BXBX NOVEL Chapter 200: Outbreak
I ran along with the Red Ant assault group .
The Red Ants here, split into left and right wings of ten ants each and a centre line of five, aimed for the enemy’s hive . I’m part of the central line . I haven’t seen them yet, but I’m sure the five Ants that went ahead a while ago are making a detour to take a roundabout path from the back . It’s just like the formation I was shown by the Red Ant commander a while ago .
There still aren’t more than ten enemy Red Ants that have come out of the hive . We have thirty on our side . Seems like we’ll be able to easily suppress them . However, it won’t be over with just this . There are surely more to come .
I want some experience points, no matter how little . Kicking the ground, I sped up . Passing my Red Ant allies, I charged into the group of enemy Red Ants near the hive .
Unlike the narrow hive, it’s spacious here, and I won’t be subject to a pincer attack . If it gets dangerous, with my base speed I can temporarily retreat and recover with [[Autoregeneration]] or [[High Rest]] . Because my max HP is high, I shouldn’t easily sustain a fatal wound even if I am lynched .
Three Red Ants appeared before me . The other side seems to have also split their forces into three groups in response to us .
Most likely their objective is to buy time for allied reinforcements to arrive from the hive . Right now they hold less fighting power, so rather than attacking, they must devote themselves to defending . Since that’s the case, their movements also became limited .
“Guoh!”
“Kucha!” “Kucha!” “Kuchaa!”
The three Red Ants lined up horizontally and fired [[Clay Gun]] .
It’d be to my enemies’ expectations if I were to awkwardly stop and take a different path . Their aim is to stop me here . What they fear the most right now is me rushing in through the shortest route .
Intentionally not dodging the small rocks, I blocked all of them with my arms . If I charged in with the intent to strike and attack to a certain extent, they won’t be completely taken aback . Moreover, rather than dodging poorly, they’d avoid attacks that would deal fatal wounds . It’s fine to not pay heed to the [[Clay Gun]] which were fired while estimating my evasive behaviour . Well, it’s an option I can choose since I have restorative abilities and my HP is high .
But I’m definitely protecting my head . I can’t have Ball Rabbit fall off .
“Kucha!?”
The Red Ants that attacked under the assumption I’d let them dodge take a step back . As expected, they would be surprised at me dashing straight forward despite them attacking with the intent to buy some time . It was a good feint .
Still, that was reckless, wasn’t it? Blood is running down my arms and legs, and scales have peeled off here and there . I also have [[Automatic MP Recovery]], so let’s recover, just in case .
[[High Rest]] is more efficient than [[Autoregeneration]], but the skill [[High Rest]] is held by my partner .
“Guoh!”
I barked at my partner .
“Guah?”
My partner turned her blank gaze towards me . No, I’d like you to use recovery magic……
“Gaa!”
My partner cried out, and light enveloped my body . My wounds closed before my eyes .
“Kuchaa!” “Kucha!” “Kuchaa!”
The three Red Ants attacked simultaneously . The Red Ants turned up before me and suddenly split into three directions .
I hit the middle ant with a headbutt and smacked the one to the right with my tail . Rather than focusing on sheer power, I was focused on extending my tail . I want to kill them one by one .
I leave the Red Ant coming from the left wholly to my partner . I take a quick glance over to the left .
“Guau! Guah!”
My partner bit into the Red Ant’s abdomen and smashed it into the ground . Well done, you can do it if you try, can’t you?
Lifting my upper body, I spread my wings and flew to the rear, kicking the ground with my back feet . The two Red Ants that flinched from my headbutt and tail swipe don’t throw themselves at me . Since their objective is to buy time, they probably have concluded that they must not chase after an intruder in case they distanced themselves .
Without delay, I soared up into the sky . Thanks to [[Fly]] having leveled up, it’s easier for me to fly than before . I’m most likely also able to perform more complicated maneuvers than before, but it’s for another time to verify that .
“Kuchaa! Kuchaa!”
The Red Ant in my partner’s jaws struggled violently . I’ve flown up so high in order to kill this one with certainty .
Since I’m still at a low level right now, by killing one Ant in itself, a level up is to be expected . Even if that buys the enemy Red Ants time to call for reinforcements, I prefer it like this .
“Guah!”
Losing against the struggling Red Ant, my partner released it from her mouth . I opened my big mouth and bit into the Red Ant that was released into a free fall from my partner’s restraint .
“Kucha!”
It seems she was careless because she thought it would just drop to the ground . That’s a shame . I have two heads after all .
I actually kind of want to directly smash it into the ground with [[Nutcracker]], but I think the recoil of that skill would be too much to bear for Ball Rabbit . I pulled my head backwards, then swung it forward violently, throwing the Red Ant downwards .
“Kuchaa!”
I straightened my wings to increase my falling speed and vigorously dove after the Red Ant falling to the ground . As the Red Ant is thrown to the ground, I decided to shift my body in a [[Roll]]-like manner in order to axe kick it .
“Guje!”
The Red Ant’s body fluids splattered across the ground, and after its body spasmed slightly, its breath died out .
[243 experience points obtained . ]
[Title Skill [[Walking Egg: Lv–]] activated, 243 bonus points obtained . ]
[Level of [[Ouroboros]] increased from 5 to 15 . ]
Since a two rank difference has opened up, the amount of experience points obtained has decreased a bit . Nevertheless, it’s still profitable .
As expected of an A rank monster . I can feel my physical abilities rise by a remarkable amount upon leveling up .
“Kuchaa!”
The previous two aim at me now that I have descended and shoot [[Clay Gun]] . Again, I blocked it with my arms . The impact itself was transmitted, but this time there was no damage to my scales . I might be able to do something against the two of them if it’s like this .
“Kucha!” “Kucha!”
A large number of Red Ants poured out of the hive entrance . Those are the Red Ants that were called by the one that withdrew to the inner parts of the hive . Twenty have already come out, but I can see no indication of that process stopping .
This…… the difference in combat strength has already been turned around, hasn’t it? If I were to be swarmed by such numbers, I’d end up like the Giant Centipede from some time ago .
“Kucha!” “Kuchaa!”
From behind, my Red Ant allies drew closer . Overtaking me in that manner, they headed towards the swarm of enemy Red Ants . I also promptly joined them .