Natural Disasters Strikes: I stockpiled like crazy! - Chapter 184

Chapter 184: Winged Reaper Ant
The Winged-Reaper Ant’s wings flapped, and it darted toward the man holding the flashlight.

Its multifaceted eyes gleamed with a cold, deadly light before its sickled limbs slashed through the air.

The man saw the ant and froze in fear. He dropped to the ground, trembling uncontrollably.

The others were in a similar state. They were accustomed to dealing with soldier ants and lesser mutant ants, but not this one.

Wang Jian reacted quickly, swinging his metal rod with all his strength. However, the ant simply moved its sharp limbs, slicing the rod in two with a single, fluid motion.

Not good.

Suddenly, a bolt of purple lightning tore through the darkness and struck the Winged Reaper Ant.

Caught off guard, the ant was unable to dodge. The lightning surged through its wings and exoskeleton, the acrid smell of burning filling the air. The ant shrieked in a disturbingly alien cry before convulsing uncontrollably.

It flapped its wings frantically and flew up, retreating momentarily.

At that moment, a figure emerged from the darkness. It was Lin Weihao. His eyes were shrouded in a storm of clouds as he assessed the Winged Reaper Ant. He could sense that it was stronger than him, but he had fought countless battles. He still have ways of dealing it.

Meanwhile in the dungeon.

After what felt like an eternity, Nanzhi reached the terrace of the third floor. She took a deep breath, surveying the floating corpses of the carps outside, which soon dissolved into white light and entered her chest.

[You’ve killed a carp and gained 0.2 STR]

[You’ve killed a carp and gained 0.2 STR]

[You’ve killed a carp and gained 0.2 STR]

[…]

Nanzhi made sure no danger remained before checking her stats.

To her surprise, the combat power gauge, which measured her physique, had a new arrow next to it.

She tapped it, curious.

[Strength (STR): 43 (+9)]

[Agility (AGI): 34]

[Stamina (STA): 32]

She had killed 45 carps so far, with each kill providing her 0.2, the total earnings is 9 STR points. Come to think of it, she did feel a faint increase in her strength.

It was unfortunate that the carps hadn’t dropped a single loot item, but these permanent stat boosts were useful nonetheless.

Nanzhi looked at the hotel ahead, wondering if there was a golden chest waiting for her inside.

But first, she needed to change her weapon. The metal rods she had scavenged earlier were no longer usable.

She scoured the room for any weapons.

This time, luck was on her side. She found a machete, along with an aerosol can and a lighter. Nanzhi quickly assembled them and attached them to her makeshift tool belt, and went to the bed and table to replenished her metal rods. She tied them to her back like they were swords.

Her hands were numb from the earlier battle with the carps, and the wounds on them stung. She treated the cuts before wrapping fabric around her palms, arms, and legs for extra defense. She wasn’t sure what monsters lurked in the hotel, so caution was paramount.

She had barely stepped forward when a hissing sound reached her ears.

The hairs on the back of her neck stood on end.

Nanzhi quickly turned around, raising her machete just in time to block a creature that lunged at her.

Her eyes turned cold. Before her, a massive three-meter-long snake had sunk its teeth into the machete’s handle.

First, it was a Bighead Carp, now a snake?

Was this pagoda simulating her past battles?

Regardless, she had to deal with this snake first.

Now that she was inside the hotel, her movements were no longer restricted. Her killing efficiency increased drastically.

The snake whipped its head back, ready to strike again. Its speed exceeded her expectations, but it wasn’t enough to faze her.

Nanzhi sidestepped, then swung down her axe with precision, beheading the snake instantly. Blood splattered across her axe, and with the increase in her strength, the rubberized floor cracked beneath her strike.

Ding—

The snake’s corpse disappeared, turned into white light and entered her chest.

[You’ve killed a Monster Snake and earned 0.2 AGI]

Now it was no longer STR, but AGI?

Nanzhi didn’t have time to ponder further, as more snakes appeared, swarming the room. She quickly fled, avoiding being cornered.

As she ran, she took down each snake, the sounds of notifications flooding her ears.

Meanwhile, Wang Jian and the others had shaken off their stupor and quickly retreated, awestruck by Lin Weihao’s destructive lightning ability. In a single attack, it had forced the Winged Reaper Ant to retreat.

The others helped their injured comrade.

For some reason, the ant had not killed the man. Still, the bleeding alone would be enough to claim his life.

Unbeknownst to them, the reason the ant had spared the man was that the queen needed fresh food.

“Lao Gong! Lao Gong!”

“Lao Gong, we need treatment!”

The frantic screams and the deafening crackle of lightning woke most of the people.

Lao Gong also heard them, and when he saw the Winged Reaper Ant with the lightning streak still crackling around its body above their base, he was stunned.

Ants can grow wings now?

More troublingly, he could immediately tell that this ant was far stronger than any they had encountered before.

This was bad.

If this ant wasn’t dealt with soon, it would kill the rest of the survivors.

Other survivors slowly emerged from their homes to investigate the source of the noises. Their thoughts and expressions mirrored Lao Gong’s.

On the upper floors, He Cuifen was frozen in place, her pupils shaking as she stared at the mutant ant.

“Aunt, what’s happening? I can hear noises.” Rubbing his eyes, the drowsy Si Hao followed his aunt.

“No. Get back inside!” He Cuifen ordered, pulling the boy away.

Before they could enter, the little boy caught sight of the ant, and his sleepiness vanished instantly.

That ant was even bigger than the one they had seen before!

Enraged, the Winged Reaper Ant flapped its wings with incredible force and dove down to attack Lin Weihao. The wind whistled as blades of air cut through the space.