I Became an Ant Lord, So I Built a Hive Full of Beauties
Chapter 256: Croak and Smash Word

Chapter 256: 256: Croak and Smash Word

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The frog went down, twitching, tongue coiled like a dead snake.

Naaro, more strategic, had taken to climbing a support pillar. With precise throws, she launched poisoned needles into the crowd.

"Left flank!" she yelled. "They’re flanking with flanking tongues!"

Kai grimaced. "How many times are we going to say ’tongue’ today?"

Akayoroi was a storm. With her extended claws sharp, she danced through the frogs like lightning. One dared try to grab her waist. She punched him before the frog could grab her.

"Yes, punch me—!" the frog croaked in ecstasy before fainting. His tongue flopped out like a sad noodle.

She turned and hissed, "Disgusting."

Kroak’thul finally landed at the back, tongue rolling out and slapping the ground. He roared, "You dare resist the Tongue Legion?!"

Kai pointed at him. "You dare call yourself that? How cringe!"

"Silence!" Kroak’thul threw a wave of toxic gas forward. A swirling gust of swampy aura smashed into the chamber.

Kai tanked it with his Aura Shell. "Vel, Sha! Right flank! Push them away from the egg chamber entrance! We don’t let them get past us!"

Azhara grinned. "I call dibs on the general! I wanna see if his skull fits my legs! I will crush it."

"Get in line!" Vel barked, stabbing another frog in the toe.

One of the frogs, now missing half his armor and all of his dignity, shouted, "Retreat! Retreat! They’re insane!"

Another croaked, "Lick the walls! We must stay strong!"

Sha blinked. "What is licking the wall going to do... oh gods, they’re actually doing it."

Several frogs began licking the tunnel walls furiously. Yellow sparks erupted from their tongues.

Kai narrowed his eyes. "They’re summoning reinforcements. That wall’s enchanted!"

He shot forward like a cannon. A punch to one frog. A blast of compressed aura to the wall. The enchantment shattered with a crackling boom, and the licking line screamed in despair.

"My tongue! My beautiful tongue!" one wailed.

"Stop licking everything!" another shouted.

The chamber quaked. A section of ceiling cracked. More frogs poured in.

Ten. No, fifteen more.

Kroak’thul laughed, his belly shaking. "You think this is the end? We are the spawn of the endless bog! We do not stop until all is licked into submission!"

Sha gagged. "I can’t. I just—what is this battle cry?!"

Akayoroi’s voice rang out, firm and commanding. "Fall back to defensive wedge! Protect the egg chamber!"

Naaro darted from pillar to pillar. "I’ll buy time! Use the flame traps!"

Vel and Azhara dashed to the sides. They pulled two levers hidden behind silk-covered alcoves. With a loud whoosh, twin jets of alchemical fire sprayed into the frog line.

Frogs screamed. Boiled mucus flew. The air reeked of roasted swamp.

Kroak’thul roared, "Nooo! Our sacred slime coats!"

Kai narrowed his eyes. "No mercy for perverts with weapons."

He blitzed forward. His aura flared into his spear. With three swift slashes, he cut through a trio of frog warriors, sending them flying.

"I can’t even feel my arms anymore!" one screamed midair.

Kai muttered, "Good."

Vel and Sha slammed into the flanks, forcing the frogs inward.

Akayoroi leapt high into the air. Her eyes glowed. "A Queen’s Wrath!" she cried.

A beam of burning silklight shot downward, disintegrating three frogs in mid lick attack.

Then, silence. Only eight remained.

Kroak’thul stood panting. His tongue limp. His pride bruised.

Kai stared him down. "You’ve got one chance. Leave. Or I punch your tongue down your throat."

Kroak’thul croaked slowly. "I will not forget this insult. The Licker Tribe will rise again."

Sha raised a brow. "And fall again. And again. Because you’re gross."

Kai exhaled. "Is everyone okay?"

Azhara raised a hand. "I think I accidentally got some frog breath in my mouth. Will I die?"

Vel laughed. "Only from shame."

Kai rubbed his temples. "Why is it always licking cults with me?"

Sha clapped his shoulder. "You attract weirdos. Maybe it’s the pheromones."

He grumbled. "Great. Can’t wait for the next group of creeps." They thought the frogs would leave now. But they didn’t... They were preparing a new attack.

One frog shouted, "LICK ATTACK FORMATION!"

Kai raised an eyebrow. "I thought you all would run. What is lick attack formation? That’s... not a real thing."

The frog squad screamed in unison and unleashed their secret technique.

"Croak Cannon!"

Five frogs inflated their cheeks and then released sonic croaks that echoed off the tunnel walls. The air shimmered. The vibrations almost knocked over two ant warriors who were closest.

Azhara ducked, rolled forward, and stabbed one frog in the belly. "Shut up Froggie, now Pop!"

The frog squealed and tried to tongue her. But she ducked again. "Gross! Your breath smells like a swamp toilet and rotten food!"

Another frog advanced on Vel with a hiss. "You will feel the lick of—"

She slapped him across the face mid sentence. His tongue whipped out in reflex and stuck to the wall.

Vel looked disgusted. "You literally just tongue punched the rock."

Sha meanwhile stood atop a mushroom barrel and yelled, "Ant Whirlwind Combo!" View the correct content at NovelFire.

She backflipped off and landed knee-first into a frog’s face. "Say ahhh!"

"AAAGHHHH—" the frog croaked before passing out.

Kai ducked under another tongue swipe and landed a spinning elbow into the side of a frog’s neck. It collapsed with a noise like a wet sock hitting pavement.

"You guys really suck at combat," he muttered, grabbing another by the tongue mid swing and yanking him into a wall. "Stick to licking frogsicles or whatever you do back home."

Kroak’thul recovered from his wall slam and stood, mucus dripping from his nostrils.

"I will destroy you, ants!" he bellowed. "You have violated royal law! Our prince had thirty wives! Thirty! They need tongue love!"

"Bro," Kai said flatly. "I killed him because he tried to lick the queen. You are still talking about licking. And he tongue-humped my leg. Let it go."

"You should’ve let him perform his art!" Kroak’thul said, "It’s an honour for your ants to get licked by a royal frog."