Chapter 76: Bonk Cultivation
The first bloodjade ant that Paike had faced had been relatively simple. Their overly done plan had gone off without a hitch. That was a rare occurrence, but it did happen every now and then.
He had been blessed with about the best supporting team he could ask for, and gotten lucky with his qi technique failing in a beneficial way.
The second ant gave him no such advantages. It was running through the forest, shouldering trees out of the way as it headed toward Wu Chen.
Paike stood in front of it alone.
They only needed a few more minutes. He just needed to stall it long enough for everyone to run. But he wasn't sure if he could do it. Even if he managed, would the others?
He was one of the two strongest in the group. How would you, Liming or Guan Li, fare? They didn't have his durability or fighting experience. Sure, they could act quicker and had more deadly attacks, but they wouldn't be able to kill one alone.
Even if they did, that might make things worse. Even with Mi Lixian's song, they had come a bit slower than expected, but they had come. If they killed more, it would likely bring the whole colony down on their heads, and they would have no choice but to just drop everything and run.
That had been part of the plan, and the others had paired up. When Guan Li pointed out where the ants were coming from, they didn't have enough groups to intercept. Leaving Paike and Li Feng to each try and face one alone.
Typically, one needed to be Late or Peak Topaz to fight one. But that was only if the goal was to kill it. He just needed to stall it.