"I can only say that, compared to the extra attack triggered last time when attacking the Lord Monster Tracker, this extra attack, although essentially also overflowed with a massive amount of damage and used that excess damage for corpse-whipping, did indeed effectively prevent the Crimson Iron Ant Queen from self-destructing."
Zhang Yanhang had always said that an extra attack’s Attack Power only really matters when it becomes stronger than a normal attack, and it seems he was absolutely correct.
"Fortunately, I had upgraded the Quality of my Talent earlier in order to give the Crimson Iron Ant Queen a peaceful death, otherwise, I’m afraid I might have been half-paralyzed by the Queen’s sudden self-destruction.
Moreover, the Crimson Iron Ant Queen would have died very unpeacefully, blown to smithereens by her own Flame Power."
Although the Crimson Iron Ant Queen, even without self-destructing, was already in a state of being torn to pieces, there’s a saying, isn’t there? Those who commit suicide can’t enter heaven. Therefore, Zhang Yanhang felt that compared to committing suicide, it would be slightly better for him to help with a ’Passive Suicide.’
"This Crimson Iron Ant Queen seemed quite powerful, but the Soul Points obtained after killing her were one-fifth less than those of a Second Tier Four Stars Lord Monster Tracker. Original content can be found at NoveI[F]ire.net
I remember getting three thousand Soul Points after killing the Tracker, but this Crimson Iron Ant Queen only had two thousand four hundred Soul Points, six hundred less than the Tracker."
If Zhang Yanhang were to analyze why the Soul Points of the Crimson Iron Ant Queen were one-fifth less than those of the Tracker, he would think it was mostly because the Tracker had the ability to transform into a Third Tier monster, so there would definitely be some added value considered and hence a raise in the quantity of Soul Points.
The reason Zhang Yanhang cared so much about the amount of Soul Points obtained after killing the Crimson Iron Ant Queen was because the Soul Points that can be opened from the Treasure Box were closely related to the inherent value of the Ant Queen herself.
Therefore, Zhang Yanhang felt that he definitely would not be able to open as many Soul Points as last time, but even if there might be fewer Soul Points, the Crimson Iron Ant Queen was still a Lord Monster after all, and he thought it shouldn’t be a problem for him to open tens of thousands of Soul Points from its Treasure Box.
Just as Zhang Yanhang was standing in place, summarizing the post-battle situation, a Drop Treasure Box of Purple Quality, sparkling with dazzling brilliance, appeared in the center of the Core Area, which was the exact spot where the Crimson Iron Ant Queen had been before. As for the current location of the Ant Queen, it was everywhere, even on Zhang Yanhang’s own body.
Having completely cleared the entire Small-Scale Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dala Gu, Zhang Yanhang was quite relaxed. He sauntered over, picked up the Treasure Box, and then casually sat down cross-legged on the ground. What did he want to do now? Naturally, to Open the Treasure Box!
Since the whole Small-Scale Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dala Gu had been thoroughly cleared, and without any hunting targets left, apart from opening the Treasure Box, Zhang Yanhang indeed had nothing else to do. The most he could do afterward was to strive to use Alchemy to excavate a passageway to other Large-Scale Crimson Iron Ant Nests.
But such a task was bound to be a time-consuming and gigantic undertaking, not something to be rushed, so before starting to dig the passageway, he felt the most important thing to do right now was to first Open the Treasure Box, which might even improve his excavation efficiency later.
Before he started Opening the Treasure Box, Zhang Yanhang first controlled his Energy Shield to expand and contract a few times, as a thick layer of Ant Acid, originating from the Acid Liquid Fireball Skill of the Crimson Iron Ant Queen, was still firmly attached to the outer wall of the Energy Shield.
And thanks to the two consecutive "Blood and Flesh Fireworks," at this moment, the Energy Shield was not only coated with a layer of intensely burning thick Ant Acid but also splattered with fragments of blood and flesh tissue from the body of the Crimson Iron Ant Queen.
Although it wasn’t for long, the high temperature of the flames meant that the fragments of blood and flesh tissue that had splattered onto him from the first "Blood and Flesh Fireworks" had already been charred.
As for the fragments that landed on Zhang Yanhang from the second "Blood and Flesh Fireworks," they were in just the right state of being roasted since they had splattered onto him a bit later than the first batch.
Unfortunately, though Zhang Yanhang previously enjoyed eating Crimson Iron Ant Meat, especially when roasted, he had no appetite now and chose to flick them away along with the acid.
After several rapid expansions and contractions, the Energy Shield succeeded in flinging away all the Ant Acid and fragments of flesh previously adhering to it.
Now clean again, Zhang Yanhang expanded the Energy Shield to its maximum distance, creating a half-spherical space isolated from the outside world, before he began taking out Treasure Boxes from his Waist Bag.
Although the Energy Shield protected Zhang Yanhang himself from contamination by the blood and tissue fragments, the Treasure Box and the items that emerged from it could easily be contaminated by the fragments of tissue and sticky crimson bodily fluids pervading the cave. So, Zhang Yanhang deliberately used the Energy Shield to carve out a clean space.
Before starting to tally his Treasure Boxes, Zhang Yanhang first opened up his balance of Soul Points to take a look.
[Soul Points: 23487 (+17898)]
"I’ve gained nearly eighteen thousand Soul Points just from the combat gains of killing about two-fifths of the Crimson Iron Ants in the Nest. If I open the Treasure Boxes later, surely there will be several tens of thousands more Soul Points inside.
With the Soul Points I originally had left over, isn’t obtaining fifty thousand to upgrade the Technique Immunity Skill a sure thing?"
With a current balance of 23487 Soul Points, Zhang Yanhang felt that completing the remaining twenty-some thousand Soul Points would be effortless once he opened all the Treasure Boxes.
He might even have enough left over after upgrading the Technique Immunity Skill to increase the level of Indestructible Golden Body LV.MAX or raise the Skill Level of Limitless Universe Skill.
After a quick check of his Soul Points balance, Zhang Yanhang immediately started to tally the Treasure Boxes he had obtained this time. He had gotten a total of one hundred and eighty-one boxes, with the White Treasure Boxes from the Crimson Iron Worker Ants making up more than two-thirds of the haul, with one hundred and twenty-two boxes dropped.