The tier 5 Ant Queen rose to her feet, her eyes radiating holy energy, before she released a shrill scream. Everyone and every member of her hive heard the scream, and the ants immediately heeded their queens call, or more specifically, Synthia's. They started flooding out of the ant hill, scaring the miners as some of them looked quite bizarre with spider legs, fur and extra appendages here and there. All the ants, except the queen, the royal guards and the hatchlings, left the ant hill, pouring out and forming a tide of insects.
"What the hall's going on?!" Claire saI'd in surprise as the ants rushed past her, but didn't attack her or the miners. She frowned when she realized that the ants were rushing towards the city.
[Synthia, the ants just rushed out of the ant hill, what's should I do?] Claire asked, panicking as she was not sure how to handle hundreds of tier 4 ants, along with thousands of tier 3 and lower tier ones.
[Claire? Oh thank the heavens, follow the ants and head back to the city, we are under attack.] Synthia said, and Claire frowned even more. She looked in the direction of the city, but she didn't see anything wrong.
[I don't see anything though.] Claire replied confused
'I can't believe the spread that far.' Synthia thought, looking at Darren warily
[There is an illusion surrounding the city. Go there now!!] She ordered and sensing the urgency, Claire immediately acted.
"You guys stay here." She told the miners, her reasoning, if there was an attack on the city that got even lady Synthia worried, then normal cultivators won't be of any help. She flew towards the city full speed, watching the tide of metal carapace ants running beneath her on the ground. After getting close enough to the city, she felt the space around her warp, and she could see the scene of the city being attacked. She could see the [Holy Territory] shimmering weakly as the humans fired desperately at the monsters trying to invade the city.
"You bastards!!" Claire roared and conjured a giant ball of flames before throwing it towards the monsters. The Feys turned to her and they flapped their wings hard, causing a wave of black dust was sent flying to them, and the fireball was quickly dispersed. The wave continued, and Claire's eyes widened as she felt a strong sense of dread from the black dust, and she quickly flew in the opposite direction. The black dust touched the ants at the front of the army, and they started to slow down as they released shrill cries. Their metallic armour started to become dull and brittle as it turned to dust and fell off their bodies, and soon after, they died as well. The remaining tier 4s rained attacks at the wave of black dust, trapping it in hardened metals that fell to the ground. The ants that could fly, flew into the air, meeting the Death Feys in combat, and the monsters eagerly flew forward, giggling ominously as they opened their claws.
'Monsters!!' That was the only thought that appeared in Claire's mind as she watched the fight between the ants and the Death Feys unfold. Although the Feys didn't have as much numbers as the ants, they were winning....brutally. Every ant that dared to come near them was slowly ripped apart, limb by limb, and their ominous giggle seems to become louder, as they enjoyed their task. Even when the ants chomped off their limbs, they didn't stop giggling, and the ants that ate their flesh seem to slow down for a moment as the death affinity tried to slowly poison them, but their digestion quickly broke down the flesh. The Death Feys could fire a black beam of energy from their clawed fingers, that seemed to contain the full power of the [Death Affinity], killing almost anything in it's path.
"Claire, why are you standing around looking....dazed?!" Tim asked, but paused and watched the battle in both disgust and horror.
"Those things are fucking monsters. I'm definitely gonna have nightmares after this." Roxy said, looking at the battle with a dark expression
"That's exactly what they are, and we need to kill them quick." Castiel said, as he and the rest of the angels caught up. Sera and Mr. Ziek stayed to fight Doom Fey and Darren with Damian as their spectator.
"Yes, now, before they manage to break through the barrier." Synthia said, and unleashed a wave of hellfire towards the Death Feys, and they surrounded themselves with a black barrier, before turning their heads towards with a wide, unnerving smile, making her shiver.
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"I was wondering what you guys were keeping in that mountain. Ants huh, I guess they serve as both a reserve army, exp and food. Quite the multifunctional tools you guys made." Damian said, before eating the last remnants of meat on the beasts leg and throwing away the bone. All four creatures stared at him, wondering what to do with him.
"Oh don't mind me, I'm just here to spectate....and lend an aiding hand if the angels need it." He said and Sera snorted
"We don't need your help." She said
"Really.....those guys beg to differ." He said, turning deeper into the forest, and everyone followed his gaze, and they could see a cloud of dust heading their way. Looking closely, they could see a myriad of hundreds of different beasts rushing towards them, fighting each other and rushing towards them at the same time. The beasts ranged from tier 4 to 5, making the angels back become covered in cold sweat.
"So, tell me, are you sure you don't want my help?" He asked with a wide grin on his face