305 Let There Be Wind! (1/2)
When the colossal rock golem appeared before the Ant King, Elder Evergreen waste a single moment. As soon as the Ant King finished screeching, the colossal rock golem had already lifted its large feet and stomped hard on the Ant King.
Compared to its initial formation, the colossal rock golem was much more mobile after being equipped by the layer of green grass.
The force of the stomp generated incredible wind pressure that forced the surrounding ants in the vicinity into the ground like they were suffering from tenfold gravity.
The Ant King stare up at the imposing feet without a hint of fear or intention to dodge. Instead, the Ant King was bold and full of arrogance. It raised its own arm to receive the colossal stone golem's stomp with a punch.
Boom!
Both attacks connected, and the force of impact generated a seismic shockwave that rippled across the battlefield.
Web-like cracks formed underneath the Ant King's feet as the rock golem's feet were shattered, albeit only a fragment of its entirely, as the rest of the foot proceeded to press into the ground and flatten the earth.
BOOM!
The second impact was like a clap of thunder as the earth quaked with a deafening explosion. Dirt and soil rose into the sky, along with many fractures formed across the region.
The fractures reached all the way to the earthen rampart and beyond, affecting everyone on it and back at the camp as they failed to keep their balance.
However, this was nothing compared to the epicenter of the impact that directly crushed thousands of ants underneath the rock golem's feet. Tens of thousands more ants were sent into disarray as they were swallowed by the forming fractures in the earth.
”I thought the Ant King was monstrous enough but isn't the elder even more monstrous?!”
”Right? This level of destruction is unbelievable!”
”I can't believe the attack would reach all the way here. We should retreat further back!”
The palace guards and soldiers began to retreat with the earth spirits guarding the rear. Excluding the earth spirits, all the other earth-users within the group could be seen clenching their trembling fists, but they were not trembling because of fear.
”We can win this! Elder Evergreen will definitely be able to beat that thing!”
”This is how an earth-user should fight! I've been wielding the earth incorrectly!”
They were trembling from excitement. It was like the mist obscuring their vision had been cleared as they could see the direction to pursue to become a great earth-user.
After the dust was settled, the few hundred thousand ants could be seen rushing towards the rock golem from the World Tree while a few ten thousand more climbed out of the fractures to join the fray.
These low-level ants were not deterred by the overwhelming difference in strength. After getting back on their feet, they rushed towards the rock golem and climbed onto it before biting with their powerful mandibles in a frenzied manner.
Scree!
Underneath the rock golem's foot, the Ant King screeched with anger and a hint of helplessness that no one else could hear. It was pinned into the ground in a squatting position, under the rock golem's immense weight, and could not move.
It was clear that its strength was greater! So, how can it be stuck in such a sorry state?!
Scree!
(How can a superior being like myself suffer such embarrassment from the likes of these inferior humans?!)
(You have successfully angered this king!)
The Ant King's eyes glowed with a brighter crimson light as its body began to bulge and expand to twice its original size.
The earth underneath its feet began to crack further as it slowly lifted the rock golem's feet up with both hands and through the rock golem off balance with a final push.
The rock golem fell back with a heavy thud, kicking up another storm of dirt and dust as the Ant King pounced on top of the rock golem and rained down a barrage of punches.