I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

Lin Yuan did not rush to activate [King's Intimidation] this time.

Because this ant's aggressive drive was so strong, it didn't need any mockery; it just charged forward relentlessly.

Moreover, once used, given the scope of the monarch's deterrence, it would likely directly provoke an attack from the ant swarm.

"Don't rush to pull the monsters."

The soldier ant felt insulted; its proud serrated teeth had no effect on Lin Yuan!

"squeak!"

It let out a sharp hiss and opened its mouthparts.

Sizzle!

A jet of dark green acid sprayed out, soaking Lin Yuan completely.

[Skill: Acid Spray!]

This is a special attack with corrosive properties that typically reduces the target's armor.

However, even if his armor was reduced by 10%, it would make no difference to him.

"this one?"

"Not enough force, did you not eat?" Lin Yuan immediately launched into his verbal sparring mode.

Although Lin Yuan was unharmed, the soldier ant was in a terrible state.

Every attack, every blast of poison.

All of these will trigger Lin Yuan's insane 3% true damage reflection!

Lin Yuan's current health is 3220.

3% is 96.6!

Moreover, it deals true damage and ignores defense!

Soldier ants attack three times per second.

That's nearly 300 points of damage per second!

-96.6!

-96.6!

-96.6!

Bright red numbers spewed up like a fountain above the soldier ants' heads.

Its 4500 health bar was plummeting like blood gushing from a major artery!

In just ten seconds.

This elite soldier ant, which was just moments ago full of energy and looked ferocious, was now gone.

The movements began to slow down.

Unexplained cracks began to appear on its hard chitinous shell.

It was shattered by the force of the recoil!

"squeak……"

The red light in the soldier ants' eyes began to fade.

It doesn't understand.

It was clearly the one attacking, so why am I the one getting hurt?

It wants to stop.

But that was the instinct of a monster on hellish difficulty, driving it to fight to the death.

Finally, it launched its 47th attack.

*Splat*

This elite soldier ant lay upside down, twitched twice, and then stopped moving.

Experience: 116/3000 -> 257/3000

Defense Points: 3280 -> 3421

[Defeat a level 16 Iron-Toothed Guardian Ant (Elite) to gain 100 experience points, plus an additional 50 experience points.]

[Received: Hardened Iron Teeth x1, Formic Acid Sac x1, Gold Coins x50]

Experience: 257/3000 -> 407/3000

"Whoa!"

"150 experience points per monster?"

Lin Yuan looked at the experience bar, his eyes shining brightly.

Keep in mind that a level 12 goblin outside only gives 50 experience points.

"One every 20 seconds."

"What if I poop 10 at once?"

"What if you pull 100?"

Lin Yuan stood at the entrance of the dark passage, looking at the dense swarm of ants in front of him, which resembled a red sea.

The red dots flickered in the darkness, each pair representing a bloodthirsty elite soldier ant.

Any normal team of professionals would probably be trembling at the sight of this.

But in Lin Yuan's eyes, these were not ants; they were piles of walking experience packs, and moving attribute points!

"call……"

Lin Yuan took a deep breath, a fanatical smile curving his lips.

"Since you're here, don't be shy."

"Men, dinner's ready!"

Lin Yuan silently chanted in his heart and suddenly activated the set's strongest special effects!

[King's Intimidation (Active Aura): Activated!]

Om-! !

An invisible and extremely domineering wave spread wildly outwards from Lin Yuan's center!

Humans cannot perceive these fluctuations.

But for these monsters that aren't bosses, that's an extreme provocation!

"squeak!!!"

"Squeak squeak squeak!!!"

The ant colony, which had been wandering aimlessly, suddenly erupted into chaos!

Within a radius of twenty meters, all the iron-toothed guard ants, whether they were patrolling or lying down sleeping, were present.

At that moment, they all turned their heads in unison, staring intently at the figure at the entrance of the passage.

That hatred was as if Lin Yuan had dug up their ancestral graves and stolen their queen ant!

Rumbling--

The earth began to tremble.

Dozens, even hundreds, of soldier ants surged toward Lin Yuan like a black and red tide!

The scene was so spectacular it was terrifying!

"Well done!"

Lin Yuan did not retreat but advanced.

He placed the Thousand Devouring Shield in front of him, his entire body as immovable as a reef in a tsunami.

Parry skill - Shield Defense!

boom!boom!boom!boom!

The first wave of ants has arrived!

The dense thuds of impact instantly merged into one, as if a hundred drummers were frantically pounding drums in Lin Yuan's ears.

If it were a regular shield warrior, even with a full set of bronze armor, facing such a dense attack, they would probably be torn to shreds along with their shield in one go.

But Lin Yuan?

3310 armor!

Their proud iron teeth, when they bit into Lin Yuan, only managed to send sparks flying, without dealing even a single point of damage!

On the contrary, Lin Yuan's stats have gone completely crazy!

[Attacked by a level 16 Iron-Toothed Guardian Ant, Defense Points +3!]

[Experience Armor (lv3) triggered, experience points +3!]

[Proficiency +1]

Before Lin Yuan's eyes, all he could see were frantically jumping +3, +3, +3!

That kind of numerical surge This almost made him groan out loud.

Centered on Lin Yuan, a bright red cloud of numbers rose up around him!

Every soldier ant that attacked Lin Yuan instantly suffered nearly a hundred points of true damage.

Their insane attack speed has now become their death warrant!

Three bites in one second, that's 300 HP lost in one second!

20 seconds later.

The eight soldier ants surrounding Lin Yuan let out a mournful cry almost simultaneously, their bodies stiffened, and they collapsed to the ground with a thud.

[Slay a level 16 Iron-Toothed Guardian Ant, gain 100 experience points, plus an additional 50 experience points!] *8

Experience points: 766/3000 -> 1894/3000 -> 3094/3000

[Ding! Congratulations, host, your level has increased to LV10!]

Finally reached level 10!

Lin Yuan was overjoyed. Feeling the power surging within his body, he quickly opened the attribute panel.

Name: Lin Yuan

[Class: Unbreakable Bulwark (Giant Shield Knight)]

[Talent: Undying]

[Level: 10 (94/5000)]

[Life: 1600 (+1820)]

[Mana: 180]

Strength: 75 (+30)

Agility: 15 (+10)

Armor: 2840 (+510)

Magic Resistance: 524 (+190)

Constitution: 90 (+182)

[Mental Strength: 44 (+45)]

Active Skills: Shield Defense, Shield Bash (lv10), Taunt (lv10), Shockwave (lv1), Guardian Barrier (lv1)

Passive Skill: Absolute Defense (lv1)

[Equipped with: Devouring Helmet, Devouring Heavy Shield, Devouring Short Blade, Devouring Vine Armor, Devouring Bracers, Devouring Boots, Resilient Ring]

[Defense Point: 4408]

Level 10 is the first major hurdle for professionals, as the experience points required to level up have skyrocketed from 3000 to 5000!

[Reach level 10 to unlock the new class skill: Guardian Barrier!]

[Guardian Bulwark (Lv1): Active skill. Consumes 50 mana. Immediately grants the user and allies within 2 meters a shield equal to 30% of their maximum health, lasting 30 seconds. While the shield is active, all damage taken is reduced by 20%. Cooldown: 60 seconds.]

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