Chapter 418 – 412 Underground Ant Den
Hwanin began to explain a series of plans to his girlfriends step by step, including the cause, process, and outcome.
“We don’t know exactly how Bardul ended up with the queen ant. Even so, if the queen ant’s abdomen is used as a cushion, the relationship is clear.
Here, we can guess that the ability of the corrupted Bardul is at least the ability of brainwashing or subjugation, and we can doubt that the tentacles swaying like a sea anemone in the abdomen are the catalyst to activate such a skill.
“Hwanyeon said that he was playing with a woman’s body with his tentacles. It is assumed that it is not play, but a process of brainwashing women or a means of turning them into prey.”
= Uh…….=
“In other words, if you substitute the honey jar ant monster, if there is no queen ant, the corrupted Bardul will not be able to produce more chimeras. It is the queen ant that needs to be eliminated at this point if possible.”
Of course, Bardul also needs to be defeated, but if the honeypot ant monster creates the chimera and the queen ant creates the ant monster, then the queen ant has priority over Bardul at the moment.
That doesn’t mean you can miss Bardul.
Hwanin, who explained the justification to his girlfriends, gazed at Hwanyeon with stronger eyes.
“For the plan to proceed from now on, your performance is the most important.”
“What am I supposed to do?”
“First, grasp the state of the ground around the Great Cavity in detail. How hard the ground is, the presence and speed of underground water veins, and even the existence of other cavities.”
“Okay.”
Hwanin opened his notebook and checked the map.
As a result of comparing the structure, location, and direction of the 22nd and 23rd basement levels, there is no way from the 22nd basement level to the top of the grand cavity as I remembered.
‘I must go up to the 21st basement floor. But if it takes a long time and gets discovered…… It doesn’t matter.’
There is no problem even if the existence of this side is discovered and a fierce battle ensues and a large number of people gather.
Rather, workers and mixed chimeras can be wiped out at once if the purpose of infiltration is removed, so it is a welcome thing.
In the meantime, there is no problem even if the chimeras wander around and get out of the cave.
Outside the burrow, the Sky Knights will be on guard, so those who leave will be hunted down.
The Awakened Chimera are a problem, but they seem to be used as escorts by the corrupted Bardul, so we won’t send them all out.
Even if I send them, at most three or four. That much can be sorted out by this one. If you send one or two at a time, it will be an opportunity to cut power easily.
The problem is, unlike the mixed chimera, when the awakened chimera goes out of the den…….
Since Miro = Radha didn’t look stupid, he would take refuge in the sky on his own.
White Ryeo River, Yurpa, and Bisang will take care of themselves, and if Kurti, Kupin, and Kura run in the grassland, they will be fast enough to follow, so there is no chance of being caught.
If such a situation unfolds, there is a chance that ordinary workers will be attacked…….
‘The responsibility lies with the Sky Knights.’
Anyway, looking at the depraved Bardul’s attitude conveyed by the fantasy, he doesn’t seem aware that he is on a dead end.
Hwanin proceeded with the final stage of inspection, looking at Hwanyeon, who was concentrating on grasping the ground around the Great Gongdong.
If they are discovered and a full-scale battle begins, what is the probability that the corrupted Bardul will escape directly through the underground water vein?
“…….”
The odds aren’t zero, so you should be prepared.
Hwanin, who took out a notebook and tore it up, wrote signs, topographical drawings, and a few words in Lukerang and sang a fantasy.
“Can you send this paper to the ground?”
“Yes? If it’s that size, you can pierce the ground and send it straight up.”
“Good. Our location is about this, and our garrison is here. Please post this note at the garrison so that Miro = Radha Vice Commander can find it.”
“Yes.”
On the note, five places where the corrupted Bardul could escape through water veins were marked, and it was written to send people there to watch.
If you do this, even if you miss Bardul, you’ll be able to track it right away, so there won’t be the worst situation of missing it.
Hwanin, who saw the paper wrapped in brown energy going up through the earthen ceiling, said to his girlfriends who were staring at him.
“We are not moving.”
=Four.=
=Yes.=
The party started to move upstairs in the Great Cavity.
Even if it’s a floor, it’s just one of the ordinary passageways.
In the meantime, Hwanyeon figured out the state of the ground around the Great Cavity and the structure of a huge subterranean water vein that flowed rapidly like a waterfall across the Great Cavity, and Isilite and Anne defeated the mixed Chimera they encountered.
“Here.”
= Doryeong. Can you tell me what to do now?=
Anne asked if the waiting time was long, holding Hwanin by the sleeve.
“Simple. Fill the Great Cavity with water to drown them, and catch or hunt down those who try to escape alive.”
= Ah. That’s why you said that the role of Hwanyeon is important. Elemental magic can handle the power of nature.=
“Okay. The river in the Great Hollow, where the underground water vein is exposed, is a huge river with a width of 30m and a depth of 10m. In addition, the flow rate is also amazing. If you plug up where the water flows out, the water will quickly fill the great cavity.”
“It’s not as simple as it sounds…….」
After exploring the ground, Hwan-yeon instinctively realizes the difficulty of the task Hwan-in is talking about and makes a cute frown on his face.
Around that time, Hwanin, who arrived at the passage of the anthill 15m above the Great Hall, began to explain to alleviate her concerns and tension by gently caressing Hwanyeon’s frowning cheek with her thumb.
“…… In other words, if you put together what has been said so far, this area is a karst terrain rich in limestone. It means that the reason why the cavity was so large could be the result of the flow speed of the underground water vein being exceptionally fast.”
“Isn’t that kind of knowledge useful?”
“The explanation is not over yet. Was there a small cavity under the Great Cavity during the exploration?”
“No. I searched around the Great Hall to the limit of my spirit communication range, but I can’t find it.”
“That is unfortunate. The easiest thing to do is to bury them in a barrel and suffocate them by crushing.”
On this side, there is a fantasy that deals with all spirits.
It would be an easy solution to bury the enemy and then manipulate water or soil to block all the pores of Bardul, the queen ant, the awakened chimera, and the hidden guard ant, but since that is impossible, you have to choose the next best solution.
「No. Isn’t that as simple as it sounds? The current is so fast that you can’t even stop the halfway point, and it will all be swept away by the water! Not enough earth spirits! If it fails, Bardul will be extremely wary and cause an inexhaustible uproar…… !”
Hwan-yeon, who pointed out the possibility of failure and pointed out the instability of the plan, shut her mouth when she saw the soul orb Hwan-in held out.
“There are twelve intermediate earth spirits and seven intermediate water spirits. If you go to the lower level, you are over sixty. And two extra-large spirit stones weighing 400g to give you strength.”
「Uh, um…….」
“If this is impossible even with the addition of technology, we will find another way. Just look at this.”
Hwan-in took out his laptop and showed Hwan-yeon items related to erosion engineering and explained the structure and method of blocking a river with a flow speed of over 100 km.
“There is no need to clog the river all at once. It may not be possible with soil alone. So while you’re investigating the area around the Great Cavity, you bring in the rocks, pebbles, and pebbles you find and place them around…….”
A large amount of rock, pebbles and soil that will reduce the flow speed of the river when impacted are designed to pour over a range of hundreds of meters. Create multiple protrusions like starting blocks.
“Of course, you can temporarily reduce the flow speed with the water spirit at this time. Or you can collapse part of the ceiling of the Great Cavity above the river and block it temporarily.”
The huge amount of debris piled up layer by layer will soon clog the underground water vein like an artery suffering from obstruction, and the mad flow of water flowing at 100 km/h will quickly turn the Great Cavity into a water tank.
“That’s not all. Starting from the entrance to the Great Hall, some passages must also be collapsed and blocked. First of all, to fill the big cavity with water. After that, if the entrance is pierced by water pressure and the water fills the ant nest rapidly, you will have to make a way for us to escape. If not, we’ll drown ourselves in the water that quickly fills the ant nest.”
“…….」
First of all, I was confident that I could stop the river of the subterranean water vein thanks to the plan and formula that Hwanin showed me.
But that’s it and this is this.
“Cadet…….」
Hwanyeon, realizing that she had more than one thing to worry about and do, screamed in agony as she pinched and rubbed her cheeks and frowned at them, looking at Hwanin resentfully.
“No! No matter how close the entrance is, it’s impossible to make a way for us to escape! I’m alone!」
“Were you worried about that? Making an escape route is after me, Isilite, and Anne kill the corrupted Bardul and the queen ant. And it doesn’t mean digging new oysters. In my head, the passages on each floor and the escape route between the passages are completed, so when you escape, you just need to drill through the ceiling where I am pointing.”
It wasn’t going to be a long distance, and the running distance would be dozens of times longer than the piercing distance.
“That is enough. Instead, I can’t help you in battle. You have to focus your mind and strength on manipulating land and water. And I have to give them all except for the mid-level land and water spirits.”
Nine intermediate earth spirits and four intermediate water spirits. Dealing with thirteen requires the highest concentration ever, but it’s worth a try if you get a super-large 400g spirit stone.
“I get it.”
= Doryeong. We?=
“Not now. Save your strength and pour it into the enemy when the battle begins.”
=Yes, Master.=
=I will.=
