Chapter 90: Jiang Chen's Heart Is Blissful—How Wonderful It Is to Stay Like This

After applying Detection Technique to the monster's head, the information displayed.

"Desert Ant Queen (Leader-level Monster)"

"Level: 28"

"Strength: 9000"

"Agility: 3000"

"Spirit: 8000"

"Constitution: 8000"

"Skills: Summon Ant Swarm, Sonic Attack, Storm Strike, Curl Up"

After using Detection Technique, the detailed information of the Desert Ant Queen was obtained immediately.

Sure enough, it's not the final boss.

The final boss of this Instance is the Tyrant, so this one is clearly not that.

The Tyrant is at World-Class Boss level, while this Ant Queen is only a Leader-level monster.

Although it is not the Instance boss but a Leader-level monster, its stats are not particularly high.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen directed Detection Technique toward the other four giant ants.

"Ant Queen's Guard (Super-Enhanced Elite Monster)"

"Level: 27"

"Strength: 5000"

"Agility: 4000"

"Spirit: 3000"

"Constitution: 7000"

"Skill: Carapace Hardening"

These four Ant Queen's Guards have unremarkable stats but possess unusually high Constitution.

Combined with their skill, they are like solid meat shields.

Their presence provides important protection for the Ant Queen and should not be underestimated.

Other parties would also find these four guards headache-inducing, because they must be killed one by one.

However, Jiang Chen's eyes lit up upon seeing these Ant Queen's Guards.

While Jiang Chen used Detection Technique, his Skeleton Warriors had already charged toward the Ant Queen and the guards.

The Ant Queen spread its wings and suddenly emitted a sharp scream.

This is its Sonic Attack skill.

The terrifying sound echoed in the Ant Nest

, directly striking Jiang Chen's Skeleton Warriors and Skeleton Mage.

The Bone Armor on Jiang Chen's body emitted bursts of silvery light, repelling this wave of attack.

It was an indiscriminate area attack with an extremely wide range.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen's Bone Armor successfully blocked the attack.

All his Skeleton Warriors and Skeleton Mages emerged completely unscathed.

Their strong Constitution allows them to resist the vast majority of attacks.

"Let's try killing one first!"

Jiang Chen gave the order, and his Skeleton Warriors immediately unleashed their skills.

Their blades flashed with red light as they activated the skill "Rage Power".

At the same time, Jiang Chen's Skeleton Mages were ready.

They targeted the same Ant Queen's Guard, releasing fire, ice, tornado and lightning skills of different elements.

Blazing flames, frigid frost, raging tornadoes and lightning blossomed together, dazzlingly beautiful.

Amid the brilliant light, a guard was instantly annihilated.

"Killed Level 27 Ant Queen's Guard, EXP +316,932"

"Obtained Flying Ant Wing ×10"

Jiang Chen immediately raised his hand and used the skill "Corpse Explosion".

Boom!

After a deafening blast, the other three Ant Queen's Guards were blown away.

"Huh! They didn't die!"

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned; those three Ant Queen's Guards survived a Corpse Explosion attack without dying.

That is damage equal to 450% of a corpse's life force.

Monsters of the same kind shouldn't be able to endure it.

Upon closer inspection, the three Ant Queen's Guards were seen shimmering with metallic luster, appearing as if covered by a layer of armor.

Skill: Carapace Hardening!

Jiang Chen understood that these three guards had used the skill,

which blocked the damage from Corpse Explosion.

This skill's effect should be similar to a Knight's Limit Defense, greatly amplifying defense.

"The effect is good, just don't know how long it can last!"

The Skeleton Warriors had already surged forward, lightning-fast, surrounding them as soon as they landed.

The Skeleton Mages' skills also rang out in response, delivering an all‑direction assault.

Three Ant Queen's Guard bore a skill glow, their bodies were incredibly hard, and their scythe‑like legs struck the Skeleton Warrior.

At this moment, the Skeleton Warrior could hardly wound them.

They likewise could not deal severe damage to the Skeleton Warrior.

The attribute gap is huge: only 5,000 Strength against the Skeleton Warrior's 12,000 Constitution, clearly insufficient.

Even a duel isn't certain to win, let alone there are 130 Skeleton Warriors and another 70 Skeleton Mages behind them.

Completely disproportionate.

Sea‑massive attacks fell on them, and their glow quickly dimmed.

Suddenly the Ant Queen flapped her wings again.

The massive wings whipped out a gust of wind.

The gust swept in like a Storm.

Skill: Storm Strike!

The Storm whooshed and swept in.

Many Skeleton Warriors were blown away, simultaneously torn by the gust in the air.

The Skeleton Warriors each took damage; though minor, it still showed the Ant Queen's skill power.

Jiang Chen knew he possessed the Elemental Resistance passive skill.

After Amplify, it can reduce elemental damage by threefold.

Even so, the Skeleton Warrior was injured.

Without this skill, the injury would likely be worse.

Switching to another class could even result in an instant kill.

Jiang Chen's complexion changed, he swiftly stepped back two steps, and stood to

behind the Skeleton Mage.

Skill: Bone Armor!

He re‑equipped himself with a set of Bone Armor!

The gust blew onto the Skeleton Mage; the Mage's Constitution is weaker than the Skeleton Warrior's, and he was likewise blown sideways.

Fortunately the distance was far, so the skill's power was not that great.

The Bone Armor kept flashing, blocking the attacks.

Jiang Chen knew the team's biggest weakness was still himself.

Even with Bone Armor, his own defense remained the weakest.

If he took severe damage, the damage would transfer to the Skeleton, and the Skeleton would also suffer severe damage.

This damage is calculated based on his own defense, ignoring the Skeleton's Constitution defense.

So he must avoid injury as much as possible.

The Storm lasted a full twenty seconds before stopping.

The Skeleton Warriors each fell to the ground, quickly got up and kept charging.

They have no sense of pain, know no fear, and only obey Jiang Chen's orders to fight.

The most perfect Warrior.

The Skeleton Mage is the same; various skills have already responded.

For a moment, fire, thunder, ice, and wind erupted together.

The Ant Queen's Guard's skill duration has reached its end, in the attack…

Accompanied by a wail, another Ant Queen's Guard died.

The skill glow on the other two also vanished.

Jiang Chen did not hesitate and acted directly.

Skill: Corpse Explosion!

Boom Boom Boom!

Three consecutive Corpse Explosions.

The first blast killed the other two Ant Queen's Guard and also injured the Ant Queen.

The second and third, the Ant Queen could not escape either.

The Ant Queen let out a wail, her wings were blown off, and her body was blown to a bloody mess.

These three Corpse Explosions left her half‑dead.

Suddenly, the Ant Queen's body began to shrink, then

Curl Up.

Skill: Curl Up.

Simultaneously, a crystal‑clear membrane appeared on its body.

The membrane possessed extremely strong defense; the Skeleton Warrior's Blade could not cut through.

Even the Skeleton Mage's attack could not breach it for a while.

"Another skill similar to Limit Defense."

"Let's see how long you can hold!"

All such skills have a time limit, and the stronger the incoming attack, the shorter the duration.

The Skeleton Warrior kept attacking, and the Skeleton Mage was also nonstop.

Various attacks continuously fell on the Ant Queen.

After the Ant Queen curled up, its Scream never ceased.

The Scream echoed through the entire Ant Cave.

After a short while, a dense crawling sound rose to his ears.

Jiang Chen turned his head and saw a massive swarm of ants rushing out from every Ant Hole.

They moved like madness, at breakneck speed.

It was the Ant Queen's Skill: Summon Ant Swarm.

The Ant Queen used the Skill to call all the ants in the Ant Cave over.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen was not the slightest bit unsettled; instead, he flashed a peculiar smile.

"What a great thing."

Jiang Chen rarely smiles; when he does, it means something good.

A dozen or so Skeleton Warriors that were attacking the Ant Queen suddenly vanished, and the next second reappeared in front of Jiang Chen.

They swiftly moved to meet the oncoming ant swarm.

The Skeleton Mage also shifted its attack direction, targeting the ant swarm.

A burst of focused fire instantly killed a single flying ant.

Then came a continuous barrage of booming sounds.

Corpse Explosion after another.

Each one dealt massive damage.

No matter how many ants there are, none can break through.

Experience truly surged like riding a Rocket, rising straight upward.

Listening to the Ant Queen's summons, it seemed as if all the ants in the Ant Cave were hurrying.

over.

Jiang Chen didn't know the exact number, but there were countless.

You could tell just by his experience.

When he entered the Ant Cave, his experience was 38%; now it has risen to 65% and continues to climb.

If such a multitude of monsters kept exploding for him, his leveling speed would surely surpass everyone.

Finally, the Ant Queen's Skill ended.

No more ant swarms came.

Jiang Chen muttered a quiet, "What a pity."

His experience now stood at 78%, 40% higher than when he entered the Ant Cave.

When the Skill stopped, the Ant Queen stretched her body again; the injuries she had just taken were already healed, and even her wings had regrown.

"I didn't expect there to be a healing effect."

With a grand swing, he launched another all‑out assault on the Ant Queen.

The Ant Queen flapped her wings, the wings cutting the Skeleton Warrior like a Blade.

She swept the Skeleton Warrior away, but the damage was minor; the Skeleton Warrior bounced back and returned.

In an instant, the Ant Queen was gravely wounded again.

It seemed the Ant Queen's Skill entered cooldown and was not used again.

Her wounds grew heavier, and the Ant Queen kept screaming in agony.

130 Skeleton Warriors and 70 Skeleton Mages—a fully saturated attack.

After barely a dozen seconds of holding on, the Ant Queen crashed to the ground.

"Kill Desert Ant Queen, Experience +560,987"

"Obtained Silver-level Weapon: Ant Queen's Long Spear"

"Obtained Silver-tier Accessory: Ant Queen's Ring"

"Obtained Desert Ant Queen Egg"

"Obtained Low-level Monster Core"

"Ant Queen's Long Spear: Silver-level Weapon, Strength +80, Constitution +80, Long Spear Skill Amplify 13%, usable after Level 20"

"Ant Queen's Ring: Silver-tier Accessory, Spirit +50, Constitution +50, Spirit Recovery Speed Increase"

"10%, usable after Level 20"

"Desert Ant Queen Egg: the egg of the Desert Ant Queen, can be handed to a Beast Tamer to hatch, yielding an Ant Queen"

One harvest notification after another rang out!

Jiang Chen himself became excited along with it...