Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 99. Rose Fairy Queen vs Mysterious Shadow.

Verdantia entered through the trapdoor first and looked around with raised eyebrows. "This place has walls. It's not a dirt tunnel."

Cinderielle followed and lit up a flame to illuminate the surroundings. "What about traps? Can you summon other creatures to check?"

Verdantia asked with a frown. "Do you want me to kill more of those cuties?"

Rolling her eyes, she answered. "Can't you use non-important summons or something? You know, those that are mindless and weak."

Verdantia snorted. "Every creature has its own cuteness! Even being brainless makes them adorably dorky!"

Flor stuttered. "D-Dorky?"

Ignatia, who was entering last, commented. "What's the plan, by the way? Do we go in and check for a while?"

Flor nodded. "Let's not get too involved for now. We can send others when we map a bit of this place and return to protect-."

Verdantia quickly turned around and shouted to Ignatia as her own energy surged and vines shot forward. "IGNATIA, HOLD THE TRAPDOOR!"

The Ant Queen reacted as quickly as possible and jumped backward using her tremendous bodily strength. With more than 100 Physique stat points, the stone floor below her cracked as she became a blur.

However, on the other side of the opened trapdoor, the vines that Verdantia had previously left holding it up had been cut, and the person who had done that was slamming the trapdoor shut.

Ignatia's heart sank, knowing that she would not make it. 'I am not quick enough!'

Yet, a hot ball of pure fire flew by her shoulder, making her realize what was going to happen and what the intention was in a fraction of a second. With an incredibly swift reaction, she placed her arms in a cross before her face and used one of her skills to increase her bodily defense.

BOOOM!

The fireball exploded in the tight passage, creating incredible pressure that prevented the trapdoor from closing as the man shutting it down felt it almost being blasted open.

Nevertheless, his strength was much higher than they expected, and the trapdoor didn't stop its quick descent by more than a second. Moreover, with the explosion's strength, he was confident that the other side had been thrown flying as well. 'I got them!'

Yet, as the trapdoor was about to close...

BANG!

The man's face changed from a smug smile to a shocked one. He had relaxed in that last second, so the forceful slam threw him a few steps back, and he lost balance. 'Wait- FUCK!'

The trapdoor was blasted open but without a single dent, showing its durability. Ignatia jumped out from the entrance with a wrathful face. Her arms were burned, and her head and shoulders bruised because of the impact against it, but even when a few hundred of her Phoer Body Shard reserves were lost, her eyes and other senses were completely focused on the man who had just recovered balance.

As she fell from the sky, Ignatia heard the man shout. "Tsk. I miscalculated your strength and reaction speed, Ant Queen."

Ignatia prepared, and the second she landed, she shot forward and punched. The tremendous strength of the Ant Queen was felt by the whistling of her fist. But to her surprise, the man actually lunged forward and met her fist.

BOOM!

A shockwave spread as their fists collided, and Ignatia's face changed when his strength pushed her body back several steps. 'Strong! What level is he?'