179 The Burning Spear (1/2)

*Thump!*

Suddenly, a see-through hammer made of wind appeared before it smashed right onto the soldier giant ants in front of her. Though the attack managed to leave damage on the hard exoskeleton of the soldier giant ant, it is nowhere enough to defeat it. But her ultimate goal isn't to finish it off with her magic, and instead, she wanted to practice more of her swordsmanship skill. And thus, Sheila suddenly 'blink' right beside the soldier before killing it with a single swing of her sword.

『 You have killed Soldier Giant Ant LV. 27! 』

『 You gained a small amount of experience! 』

”Well, that's another soldier for me. How many have I killed, was it around a hundred or so, I think? When the count reached 50 or more, I have stopped counting, so I might be wrong.”

Sheila muttered softly to herself while picking the loot on the ground. Because she took her time to finish off every monster she came across in the cave, it gives the queen the time to give birth to even more giant ants to protect her and also attack the intruders at the same time. She would have been in a bit of pickle if she were alone since eventually, her mind would be exhausted after fighting without any rest. Without Kuu and Raksha by her side, that would indeed be the case.

As of now, the two also net themselves plenty of kills each. However, it is still nowhere enough to level them up since the more they evolve, the more experience they need. It seemed the same 'rule' that applied to her, also applies to them even though they are monsters. She had thought a monster might have a different sort of rule, depending on their racial attribute or something like that, no matter they are a tamed or untamed one, but her guess is wrong.

Or maybe, it might be that both Kuu and Raksha, is just too low in the monster's hierarchy that the other rules didn't apply to them. Honestly, she had considered taming the queen if possible rather than killing it. But upon thinking it for a bit, she thought it might not be possible since she had never tamed any boss-class monster before.

When Shela had tamed Kuu as the first in the list, it was nothing but a normal slime, way weaker than its current level. The same can also be said to Raksha, it was also a normal adult grey wolf. So, she wasn't sure whether she could tame a boss, with no experience in hand. Although she had already tamed two monsters, which is Kuu and Raksha, her taming skill remained at level 1. The reason why Sheilla didn't give it a try is that she's afraid of the backlash in case of failure.

As to how the tame procedure works, it's actually quite simple. First and foremost, one needs to be a higher level than the target. A monster would never follow the command of someone's weaker than them, or would you? To them, the world is not peaceful but that of survival of the fittest. Of course, it would have been a different story if the monster gained intelligence.

The moment the monster is 'born,' a specific set of rules would then be imprinted in their mind without their knowledge about it. The weaker they are, the more they were influenced by the rules. Even though the slime knows she's obviously way stronger than them, that won't stop them from charging at her the moment she entered their range. So long as she didn't show them her strength by either killing them or overpowering them with her aura, they won't stop what most would say, idiotic action. Sheila didn't know whether this is true or not, but this knowledge also came from the taming skill. Perhaps, the skill isn't just about taming—there's might be more to this than meets the eye.

Sheila is afraid that despite her level is higher than the target, there are still chances for the taming to fail. When the risk involves her life, she took it very seriously. After all, once she dies, she won't be able to play games anymore. It's game over.

Woof! Woof!

A sudden cry from Raksha brought her attention back to reality. She looked up and saw a group soldier giant ants crawling from the ceiling of the cave, heading toward her in the distance. Usually, that kind of display would have frightened any girls out there, but strangely, Sheila didn't find anything wrong with it. In fact, her lips curved upwards the moment her eyes caught sight of them. That is her free EXP!

”Raksha and Kuu, we're going with the same tactic. Attack, but also, protect each other's rear, got it?”

Woof!

*Jiggle*

”Alright, let's do this then!”

With that said, Sheila immediately charges onward with a grin on her face, followed by Raksha on her side, and Kuu behind their back. This time she returns AWP to its normal state, which is its bracelet form, before conjuring a spell with just a single thought in her mind.

Sheila spread her left hand's palm wide, a ball of flame swiftly formed before it slowly changed into a long 3-meters, crimson-red spear. She immediately grabbed it with her right hand the moment it fully materialized into a spear. Though her action seemed casual, no one but her can actually grab it as there's still flame burning around it. If someone else other than her were to touch it, they would be burned to ashes, right there and then.

『 Vanquisher, Ravager of the Burning Sun! 』