Eye System

Chapter 171: Stepping Stone

The giant ant queen sent out a signal, that was on a frequency that Lex and his fox beast couldn't hear, and almost all the giant ant beast suddenly charged towards Lex.

Lex expected that she would attack directly after his two attacks with his clones, which dealt a big blow to her troops, but he had never imagined that the giant ant queen would dare to send out almost all other troops at once.

It was a surprisingly intelligent and effective move that Lex hadn't thought she would do, and it would be hard for him to deal with.

The giant ant queen could see that Lex and his comparingly small fox beast army were planning to slowly pick off and weaken the giant ant beast tribe, so decided to bombard them with almost her entire army to remove the threat.

However she had made sure to keep 10 of her strongest troops, that were all of the peak Heaven Mortal Rank and equivalent to one of the beast tribe leaders, that Lex had faced in battle, in terms of power.

The giant ant queen had intentionally nurtured the guards to be her protectors and they were the strongest of all the giant ant beast troops, which she ordered to protect her with their lives, prioritising her own survival over anything else.

Lex's mind was racing, planning his next move, as his fox beasts army prepared to defend themself from the enormous army that was charging towards them.

Lex could see that in the army the strongest level that the beasts were at was the beginning of the Heaven Mortal Rank, which was the same as a few of his fox beasts.

The real power of the giant ant beast army surrounded the giant ant queen, who was protecting herself in case of any attacks or anything that she hadn't calculated.

The giant ant queen was extremely cautious, despite believing that her army was superior to that of her enemy's, but she never expected Lex to make the next move that he did.

Lex was confident enough in the ability of his fox beast army to fend for themselves and survive, despite the disparity in the sizes of their armies, and made his next order.

"Avoid direct confrontation and keep dodging the giant ant beasts while picking them off. Hold out for as long as you can and minimise casualties" ordered Lex.

He was confident in the fox beasts' superior speed and agility, that matched with their nimble bodies, would allow them to dodge all the giant ant beasts' attacks, while also being able to attack them.

Additionally, the Unit Leaders were now capable of releasing powerful attacks using Internal Energy, which made Lex confident in their capability to damage the giant ant beasts, and he was sure that with the leadership of the 5 Unit Leaders, there wouldn't be many casualties.

Which all allowed him to make the decision to leave his fox beasts to fend for themselves, while he aimed to take out the giant ant beast queen, which would disorientate the giant ant beasts who wouldn't know what to do without their ruler.

The fox beasts all understood and agreed with his reasoning and wanted to prove themselves to their master, as the Unit Leaders began barking to the fox beast army that prepared for battle.

They were numbered around 500, while the army charging towards them was in the tens of thousands, which would intimidate any other beast or human in that position.

However most of the giant ant beasts were weak and only a few actually posed a threat to the fox beasts, who were nurtured by Lex into hunters that had sharp combat senses and could face any opponent.

Despite the numbers that the giant ant tribe displayed, the giant ant queen only had so much energy that she could provide to her giant ant beasts and with so many beasts to feed, most of them had low strength.

Spacial Eye

Lex's eyes were engulfed in darkness as his body entwined with the Spacial Element, with his eyes acting as the link.

Body Jolt

Jolting his body upwards into the air, Lex withdrew Kano from his inventory, which he hadn't used in a long time and streamed energy into it, as he used it to fly over the giant ant beast army and towards the giant ant queen.

However, the giant ant queen didn't change her orders, and was confident in the strength of her 10 guards that were all at the peak Heaven Mortal Rank.

After her giant ant beasts defeated all the fox beasts, who didn't have their leader, by overwhelming them with their numbers, she would order them to join the battle against Lex, if he could fend off against her guards.

However, the giant ant queen had underestimated Lex and his fox beasts' ability as he returned Kano to the inventory and landed before the giant ant beast queen and her guards.

Sensing the power of all 10 of the giant ant beasts, that was equivalent to his own and that of the beast tribe leaders that he defeated in terms of cultivation, Lex knew that he wouldn't be able to defeat them without using his full strength.

However, he could see that the giant ant queen leader was in a weakened state that was low in energy, after she must have been forming more giant ant beasts to recover the losses of her army during Lex's attacks.

As per their ruler and mother's orders, the giant ant beast guards formed a tight circle around her and were on high alert, prepared for any attacks, while three of the guards left the circle to face Lex together.

Lex couldn't help but feel nostalgic, remembering his first battle which was against giant ant beasts in his past reality, however looking at his current self and how he was now, he had come a long way.

Not only has his strength reached a completely different level, but so has his mentality and mental strength, as he was no longer as emotional and reckless as he was in the past.

Pondering on it more, everything that he wanted in his past reality, including to be with Ella, he currently had. But one thing that was threatening everything he currently had was the demonic cultivation master, that was coming soon to destroy everything that he had gained in this reality, and he wasn't willing to let that happen.

The Underground Coves and the giant ant beast tribe before him were merely a stepping stone on his long journey towards the peak, and he wasn't willing to let it end there.