Chapter 55
When Ed reached the group of monsters" location, he found a bunch of black ants . He had read about these ants in the library . They were separated into worker ants, soldier ants, and the queen ant . Most worker ants had Knight Establishment while soldiers were all King establishment . The queen was troublesome as she would even be Earth establishment level 5 . If Ed were to fight these monsters he would have to kill them as fast as possible so he wouldn"t get ganged up by them .
The monsters were near their nest so he was sure that they would respond in case they were attacked . Ed decided to kill the ones he could see from a distance first . Thanks to his KI control and his great reserve of KI, Ed conjured up 20 fire arrows and sent them all flying towards the ants . There were 10 ants, and they were all worker ants . Two arrows each were more than enough to kill them instantly . Ed had barely gotten 3000 exp from these worker ants .
As soon as the ants died, even more, got out from the nest to see what had happened only to find fire arrows being sent at them . Soon, Ed had killed more than 100 worker ants the same way . His KI wasn"t going to last forever so midway he asked Raikou to switch with him .
After so many ants had died, soldier ants finally came out . The difference between the former and the latter was beyond words . The soldier ants" sh.e.l.l was hard and couldn"t be hurt by the fire arrows . Ed noticed this and finally decided to come out and fight them directly .
"Raikou I have some stuff I want to test . Stay here with Suika" Ed left and withdrew two of his swords . Ame-No-Murak.u.mo and Shusui . He used Wind Blade on both swords and started fighting the soldier ants one by one . Ame-No-Murak.u.mo had the wind attribute so it further enhanced the wind blade, while Shusui enhanced all skills it was used with .
"Seventy-two-pound cannon!" Ed didn"t hold anything back and attacked the first ant from a distance . The wind kept injuring the ant until its sh.e.l.l couldn"t hold anymore and was destroyed . After killing the first ant, he moved to kill the other ones .
As soon as he finished one, another would come out of the nest . Ed was now surrounded by ants so he activated his Seikūken . His swords looked as if they were flowing around and with each swing of his swords; a leg would fall off an ant if not a head . Soon enough he had killed about twenty soldier ants and none came out .
The nest seemed to be a small size one as it didn"t have a lot of monsters . Ed activated his Map and noticed that a red dot was coming towards him from a small distance to the left . He guessed it was the queen ant and decided to get serious .
"Raikou, Suika! It"s time to hunt!" Fighting the queen ant alone would be suicide for Ed currently so he had no choice but to use his companions" help .
"Raikou, Suika! It"s time to hunt!" Fighting the queen ant alone would be suicide for Ed currently so he had no choice but to use his companions" help .
The two of them came forward to Ed"s side and started getting ready . The queen ant finally appeared and Ed scanned it immediately . It was at Earth Establishment level 3 . Ed sighed in relief since he could hunt such a monster with his companions .
Immediately after it appeared, Raikou used his fire magic on it . It was surrounded by fire but seemed like it wasn"t harmed at all . Its sh.e.l.l was even tougher than the soldiers . Its size was also bigger, standing even taller than the bear Ed fought last time .
After noticing this, Ed and Raikou moved to opposite spots and started attacking it . In this case, it would have to focus on one opponent while the other does damage to it . However, they didn"t expect that the queen would just use earth magic and blow both of them away . Ed and Raikou jumped backward in the air and restored their balance .
"Suika!" Ed was worried about Suika so he looked for her, only to find her above the queen"s head .
"Suu!!" Suika used her poison right above the queen"s eyes, which led her to let out a scream like a beast"s .
"Suu!!" Suika used her poison right above the queen"s eyes, which led her to let out a scream like a beast"s .
"Good job Suika!" Blinding the queen was more than enough to kill it . Suika had helped them immensely this time . However, their opponent was still at a higher level than them . It went berserk after losing its eyesight and randomly used earth magic making unpredictable . Raikou used his lightning magic multiple times on the same spot, making the sh.e.l.l break down bit by bit .
Ed also used a miniature version of the destructo disk on his swords . They had a saw like an effect making them sharper than he could have imagined . The sh.e.l.l felt as if it was a piece of paper after this and Ed could slice it easily . He cut one of the queen"s legs every time he swung his swords .
"It"s time to end this!" Ed withdrew his Muramasa and used the Three-sword style . "Oni Giri!" Ed crossed his two swords across his chest and placed the blade in his mouth horizontally behind them . He approached the queen in a speed so fast it couldn"t even react to him until after it was slashed . Two diagonal and a horizontal deep slash could be seen on the body of the queen . It dies instantly after this attack and Ed heard some notifications .
*Ding*
Obtained 3000 exp .
*Ding*
Obtained 3000 exp .
Acquired Gacha ticket .
"Huh? System didn"t the wyvern from before give me more exp . This queen has a higher level than him" Ed questioned the exp he had gotten . He noticed it first when he was killing the soldier ants .
[The wyverns are naturally at a higher rarity than these ants . Obviously, the exp you get from killing them would be higher . Plus these ants are colony ants and they would always be in a group so you could also get more exp that way] . "That"s true I got more exp than I thought in total" Hearing the system"s explanation Ed couldn"t help but nod his head in approval .
"Suika, I"m going to be training the other monsters so I"ll recall you for now" Ed"s second objective in this hunt was to give his new monsters some battle experience . He summoned all three of them and checked his Map to choose his next target .When Ed reached the group of monsters location, he found a bunch of black ants . He had read about these ants in the library . They were separated into worker ants, soldier ants, and the queen ant . Most worker ants had Knight Establishment while soldiers were all King establishment . The queen was troublesome as she would even be Earth establishment level 5 . If Ed were to fight these monsters he would have to kill them as fast as possible so he wouldnt get ganged up by them . The monsters were near their nest so he was sure that they would respond in case they were attacked . Ed decided to kill the ones he could see from a distance first . Thanks to his KI control and his great reserve of KI, Ed conjured up 20 fire arrows and sent them all flying towards the ants . There were 10 ants, and they were all worker ants . Two arrows each were more than enough to kill them instantly . Ed had barely gotten 3000 exp from these worker ants . As soon as the ants died, even more, got out from the nest to see what had happened only to find fire arrows being sent at them . Soon, Ed had killed more than 100 worker ants the same way . His KI wasnt going to last forever so midway he asked Raikou to switch with him . After so many ants had died, soldier ants finally came out . The difference between the former and the latter was beyond words . The soldier ants sh.e.l.l was hard and couldnt be hurt by the fire arrows . Ed noticed this and finally decided to come out and fight them directly . Raikou I have some stuff I want to test . Stay here with Suika Ed left and withdrew two of his swords . Ame-No-Murak.u.mo and Shusui . He used Wind Blade on both swords and started fighting the soldier ants one by one . Ame-No-Murak.u.mo had the wind attribute so it further enhanced the wind blade, while Shusui enhanced all skills it was used with . Seventy-two-pound cannon! Ed didnt hold anything back and attacked the first ant from a distance . The wind kept injuring the ant until its sh.e.l.l couldnt hold anymore and was destroyed . After killing the first ant, he moved to kill the other ones . As soon as he finished one, another would come out of the nest . Ed was now surrounded by ants so he activated his Seikūken . His swords looked as if they were flowing around and with each swing of his swords; a leg would fall off an ant if not a head . Soon enough he had killed about twenty soldier ants and none came out . The nest seemed to be a small size one as it didnt have a lot of monsters . Ed activated his Map and noticed that a red dot was coming towards him from a small distance to the left . He guessed it was the queen ant and decided to get serious . Raikou, Suika! Its time to hunt! Fighting the queen ant alone would be suicide for Ed currently so he had no choice but to use his companions help . The two of them came forward to Eds side and started getting ready . The queen ant finally appeared and Ed scanned it immediately . It was at Earth Establishment level 3 . Ed sighed in relief since he could hunt such a monster with his companions . Immediately after it appeared, Raikou used his fire magic on it . It was surrounded by fire but seemed like it wasnt harmed at all . Its sh.e.l.l was even tougher than the soldiers . Its size was also bigger, standing even taller than the bear Ed fought last time . After noticing this, Ed and Raikou moved to opposite spots and started attacking it . In this case, it would have to focus on one opponent while the other does damage to it . However, they didnt expect that the queen would just use earth magic and blow both of them away . Ed and Raikou jumped backward in the air and restored their balance . Suika! Ed was worried about Suika so he looked for her, only to find her above the queens head . Suu!! Suika used her poison right above the queens eyes, which led her to let out a scream like a beasts . Good job Suika! Blinding the queen was more than enough to kill it . Suika had helped them immensely this time . However, their opponent was still at a higher level than them . It went berserk after losing its eyesight and randomly used earth magic making unpredictable . Raikou used his lightning magic multiple times on the same spot, making the sh.e.l.l break down bit by bit . Ed also used a miniature version of the destructo disk on his swords . They had a saw like an effect making them sharper than he could have imagined . The sh.e.l.l felt as if it was a piece of paper after this and Ed could slice it easily . He cut one of the queens legs every time he swung his swords . Its time to end this! Ed withdrew his Muramasa and used the Three-sword style . Oni Giri! Ed crossed his two swords across his chest and placed the blade in his mouth horizontally behind them . He approached the queen in a speed so fast it couldnt even react to him until after it was slashed . Two diagonal and a horizontal deep slash could be seen on the body of the queen . It dies instantly after this attack and Ed heard some notifications . *Ding* Obtained 3000 exp . Acquired Gacha ticket . Huh? System didnt the wyvern from before give me more exp . This queen has a higher level than him Ed questioned the exp he had gotten . He noticed it first when he was killing the soldier ants . [The wyverns are naturally at a higher rarity than these ants . Obviously, the exp you get from killing them would be higher . Plus these ants are colony ants and they would always be in a group so you could also get more exp that way] . Thats true I got more exp than I thought in total Hearing the systems explanation Ed couldnt help but nod his head in approval . Suika, Im going to be training the other monsters so Ill recall you for now Eds second objective in this hunt was to give his new monsters some battle experience . He summoned all three of them and checked his Map to choose his next target .