Chapter 976: Part 2: Ant Queen Chapter 976: Part 2: Ant Queen From the MC’s Perspective: The Ant Queen arrived at the Dark Liquid Pond, feeling happy as she approached the dark liquid.
She hurriedly entered the pond to heal her wounds.
Once she reached the middle of the pond, the Ant Queen stopped moving, and the dark liquid began to cover her body.
Upon contact with her injuries, the dark liquid started to react.
It seeped into her wounds, initiating the healing process.
Shriek!
The Ant Queen felt immense pain but knew the dark liquid was working.
She hoped that her enemy wouldn’t discover this pond.
Meanwhile, I followed the dark path until I reached the end.
Under the dim atmosphere, I slowly advanced.
My perception ability remained active; if the Ant Queen was nearby, I would sense her presence.
Shortly afterwards, I arrived at the end.
Through my perception, I noticed a naturally formed pond ahead.
As I drew closer, I saw the Ant Queen Monster bathing in the strange liquid.
“What’s going on?” I asked myself.
I sensed something was off.
The Ant Queen was injured-just why would she come here to bathe?
“There’s something wrong with the pond water,” a realization struck me.
This couldn’t be ordinary water.
I drew my black sword and held it firmly in my hand.
Swoosh!
I quickly entered the pond area to strike.
“Sword Divide!” In mere seconds, I executed the technique.
The black sword charged with energy, flickering with a purple glint.
Boom!
A beam of purple lightning shot straight from the sword, striking the Ant Queen hard.
Ka-boom!
The Ant Queen took a heavy hit.
Amid her healing, she couldn’t dodge the attack, and the lightning power surged through her injuries.
Shriek!
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The Ant Queen let out a pained cry as her vitality began to wane.
In desperation, she sought to submerge herself back into the Dark Liquid.
“Sword Divide!” Noting the monster’s intentions, I decided to unleash a series of continuous lightning attacks.
Boom!
Lightning beams struck one after another, further worsening the Ant Queen’s injuries.
With time passing, her vitality dropped at a rapid rate.
About ten minutes later, the Ant Queen’s body stopped moving.
She finally succumbed to the loss of vitality.
Phew!
I let out a sigh of relief and sheathed my sword back into the storage ring, then shifted my attention to the pond.
I lifted my right hand, conjuring a small purple lightning ball that illuminated the surroundings.
What I saw in the pond was not cave water but an unknown dark liquid.
“A natural treasure,” I thought to myself.
Now, I understood the existence of the Ant Queen Monster.
It had risen to Class-8, likely because of this Dark Liquid.
As an SSS-ELITE Rank Warrior, I realized that this unknown dark liquid could potentially accelerate my growth.
If this dark liquid was dangerous, I was not afraid; I had confidence in my Blood Element Method.
After contemplating my thoughts, I entered the dark pond and walked to its centre to begin cultivating the Blood Element Method.
I felt this method was the most suitable for me at this moment.
As I commenced my practice, the Blood Rune in my mind began to flicker.
The dark liquid around me reacted, and I heard the sound of bubbles popping as if the dark liquid was boiling.
This extreme reaction sent a shudder through me.
I noticed there was no such reaction when the Ant Queen was healing; it had to be a response to the Blood Element Method.
I closed my eyes and focused on my cultivation.
Extreme dark energies surged into my body through every pore, causing a burning sensation.
The dark energy inflicted a tearing pain.
For a fleeting moment, I considered abandoning my practice, but I dismissed that thought at the last second.
Opportunities like this to encounter a natural treasure were rare.
If I tried to acquire something like this outside, I could only imagine how expensive it would be.
So, I decided to make the most of this opportunity before the time ran out.
Master Austin had given me only one day.
Initially, I thought it would be just one hour, but now I realise one day was the minimum limit.
I began to guide the dark energy according to the Blood Element Method.
After completing one circulation, I envisioned a blood-red light.
To my surprise, the refined dark energy started to flow directly into the bones throughout my body.
This unexpected change sent chills down my spine.
I knew that only mysterious white energies usually aided my growth.
However, the dark energy bypassed the conversion process and directly entered my bones.
What was even stranger was that I felt no pain at all.
This was absurd.
I continued to concentrate on the process.
As time went by, the red skeleton eagerly absorbed the refined dark energies.
The red runes inscribed upon my bones began to shift to a dark red, emanating a sinister aura.
At first, the dark liquid showed no signs of depletion.
About an hour later, however, I noticed that the dark liquid was starting to decrease.
At the same time, incredible changes were taking place inside my body.
Not only were my bones becoming stronger, but my skin, flesh, tendons, bone marrow, and internal organs were also being fortified.
This strengthening felt different from other types I had experienced before-the dark energy left behind a dark red aura in all parts of my body.
Before I could think further, I sensed a limit-a small stage barrier.
If I broke through it, I would reach the Mid Stage.
I assumed the changes would stop there, but to my surprise, my bones absorbed the dark energy even more greedily.
In the blink of an eye, I hit the limit, and the barrier became solid and unyielding.
Click!
Shortly afterwards, the barrier shattered, unable to withstand the power of the dark energy.
This development filled my heart with immense joy.
Due to the breakthrough, my physique began to strengthen even further.
I continued to circulate the dark energy to stabilize my foundation.
As time passed, the dark liquid depleted further.
The Ant Queen had consumed less energy to become a Class-8 Monster.
I realized that even a small-stage breakthrough was draining the dark liquid faster than I expected.
Thirty minutes later, after stabilizing my current base, I opened my eyes and looked at the pond.
To my shock, the dark liquid had been reduced by half.
I was taken aback-had I consumed half of the pond’s liquid for just a small breakthrough?
I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but one thing was certain: I felt strong.
If I faced the Ant Queen now, a single punch would be enough to render the monster half-dead.
Then I looked at the timer and the remaining pond liquid, and a crazy idea crossed my mind.
I didn’t want to leave the remaining liquid behind.
A determined glint appeared in my eyes.
I closed my eyes again and continued to run the blood element technique.
As I suspected, my skeleton greedily absorbed the refined dark energy.
As time passed, the dark liquid continued to deplete, revealing the bottom surface of the pond.
Thirty minutes later, the dark liquid in the pond was completely drained.
Feeling the sudden lack of energy, I opened my eyes.
Looking around, I saw that the pond was empty.
“What is the source of the dark liquid?” I wondered.
I crouched down to examine the bottom of the pond, hoping to find something that might have produced the dark liquid, but there was nothing.
It seemed as if someone had poured the dark liquid here, but I knew that was impossible.
Why would anyone come to place a treasure here?
“Could it be the Ant Queen?” I murmured, glancing at the corpse nearby.
But I also recognized the difficulty of that idea.
The Ant Queen had human-level intelligence, but her ability to find such a treasure might be different.
I concluded that the Ant Queen was likely found in the presence of the Dark Liquid Pond.
Now that the dark liquid was gone, it was time to assess my gains.
I began to evaluate my physique.
“SSS-ELITE Mid Stage.” A glint of excitement flashed in my eyes.
I suspected I was above the mid-stage already; with just a little more energy, I could break through the next barrier.
But it was a pity that the dark liquid was completely gone.
I stood up and began to leave the area.
I realized that I was underneath the Ant Colony, so I decided to use the lightning phantom technique.
Purple lightning arced around my legs, and I exploded forward with incredible speed.
A few minutes later, I emerged from the Ant Colony.
I looked around and found no sign of other monsters.
Satisfied, I started my journey back to my previous location.
About 20 minutes later, I felt the token was reacting.
I took the token out and held it in my hand.
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