[You killed a black ant and gained 300 experience points.]
[You killed a black ant and gained 300 experience points.]
…
Another series of system messages flashed on the screen.
Most of them were about killing black ants.
There were also some about killing black worker ants.
Soon, under Mo Xiao's sea of fire, all the black ants and black worker ants around them turned into charcoal.
"The experience in this instance dungeon is good, but the drops are a bit lacking. It seems to be a map designed specifically for leveling up," Mo Xiao remarked.
Looking at the useless loot that had filled up an entire backpack, Mo Xiao felt helpless.
"What kind of loot is it? Didn't you just kill an elite monster? Didn't it drop anything good?" Jiang He asked curiously.
"No."
Mo Xiao shook his head and directly showed his backpack inventory to Jiang He.
Inside, there were only black ant shells and other items like black ant mandibles, which could only be used to craft equipment.
"…"
Seeing these things, Jiang He remained silent for a while and then said, "Well, at least these things can be sold for money. Plus, with so much experience, it's not too bad."
"It's alright," Mo Xiao nodded. "Let's go. This place can only be considered the beginning of the instance dungeon."
"Okay."
The black ant nest was not just an ordinary underground chamber, but more like an endless tunnel of profound depth.
Moreover, the tunnel had various forks along the way.
The most ridiculous thing was that there were forks everywhere.
What was even more absurd was that these forked tunnels went in all directions—up, down, left, and right—and ants would occasionally emerge from them.
If it weren't for the presence of the skeleton lord and his group of skeleton soldiers, the two of them would have been ambushed countless times.
As they continued forward, they soon reached another open space.
In the center of this space, a gigantic ant, larger than any other ants they had encountered before, lay motionless on the ground, sound asleep.
Surrounding this ant were various skeletal remains, seemingly the remnants left behind after it had feasted.
"This size… seems like a boss…" Jiang He instinctively took a step back upon seeing the scene.
Seeing this, Mo Xiao raised his eyebrows. "Whether it's a boss or not, we'll find out soon enough. Besides, it's just an ant boss. There's nothing to be afraid of."
[Black Worker Ant Leader, Boss]
Level: LV15
HP: 6,000/6,000
Strength: 500
Agility: 20
Spirit: 50
Endurance: 200
Physique: 600
Worker Ant's Strength: Passive skill that can break through defenses 10 times stronger than its own strength.
Burrow: Can freely create holes in the ground, disappear, and then suddenly reappear for a surprise attack.
Elemental Carapace: Ignores all elemental attacks!
Brute Force Attack: All attacks will deal three times the amount of strength.
Devouring Bite: Clamps down on the opponent with its massive mandibles, with a certain chance to directly sever the opponent and instantly kill them.
"It's really a boss. It actually has five skills."
Mo Xiao frowned.
"What should we do then? Should we go around it? It's sleeping now, so it probably won't notice us," Jiang He suggested cautiously.
Mo Xiao shook his head slightly in response, "We can't go around. Ants have much stronger perception than humans. We have to take it down."
As he spoke, Mo Xiao quietly approached the leader of the black worker ants.
Seeing this, Jiang He was startled and hurriedly whispered, "What are you doing? Come back quickly!"
"Don't worry, I'm not attacking. It shouldn't wake up," Mo Xiao reassured.
With that, Mo Xiao had already reached the front of the black worker ant, gently touching its black and shiny carapace with his right hand.
[You touched the Black Worker Ant Leader, and the skill Worker Ant's Strength has been copied!]
"Yay!"
Seeing this message, Mo Xiao's heart was filled with joy.
This was a skill that could ignore ten times his strength and defense. Now, his strength value was as high as 128 points. Coupled with some equipment, it was more than 200 points.
Coupled with this skill, in other words, as long as the other party's defense was not abnormally high to 2,000 to 3,000 points, he could directly break through it!
"Mo Xiao?" Seeing Mo Xiao touch the Black Worker Ant leader and stop moving, Jiang He also looked at Mo Xiao worriedly.
Mo Xiao smiled faintly, "Don't worry, leave it to me."
In the next moment, Mo Xiao put away his necromancer staff and the lord's sword appeared in his hand once again.
The lord's sword once again appeared in Mo Xiao's hand.
"Dragon Wings!
"Power Halo!
"Brutal Power!
"Full-strength attack!
"Die!"
Without hesitation, Mo Xiao swung his sword fiercely at the carapace of the black worker ant leader.
-10,720! 𝘧𝓻ℯ𝑒𝑤𝓮𝒷𝓷𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Another jaw-dropping number appeared above the head of the black worker ant leader.
A piercing scream erupted from the mouth of the black worker ant leader, followed by a tremor throughout its body. It collapsed to the ground, motionless.
[You have killed the boss of the Black Worker Ants and gained 3,000 experience points.]
"This… it's dead??" Jiang He looked at Mo Xiao in disbelief, his face filled with astonishment. "Why is your physical output so high too?"
Mo Xiao glanced at Jiang He, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "It's hard to explain. Just know that I'm awesome."
Saying that, Mo Xiao directly picked up the loot dropped by the black worker ant leader.
[Gained one boss treasure chest]
[Gained Leader's Carapace *5]
[Gained Leader's Mandibles *2]
[Gained Black Ant Suit Blueprint *1]
"Black Ant Suit?" Looking at the blueprint in his hand, Mo Xiao raised his eyebrows. This thing seemed to be quite good.