Chapter 60: Commanding The Legion
Five of the Soldier ants immediately rushed the Rook, and the other five began to move towards the other ants flying behind the Rook for an attack!
SCREEEECHH!!
But before they could cause any harm, they were shocked by a massive screech from one of the soldier ants that had gone to attack the Rook! All of the soldier ant’s attacks had been completely negated by the Rook, and the Rook didn’t even look like it was feeling anything that they were doing! They continued trying to attack while sending mana to their limbs to increase their strength even more! But suddenly, the Rook grabbed one of them by the wing and snapped its mandibles down on the soldier ant’s waist, tearing it in half like it was a piece of paper and making it release a loud screech in pain!
The other ants were all stunned into silence by that act! They knew that they were strong, so seeing one of their own being killed like it wasn’t even worthy of any effort made them come to a damning realization! The Rook was far stronger!
The soldier ants tried to think of another tactic to use and win against the Rook, but they weren’t even able to do anything as the Rook activated the skill [Linear Charge]! A bright purple light appeared in front of the Rook’s head in the form of a shield, and the Rook suddenly gathered a massive amount of mana behind it and unleashed all the mana at once!
TWOOM!
The Rook suddenly blasted forward like a railgun as it tore through the horde of soldier ants! The skill [Linear Charge] increases the Rook’s attack power by 500% when it is attacking in a straight line, and even though it would have been easy for a more powerful or a faster opponent to dodge the Rook’s charge since it was just a straight line, the soldier ants weren’t so lucky! The skill was perfect for dealing with a large crowd of enemies, and the soldier ants had gathered in the perfect way for the Rook to take advantage of it!
Three of the soldier ants died on the spot once the Rook blasted through them! Their bodies were completely eviscerated by the Rook’s charge, and they weren’t even able to put up a defense before they were torn to shreds! The last one that was remaining in front of the Rook had two of its legs and one wing torn off by the attack! It lost its ability to fly, and it could only let out a pained screech as it began falling to the ground!
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The user has killed [4] Adamantine Ant soldiers
+600 Kill Points
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Back with the other five soldiers that had attacked the remaining ants behind the Rook, the shock was still evident in their expressions as they watched the Rook easily tear through their numbers! They looked at the monster that had once been their own comrade and let out shrieks of fear as they immediately began trying to get away from him! Even if they cared about the colony, they were still creatures with their own consciousness, so they were smart enough to run away when it looked like there was no chance for them to win!
But they weren’t able to go far before the other ants quickly attacked them! The rest of the Legion had also watched the Rook’s impressive display, and they were left in awe by his strength and speed! This allowed them to attack without any fear since they knew that they had the more powerful ally and they began to tear the other soldier ants to pieces immediately!
The soldier ant that the Rook had injured fell to the ground in a heap and let out a shriek as it tried to climb to its feet! It was preparing to run back to the entrance and tell the scouts that they should warn the colony of the impending doom! The colony could be wiped out by this danger!
But the ant never got to reach its destination as it heard a growl echo from behind it! The ant stopped crawling forward and turned around slowly in fear and it was immediately greeted by the snarling face of a six-foot-tall wolf!
SCREEECH!!
The ant screeched and the wolf pounced immediately!
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The user has killed [3] Adamantine Ant Soldiers
+450 Kill Points
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Up in the sky, overlooking the movement of his legion, Jason watched with calm, expressionless eyes. In one hand, he held his Moonlight Wolf dagger and he was calmly twirling it as he ran through hundreds of different scenarios in his head. Jason was getting better at sending messages to his Legion members, and he knew that he needed to get even better so that he would preserve more of his stamina. With more than a hundred members now, he had to make sure that every message was as straightforward as possible.
’Scouts moving to the east, three Pawn Rank II’s break off and intercept them.’
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The user has killed [2] Adamantine Ant Scouts
+140 Kill Points
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’A worker is escaping through the forest. Kill it.’
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The user has killed [11] Adamantine Ant Workers
+330 Kill Points
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’Block the entrance so no more ants can come out.’
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The user has killed [3] Adamantine Ant Soldiers
+450 Kill Points
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’The ants that are low on mana are to stand back, and the Wolves are to quickly replace them..’
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The user has killed [25] Adamantine Ant Workers
+750 Kill Points
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Jason was paying attention to everything happening all at once. Jason was already used to multitasking. As a child, he worked three jobs all at the same time, and after his older sister ran away from home, he took care of his younger sister when his mother was running the diner while also going to school. His brain had gotten so used to thinking about more than one thing at once that he was able to seamlessly slide into the role of commanding and moving his Legion in the best ways.
Out of the corner of his eye, Jason caught sight of a scout that was trying to slowly escape from the fight, and Jason told the Pawn he was riding to immediately follow it! The Pawn turned in that direction and began to fly after the escaping ant!
The scout was moving quickly, and Jason knew that it was only a matter of time before it reached an area where other scouts would see it, so he pulled his hand back and threw his dagger with a grunt!
Woosh!
SQUELCH!
The sound of the knife tearing into the ant’s wing echoed through the region, and Jason watched as the scout lost its balance and immediately fell to the ground! Jason’s scout landed right on top of it and began to tear into it with reckless abandon as Jason walked over to where his knife had fallen and picked it up calmly.
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Moonlight Wolf’s Tooth
Rank: A
Durability: 97%
Boosts: +20% Agility
Description: A simple weapon retrieved from the corpse of the Moonlight Wolf Boss and crafted into a dagger by a mediocre craftsman. Does not have any notable benefits and will prove useless against anything stronger than A Rank.
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’It is a crap weapon.’
Jason frowned when he saw that the dagger’s durability dropped just from that one throw. You would think that the dagger would at least last for a few months, but at this rate, Jason was sure that it wouldn’t be able to withstand even a single attack from an Eldritch Class monster.
The Adamantine Ant Scout was on the same level as the Moonlight Wolf Boss’ subordinates that Jason fought earlier, so it was at the same level as two very high-level C Ranks. It was shocking that something like this could reduce the durability of an A Rank weapon this much.