Illusion Sea Lamp Mother's Great Assault (Please Bookmark and Keep Reading)

The Star Level Vajra Ant Queen was not some plump, bloated creature.

Its entire body was covered in hard exoskeletal plates, layered one upon another like a suit of armor forged by the finest master craftsman—precise, sturdy, and possessing a rugged beauty.

Its head resembled a massive gemstone set into its hard shell. Its eyes gleamed sharply, as though they could see through everything in the world. Its antennae were long and tough, swaying from time to time as if sensing the surrounding environment.

"Rustle, rustle, rustle~~~"

Its abdomen scraped against the rocks as the Vajra Ant Queen struggled to wriggle its body out.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

A continuous rain of shattered stones fell from the nest as the Vajra Ant Queen finally pulled its entire body free.

It was roughly twenty-one meters long. Its appearance was completely different from Apprentice Level Vajra Ants and Planet Level Fire Ants; instead, it resembled an enlarged moth, only without that pair of compound eyes.

A pair of enormous wings extended from the Queen Ant's back, covered in dense scales. Every scale was as sharp as a blade and gleamed with cold light. They trembled slightly now, rubbing against one another and producing tiny, piercing whistling sounds.

Its abdomen, meanwhile, was a huge sac.

It was filled with eggs and larvae. This sac was not only the continuation of the Vajra Ant Clan's life, but also the source of the Queen Ant's strength. Not only could it nurture offspring, but at critical moments, if the Queen Ant needed to replenish its energy, it could also draw nourishment from the larvae within, allowing it to recover its combat strength in a short time.

It was both a nursery pouch and a power bank.

"Click, click, click~~~~"

The Queen Ant's two antennae continuously probed the air. Finally, it issued an order to its descendants.

"Rumble!"

"Rumble!"

More than seven thousand Apprentice Level Vajra Ants immediately scattered in every direction. Some carried rocks from the valley floor, while others climbed upward, trying to enter the Mian Gu Black Forest... The entire section of the Great Rift Valley's floor instantly became bustling with activity.

The Queen Ant slowly landed, followed by nineteen Fire Ants.

Half a month ago, the Vajra Ant Clan had nearly ten thousand Apprentice Level Vajra Ants and twenty-six Planet Level Fire Ants. Now, only just over seven thousand Vajra Ants and nineteen Planet Level Fire Ants remained. It could be called a crippling loss.

The Vajra Ant Clan had originally built its nest on the West Coast of the Verdant Continent, where it was an overlord-level force. The Frozen Sea was extremely rich in resources; even the resources of the West Coast's nearshore waters alone were more than enough to sustain the entire Vajra Ant Clan.

Thus, the Vajra Ant Clan had developed peacefully on the West Coast, maintaining long-term peace with its eastern neighbors—the Frost Flood Dragon and Azure-Eyed Baboon clans. With the Mian Gu Black Forest as the boundary, neither side interfered with the other.

However, fate did not favor the ants.

Over half a month ago, the Illusion Sea Lamp Mother, an overlord from the deep sea, suddenly arrived at the West Coast and attacked the Vajra Ant Nest!

Dozens of hundred-thousand-meter-long tentacles burst from the sea and came crashing down, covering the sky and sun. In almost an instant, they destroyed the Vajra Ant Nest that had stood on the West Coast for over a thousand years. The hundreds-of-meters-tall rock nest collapsed, crushing nearly a thousand Vajra Ants that had been active within it to death on the spot.

After destroying the aboveground portion of the Vajra Ant Nest, the Illusion Sea Lamp Mother was still not satisfied. Its terrifying limb tips drilled underground like drills!

It wanted to dig out the Vajra Ant Clan's entire nest!

If the attack had come so suddenly before that the Vajra Ant Queen had failed to react, then the Illusion Sea Lamp Mother's attempt to excavate the nest had thoroughly enraged it!

Without the slightest hesitation.

The Queen Ant unleashed its full Star Level strength and directly blasted open the ground. It did not hesitate even if it meant accidentally killing some of its offspring, because it wanted to teach this uninvited guest from the deep sea a lesson!!

But the outcome proved that—

It had overestimated itself.

Before dozens of tentacles dancing like furious dragons connecting to heaven, it was no different from a tiny insect. Besides, it was only Star Level Fifth Order, while the Illusion Sea Lamp Mother had reached Star Level Ninth Order!

Had it not possessed the advantage of fighting on land, that battle might have wiped it out completely.

Less than five minutes into the battle, the Vajra Ant Queen had been severely wounded.

At that point, how could it still have had the mind to teach the Illusion Sea Lamp Mother a lesson? Like a homeless dog, it fled swiftly eastward.

Fortunately, it had a pair of powerful wings, allowing it to narrowly escape. Had any other non-flying Star Level creature faced the Illusion Sea Lamp Mother's encirclement of tentacles, it would likely have already become the Illusion Sea Lamp Mother's meal.

It temporarily did not dare return to its old nest, nor did it dare gather its subordinates. However, pheromones would guide them to find it, so there was no need to worry too much.

It hid more than a hundred kilometers from the West Coast to secretly recover from its injuries. The next day, its subordinates found it, but only twenty Fire Ants and fewer than eight thousand Vajra Ants remained. They also brought it bad news: the demonic beasts in the sea were excavating the coast, seemingly intending to dig a canal leading into the continent's interior.

Without even thinking, the Queen Ant knew that the Illusion Sea Lamp Mother was behind it.

The West Coast could no longer be stayed in, and even this stretch of land near the West Coast was unsafe.

Therefore, half a month ago, the Queen Ant had sent two Fire Ants and nearly a thousand Vajra Ants into the interior of the Verdant Continent to scout the way, hoping to find a new nest site inland.

As for itself, it led the remaining eighteen Fire Ants and more than six thousand Vajra Ants into hiding to recover from its injuries.

Until today, it had finally recovered completely. Looking at the wide river channel that had already been excavated for dozens of kilometers, the Vajra Ant Queen did not want to remain near the sea for even a moment longer.

To avoid being noticed by the Frost Flood Dragon Clan, it led its clan to tunnel underground, passing directly beneath the southern part of the Frost Mountain Range and arriving northwest of the Mian Gu Black Forest.

Here, the Frost Mountain Range blocked the west. Even if the Illusion Sea Lamp Mother drove the sea beasts to dig a canal through, the Frost Flood Dragons would definitely be the first to fight them.

Using its neighbors as a moat, the Queen Ant could not help praising its own wisdom. During this period, it would lead its clan in living cautiously within this Great Rift Valley, so as not to alert the neighbors.

In truth, with a rift valley that stretched beyond sight and was over a hundred meters deep, no one would know what lay at its bottom without deliberately investigating.

They were safe for now.

Xu Yang knew nothing of all this.

Since he had acquired many new inheritances in the early hours, he did not go hunting that morning.

In truth, with Xu Yang's current strength, he would not feel hungry even if he went a week without eating. But In order to stockpile resources for leveling up and preserve his love for life, he still went hunting every day.

This planet was far too dull. Without the many forms of entertainment from his previous life, tasting delicious food had become one of Xu Yang's few hobbies and ways to relieve boredom.

"Awoo!"

Standing up from beside the pool, Xu Yang gave Brown Bear, who was lying nearby counting ants, a few instructions to guard the house properly.

Although Xu Yang could speak the language of the Silver Wolf Clan, Brown Bear was, after all, a bear. The two simply could not communicate. Fortunately, Brown Bear was intelligent and could more or less grasp Xu Yang's meaning through guesswork.

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