Chapter 36:　Soldier Ant

There’s only 2 dog sized ants at first, then suddenly another 3 appeared. Although as they’re just level 20 meaning it’s not a powerful enemy that we can’t defeat, a new one always comes out while we were fighting, completely surrounding us before we were aware of it.

Soldier Ant：Level 20

They’re not that strong one on one. Not to mention they can be attacked easily since they’re slow, and they could be almost killed in just one of our attack. However it’s a different story once their number increased. While I killed one of them, another one injured me by biting me from the back. Even if they’re just small insects, the power is strong. Now that they’ve become this size, they’ve become a threat that could take your life.

Everyone had been injured while breathing roughly. Although we recover instantly thanks to the level up, it didn’t really mean much as we receive more attacks from the enemies. I don’t even remember anymore if the number that I’ve killed is 10 or 20.

Shallie whom I put at the base is already closed to tears, looking at us anxiously. Although I tried to tell her that we’re fine, since I discovered an ant trying to climb up the base, I rush up and kills it. There’s no way to defend with the way things are going. Lets try to break through and escape.

Amyl is in charge of the place where the number of enemies are the highest. He’s bleeding here and there, but still desperately swinging his sword. I feel bad looking at him bleeding like that. Explosion magic us the most effective at the place with crowded enemies. If I clear up the group of enemies that Amyl is fighting, I should be able to create a path to retreat.

“Amyl! It’s going to hurt a bit, but please endure it!”

“I’m busy right n-…eh!?”

The blast of explosion magic that I shoot entered his view. He jumped back in a hurry while screaming, before the blast reached the group of enemies. Intense explosion can be heard as the head, arms and feet of the ant flew everywhere. I’m sorry for Amyl who’s nearby but I’m glad he managed to avoid it safely. He’s tumbling around from the impact of the blast. He looks like that tumble weed grass from the  west.
[T.N: No idea about the last part]

“Wh-what do you think y-…!”

“You can complain later! Everyone, run away!”

The falling Amyl tried to say something but I just pick him up. Claire had already recovered Shallie, as Diabell and Lelena can run by themselves. The remnants of the ants start chasing us, forcing me to create earth wall and shoot explosion magic again.

Once we managed to shake off the enemies and catch our breath, all the members just sat down in place. That was a really close call.

“That was dangerous. We could have been annihilated there.”

“That’s right. As the enemies keeps on appearing, I think retreating was the correct judgement.”

“…though I might have been killed by you instead.”

Amyl is looking at me with half opened eyes. Its all good since we’re all okay right? Why are you complaining when Lelena seems totally okay about it?

“…did I say something funny?”

Although he looks puzzled, I’ll close my mouth now as it will only backfired if I said anything. Let’s leave Amyl alone for now, and think about how to handle those Soldier Ants. Lelena and I started using healing magic on the injured person. Once I check the current status, it seems that everyone had level up.

Est：Level 30
HP　495/495
MP　389/389
Strength　268
Speed　251
Dexterity　250
Defense　242
Wisdom　298
Luck　143

Skills Possessed:
『Experience Value Up：Level 2』
『Swordsmanship：Level 3』
『Dexterity Up：Level 1』
『Mapping：Level 1』
『Wisdom up：Level 2』
『Flame Magic：Level 2』[T.N: This sounds better than Fire magic]
『No Chant：Level 1』
『Speed Up：Level 1』
『Stealth：Level 1』
『Strength Up：Level 2』
『Defense Up：Level 1』
『Shield：Level 2』
『Ice Magic：Level 1』
『Healing Magic：Level 1』
『HP Regeneration：Level 1』
『MP Regeneration：Level 1』
『Earth Magic：Level 1』

『2 new skills can be acquired. Please choose from the list:』
『Luck Up』
『Ice Magic：Level 2』
『Dexterity up：Level 2』
『Speed Up：Level 2』
『No Chant：Level 2』
『Swordsmanship：Level 4』
『Flame Magic：Level 3』

Claire：Level 29
HP　411/411
MP　134/134
Strength　161
Speed　299
Dexterity　287
Defense　138
Wisdom　124
Luck　213

Skills Possessed:
『Archery：Level 3』
『Evasion：Level 3』
『Swordsmanship：Level 3』
『Rapid Shot：Level 2』

Diabell：Level 26
HP　282/282
MP　360/360
Strength　101
Speed　205
Dexterity　210
Defense　107
Wisdom　306
Luck　197

Skills Possessed:
『Summon Spirit of the Flame：Level 3』
『Summon Spirit of the Wind：Level 3』
『Summon Spirit of the Earth：Level 2』
『Swordsmanship：Level 3』

Shallie：Level 20
HP　208/208
MP　56/56
Strength　87
Speed　155
Dexterity　143
Defense　77
Wisdom　31
Luck　141

Skills Possessed:
『Scent Classification：Level 2』

Amyl went up from level 27 to 29. Lelena went up from 26 to 28 respectively. Since it’s a fierce battle, it seems that some of Claire’s and Diabell’s skill level had went up. Since I’ve reach the targeted Level 30, I guess I’m already in the range of Gold rank? Even Shallie had reach Level 20. Although I didn’t know whether they have a ranking at the guild, but if there is, she’s going to beat the record the youngest and the fastest at leveling up.

What skill should I take now? Although it’s good to take Swordsmanship to strengthen the vanguard of our party, I’m still an easy target during a confused fight, so it didn’t have that many benefits for the party. Since the current me wont run out of MP even if I fired magic non-stop, I should strengthen my magic right now.

Fortunately, it seems that I can choose 2 skills this time. With that I took 『No Chant：Level 2』 and  『Flame Magic：Level 3』. Lets settle our battle with this.

Chapter 36:Soldier AntThere's only 2 dog sized ants at first, then suddenly another 3 appeared. Although as they're just level 20 meaning it's not a powerful enemy that we can't defeat, a new one always comes out while we were fighting, completely surrounding us before we were aware of it.Soldier AntLevel 20They're not that strong one on one. Not to mention they can be attacked easily since they're slow, and they could be almost killed in just one of our attack. However it's a different story once their number increased. While I killed one of them, another one injured me by biting me from the back. Even if they're just small insects, the power is strong. Now that they've become this size, they've become a threat that could take your life.Everyone had been injured while breathing roughly. Although we recover instantly thanks to the level up, it didn't really mean much as we receive more attacks from the enemies. I don't even remember anymore if the number that I've killed is 10 or 20.Shallie whom I put at the base is already closed to tears, looking at us anxiously. Although I tried to tell her that we're fine, since I discovered an ant trying to climb up the base, I rush up and kills it. There's no way to defend with the way things are going. Lets try to break through and escape.Amyl is in charge of the place where the number of enemies are the highest. He's bleeding here and there, but still desperately swinging his sword. I feel bad looking at him bleeding like that. Explosion magic us the most effective at the place with crowded enemies. If I clear up the group of enemies that Amyl is fighting, I should be able to create a path to retreat.Amyl! It's going to hurt a bit, but please endure it!I'm busy right n-eh!?The blast of explosion magic that I shoot entered his view. He jumped back in a hurry while screaming, before the blast reached the group of enemies. Intense explosion can be heard as the head, arms and feet of the ant flew everywhere. I'm sorry for Amyl who's nearby but I'm glad he managed to avoid it safely. He's tumbling around from the impact of the blast. He looks like that tumble weed grass from the west.T.N: No idea about the last partWh-what do you think y-!You can complain later! Everyone, run away!The falling Amyl tried to say something but I just pick him up. Claire had already recovered Shallie, as Diabell and Lelena can run by themselves. The remnants of the ants start chasing us, forcing me to create earth wall and shoot explosion magic again.Once we managed to shake off the enemies and catch our breath, all the members just sat down in place. That was a really close call.That was dangerous. We could have been annihilated there.That's right. As the enemies keeps on appearing, I think retreating was the correct judgement.though I might have been killed by you instead.Amyl is looking at me with half opened eyes. Its all good since we're all okay right? Why are you complaining when Lelena seems totally okay about it?did I say something funny?Although he looks puzzled, I'll close my mouth now as it will only backfired if I said anything. Let's leave Amyl alone for now, and think about how to handle those Soldier Ants. Lelena and I started using healing magic on the injured person. Once I check the current status, it seems that everyone had level up.EstLevel 30HP495/495MP389/389Strength268Speed251Dexterity250Defense242Wisdom298Luck143Skills Possessed:Experience Value UpLevel 2SwordsmanshipLevel 3Dexterity UpLevel 1MappingLevel 1Wisdom upLevel 2Flame MagicLevel 2T.N: This sounds better than Fire magicNo ChantLevel 1Speed UpLevel 1StealthLevel 1Strength UpLevel 2Defense UpLevel 1ShieldLevel 2Ice MagicLevel 1Healing MagicLevel 1HP RegenerationLevel 1MP RegenerationLevel 1Earth MagicLevel 12 new skills can be acquired. Please choose from the list:Luck UpIce MagicLevel 2Dexterity upLevel 2Speed UpLevel 2No ChantLevel 2SwordsmanshipLevel 4Flame MagicLevel 3ClaireLevel 29HP411/411MP134/134Strength161Speed299Dexterity287Defense138Wisdom124Luck213Skills Possessed:ArcheryLevel 3EvasionLevel 3SwordsmanshipLevel 3Rapid ShotLevel 2DiabellLevel 26HP282/282MP360/360Strength101Speed205Dexterity210Defense107Wisdom306Luck197Skills Possessed:Summon Spirit of the FlameLevel 3Summon Spirit of the WindLevel 3Summon Spirit of the EarthLevel 2SwordsmanshipLevel 3ShallieLevel 20HP208/208MP56/56Strength87Speed155Dexterity143Defense77Wisdom31Luck141Skills Possessed:Scent ClassificationLevel 2Amyl went up from level 27 to 29. Lelena went up from 26 to 28 respectively. Since it's a fierce battle, it seems that some of Claire's and Diabell's skill level had went up. Since I've reach the targeted Level 30, I guess I'm already in the range of Gold rank? Even Shallie had reach Level 20. Although I didn't know whether they have a ranking at the guild, but if there is, she's going to beat the record the youngest and the fastest at leveling up.What skill should I take now? Although it's good to take Swordsmanship to strengthen the vanguard of our party, I'm still an easy target during a confused fight, so it didn't have that many benefits for the party. Since the current me wont run out of MP even if I fired magic non-stop, I should strengthen my magic right now.Fortunately, it seems that I can choose 2 skills this time. With that I took No ChantLevel 2 and Flame MagicLevel 3. Lets settle our battle with this.