Odin sensed them too.
Dozens of Chimera Ants surged out of the tunnels at high speed, their footsteps echoing through the passages.
Their shells scraped against the walls with a rustling sound.
"Four tunnels on the left, two on the right," he said. "There are Chimera Ants on both sides."
The moment he finished speaking, the first Chimera Ant charged out of a tunnel on the left.
It stood half a meter tall, with a dark brown shell and a mantis-like body. Its forelimbs were a pair of bone blades.
Its eyes were red, its compound eyes glowing in the darkness.
It spotted the six of them, screeched, and slashed its bone blades at Kirkia, who was closest.
Kirkia sidestepped. The bone blade brushed past his clothes and struck the wall beside him.
It left a deep slash in the wall, scattering chunks of brown earth across the floor.
He flattened his right hand and chopped at the Chimera Ant's neck.
Its shell cracked, and dark green bodily fluid sprayed out.
The Chimera Ant collapsed, its legs still twitching.
More Chimera Ants poured out of the tunnels.
One resembled a beetle, a meter long with a black shell and a single horn on its head.
It lowered its head and charged at Morel.
Morel stepped forward and swung his pipe. With a bang, the Chimera Ant shattered across the floor.
At the same time, another Chimera Ant charged straight at Knov.
Knov pressed his hands together, then spread them apart. Blue energy appeared between them, enveloping the Chimera Ant's head.
**Hiss-**the Chimera Ant's head vanished between Knov's hands.
This was Knov's Nen Ability-Scream.
Odin glanced over, deep curiosity in his eyes.
Three more Chimera Ants charged out of the tunnel on the right.
This time, two resembled spiders and one