Clearing it was just a matter of time, and that’s why Zhang Yanhang began to consider what to do next, because searching for other Crimson Iron Ant Nests was really necessary for him.
While Zhang Yanhang was thinking about the treasure box drop rate, a new batch of Crimson Iron Worker Ants had gathered in his area. Although they were nowhere near as numerous as the previous two times, amounting to just over a hundred, it was worth activating the Death Wave Skill again.
Just as Zhang Yanhang was about to activate the Death Wave Skill again, he suddenly thought of a problem. "Wait a minute, if I kill them this fast, won’t the high-ranking Crimson Iron Ants commanding them feel afraid and retreat?"
Zhang Yanhang briefly put himself in the commander’s shoes. If he were the commander, confidently pushing more than two hundred monsters into a narrow area to gang up on an enemy, but then those monsters were wiped out in seconds, and every time he filled the enemy’s area again, they were wiped out in seconds again.
Dying once might be an accident, dying twice could also be an accident, but dying three times in a row made it hard to guarantee that the Advanced Crimson Iron Ant wouldn’t feel completely overpowered and thus decide to retreat, even dispersing the gathered Crimson Iron Ants back into various channels within the Ant Nest during the retreat.
If that happened, it would be quite troublesome.
Even a Tracker, who used to be a zombie, could possess the intelligence comparable to two adults. Zhang Yanhang believed it was quite normal for an Advanced Crimson Iron Ant, being a regular biological entity, to have an intelligence of more than five points.
After all, even the most common Crimson Iron Worker Ant had an intelligence attribute of three points. It made no sense for other higher-ranked Crimson Iron Ants to have lower intelligence; it should be at least four points, and reaching five points would equate to the intelligence of an average adult human. Original content can be found at novel_fіre.net
Therefore, based on this reasoning, Zhang Yanhang thought he might feign weakness to slightly slow down his monster-slaying speed, giving the high-level Crimson Iron Ants the illusion that he could actually be surrounded and killed.
Thinking this, Zhang Yanhang immediately materialized the Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist, which he had already equipped on his hands and, like the Death Wave Skill, had not used in the Main World due to a lack of suitable targets.
After manifesting the Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist, Zhang Yanhang silently retracted his Energy Shield from its initial eggshell form back to its normal state. Some of the Crimson Iron Worker Ants that had already climbed onto Zhang Yanhang’s Energy Shield fell directly to the ground as the support from the Energy Shield diminished.
These Crimson Iron Worker Ants hit the ground, shaking their heads, still not realizing what had happened when Zhang Yanhang kicked them away.
The fragile exoskeletons of the Crimson Iron Worker Ants were negligible against Zhang Yanhang’s immense strength, crashing against the walls of the C-shaped corridor and turning into a mush of flesh.
Zhang Yanhang had just kicked away a few Crimson Iron Worker Ants in front of him when more descended from above.
This was also why these Crimson Iron Worker Ants could so easily climb onto the Energy Shield—because they could freely climb any position inside the corridor, whether the sides or the ceiling.
Thus, the scene Zhang Yanhang saw upon first entering the Crimson Iron Ant Nest through the teleportation channel was unexpectedly terrifying—all the walls around the corridor were densely covered with Crimson Iron Worker Ants.
It was precisely for this reason that Zhang Yanhang was able to kill more than two hundred Crimson Iron Worker Ants with just one use of the Death Wave since they were so densely packed, especially here in the C-shaped corridor.
It was worth noting that the C-shaped channel where Zhang Yanhang was located was a newly excavated channel, so behind him was a completely solid ore vein, which for the circular Death Wave Skill, meant having half the coverage area.
But within this remaining hundred meters or so, over two hundred Crimson Iron Worker Ants had stuffed themselves. The C-shaped corridor alone spanned several tens of meters, so by the time the Death Wave spread beyond the C-shaped corridor, there wasn’t much coverage area left, but even that small coverage area gathered more than two hundred Crimson Iron Worker Ants.
Zhang Yanhang casually grabbed a Crimson Iron Worker Ant that fell from above and threw it far away. This lucky Crimson Iron Worker Ant instantly crashed into another advancing towards Zhang Yanhang, but this did nothing to stop it from hitting the wall and turning into a pile of mush.
The Crimson Iron Worker Ant that Zhang Yanhang had thrown out even managed to involve an unfortunate ant that couldn’t dodge in time before hitting the wall, ultimately three Crimson Iron Worker Ants smashed into the wall at the same time, turning into a large mass of irregular flesh mixed with exoskeleton fragments and crimson viscous fluid.
[Successfully killed a First Tier One Star Monster ’Crimson Iron Worker Ant (Common)’ ×1, Soul points +3.]
[Successfully killed a First Tier One Star Monster ’Crimson Iron Worker Ant (Common)’ ×1, Soul points +3.]
[Successfully killed a First Tier One Star Monster ’Crimson Iron Worker Ant (Common)’ ×1, Soul points +3.]
With Zhang Yanhang’s current pace, even just fighting at close range, he managed to kill dozens of Crimson Iron Worker Ants within just a few seconds.
Zhang Yanhang walked slowly inside the C-shaped corridor, swiftly killing any Crimson Iron Worker Ants daring to come close, and soon reached the outside of the C-shaped corridor, leaving behind only a bizarre tunnel that was ’empty but everywhere littered with irregular flesh.’
Just stepping out of the C-shaped corridor, Zhang Yanhang saw groups of Crimson Iron Ants continuously converging from three directions toward this area. They didn’t stop for a moment, and seeing their diligent efforts, Zhang Yanhang couldn’t help but show a gratified expression.
"The Crimson Iron Worker Ants are working so hard; how can I not put in effort too?" As soon as Zhang Yanhang thought this, he immediately started slaughtering the Crimson Iron Worker Ants even more diligently.
"If only all the ants in the Crimson Iron Ant Nest could actively surround me, I’m guessing it would take just an hour or two to clear the entire nest, but unfortunately, that’s impossible."
Zhang Yanhang silently sighed. According to his observation, the Crimson Iron Worker Ants gathered nearby seemed numerous, but they actually represented only a small part of the entire nest, definitely not the main force.