Chapter 60
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Chapter 60: The Longest Record for Doing That Kind of Thing Is One Hour
"Advance quietly and slowly."
The Iron Armored Ants crept forward.
When they neared 100 meters, Lin Yu saw the Granville Wolves tense to charge at the boars—
"Attack! Spray acid if they try to flee!"
At Red Pupil’s order, the Iron Armored Ants surged forward at top speed.
The wolves finally heard the commotion behind them, halting their assault on the boars to turn and look.
It was twelve enormous, jet-black ants! They were charging forward at tremendous speed!
When had such massive creatures appeared in this area?
The wolf pack seemed momentarily stunned into stillness.
"Awooo!!"
A presumed alpha Granville Wolf suddenly howled, prompting all wolves to flee in the opposite direction.
But it was too late. When they began moving, the Red Pupil squad had already closed within thirty meters, led by the largest Red Pupil at the forefront.
「Use acid on that howling wolf.」
The command was directed at the Acid Ant attached to Lin Yu.
Thus, the skill "Acid Spray" activated.
A fist-sized glob of dark green acid shot out, striking the alpha wolf’s hind leg before bursting and splashing onto three nearby wolves.
"Awoo!!"
"Awoo!!"
…
The acid-coated Granville Wolves howled in agony, collapsing as they lost mobility.
Hearing their leader’s cry, the remaining eleven wolves froze mid-retreat.
Whether commanded or not, these mobile wolves turned to attack the ant swarm.
They lunged at the Iron Armored Ants.
「Hold your attacks.」
Under Red Pupil’s order, the Iron Armored Ants remained passive.
The Granville Wolves activated their "Bite" skill, sinking teeth into the ants’ legs.
Health Value -0
Their attacks couldn’t breach the Iron Armored Ants’ 3-point Physical Resistance Ability.
It felt less bothersome than mosquito bites.
「Kill them.」
Red Pupil swung her foreleg, hurling a wolf clinging to her limb skyward before snapping her mandibles to catch it.
Her razor-sharp jaws steadily tightened, blood streaming from the wolf’s lacerated torso.
Amidst desperate howls, the mandibles finally severed the creature in two.
The bisected Granville Wolf’s Health Value hit zero upon impact with the ground.
Lin Yu observed Red Pupil’s level surge from unranked LV.1 to LV.6 from this single kill. Her Health Value Limit increased by 40 points, Magic Value Limit by 5.
Ten other wolves fell to Iron Armored Ants, their killers leveling up three to four times.
The four surviving wolves including the alpha lay crippled – the leader’s hind leg reduced to acid-eaten bone, others immobilized by agony.
By regaining mobility, they found their pack slaughtered.
Before retaliation, Red Pupil loomed before them.
Afternoon sunlight cast her massive shadow over the four wolves.
Despite their pride, the wolves whimpered and prostrated themselves, battle spirit broken.
Red Pupil abruptly turned, enormous crimson eyes locking onto the Acid Ant riding her back.
「Mother, you’re watching me?」
Gyah!!
Why suddenly turn around? Nearly scared me to death!!
You definitely noticed me earlier!
「Hmm.」
What if I am watching? Bite me then～
「How to handle these wolves?」
Wolves? Just eliminate them?
Lin Yu peered closer.
Wait – two females… one with swollen belly? Pregnant?
Then…
「Release them.」
Truth be told, recent ant hunts had dwindled the local Granville Wolf population.
This world’s monsters have accelerated reproductive cycles – goblins being fastest, gestating and birthing within days, sometimes overnight.
Those goblin cubs had already grown a head taller within a day. Full maturity would come in mere days.
However, if we talk about the shortest pregnancy and birth cycles…
It seems…
It seems… that would be me…
The longest recorded duration for such matters was about one hour, after which Red Pupil and Little Tear were born… Their combined hatching and growth period didn’t even take a full day.
While Lin Yu blushed at her own formidable reproductive capabilities, Red Pupil executed her command by kicking away the trio of Granville Wolves – one male and two females.
She then sank her mandibles into the remaining alpha wolf with crippled hind legs.
Witnessing their leader’s demise, the three Granville Wolves fled with tails tucked between their legs.
The Class D, level 2 alpha wolf’s defeat boosted Red Pupil three levels to classless LV.9, granting her +10 Health Value Limit, +5 Magic Value Limit, and +1 Agility.
Perhaps due to her superior aptitude, Red Pupil obtained non-Health Value rewards more easily than other ants.
With two Agility points beforehand, she might have intercepted those Granville Wolves before their reaction – potentially capturing the alpha without acid attacks.
"Could Mother have my sisters retrieve these wolf carcasses?"
"Of course, I’ll summon them to assist."
Hunted prey must be transported back to avoid scavenging monsters – surprising oversight from Red Pupil who usually appears so composed.
Unexpectedly careless at times.
But no matter~ Feel free to rely on Mommy completely~
"Thank you, Mother. Without your presence, we’d waste time making extra trips."
Though negligent, her voice carried unexpected cheerfulness?
Still preferable to her previous anger…
Lin Yu dispatched a Military Ant team to transport the wolves while another followed Red Pupil’s squad.
These units served multiple purposes: carrying subsequent monster carcasses, assisting Iron Armored Ants and Acid Ants in prey encirclement, scouting ahead, and luring stronger monsters into ambush zones when necessary.
They encountered diverse monsters thereafter:
Previously seen Blue Apes, Granville Wolves, wild boars, mountain deer, goblins, etc.
Including yellow-haired boars hunted long ago – surprisingly potent creatures whose charges could damage Iron Armored Ants despite minimal impact.
Plus unfamiliar monster species.
Though wishing to explore further north, dusk approached with sufficient prey accumulated.
Moreover, upon learning Lin Yu’s Magic Value had regenerated enough for another "Spawn" activation, Red Pupil abandoned pursuit of a cheetah-like monster and recalled the ant forces.
