[You charged toward the ants' defensive line, with Warrior Shadow Wolf following behind you.] [Enraged by your provocation, the ants screeched and charged at you.] [You cast Strong Wind Gust, overturning a swath of ants.] [Waves of magical shockwaves exploded before you. It was supporting fire from your teammates, tearing a path through the densely packed defensive line.] [You and Shadow Wolf successfully broke through the ants, but drew countless soldier ants into pursuit...] [Shadow Wolf cast 'Wind Concealment Spell' on you.] [A dense layer of wind elements enveloped you, refracting light to conceal your figures and dispersing your scent.] [The pursuing ants lost your trail and could only keep circling in place, probing with their antennae...]
Breaking through wasn't particularly difficult, and the spell Shadow Wolf used greatly interested Mu You. Wind Concealment Spell, a Wind Element invisibility spell, could both refract light and conceal scents, making it much more practical than ordinary invisibility. This was especially true inside an insect nest like this, where ants relied on scent to identify enemies. Losing that scent was worse than going blind for the ant beasts.
In any case, they had now shaken off their pursuers, and the soldier ants inside the nest had all been drawn to the front to fight the enemy. The entire nest had become deserted, allowing Mu You and Shadow Wolf to search for a route in peace.
``` [You reached the worker ant area!]
[The worker ants' acid had corroded numerous caves into the rock on either side, forming a three-dimensional nest. Thousands upon thousands of closely interconnected ant holes covered it, each cave housing a worker or soldier ant...]
[The Ant Queen's nest was hidden among these holes. To prevent enemies from identifying it easily, its exterior looked exactly like an ordinary