Chapter Fifty-Four: A Cry for Help

Without hesitation, Xu Jing decisively threw the Crimson Flame Serpent into the swarm of ants.

The moment the Crimson Flame Serpent touched the ground, it transformed into blazing flames, rapidly spreading. Many ants were scorched black by the fire, releasing a pungent smell.

Yet, the ants were too numerous; as those in front fell, others immediately filled the gaps.

At this critical moment, Lin Luomei’s face grew grave as she quickly formed hand seals, chanting incantations under her breath.

With her spell, waves of bone-chilling cold energy surged continuously from her hands.

In the blink of an eye, a thick, towering wall of ice rose from the ground, tightly encasing everyone inside, temporarily holding back the ferocious onslaught of the ant swarm.

However, despite its seemingly impenetrable strength, the relentless pounding and gnawing of the ants soon covered the ice wall with countless intricate cracks, as if it might shatter completely at any moment.

Clearly, this ice wall would not hold for long.

“Do you have any other methods? Hurry up and use them—I’m starting to lose strength,” Lin Luomei urged anxiously.

No sooner had she spoken than Ming Liang, who had been standing alert nearby, sensed the danger.

Without hesitation, he reached into the storage pouch at his waist and pulled out several glowing thunder beads, then forcefully hurled them into the densest part of the ant swarm.

With a series of thunderous explosions, the air was filled with deafening roars, firelight soaring into the sky, and thick smoke rolling out.

The ants struck by the thunder beads were instantly blown to pieces, limbs flying everywhere. The once tightly packed swarm was blown wide open.

Yet, astonishingly, these fearless ants showed no sign of retreat. They continued to charge madly forward in relentless waves, as if determined to annihilate every enemy before them.

“If things go on like this, it’s absolutely impossible! We must quickly locate the exact position of the queen ant. Only by killing her can we hope to end this terrible crisis!” Even the usually calm and collected Xu Jing was burning with anxiety as she shouted.

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Hearing her words, everyone nodded in agreement. They immediately sharpened their focus, carefully observing the swarm’s every move, not missing the slightest suspicious sign.

Just as everyone held their breath in intense search, someone keen-eyed suddenly spotted an extraordinarily large ant standing out among the swarm.

This giant ant was several times larger than the ordinary ones and emitted a faint, mysterious glow that shimmered subtly all over its body.

More importantly, it was methodically waving its antennae, commanding the swarm to launch wave after wave of fierce attacks against them.

Xu Jing’s eyes flashed coldly as she shouted sharply, “That must be the queen ant!”

Liu An fixed his gaze like a torch on the queen ant Xu Jing had locked onto. Without hesitation, he unleashed his specialty, the Metal Sword Technique.

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