Chapter 33
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Chapter 33: The Escape Tunnel Is Dug!
Name: None
Race: Military Ant
Quality: D
Class: None
Level: LV.6
Health Value: 80/80
Magic Value: 15/15
Skill: “Bite”
Attributes:
Strength 1
Agility 0
Intelligence 1
Physical Resistance Ability 1
Elemental Magic Resistance Ability 0
Abnormal State Resistance Ability 0
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After this feeding, all Military Ants have upgraded to Classless LV.6. Their Health Value increased by 40 points, and their Magic Value rose by 5 points.
The C Qualification Military Ant has a current Health Value Limit of 95 points, but everything else remains identical to the other Military Ants.
At this moment, these 20 LV.6 Military Ants are already stronger than the two LV.10 D Qualification Weak Ants.
The Military Ants appear to consume more than the Weak Ants and Worker Ants. Because they eat more, the Weak Ants and Worker Ants reach LV.5 while the Military Ants have already reached LV.6.
It might be due to the increasing food requirements for leveling up. Since they cannot consume too much raw meat at once, the Military Ants’ leveling speed begins to slow down after LV.5.
Moreover, it consistently feels like the rewards are not particularly substantial.
The amount of raw meat used to upgrade from LV.5 to LV.6 was almost equivalent to the total raw meat consumed to upgrade from LV.1 to LV.5.
Although sufficient food is currently available, Lin Yu decided against wasteful consumption. Instead, she allowed them to eat at regular intervals.
By nightfall, the 60 ant eggs, including the 10 Military Ant Eggs laid that morning, had all hatched.
Out of the 30 Weak Ant Eggs, 3 had D Qualification. Among the 20 Worker Ant Eggs, 2 possessed D Qualification. However, all 10 Military Ant Eggs remained at D Qualification, with no C Qualification Military Ants produced.
Lin Yu continued to feed the newly born ants meat and collected their eggshells as snacks.
That night, sounds of goblins enjoying themselves still echoed from “upstairs.”
However, Lin Yu had no desire to watch again.
She cuddled next to the C Qualification Military Ant and lay down, preparing to sleep.
Good night, everyone. Ignore the goblins upstairs, and don’t ask Mom what they’re doing, okay? Hmm, it’s too early for you to understand those things!
Though, admittedly, she only discovered them yesterday herself.
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The next day.
Boom! Boom!
The familiar “alarm clock sound” roused Lin Yu.
This clumsy and silly Big Goblin! Doesn’t it realize that insufficient sleep can be incredibly irritating!
I’m no longer a student! I’m not obligated to wake up at seven in the morning!
Phew… She was already feeling frustrated just from being awakened.
Suddenly, something obstructed her view.
Good morning!
Lin Yu extended her front limb to touch the C Qualification Military Ant poking its head forward.
After interacting with it briefly, she began issuing instructions to the ant group.
Although referred to as an ant group, she primarily directed the Worker Ants, instructing them to continue their unfinished work from yesterday.
Digging a tunnel to the stone cave’s exterior doesn’t consume much time, but ensuring the tunnel’s stability and preventing collapse requires significant effort.
Most of this time is dedicated to the Worker Ants secreting and producing their sticky substance.
Despite producing more sticky substance after upgrading, it still proved insufficient for continued nest expansion.
Lin Yu desired more!
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It was around afternoon.
With a “thud,” a clump of dirt mixed with grass was pushed open and fell to the ground.
The dim sunlight of dusk illuminated the suddenly appearing hole.
In the faint evening light, a group of six-legged gray ants could be seen inside the opening.
They had finally excavated an escape route!
Overjoyed, Lin Yu momentarily wanted to embrace something and then noticed the nearby C Qualification Military Ant, which had grown taller than her.
She immediately lost interest.
Children become less adorable as they grow. It was delightful when they were small and easy to cuddle, but now, even if she tried to cuddle… wouldn’t she be the one being cuddled instead?
Lin Yu shook her ant head, dispelling the peculiar thoughts.
She refocused on the critical task at hand.
Now that the tunnel is complete, what should be the next step?
Hmm… that group of goblins has been “renovating” and reproducing in the stone cave for the past two days, but they should have nearly finished consuming their deceased companions by now.
This means they will soon need to venture out for food.
For now, the best strategy is to wait until they depart; by then, the Military Ants will have leveled up sufficiently.
That will be the moment for her beloved daughters to demonstrate their strength!
The objective is to eliminate them with minimal casualties!
Since the tunnel is now open, Weak Ants will take turns monitoring the exterior.
Why not deploy Worker Ants and Military Ants for surveillance?
Because Worker Ants have toiled extensively today, and Military Ants need to conserve their strength, they cannot be distracted by minor tasks. She is not being unfair.
Although leaving them outside in the evening air feels somewhat inappropriate, they have no alternative. They must keep watch on the goblins. She is definitely not a bad mother!
…
Another day passed.
Early morning.
Surprisingly, no more “renovation” noise emerged from upstairs.
By monitoring the feedback from the Weak Ant outside the cave, Lin Yu observed a group of green-skinned goblins exiting the cave.
The goblins had finally departed! And the Big Goblin was leading them!
But the number seemed… reduced to only 12? Including that Big Goblin, they totaled 24. Weren’t 12 goblins missing?
Wait, could those 12 goblins have remained in the cave?
How utterly foolish!
They couldn’t possibly believe she was intimidated by them, could they?
Please, she wasn’t afraid of these little goblins; her fear was reserved for that Big Goblin!
Ha ha, how amusing!
Anyway, this presented a perfect opportunity! They would seize their lair before the goblins returned to the city!
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Presently, beyond Lin Yu, the ant colony comprised 240 ants.
This included 120 Weak Ants, 90 Worker Ants, and 30 Military Ants.
However, among the 30 Military Ants, 10 had recently hatched. Having not consumed sufficient raw meat, their level remained at only LV.3, while the other 20 Military Ants were LV.6.
Worker Ants serve as support units, and their jaws lack sharpness. Unless absolutely necessary, Lin Yu had no intention of deploying them in combat.
Currently, the available combat force consisted solely of Weak Ants and Military Ants.
Lin Yu planned to dispatch 20 LV.6 Military Ants and 40 LV.5 (MAX) Weak Ants to attack from the stone cave entrance.
She would simultaneously send 10 Weak Ants to trail the goblin group led by the Big Goblin, maintaining a discrete distance and monitoring their movements.
The remaining Weak Ants and Military Ants would conceal themselves at the ant nest entrance, prepared to charge out and join forces with the attacking units to eliminate the enemy with minimal losses!
Although this meticulously planned combination attack seemed excessive against 12 ordinary goblins.
Especially considering…
A few female goblins remained in the cave, weakened from childbirth.
