Strongest Hammer God novel Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Chapter 138 – Hillstalker Ants

After swinging his hammer a couple more times, Kyle focused on his journey ahead.

"I guess it’s time to continue," he said.

"You should be safe for now," Theodor said. "The Skysand cloud should have made almost all beasts retreat. Make use of this opportunity."

Kyle nodded and ran towards the southwest.

His goal was the Fire Coast.

Kyle passed by a couple of small mountains and hills.

When he saw another canyon, he stopped.

"Should I go through the canyon?" Kyle asked.

"Usually, yes, but this is not the usual case," Theodor said. "Just walk around it."

"Sure thing, Boss," Kyle said.

He went to the right side of the canyon and ran near its edge.

If necessary, he could jump into the canyon and try to hide.

Yet, as Kyle kept running, he didn’t see a single beast.

"Can you see the black column of smoke in the distance?" Theodor asked.

Kyle looked at the horizon, and sure enough, he saw a tiny black cloud rising from the horizon.

Looking into the distance was weird since fantasy land was obviously on a round planet, but it was so much smaller than Earth.

The horizon was not nearly as far away as on Earth.

"As the name implies, Fire Coast is a Fire Cradle. Fire Coast already existed back when I was still alive, and it is essentially a big volcano. The cloud you’re seeing is coming from that volcano. That is your goal."

"Sure thing, Boss," Kyle answered as he kept running.

After running for a couple of kilometers, Kyle slowed down.

He saw a huge ant walking across a hill in the distance.

’That thing has to be like seven feet long!’ Kyle thought.

Kyle’s instincts told him that the ant was a bit dangerous, but not a lot.

However, Kyle knew that ants were never alone.

"Hillstalker Ant," Theodor said. "They are troublesome. One of them isn’t dangerous, but their nests contain between twenty and two thousand ants."

"They are a pest. This nest is not close enough to the Fire Coast to be a nuisance, but the rulers of the Fire Coast are probably also not comfortable with its presence."

That was when Kyle saw the Hillstalker Ant turning its head to him.

"It saw you," Theodor said.

Kyle’s heart rate rose. "From so far away? I thought ants couldn’t see very well! Don’t they use their feelers for everything?"

"Why do you think Hillstalker Ants are called Hillstalker Ants?" Theodor asked with a snort. "They climb hills and use their quite developed eyes to survey the surrounding landscape."

Then, Kyle saw the Hillstalker Ant retreating behind the hill.

"That was just a scout," Theodor said. "It is going to alert the ant warriors, and they will come for you."

Kyle gulped. "What am I supposed to do?"

"Isn’t it obvious?" Theodor asked.

"Run away?" Kyle asked.

"Apparently, it wasn’t obvious to you," Theodor said with annoyance. "No, you are going to kill them."

"Kill them?!" Kyle shouted. "But there are so many!"

"So?" Theodor asked. "They use their numbers to overwhelm their enemies, but their enemies are stupid beasts. You are faster than them, and as long as you don’t let yourself get surrounded, you will only be fighting two at a time."

That was when the scouting ant returned.

The next moment, five huge ants appeared behind the scout ant.

They were twice as big and had gigantic pincers.

Just their pincers were already as long as the scout ant!

These ants felt quite dangerous to Kyle.

That was when Kyle saw the warrior ants charging right at him.

"You said they were slow!" Kyle shouted as he saw the ants running towards him.