Chapter 310

Chapter 310: Cleaning the Battlefield

Time flowed onward.

As the final Earth Dragon collapsed, midnight’s cloak had already descended upon the land.

Possessing night vision capabilities, the ant tribe allowed Lin Yu to peer into the forest depths through Purple Cloud’s perspective. No Earth Dragons emerged for an extended period.

"Mom."

Red Pupil materialized back into the human race mid-descent from the sky, seamlessly completing her wardrobe change during transformation. Her pale, delicate feet touched down – not merely upon the ground, but specifically onto snow-covered terrain.

"Ah… freezing!"

Her face flushed with surprise as she scampered barefoot toward Lin Yu. "Carry me, Mom!" Without awaiting permission, she launched herself into the white-haired maiden’s embrace.

Lin Yu instinctively cradled the child. "Little Pupil, you must wear shoes after human transformation," she admonished, her gaze lingering on the girl’s pearlescent toes where melted snow formed crystalline droplets. The child’s body radiated warmth from recent combat exertion.

Settling onto a chair extracted from her Magic Backpack, Lin Yu recalled their tactical adjustments. After the initial Earth Dragon wave, they’d faced stronger adversaries, forcing Red Pupil to fight unencumbered while Lin Yu observed from a protected vantage point guarded by Stealth Ants.

Through her daughters’ shared vision, the battle unfolded like multiple television screens displaying simultaneous combat feeds. Repeated Earth Dragon assaults met the ant tribe’s entrenched strategy – luring invaders into the Fog Zone before unleashing their acid-magic barrage.

Ant warriors of varied sizes charged relentlessly across the crimson-stained snowscape, their fallen comrades’ blood dyeing the pristine white terrain. Subsequent Earth Dragon waves proved more formidable, many exceeding LV.20 with Class A specimens surpassing LV.30.

These advanced foes presented dual challenges: devastating dragon breath attacks with expansive reach, and nearly impenetrable scaled armor. Wind-type magic users among them proved particularly dangerous, temporarily dispersing fog to slaughter exposed ant warriors.

Casualties mounted alarmingly, yet Lin Yu remained no passive observer. Through her Unique Skill – Queen Ant, she could possess any battlefield ant regardless of their A Qualification status. When tactical displays revealed critical situations, she’d manifest through her daughters to deploy Magic Shields – her ephemeral interventions tipping precarious balances.

Because of these actions, she managed to save many daughters with lower qualifications.

However, she still harbored some selfish considerations.

Her rescues primarily centered around those with B Qualifications, while those with C and D Qualifications… she had no choice but to abandon them due to her limited capacity.

Daughters with C Qualifications lacked independent intellect, retaining only basic self-awareness, whereas those with D Qualifications didn’t even possess self-consciousness, resembling mere command-following machines.

Daughters with B Qualifications differed entirely—apart from their physical forms, they bore little distinction from the human race in other aspects.

Nevertheless, the casualties among the ant tribe weighed heavily on Lin Yu’s heart.

…

Returning to the present moment,

the sudden embrace from the young girl lifted some of Lin Yu’s lingering gloom.

Settling into her chair, she retrieved a towel from her Magic Backpack.

"Mother, I can manage myself."

"No… let me."

Lin Yu shook her head gently.

Little Pupil had endured the most grueling efforts during this battle.

Having dealt the final strike to the Earth Dragon, her elevated level among the daughters made her the focal point of subsequent combat strategies to minimize ant tribe casualties.

While the ant forces preoccupied themselves with harassing and containing the Earth Dragons, Red Pupil would arrive to deliver decisive blows.

She darted across multiple battlefronts, weathering countless assaults. Though aided by other daughters in avoiding fatal wounds, severe injuries like severed limbs proved inevitable.

Fortunately, level restoration healed all wounds instantaneously—Red Pupil emerged unscathed post-battle.

Yet… the pain must have been excruciating?

The white-haired woman’s heart ached as she meticulously dried the child’s damp feet with the towel.

"How’s the situation progressing?"

As she finished dressing the small feet in boots, her slender hands lingering protectively, Lin Yu inquired.

Red Pupil blinked at being tended to by Lin Yu, faint pink coloring her cheeks as her throat moved imperceptibly.

"Ninety-seven Earth Dragons eliminated—including the initial wave."

Composing herself, she delivered the report.

Though the Earth Dragons had been annihilated, the ant tribe’s losses remained substantial.

Both women’s expressions darkened at this reminder.

After offering Lin Yu a comforting glance, Red Pupil continued:

Beyond retrieving fallen ant tribe members, their forces were harvesting the battle’s spoils.

Nearly every Earth Dragon component held value—scales, sinews, hides, and bones served as premium materials for crafting weapons, armor, and magical implements.

Dragon blood and flesh doubled as nutritious provisions.

Moreover, consuming the draconic flesh yielded remarkable discoveries—

The meat exhibited regenerative properties surpassing both red fruit and mid-grade Life Recovery Potions.

Repeated consumption didn’t diminish its restorative effects. Most astonishingly, maimed ant tribe members regrew lost limbs through this draconic diet.

Lin Yu recalled rumors about human-market potions for limb regeneration containing dragon blood derivatives.

Could this stem from the Earth Dragons’ "Health High Speed Restore" and "Regeneration" skills? Or perhaps their draconic heritage?

Regardless, the dragons’ flesh represented extraordinary resources. Regular consumption might bestow skills like "Health High Speed Restore" and "Regeneration"—similar to acquiring "Health Auto Restore" through sustained red fruit ingestion.

Yet considering the massive Experience Value gains from consuming high-level Earth Dragon flesh…

Might devouring these resources outweigh their use as healing items?

Hmm… Regardless, we must first process the carcasses.

However, these considerations paled against the true prize—the vast Experience Value reaped from slaying ninety-seven Earth Dragons.