I don't know if there is a world of ants in this Six-Faced World, but ants are definitely one of the great overlords among monsters.
I've heard of Army Ants on the Demon Continent and Phalanx Ants on the Bekalite Continent. When I was an Adventurer on the Northern Continent, I also heard of Snow Termites that are the same color as the snow.
While traveling with Ghislaine in the past, I also heard her mention Steel-headed Giant Ants in the Great Forest, which have particularly strong individual combat capabilities.
One could say they are quite varied, with each place having its own characteristics. If we were to calculate the population of every race, ants would definitely be second to none in the world we currently live in.
After encountering the Phalanx Ants of the Bekalite Continent, although no Flying Soldier Ants attacked us from the sky,
while we were waiting in place for the Phalanx Ants to leave, we were attacked from underground by Black Ants.
Fortunately, my Kanryu sense is 360 degrees and can even detect things deep underground.
Otherwise, we certainly would have been caught off guard.
Upon discovering the ants underground, I commanded Rudy to use the advanced Earth Magic, Earth Splitting.
A massive fissure formed in the ground, driving those Black Ants out.
There weren't many, about 30 or so.
I originally wanted to engage them, but Rudeus and Roxy both requested a retreat.
I didn't want my personal opinion to put my teammates in danger, so I retreated with them.
The ants that crawled to the surface weren't as fast as us, and we soon left the range of their pursuit.
After escaping the Phalanx Ants, we took a detour and continued heading due north.
We still encountered many monsters on the way, but since we had many people, we dealt with them one by one.
The night watches weren't always peaceful; on the third night, a large number of bats appeared, specifically targeting the women in our party.
Just as we were about to counterattack, a familiar scent assailed us again. It was a Succubus once more. This time, I quickly and consciously used Detoxification Magic on myself to return to normal.
After Roxy used Freezing Magic to freeze the bats in the air, she prepared to cast a spell to kill the Succubus.
"O gentle spirit of water, become the princess of the rushing stream, wash away all things with your mighty power—Surge Flow!"
A massive pillar of water struck toward the Succubus. Aside from being able to charm men, the Succubus had no other defensive measures; if hit by the water pillar, she would surely die.
At the critical moment, I used Earth Fortress.
I trapped the Succubus while simultaneously blocking Roxy's Surge Flow.
Roxy looked at me with a bewildered gaze and shouted,
"Elinalise, stop Dorin quickly! He's being controlled by the Succubus again!"
"Oh my, how can a little man be so easily controlled by a Succubus! It looks like I'll have to give myself to him again, wahahahaha!"
She let out a voice that sounded like a hairy-chested man seeing a little loli girl!
I let out a sigh and said,
"I'm not being controlled. I just want to study this Succubus. Don't misunderstand. I can't be controlled by her every time I run into one of these! I need to find a way to counter her."
The two of them looked at me with skeptical eyes.
I glanced at Rudeus, who was in heat nearby, and used Detoxification Magic to clear his charmed state.
"Roxy, you and Rudy go back to the stone house and continue the watch. Elinalise, come with me."
I am currently the person with the highest magic and swordsmanship levels in this team; when I speak seriously, it carries some weight.
They all did as they were told, though Elinalise and Roxy looked at me with strange eyes. Rudeus, on the other hand, seemed a bit like he wanted to come and study the Succubus with me.
Unfortunately, the Succubus's scent can control men, so I couldn't bring another man along. Once I'm done studying, as long as Miss Roxy agrees, I can lend the Succubus to you, Rudy, to study for a while. Of course, I said this in my mind and conveyed it to Rudy with a look.
I wonder if he understood.
I looked at Elinalise, who had already walked to my side. "I'll handle the Succubus in a moment. You're responsible for using your shield to knock some sense into me if I get controlled."
Though her gaze was strange, she nodded and didn't argue. It seemed she wanted to see what kind of operation I was planning.
I walked with Elinalise to the outside of the Earth Fortress I had built. Earlier, for fear of the Succubus escaping, I had directly created a sealed fortress to imprison her inside.
Before releasing the magic, I cast another Advanced Detoxification spell on myself to refresh my physical state.
And I took a deep breath so I could hold it for a long time.
I opened a person-sized hole in the front of the Earth Fortress and entered with Elinalise.
I used Fire Magic to light a torch inside the small earth room.
I didn't see a Succubus baring fangs and claws to attack us. I only saw a sweet-looking, naked woman with a bombshell figure, shivering in the corner of the stone room.
She looked at me with a pitiful gaze, as if she were pleading for my help.
"So smelly."
Elinalise seemed to smell an especially thick stench and covered her nose.
Because I am particularly interested in Succubi, I have a very deep memory of information related to them. I remember the original story saying that during the Laplace Campaign, Laplace specifically brought Succubi from the Demon Continent to this continent to kill the warriors of the Bekalite Continent.
In other words, Succubi, like Red Dragons, are leftovers from the war 400 years ago and are both invasive species.
I tried using the Demon God Language to speak to the human-looking Succubus.
"Who are you? Can you understand what I'm saying?"
She had a reaction and looked at me blankly. However, she only opened her mouth to make "ah ah" sounds.
Is it because she has no vocal cords that she can't communicate with people? But she should have understood what I said; after all, her expression changed from pitiful to somewhat confused.
It seems communication is possible. Whatever.
Under Elinalise's gaze—which looked like she was seeing a pervert—I used mana to manipulate the walls of the room, fusing the Succubus's hands and feet into the walls so she couldn't move.
I gave a glass test tube used for preserving items to Elinalise.
"Go help me collect some of that stuff the Succubus uses to emit the aphrodisiac scent."
"Why don't you go yourself? Don't you men like this kind of thing?"
"I can't. That smell is too strong, and I'm afraid I won't be able to restrain myself. Could you even hit me awake then? I don't mean anything else; I'm just collecting some for research.
If I research the effects of this item, I can sell some to you. You might really need it."
Elinalise's eyes rolled around several times. She seemed to have decided something and made up her mind!
"Give me another test tube. I want to collect a bottle for myself too."
...What was she thinking? Besides, she's not collecting that second bottle for me, is she?
Without worrying about it, I gave her another test tube. Afterward, she went to the lower part of the Succubus's body to collect the charming substance.
I didn't plan on watching how she collected it; I directly left the stone room and went outside to a ventilated area to breathe fresh air.
After I turned my back, the Succubus revealed her original appearance, showing a mouthful of fangs. Her face changed, her skin turned blue, her nose and ears became pointed, fleshy wings grew from her back, and a long black tail with a heart-shaped tip grew from her tailbone. Overall, she looked more like the demon-form Succubi encountered in games in my previous life.
She made threatening sounds there, as if threatening to eat Elinalise.
Unfortunately, her hands and feet were fused into the wall by me, and she had no way to move her body now. She could only bark helplessly.
I observed the Succubus's original appearance from the doorway. Indeed, there was a big difference between her true form and her human form from before she transformed, but I wouldn't say she was unpalatable. At least if she kept her mouth shut and didn't show her fangs, I could barely accept it.
A face like a Dark Elf from old anime is still bearable. Additionally, I noticed her ears were also long. Does the Succubus also have Long-eared Race blood?
The specific details will have to be researched further.
After waiting for over 20 minutes, Elinalise used her Kato's Hand of God, which she had researched for many years, and with great effort collected two tubes of Succubus charm fluid!
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