Chapter 308

Chapter 308: Void

The combat methods employed by the daughters in other directions resembled those used earlier to defeat Earth Dragon Kanla.

A team would first confront the Earth Dragon directly to draw its attention, while Earth Digging Ants hidden underground launched ambushes using the skill "Quagmire" on the terrain beneath the dragon’s limbs. This disrupted the Earth Dragon’s balance and attack rhythm, allowing Acid Ants and Demonic Ants to unleash concentrated ranged assaults!

Iron Armored Ants, Stealth Ants, and Military Ants then surged forward simultaneously.

They tore through the Earth Dragon’s flesh, with some ants even burrowing into open wounds to inflict internal damage!

After several such cycles, the Earth Dragon’s Health Value would plummet to a near-death state.

Yet the Earth Dragons were no docile prey.

During battles, some ants fell victim to draconic breath and magical attacks.

Though pre-battle preparations included coating the ants’ bodies in "Special Mucus" crafted by Worker Ants—providing fireproofing, waterproofing, Physical Resistance Ability, and elemental magic resistance—the lower-level Worker Ants’ mucus offered minimal protection against A-class foes.

Flame breaths and spells annihilated swathes of ants instantly, leaving survivors grievously wounded or teetering on death’s edge.

With most ant forces still at Class C or D, they stood little chance against Class A Earth Dragons.

The critically injured were swiftly hauled underground by Worker Ants and Weak Ants for treatment, while the remainder charged forth undaunted.

…

Among the thirty-six Earth Dragons, Lin Yu dispatched her Class A daughters to handle the higher-level specimens, resulting in fewer casualties in those engagements.

Army Lady, naturally adept in combat, effortlessly predicted the Earth Dragon’s moves. Under her command, the ants vanquished a Class A LV.21 Earth Dragon with minimal losses.

Lvzi’s "Paralysis Attachment" and "Poison Gas" proved decisive—when a dragon prepared to unleash "Dragon Breath," paralysis-laced toxins disrupted its casting.

Darkling Stalker’s solo duel stood out for its brutality. Wielding mastery over "Stealth," "Invisibility," and "Hidden Shadow," she became an elusive specter. The Earth Dragon could neither strike nor locate her, ultimately succumbing to relentless attacks that whittled away its Health Value amid agonizing torment.

Despite instructions to capture targets alive, Darkling Stalker showed… selective hearing.

*Truly a problem child…*

*Wait—perhaps she simply lacks restraint? Maybe the kill was accidental?*

*She’d never defy her mother’s orders! Certainly not!*

Besides Red Pupil, prioritizing Darkling Stalker’s growth might prove wise. Among ants, only Iron Armored Ants surpassed Stealth Ants in solo combat prowess.

Next came Magic Rainbow, the S-Qualification Demonic Ant. Her repertoire included advanced spells like "Chaotic Fire Rain," pilfered from Lord Simon’s private archives rather than Aowenduo Town’s public libraries.

Philid, the lord’s Class B Mage butler, had also "donated" spellbooks and personal notes. Yet only prodigious talent could transform such resources into panel-acquired skills within weeks.

Against the Earth Dragon, Magic Rainbow invoked "Froststorm."

Winter’s chill amplified the ice spell’s fury. Moisture crystallized into razor-edged blades within a fifty-meter radius, shredding the dragon’s hide before burrowing inward to slow—then freeze—its movements.

Her Class A LV.2 status overcoming a LV.20 foe owed partly to weather, but chiefly to "Magic Master": a skill enhancing spell acquisition speed, proficiency, and potency.

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Post-victory, Red Pupil executed the coup de grâce as planned. Thirty-four weakened Earth Dragons fell to her blade—all save Darkling Stalker’s kill.

Red Pupil surged from Class A LV.16 to LV.25, gaining stat boosts and the skill "Fortify": a stationary defense amplifying damage reduction at the cost of mobility.

Numerous Earth Dragons had wielded this skill, halting movement to activate damage mitigation—a tactic that had sorely vexed Acid Ants and Demonic Ants.

Though less exploitative than "Magnification" or "Ironcladization," "Fortify" rivaled "Rigid Force" and "Speeding" in utility.

Now, Red Pupil alone could effortlessly slay any of the thirty-six Fog Zone invaders.

Lin Yu’s gaze shifted to Flying Ants scouting beyond the mist.

The dying roars had drawn reinforcements—swarms of Earth Dragons materializing on the horizon.

The first wave had merely been the overture.