. . . The Icicle Spears hit the sands, freezing their surroundings as they exploded. The Ants were caught by constant waves of freezing ice, they survived, melting it with their fire, but these monsters required heat the most to live. A sudden change in temperature in their bodies caused them to weaken and their internal body functions might even collapse altogether. When this is applied into consideration, covering the entire area with ice will prove to be the best choice, to weaken them the most! Ding! [You defeated [Giant Fiery Red Ant Soldier (B+++ Rank)] x5!] [You earned 125000 EXP!] Ding! [You defeated [Giant Fiery Red Ant Soldier (B+++ Rank)] x7!] [You earned 175000 EXP!] Ding! [You defeated [Giant Fiery Red Ant Soldier (B+++ Rank)] x5!] [You earned 125000 EXP!] Not only were icicle spears falling and freezing them, but snow was also being generated atop the skies, one of Aquamarine's abilities was being put into action. Combining the power to manipulate water and the fire being thrown here, we created an enormous quantity of evaporated water, creating clouds atop the sky! Using my Wind Skill, I threw the clouds into the sky and then we lower their temperature until they began generating snow as they constantly grew larger! This was a rather complex process, but for me it wasn't much harder! "SHAAAAA!" The Ants cried in agony, but they were surrounded by ice everywhere. They sadly couldn't fly away or something, so they were covered by icy temperatures, the erupting flames of their bodies melted a lot of the ice, but I kept covering the terrain with it, their fire began to weaken and dissipate by the cold winds, all while my allies used their powerful abilities to slaughter them by the dozens. Black and White were on the frontlines alongside Frank, as they slashed through the Ants, frozen and slowed down, weakened even, as they were pierced and sliced into shreds, one by one! B+++ Rank? Once weakened, you can barely compare to C Rank monsters! Ding! [You defeated [Giant Fiery Red Ant Soldier (B+++ Rank)] x5!] [You earned 125000 EXP!] Ding! [You defeated [Giant Fiery Red Ant Soldier (B+++ Rank)] x10!] [You earned 250000 EXP!] Ding! [You defeated [Giant Fiery Red Ant Soldier (B+++ Rank)] x15!] [You earned 375000 EXP!] Ding! [You defeated [Giant Fiery Red Ant Soldier (B+++ Rank)] x33!] [You earned 825000 EXP!] [Level Up!] [Your Level has increased from Level 67 to Level 68!] [All Your Stats have increased!] [You gained Stat Points and Skill Points.] "Heh, this is what I call controlling the terrain to our advantage…!" I laughed. "Amazing… So much ice!" Said Fiere. "Incredible… even I feel weakened in here…" Sol exclaimed. Fiere and Sol were fighting in the back, protecting our strongest magician, Brunhild, who copied my abilities in detail after my instructions. She began freezing the terrain and helped at maintaining the snowing clouds. All while conjuring hundreds of giant, ten-meter-big Icicle Spears from atop the sky, making them fall over the endless army of Ants coming from afar. With the accumulated damage from all my party members, I was receiving a nice amount of EXP passively as well! Ding! [Your Party has defeated [Giant Fiery Red Ant Soldier (B+++ Rank)] x68!] [You earned 1700000 EXP!] [Level Up!] [Your Level has increased from Level 68 to Level 69!] [All Your Stats have increased!] [You gained Stat Points and Skill Points.] "SHAAAAAAAH!!!" Suddenly, an enormous eruption of lava and flames emerged from the enormous tower, the nest made by the Fiery Ants. The entire tower began emanating both infernal flames, miasma, and cosmic energy. That scream was of the Boss! Is the Ant Queen finally going to show herself up? "Nah…" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶 FLUOOOSH! The entire nest was encompassed in Miasmic and Cosmic Flames, fusing together into purple red flames named Infernal Flames of Nether, what an interesting flames these are… these flames quickly began spreading their domain, melting the ice, and covering it on flames and molten rock. This was not just a fight of brawns, but it has become a battle between terrains. The Ants were absurdly boosted in this terrain, feeling the closeness to flames and absorbing these purple and red flames, they grew bigger and monstrous. Their red exoskeletons became black and purple, and their eyes flared with purple fire. Their nest, resembling a tower made of stone and mud, suddenly ended transforming into something resembling a small volcano, it erupted with molten rock and deadly flames fusing miasma and cosmic energy constantly. The presence of the queen could be detected from there, but she made sure to protect her den with her strongest warriors, as aside from the ones she boosted, there were bigger and sturdier ones emerging from the nest. ----- [Race]: [Giant Fiery Red Ant Fortress Warrior] [Status]: [Furious] [Rank]: [A(+)] [Level]: [53/70] [HP]: [92850/92850] (+2500) [MP]: [35332/35332] (+2500) [Strength]: [46203] (+2500) [Agility]: [11602] (+2500) [Vitality]: [31302] (+2500) [Intelligence]: [9300] (+2500) [Dexterity]: [9600] (+2500) [Divinity]: [1200] (+500) [Passive Skills] [Unique Skills]: [Hardened Exoskeleton Armor: Lv6] [Earth Element: Lv--] [Darkness Element: Lv--] [Fire Element: Lv--] [Poison Element: Lv--] [Sunlight Boost: Lv7] [Cosmic Enhancement: Lv5] [Miasmic Enhancement: Lv5] [Fiery Wrath: Lv8] [Body Skills]: [Fiery Body: Lv6] [Extrasensory Senses: Lv6] [Sharp Sight: Lv3] [Mucus Production: Lv6] [Explosive Saliva Secretion: Lv6] [Steel Tearing Sharp Jaws: Lv6] [Rapid Egg Production: Lv2] [Cosmic Aura: Lv4] [Ultra Super Defensive Technique: Lv10] [Resistance Skills]: [Physical Damage Resistance: Lv6] [Magic Damage Resistance: Lv7] [Sunlight Resistance: Lv10] [Thirst Resistance: Lv6] [Hunger Resistance: Lv6] [Fire Absorption: Lv6] [All Element Resistance: Lv5] [Active Skills] [Physical Skills]: [Powerful Bite: Lv6] [Acid Spray: Lv9] [Chemical Spray: Lv8] [Flame Aura Control: Lv7] [Burning Anger: Lv7] [Body Slam: Lv8] [Stomp: Lv7] [Vicious Relentlessness: Lv5] [Calamitous Fortress Exoskeleton: Lv10] [Magical Skills]: [Fireball: Lv10] [Blazing Beam: Lv7] [Blazing Shield: Lv5] [Shadow Bullet: Lv6] [Shadow Threads: Lv7] [Mana Sense: Lv6] [Call Ally: Lv6] [Chaotic Bullet: Lv6] [Starlight Beam: Lv6] [Fiery Lava Terrain Expansion: Lv5] [Title Skills] [Unique Title Skills]: [Fiery Red Ant Fortress Warriors: Lv10] [Cannibal: Lv6] [Miasmic Servant: Lv6] [Full Grown Adult: Lv6] ----- These guys were nothing to scoff at. They were enormous, each one being over sixty meters of height, and incredibly tanky. They stood in certain positions around the nest, like fortresses protecting it, and at the same time, using their [Fiery Lava Terrain Expansion: Lv5] to expand the terrain of flames to the ant's advantage… Interesting, I guess things finally are getting exciting. . . .