I gained immortality in Full-Time Magician

Chapter 20 Ant Nest (Part 1)

As the military strategist had previously agreed upon.

Wind mage Lao Bi led the way, followed by water and earth mages. Zhu Zhou and another earth mage followed behind.

The group chose the anthill entrance with the fewest vines and entered.

Standing at the entrance of the cave, all you can see is a deep, dark void. This darkness easily evokes a sense of fear of the dark and the unknown. Coupled with the chilling wind blowing out of the cave, goosebumps inevitably spread all over your body.

"Holy crap, that's kind of scary!"

"This hole looks bottomless."

The students in the top class looked at the hole in front of them and discussed it amongst themselves, their words revealing that they didn't want to go down.

"Stop talking nonsense, this is a training exercise, everyone has to go down. Unless someone wants a C!" Captain Zhu said.

"Let's go in together, light-related stuff, let's turn on the light bulbs!" Bao Ben saw that everyone was going in and was ready to show off.

The students in the Department of Light were all complaining.

Unfortunately, their basic skill nickname was indeed "moving light bulb".

The light-elemental students used their abilities to illuminate the craggy cave, but deeper inside remained a vast expanse of darkness, causing their hearts to race inexplicably.

"The wind element is leading the way, right? You all have the Wind Track skill, so you can retreat immediately if anything happens," Zhu Zhou said.

Those whose magic was wind-based didn't say much; Lao Bi, Leng Ci, and the others had already gone ahead.

The anthill was a maze of paths, and Jiang Shang and his group continued to venture deeper into the anthill, following the marks left by the wind mage who had explored the way ahead.

The overall structure of an anthill consists of one layer above ground and four layers underground.

The above-ground structures are primarily passageways for the blood ant, serving as strategic fortresses for the ants to pass through and store supplies during battles!

The exposed surfaces of the anthills are covered with a thick layer of excrement, which is a substance expelled from the saliva of the red ants and layered on top. This substance is also the building material that red ants use to construct their nests and tunnels. This substance effectively defends against attacks from other demons and also has good waterproof properties; even a water-based demon of the same level would have to use magic several times to completely break through it! Therefore, this substance is also one of the best choices for constructing defensive fortifications in many coastal cities.

The underground nest is mainly divided into an incubation chamber, a royal chamber, and a food storage chamber, with the royal chamber located in the very center of the entire nest.

The purpose of Jiang Shang and his team's trip was to check whether there were any remaining blood ants in the incubation chamber.

For the blood ant species, as long as there are two ants in a colony, they can mutate into a new queen and king ant after absorbing enough energy.

Therefore, the Yuncheng military spends a lot of effort every year to clean up the bloody red ants.

The ant nest was one of the targets of this major cleanup.

As the target had already been cleared, the military also prepared a red ant egg and placed it in the incubation room, specifically for this training exercise.

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"There are so many vines in this cave!" complained one of the girls in the group.

Under the radiant light of the light-elemental mage, the cave passage was covered with many vines, stretching from beneath their feet all the way into the depths of the cave.

"How strange, how come there are vines in this anthill?"

Jiang Shang looked at this phenomenon with great confusion.

However, he remained cautious. No matter how he looked at it, an anthill growing underground shouldn't have vines.

Their footsteps echoed through the quiet anthill tunnels.

Soon, Jiang Shang and his group emerged from the passage, and what came into view was a huge underground kingdom!

The air was densely covered with pillars of varying sizes, one end of which was connected to the ground and the other end to the soil above. It seemed that these pillars not only served as passageways but also supported the entire anthill.

Everyone was stunned by the sight before them!

This was their first time venturing deep into the lair of demons, and before seeing it with their own eyes, no one could have imagined that this place would be so incredibly beautiful.

The military mage standing nearby was only shocked by the sight before recovering and immediately began to be on alert, his magic ready to be unleashed in his mental universe.

Jiang Shang quickly recovered from his shock.

This is my first time arriving in the territory of demons after time travel, and I truly see everything about demons.

This was not like the scenes he had read about in books in his previous life, which were merely descriptions in words. It was as if a bloody reality had been laid out before him!

This is not a peaceful and tranquil past life, but a magical world where demons and monsters are eyeing it covetously.

All we can rely on is the magic in our hands!

The Antarctic Immortal Emperor in his spiritual universe gave him an infinite sense of security.

"Fortunately, they gave me some benefits when they threw me over here. Without a system and without talent, I can only rely on lightning magic," Jiang Shang sighed to himself.

After everyone came to their senses, the group continued to move forward.

The target this time is the hatchery located below the royal chamber. As the second most important location in the anthill after the royal chamber, the hatchery is located very close to the royal chamber.

It was surrounded by a thick barrier, with only two entrances. One led directly to the royal palace, and the other was in the storeroom.

Jiang Shang and his group chose to enter through the royal palace at the very center of the anthill.

After being illuminated by the unwavering light of the students of the Light System along the way, Jiang Shang and his group finally arrived at the royal palace.

The royal ant nest was estimated to occupy about a quarter of the entire anthill.

When Jiang Shang and his group entered, they discovered that the entire royal palace was filled with traces of various kinds of magic. Not only could they see traces of earth magic, but in some places there were also black scorch marks, which they couldn't tell were left by lightning or fire magic attacks.

In the center of the royal palace, traces of earth magic's use of ground waves remain, with the soil clods displaying wavy or swirling patterns. Nearby, vines drape down, seemingly the work of plant magic!

"It seems the battle was quite intense!" Jiang Shang exclaimed.

"Yes, last time, even Commander Nan Cheng was mobilized to wipe out the Blood Red Ants! There were also no fewer than ten intermediate-level mages present..." Zhu Zhou said.

The top students were listening to Zhu Zhou recount the events of the last encirclement and suppression campaign.

But Lao Bi suddenly ran out from the passageway connecting to the incubation room!

Dark green vines danced closely behind him.

"Watch out! There's a Blood Chain Demon Tree here, and it's in its advanced stage!" Old Bi shouted. He was covered in blood, some of which was still bleeding.

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this.

Zhu Zhou reacted quickly and threw a fireball at the vine behind Lao Bi, saving him from the predicament.

After Lao Bi flashed to their side, Zhu Zhou grabbed him and asked, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? He really is in the advanced stage!"

"Absolutely not! This thing is two or three meters taller than a normal demonic tree, and there are bloody red ants lying beneath it!"

"What?!"

Zhu Zhou and his group did not keep their discussion hidden from the students. They also learned from the military mages' conversation that there was an advanced-stage demon in the incubation room!

"What do we do? These are advanced-stage demons! Are we all going to die here?"

"Why don't we retreat and let a mid-level mage handle this?"

"I want to go home, boohoo!"

Under the pressure of the demons, some students burst into tears (д;).

Jiang Shang remained remarkably calm at this moment, though the reason was unclear. He was extremely excited and eager to fight the Blood Chain Demon Tree trunk. Perhaps it was because he had already mastered the basic lightning magic.

"Captain Zhu, what stage has this magic tree advanced to? Is it finished? If it's already at the Warrior level, let's retreat immediately, our lives are at stake!"

"If they are still considered slaves, we might be able to deal with them!" Jiang Shang said to the military mages of Zhuzhou.

"No generals have arrived, they definitely haven't arrived, otherwise I would have died inside," Old Bi replied confidently.

After hearing the answer, Jiang Shang also looked at Zhu Zhou, since he was the captain of the team and the decision-making power was still in his hands.

"this……"

"Team Leader Zhu, I've reached Level 3 Thunder Seal!" Jiang Shang said directly when he saw him hesitate.

!!!

Upon hearing his words, everyone looked at Jiang Shang in shock.

"Is it really level three?"

"Yes"

"In that case, let's go in and fight this demon," Zhu Zhou finally decided.

(End of this chapter)