A long line of red ants are returning to the nest . Each one of them is carrying a centipede dumpling in its mouth .

Success . It succeeded!

“Pefu, pefu!”

The ball rabbit is jubilant over the matter, but I can’t share the same sentiment . Seeing my current state, the ball rabbit drops its ears and looks up at me uneasily .

Although I was wondering what would happen if it failed, now that it has succeeded, I don’t really know if that was okay . I wonder if there was another card I could have played . There is undoubtedly the red ant I saved from the antlion larva mixed among that row . It must have been praised as a hero among its friends after finding that mountain of centipede dumplings .

Undoubtedly, right… . ?

“You did it, well done!”

“What, this? No, this was just something I happened upon when Mr . Dragon took me! Just a coincidence, really!”

That was probably quite the conversation . The figure of the giddy red ant floats in my mind .

Thinking about it is only making me feel bad, so I shake my head to erase the thought .

There was a red ant in the back not carrying anything in its mouth . It seems that the number of red ants exceeded the amount of dumplings . Considering that the

red ants had split to defend the nest while the others headed out of the nest, the number of red ants is roughly 200, I guess .

After that, I watch the red ants’ nest for a while . The number of red ants coming and going from the nest gradually decreases . At first it was only occasionally, but halfway through, the amount drastically decreased .

Are the centipede dumpling’s effects starting to show? If they die due to the poison then the experience points may not be attributed to me . The purpose of the centipede dumplings is to severely weaken the red ants down to their last breath . Should I quietly check out the situation?

I approach the red ants’ nest . The ball rabbit and Adofu follow along behind me .

I peer into the large, bright-red hole while focusing on using [[Presence Sense]] . Two red ants come out from inside .

“Ku, kucha . ” “Kuchaa!”

The red ants raise their voices when they find me . One of them comes towards me, while the other runs back to the nest . The guard and report staff?

However, they are moving slower than last time . Besides, it doesn’t really feel like they’re into it .

Race: Red Ogre Ant

State: Poison, Paralysis (small)

Lv: 25/55

HP: 127/230

MP: 64/71

Race: Red Ogre Ant

State: Poison (small)

Lv: 27/55

HP: 199/239

MP: 49/75

It’s the poison . The poison is beginning to

to show its effects . One of them even has paralysis . Is it due to [[Poison Claw]]? But it’s not as much damage as I expected…?

This is bad, I don’t like this situation . It’s likely that the red ants which didn’t receive much damage will take the initiative and go hunting . What’s more, the two in front of me have pretty good stats . Not only that, the one facing me is the one without paralysis .

Though their HP might be on the safe side, their physical abilities have been considerably weakened . I’m still a little uneasy, but now is a great opportunity to attack .

I will greet the approaching red ant with [[Kamaitachi]] . Although I didn’t use a feint, the red ant wasn’t able to avoid it . I unleash a blade of wind and score a direct hit, and before its [[Self-Regeneration]] kicks in, I move in .

Can they not avoid the attacks? I don’t need to use my MP anymore, if that’s the case . I fold my wings and lower my posture, taking up a stance to ready for hand-to-hand combat .

It comes into range, so I jump at it . The red ant extends its neck and readies its pincers .

“Ku-Kucha…”

I lightly jump and fly over the red ant before falling and smashing the red ant’s head against the ground .

. Body fluid splashes around, and the red ant stops moving shortly after .

As I thought, its abilities have considerably weakened .

[388 experience points obtained . ] [t.i.tle Skill [[Walking Egg: Lv–]], activated, 388 bonus points gained . ] [Level of [[Evil Plague Dragon]] has increased from Lv 62 to 63 . ]

Eh? Has the amount of experience points decreased? Just as I thought, since they’ve already been weakened by poison outside of battle, the amount of points has been reduced?

It’s somewhere between 20 or 30 . The error margin, that is .

This sucks, I can’t afford that much of a drop this time . Should I just plunge into the red ants’ nest like this?

I’m Lv 63 now, and the max for an evil plague dragon is Lv 75, so I still need 12 levels till evolution? That’s probably about 20 red ants . I’ll jump into the nest and rampage, then withdraw as soon as I reach max level .

If I were to evolve inside, I could be temporarily weakened due to the change in level . And, there is still the possibility that I will have to get used to my new body . Also, if I happen to grow, I might not be able to fit in the pa.s.sageway, and I’ll have no other choice but to live there . If it’s that Voice of G.o.d, I don’t doubt that there will bethere will be a trap like that .

I lower my head to the now dead red ant smashed into the ground, then turn and face the entrance to the red ants’ nest .

Well, ball rabbit and Adofu, will you be doing the usual house-sitting?

“Guou . ”

I turn to the ball rabbit and bark, and the ball rabbit shakes its head .

“Pefu!”

[No! Team!]

No, isn’t it a bit too dangerous…

[Dark there . Hard to see . ]

Well, sure it is, but I’ll manage somehow with [[Presence Sense]] one way or another…

[Save Nina! So can’t die!]

…If you go that far, then I guess it can’t be helped . Alright, let’s do this, shall we? The ball rabbit’s [[Light]] should be useful in navigating the red ants’ nest .

“Actually, let me join in as well . ”

Adofu pulls out the large sword from its sheath and stabs it into the ground . It seems that the ball rabbit’s [[Telepathy]] also reached Adofu .

Adofu… Frankly, your strength isn’t that much different from the red ants… I wonder if you will even be able to handle two red ants . He’s smaller than me, though, so it’ll be easier for him to move around in the narrow pa.s.sage…

[Adofu, useless…]

Hey, hey, hey! Just a minute! Don’t say such false words! No, no, I never said he was useless! But, really! It’ll be pretty dangerous if three red ants attack Adofu at the same time!