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Chapter 862: Chapter 862 – Flaming Poison Ants

Abel did not say more to Barbarian Ruin, but an extra layer of carefulness was added .

“We can’t go this way; we need to take a detour!” Abel pointed forward and said .

“Is there danger up ahead? The priest asked in hesitation .

If they took a detour, there would be a big chance they would get lost .

“I’m not certain, but I don’t think we should go forward!” Abel shook his head .

From the information, he sensed he saw a big group of red ants with wings, and they were all spiritual beasts level .

It was the first time Abel saw insects that big, and he never thought ants could have the ability of a spiritual beast .

Of course, Abel wouldn’t say he saw them . Although the soul speaker’s ability was not really a secret, it was better not to let Barbarian Ruin know .

“I believe Wizard Abel . Let’s turn!” Half-elf Leon said immediately .

“Bighorn . It is not the first time we’ve taken this path . If it doesn’t work, I’ll open the path . I don’t think anything can stop us!” Barbarian Ruin gazed at Abel . Although he didn’t show any bad intentions, he still rejected Abel’s advice .

The priest hesitated for a moment, but the performance Abel gave in the forest was too impressive, so he said, “Ruin, if that’s what Wizard Abel said, let’s take a different path!”

“Bighorn, look at the time . If we change directions, we won’t make it out by the time the sky is dark . Then we won’t be able to leave the forest . That’s even more dangerous!” Barbarian Ruin then turned to the others and said . If you are afraid, then stay here and wait . I’ll open up the path!”

“Ruin… . ” the priest wanted to say something, but Barbarian Ruin dashed forward before he could even do so .

Barbarian Ruin was not stupid . He had an idea of what it might be up ahead, but he was confident . He wanted to wipe out the danger and tell Abel off after he came back .

He went on his mad wolf, and he replenished his roar and battle mode to its top condition .

After 100 meters, 200 meters, 300 meters, till 500 meters, Barbarian Ruin began to relax . 500 meters was beyond the limit of a normal elite wizard’s power of will, so it meant Abel was wrong .

He kept thinking as he accelerated . However, he was stunned when he reached 1000 meters .

He abruptly padded on the neck of his mad wolf, and it viciously came to a halt .

Normally, it was very hard to get a mad wolf to stop once it was mad, even if the rider demanded it .

However, the mad wolf was also shocked by the sea of red ahead . It was made up of huge groups of red-colored giant ants glowing in this dark forest .

Just when Barbarian Ruin wanted to head back, a red giant and noticed him .

It flapped its giant wings, and the other ants got the message . Soon, countless ants moved . Just like a forest fire, a large patch of red giant ants flew up .

They did not fly very high, only around 2 meters . But they were dast . They were almost like arrows as they speeded towards Barbarian Ruin .

“Go! It’s the flaming poison ants!” Barbarian Ruin no longer had the confidence he had when he was facing Abel . He yelled as he speeded back .

He didn’t want to lead those ants back to his team, but he just couldn’t escape this forest without a sense of direction, and the other paths are most likely also blocked by the ants .

The Barbarian’s booming voice came in handy again . Even though countless trees, his team could still hear his voice from 1000 meters .

“Flaming poison ants, how is that possible?” A scared look emerged on the priest’s face . It would be a disaster if they ran into spiritual beast level poisonous insects in this environment .

“Let’s get going quick!” Half-elf Leon’s face also changed as he quickly added .

Were they really that powerful? He also turned around on Black Wind and arrived next to half-elf Leon .

“The flaming poison ants have teeth that can penetrate armor, and they have powerful fire poison elements in them . If you are bit, those elements will be injected into your body and corrode it!” Half-elf Leon comforted his mad wolf as he explained .

Through his words, Abel got an idea of their power .

They only had a surface level defense . If a fire element was injected into one’s body, the damage it causes will be much more significant than a fire spell .

On the other hand, the poison element was the hardest to recover from . With both elements combined together, those ants would have a big advantage . They would definitely be in big trouble if they were surrounded .

Of course, the other 3 were in a much worse position . As an elite wizard, Abel could flash away in the most dangerous situations .

Just when they started to speed, the Barbarian Ruin’s agonized scream shrieked . Suddenly half-elf Leon came to a halt .

“I have to help him!” He then turned his mad wolf and headed back again towards where the yell was coming from .

The priest helplessly gazed at Abel . He then also turned back on his mad wolf as well .

The priest had no choice . He would die in the forest if anything bad happened to half-elf Leon . His mad wolf was half-elf Leon’s summon . Once half-elf Leon died, the mad wolf would die too .

The priest might be able to use his mud monster, but it wasn’t fast enough for this forest, especially against those ants .

Therefore, helping them was the best bet .

Abel shook his head . He was the calmest one . It would be easy if he wanted to escape .

If those ants were truly spiritual beats, he just needed to unleash his dragon energy, and they would be stunned, but those things were insects . They were naturally immune to dragon energy .

Or maybe dragon energy was too powerful to even care about insects . But no matter what, Abel’s dragon energy would not do much to them .

Black Wind was fast, and he soon caught up with the priest . Then they soon came across half of Leon, who was ruthlessly making little hurricanes .

Spells had a big disadvantage in the forest . Although those little hurricanes could move on their own, they all didn’t last long before hitting a tree and vanishing .

Those little hurricanes were cast towards the red ants trying to attack Barbarian Ruin . They picked up ricks from the ground and blasted the first size ants away .

There were many things to avoid when casting spells in the forest . For example, it was best to avoid fire spells to avoid lighting up the forest or angering more spiritual beasts .

The scariest thing was causing a mass movement of creatures and spiritual beasts whose force could almost wipe out everything .

Barbarian Ruin held down his pain with the help of the little hurricane . He viciously struck off the few flaming poison ants who bit him . However, his mount wolf was not as strong . It took a big hit, and it retreated back to Leon’s monster bag .

Barbarian Ruin was not fast compared to those ants in the first place, and he was even slower after being hurt . Most of the flaming poison ants had caught up . They were almost like clouds covering the sky .

Leon’s 5 ravens arrived, but they still couldn’t do much in the face of so many flaming poison ants . They could only distract a small amount of them . The poison creeper below was also in the same situation .

The priest’s skeleton arrived by the side of Barbarian Ruin . Although these strikes could land on a small number of flaming poison ants, there were still too many . It was almost useless .

“Dark sight!” He yelled to warn the others . Suddenly a cloud of curse emerged from the sky, and raindrops poured down . The ants lost their sights . However, those things functioned as a collective . Still, some of them could direct the direction .

Half-elf Leon couldn’t care about Barbarian Ruin any more . The little hurricane he cast had angered a part of those flaming poison ants, and they began their attack on him .

The priest was still far, so he had time to retreat .

“Ah!” Barbarian Ruin yelled . He unleashed a ‘mad roar’ and scared off tens of flaming poison ants around him .

However, more and more flaming poison ants began to approach, a strand of hopelessness emerged from within .

The fighting style of Barbarian was often grand and vicious, but it was almost useless against so many little targets .

He might have done better fighting a small group of spiritual beasts .

He knew he didn’t have much mana left in him . When it was fully drained, he would be eaten alive by those ants .

At the last moment, a shadow suddenly flashed before him . It was Abel on Black Wind .

Abel grabbed his neck and threw him towards the priest . At the same time, he snatched his axes .

He had no intention of saving Barbarian Ruin . He just did it for half-elf Leon . He was quite friendly with Abel, after all .

Abel put away the leaf magic staff and held Ruin’s axes in each hand . Black Wind immediately got the message .

Black Wind began to turn, and Abel followed . The ax landed on a few flaming poison ants, but each strike gave him some momentum .

The left one struck first, and the right one followed . As he spun, the momentum grew .

However, those ants were too small, and the axes were too big . The rebound momentum it brought was too weak . His hurricane (damaged) was much slower than usual at first .

But Black Wind soon made up for its speed . With the extra fast enchantment from hell, the hurricane had reached its maximum power .

“Is this guy even a wizard?” The priest mumbled as he saw Abel spinning with the axes .

Barbarian Ruin’s jaw dropped . He was more familiar with this skill than anyone on the team .

He couldn’t care about the injuries on him anymore . His eyes were fixed on Abel, but he just couldn’t make out the details .

Abel was surrounded by large amounts of flaming poison ants, and the speed of Black Wind had almost turned his ax into a grey light reflector .

Ear piercing sound emerged from the forest, and Abel ignited his sight and data analyzing ability . He didn’t want to hurt the trees, especially since he was a soul speaker .

The trees had treated him as a member of the forest and shared all kinds of information with him .

Spinning in this speed with axes of this size in a forest was remarkable on its own, and Abel didn’t even leave a single mark on a tree .

The flaming poison ants knew they met a strong enemy, so they speeded up their wings, and all gathered around Abel .

Abel kept spinning faster and faster . Finally, he had become a hurricane .