Chapter 1626 1626: Defeating The Ants
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The Ant Queen furiously released hundreds of projectiles into the skies, resembling giant blazing boulders! Agua had panicked, thinking they would burn the surrounding jungles and provoke irreparable damage.
And yet, Aquarina wasn’t going to let that happen! She wasn’t strong just to show off or have exciting battles, her strength had also been honed so she could protect others.
“[Divine Abyssal Frost Leviathan Double Aura]: {Frozen Ocean Hydra}!”
She leaped into the skies and then modified her Double Aura into a massive hydra of countless heads, which rapidly stretched everywhere, catching and destroying every single projectile.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Each blazing projectile was destroyed into tiny pieces of frozen stone, dealing no damage at all at the surrounding jungles.
She moved at such speed and precision, and her aura caught literally every single projectile even if they were hundreds of meters away with such dexterity that her entire team glanced in disbelief, gasping in awe.
And she wasn’t even done yet!
“Now…!”
Before the ant queen could run away or something, Aquarina rushed down from the skies, her entire body encompassed on her draconic frost aura as her talons became larger and sharper, and she infused all her power into them.
“{Frost Dragon Dropkick}!”
CRAAASH!
With a powerful dropkick, Aquarina pierced through the Ant Queen’s abdomen, blowing it up as flames merged with ice, the blazing monster was overwhelmed by the ice spreading everywhere!
“SHYAAAEEEGH!”
With half of its abdomen destroyed and frozen and the rest of its body rapidly beginning to freeze, the powerful monster was unable to even fight back, only screaming in agony, trying to call for her soldiers to save her.
But it was futile!
“Finish her off!”
Aquarina wanted her friends to finish her off so they would gain more power through their Physiques. She had figured more or less that in the moment someone fought and killed a monster, the Physique would absorb a part of that monster’s strength.
Perhaps the Systems themselves were using this same principle, but amped up even more and had even stronger effects. Deep down she had no idea how this process even worked, she knew the System ate a part of a foe’s soul, but it was different from the Physique’s growth.
Nonetheless, her friends nodded, although still taken aback by Aquarina’s domineering strength, they rushed towards the monster.
Justicio’s large golden axe rushed down towards the ant queen’s neck.
And Silvia’s hammer also did the same.
Meanwhile, Agua manifested a spiraling spear of water, dropping it on the ant queen’s neck too.
CRAAASH!
CRAAASH!
BOOOM!
All three blows hit her at the same time, ending the monster’s suffering as her head was cut off cleanly, rolling over the ground…
“We’re done!” Aquarina nodded. “Well done guys! You did it! Feel any stronger?”
“I think so?” Wondered Justicio. “A bit more, yeah!”
“Me too!” Silvia nodded. “My Soul Weapon… Huh?!”
The girl was shocked, as Silvia glanced how she was suddenly able to summon…
Two hammers!
“T-Two hammers?!” Justicio asked. “Wait, that’s unfair as hell! You can summon two Soul Weapons now?! How did you even…?!”
“I have no idea I swear!” Silvia said. “It just happened after I felt stronger… I kind of just got the talent for it, I guess!”
“You’re indeed very talented, actually,” Khepri nodded. “One of the reasons I chose you as my master is because your Soul is quite big and strong, stronger than other people. Usually people are born with souls that are generally the same size and power, but yours might’ve been born three or four times as big as a normal one for no reason.”
“N-No reason?! So this just happens randomly?!” Justicio asked. “Wow, damn cheater…”
“Hey if I was born with it it’s not a cheat!” Silvia sighed, crossing her arms. “I’m just built different… hehe!”
“It sure is surprising, yeah,” Aquarina nodded. “Though Sylphy’s soul is even bigger and stronger.”
“You’re always bragging about Sylphy being better at everything Aquarinaaa… I don’t care!” Silvia said rather boldly. “Anyway what are we doing with this?”
“I’m taking it,” Aquarina said, as her shadows embraced the entire thing, and it suddenly disappeared. “The armor is fire elemental, the core is probably also infused with a lot of fire elemental magic, so it’ll be a great material for armor, weapons, and whatnot. Sylphy will love it once I bring it to her.”
“Well, can we go to the spirit fruit forest now?” Justicio asked. “I’m kind of getting a bit hungry now after we fought so much, a small snack to refill wouldn’t be so bad.
“Yeah! Please come along,” nodded Agua, as she guided the party.
As they walked, Aquarina felt her aura growing stronger, and her muscles tougher, she closed her fists tightly, feeling the strength of her muscle fibers having been greatly enhanced.
Her Physique had yet to Rank Up, but her Level had risen enough that her Strength Stat had increased considerably…
Indeed, leveling up was actually the ultimate cheat!
Ding!
[You and your Party have slain [Giant Fire Ants (Tier 4 ~ 5)] x363 and the [Titanic Volcano Ant Queen (Tier 8)]!]
[You gained a massive quantity of EXP!]
[Level Up!]
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[Your Level has increased from Level 118 to Level 128/150!]
[All your Stats have increased as a result.]
[The Skills: [Wind-Soaring Kicking Arts: Lv1] [Abyssal Sea Fist Arts: Lv1] have Leveled Up!]
Aquarina smiled confidently as she saw her Skills level up, she ended gaining 10 whole levels out of a Giant Fire Ant nest extermination.
She was sure she could earn even more if she exterminated the other two or three nests laying around within the jungles, which Agua said were invasive species.
Meaning that eliminating them would be doing a favor to the jungle and it wouldn’t harm its ecosystem!
“Alright, we’re almost there!” Agua smiled. “Can you see it from here? That part over there that’s shining a lot…”
Agua pointed into the distance at a beautiful forest made out of spirit crystal trees.
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