I Became an Ant Lord, So I Built a Hive Full of Beauties

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"I’ve finished the daily quest, gained 15 stats from completing Essence Eaters, and I got 30 EXP. Stepping stone everything, and the more I find another shard of power, I’m that much closer to what I want."

As the light around the system interface faded into the distance, Kai pondered his new role once more. "I must continue on, continue to adapt," he swore resolutely and firmly. "Now there is no turning back. The future is mine to shape, and I will not allow the shadows to triumph."

Several steps into his stroll, the system voice suddenly boomed out of the silence, booming and dictatorial:

[Ding! SYSTEM NOTIFICATION

Waring: Three Zombie Ants are nearby.]

Kai stopped in his tracks. "Three? Again?" he snarled with cruel delight and annoyance. "You can’t just leave me alone, can you?" His mandibles snapped shut as he scowled down the dark hallway ahead of him, out of which three zombie ants could hardly be discerned stumbling out of the darkness.

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Kai quickly used his unallocated stats points, "Strength: +6... Speed: +6... Stamina: +6... That’s 18 points invested," he murmured, his voice a mix of pride and determination. "I’m closer to Level 03. and these stats should help me push past the difficulty. I can’t take any chances."

One of the zombie ants was in view—a horror, filthy exoskeleton and dark energy seething in the eyes. The second and third, countenances like faces of terror in nature, to the right and left of it. They walked beneath their own power and forged ahead, one labored step threatening death with every stuttering step.