October 30, Friday, five days after Double Ninth Festival, was still Zhang Yanhang's first day entering the Ashen World. At 2:37 AM, in the Ashen World, at the Crimson Iron Ore Vein, in the inner region of the large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano, in the latter half of the area.

[Successfully killed Third Tier Three-star Monster 'Crimson Iron Prince Ant (Elite)' ×1, Soul points +1800.]

[Successfully killed Third Tier Three-star Monster 'Crimson Iron Prince Ant (Elite)' ×1, Soul points +1800.]

[Successfully killed Third Tier Three-star Monster 'Crimson Iron Prince Ant (Elite)' ×1, Soul points +1800.]

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While listening to the unending killing notification sounds in his ears, Zhang Yanhang felt that he should indeed respond to the enthusiasm of the Crimson Iron Prince Ants, so he immediately activated Death Wave. After all, he was already clearing the last part of the monsters in the large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano, so there was no need to consider conserving Physical Strength anymore.

Speaking of Physical Strength, Zhang Yanhang had initially thought that he would run out during the clearing process of the large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano, but it turned out to be more than sufficient. After all, he spent more time opening treasure boxes than hunting monsters, which essentially gave him a lot of time to rest.

Though sitting on the ground opening treasure boxes and fusing equipment did not restore Physical Strength as fast as sleeping, it was only relatively slower. Given his current Physical Recovery Speed, even if it was slow, it still helped him recover a significant chunk of his Physical Strength.

He had previously estimated that after clearing the entire large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano, it would be good if he had ten percent of his Physical Strength left, but now he still had more than half of his Physical Strength available.

But this was perfectly normal, since previously he was continuously clearing monsters, for instance, continuously clearing for eight or even ten hours before taking a break to open a treasure box; it was natural for such non-recovery states to consume a lot of Physical Strength.

But this time was completely different. The total time he spent clearing all the monsters was uncertain if it even reached five hours, and it was intermittent use. Even though the Death Wave skill had a high consumption, Zhang Yanhang managed to recover a lot of Physical Strength due to longer rest periods.

Because of the surplus of Physical Strength, Zhang Yanhang even thought about whether he should activate the Hundred Feet Dharma Body to aid in excitement and squander this surplus Physical Strength when fighting the Lord Monster Crimson Iron Queen Ant later. However, he immediately abandoned the idea after thinking about the height of the cave, as he really did not want to bury himself alive of his own volition.

Disdainful of the Crimson Iron Prince Ant's slow self-destruction speed, and empowered by Spiritual Energy with a speed reaching four Mach, akin to a fighter jet, Zhang Yanhang, amidst tremendous sonic booms and continuously emerging Mach Rings around his body, bolted forward with a violent airflow and unleashed Death Wave twice consecutively.

Circles of transparent, distorted waves rapidly spread out from Zhang Yanhang's body as the center, enveloping all the Crimson Iron Prince Ants in an instant, completely clearing the last two square kilometers of the inner region of the large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano.

[Successfully killed Third Tier Three-star Monster 'Crimson Iron Prince Ant (Elite)' ×1, Soul points +1800.]

[Successfully killed Third Tier Three-star Monster 'Crimson Iron Prince Ant (Elite)' ×1, Soul points +1800.]

"[Successfully slayed a Third Tier Three-star Monster 'Crimson Iron Prince Ant (Elite)' ×1, Soul points +1800.]"

...

Compared to the Crimson Iron Prince Ant's self-destruction using the Flame Demon Burning Body Explosion, Zhang Yanhang's Death Wave was undoubtedly much more friendly in a certain sense.

At the very least, the corpse of the Crimson Iron Prince Ant under the Death Wave was relatively intact, only turning into something like a bug squashed by a giant with exploded internals. Some appendages might be broken, but other parts like the head, thorax, and abdomen were still connected, somewhat preserving a whole corpse.

Perhaps because of the large number of Crimson Iron Prince Ants' self-destruction producing flames and the intense flame attacks, Zhang Yanhang vaguely smelled a scent of roasted meat in the air surrounding him, but mostly, it was the burnt aroma from denatured proteins.

Whenever this subject was brought up, Zhang Yanhang couldn't help but recall his prior experience of eating Crimson Iron Ant meat. Even though the option mentioned that eating it could slightly increase Flame Resistance and Acid Resistance, he ate several dozen pounds without any effect, perhaps because the resistance was too weak.

Of course, it was mainly because he had been too lazy to eat after acquiring the Fasting ability. If he continued, perhaps eating a hundred or two hundred pounds, then it might indeed increase his Flame Resistance and Acid Resistance.

But from the prerequisite term "slight", it was clear that the extent of benefits, even if achievable, would be rather insignificant.

However, previously he ate the meat from a First Tier Crimson Iron Ant, while the Crimson Iron Prince Ants were Third Tier, of the Peak Third Tier equivalent to a Third Tier Four-star, so presumably their meat would increase Flame Resistance significantly, or maybe just a few dozen pounds would suffice to show some effect.

But that would be under the assumption that he, in his First Tier, was eating it. Now, being at the Peak Third Tier, and with his Fire Resistance already above 200%, a potential increase wouldn't hold much significance; a small boost of 2% or 3% would not make much difference, making it nearly negligible.

"Now that I've cleared the last two square kilometers, my Fourth Stage cleaning plan is finally completed 100%, and I can proceed with the final Fifth Stage cleaning plan."

At present, the percentage of his large-scale clean-up plan for the Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano had risen from 95.9% to 96.2%—a 0.3% advancement—and just 3.8% was left before he could completely clear the entire Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano.

After waiting on the spot for several seconds, Zhang Yanhang picked up the Light Golden Treasure Boxes dropped by the Crimson Iron Prince Ants along the way back and collected about twenty Drop treasure boxes. After stuffing all these into his Waist Bag, Zhang Yanhang looked at the now empty corridor and let out a long sigh.

"It seems I'm nearly done clearing the entire large-scale Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano; now all that's left is to kill the Lord Monster Crimson Iron Queen Ant."

Zhang Yanhang glanced at his watch; it was still 2:37 AM, with twenty-three minutes to go until 3:00 AM. There was plenty of time to kill just a Crimson Iron Queen Ant, so completing the small goal of clearing the entire large-scale Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano before 3:00 AM was definitely doable.

...

October 30, Friday, five days after the Double Ninth Festival, still Zhang Yanhang's first day in the Ashen World, 2:38 AM, Ashen World, Crimson Iron Ore Vein, Large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano, Core Area, Nest of the Lord Monster Crimson Iron Queen Ant.

As soon as he entered the Core Area, Zhang Yanhang's only thought was that it was very spacious, and the roof of the rock layers was also very high. Within the Core Area, there weren't any of those twisting rock walls that existed in other areas. Instead, it had been entirely hollowed out to form something akin to a large square.

The entire Core Area, spanning twenty-five square kilometers, had no obstacles, forming a pure 5 km × 5 km square. This layout allowed one to easily see to the end at a glance, which resulted in Zhang Yanhang spotting the Lord Monster, the Crimson Iron Queen Ant, located in the central part of the Core Area, as soon as he entered.

Naturally, this also meant that the Fourth Tier Four-Star Lord Monster, the Crimson Iron Queen Ant, spotted him right away and began attacking him, but this did not hinder Zhang Yanhang from conducting a brief observation of the Lord Monster, the Crimson Iron Queen Ant.

Compared to regular large Crimson Iron Ants, the Crimson Iron Queen Ant was considerably bulky, resembling a large ship stranded on land.

Its overall exoskeleton armor was close to a dark red, in contrast to the dark red of the Crimson Iron Prince Ant, and it was at least a hundred meters long, with a height of at least twenty to thirty meters. Its size was on par with a destroyer from the Main World, truly worthy of a body capable of battling hundreds of Crimson Iron Prince Ants in turns.

However, despite its large size, the Crimson Iron Queen Ant couldn't utilize its biggest size advantage due to its bulkiness making its movements incredibly cumbersome, a common issue with monsters of this type.

Since the Crimson Iron Queen Ant couldn't come over, it was naturally Zhang Yanhang who took the initiative to approach it. He quickly rushed close to the Crimson Iron Queen Ant.

Although along the way, the dark red fireballs the size of a two-story building continuously spat by the Crimson Iron Queen Ant kept striking Zhang Yanhang's Energy Shield, causing ripples and ripples to appear, thanks to the shield's robust protection and his four Mach Movement Speed, he didn't feel much resistance overall while charging forward.

Mainly, Zhang Yanhang wanted to first check the attribute list of the Crimson Iron Queen Ant. Otherwise, if the Crimson Iron Queen Ant had engaged in long-range combat with him, the Six Roots Pure Soul Passage Spear would undoubtedly perform better in terms of output.

[Crimson Iron Queen Ant (Lord Monster)]

[Level: Fourth Tier Four Star]

[Talent: 1. Mystic Steed Power. 2. Large Crimson Iron Ant (Queen Ant).]

[Mystic Steed Power: When launching attacks, there is a 2.1% chance to trigger an additional attack effect. Strength +30%.]

[Large Crimson Iron Ant (Queen Ant): Developed from the Crimson Iron Flame Ants and Crimson Iron Hell Ants into a mature large Crimson Iron Ant with full reproductive capabilities and already reached an extraordinary development stage. It often consumes large amounts of Crimson Iron Ore during its growth process and absorbs nutrients from it to build its tough exoskeleton and wings.

As the highest developed Lord Monster, the Crimson Iron Queen Ant in the Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano originated from the strongest female Crimson Iron Ant transformed from Crimson Iron Flame Ants and Crimson Iron Hell Ants. Its strength far exceeds its kin, and all male Crimson Iron Ants that have mated with it have evolved into Crimson Iron Prince Ants.

As the guardian target of all Large Crimson Iron Ants in the Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano, the Crimson Iron Queen Ant does not need to worry about the normal operations of the Ant Nest in daily processes; her sole responsibility is to continuously mate with male Crimson Iron Ants, producing more Large Crimson Iron Ants, and to counterattack enemies when the Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano is on the brink of destruction.

The extraordinary development combined with continuous consumption of Refined Crimson Marrow has enabled the Crimson Iron Queen Ant to gain mastery over fire powers, making it much more potent in using Flame Power in battle than Crimson Iron Hell Ants and Crimson Iron Prince Ants.

Due to the extraordinary development of the Crimson Iron Queen Ant, its digestive capability is also exceptionally strong, fully absorbing energy from the Refined Crimson Marrow and converting part of it into a Flame Core. In critical moments, she will activate the Flame Core to call upon the Flame God through the Flame Core as the energy hub to save the Large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano.]

[Life Value: 4450/4450]

[Energy Value: 3800/3800]

[Strength: 100]

[Agility: 75]

[Constitution: 99]

[Intelligence: 95]

[Charm: 39]

[Skill: 1. Doomsday Fireball. 2. Flame God's Fist. 3. Bursting Flame Beam. 4. Flame God's Body. 5. Flame God Descent.]

"Flame God Descent? What the hell is that? Which Flame God? The Flame God of the Crimson Iron Ant race or some other monster race?"

After going through the attribute list of the Crimson Iron Queen Ant, Zhang Yanhang was most intrigued by this so-called 'Flame God Descent'.

Although he had known that as he advanced in ranks, he was bound to face Divine Level enemies, he didn't expect it to happen so soon. Logically speaking, the Fourth Tier was merely the Legendary Stage, and there should have been a gap of one to two tiers, meaning normally one wouldn't encounter such enemies until the Fifth or Sixth Tier.

But unexpectedly, as a Lord Monster, the Crimson Iron Queen Ant had already sprung this little surprise on him at just Fourth Tier Four Star.

"Even if we dismiss this absurd Flame God Descent, the attribute values of the Crimson Iron Queen Ant as a Fourth Tier Four-Star Lord Monster are ridiculously high. With Strength reaching a hundred points, the limit of the Fourth Tier, and Constitution almost reaching the Fourth Tier limit at ninety-nine,

and due to its powerful casting abilities, even its Intelligence is at ninety-five points. Only Agility is slightly lacking at just seventy-five points, but that's still Peak Third Tier level Agility, which matches my Agility attribute."

Apart from the merely thirty-nine points in Charm, the Crimson Iron Queen Ant's attribute values clearly surpassed Zhang Yanhang.

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