Chapter 499: Chapter 499: Ten Seconds

In the eyes of the Golden Ant King Toros, all members of the Golden Ant Clan were its children. Even those who were tainted by the Abyss and had become part of the Magical Ant Clan were merely temporarily fallen. As long as the gap in the Abyss was filled and the Abyssal energy was completely dispelled, these Magical Ants would eventually return to being part of the Golden Ant Clan.

However, it never expected that deep within the black lake, there were indeed Golden Ants who had completely fallen and become Abyssal creatures. There was not a trace of the Golden Ant Clan’s aura on the Abyssal Ant King’s corpse, which was fighting Song Jian in mid-air.

The appearance of the Abyssal Ant King’s skeleton made Toros feel a thread of fear. Once they had completely become creatures of the Abyss, there would be no turning back.

Angry Toros began to struggle. Even though it was tightly bound by Abyssal Chains, it exerted its full strength, with energy surging like tidal waves throughout its body.

Boom!

The entire black rock carrying Toros trembled, and the black Abyssal Chains squeezed even tighter. Some had even embedded themselves into Toros’s shell; if not for the faint golden light barrier blocking it, these black chains would have shattered Toros’s entire shell, dealing a fatal blow.

Crack, Crack, Crack~

One by one, the Abyssal Chains were broken by Toros, and the Abyssal energy could not repair them in time. Toros suddenly stood upright, although several Abyssal Chains were still tightly bound to the lower half of its body, its height had already reached that of Song Jian’s.

“Annihilation, blasphemers!” Toros roared in anger, causing the entire cave to tremble slightly.

Its massive front claws swung towards the Abyssal Ant King’s skeleton, and three brilliant waves of energy radiated dazzling light as they flew towards the Abyssal Ant King’s skeleton.

Inexplicably, the Abyssal Ant King’s skeleton’s body stiffened, and it didn’t even attempt to dodge the three dazzling golden energy waves.

Swipe~

A crisp tearing sound, and the body of the Abyssal Ant King’s skeleton, was directly torn apart by the three brilliant golden energy waves. Song Jian was stunned; he hadn’t expected that despite being bound by the Abyssal Power for countless years, Toros still possessed such terrifying strength.

After releasing this attack, Toros still wore an angry expression; its body began to plummet towards the ground.

Boom!

With a loud crash, Toros’s body slammed onto the black rocky island, and the surrounding lake water surged violently, rising to a height of several dozen meters.

Song Jian watched the shattered body of the Abyssal Ant King’s skeleton fall into the lake, feeling a sense of unreality. When he looked back at Toros, though, he sensed intense sorrow in its eyes.

Countless black mists poured from the gap in the Abyss and transformed into thicker and stronger chains that wrapped around Toros. Toros didn’t move, allowing these Abyssal Chains to tightly bind it.

Song Jian frowned slightly as if detecting something. His steel wings flapped, and his figure shot into the black lake like an arrow, diving into the depths.

Song Jian could feel the Abyssal Power in the lake quickly surging towards the spot where the body of the Abyssal Ant King’s skeleton had fallen.

“It seems that in such an environment, Abyssal creatures are immortal…” Song Jian’s heart sank as he quickly rushed towards the Ant Emperor Treasure Box.

Song Jian didn’t know if Toros could still burst forth again; if the Abyssal Ant King’s skeleton truly recovered in this environment, he would have no chance of defeating it with his current strength.

Song Jian dashed to the treasure chest and touched its lid;

System: Do you want to open the Ant Emperor Treasure Box? Warning, if you open the box without the permission of the Ant King ancestor, you will be pursued relentlessly by the Golden Ant Clan;

Open it!

Song Jian immediately chose this option, as every second was crucial. He could feel that the Abyss Ant King ancestor was rapidly recovering;

A progress bar appeared before Song Jian’s eyes, indicating that it would take thirty seconds to open the treasure chest;

System: Ant Emperor Treasure Box opening… 3%…5%…

Roar~

A beast-like roar exploded in Song Jian’s ears; he felt that the flow of water beneath the black lake suddenly accelerated, as if someone was stirring the lake water vigorously;

At this point, the Abyss Ant King’s skeleton had fully recovered with black air lingering around its body. Its figure seemed to have grown larger, and a sharp horn grew on its forehead. Its wings turned into bat-like wings, with black wings and dark red meridians. At the joints, a bone claw was slowly emerging…

Song Jian remained motionless, nervously opening the treasure chest, its progress inching forward. He could feel the horrifying aura emanating from the Abyss Ant King’s skeleton, which had now fully recovered and was even stronger than before.

Song Jian’s Vitality Points had dropped to less than a thousand, and all his supplies had been used up. He could only rely on his Vitality recovery speed to regenerate, but he was no match for the Abyss Ant King at this moment;

“Hurry up, faster…” Song Jian was extremely anxious in his heart. Every second of the thirty felt like torture. If the Abyss Ant King interrupted his progress of opening the chest, he might never get another chance to touch it.

Boom~

The Abyss Ant King soared into the sky, and its ghostly green eyes stared intently at Song Jian, who was opening the treasure chest. The black lake water seemed unable to block its vision, and it didn’t even glance at the Golden Ant King ancestor.

Song Jian suddenly felt his muscles tense and his hairs stand on end, as a huge sense of threat enveloped him like a net, immobilizing him;

“It’s noticed me!” Song Jian’s heart sank, and he immediately felt despair;

It would take another ten or so seconds to open the chest, but Song Jian knew that the Abyss Ant King wouldn’t give him those extra seconds;

“Ten seconds, I only need ten more seconds…” Song Jian screamed in his heart. He hoped that the Golden Ant King ancestor could help him stall the Abyss Ant King for a moment, but the Golden Ant King ancestor was firmly bound by a dozen Abyssal Chains, unable to move at all.

At this moment, Song Jian suddenly remembered that he still had the Abyssal Phantom skill, but the clone it created would be illusory, so he wasn’t sure if it could fool the Abyss Ant King.

With a thought, a replica identical to Song Jian appeared next to the chest. As soon as the doppelganger appeared, it burst out of the lake, brandishing its longsword and rushing towards the Abyss Ant King;

The Abyss Ant King showed a human-like confused expression on its face, glancing at the approaching clone, then looked back at the treasure chest beneath the lake, completely ignoring the incoming clone. It folded its wings and dove towards the location of the chest;

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