115: Chapter 115 SS-Rank Talent

The word "retreat" had never existed in the dictionary of the army ants.

Even when facing forbidden curses capable of destroying the world, they maintained a suicidal charging posture.

Countless ants fell one after another, while their companions behind them stepped over the charred, carbonized corpses without hesitation, continuing to advance frantically toward Su Chen's location, only to be ruthlessly swallowed by the erupting volcanic lava once more.

For a time, the entire wasteland became like purgatory, with blood-red and charred black intertwined, creating a scene of ultimate tragedy.

Su Chen watched this scene, the corners of his mouth stretching almost to his ears.

He loved monsters with such straightforward personalities—those who would knowingly walk into the tiger's den. He didn't need to waste any energy searching for targets; experience points and rewards were lining up to jump into his skill pit on their own!

[ Ding! Triggered [ Sleight of Hand ], obtained material: [ Divine Strength Army Ant Mandible ]! ]

[ Ding! Obtained equipment: [ Army Ant Shell Armor ]... ]

[ Ding! Successfully stolen: [ Talent · Innate Divine Strength ] (SS-rank)! ]

The dense, screen-filling theft notifications popped up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. The moment he obtained that SS-rank talent, Su Chen felt an overwhelming force explode wildly within his body.

Since the core talent was in hand, he had no more reservations; the movement of slaughter had officially reached its climax!

[ Pseudo-Forbidden Curse · Doomsday Volcano ]!

Before the lingering power of the volcanic lava had dissipated, Su Chen unleashed the ice forbidden curse he had stolen from the legendary ring.

A thousand-meter-long afterimage of an ice dragon suddenly condensed in the void, and a single breath of winter covered a battlefield spanning tens of thousands of yards, freezing countless army ants into crystalline ice sculptures.

[ World-Destroying Flame Thunder ]! [ Amethyst Dragon Star Cluster ]!

Immediately after, the Amethyst Thunder-Flame Dragon was not to be outdone, as violent purple flames and raging thunder transformed into a meteor shower that slammed into the ground.

The four massive area-of-effect attacks constructed an absolute death zone, forcefully barring the ant swarm from coming within a thousand meters.

Fortunately, these army ants were densely packed and fearless; otherwise, even with all the crowd-control skills Su Chen and the dragon possessed, it would have been difficult to clear out these hundreds of thousands in such a short time.

In just a moment, the corpses of the common ant swarm had piled up into charred hills.

Under the relentless bombardment, the once arrogant gold and dark gold-grade bosses had all fallen, with only the six epic-grade Queen Ant guards and the Queen Ant herself still struggling to hold on.

[ Ding! Killed gold/dark gold-grade soldier ants and male ants, experience points increased significantly! ]

[ Ding! Your level has increased to level 75, all stats have leaped up again! ]

[ Ding! Pet [ Amethyst Thunder-Flame Dragon ] level increased to level 73! ]

There was no need to move a single step; just by casting spells in place like "throwing out trash," his leveling speed was a hundred times faster than soloing a top-tier dungeon!

"Little Zi, handle those epic-grade flies for me."

Su Chen gave a quick instruction, then leaped down from the dragon's back.

He ignored the few Queen Ant guards flapping their six wings, attempting to intercept him, and his [ Wings of the Void ] suddenly spread out behind him, sending him toward the distant Queen Ant like a meteor.

Now at level 73, the Amethyst Thunder-Flame Dragon's combat power had already undergone a qualitative change, and it felt no fear facing six epic-grade bosses of the same level.

[ Dragon's Roar ]! [ Purple Flame · Endless Thunder Pool ]!

Accompanied by a dragon roar that shattered the firmament, the six guards fell into a brief stun, and were immediately enclosed within a purgatory trap filled with violent thunder and deep purple dragon fire, being frantically ravaged by the dragon's sharp claws.

Meanwhile, Su Chen had already descended before the Queen Ant like a ghost.

He was weighing that brick glowing with red light in his hand, a smug, confident smirk on his face.

[ Flying Brick Throw ]!

The brick left his hand, leaving a trail of afterimages. Due to the inherent "guaranteed hit" rule, even though the Divine Strength Queen Ant vibrated its wings frantically to try and gain altitude to dodge, the brick traced an extremely unscientific arc in the air, accurately and unerringly winding its way behind its head.

"Bang—!!!"

With a dull, heavy thud, the Queen Ant, thinking it had escaped, was struck squarely. Its bloated body instantly lost balance and plummeted into the dirt.

"Hehehe..."

Su Chen moved slightly, teleporting above the Queen Ant's head.

The brick had already returned to his hand via rule determination.

His arms turned into afterimages, unleashing a frenzied bombardment on the back of the Queen Ant's head.

Dozens of strikes per second—the frequency was shockingly high. However, due to the special properties of the brick, aside from the skill's forced HP deduction, the Queen Ant's thick health bar barely moved.

Su Chen absolutely loved this treasure.

While dealing damage frantically, he was counting the stolen legendary-grade materials and skills in his mind.

He swung the brick for a full two minutes, until his hand was almost cramping.

[ Will of the Ant Race ]!

"Damn human! You're dead! I will tear you and that beast into pieces and let you become the nutrients for my offspring's birth!"

The Queen Ant finally broke free from the stun, activated its Super Armor state, and let out a sharp hiss.

This "head-patting" tactic, which dealt little damage but was extremely insulting, had completely shattered its sanity.

"Heh."

Su Chen sneered expressionlessly. Taking advantage of the fact that the other party hadn't finished its threats, he raised his hand and slammed another brick down hard.

"Gaa—!"

The Queen Ant's screech came to an abrupt end, its compound eyes bloodshot from extreme rage.

It simply couldn't believe that this lowly human, after experiencing its fury, would still dare to so shamelessly continue patting its head!