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Xavier landed, rolling to avoid a crushing mandible, then drove his sword upward, impaling the ant through the mouth.
Xavier barely had time to breathe.
The ants were relentless, their numbers were too much, and they were everywhere; the Harpy was flying around firing flame and wind spells, and the dwarf was smashing heads everywhere.
For each one Xavier cut down, two others filled the space.
He wasn't tired but his arms were sore, his grip on his sword slick with sweat, but he didn't stop. He couldn't.
He wanted to check how many he had killed with his sword, but he couldn't; he had no idea if it would be up to 100 or not, so he could start using spells.
A King Ant burst from the side, mandibles yawning wide, for his arm.
Xavier whirled aside, avoiding by inches the snap of its killing jaws, and drove his blade into its throat. A green gout of blood splattered across his chest as the creature died.
Before he could not extract his sword from the first ant, another ant was already upon him, this one had wings as it flew up and crashed down.
It stamped up, its front legs crashing down with bone-breaking force.
Xavier discarded his weapon, dodging to the side as the earth cracked under the impact of the ant.
Xavier immediately dashed toward the ant as it landed. He didn't have his sword, but as soon as the ant was in range, Xavier swung his fist, aiming for the ant's eyes.
The King Ant screamed, convulsing in pain as Xavier smashed one of its eyes; even though the ant could see well, it was still painful.
Xavier mounted its back, pulling out his sword in a single smooth motion from the other ant before driving it into the joint between its head and thorax.
The creature spasmed once before lying still, this made it six flying ants Xavier had killed.
More ants rushed towards him, another, another, and another. They never let up, as it was their numbers that gave them an advantage.
Xavier dashed back, giving himself a split second to assess. The battlefield was in chaos. The air was thick with the smell of blood and burnt chitin from the Harpy's magic, but it was not sufficient to stem the advance.
His smile widened as he breathed out, settling his stance.
He had to go faster. Harder. He could not afford a single mistake, he wanted to go forward.
An ant struck but he ducked low, using its momentum, slicing at its exposed underside.
Another nipped at him from the back, and he leaped up, flipping over its head, severing its antennae in mid-air.
The ant shrieked in dismay, thrashing about wildly as Xavier came down on top of it.
There was no time to relish the reward as another approached. Xavier wasn't sure if he had killed up to 100, but he was done. Your next journey awaits at My Virtual Library Empire
Xavier took a deep breath as he placed his hands on the ground, [Frost Reflection] and immediately an ice version of himself formed beside him.
"Create a way forward; keep going forward without stopping," Xavier gave the command.
He was faster than all of the ants, so it was almost impossible for the ants to get his clone; he wanted to move forward to see if the ants were ever going to stop.
The ant charging towards him was immediately slashed by the clone as it took a step forward with Xavier behind.
It wasn't that he couldn't create a path by himself, but he had to deal with the sides if he moved forward; if he went too far, he would be alone amid the ants.
Xavier moved behind his ice clone, using it as a shield and a sword at the same time.
The clone cut through the ants without hesitation, leaving Xavier to deal with the ones trying to flank him.
An ant lunged from the side, mandibles snapping. Xavier twisted, ducking under its attack, then drove his sword through its head.
Another came at him almost instantly, but he pivoted, using the dead ant as a barrier. With a sharp kick, he sent its corpse crashing into the next wave of enemies, slowing them down.
They were now coming from behind him as they saw him charging forward.
The battlefield was a mess. The Harpy soared overhead, unleashing waves of fire and wind, scorching a cluster of ants. Wind was her main element, and flame was her weaker one, but the combination of flame and wind was devastating.
The dwarf, covered in green blood, roared as he crushed an ant's head with his hammer, the hammer was the weapon he got from the god of death. But still, the ants kept coming.
Xavier glanced ahead. He needed to push forward but was too busy cutting down ants left and right.
His ice clone moved with precision, cutting a path straight through the swarm.
Xavier kept close, cutting down ants that tried to attack from the sides. He leaped over a fallen ant, then spun mid-air, slashing down another before landing.
More ants poured in from all directions, and some of the flying ones launched towards him, exactly what he wanted.
Xavier's grip on his sword tightened. He could feel the strain in his arms, but he couldn't stop.
He still didn't know if he had hit the 100 mark, but it didn't matter anymore.
Xavier continued cutting down the ants while keeping his eyes on the flying one till it finally made it move.
Instead of coming to Xavier with its mandibles, it stuck out its abdomen, revealing a stinger as it flew toward him.
Xavier's eyes narrowed as the flying ant shot toward him, its stinger aimed straight at his chest.
He didn't wait. The moment it got close, he sidestepped, avoiding the deadly strike. With a swift motion, he swung his sword upward, slicing through one of its wings.
The ant let out a shriek as it lost control, spiraling toward the ground on top of the others.
Xavier didn't hesitate. He dashed forward and drove his sword deep into its head before it could recover.
The ant twitched once, then went still but now he was a little far from his clone.
"Finally, time to test [Wind Stride]." Xavier leaped into the air, but instead of falling back down, he was moving forward, almost like he was kicking the air and running.
Instead of landing by his clone, he used it to move farther towards the white ant at the back where all the ants were coming from.