The battle above ground soon ended.
With the opposing Red Ants’ reinforcements exhausted, it didn’t take long for their battle formation to collapse and the ally Red Ants jumped toward them all at once.
Everything after went so smoothly that they no longer needed my assistance on that part.
It may just have been a standard battle tactic amongst Red Ants.

We have twenty Red Ants on our side that survived.
We lost five Red Ants, and five more Red Ants that collapsed under the nest entrance.

Meanwhile, there are about eighty enemy Red Ant corpses.
The damages we received are ten, and the enemy’s side have eight times more than that. I guess It was a good fight, if I do say so myself.
Even if the enemy Red Ants’ nest was larger, we should have taken out more than half of their fighting force.

For now, I’ll check my status.

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〖Irushia〗
Species: Ouroboros
Status: Normal
Lv: 41/125
HP: 842/1156
MP: 51/1112
Attack: 509
Defense: 362
Magic: 546
Speed: 410
Rank: A

Special Skills:
〖Dragon Scales: Lv7〗〖God’s Voice: Lv4〗〖Grisha Language: Lv3〗
〖Flight: Lv7〗 〖Dragon Moth Scales: Lv7〗 〖Dark Element: Lv—〗
〖Evil Dragon: Lv–〗〖Automatic HP Recovery: Lv8〗 〖Presence Sense: Lv5〗
〖Automatic MP Recovery: Lv6〗〖Double-Headed: Lv—〗〖Split Mind: Lv—〗

Resistances:

〖Physical Resistance: Lv5〗〖Falling Resistance: Lv6〗 〖Hunger Resistance: Lv5〗
〖Poison Resistance: Lv5〗 〖Solitude Resistance: Lv6 〗〖Magic Resistance: Lv4〗
〖Darkness Element Resistance: Lv4〗〖Fire Element Resistance: Lv3〗 〖Dread Resistance: Lv3〗
〖Oxygen Deprivation Resistance: Lv4〗 〖Paralysis Resistance: Lv4〗〖Illusion Resistance: Lv3〗
〖Instant Death Resistance: Lv2〗〖Curse Resistance: Lv2〗 

Normal Skills:
〖Roll: Lv7〗〖Status Inspection: Lv7〗〖Scorching Breath: Lv5〗
〖Whistle: Lv2〗〖Dragon Punch: Lv3〗〖Disease Breath: Lv6〗
〖Poison Fang: Lv7〗〖Paralyzing Poison Claw: Lv6〗 〖Dragon Tail: Lv2〗
〖Roar: Lv2〗〖Falling Star: Lv2〗〖Nutcracker: Lv3〗
〖Human Transformation Art: Lv7〗〖Wind Slash: Lv5〗〖Decapitation: Lv4〗
〖High Rest: Lv6〗 〖Self-Regeneration: Lv5〗〖Companion: Lv—〗

Titles:
〖Son of the Dragon King: Lv—〗〖The Walking Egg: Lv—〗 〖Clumsy: Lv4〗
〖What an Idiot: Lv1〗〖Infighter: Lv4〗 〖Vermin Slayer: Lv4〗
〖Liar: Lv3〗〖Dodge King: Lv2〗〖Relieved Mind: Lv9〗
〖Tiny Hero: Lv6〗〖Stray Path: Lv7〗 〖Calamity: Lv7〗
〖Chicken Runner: Lv3〗〖Chef: Lv4〗 〖Mean King: Lv6.〗
〖Guts: Lv4〗〖Big Eater: Lv3〗〖Ceramics: Lv4〗
〖Alpha of the Pack: Lv1〗〖Laplace’s Interference Authority: Lv1〗 〖One Who Knows Eternity: Lv—〗

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……I’ve finally reached four digits.
As expected of an A-ranked monster.
Both Attack and Magic Power went past 500 just like that.

With this much MP, I can remain in human form for about twenty minutes or so.
No wait, with〖Automatic MP Recovery〗, I can probably make it to thirty minutes continuously.

I don’t really remember much on that Hero’s status since I only saw it for a brief moment, but… was it around 600, perhaps?
If I remember right, it was definitely over 600.
Or, maybe it was 600 on average. I’m not sure.

There’s no chance to win, but I can still give him a hard time.
Right now, it’s a challenge to see how far I can increase my level until then.

With these numbers, I should be able to solo all the Red Ants in this nest.
If Partner does her job, then we can protect our blind spot.
It might be good to have the ally Red Ants stand next to me to avoid an ambush.
For now, let’s head straight to their leader.

The ally Red Ants are digging open the enemy entrance that got destroyed.
They plan to attack the inside.
The second stage is going to take place inside the enemy’s lair.

As the Red Ants dig, they remain on full alert.
It appears that the enemies are stuck on the other side and they’re cautious at the entrance.

If we open it badly, then they’ll lose the ability to make a preemptive strike.

Wait a minute, with my current attack and magic power, couldn’t I just blow past through this place with〖Roll〗?

“Gruoo~!”

I growl at the Red Ants.
The Red Ant commander looks at me.

“Kuccha?”

Somehow, the commander looked scared.
Was it my tone or my demeanor?

Ball Rabbit, tell them what I mean.

【“Fall. Back. Let me. Do this.”】

The commander nodded, and then called out the other Red Ants.
They scatter to the sides.
I backed up until there was sufficient distance for me to accelerate.

I twisted my head around to drop Ball Rabbit from my head and caught him in my mouth.
Ball Rabbit seems like he’s already used to it since he didn’t offer much resistance.
His look eyes look dead, though.

“Grua~a?”

Partner looks at me with a strange face.

【“Curl up.”】

Ball Rabbit non-hesitantly tells to her.
Although feeling uneasy, Partner shrunk her neck.

I kicked off the ground, flew to the sky, adjusted my body, and rolled in a straight line.
Thanks to the increased status, my new speed felt totally different.
Is this the speed when I use【Roll】at 400 speed?
At max speed, I’d probably lose control, but for now, I just need to head straight forward.

I dive down the collapsed entrance of the enemy’s nest.
My body slams directly into the massive wall of sand.
I felt the vibrations throughout my whole body.

After that, it went dark.
I managed to enter the nest without much problems.
I’ll keep going at this pace.

“Kuccha!” “Kuccha!”
“Kuccha~a~a~a~a!”

I passed by ten enemy Red Ants along the way.

【Obtained 604 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg〗skill gives you an additional 604 Experience Points.】
【The Lv. of〖Ouroboros Dragon〗went up from Lv. 41→45.】

I took down four of them in the meantime.
Even though I couldn’t see much, I continued to roll deep into the dark tunnel.

Suddenly, a wall appears in front of me.
I don’t think this is a dead end.
It’s probably something the enemy Red Ants just made with〖Clay〗.
I rushed through the wall without lowering my speed.
The passageway shakes and the walls collapse.

Another wall appeared. I rushed through it as well.
Crashing into the second wall made me slow down, so I cancelled〖Roll〗and changed my position.

I want to use〖Roll〗in full power again, but it looks like the nest might collapse first before I defeat all the enemies.
It’s best to fight normally.

I spat out Ball Rabbit upwards and caught him on my head.

“Pufe!”

Ball Rabbit uses〖Light〗and conjured up a fireball, lighting up the area.

“Kuccha!” “Kuccha!” “Kuccha!”

Beyond the collapsed wall of clay, I see a group of enemy Red Ants lying in wait.
There are about twenty of them.
Since I passed by ten enemy Red Ants on the way here, that means there were thirty enemy Red Ants stationed here.
It’s about we start lowering those numbers. 

【Obtained 110 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg〗skill gives you an additional 110 Experience Points.】

Huh? What just happened?
Looking behind me, the ally Red Ants head this way.
I guess one of the enemy Red Ants that I blew away on my way here got finished off by my reinforcements.
That caused me to gain some experience points because of it.