Chapter 80
The answer to the question was heard from the back with a swear word.
"F*ck. General Poison Ant blocked the magic…"
"………"
"Sorry… I don't think it's over yet."
As soon as Nam Jinhyuk's words ended, the fallen Queen Poison Ant slowly got up with a fatal wound on her chest, which didn't cause enough damage to break her.
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The angry cry of the Queen reverberated throughout the large room.
Poison Ants poured out from all sides when they heard the cry.
Among them were General poison Ants.
"Ah…"
A sigh came from someone's mouth.
Nam Jinhyuk was completely exhausted and half fainted.
Yun Sehe and Jung Taeho were also barely holding out with their exhausting stamina.
"Huh! The power is draining, popi"
Pow wow wooo
The power stored in the Summoner’s stone has deteriorated, so Gyuri and Akum were forcibly recalled.
Despair began to grow on everyone's faces.
But.
Hope has yet to fade from my eyes.
Because I saw a new possibility a little while ago.
"Guys, don't give up yet. The Queen is definitely badly hurt. If we could do a little more damage, we'd be able to knock her down."
"But… there are so many Poison Ants guarding her, we can't even get close!"
“There's no way without the supervisor's magic.”
“No. There is definitely still a way.”
“……?”
“….?”
The eyes of the two teens gathered at me.
Both of them trusted me and followed me here.
So this time, I wanted to repay that belief no matter what.
I couldn't stop thinking about whether I could or couldn’t.
I had to risk my life to make it work.
"I'll open the way no matter what. So…..Believe in me."
“OK! you can't miss the main character of Boss Kill. Supervisor, don't complain that you lost your last shot."
Nam Jinhyuk, who had no energy to answer, quietly rolled up his mouth at the words of Jung Taeho.
And I lifted my thumb and sent an OK sign.
"Don't get excited already, fool. We couldn't knock it down with the Supervisor's magic. It won't work with a normal attack.”
“So what do we do?”
“We too need time, for giving a breathtaking blow."
After looking at our movements for a while, the Queen crept into preparation for the attack.
The Ants, including the General Poison Ants, gradually began to press us.
"Mister…"
"It's all right. You're only going to attack the Queen. I'll take care of the rest.
“……"
“Okay. Here we go."
"I'm ready!"
Whoo!
Whoo!
The power of fire and wind swept around Jung Taeho's sword.
The hot energy of fire began to get condensed by the wind.
The Queen must have felt strange, so she let out a scream.
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In response, the Poison Ants quickly surrounded us.
I put the sword down, took a deep breath, and closed my eyes.
Even though I closed my eyes, I felt the movements of the Poison ants around me clearly.
I remember…… the memory….. the senses…
I remembered the first time I interacted with bees in the flower garden.
Like connecting numerous bees, I spread my skill widely.
I felt like I was getting connected to many Poison Ants one by one.
I tried to revive the sense of moving the General Poison Ant just a moment ago.
It felt like sending my energy with my will.
I repeated it countless times in my head and focused my attention.
The Poison Ants were just around the corner of the party.
There was a clear sign of confusion in the back.
However, soon there were voices of two people shouting.
"Mister. I'll hold it in until the end. Until you open the path."
"I believe in you Uncle. So We’ll never run away!"
A smile formed in my mouth.
The moment I get closer, I can feel the breath of the Poison Ants!
I opened my eyes wide.
[Acquired new skill ‘Mind Control’]
[Using ‘Mind Control' on the target]
I got a notification saying I got a new ability.
As the tremendous energy drained from my body, a tremendous pain came to my head.
For a moment, I felt dizzy as if I was going to let go of my consciousness.
With only a pinch of consciousness, new abilities spread everywhere.
Ki kik kiiikii?
All the Poison ants that had flocked stopped.
General Poison Ant felt strange and looked around.
And all the ants that had stopped started attacking the General Ants.
Ekiiiiiiiii
Ekikikikiiiiiiiiiiiii?
Frustrated, the General Poison Ants tried to shake their whole body to drop the clingy Poison Ants.
They got easily shaken off by the General’s large physique and strength, but the small Poison Ants kept sticking together, pushing in large numbers.
While the general poison Ants were distracted by the attack of their colleagues, the road to the Queen poison ant began to open.
“Now!”
Jung Taeho rushed forward at my cry.
The red flame that had engulfed his sword began to turn blue.
The blue flames of the wind surrounded the area as if protecting Jung Taeho.
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The Queen, deprived of control of the Poison Ants, let out a cry of anger.
At that moment, my ability to control Poison Ants got almost canceled.
My head was already burning with pain, and I felt like it was being torn off little by little.
Still, I never let go of the consciousness connected to the Poison Ants.
Blood started pouring down from my nose.
Everything became blurred in front of my eyes with the pain.
But I kept my eyes on the blue flame that was getting closer to the Queen.
"Xiyan!"
A translucent girl who appeared at Yun Sehe's call permeated around Jung Taeho.
Jung Taeho, who stepped on his feet vigorously, quickly jumped up with the help of the spirit.
The image, which was covered with blue flames, seemed like a comet in the night sky.
"It's over!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!”
The blue sword emanating from Jung Taeho's sword struck the Queen Poison Ant, depicting a crescent moon.
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An unprecedented shrill cry came from the Queen.
The other Poison Ants shuddered all over in confusion.
The sound of the giant Queen Ant falling echoed in the room.
The tremendous pain felt in my head decreased a little.
And I heard the alarm.
[Defeated the "Queen Poison Ant"]
[Absorbing debris from the Earth's soul]
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I saw the blurred image of Jung Taeho as he walked proudly from afar.
The alarm has already informed the results, but I wanted to hear it directly from him.
I asked Jung Taeho with a grin.
“Did you do it?”
“Hahaha, of course, mister! I definitely took its breath away!"
"Wow, We did it, Uncle!"
Yun Sehe, who was quiet, cheered loudly.
There was a feeling of hugging from the side.
I raised my hand and patted her on the head.
“Good job, Sehe.”
“You too, Uncle. You did a great job."
Jung Taeho went to Yun Sehe and bragged,
"What do you think, shorty? Didn't I look cool at the end?"
Sehe muttered with a sulky expression.
“I don’t want to admit it, but… well, I'll give you a little credit.”
“Hoo-hoo! Now I think you understand a little bit of my greatness.”
“ I take back what I just said! You’re just an idiot."
Jung smiled proudly, while Sehe pouted her lips as if she didn't like his reaction.
"Hahahaha!"
I burst into laughter when I saw their cute faces.
Thus our unexpected practical examination came to a grand end.
"Excuse me… Everyone? I'm still here.?”
"Oh, Supervisor Jin"
"Right, the supervisor was there."
"… You forgot."
Nam Jinhyuk looked sad when he saw us who had completely forgotten about him.
" I hope that you remember that I've been fighting with a lot of magic to the point of exhaustion…"
"Oh, no. What do you mean we forgot? Right?"
"Of course. Supervisor brother was the coolest."
"Yes, he was amazing when he magically swept the enemy away."
We ran to him late and soothed him.
Fortunately, his eyes soon bent gently, as if he liked our exaggerated praise.
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"Guild Master, the men who will enter the cave are ready. If ordered, they can enter right away."
"How long has it been since the missing persons disappeared?"
"It's been about three and a half hours since the last radio transmission was confirmed."
"Seven bottles of antidote that Jin had… four and a half hours."
Guardians Guild Master Kang Heseop's face was filled with complexity.
As soon as the missing persons were reported, a search party was dispatched as soon as possible.
It was speculated that they had been sucked into an ant hole.
However, it took quite a while to find traces through the search and set up a rescue team to put into the ant cave.
‘It's my fault. I should have paid more attention to the safety of the applicants… …”
The Guild Master was numb to the word "death" due to his battle experience in many Rifts, but the death of these youngsters, who had a bright future, became a sharp blade and poked his heart.
Officials, supervisors, and deputy guild master who were conducting the test understood Kang Heseop's mind, and everyone looked very gloomy.
The rescue team was already aware that the operation was a meaningless one, as everyone believed that the party trapped in the ant cave must have died.
Except for only one.
Seo Yerin remained hopeful until the end.
No, she was blindly convinced.
"No way. I'm sure he'll be back. He's never going to fall down in vain like this."
Everyone looked sorry for her bizarrely blind faith.
This is because they thought it was a common denial of reality when someone lost a precious person.
But something happened that no one expected.
"Gi, guild Master! Guild Master!"
A guild member, who was scheduled to be put into the cave came running while panting.
"What's going on?"
"At the entrance of the ant cave… …a General Poison Ant…"
Everyone expressed confusion at the news that a General Poison Ant, which was always close to the Queen had appeared.
"What’s happening? Everyone. Get ready for battle right now."
"No, that's not it."
"…?"
"The missing persons… …the missing persons turned up riding the General Poison Ant."
"…what?"