Next morning, Ed and the rest left the pocket dimension. To make up for the Exp he didn't get from killing a floor boss, Ed had o put extra effort into hunting in this floor. Else, he could get thrashed by the floor boss. Luckily for him, Siegfried would be an excellent addition in battle.
"Let's go this way." Ed chose their direction while checking the Map. Most monsters seemed to be lone ones, but some of them seemed to live in packs. Ed chose quantity over quality. Even if one strong monster gave him a lot of Exp it doesn't compare to a hundred weak ones. There was also the Gacha ticket drop rate.
"What the!" A couple of meters away from his destination, Ed was surprised by a tree log flying in his direction. Ed and his companions immediately rushed ahead. Their enemy was looking to kill them, so obviously they couldn't stay away from them. Even though the terrain was difficult, Ed maneuvered around it as if it was an asphalt ground. No trees or rocks impeded him in his rush. As all seven of them were rushing, tree, rocks, and all sorts of things were thrown at them. Ed even noticed something brown, but he didn't want to think about it.
"I should have known." After reaching his enemies, Ed found out that they were Gorillas. Yet, Ed almost didn't recognize them. This group of Gorillas was huge. Huge was actually an understatement. The smallest one among them was bigger than Raikou. Their arms were muscular, explaining their ability to throw things at such a distance. But what surprised Ed the most was their eyesight. They were able to notice Ed's group from so far away.
"Please let me handle this. It'll be my first time fighting on your behalf." Before Ed and the rest could charge at their enemies, Siegfried stopped them. He seemed as if he wanted to prove his worth. Although Ed made sure to remind Siegfried to act in a casual way with him, he didn't comply. He didn't call Ed master anymore, but he was still acting in a respectful way. Ed couldn't help but chuckle in his mind.
Siegfried 'floated' towards the group of Gorillas. Ed made sure to scan them beforehand, and found out that all of them were Earth Establishment level 9. Killing all of them would certainly give Ed a good boost in his Exp. Currently, he was level 40(Earth Establishment level7) and needed a million Exp points to level up. This was the biggest jump in Exp he had ever encountered.
As Siegfried closed in on the Gorillas, they kept looking at him in a way that reminded Ed of a child and its new toy. Apparently, they couldn't tell the difference in power between them. Sieg stayed still in the midst of them. All of them seemed as if they were controlled by rage as they screamed and started attacking him. Some used their fists; some pulled up trees from their roots and hit him. More than ten of them attacked at once, yet not a single one managed to reach him. His barrier was restored along with his body after Ed turned him into a card.
"That esteemed person had to use his entire strength in order to break this barrier. You believe that, with your feeble abilities, you'll be able to do the same?" Sieg seemed to mock the Gorillas. 'That Esteemed person?' Ed couldn't help but question the way Sieg referred to him. First was master, now it was Esteemed person. He was afraid what new nicknames Sieg would be able to come up with.
"Lightning Bolt" Ed snapped out of his thought due to Sieg's voice. Several lightning bolts struck each one of the Gorillas. Thunder resounded in the jungle. "Ice Lance." Not giving them any chance to recover, Sieg used a second technique and impaled every one of them. The battle was over just like that.
Acquired Exp 15.000.
Acquired Exp 15.000.
Acquired Gacha ticket.
Acquired…
A string of information flooded Ed. However, he was still happy. He got a good amount of Exp and even a Gacha ticket. He was close to having ten Gacha tickets, which meant that he would be drawing some more Gacha.
Ed continued to look for monster packs but was unable to find any that would satisfy him. 'Too bad' Ed thought to himself as he looked for a suitable spot. Almost half an hour later, Ed found an open ground suitable for camping and opened up a pocket dimension. Obviously, he was going to train since monsters weren't appearing. He explained to Sieg how they usually train and asked him to coach Suika and the others. He and Raikou did not need as much advice as the rest of them.
After setting up a gravity multiplier of fifteen times, all of them began their training. Ed was surprised to see that Sieg wasn't affected by the sudden change in gravity. The latter explained to him that Heavenly Establishment beings would be able to overcome gravity using their QI. That was how they were able to fly. However, the degree would change from an individual to another. Ed enjoyed himself while seeing Sieg try his best to give advice to the others. "You should focus more QI in that move. You shouldn't stop if your attack is dodged. You…"
After finishing the training, Ed wanted to ask Sieg something. "When we first started fighting, you acted like a villain. What was that about?" Ed noticed that Sieg's true personality was a lot different than what he first showed.
"Oh that. That's a simple game I started doing whenever I'm summoned. It is funny to see people's reactions when I release my aura." Apparently, Sieg was a prankster.
"Oh yeah, I also want to try something. Stay still." Ed went behind Sieg and put his hands on his back. He was going to try and get Sieg to learn Nen. Unfortunately, his experiment failed.
"No need to feel sorry, Sir Ed. I'll make sure to power-up without needing this ability." Sieg comforted Ed after he explained to him what he was doing. Nen was the ability to change one's life energy to a special power. This meant that beings that are dead wouldn't be able to use it. Sieg was such a case. 'Sir Ed…' Ed couldn't help but notice such a thing.
"Well, you're plenty strong right now. I guess the best I can do is help you come up with new abilities." The group took a bath together and slept. As Sieg didn't sleep, he kept looking at the 'sky'. For the first time since he knew life, a genuine smile was on his face.
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Ed and his companions continued to explore the seemingly endless jungle. This floor was by far the biggest of all the floors. Ed was actually surprised by the choice of whoever made this tower. The last floor was a dead fest, while this one was filled with life. It would have made sense if he made this floor some sort of rocky area and then gradually fill it with life. 'Well it doesn't matter anyway' ED thought as he continued looking for monsters. Luckily he was able to find a group of pack monsters.
When Ed reached the area, he wasn't able to see any monsters. However, thanks to his Map, he knew they were underground. Since the monsters weren't coming out, Ed was going to chase them out. He looked for an opening right above the monsters and gathered fire in his hand. After he felt that he gathered enough power, he punched the ground. A giant piece of earth disappeared because of Ed's attack. Even some weak monsters died because of it. Since the Exp wasn't interesting, Ed didn't care.
'These are?' As monsters came out of the ground, Ed seemed to recognize them. He scanned them with his system.
Name: Isoptera.
Cultivation: Earth Establishment level 4.
'Just call it a Termite!' Ed retorted in his mind. The monster that came out was an oversized white ant. Ed remembered the time when he hunted ants during his stay at the academy. This time Sieg was with him. The ants that came out had a pale-colored head. They were working ants so it explained their weak cultivation in this advanced floor. This also meant that soldier ants, and a queen would come out.
"Same deal as always, kill them all!" Ed gave the orders and his companions followed them. Compared to the last time, they were much more efficient. Dozens over dozens of ant bodies kept piling up. Some were cut, some were burned, some were poisoned, and some were electrocuted. And most importantly, some were running around in circles due to Suika's Black magic. Almost a hundred kills later and soldier ants appeared. The soldier ants had the same name as the worker ants, but their cultivation was a lot higher. They were all Earth Establishment level 9, same as the Gorillas from before.
The Soldier ants were a lot bigger than the worker ones. They had a red-colored head which gave them a threatening look. Their speed was also a lot higher than normal. Ed had to activate Nen and his Sharingan to keep up with them. He didn't want to get injured for no reason. Since the ant's cultivation was higher, Gobuta, Goburou, and Garu had a bit of trouble. However, thanks to Sieg's support in battle, and Suika's buff magic, they were able to kill the ants without using Nen. Suika was now able to increase her allies' abilities using her White magic. Things like increasing speed and strength were easy for her. After another slaughter, one more pile of dead termites laid on the ground.
Before Ed and the rest could take a breath, they felt the earth rumbling beneath them. Soon, four gigantic figures appeared in front of them. One of them was especially large, and its abdomen was expanded to an extreme size. The other three were also large, but not to her degree. 'Those two should be the king and queen. Then what about those two?' Ed wondered as he looked at the two smallest figures. What he didn't know was, termite hives usually have up to three queens. The primary, secondary, and tertiary queen.
"Ant! How dare you kill my family?!" The queen ant spoke to Ed while looking furious. 'Did she just call me an ant…' Ed didn't know what to make of this situation. However, he quickly stopped his daydreaming. The Queen termite could speak. This meant that she was a Heavenly Establishment monster. Ed scanned all four of them and found out that other than the queen and king; the other two were level 10 Earth Establishment. The king and queen were Heavenly Establishment level 1.
"If you didn't want them to die, then you should have come out first." Ed provoked all of them at once. They charged towards Ed and his companions. Ed chose to fight the queen ant alone, while Sieg and Raikou fought the king and secondary queen. Suika and the others fought the tertiary queen. "Grrr…" Raikou had wanted to fight the king, but Sieg beat him to it. He let out a disappointed grunt while looking at the 'small' ant in front of him.
Sieg quickly overwhelmed the king ant with his clever use of magic. Although both of them had the same cultivation, their abilities were far apart. Even their grades as monsters were different. Raikou did the same with the secondary queen ant. A couple of concentrated lightning bolts and the tough armor of the ant broke. Suika and the others had a bit of trouble at first. The tertiary queen seemed the craftiest among them and used her speed to run around and dodge attacks. However, her opponents were too advanced to keep falling for such tricks.
'You're only running around…' All of them thought at the same time. Suika impaled the ground with one of her arms which she transformed into a lance. Waiting for the right moment, several spikes came out of the ground and hit the abdomen of the queen. Disgusting fluids came out of it, but the queen still didn't die. Yet, as soon as it thought about escaping, Gobuta and the others finished her off. "My family… You-You ant!" Once more, the queen called Ed an ant.
"You're the ant. Don't blame me; I'm simply trying to get stronger to protect my family as well." Ed spoke while dodging some acid attacks that the queen was using. Shusui in his hand was glowing in a black and white light.
"You'll kill my family in order to protect yours?! What kind of hypocrisy is this?!" The queen ant seemed unwilling to comprehend what Ed had just told her.
"Too bad I'm over hypocritical!" Ed jumped in the air, right above the queen's head. "Providence Blade!" Ed used his strongest skill on the queen. Unlike with Siegfried, the queen couldn't handle Ed's full power and died immediately.
"Let's go, we have to hunt some more." Ed stored the bodies and moved away. He only got Exp and no Gacha tickets this time as well.
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