Chapter 158: Leap
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The tunnel dug by the armored ants was surprisingly deep and winding, much to Chu Ning's surprise.
The changes brought about by the failure of Yakati Ketu only affected the form, with no changes to the attribute values, so the armored ants encountered in the tunnel still posed no threat to them.
Chu Ning and the evil Gingerbread Man walked for half an hour before entering an underground cave.
At this point, the space became spacious.
It wasn't a place like the ant queen's nest; rather, this was originally the underground world.
Principal Claydess entered the underground world using Naj in his youth, which is similar to this place.
No wonder those adventurers can't find the Ant Queen; if she's hiding at this depth, the adventurers would never think to look here.
```htmlBecause the living conditions in the underground world are more brutal than those on the surface.
Most magic veins are buried deep underground, and the massive amounts of magic power they emit allow the creatures of the underground world to possess stronger magic, which also provides greater opportunities for evolution.```
迷宫的魔王殿就是建立在魔脉之上。
魔王有魔物之王的意思，但更直白点来说，就是魔力之王。
在没有魔王建立地下世界秩序的情况下，魔物们是会相互厮杀的。
```htmlThe Armored Ants are not a formidable race of magical creatures; they usually build their nests near the surface, making it difficult for them to compete with other, more ferocious magical beings in such a deep underground world.
Chu Ning's purpose on this journey is to help the evil Gingerbread Man obtain more souls while also gaining some experience points for himself, so any magical creature that moves within his sight is his target.```
The underground world’s cave is vast, and Chu Ning used the failure of Yakdikitto to return the evil gingerbread man and himself to their original size.
It is possible that they discovered the arrival of Chu Ning and the evil gingerbread man.
The armored ants in the cave gathered in his direction.
These armored ants were obviously different from those appearing on the surface; they were larger, like a cow, and could spray acid.
The evil gingerbread man, hit by the acid, quickly began to emit wisps of smoke accompanied by a pungent smell.
However, relying solely on this attack to take down the evil gingerbread man is still insufficient.
Acid attacks are very effective against living beings with flesh and blood, but they do little against magical constructs like the evil gingerbread men, which are similar to alchemical puppets.
The evil gingerbread men feel no pain at all and still munch on the armored ants like snacks.
Wherever the armored ants are abundant, Chuning will direct the evil gingerbread man to go there.
The ant queen must be heavily protected, so the place with the most armored ants is surely the queen's nest.
“Light spell.”
A sphere of light flew out from Chu Ning's palm, floating ahead to replace the orb that was about to disappear.
It wasn't that he needed illumination; it was the evil gingerbread man who did.
光照术之下的道路越来越多的是骨头。
“看来蚁后吃的很精细啊。”楚宁坐在邪恶姜饼人的肩上说。
Boom boom boom—
突然发声了地震。
大量的尘土被震落，遮蔽了视线。
The earthquake lasted for about 2 minutes.
When the dust settled, the road ahead was already blocked by dirt and rocks.
This kind of trick was familiar to Chu Ning, as he had experienced it before when he was the guardian of the third level of the maze.
If you can't fight, just block the road.
The queen ant is clearly scared.
The evil gingerbread man obviously feels reluctant, digging into the soil with its cookie hands.
If the armored ants weren't nesting underground right beneath the human settlement, Chu Ning might have just given up and gone back.
“Step aside, let me handle this.”
The evil gingerbread man heard Chu Ning's command and moved aside.
Chu Ning raised his hand.
Electricity began to gather......
[Annihilation Thunderbolt]!
For a moment, the underground cave was as bright as day!
On the corridor illuminated by the beam of light, there were circles of reflective material resembling snake patterns, which were glass formed by the high temperature changing the sand.
The air temperature rose a few degrees again.
Through the opened passage, Chu Ning found the ant queen.
The body of the armored ant queen was even larger than Chu Ning had imagined.
It was about the size of a sports stadium.
Most of its body was filled with the eggs of armored ants in its abdomen.
In front of the queen ant, there were only a hundred armored ants left. Faced with the invaders, they were prepared to make their final sacrifice.
......
When returning to the surface, Chu Ning calculated that it took a total of just two hours.
Most of the time, the evil gingerbread man is eating, otherwise it would be at least half the time faster.
The evil gingerbread man now provides Chu Ning with an MP recovery speed of 8 points per second, which means there is a HP recovery speed of 16 points per second. It has already devoured at least 1,600 souls.
I don't know if the evil gingerbread man has a limit on soul-sucking; otherwise, if Chu Ning lets it eat indefinitely, it could continuously gain life recovery effects. In that case, unless someone can deal over 95,505 points of damage to Chu Ning in a single hit, he would essentially be immortal.
The sense of security has risen again.
Qianreni was sitting on the grass waiting for Chu Ning. When she saw Chu Ning come out, she put the grass ring she had been boredly weaving on Chu Ning's head.
......
The fierce wind was howling.
Just looking down makes me feel like I will be swallowed by the unseen darkness.
“Has anyone gone down there?” Karen crouched at the edge of the cliff, leaning out and saying, “I heard there are the weapons of the Hero King down below.”
A red-feathered eagle swooped down and landed on Pop's arm, calling out to him a few times.
"Stop looking, no one can go down there; the chaotic magic flow below can easily turn a dragon into minced meat in two seconds... We absolutely must find the Azure Fortress this time, or the penalty from the Four Leaf Clover Guild could bankrupt us."
Karen turned to Pop and said, "This is very unreasonable, isn't it? Just the three of us against the Dragon Thieves, this is exploitation, pure exploitation."
"There's nothing we can do, recently a dark omen has appeared in the captain's hometown, he's also in a tough spot."
“What about Yamen? Isn’t he supposed to be here at this time? Why haven’t we seen him yet?” Kallen said, her hands on her slender hips, looking around.
Pop sighed and said, “He’s always elusive; maybe he ran into a strong opponent and just couldn’t resist.”
“I hate waiting for people!”
“Don't yell at me, I'm not the one who is late.”
......
A week ago, above the northern side of Sword Gorge.
Azure Fortress, Control Room.
The projection of the crystal ball displayed thick layers of clouds.
“This height really won't do, let's continue to increase the altitude.” Jaris, the vice captain of the Dragon Thief Group, said from behind David.
“Increasing the altitude further will require raising the load on the magic engine unit.” David's cheeks were covered in sweat, not because he was particularly tired, but due to the tension he felt.
```htmlA black hand reached over from the side, wiping away his sweat with a fragrant scarf.
“Thank you, Miranda,” David said reflexively, quickly pressing several buttons on the control panel to operate it.```
David has gotten used to working for the Dragon Thieves Guild. He usually doesn't question the deputy leader's orders and will even point out potential risks in advance.
“This will increase the consumption of magic crystals by 30%. Currently, the stock of magic crystals can only sustain the normal operation of Azure Fortress for three days.”
Jaris smiled and said, "No problem, just elevate as high as you can."
David couldn't help but ask, "Sorry, Deputy Commander, can I ask what we're doing here?"
“We are looking for the secrets of the Clover Guild,” Jaris said after a pause, “to be precise, the secrets of the Clover Guild and the Triple Ring Guild.”
“Triple Ring Guild? Is that the guild of the Holy Clan? What does it have to do with the Clover Guild?” David asked, although he didn't let his guard down. He activated the switches of the remaining eight magic energy units, increasing the thrust of the Azure Fortress by 0.7 times.
“Do you know that our Dragon Race was once the ruler of this continent?”
“...”
Jaris could tell from David's blank expression that the history of the Dragon Race had been distorted by humans.
“You may have heard that over in the Holy Tribe, the giants of the dragon race are almost extinct. The Holy Light Church's Paladin Order has slaughtered our kin, all because a thousand years ago, during the War of Gods and Demons, the Dragon Race once aided a Demon King! We possess massive bodies, tough skin, sharp claws, blazing breath, and the dragon language magic that can destroy everything, yet we still fell to a group of humans...”
“...”
Jaris became a bit agitated, and he paused for a moment to calm himself.
“The weapon that the Holy Light Church uses against our Dragon Clan is made from a material called 'Void Stone,' which originates from the Abyss. The Abyss lies beneath the Holy Race; many of our kin have fled from the Holy Race to the Demon Race, thinking they could live in peace. However, in the past hundred years, a significant number of 'Void Stone' weapons have entered the Demon Race for use by the Dragon Hunting Team. Initially, we assumed they were seized by the Demon Race during the Holy-Demon War. However, after Miranda's investigation, we found that even after the Sword Gorge was closed, the stock of 'Void Stone' from the Clover Trading Company has still been increasing.”
While Jaris was speaking, the Azure Fortress had already left the clouds and reached a higher position.
David turned his head to glance at Jaris and then continued to operate on the control panel, saying, "Are you saying the Clover Chamber of Commerce has found a new abyss entrance?"
Jialis shook his head to deny David's guess, saying, "Miranda found the emblem of the Triad Society on the cargo box containing the 'Netherstone'."
David turned his head directly this time: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. Are you implying—"
```html“We didn't seize the Azure Fortress just to pass through the restrictions of the Three-Eyed Clan's islands.” Jalis revealed his white teeth.
Suddenly, various indicator magical lights on the control panel began to flash.```
“It's no good, we've already reached the maximum height that the Azure Fortress can reach, and the gas inside the Azure Fortress is rapidly depleting.”
Jarris looked at the projection showing the sky divided into black and white and said, “Then let's rush over while we can!”
Actually, without Jaris saying anything, David had already started to act. From his earlier words, he has understood the purpose of the Dragon Thieves Guild's mission.
The Dragon Thieves Guild has always suspected that the Four-Leaf Clover Chamber of Commerce and the Third Ring Chamber of Commerce could circumvent the Sword Gorge for the flow of goods. Now that the Azure Fortress has reached an extremely high altitude, the Dragon Thieves Guild wants to fly over the Sword Gorge.
Over that invisible wall!
The changes brought about by the failure of Yakati Ketu only affected the form, with no changes to the attribute values, so the armored ants encountered in the tunnel still posed no threat to them.
Chu Ning and the evil Gingerbread Man walked for half an hour before entering an underground cave.
At this point, the space became spacious.
It wasn't a place like the ant queen's nest; rather, this was originally the underground world.
Principal Claydess entered the underground world using Naj in his youth, which is similar to this place.
No wonder those adventurers can't find the Ant Queen; if she's hiding at this depth, the adventurers would never think to look here.
```htmlBecause the living conditions in the underground world are more brutal than those on the surface.
Most magic veins are buried deep underground, and the massive amounts of magic power they emit allow the creatures of the underground world to possess stronger magic, which also provides greater opportunities for evolution.```
迷宫的魔王殿就是建立在魔脉之上。
魔王有魔物之王的意思，但更直白点来说，就是魔力之王。
在没有魔王建立地下世界秩序的情况下，魔物们是会相互厮杀的。
```htmlThe Armored Ants are not a formidable race of magical creatures; they usually build their nests near the surface, making it difficult for them to compete with other, more ferocious magical beings in such a deep underground world.
Chu Ning's purpose on this journey is to help the evil Gingerbread Man obtain more souls while also gaining some experience points for himself, so any magical creature that moves within his sight is his target.```
The underground world’s cave is vast, and Chu Ning used the failure of Yakdikitto to return the evil gingerbread man and himself to their original size.
It is possible that they discovered the arrival of Chu Ning and the evil gingerbread man.
The armored ants in the cave gathered in his direction.
These armored ants were obviously different from those appearing on the surface; they were larger, like a cow, and could spray acid.
The evil gingerbread man, hit by the acid, quickly began to emit wisps of smoke accompanied by a pungent smell.
However, relying solely on this attack to take down the evil gingerbread man is still insufficient.
Acid attacks are very effective against living beings with flesh and blood, but they do little against magical constructs like the evil gingerbread men, which are similar to alchemical puppets.
The evil gingerbread men feel no pain at all and still munch on the armored ants like snacks.
Wherever the armored ants are abundant, Chuning will direct the evil gingerbread man to go there.
The ant queen must be heavily protected, so the place with the most armored ants is surely the queen's nest.
“Light spell.”
A sphere of light flew out from Chu Ning's palm, floating ahead to replace the orb that was about to disappear.
It wasn't that he needed illumination; it was the evil gingerbread man who did.
光照术之下的道路越来越多的是骨头。
“看来蚁后吃的很精细啊。”楚宁坐在邪恶姜饼人的肩上说。
Boom boom boom—
突然发声了地震。
大量的尘土被震落，遮蔽了视线。
The earthquake lasted for about 2 minutes.
When the dust settled, the road ahead was already blocked by dirt and rocks.
This kind of trick was familiar to Chu Ning, as he had experienced it before when he was the guardian of the third level of the maze.
If you can't fight, just block the road.
The queen ant is clearly scared.
The evil gingerbread man obviously feels reluctant, digging into the soil with its cookie hands.
If the armored ants weren't nesting underground right beneath the human settlement, Chu Ning might have just given up and gone back.
“Step aside, let me handle this.”
The evil gingerbread man heard Chu Ning's command and moved aside.
Chu Ning raised his hand.
Electricity began to gather......
[Annihilation Thunderbolt]!
For a moment, the underground cave was as bright as day!
On the corridor illuminated by the beam of light, there were circles of reflective material resembling snake patterns, which were glass formed by the high temperature changing the sand.
The air temperature rose a few degrees again.
Through the opened passage, Chu Ning found the ant queen.
The body of the armored ant queen was even larger than Chu Ning had imagined.
It was about the size of a sports stadium.
Most of its body was filled with the eggs of armored ants in its abdomen.
In front of the queen ant, there were only a hundred armored ants left. Faced with the invaders, they were prepared to make their final sacrifice.
......
When returning to the surface, Chu Ning calculated that it took a total of just two hours.
Most of the time, the evil gingerbread man is eating, otherwise it would be at least half the time faster.
The evil gingerbread man now provides Chu Ning with an MP recovery speed of 8 points per second, which means there is a HP recovery speed of 16 points per second. It has already devoured at least 1,600 souls.
I don't know if the evil gingerbread man has a limit on soul-sucking; otherwise, if Chu Ning lets it eat indefinitely, it could continuously gain life recovery effects. In that case, unless someone can deal over 95,505 points of damage to Chu Ning in a single hit, he would essentially be immortal.
The sense of security has risen again.
Qianreni was sitting on the grass waiting for Chu Ning. When she saw Chu Ning come out, she put the grass ring she had been boredly weaving on Chu Ning's head.
......
The fierce wind was howling.
Just looking down makes me feel like I will be swallowed by the unseen darkness.
“Has anyone gone down there?” Karen crouched at the edge of the cliff, leaning out and saying, “I heard there are the weapons of the Hero King down below.”
A red-feathered eagle swooped down and landed on Pop's arm, calling out to him a few times.
"Stop looking, no one can go down there; the chaotic magic flow below can easily turn a dragon into minced meat in two seconds... We absolutely must find the Azure Fortress this time, or the penalty from the Four Leaf Clover Guild could bankrupt us."
Karen turned to Pop and said, "This is very unreasonable, isn't it? Just the three of us against the Dragon Thieves, this is exploitation, pure exploitation."
"There's nothing we can do, recently a dark omen has appeared in the captain's hometown, he's also in a tough spot."
“What about Yamen? Isn’t he supposed to be here at this time? Why haven’t we seen him yet?” Kallen said, her hands on her slender hips, looking around.
Pop sighed and said, “He’s always elusive; maybe he ran into a strong opponent and just couldn’t resist.”
“I hate waiting for people!”
“Don't yell at me, I'm not the one who is late.”
......
A week ago, above the northern side of Sword Gorge.
Azure Fortress, Control Room.
The projection of the crystal ball displayed thick layers of clouds.
“This height really won't do, let's continue to increase the altitude.” Jaris, the vice captain of the Dragon Thief Group, said from behind David.
“Increasing the altitude further will require raising the load on the magic engine unit.” David's cheeks were covered in sweat, not because he was particularly tired, but due to the tension he felt.
```htmlA black hand reached over from the side, wiping away his sweat with a fragrant scarf.
“Thank you, Miranda,” David said reflexively, quickly pressing several buttons on the control panel to operate it.```
David has gotten used to working for the Dragon Thieves Guild. He usually doesn't question the deputy leader's orders and will even point out potential risks in advance.
“This will increase the consumption of magic crystals by 30%. Currently, the stock of magic crystals can only sustain the normal operation of Azure Fortress for three days.”
Jaris smiled and said, "No problem, just elevate as high as you can."
David couldn't help but ask, "Sorry, Deputy Commander, can I ask what we're doing here?"
“We are looking for the secrets of the Clover Guild,” Jaris said after a pause, “to be precise, the secrets of the Clover Guild and the Triple Ring Guild.”
“Triple Ring Guild? Is that the guild of the Holy Clan? What does it have to do with the Clover Guild?” David asked, although he didn't let his guard down. He activated the switches of the remaining eight magic energy units, increasing the thrust of the Azure Fortress by 0.7 times.
“Do you know that our Dragon Race was once the ruler of this continent?”
“...”
Jaris could tell from David's blank expression that the history of the Dragon Race had been distorted by humans.
“You may have heard that over in the Holy Tribe, the giants of the dragon race are almost extinct. The Holy Light Church's Paladin Order has slaughtered our kin, all because a thousand years ago, during the War of Gods and Demons, the Dragon Race once aided a Demon King! We possess massive bodies, tough skin, sharp claws, blazing breath, and the dragon language magic that can destroy everything, yet we still fell to a group of humans...”
“...”
Jaris became a bit agitated, and he paused for a moment to calm himself.
“The weapon that the Holy Light Church uses against our Dragon Clan is made from a material called 'Void Stone,' which originates from the Abyss. The Abyss lies beneath the Holy Race; many of our kin have fled from the Holy Race to the Demon Race, thinking they could live in peace. However, in the past hundred years, a significant number of 'Void Stone' weapons have entered the Demon Race for use by the Dragon Hunting Team. Initially, we assumed they were seized by the Demon Race during the Holy-Demon War. However, after Miranda's investigation, we found that even after the Sword Gorge was closed, the stock of 'Void Stone' from the Clover Trading Company has still been increasing.”
While Jaris was speaking, the Azure Fortress had already left the clouds and reached a higher position.
David turned his head to glance at Jaris and then continued to operate on the control panel, saying, "Are you saying the Clover Chamber of Commerce has found a new abyss entrance?"
Jialis shook his head to deny David's guess, saying, "Miranda found the emblem of the Triad Society on the cargo box containing the 'Netherstone'."
David turned his head directly this time: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. Are you implying—"
```html“We didn't seize the Azure Fortress just to pass through the restrictions of the Three-Eyed Clan's islands.” Jalis revealed his white teeth.
Suddenly, various indicator magical lights on the control panel began to flash.```
“It's no good, we've already reached the maximum height that the Azure Fortress can reach, and the gas inside the Azure Fortress is rapidly depleting.”
Jarris looked at the projection showing the sky divided into black and white and said, “Then let's rush over while we can!”
Actually, without Jaris saying anything, David had already started to act. From his earlier words, he has understood the purpose of the Dragon Thieves Guild's mission.
The Dragon Thieves Guild has always suspected that the Four-Leaf Clover Chamber of Commerce and the Third Ring Chamber of Commerce could circumvent the Sword Gorge for the flow of goods. Now that the Azure Fortress has reached an extremely high altitude, the Dragon Thieves Guild wants to fly over the Sword Gorge.
Over that invisible wall!