Chapter 86: Attacking Black Poison Ant

As Alros observed the ants, he is now sure of what they eat. Aside from the fruits, which he idtified as Black Poison Berry, they seem to hunt other insects, though he did observe a small group of them being annihilated by a more powerful spider.

Aside from berries and other insects, it seem to eat almost anything, though it seem to prefer the berries and insect, while having some fruits as well.

As Alros observed them, he also thought of killing them. While doing so may seem counterproductive to his desire to have them as his monsters, one have to remember ants reproduce quickly.

Ev big ants like the Black Poison Ant should adhere to this rules, or it would be hard for them to constantly replish their numbers from his observations.

Seriously, he spotted another group being destroyed wh there is a carnivorous bettle prowled the area and destroyed the group. At the very least, ev if the growth and reproduction of Black Poison Ant would be slower than regular ants, though at the very least, it would not take year's to do so.

.If he had to hazard a guess, as regular ants would take about a month to grow from eggs to adults, for big ants, it would take to 3 months, and that is the best estimate. As for their lifespan, assuming they are not killed by monsters, th they could live for several years.

Th again, he based this on his understanding of the ants in his world. With magic being involved, the growth of the ants could be faster, resulting in them having the same growth span as regular ants.

"I have to observe them closer to be sure. And it's look like dusk is here," his eyes fell on the sun, already dipping and touching the g. With it, began his time to make a move.

-x-

With their small size, unless he had some very large bug spray, or very large newspaper, killing them would be hard. However, he do have a substitute for big spray.

"Demonic Flame," using his mana, Alros proceed to burn the coming Black Poison Ant, resulting in them screeching, from being burned alive.

As he did so, the ants stopped moving, their bodies quivering. He had a smile on his face before he sd out more goblins and ev the hobgoblins.

"Dig this place out!" he ordered, the goblins doing just that.

-x-

While most of the soil are soft, there are parts that is hard. Thankfully, aside from shovels, he also give them some pickaxe to be able to deal with the stones and harder soil.

Whever they find an ant, he would unleash his aura, or make it more pott. This would cause the said ant to stop moving, ev bowing it's head due to fear.

This allow him to subdue the bug and put it inside the system space. And it is a prices he repeated until they reach the wall of the que's chamber.

Aside from being layered with super hard soil, mana infused into it, there are also several ants guarding the chamber, all of them being larger than the worker and soldier ants they met before. And seem to be more powerful as well.

However, the numbers are only a and his aura were able to weak them somewhat. As his goblins rushed break the wall of the chamber, the guards rushed forward,, eager to bring down the attackers.

Unfortunately for them, they were met with hobgoblins, his own version of the que's royal guards. And he also gave them thick gloves made out of leather, just in the occasion he wanted to grab poisonous or thorny items.

As the guards were hold by the hobgoblins, Alros walked towards the Que, which look at him with it's eyes. He remained undaunted, closing in on the distance as his goblins black some of the poison thrown at him.

Wh he get close, he used subdue. To his slightest surprise, ev if the Que is weaker than ev the soldier ants, she was able to hold against his subduing attempt. However, with the gape in strgth being so wide, it did not take long before he was able to subdue it, his attack being a total success.