189: Three-way fight?

Awed by Lin Tianwei's powerful and terrifying strength.

After suffering heavy losses, Hellfire, wary of the treants in its good neighbor the Mad Forest, chose to feign death.

It pretended as if it had never dispatched Hellfire Ants to attack Lin Tianwei.

Although Hellfire was furious, it was helpless.

It never expected this farm to be so terrifying.

It had sent out a full thirty percent of its forces.

Not only did it fail to conquer the opponent, but it was instead devoured in one wave, becoming a complete snack in the opponent's mouth.

Initially, when it sensed that all the Hellfire Ants had lost their mobility, Hellfire thought it was its imagination.

Its Hellfire Ants army was incredibly powerful, so how could it be annihilated in a mere farm?

However, it quickly discovered something was wrong.

Facing its inquiries, the Hellfire Ants that had gone to the farm did not respond.

Although there were still signs of life, they seemed to have lost the ability to control their bodies, leaving only the most basic instincts.

This situation made Hellfire both angry and panicked.

What kind of powerful force could instantly destroy such a massive army?

This was simply impossible.

Fear!

For the first time, Hellfire felt an emotion called fear.

This emotion had not appeared since the Hellfire Ants species completed its Awakening.

After all, they were no longer the weak beings that could be manipulated by other creatures at will.

This emotion had not even appeared in Hellfire's heart when it was besieged by the Ismail Institute.

But this time, this emotion truly appeared in Hellfire's heart.

Especially when he sensed Lin Tianwei continuously approaching him, this emotion reached its peak.

Although it was incredibly powerful, facing Lin Tianwei, who could instantly annihilate millions of Hellfire Ants, it was still wary.

Perhaps today's matter would not end well.

Hellfire, with its extremely strong territorial awareness, naturally knew how much many beings valued their territory.

They would absolutely not let go of any creature that dared to invade their territory.

Rooting out the problem was their style.

However, Hellfire immediately became excited again.

How could others snore on one's own bed?

Wasn't Lin Tianwei, this terrifying and distant neighbor, also a major concern for Hellfire?

Especially since the farm possessed vast resources that made it incredibly covetous.

Lin Tianwei might be powerful, but Hellfire didn't think it had no chance of winning.

Especially on its own territory, its chances of winning would be greatly increased.

Since the opponent was seeking his own death and chose to come knocking, it wouldn't mind completely devouring him.

Such powerful flesh and blood might allow it to evolve further.

Thinking this, Hellfire felt its body begin to boil.

This was a long-lost feeling of excitement!

However, although Hellfire was excited, it was not brainless.

In front of the powerful Lin Tianwei, it dared not be brainless.

Its massive head began to spin rapidly, and Hellfire pondered the best strategy to deal with the current situation.

However, the more it thought, the more its head ached.

It really couldn't think of a way to perfectly resolve the current situation.

After all, with Lin Tianwei's incredibly terrifying strength, Hellfire didn't have a hundred percent chance of winning.

Especially if Lin Tianwei wanted to escape, Hellfire would find it very difficult to stop him.

After a moment of hesitation, Hellfire decided to make two preparations.

It would unleash all of its strength, but also leave itself enough leeway.

It wasn't that it was cowardly; it was just that it had encountered the completely unreasonable Lin Tianwei.

Millions of Hellfire Ants annihilated in an instant—this was simply incomprehensible.

The Hellfire Ants species once again faced a crisis of life and death.

This time, it was Hellfire, behind the Ant Queen, who poured all its strength into ensuring the continuation of the Hellfire Ants.

Two preparations?

First, the continuation of offspring!

A blood-colored ant egg rolled out leisurely from Hellfire's ovipositor.

This was the offspring that embodied the new hope of the Hellfire Ants species.

Embodying Hellfire's painstaking efforts, it would possess even greater Talent.

Under Hellfire's command, a pair of flying ants carried this ant egg and embarked on their escape.

If the entire Hellfire Ants species unfortunately lost the battle, this ant egg would be the hope for the Hellfire Ants' continuation.

Watching the ant egg move further and further away, Hellfire also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Its gaze immediately became fierce.

Since the task of continuing the offspring had been arranged, it was now time to go all out, pouring all its strength into confronting the Tiger King.

To confront this opponent who dared to challenge the entire Hellfire Ants species alone.

With a thought, Hellfire's Talent, Directed Modification, was activated!

Its incredibly massive body began to undergo a strange transformation.

Its body, too fat to move on its own, began to rapidly shrink and condense.

It would transform itself into another form before Lin Tianwei arrived.

Another form more suitable for combat!

As the energy contracted and gathered, Hellfire's appearance gradually changed into a form more suitable for combat.

It looked very much like it did when it first escaped from the Primeval Forest.

It wasn't a brainless machine that only knew how to reproduce, like ordinary Ant Queens.

It could attack and defend!

Its incredibly massive body began to move rapidly with an unmatched Agility.

Before long, it reached the surface.

With a size of a full fifteen meters, it looked incredibly imposing.

Don't let Hellfire's size fool you; it seemed small, barely half the size of Lin Tianwei's body.

But insects cannot be judged by the combat power calculations of ordinary mammals.

They are born with countless powerful Talents.

If it weren't for the limitations of size, the masters of Blue Star might well be these seemingly tiny insects.

Under the blessing of the ants' innate strength Talent, every attack by Hellfire would become incredibly terrifying.

It even reached a level capable of contending with Lin Tianwei.

One must know that ants are creatures capable of easily lifting objects several hundred times their own weight.

These creatures possess terrifying combat power completely disproportionate to their size.

Of course, the most terrifying thing was Hellfire's pair of extremely massive wings.

When flapped rapidly, they could easily create a tornado, allowing it to fly.

Gaining the advantage of the sky.

Flight?

This was something Lin Tianwei had not yet achieved.

Of course, it wasn't that Lin Tianwei couldn't do it; he just didn't see the need.

To compromise one's combat power for the sake of flight ability was inherently putting the cart before the horse.

The reason Hellfire chose to evolve a pair of wings was also because its body had already grown to its limit.

There was no more room for development.

Just a little bigger.

Just a little bigger, and its body would burst from being unable to bear its own weight!

Its ears twitched slightly, and Hellfire felt the sound of Lin Tianwei's approaching footsteps.

Retreat!

Retreat from the edge of the Mad Forest!

Hellfire unhesitatingly issued new orders.

At a time like this, it had no time to play house with the treants in the Mad Forest.

Fighting Lin Tianwei with all its might was what it needed to do.

However, although the Hellfire Ants retreated, the treants would not.

The animosity between the two sides had reached an irreconcilable level.

Even knowing that this might be Hellfire's scheme, not a single treant retreated.

With heavy steps, they unhesitatingly launched an attack on the Hellfire Forest.

As the treants stepped in, the Hellfire Forest instantly underwent terrifying changes.

The treants, formed by countless plants tightly intertwined.

The moment they came into contact with the unique sand of the Hellfire Forest, they scattered countless seeds.

These seeds were not at all afraid of the Poisonous substances contained in the soil of the Hellfire Forest.

Under the treants' catalysis, they began to take root and sprout, quickly growing into tender saplings.

They only needed some time, and growing into towering trees would be the simplest thing.

Under normal circumstances, these saplings would be destroyed in the Hellfire Ants' counterattack.

But this time, the Hellfire Ants were clearly too busy to pay attention to these saplings.

They gathered together, preparing to jointly welcome Lin Tianwei's arrival.

And those treants?

They did not pursue directly.

Instead, by continuously sowing and catalyzing plant growth, they slowly, bit by bit, encroached upon the land of the Hellfire Forest.

Whether or not they could kill the Hellfire Ants was completely irrelevant to them.

Those were just slightly more nutritious fertilizer.

The sunlight in the sky could also provide them with a large amount of energy.

Spreading their brethren, or plant avatars, to a larger area—that was their goal.

It was precisely because of the treants' thinking that the decisive battle between Lin Tianwei and Hellfire would not be disturbed.

They would engage in an epic battle in the Hellfire Forest!

From afar, Lin Tianwei saw the red sand.

Just like the scene he once saw in Sector C, it was covered with dense Hellfire Ants.

The difference was that the Hellfire Ants on this sand were even more powerful.

Especially the most conspicuous Hellfire Ant among them, its massive body, at a glance, was not an opponent that could be easily dealt with.

Facing such a terrifying scene.

A scene capable of instantly killing those with trypophobia.

Lin Tianwei, however, showed no fear.

The moment he arrived, he had already prepared to destroy everything.

Roar~~~~

A deafening tiger's roar carrying terrifying Sonic Waves spread into the Hellfire Forest.

Lin Tianwei remembered that the first time he encountered these Hellfire Ants, he used the same method.

At that time, he instantly killed countless Hellfire Ants, which was quite a bountiful harvest.

So this time, Lin Tianwei also planned to use Sonic Waves first to meet these Hellfire Ants.

However, Lin Tianwei's tiger roar, though seemingly loud, could not cause the slightest damage to these Hellfire Ants.

Under Hellfire's command, they relied on each other, transmitting the energy from Lin Tianwei's tiger roar.

No matter how terrifying the energy in the tiger's roar was, when jointly shared by countless Hellfire Ants, it couldn't stir up the slightest ripple.

It was completely different from the situation at the farm before.

Seeing this.

Lin Tianwei's eyes narrowed slightly as he carefully observed Hellfire.

This massive Hellfire Ant was clearly the leader of the ant colony.

After all, its huge body stood out conspicuously in the ant colony.

Especially the light in its eyes, which made the tiger immediately feel that it was not simple.

Lin Tianwei had a premonition that it was this seemingly insignificant fellow in front of him who had ruined his good fortune.

As expected, Lin Tianwei's premonition was completely accurate.

The reason this happened was entirely due to Hellfire.

Hellfire reacted immediately to the imminent battle.

Under its control, the ant colony launched the most effective counterattack against Lin Tianwei's assault.

Through coordinated efforts, they minimized the damage from the tiger's roar.

This demonstrated the importance of command.

Even with the same numbers, an ant colony directly commanded by Hellfire would see its combat effectiveness increase by at least half.

Without giving Lin Tianwei another chance to attack, Hellfire directly flapped its wings and flew towards Lin Tianwei.

It had no intention of giving Lin Tianwei an opportunity to unleash a powerful move.

Otherwise, if the majority of the ant colony were instantly wiped out, even if it won, it would effectively have lost.

It would completely lose the ability to contend with the Mad Forest.

Ultimately, it would only be slowly devoured by those annoying tree spirits, becoming material for their growth.

Watching Hellfire fly towards him, a hint of amusement flashed in Lin Tianwei's eyes.

Interesting.

Truly very interesting.

It was the first time he had encountered such a small creature daring to actively attack him.

Although Hellfire's size was already quite large, Lin Tianwei's body was even bigger.

A twofold difference made Hellfire an undeniable 'little guy' in Lin Tianwei's eyes.

Yet, it was this 'little guy' that dared to actively attack Lin Tianwei.

How could this not amuse Lin Tianwei?

Nevertheless, Lin Tianwei did not underestimate Hellfire in the slightest.

As is well known, ants possess a terrifying Talent for strength.

They can carry food several hundred times their own weight.

Perhaps it was this terrifying strength Talent that gave Hellfire the confidence to challenge him.

If that was the case, he would show the other party who the true King of Strength was.

Possessing countless powerful Talents, coupled with steady development, Lin Tianwei was confident that his strength would absolutely not be inferior to Hellfire's.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei immediately stood on his hind legs, supporting his massive body with his powerful limbs.

He swung his tiger paw forward, intending to swat Hellfire away directly.

Such a simple attack pattern, however, made the flying Hellfire hesitate.

Its original attack plan was to rely on its ability to fly, leveraging its smaller size and more agile movements.

It planned to continuously circle and attack Lin Tianwei.

But it hadn't expected Lin Tianwei to immediately prepare for a strength contest with it.

A strength contest?

I, Hellfire, am never afraid!

These big guys might seem to possess greater strength, but they could never defeat me.

Hellfire glared fiercely at Lin Tianwei, even abandoning flight.

Without leverage in the air, it couldn't exert its powerful strength as effectively as when it was on solid ground.

With all six legs propelling it, Hellfire transformed into the most terrifying armored vehicle, charging fiercely towards Lin Tianwei.

Its sharp scythe-like mandibles were like blades, stabbing viciously towards Lin Tianwei's body.

War was about to erupt!

Lin Tianwei's massive body began to press down.

At the moment of pressing down, his tiger paws firmly pinned Hellfire's body.

With a burst of terrifying strength, Lin Tianwei intended to suppress Hellfire directly with his immense power.

Once caught, it wouldn't escape his grasp.

Unfortunately, Hellfire was, after all, an ant.

Its excellent innate Talent allowed it to unleash incredibly terrifying strength.

Its body, pinned down by Lin Tianwei, began to exert force, attempting to unleash its full power to directly send Lin Tianwei flying.

This time, however, it miscalculated.

Lin Tianwei's strength was not weaker than its own; in fact, it was slightly stronger.

As its body was gradually suppressed, Hellfire discovered with horror that it was the loser in this grapple.

An ant like itself actually lost in a grapple?

Although Hellfire found it somewhat absurd, the immense power from Lin Tianwei's tiger paws was undeniably real.

It pressed down, making it gasp for air.

Most importantly, its body was already clamped by this fierce tiger.

It was being squeezed, creaking audibly.

If this continued, with the explosion of force, its Carapace would definitely be the first to give way.

Its fate would be to burst apart.

I'm so foolish.

Why did I abandon the advantage of flight to grapple with this terrifying tiger?

This is simply seeking death!

Thinking this, Hellfire's body began to twist continuously, attempting to escape from beneath Lin Tianwei's tiger paws.

It discovered, however, that its seemingly smooth Carapace completely lost its original effectiveness in front of Lin Tianwei's tiger paws.

There seemed to be a special structure on the tiger paws, like suction cups, firmly gripping its Carapace.

Unless it used a disintegration technique, it simply couldn't escape.

Had it become a turtle in a jar?

Hellfire, realizing its predicament, showed no panic.

It knew it wasn't just one ant.

Its Hellfire Ants army was stationed here.

While the two sides were locked in a struggle, unable to move, its subordinates could just launch a sneak attack.

A sneak attack on this seemingly powerful, yet utterly foolish tiger.

One tiger challenging the entire Hellfire Forest?

How could he have such a naive idea?

Its massive Hellfire Ants army would show him what regret felt like!

Although it was losing ground, Hellfire appeared calm and collected.

It began to release pheromones, commanding its troops.

Instantly, the Hellfire Ants army sprang into action.

Like a tide, they surged forward.

This time, however, their target was Lin Tianwei!

They sought to completely devour the colossal creature before them.

While this behavior might be considered somewhat dishonorable, Hellfire stated that ants were creatures that inherently won by numbers; this was its fighting style.

It felt no psychological burden whatsoever.

Not only that, Hellfire intended to press its advantage.

Although its body was restrained by Lin Tianwei, the ant's body structure was, after all, different from a human's.

Hellfire could still launch an attack on Lin Tianwei in this situation.

Stinger!

Hellfire raised its abdomen high, its sharp stinger glinting with a cold light.

It was actually planning to launch a sneak attack on Lin Tianwei.

Not only that, its mouth was also opening and closing, seemingly brewing some terrifying attack.

No sooner said than done.

Hellfire's stinger, with lightning speed, stabbed fiercely towards Lin Tianwei's tiger paw.

Once it pierced Lin Tianwei's tiger skin, the hidden Poison would instantly be injected into Lin Tianwei's body.

It would let Lin Tianwei thoroughly savor the wonderful taste, like being burned by Hellfire itself.

Hellfire's mouth was also busy, rapidly spraying a glob of venom towards Lin Tianwei's eyes.

No matter the creature, the eyes are considered one of its weaknesses.

As long as it could hit, Hellfire was confident that its expertly concocted Poison would definitely severely injure Lin Tianwei.

Even if it couldn't hit, as long as Lin Tianwei made a dodging movement, Hellfire could seize the moment of Lin Tianwei's distraction to break free and escape from the terrifying tiger paw.

Then, it would utilize its natural advantage of flight.

While Lin Tianwei was struggling with its subordinates and revealing a weak point, it would launch a fatal attack on him.

On the other side, the Hellfire Ants, already not far from Lin Tianwei, finally reached the battlefield.

They quickly spread around Lin Tianwei's body.

Some Hellfire Ants had even raised their sharp fangs high, ready to launch a fatal attack on Lin Tianwei at any moment.

In just an instant, Lin Tianwei went from being the victor of the grapple to a 'pitiable' tiger surrounded on three sides.

However, Lin Tianwei, seemingly caught in the encirclement, showed no trace of panic in his eyes.

Instead, he appeared composed, as if everything was under his control.

Since you were the first to act dishonorably, don't blame me for being even more so!

Facing Hellfire's sneak attack, Lin Tianwei only felt it was incredibly ridiculous.

Its petty tricks couldn't stir up even a ripple in front of him.

Lin Tianwei's tiger mouth slightly parted, and terrifying flames instantly sprayed out, spreading over Hellfire's entire body.

This strike not only instantly evaporated the venom Hellfire sprayed but also inflicted tremendous damage on Hellfire.

Although its fire resistance was very high, it couldn't withstand Lin Tianwei's even more terrifying flames.

Moreover, it was a continuous, unending output of flames.

Becoming a roasted ant was its only fate.

As for that ridiculous stinger?

It did indeed breach Lin Tianwei's defenses, causing him a slight prickling sensation.

It was like being accidentally bitten by a mosquito.

However, the Hellfire Poison, on which Hellfire had placed such high hopes, had no effect whatsoever.

Because Lin Tianwei merely flexed his muscles slightly, instantly expelling both the Hellfire Poison and the stinger from his body.

These childish things were not enough to faze Lin Tianwei.

As for the remaining Hellfire Ants, they were even more laughable.

How could they naively believe that Lin Tianwei's body would be so easy for them to approach?

Just as they were about to touch Lin Tianwei's body, an invisible wall blocked their path.

That was Lin Tianwei's Mental Power beginning to exert its might, constructing an invisible wall for himself.

While not invincible, it was more than enough to defend against these Hellfire Ants.

They could only stare wide-eyed at Lin Tianwei, unable to cross the line.

The three-sided ambush crisis was thus easily resolved by Lin Tianwei.

Not only that, under the scorching flames, Hellfire turned completely red, becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

At this rate, its fate today was nothing but death.

Lin Tianwei had completely not expected this foolish ant to actually have the idea of grappling with him.

Otherwise, trying to catch this flying, incredibly powerful fellow would indeed have required a bit more effort.

But now, it was perfect.

Lin Tianwei only needed to increase the power of his flame spray to quickly prepare a delicious dish called 'Roasted Ant' for himself!