Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 708 - 650: Ant Queen’s Nest (Two-in-One)_2

Chapter 708: Chapter 650: Ant Queen’s Nest (Two-in-One)_2 ƒreewebɳovel.com

"Woof woof!"

Just as the saying goes, a pet reveals a lot about its owner. Similarly, Wang Cai also couldn’t contain its excitement and was barking continuously. It quickened its pace drastically, paying no heed to whether there were traps on the ground or not, and dashed towards the source of that light.

"Whoosh!"

Wang Cai forcefully stomped on the ground, leaping up high and hurling itself into the embrace of light. With a light sound, Wang Cai landed on the ground, halted its momentum and stayed still where it was.

"What is this?"

After a brief moment of blindness, Su Ran finally adapted to the brightness and expanded much of his field of vision. However, as he set his sights on the massive figure in the distance, he cried out in shock, "Ant Queen!"

There was an ant roughly ten meters long, laying eggs next to a nest. Hundreds of bloody ant eggs had already been stuffed inside it, presumably for hatching. Four worker ants were guarding around the nest, patrolling back and forth.

"Is this the Ant Queen’s lair? This is bad!"

Su Ran muttered with seriousness, feeling more and more that things had taken a severe turn.

It was apparent that this gigantic ant queen was the ultimate hidden Boss of the ant hole. Along with four worker ant Bosses and the about-to-hatch ant eggs, all were potential threats. He was alone and did not dare confront such a swarm of ants...

"Damn it, this golden ant is too cunning! It led me here but then vanished, such despicable tactics!"

He cursed under his breath in frustration. He also realized how foolish he had been—acting as bait, willingly heading straight into the enemy’s mouth...

Being tricked by an ant, that was probably a first in the God-Demon Continent, wasn’t it?!

"Looking at such a big Boss but not being able to kill it, it’s so frustrating!"

At this point, Su Ran hadn’t stepped into the ants’ alert area yet, so for now, he was relatively safe. He carefully observed the terrain, not missing out on any possibility. After a while, Su Ran decisively withdrew his gaze.

This damned system! This ant nest terrain was meticulously designed to leave no room for escape. The surrounding rock walls were so smooth, there was barely four meters of headroom. Aerial battle was out of the question. There wasn’t even a slight cover on the ground apart from the nest. How the hell was he supposed to move around in this?!

Damn it!

"We’ll call the team over and discuss it."

There was no way Su Ran was foolish enough to risk his own life. This ant queen boss might drop dungeon-specific items, which could significantly benefit the plot progression. He absolutely couldn’t miss this opportunity!

Thinking about this, Su Ran opened his friend interface, to realize all his friends’ names had turned grey. This meant, they were in a special area where messages couldn’t be sent!

After contemplating for a while, Su Ran decided to retreat first. It would be best to figure out how to kill this hidden Boss after reassembling the team!

Taking one last glance at the ant queen with reluctance, Su Ran instigated Wang Cai to return through the tunnel they had come from. But before Wang Cai could pick up pace, they both hit a protective shield which bounced them back.

Simultaneously, a shrill alarm sounded from the ant queen’s nest, with sound waves rippling across the protective shield. Even from such a distance, the waves could be felt, indicating how horrifyingly powerful the sounds wash.

This was bad!

Su Ran began to panic as he hadn’t expected the path behind him to be blocked. Moreover, this new protective shield even had an alarm! Being unable to escape, he had already sensed the direction in which the plot was heading. Either he should kill the ant queen, or he would die!

Left with no choice, Su Ran had to make a stand!

"Damn system, may all the women in your family grow a penis!"

Su Ran cursed, seething with anger. He’d shown quite some restraint by not swearing out loud.

"Shh shh shh, shh shh shh..."

A rustling sound echoed in the tunnel, rapidly getting louder and frantic. It was clear, the ant queen had dispatched its troops to eliminate the intruder, Su Ran.

"That which is to come, has already come!"

Su Ran’s gaze sharpened gradually. Taking advantage of the battle yet to start, he was the first to summon his ten Bronze Skulls, forming a wall of bones at the cave entrance to prepare for the upcoming fight. Following that, he resumed without rest, summoning his Sand Puppet, Bone Centipede, Primordial Great Snake, and mini-zombie all out together, and piling them at the tunnel entrance was anticipating the enemy’s arrival.

This was a fierce battle. If one were to hold back in a situation where there were no outsiders, they really would be out of their mind...

With these preparations in place, Su Ran finally took out the Strange Demon Bone Cauldron, picking higher-grade refining materials to throw into it. He found that the higher the grade of the materials, the more varied and potent the demon it would produce! This could be seen from the sensational performance of the demons in the Life and Death Arena!

"Oh ant queen, ant queen, do you think that having more underlings makes you a badass, sparkling in all magnificence? My pets aren’t a few either!"

After calming his mind, Su Ran sat cross-legged, his hands covering the Bone Cauldron, seriously refining the full cauldron of refining materials.

"Shhhh, shhhh..."

The unnerving sound of friction grew louder and louder, causing Su Ran’s nerves to tense. He unconsciously accelerated the speed of the refining process as he knew he could possibly be suddenly attacked by the ants in the next moment!

However, the higher the quality of the refining materials, the more difficult it would be to refine, and the more time it consumed. This was why Su Ran had summoned so many pets to protect him.

Yet.

At the moment when Su Ran’s nerves were at their tightest, the continuous noise mysteriously disappeared.

"What’s going on?!"

In response to this, Su Ran didn’t relax but instead became more tense. Everyone knew that ants burrow, so would these ants take an unusual route and try to ambush him from underground? If that was the case, it would be troublesome. The summoned beasts blocking the entrance would become mere decorations!

Just as Su Ran was immersed in wild thoughts, the magic output in his hands fluctuated, causing a slight explosion sound from the Bone Cauldron. Su Ran quickly adjusted it, stabilizing the magic output, and the Bone Cauldron finally returned to normal.

Whew! That was close, almost wasted a batch of high-quality materials!

Su Ran sighed with relief, beads of sweat already appearing on his forehead.

However, just before he could entirely settle his mind, he heard a rumbling noise from the ground. With a bang, two black worker ants emerged from the ground, bringing up a large amount of dirt and scattering it. The strong momentum of the worker ants overturned Su Ran’s summoned pets, making the formation they had rehearsed a waste.

"Bang!"

That wasn’t the end. The rock layer above Su Ran’s head rumbled and exploded in an instant, causing rocks to fly out and hit the ground, raising a large amount of dust.

At that moment, two hideous worker ants descended from the sky, attacking none other than Su Ran, who was refining.

"Crap!"

Looking at those two formidable worker ants, Su Ran felt a sense of despair. The materials in the Bone Cauldron were only half melted. If he abandoned the refining process now, the high-quality materials would be wasted!

As the thoughts raced through his mind, Su Ran decided to abandon the half-refined high-quality materials. After all, his health and defense were too low to withstand the attack of the two worker ants. What did a batch of materials matter in the face of his own life? The only regret was that the "Shape Transformation" skill of the Strange Demon Bone Cauldron would have a cooldown period of one hour. In other words, he wouldn’t be able to summon the powerful demon again in the next hour!

Just at this critical moment, before Su Ran had time to react, an unexpected change occurred.

To his surprise, the two worker ants attacking him from above suddenly changed direction and started fighting with the other two worker ants.

"Haha, Bang-Bang, thanks for that!"

Su Ran’s face burst into ecstasy as he tried to suppress his churning emotions and fully dedicated himself to refining the high-grade materials in the cauldron.

It was indeed because of Su Ran’s pet mini-zombie that such a transformation occurred at a critical time, directly controlling the two worker ants.

(Soul Bewilderment—a certain chance of controlling targets for own use, up to three targets can be controlled at a time, for a duration of one hour, excluding players.)

The Soul Bewilderment skill, truly changeable and powerful!