, at least their defensive capabilities were. Getting through their defense would not be easy, that much was certain. They also couldn’t simply let the ants be, they could hear and see parts of the battle that was taking place behind the ants and they knew that Reign was fighting an incredibly powerful monster.
‘Little bastard, he sure is fast. Tch.’ Reign clicks his tongue in frustration as he fights the Antoid, he had used his [Inspect] skill at the very beginning of the battle but he wasn’t able to get the full stats.
[Lvl 40 Antoid ]
Class: Ant
Strength:?
Agility: 100
Endurance: 70
Vitality: 52
Willpower:?
Spirit:?
The Antoid had incredible speed that overshadowed even his, of course, that was true only when only using their physical power, after using his lightning and mana he was certain that they were about equal.
The biggest problem for Reign right now was the chitin, it was like plate armor and such defense was incredibly good against swords and similar weapons, Reign knew that a blunt weapon was best to go against the Antoid but he had none, the only thing he could use right now would be his [Compact Punch].
The monster was strong, even though its fighting capabilities and skills were nothing compared to Reign, the basic instinct the Antoid had coupled with its powerful body made it a tough opponent for anyone. The monster used the blades on its forearm to great lengths whilst also trying to puncture through Reign’s body with its hands which had incredibly sharp fingers at the ends. The fingers didn’t really look like fingers, to be honest, there were no nails on them and they were obviously more suited for stabbing people than to be used to handle objects or punch.
The ant clearly had some differences compared to humans and it showed, its body was more like a prototype, like an early version of people-like ants and after Reign had read the description of the Antoid, he felt his whole body grow cold. Suddenly he disappeared from the spot and before the Antoid was able to find him it flew away while a lightning-clad Reign looked at it coldly.
“So that’s how you were made, fucking piece of shit!” Reign spats on the ground as he allows his lightning to be fully utilized, the black and white lightning was blasting apart the flesh that covered the cave as he walked towards the Antoid that was looking at him with a seemingly confused gaze. 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝑙．𝑐𝘰𝘮
Suddenly the ant runs toward Reign and uses its arm as a spear as it aims at Reign’s throat. With relative ease Reign managed to dodge the blow by leaning himself a bit to the left, as soon as he did so however he lifted his right leg and delivered a fierce kick to the side of the ant’s head. Using the momentum from the kick he turns around before delivering a back kick that pushes the ant back to the wall.
Reign suddenly puts his swords back in their scabbards before popping his knuckles and looking at the Antoid with a ferocious smile on his face. Suddenly Reign charges and delivers powerful punches at the Antoid’s body.