Chapter 40 Mimic Lore (23) (Wary and Worry)(16)

Author note

Character Map:

"X"=Loid Orcus(Protagonist)

"(X)"=Loid Orcus (Strong inner thought)

°X°=Makina ( Artificial Intelligence )

'X'= Fraction of me(Protagonist fraction)

*X*=Slime-chan

×X×=(Monster/Enemy)

[X]= Status Board

Sequence of Event:

||||= Time Skip

~~~~=Change of Point of View(POV)

(X)= Sound effect or describe

([X])= Definition to Clear up Words or Author thoughts

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In the aftermath of the fierce battle, the enemy forces dwindled. Only four ant knights remained, their chitinous armor bearing the scars of the clash. The Ant Empress, once a formidable adversary, was now a weakened figure, her once-majestic form diminished by the loss of a limb. The severed appendage lay abandoned on the battlefield, a grim testament to the Empress's vulnerability.

Despite the Empress's injury, her remaining limbs twitched with defiance. Her mandibles clicked, issuing orders to her surviving knights. Their antennae twitched in response

Ant Empress, her remaining antennae twitching with strategic brilliance, rallied her final knight. With a series of clicks and pheromone signals, she issued a singular command:

×Kreeeeee×

In their tongue, the Ant empress order, as i know their language, i understood what it mean and if i deciphered it to the closes meaning, it said " defensive formation"

The loyal knight, his obsidian armor gleaming like polished onyx, instantly understood. He pivoted, facing away from the Empress, and lowered his mighty mandibles into a formidable guard. In a ripple of coordinated movement, the other three knights swiftly followed suit, each taking their position around the Empress, their bodies interlocking like the shields of a Roman phalanx.

Their six legs braced against the ground, their mandibles forming an impregnable barrier, the Obsidian Wall was a testament to antkind's resilience and unity. No longer was the Empress exposed, her vulnerable form shielded by the unwavering resolve of her knights.

Upon witnessing the formation of the Obsidian Wall, I swiftly retracted my weapon with my eight arms, as if it sank within me. My eight limbs converged into four, transforming into a more heinous and monstrous configuration. These remaining four arms appeared as if each muscle had been rigorously trained to its limits, trembling with every fiber.

with my ability Shapeshift, my arm produce numerous strings and weave to form something and form a bastard sword or a sword that really big holding it with my pair of arm

and in the other pair of arms is a hammer with an pointed shape pyramid intended to use the pointed shape like a pickaxe

with this two weapon, i take a suiting stance that fit with the both weapon and immediately take step and rush at the formation of the ants

with fast rush, i raise my long hammer and swing it above the ant formation using the flat head part of the hammer but the ant knight skill protection block it but it not able to stop the aftermath as the impact come from it crack the earth they standing as if it the one to receive it

making the ant knights limbs standing on the ground fell as the ground crush but regardless the ant knights able to block my attack even if the ground their stand cracked loosing their footing

taking advantage of this situation, the ant empress take the opportunity to counter attack with it swift limbs and strike like a thrusted spear with it 3 limbs

seeing this,I swing my bastard sword and parry it with fast pace but miss one as i lack time to parry it all causing me to receive the attack, piercing my left side of my waist to be pierce but for me that longer human it not fatal but i forgot something that cause me pain

that is this body has heightened sense that cause the sensation to be enhance numerous times that normal sense making my senses of pain be tremendously enhancely painful like the virtual reality senses immersion percentage, it mean it hurt like fuching hell

"herrgggg"

i shout within my self and if i have mouth i already gritting and biting my limbs to bear the pain

"(FUC*, I forgot about the sensetivity rate)"

as i rumble it in my thought, i think about lowering it but it will cause my sense to be dull and it also making my body movement to dull as well, thinking about my battle performance i choose to retain it

as i grumbling about this, the ant knight able to regain their footing and bash their self to push me back making me to felt the pain by their push

"(FUCH)"

As i curse as i saw the ants move their limbs to pin me down and seeing this decide to use my shapeshift to turn into fog and retreat back still wielding my weapon

as i did it, a revelation come to me

"(Wait, maybe with this)"

as i think about it, i smirk if i have mouth but my body has not posses any unless i form one but it not needed as i take action

i turn back into fog while still holding my weapon and flew like a gust of wind and fly above the ants knight and their mid air

i lowered my sensitivity and turn myself into a hammer that carry enormous weight and free fall to attack them with this way

falling, following the law of physics, the falling hammer self build up inertia that certainly carry a powerful kinetic energy to crush what below

with this i fell, crushing the ants knight as they try to fend me off with their protection but the build up strength of the hammer self is powerful that it offset the defense capability of the protection and shattered

and me with lowered sense only receive a dull sting, taking advantage of the shattered protection, i let the sting pass, i turn back my sensitivity and immediately back to my form and wielding only the bastard sword raise up in the air, i swing and slam the bastard sword with it all weight like a hammered hammer and slash the ants below and squash them

if look the aftermath, rather than slash by the bastard sword it rather been hammered of a hammer as the ant knights are squash leaving only it blood and small fragments of them that you no able to recognize them

killing the 4 ant knights in one swing, i turn my look at the ant empress that retreat back to dodge the swing of my bastard sword and there

even before i take off myself from the action i did and think what about next, The ant empress shrike loudly and emit a strong terrifying presence

"....."

that make me dumbstruck that make me temporarily be dumb just what happened

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after waiting i gain energy to writ ( after my work drain off all my energy in this pass week)

and even now the energy is still draning off because it still not finish sucking me and just give me leeway

and forget about what i grumble

have a happy read day