October 29, Thursday, four days after the Double Ninth Festival and also the first day that Zhang Yanhang entered the Ashen World. It was 6:10 pm (I mistakenly wrote 6:21 pm in the previous chapter but have since corrected it)—Ashen World, Crimson Iron Ore Vein, Large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano, Central Region.
[Successfully killed a Second Tier Four-star Monster, 'Crimson Iron Fla Ant (Ordinary)' x1, Soul points 160.]
[Successfully killed a Second Tier Four-star Monster, 'Crimson Iron Fla Ant (Ordinary)' x1, Soul points 160.]
[Successfully killed a Second Tier Four-Star Monster, 'Crimson Iron Fla Ant (Ordinary)' x1, Soul Points 160.]
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After using a Death Wave to take out all the nearby large Crimson Iron Ants and incidentally collecting the drop treasure boxes, Zhang Yanhang was already moving forward. He had just walked a short distance when he discovered a new type of large Crimson Iron Ant.
This new breed of large Crimson Iron Ant was larger than a rhinoceros, almost as big as an Iveco minibus that had transported corpses and their ashes. Compared to the previous Crimson Iron Fla Ants and Crimson Iron Destruction Ants, this new type of large Crimson Iron Ant was mainly longer, and only slightly fatter all around.
Compared to the previous Crimson Iron Fla Ants, Zhang Yanhang could clearly feel that these more formidable large Crimson Iron Ants contained an even more violent fire power in their much-longer abdons. It seed they were likely also a type that specialized in fire power.
Moreover, perhaps due to their more mature developnt or stronger power, Zhang Yanhang could see that the exoskeleton armor of these large Crimson Iron Ants was much darker in color than that of the Crimson Iron Fla Ants and the Crimson Iron Destruction Ants, already approaching the dark red color he had previously seen on the Talent light balls.
Although relying on Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil's perceptions he had roughly figured out that this new type of Crimson Iron Ant was a Third Tier monster, he still maintained a good tradition and first looked at their attribute list; after all, he wanted to know their nas.
[Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ant (Ordinary)]
[Level: Third Tier One-star]
[Talent: 1. Mystic Steed Power. 2. Large Crimson Iron Ant (Fla Demon Ant).]
[Mystic Steed Power: There is a 2.1% chance to trigger an extra attack effect when making an attack. Strength 30%.]
[Large Crimson Iron Ant (Fla Demon Ant): Born from the mating of a Lord Monster Crimson Iron Queen Ant and a Crimson Iron Prince Ant, these are femael large Crimson Iron Ants without reproductive capacity and not fully developed. During their growth, they will consu a large amount of Crimson Iron Ore and absorb the nutrients within to forge their own hard exoskeleton and wings.
As a Fla Demon Ant with a higher level of developnt compared to the Crimson Iron Fla Ant, not only do they consu large amounts of Crimson Iron Ore to build a thick and tough exoskeleton and powerful wings for themselves, but they also focus part of their energy on better enhancing their muscle tissue.
As the third line of defense guarding the Ant Nest, Fla Demon Ants do not have to carry out excavating and 'producing' Crimson Marrow like the Crimson Iron Destruction Ants, nor do they need to handle part of the production work like the Crimson Iron Fla Ants. Their only job is passively accepted being fed by the Destruction Ants and focus on protecting the Ant Nest.
With the advancent of their developntal stage coupled with years of consuming Refined Crimson Marrow, while digesting it to grow themselves, the Fla Demon Ants gradually mastered the power of flas and beca more adept at it, which allows them to launch fire attacks more freely against their enemies during combat.
However, due to their undeveloped growth, though they are able to digest Refined Crimson Marrow, they can only digest a small part of its power. The harder-to-digest portion is stored in their abdon, accumulating over several years to beco their ultimate asure to prevent enemies from further penetrating the Ant Nest.]
[Life Value: 1500/1500]
[Energy Value: 1125/1125]
[Strength: 53]
[Agility: 41]
[Constitution: 50]
[Intelligence: 45]
[Charm: 11]
[Skills: 1. Fiery Fireball. 2. Fiery Fla Beam. 3. Fla Demon Body. 4. Fiery Flas Burning Body Explosion.]
"Sure enough, it's a Third Tier Crimson Iron Ant. Although it's only Third Tier One-star, it's still a Third Tier monster. Based on my past experience, a Third Tier One-star Monster would at least drop a Dark Purple Quality treasure box, with equipnt that cos out being at least Light Gold in basic quality. Nice, indeed."
Of course, more than this, Zhang Yanhang also noticed so things he cared even more about, and that was related to Refined Crimson Marrow.
"I didn't expect Refined Crimson Marrow to be the food of Third Tier Crimson Iron Ants?
I thought the Crimson Iron Destruction Ants were digging holes and accumulating Refined Crimson Iron in the Central Region simply because, like the smaller Crimson Iron Ants, there was nowhere to put it, so they just found a place to build a latrine, but it turns out it was a canteen. Heh heh heh, whether it's fragrant or stinky, to , it's all at."
At tis like this, Zhang Yanhang couldn't help but think of the man who created the will of '8'.
"No wonder these Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ants look so much longer than the Crimson Iron Fla Ants; turns out it's because they can't poop, they're bloated. But constipation aside, how did they even manage to develop a self-destruction skill?"
Zhang Yanhang imdiately recognized that the Fiery Fla Body Explosion was definitely a self-destruction skill. He had felt sothing was off when he was scanning earlier, and now it seed he was very right to think so.
"But considering that even a Second Tier Four-stars small Crimson Iron Ant Queen could have a self-destruct ability, it seems normal for a Third Tier One-star Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ant to have it too. After all, proper Fla Demons do have the Body Explosion skill. I didn't expect these Fla Demon Ants to be able to acquire such skills just like the proper Fla Demons."
However, upon further thought, Zhang Yanhang rembered that proper Fla Demons were also generally between the Third and Fourth Tier, and anything beyond the Fifth Tier wasn't a Fla Demon anymore but a Demon Lord. Thus, this Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ant could be said to not only have 'Fla Demon' in its na but might also possess strength quite comparable to a proper Fla Demon.
While Zhang Yanhang was looking over the Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ants' attribute list, they had taken the opportunity to launch an attack on him. Moreover, perhaps due to a higher level of intelligence, knowing that they might not be able to defeat Zhang Yanhang, they directly activated a strength-enhancing skill called Fla Demon Body right from the start.
Zhang Yanhang observed that after activating the Fla Demon Body, the fireballs spewed out by the group of Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ants were indeed several tis larger. If the original fireballs were only about the size of a bathtub, then now they were as big as a single bed—the difference was indeed very significant.
But, sadly, no matter how big the fireballs were, when they hit Zhang Yanhang's energy shield, they still failed to cause any ripples or waves.
After perceiving the Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ants' increasing tendency to use Fiery Fla Body Explosion in a bid to self-destruct, Zhang Yanhang, who had finished reviewing the attribute list, quickly raised his Pure Soul Gun and pulled the trigger at the group of Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ants.
Dark projectiles shot out of the barrel at nearly Nine Mach's speed at such a close distance. It was almost as if the cannon bullets were instantaneously translocated into the bodies of the Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ants in front of him as soon as Zhang Yanhang pulled the trigger, albeit it looked a bit more violent than actual instantaneous movent.
Following the strong impact, the dark projectiles forcefully pierced through the Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ants and continued their trajectory into the Crimson Iron Ore behind them, finally stopping after penetrating through dozens of ters of Crimson Iron Ore due to their montum running out.
However, at that mont, Zhang Yanhang observed that from the body of the Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ant that had been ripped into pieces by the cannon bullet, another blue energy cannon bullet quietly erged due to an extra attack and shot out once more.
This blue cannon bullet ravaged the already battered carcass of the Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ant and then also entered the crimson iron ore wall behind it.
But unlike the previous ordinary cannon bullet, this energy bullet carried an enormous amount of impact force, causing countless small fragnts to scatter in all directions as it tore through layers of crimson iron rock, coming to a halt only after traversing about a hundred ters.
Before Zhang Yanhang had a chance to closely examine the newly ford tunnel, one ter in diater and over a hundred ters deep, he suddenly found that atop the carcass of the Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ant, now reduced to a ss of flesh, another entirely dark-red yet still translucent energy cannon bullet, typical of an extra attack, had appeared.
This dark-red energy bullet caused a storm of force as soon as it appeared, sweeping up the surrounding plethora of Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ant carcasses into a mass resembling a ball of flesh and then forcefully piercing through it.
Copious amounts of flesh and thick bodily fluids, mixed with shattered exoskeletal armor fragnts, sprayed out in all directions, evenly coating the entire crimson iron ore passage, rendering it an even redder hue.
And at the center, the body of the Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ant, already thoroughly crushed by the cannon bullet and consecutive extra attacks—reduced entirely to a pile of flesh—in the wake of this forceful destruction, turned into a puree mixed with the other Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ant carcasses, saring the walls of the crimson iron ore passage.
As for that dark-red semi-transparent energy cannon bullet, it once again entered the crimson iron ore wall situated behind the Crimson Iron Fla Demon Ant, just like the previous two bullets had done.
The enormous destructive power and impact force of the crimson cannon bullet had already been spectacularly demonstrated from the outset.
As soon as it penetrated the Crimson Iron Ore Wall, it forcibly shattered the surrounding rock layers for several ters and continued to burrow deeper, until it passed through the entire Crimson Iron Ore Wall and then into another wall behind it, similarly piercing it before finally coming to a halt, stuck in the layers of a third Crimson Iron Ore Wall.
Looking at the massive cavern that was several ters wide, allowing him to walk through at leisure and easily see the opposite mine shaft and the conditions of the third tunnel in the distance, with an overall length of over four hundred ters, Zhang Yanhang was a bit silent for a mont.
"Could it be that the mysterious crimson cannon bullet that just appeared was the 'Double Strike'?"
Due to the extrely low probability of triggering, this was the first ti Zhang Yanhang had experienced Double Strike, but he had never imagined that the attack effect of Double Strike would be so powerful; it seed to be far more potent than described in the Talent Effects.
"Although I've indeed relied on an increase in Critical Strike Probability recently to get a 327% Critical Strike Attack Multiplier, and I've also gained a 200% 60% Attack Power Bonus by enhancing 'Three Heads and Six Arms' even in its passive state, and even further increased the Attack Power of cannon bullets by increasing Attack Speed.
But could the Double Strike, providing a 450% Attack Multiplier after combining these bonuses, really achieve this level of impact?"
Although theoretically it might be normal to reach such a level with so many bonuses, Zhang Yanhang still found it sowhat incomprehensible, since he had never before achieved such a level of destructiveness.
Well, perhaps this was mainly related to his recent promotion to the Third Tier; he still didn't understand what kind of performance should be expected of the Third Tier.
"Just this was the performance on Crimson Iron Ore, which is several tis harder than steel. In the fragile environnt of the Main World, the attenuation of impact force would undoubtedly be drastically reduced. Perhaps a single Double Strike could directly pierce through thousands of ters of ordinary rock, or even from one end of Qin Island City to the other."
Zhang Yanhang felt that if an ordinary extra attack could still be considered a force that Third Tier could barely master, then this Double Strike definitely had to be at least at the level that Fourth Tier could possibly control.
"Moreover, this Double Strike basically didn't have any bonuses this ti. It only utilized passive bonuses. If I were to materialize 'Three Heads and Six Arms' and then enhance it with 'Indestructible Golden Body,' and finally also enhance it with Spiritual Energy, I'm afraid even a Fifth Tier Awakened couldn't withstand it.
But unfortunately, although it's true, the triggering probability of Double Strike is just too low, from 0.4% before and still only a 7.2‰ now; it really can't be considered a normal attacking thod.
Well, that's not necessarily the case, after all, who let my cannon bullet magazine hold five hundred rounds? As long as I fire all the bullets in a magazine, there's always a chance it could trigger."
Thinking this way, Zhang Yanhang suddenly began to feel that increasing Attack Speed is indeed very important. With such a low triggering probability, only by increasing Attack Speed can more Double Strikes be triggered.
"Moreover, if relying on dense attacks to strike the enemy, then even if Double Strike's triggering probability is so low, it would still start to have real combat value."
Zhang Yanhang suddenly began to feel that perhaps the triggering probability of Double Strike wasn't really so low; after all, as long as he wanted to trigger it, he could.
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