Silver Bde ied their new oppos.

  [Ferocious Ant GuardRank: on

  Level: 21

  HP: 3100/3100]

  “Looks simir to those outside. Maybe somewhat tankier.”

  “Uood!”

  The party kept the information in mind while tinuing their attacks.

  Without having to fear that she would attract attention, Balm happily threw out an attack as well.

  [-451!]

  The leading ant was hit again. It let out an angry sound while closing in on the party. Just as it was about to tear those intruders to pieces, a heavy shield smmed against its face.

  Jerking its head the ant instantly stared at the perpetrator Silver Bde. It lunged forward, trying to bite her armored leg.

  Silver Bde moved leisurely, blog with her shield.

  [Stance -17]

  Meanwhile the ants further back also came into attack range. Braag didn’t hesitate to use his [Triple Boom] skill, followed by a normal attack.

  Boom!

  The eunnel shook. Dust rained from the ceiling. The sound echoed through the small space. Instead of diminishing, it even increased.

  The pyers sched their faces. Balm covered her ears with her hands, shouting helplessly:

  “Turn it off!”

  Fortune, who was just about to use a skill, was deyed.

  It took a sed for the unbearable o subside.

  “Suys! Sorry!”

  “It’s alright… none of us expected this to happen…”

  Silver Bde spoke with a strained smile. Only she herself knew if she meant her words.

  However, fog ba the oppos, Silver Bde realized that they were affected as well. The ferocious ants were sensitive to vibrations in the earth. Braag’s attack obviously messed up their senses.

  When Fortune saw this se, her eyes lit up. She swuaff, releasing a rge blue sphere.

  “Go!”

  The sphere moved slowly through the air, passing over the party’s heads and deeper into the tunnel. When it passed by an enemy it would suddenly shoot out small magieedles as long as the enemy stayed within range.

  This [Are Sphere] skill was weak against quickly moving enemies but perfect to be used in a narrow tunnel.

  [-136!]x3

  Although each si was only hit about three times, the bined damage rivaled Braag’s earlier bombs.

  Fortune smiled happily, feeling increasingly powerful. At the same time, she didn’t fet to begin casting her [Are Bolts] as soon as the sphere was in the air.

  Meanwhile, the other ants reached the party, screaming for revenge.

  “Fend, it’s your turn!”, urged Silver Bde, who already tanked one melee and twed enemies.

  “No problem! I have been waiting for them!”

  Final Fend ughed fidently, staring at the ants not far away. With a jerk of his wrist his bde swung in a wide arc. Fmes trailed behind it as Final Fend used his [Sweeping Fme] skill.

  [-237!]

  [-356!]

  A mix of physical and fme damage hit all the melee ants as a warm air increased the temperature iunnel. With a g the bde smmed into the tunnel’s wall, stopped in its advance.

  Instantly five pairs of eyes turowards Final Fend. With biting he ants dashed towards the dark-armored enemy.

  However, even with their smaller bodies only three ants fitted into the tunnel side-by-side. Final Fend chuckled mogly as he brought his arm in the way to stop two attacks.

  [Stance -22]x2

  He couldn’t help but be amused as he watched the three ants in the back pushing against those in the front but not able to reach the enemies.

  However, suddenly he felt something to his side. A staff poked out between him and Silver Bde. Watchful Eye felt helpless, wielding his on like a spear.

  And standio him was Bloody Edge with a bitter expression. The thief with his short daggers was uo attack at all.

  Silver Bde also noticed the problem. She g the thief with an apologetic expression:

  “Sorry, Bloody Edge, this was my bad. After this fight you should scout ahead.”

  “Worry not. I am irely without means.”

  Saying so, Bloody Edge waved his hand. Four bright daggers suddenly appeared above one of the ants. A gleam fshed on their surface as they suddenly stabbed into the thick carapace.

  [-795!]

  Bloody Edge felt strange using this skill like this as it had the additional effect of increasing his own damage against the marked target. But without being able to reach it…

  Sadly for him, even without Bloody Edge the fight tinued. Silver Bde’s body shook as her stance broke after another wave of attacks.

  “I’ll give yeion, Silver!”

  “Thanks, Balm!”

  Silver Bde looked at her HP which were almost back to full after a siick of the spell.

  Suddenly the ground before her trembled as another explosio off. Fortunately, this was only a normal attack, causing way less of a otion.

  But it was enough to cim its first victim. O died, leaving behind five heavily damaged melees.

  Instantly a small struggle broke out among the enemies. All the ants pressed into the vat spot. Eventually one of them succeeded, smming into Silver Bde.

  [-313!]

  Silver Bde didn’t feel much pressure. She could defend against su attack for quite a while. However, there was o as right at this moment a staff stabbed right past her waist, ending another life.

  At the same time, Fortune’s casting was finished. Blueish bolts of dense magic shot through the tunnel.

  Silver Bde flinched. Her sense sounded arm. But with such a short dista was difficult to evade. Everyone looked in horror as an are bolt was about to sm into Silver Bde’ head.

  “Fortune, what are you doing?!”

  Braag turowards the mage, anger written on his face. But Fortune gave him a side-eye.

  “Don’t worry, most skills don’t have friendly fire. You should know best.”

  Braag’s face turned awkward. Indeed, all his explosion never hurt his friends. Only some skills explicitly stated otherwise like his massive bomb [Big Berta].

  Thus, everyoched in surprise as Fortune’s are bolt vanished right before hitting Silver Bde and appeared again in front of her.

  However, Fortune’s expression turned embarrassed as the bolt everyone paid attention to missed its target and collided with the walls somewhere deep into the tunnel.

  The female mage gritted her teeth, putting all her tration into the attack. This time, the bolt looked much better. Passing past multiple pyers, it aimed at the ground in front of the party.

  One unsuspeg ant was hit right on the head, dropping dead on the spot.

  “Nie!”, praised Final Fend while taking a step to the side, dodging atack.

  But suddenly his body felt incredibly sluggish.

  “Damn, my stance ran out!”

  Final Fend realized it too te as a sharp leg stabbed into his shin.

  [-362!]

  Taking a sharp breath, Final Fend pined loudly:

  “Ah, that hurt!”

  At this moment a magical bolt appeared in front of him, smming into the ant. Its body stiffened as life escaped its eyes.

  “Thanks for taking revenge!”

  At this point only a single melee ant remained. It couldn’t bring any trouble to the group, dying a moment ter.

  The party closed in on the ranged ants. Silver Bde ewo more attacks while Fortune dueled the oppos. When her [Ara Bolt] skill ended, she brought one more eo the grave.

  The st ant tinued fighting bravely but quickly fell uhe party’s bitacks.

  Final Fend looked at the bodies on the floor, letting out a deep breath.

  “I don’t know if this fight was more annoying or the fight against the flying ants.”

  “This one, without doubt!”, said Bloody Edge immediately.

  “Oh, you were here?”

  Bloody Edge’s face fell fr’s joke, but the others couldn’t help but ugh.

  Silver Bde patted the thief’s shoulder.

  “Don’t be disced. We all know the damage you deal.”

  “Thanks…”

  “However, it looks like this terrain is the pyground of our AEO pros.”, added Silver Bde with a g Fortune and Braag.

  “Sure, but only if they spare their teammates.”

  The friends tio joke around while Braag looted the ants. He didn’t receive anything hy except for a big bag of s, which appeared because of the stacks applied through his passive.

  A short while ter they tinued deeper into the tunnel.

  Silver Bde still oriented herself with the help of those drag marks. They looked somewhat unusual against the dark stone surface. But the game pced them to guide the pyers.

  Soon, the party uood why, as a fork with three possible paths opened up before them.

  They found Bloody Edge, who had already gone ahead, waiting there for them. Silver Bde was surprised, addressing the thief:

  “Don’t worry about us. You go ahead. We all follow the marks.”

  “I took the liberty to scout the other paths, disc a treasure chest.”

  “Oh, well done. Did you already loot it?”

  “No. Ae serves as its guard.”

  Silver Bde nodded in uanding, waving at the party to follow Bloody Edge. Soon, they found a rge bt blog a small cove at the side of the tunnel.

  But a single elite didn’t pose much threat to the party. They disposed of it quickly. No obstacle remained between them and the treasure chest.