There were ants of all kinds here.Some slender and some muscular as though pumping iron and working out for years. But was Gray phased by this? No chance! Raising his fists, he swirled his hands like flowing water at the hoard of ants rushing his way. "Palm Water Fists!"Splack! His fist collided with several ants, pushing them back, as their beheads exploded terribly. Instantly, Gray knew these were the weaker front-line ants, who were sent first to test his strength.But so what? In this battle, there can only be one victor... him! With reddish black blood bonging to the ants flowing Down his face, Gray looked like a killer emerging from an ancient horror movie. No matter how many times he was hit, his smile never faded, not even for a second. Left, right up, down, back, front, ants began haggling him, climbing over him and fiercely staining their blades antennas his way. Both the weak and strong joined in without mercy. [+ 90 points!][+ 100 points][+ 20 points][+ 50

With words that sounded like Death sentences, several people huddled together despite their heavy injuries. Legs injured and bandaged, arms bloodied, shoulders damaged, people laying down with no strength to lift their heads as buckets of sweat covered their bodies and clothes. It was odd that even though it was cold this far down the ground, everyone was sweating gallons. Their worry was evident and their thoughts chaotic. And among them was the man who spoke out earlier, a youngster with a green bandana wrapped around his forehead, allowing his bushy hair to float high like the silhouettes of fiery flames. He had a deep stab injury in his shoulder blade, and a cut-out piece of fabric wrapped around his left hand. Unlike the others, he was the most calm and collected. And although he looked like a 16~17-year-old, his true age was 38.Around him and everyone else were heaps and heaps of carcasses, some human and others, monsters. The bones and skeletons here are too great to ov

Creeeeee~The ant queen had a panicked look in its eyes knowing destruction was well on its way to her. But she wasn't the only one feeling like this since Timothy and everyone else also froze in place once they felt the vibrations on the ground grow louder. Dammit! Timothy cursed under his breath. "It's coming this way! Everyone fall back!" There were no nearby branching tunnels from this one, so they had to retreat. Fall back? Fall back? FALL BACK! The confusion only lasted for a month, as those at the far back quickly made U-turns running for their dear lives.Many secretly thanked their lucky stars they weren't the ones leading the group because only those at the forefront were likely to get killed or eaten first. (:~□~:)No one truly cared about retreating stealthily anymore because with the rumbling noises they heard coming their way, everyone knew the chaos approaching was unfathomable.Run! Run! Run! Timothy gathered his strength, tightening his grip on the old man an

Without knowing the danger awaiting him from the mysterious group, the silly Gray zoomed through the tunnels in the blink of an eye. Eh? Not here?Go to the next. Not here too?Reverse and go to the next! Even if he met a fork in the road, Gray would check one path before coming back and searching another until he found his way. But since the ants were desperately trying to stop him from advancing on this particular path, Gray knew their Queen must be hiding somewhere here. Hehehehehehe~"Queen! Queen! Are you ready for me?"(^◇^)Boom! A terrible explosion caused Gray to dive to the side, barely missing the Queen's fierce attack. "Oh my God, woman! Why so fierce!"Gray cursed under his breath, rolling on the ground while dodging the many spiky attacks coming at him from all directions. The Queen was indeed a sight to behold.He was at least 4 times bigger than the largest and he had fought. It had 6 spiky antennas, with powerful legs that could peel skin off clean with just

Success! The absorption was a success and his body no longer felt any heart-wrenching pain. The ant queen was still humbly kneeling, not daring to try anything funny. Shock filled its eyes when it saw the crystal become glass-clear. But just when Gray was about to leave, he suddenly felt a presence approaching the site. Was he scared? Not really. If he was still mortal, he would be afraid. But now that he had become an Awakened human, he couldn't be killed off by another awakened creature. His only true sense of worry comes from not conforming if he could still survive after his heart is yanked out of his chest. Today wasn't the day for such trials. "Could it be the group from earlier? Where are they coming to see if I'm alright?" Wrong! The intimidating energy the incoming group was releasing could be sensed from afar. Looking at the crystal in his hand, Gray had a hunch. "Sure enough, I was right to absorb it fast." With just a few breaths, he came face to face with ol