Upon hearing Mo Nas question, Cinderel barked three identical Barks~, as if to say that important things had to be said thrice. Based on that, I could that her little tummy was empty.
Faced with these two kids and their codic act, I could only smile with exasperation, Alright, Ill go get us sothing to eat.
Hehe, Mamas the best!
Even though having to go out foraging right after returning was a pain, I couldnt exactly let my precious daughter go hungry either.
Scooping up the two rascals, I randomly picked ten Winged Abyssal Golems and headed towards the royal capital. Halfway down, I bumped into No.4.
He bowed, Master.
Mhm. I casually nodded back. Youre here to see ?
This devil of mine was tasked with guarding Mother Black Ant. If he was here and not with her, that ant he had news regarding her to report.
Master, Mother Black Ant has successfully hatched her first batch of eggs, roughly a thousand.
That fast? Hasnt it just been two days, was she giving birth and incubating at the sa ti? Either way, its worth a visit.
In that case, bring us to her, I just so happen to have an idea but lets head there first.
Understood, Master.
With No.4 leading the way, we quickly found ourselves near the northern city gates where a black ant hole laid. Without even guessing, I knew that was Mother Black Ants.
Walking up to it, No.4 called out twice. Soon after, Mother Black Ants insect head wriggled its way out of the hole and into view. She peered around for a second and, upon noticing standing near No.4, she quickly crawled out of her hole and past No.4.
MasterMother Black Antpays her respect. She spoke in her awkward version of the devils tongue, though the tone was definitely one of respect.
Looking at her subservient behavior, I decided not to bully her this ti round and cut straight to the point, I heard from No.4 that your eggs have hatched. Hows your body holding up?
Mother Black Antis gratefulfor theMasters concernshes doingwell
As long as nothings wrong I nodded my head and continued, Will your kids be able to function without you? In your current state, can you make a long trip? I have sothing I wish for you to try. Perhaps it might not require too much travelling, but it will require an extended period of absence.
She lifted her ugly insectoid head to look at . Looking at her, I could tell she was slightly surprised, even though there really wasnt any expression to be gleaned from that so-called face of hers. What doesthe Masterwish ofMother Black Ant
I wish to unite the surrounding ant nests under your command. Based on a number of factors, including communication barriers, I felt you would be the better choice, at the very least you can talk to them.
MasterMother Black Antwisheswishesto go
Upon hearing my suggestion, she imdiately perked up, not at all weakened or fatigued as I had assud she would be. Perhaps there really was no side effects to speak of, or perhaps she was simply used to it, seeing as queen ants like would often give birth to a whole pile of eggs everyday
No.4 will stay to guard the place then, I guess? Because I was leaving, No.4 naturally had to stay behind to watch over the place in my stead. Reluctant to do so, he initially thought about protesting that decision. However, he knew very well that he couldnt change my mind, not to ntion that there had to be soone guarding the place.
I understand, Master
I could tell he was disappointed, but who told to be so short of manpower right now
To make it up to him sowhat, I smiled and said, Ill bring back so souls for you on the way back.
Mhm, thank you, Master.
There was no devil who didnt like souls, yet No.4s response was clearly muted just now. Just like No.3, I knew that he would like nothing more than to follow around and act as my bodyguard. But what else was I to do when we were so short on manpower? It wasnt like I wanted to leave two muscle brains behind to manage everything, especially when they themselves didnt have enough brains to go around. This was the best solution I had out of a bunch of horrid choices. I couldnt just leave the place unattended after all.
There wasnt much chance of an intruderbut what if?
Hopefully, No.6 would have so usable talents for soonleaving these two to manage things really wasnt the best idea Ive ever had.
After settling matters with No.4, I left the royal capital heading westwards with the ten Winged Abyssal Golems, Mother Black Ant, Mo Na and Cinderel.
Truth be told, it really didnt matter whether it was westward or eastward. Either way, the plan was to subjugate the surrounding ant nests and grab a quick snack on the way. Depending on our luck, we might just encounter so roaming Abyssal Golems. Damaged though they might be, the royal capital had more than enough spare parts which Im confident could be employed soon to repair them.
Another matter worth ntioning was that Mother Black Ant was the one leading our rry little band. To her, finding ant nests was a simple matter, at which point we simply had to dig out those nasty little insects.
Yet just when I thought I had everything figured out, sothing unexpected happened -we stumbled upon several Zero-Stars devils!
How can there be devils here? Shouldnt that teleportation point behold on, did I miss out sothing?
Back when we were teleported to the Kingdom of Sable Radiance, it wasnt near so lava lake but was sowhere else instead. So theres two of them?! No, theres three now. After all, I doubt these devils ca from my planned recruitnt area, that was over three hundred li away. Plus theres just too many obstacles preventing them from reaching here, like those roaming golems.
At the sa ti that we spotted those devils, there was a damaged golem chasing them around. It was an ordinary Abyssal Golem that was missing its left palm. Standing at over five ters tall, it looked extrely unwieldy, though its running speed was anything but.
Naturally, whether or not their speed was fast was relative to their opponents. When compared to the Hellhounds, their running speed could only be counted as manageable. But when compared to those devils It would be hard for them to shake off that golem, not to ntion that the golem wasnt alive so it had no stamina issues to speak of. In contrast, those devils would tire out sooner or later.
Look at that big fella over there, Mama! Mo Nas gonna capture it! Without even waiting for to answer, she took off the Gem of Authority from my neck and sped off.
However, I wasnt all that worried about her decision. She was able to fly unlike that golem ,and that put her at a decisive advantage. I rely hugged Cinderel tighter.
Rubbing her little head and fur, I whispered, Dont run off, Cinderel. Mo Na will be fine on her own.
Ruff ruff~
She reluctantly barked a couple of tis then slowly leaned in on my chest, mood a little unhappy.
Dont be unhappy, little fella. I tapped her lightly on her noggin. Safetys number one.
Mo Na had wings of her own, so she was clearly safe. Cinderel, on the other hand, was different. Not only was she not able to fly, she was a newborn Hellhound as well. She was clearly more likely to get into danger than my baby so how I could let her go running off like that? Especially not when Sinmosa entrusted her into my care.
The five devils being chased by the golem soon ca up to in the midst of their frantic escape. Upon noticing , their first instinct wasnt to attack but rather to turn tail and run. Understandable, really. There were, after all, ten Winged Abyssal Golems standing behind right now. Given how similar they must have looked to those devils, I wouldnt be surprised if they thought I was in cahoots with that golem.
However, I only had a single word for those simple fools who thought they could escape like that -naive!
Shadow Demon Guardian.
I imdiately activated my guardian which I had on permanent standby. Its shadowy body swiftly darted towards one of the scattered devils, closing the gap of a hundred ters in what felt like a split second. The Shadow Demon Guardian easily knocked it unconscious. Flapping its shadowy wings, it promptly sped off towards another fleeing imp.
Just like that, the five imps were secured within the short span of two minutes. With its imasurably lightweight body, being weightless and all, and its ability to fly, those five lowly devils never stood a chance.
As for Mo Na, her side was sorted out quickly too. With the power of the Gem of Authority, there was no way it would take her more than two minutes to settle one golem, even if she was intent on toying with it.
Without waiting for her to bring that golem back to , I had my Shadow Demon Guardian drag the five imps to .
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