Free Web NovelChapter 277: Chapter 275: Ant King
The moment he sensed a massive swarm of Black Ghost Ants rushing toward him,
Jiang Chen felt a jolt of alarm. ’As expected of colonial Demon Beasts, their ability to summon reinforcements is incredibly efficient.’
As the vast swarm of Black Ghost Ants closed in,
an idea suddenly struck him.
’I need to refine a huge amount of Qi Gathering Pills. If I can kill all these Black Ghost Ants, their bodies should be more than enough.’
And so, Jiang Chen devised a crazy plan.
It was bold, but if he truly managed to kill all the Black Ghost Ants, he could refine enough Qi Gathering Pills to be a great help in his future Cultivation.
For the sake of his Cultivation, taking risks was necessary.
An ordinary Martial King Expert would have likely fled by now, not daring to face so many ferocious Black Ghost Ants.
Jiang Chen suddenly gritted his teeth.
He roared, "Black Gold Silk Armor!"
At his command, a black light flashed, and the Black Gold Silk Armor instantly enveloped his body.
This armor was incredibly tough. Back then, even Elder Qi’s silk couldn’t leave a single mark on it. Now, Jiang Chen was putting it to use.
to deal with the Black Ghost Ants.
After all, the biting power of the Black Ghost Ants was astonishing.
He had to be on guard.
At the same time, Jiang Chen took out the Soul-Breaking Poison. Killing the Black Ghost Ants with martial strength alone would be impossible.
The Soul-Breaking Poison, however, was perfect for the job.
SKREEE...
The Black Ghost Ants shrieked and screamed as they lunged forward at incredible speed.
It was like a black cloud descending.
The hair-raising screeches and the sound of their sharp teeth gnashing as they scurried was particularly horrifying.
It was enough to make anyone’s skin crawl.
WHOOSH...
Finally, countless furious Black Ghost Ants charged over.
They immediately recognized Jiang Chen as the one who had killed their companions.
They opened their massive jaws to bite.
’Damn it, there are so many!’
Jiang Chen hurriedly scattered the Soul-Breaking Poison.
The Soul-Breaking Poison took effect almost instantly, causing many Black Ghost Ants to collapse to the ground, twitching.
The death of their kin only further incited the remaining Black Ghost Ants’ bloodthirsty ferocity.
SKREEE...
Just as a large number of Black Ghost Ants died in front of Jiang Chen,
an even more terrifying and louder shriek came from the rear of the swarm.
Jiang Chen glanced up amidst the chaos and saw a Black Ghost Ant, as large as half a man, radiating a tyrannical aura.
It screeched at Jiang Chen, bristling with killing intent.
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It seemed Jiang Chen’s tactics had enraged the Black Ghost Ants, making them lose all reason.
’A Black Ghost Ant King.’
Seeing this, Jiang Chen immediately recognized it as an Ant King.
The Ant King was a commander second only to the Ant Queen.
The Cultivation it radiated was actually at the Martial Master Second Realm.
Jiang Chen couldn’t help but be shocked.
’I knew it. The Black Ghost Ants have even mobilized an Ant King.’
’Thankfully, it’s not the Ant Queen.’
An Ant King was manageable, but if the Ant Queen appeared, Jiang Chen knew it would likely be too late to even escape.
The Ant Queen would have at least Martial King Cultivation.
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it was the most terrifying existence of all.
At that moment, he knew he couldn’t let these Black Ghost Ants continue summoning reinforcements.
If more powerful Ant Kings appeared, Jiang Chen wouldn’t last long, even with the Soul-Breaking Poison.
A massive, reckless swarm of Black Ghost Ants could drown him by sheer numbers.
PCHI!
Even though Jiang Chen was being cautious, a Black Ghost Ant still appeared at his feet.
It bit down hard on the top of his foot.
HISS...
In that instant, it nearly tore a chunk of flesh from his foot.
"Agh, damn it."
Jiang Chen sucked in a sharp breath.
Wincing in pain, he immediately slashed out with his sword, cutting the Black Ghost Ant in two.
He had been so careful, yet he still failed to guard against one of the reckless ants.
He had suffered a small loss.
A wound now marred his foot.
What was worse was that the Black Ghost Ant’s bite had a paralyzing effect, making the top of his foot go numb.
He knew he couldn’t let another Black Ghost Ant bite him.
But there were too many of them.
He continuously scattered the Soul-Breaking Poison.
Wave after wave of Black Ghost Ants fell.
It was an endless slaughter.
CRUNCH!
Suddenly, a Black Ghost Ant leaped up, pounced onto Jiang Chen, and bit down.
But with a flash of black light, its fangs met the Black Gold Silk Armor.
The armor was so tough that the Black Ghost Ant’s fangs nearly shattered.
’That was close. Thank goodness for the Black Gold Silk Armor.’
He realized that snatching the Black Gold Silk Armor from Lin Hai had been an extremely wise choice. It was finally proving its worth.
As he continued to scatter the Soul-Breaking Poison,
in just a short while, the corpses of the Black Ghost Ants before him piled up like a mountain.
Standing amidst the pile of corpses, Jiang Chen was hit by a foul, fishy stench.
At the same time, a large number of dead Black Ghost Ants toppled over, some even landing on his feet.
His calves were already buried under the bodies.
Just then, a ferocious glint flashed in the Ant King’s eyes.
SKREEE...
It shrieked, once again summoning its companions while simultaneously charging fearlessly toward Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen hurriedly tossed more Soul-Breaking Poison at the Ant King.
THUD!
The Ant King collapsed not far in front of Jiang Chen, convulsing uncontrollably.
Yet it continued to shriek.
And then, a moment later, Jiang Chen’s face drained of color.
’Oh no, I’m almost out of Soul-Breaking Poison!’
A sense of dread washed over him.
There were so many Black Ghost Ants that they had nearly exhausted his supply of Soul-Breaking Poison. He had very little left.
’It seems I didn’t refine enough Soul-Breaking Poison after all.’
Cold sweat began to bead on his forehead.
Fortunately, when he looked again, he saw that not many Black Ghost Ants remained.
He quickly scattered some more Soul-Breaking Poison, and after a final shriek, the remaining ants convulsed and died.
By this point, Jiang Chen had killed nearly twenty thousand Black Ghost Ants.
Such Combat Power was simply terrifying.
Even an ordinary Martial King Expert might not possess Jiang Chen’s level of Combat Power.
He looked himself over. He had been bitten by the Black Ghost Ants seven or eight times.
The areas on top of his foot and his lower leg, in particular, were still numb and uncomfortable.
Luckily, most of his body and legs were protected by the Black Gold Silk Armor, which the Black Ghost Ants couldn’t bite through.
SHH!
"Antitoxic Pill!"
As an Alchemist, Elixirs were an essential item.
Jiang Chen had plenty of various Elixirs.
He quickly popped a Pill into his mouth—an Antitoxic Pill capable of neutralizing the Black Ghost Ant’s paralyzing venom.
Then, without a second thought, he began stuffing the huge number of Black Ghost Ants into one of his Spatial Rings.
Before coming, Jiang Chen had prepared several extra Spatial Rings, spending several hundred thousand yuan crystals on them.
Now, they were finally being put to use.
There was an enormous number of Black Ghost Ant corpses, and Jiang Chen swept them all into his Spatial Ring.
The haul was immense.
After collecting the very last Black Ghost Ant corpse, Jiang Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
’That was close. I don’t have much Soul-Breaking Poison left, only enough for four or five more uses.’
He knew he had to get out of there, and fast.
If he stayed any longer, his life would be in danger.
Just then, he heard continuous "SKREEE" sounds coming from the distance.
Some of the screeches were extremely loud, even louder than the previous Ant King’s, and it sounded like several Ant Kings were on their way.
WHOOSH!
Jiang Chen immediately turned and fled. His speed was incredible; he didn’t dare linger for even a second.
And he had to run far, far away.
The Black Ghost Ants had extremely powerful senses. If he didn’t get far enough, they would find him, and he would face another bloody battle.
Without his Soul-Breaking Poison, his Combat Power would be drastically reduced.
At that point, facing tens of thousands, or even more, Black Ghost Ants, he would be eaten alive until not even his bones were left.
As for the remaining Soul-Breaking Poison, he had to save it for emergencies. There was no way he could use it all up.
