Worldwide Class Change: An Invincible Swordsman-Chapter 428 - 427, Entering the Ant-eating Tribe’s Nest_1

Chapter 428: Chapter 427, Entering the Ant-eating Tribe’s Nest_1
Jiang Chen swept aside the surrounding sand to reveal a deep, secluded cavern.
The cavern seemed bottomless.
Arno whispered, "Are we just going to enter it like this?"
Xia nodded. "Yes, the Queen of the Ant-eating Tribe lives underground, at least a hundred meters down. To exterminate the Ant-eating Tribe, we must enter. Moreover, inside the cave it’s pitch-dark, without any form of lighting."
"We can only grope our way forward without using any light sources. The Ant-eating Tribe’s tunnels form a complex, interconnected network, but there is only one path to the Queen’s chamber."
"It’s very likely that we’ll get lost in the caverns."
Xia took out a small flying insect from her space, about the size of a bee.
Angelina asked, "What’s that?"
"These are Green-Eyed Flying Insects," Xia explained. "They are common creatures without any combat abilities. However, they are extremely sensitive to all kinds of scents. The Queen of the Ant-eating Tribe emits a unique scent that we can’t detect, but these Green-Eyed Flying Insects can locate her."
Jiang Chen’s Perception was very strong, enabling him to sense the slightest movements within a kilometer radius.
Yet he was unable to sense scents. His Perception came from vibrations in the air and from sounds, not from his nose.
The flying insect circled the cavern entrance once, then dove headfirst into the depths of the cave and vanished from sight.
Xia said, "Let’s go. By following the Green-Eyed Flying Insect, we can find the Ant-eating Tribe’s Queen’s nest."
"Alright."
Arno jumped down from the cave entrance first, followed by Xia. Jiang Chen, pulling Angelina along, leaped into the cavern last. It was a thirty-meter drop.
As soon as they landed, Angelina casually cast BUFFs on them.
[Constitution +5,000, Strength +5,000, Spirit +5,000, Agility +50...]
[Physical Attack Power +5,500, Magic Attack Power +5,500...]
[Physical Defense Power +5,500, Magical Defense Power +5,500...]
[Abnormal Attribute Resistance +1,000...]
Feeling the effects of the Priest’s BUFFs, Arno and Xia came to a halt.
These Priest BUFFs are insane! Are these from a Third-stage Priest? Shouldn’t they be from a Sixth-stage Priest?
As the most powerful Support Class in team combat, a Priest determined the team’s overall combat strength. A team with a Priest and one without were completely different.
Angelina said, "Let’s move. What are you standing around for?"
"Uh, are you really a Third-stage Priest?" Arno asked.
"Yes, what about it?"
"Your BUFFs are too strong! Only a Sixth-stage Priest could match you. Are you wearing Grand-level Equipment?"
"My spiritual power is just very high," Angelina replied.
"No wonder you’re so formidable! It’s no surprise Arno wanted you on the team," Xia remarked.
Arno interjected, "You’re mistaken. Little Na is Jiang Chen’s dedicated Priest. This is the first time I’ve benefited from such powerful support Skills from a Priest. These BUFFs are even stronger than a Sixth-stage Priest’s!"
Angelina replied proudly, "But of course! Don’t you know who I am?"
Jiang Chen chuckled. "Look at you, getting all smug."
"Hmph! Without me by your side, would your Sword Qi have such potent Attack Power?" Angelina retorted.
Jiang Chen just smiled.
The stat increases from Angelina’s buffs were indeed potent. Especially after she drank the Blessed Divine Water, her spiritual power had increased by ten thousand points, and spiritual power directly affects Magic Power.
If Angelina were a Magician, Jiang Chen believed her damage output would be on par with that of a Sixth-stage Magician.
The higher the Constitution, the stronger one’s resistance. And the higher the Magic Power, the greater the resulting Attack Power.
Jiang Chen said, "After we complete this mission, let’s go to the Dragon World. We can look for Magic Divine Water there to increase your spiritual power again."
"Okay!" Angelina cheered.
Arno nodded. "After reaching Second-stage, you can consume Magic Divine Water. Most Magicians gain a permanent increase of 1-500 points to their Magic Power from it. However, the Magic Divine Spring is deep within, guarded by the Dark Dragon King. Obtaining the Magic Divine Water won’t be easy."
Angelina said, "The Dragon Blood World also has Constitution Divine Water. We should drink that too and increase our Constitution!"
Xia explained, "The Dragon Blood World, just like the Xileruo World, is split in two: half of it is on the Continent of All-Gods, and the other half belongs to the Difiled God Continent. The Constitution Divine Spring you mentioned is on that other side.
"That area is the Difiled God Campsite, so getting the Constitution Divine Water there isn’t simple. Many have tried. Most of them died, and only a very few managed to return."
Angelina said, "We still have to try."
The group continued to walk and talk.
Jiang Chen pondered.
Angelina had consumed the Blessed Divine Water, increasing her spiritual power by ten thousand points. If she also consumed Magic Divine Water and her spiritual power increased by another ten thousand points, wouldn’t her buffs be even stronger? Buffs from twenty thousand points of spiritual power... that would be almost comparable to a Demigod! It’s known that everyone’s base Attributes are similar. Their Four Dimensions are roughly at the same numeric value. Only the values provided by equipment differ. If someone’s Constitution reached one million, they could withstand any attack without needing any equipment. Magic, Sword Qi—nothing could penetrate their defense.
Jiang Chen decided that after helping Arno complete his mission, he would seek out the Constitution Spring Water and the Spirit Spring Water.
Jiang Chen’s own Attribute increases weren’t that significant, but Angelina was a different case. She was practically a cheat character. Who could have guessed she was the reincarnation of a God!
The Green-Eyed Flying Insect continued ahead. All around them was pitch darkness, so profound one couldn’t see their own hand in front of their face. Even with Jiang Chen’s Perception Skill, he couldn’t determine the correct path in the depths of the cave.
The whole nest was like a maze, with passages leading in every direction and multiple intersecting tunnels appearing frequently.
Without the Green-Eyed Flying Insect, they would have been wandering aimlessly in the maze.
「Half an hour later...」
Jiang Chen stopped and whispered, "Careful, I sense enemies ahead."
Xia caught the Green-Eyed Flying Insect.
"Could it be that we’ve reached the nest?" one of them asked.
Jiang Chen shook his head. "Not yet. I sense five Ant Eater Tribe Warriors roughly 300 meters ahead. I think we’re getting close to the Ant-eating Tribe’s Queen."
Arno asked, "Can we find another entrance?"
Xia shook her head. "No, the Green-Eyed Flying Insect can only locate the Queen by her scent; it can’t distinguish between different cave entrances."
"If we fight now and kill the Ant Eater Tribe Warriors, we’ll definitely alert the Ant-eating Tribe’s Queen. If she feels outmatched, she could easily escape."
"Moreover, once the Ant-eating Tribe’s Queen is alerted, she’ll figure out our strategy. Worse, she might consolidate all her warriors within the tunnels. If we were then to be trapped at this entrance, escape would become very difficult."
Retreat wasn’t an option, but neither was attacking. What should they do?
At that moment, Xia took out several rats from her space.
Xia smirked. "I heard you were planning to kill the Ant-eating Tribe’s Queen, so I prepared these in advance. These are Rat Beasts, which are abundant in the Tower Forest World. Their only notable traits are that they reproduce rapidly, eat a lot, and often steal Energy from the Ant-eating Tribe’s Queen.
"We can use these to distract the Ant Eater Tribe Warriors, giving us a chance to slip past quickly."
Arno chuckled softly. "You really came prepared."
"Of course."