Chapter 70: Chapter 70: Ants Raised on a Trillion!
Logan stood in the center of the arena, surrounded on all sides by puppets and mummies.
Yelena and Sawako wanted to jump in, but Logan stopped them with a look.
He sent Lilith over to stand by Yelena and Sawako, then smiled and waved his hand. "What comes next isn’t something ladies should join."
Everyone looked confused at his words.
The trainees closest to the arena were especially stunned.
They had just seen how strong Lilith was with their own eyes, and Logan was telling her to stand aside and watch?
"What’s Boss Logan trying to do? Even if you want to play the hero, you don’t have to risk your life like this."
"Damn it, Blair and Klein both have backing. Big money fed them resources, that’s how they raised so many puppets and mummies."
"Wait! Puppets and mummies aren’t really familiars. That’s against the rules!"
Trying to help Logan out, the students rushed to the referee and demanded the fight be stopped.
Anyone could see Victor and the other two were going for the kill.
But the ref just answered coldly: "Chief Instructor Sophia already gave the order. Let them keep fighting."
Hearing that Sophia wouldn’t stop them, the trainees grew even more worried about Logan’s safety.
Just as people were about to rush onto the arena and break up the fight by force, Logan moved.
"Victor, Blair, Klein, I hate trouble and don’t like to start things."He smiled, a cold light in his eyes. "But I’m not afraid of trouble. And if I have to, I’ll be more ruthless than any of you."
As soon as he finished, the familiar space behind Logan snapped open, a rift widening until it reached a twenty-meter radius before slowing to a stop.
In that moment, it looked like a huge portal opened behind him, glowing with purple light.
Snap!
Logan snapped his fingers.
Countless black ants poured out of the familiar space. Each one was the size of a calf, with jaws sharp as steel blades.
He kept summoning until nearly 80% of the arena was packed with a dark mass of ants. Then he finally stopped and smiled. "Commanders, step out."
At his order, three ant beings with hard insect armor, able to walk upright, came out one after another and took their place at Logan’s side.
"Greetings, Master!"
"Greetings, Master!"
"Greetings, Master!"
The three voices cracked over the arena like thunder
Victor and the others stared at the scene, their faces going dark.
The three Black Ant Kings stood guard before Logan, and the pressure rolling off them made the trio’s hearts sink.
Logan’s gaze slid past the three Black Ant Kings and landed on Victor, a teasing look in his eyes. "Victor, watch closely. There are three hundred black ants here. Every single one is elite 4 stars."
As he spoke, the three Black Ant Kings waved their antennae.
The ants formed up in neat lines, six solid blocks, encircling Victor, the other two, and all their puppets and mummies.
The three ant kings took positions facing Blair’s "Puppet Demon Spider,""Giant Pincer Scorpion,"and Klein, a murderous light in their red compound eyes.
[Species: Black Ant King (elite)]
[Stat: Rock, Storm]
[Ranking: A-level 1-star]
[Stage: elite 4 stars]
[Talent: Flight, Command Swarm]
[Skill: Gene Devour (can devour monsters to boost its stats, and gain the target’s experience and memories)]
[Skill: Life Link (can form a life link with commanded insect monsters, sharing damage)]
[Skill: Power Suppression (can suppress a target’s stats based on the gap between its own stats and the target’s, stopping the target from using full power)]
[Stat: Power 165, Stamina 162, Mind 124, Agility 166]
Seeing the three Black Ant Kings’ status, Logan was very pleased.
They were ranked A-level 1-star, but their stats were on par with A-level 3 stars.
It was worth the huge price he paid to create these three elite Black Ant Kings.
Just to raise them, Logan fed the Black Ant Queen at least three thousand kinds of monsters.
After they were born, he found they had the Gene Devour skill to boost their stats, so he fed them monster remains worth a trillion. That’s how these three elite Black Ant Kings were made.
You could say he built them by piling on resources.
And they did not let him down.
Blair’s [Puppet Demon Spider] and [Giant Pincer Scorpion] felt the power suppression from the three Black Ant Kings. They quickly pulled back and widened the gap.
Even more shocking, Blair’s puppets and the mummies Klein had summoned seemed to lose control and started moving around at random with no purpose.
"Logan! What did you do to my familiars?"Blair blustered, but the contempt in his eyes was gone.
"These ants aren’t your familiars, are they?"Klein said calmly, seeing through the truth. "You’re like me. You have a familiar that can mass-produce ants."
Logan smiled at Klein and said: "That doesn’t matter. What matters is, you’re no longer a threat."
As soon as he finished, the ant army started to move.
In no time, Klein’s mummies were swallowed by the black ants.
Facing this, Klein didn’t dare summon any more familiars. He clapped his hands and sighed: "I surrender!"
On the other side, Blair saw Klein give up and was furious.
"Damn it! I don’t believe you’re really that strong! Puppets, go!"he roared. His two familiars and eight puppets charged at Logan.
But before they could get close, three elite Black Ant Kings suddenly appeared and blocked them.
Smack! Smack! Smack!
A flurry of hits rang out. Blair’s familiars and puppets were swatted away like kites with broken strings, knocked out of the arena by the three elite Black Ant Kings.
Seizing the moment, Logan kicked them while they were down. He sent a mass of black ants leaping off the arena to swarm Blair’s two familiars.
Once a familiar falls off the arena, it can’t return to the fight. But Logan’s familiar space has black ants to spare.
They can jump down now—he can just summon more later.
It’s hard for the Black Ant Queen to produce an elite Black Ant King.
But making black ants in bulk is easy.
Give her enough food and she can lay them until the planet blows up.
Seeing his two familiars about to be eaten alive, Blair fought through the pounding headache and bowed to Logan. "I surrender!"
With two teammates conceding in a row, Victor looked grim.
The Nine-Headed Dragon behind him thrashed in the air, but still didn’t attack.
Everyone there was stunned.
In the stands, all the spectators stood up, eyes wide, staring at the arena.
Even Saint Heart City’s City Lord Garen and General Philip stood up without thinking.
Behind them, Sorenso glared at Logan, face dark, teeth grinding. "Logan, this is cheating! I demand an inspection of his familiar space!"
He pushed his voice with his Legend-level power, so almost everyone there heard him.
But before anyone could react, Natalia’s lazy voice followed. "Sure. I also suspect Victor’s team of cheating. Let’s check them all together."
Her words were like a bucket of cold water, putting out Sorenso’s plan to frame Logan.
Whether Logan could pass the check or not, Victor’s three teammates definitely couldn’t be checked.
Victor, Blair, and Klein all stood above their peers—of course they had secrets.
Thinking of this, Sorenso’s eyes flashed, and he vanished from the stands.
When he appeared again, he was already in front of Natalia, Sophia, and Lucia.
Looking at Natalia, his frown finally eased. "So it’s you—the Corleone family’s little witch."
He suddenly turned warm and tried to make nice. "Looks like we’ll be family soon. Your sister will be engaged to Victor in a few days."
By then, Natalia had already heard what he was really getting at.
For Evelynna and the Corleone family’s sake, Sorenso hoped Natalia wouldn’t stop him from going after Logan.
But even if Natalia agreed, Sophia and Lucia wouldn’t.
Lucia refused on the spot, giving Sorenso no face at all. "Sir, the Tattalia family may be famous and honored in the Federation, but you still can’t interfere with our Genius Training Camp matches!"
Seeing Lucia speak up, Sophia added, "You saw it yourself. Victor’s Nine-Headed Dragon, Blair’s puppets, and Klein’s mummies all have things they don’t want exposed."
Sorenso hadn’t expected to show up and still get snubbed.
He held back his anger and was about to argue, when a big hand grabbed his collar and hoisted him up.
"Old man, stop running around and watch the match. Get back!"General Philip picked Sorenso up like a chick, making him so mad he almost cursed.
But General Philip ignored him and walked off.
Natalia and the others quietly gave a thumbs-up. "Nice one, General!"
"Hmph. You girls make sure to train Logan well!"With that, General Philip took Sorenso away and disappeared from their sight.
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