A transparent distortion wave rapidly expanded from Zhang Yanhang as its center, striking first the Crimson Iron Ant King that was ceaselessly biting at his energy shield while perched on him.
Like the other low-level Crimson Iron Ants, in just the blink of an eye, the exoskeleton armor on the Crimson Iron Ant King cracked severely, and its well-protected muscle tissue and various internal organs were instantly twisted and torn into an irregular mixture of bloody flesh.
The large exoskeleton wings on the back of the Crimson Iron Ant King detached from the weak connection on its back after making strange noises, but before falling off, the huge pair of wings had already been so damaged that they were covered with fine cracks resembling shattered tempered glass.
Apart from the wings detaching from the body, other fragile joints on the Crimson Iron Ant King also broke apart under the effect of the Death Wave, causing thick streams of sticky red fluid to gush from its body.
Because of the short distance, Zhang Yanhang quickly reached the farthest right area of the inner region, and to his surprise, there were three large Crimson Iron Ants, comparable in size to rhinos, guarding the passage to the core area.
If Zhang Yanhang wasn’t mistaken, these three rhino-sized Crimson Iron Ants should be the Crimson Iron Ant Kings.
As to why they were here, Zhang Yanhang felt it was mostly because he had wiped out the Crimson Iron Breeding Ants that were originally guarding this passage, so the Crimson Iron Ant Queen had no choice but to send out the Crimson Iron Ant Kings, which were supposed to stay in the core area serving her, to guard this last line of defense.
After noticing the sudden appearance of an intruder, three of the remaining four Crimson Iron Ants in the small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu attacked Zhang Yanhang simultaneously, spitting basin-sized acid liquid fireballs from their mouthparts, relentlessly bombarding him.
The acid ball fireballs previously spewed by the Crimson Iron Breeding Ants were only as big as a fist, but those spewed by the Crimson Iron Ant Kings were as large as basins. Just from the size, one could discern a significant difference in destructive power, as the basin-sized acid liquid fireballs continuously caused ripples and waves on the energy shield’s surface.
Initially, Zhang Yanhang thought the large size of these acid liquid fireballs might cause significant damage to his energy shield, but surprisingly, despite their seemingly formidable appearance, they barely managed to pierce through the shield’s defenses.
On average, each acid liquid fireball caused a loss of two or three shield points. With Zhang Yanhang’s shield value limit of over three thousand points, it was merely a drizzle to him; even standing there taking continuous blasts from the Crimson Iron Ant Kings for minutes wouldn’t pose any issue.
As a Second Tier Second Star Elite Monster, the Crimson Iron Ant King, according to Zhang Yanhang’s experience, should possess at a minimum the strength of a Second Tier Three Star Level, so he had already prepared himself for the possibility that his energy shield defense might be broken by a same-tier monster.
However, unexpectedly, although the energy shield’s defense was indeed broken, each break caused only two to three points of damage. With such insignificant damage, he estimated that even if the Crimson Iron Ant King depleted all its energy, it would at most barely scratch off three digits from his shield value limit of three thousand points – hardly worth mentioning.
Zhang Yanhang believed that this situation was mostly related to the Crimson Iron Rings and the Crimson Iron Heart he had equipped.
All his equipment combined provided him with almost sixty percent flame resistance and acid resistance, perfectly countering the acid liquid fireballs’ dual-layered energy attack of flame damage and acid damage.
Adding Zhang Yanhang’s fifty points of Constitution Attribute defense and forty-seven points of Intelligence Attribute Energy Attack Defense, he felt it was quite normal for such a situation to occur. Or in other words, it was truly not easy for the Crimson Iron Ant King to break through his energy shield defense.
After briefly assessing the Crimson Iron Ant King’s attack power, which could be described as merely scratching, Zhang Yanhang started looking at their Attribute list with ease. He had developed a good habit of checking the Attribute list of new monsters first each time he encountered them.
[Crimson Iron Ant King (Elite)]
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[Talent: 1. Ant Power. 2. Crimson Iron Ant (Ant King).]
[Ant Power: When launching an attack, there is a 0.1% chance to trigger an extra attack effect. Power effect +10%.]
[Crimson Iron Ant (Ant King): A male Crimson Iron Ant born from the mating of a Lord Monster, the Crimson Iron Ant Queen and the Crimson Iron Ant King, which not only has normal fertility but also shows fully developed and exceptionally enhanced physical growth.
Compared to the underdeveloped Crimson Iron Worker Ants, Crimson Iron Flying Ants, Crimson Iron Soldier Ants, and Crimson Iron Breeding Ants, the Crimson Iron Ant King represents the ultimate form of a Crimson Iron Ant that has undergone additional extraordinary development after reaching the final stage of growth and possesses all the advantages of the previous Crimson Iron Ants, making it the strongest ant in the Crimson Iron Ant Nest next to the Crimson Iron Ant Queen.
Because of their extraordinary development, the Crimson Iron Ant Kings are much larger than normal Crimson Iron Ants, and their corresponding exoskeletal wings are also significantly larger than those of Crimson Iron Flying Ants and Crimson Iron Breeding Ants, granting them agile and skilled aerial combat capabilities.
Like the Crimson Iron Worker Ants responsible for building the nest and gathering food while also serving as the first line of defense for the Ant Nest, the Crimson Iron Flying Ants that double as scouts and the second line of defense, the Crimson Iron Soldier Ants that guard the inner areas of the Crimson Iron Ant Nest, and the Crimson Iron Breeding Ants that protect the core area of the Ant Nest, the Crimson Iron Ant King is also tasked with defending the Ant Nest.
The Crimson Iron Ant King is the last line of defense within the Ant Nest and will use its tremendously superior strength to stop any invader attempting to attack the Crimson Iron Ant Queen. In addition to being the last line of defense, the main duty of the Crimson Iron Ant King is to mate with the Crimson Iron Ant Queen to reproduce normal Crimson Iron Ants.
Due to their extraordinary development after full maturation, the digestive ability of the Crimson Iron Ant King’s ant acid is much stronger than that of the Crimson Iron Worker Ants, Crimson Iron Flying Ants, Crimson Iron Soldier Ants, and Crimson Iron Breeding Ants. This has allowed them to extract more nutrients from the Crimson Iron Ore to construct an incredibly hard exoskeleton armor.
It could even be said that the Crimson Iron Ant King’s digestive ability has reached a level far exceeding that of the Crimson Iron Worker Ants, Crimson Iron Flying Ants, Crimson Iron Soldier Ants, and Crimson Iron Breeding Ants. Not only has the King extracted fiery power from the Crimson Iron Ore, but it has also easily integrated this power to use routinely as an attack method.
Because of consuming a large amount of Crimson Iron Ore, the Crimson Iron Ant King can no longer adapt to other foods and emanates a red glow throughout its body.
Unlike other Crimson Iron Ants with poor digestive abilities, the Crimson Iron Ant King, being the strongest in the Ant Nest next to the Ant Queen, can completely digest the Crimson Iron Ore, and thus, compared to other normal Crimson Iron Ants, a certain hormone with wondrous effects has come into being inside the body of the Ant King.]
[Life Value: 740/740]
[Energy Value: 510/510]
[Skills: 1. Crimson Flame Bite. 2. Acid Spray. 3. Crimson Flame Fireball. 4. Acid Liquid Fireball.]