He didn't even try to question the thing in front of his eyes, as he thought that his brain is playing games on him as he was about to die.
Montu thought of [Definitely yes], and in the next second, he found himself in a strange place.
All around him was just darkness and he was falling, to where he was falling, he had no clue.
And by each passing moment he was gaining speed. Montu lost track of time, it may have been 1 month, 1 year, a decade or a century, he was just constantly falling in a dark place.
'So is this what happens to everyone who dies, eternal falling down?' Thought Montu.
A ray of hope lit in his heart when he saw a glowing spot down where he was falling. And when he reached the spot,
all he found was darkness again, but now it wasn't just darkness, he was also feeling restrained. He felt some liquid all around his body.
Soon he heard somethig, which he was very happy to hear as he couldn't hear or say anything while he was falling, it felt like ages when his ears last detected sound.
The sound stopped when it reached near Montu. He was also not able to feel his legs and hands. Soon he fell down, he didn't knew what happened or where he fell, but he clearly knew the feeling of falling down.
(Reader information= Ants can't see properly as they have compound eyes, they can only detect light and shadow with their eyes. They have 2 antennae to detect their nest, mates, and enemies.)
Montu felt a shadow in his eyes, but he wasn't able to clearly see with his eyes.
Soon he felt something pushed in his mouth. It was gooey.
Montu wasn't even able to spit it, as more and more food was stuffed in his mouth. All he could do was gulp it.
When the shadow left his eyes and no more gooey liquid was pushed into his mouth, he calmed his mind and thought, 'Didn't I die from getting hit by a truck, where am I, is this hell? Do I have to live like this for eternity?'
There was a sudden sound in his head
[You aren't dead. You were saved by me when you were going to die. I am your benefactor. I reincarnated you into another world where my power exists]
'Am I really not dead! If it's true then why can't I see a thing?'
[That's because.... you are, no longer a human, you are an ant now]
'I am a what now, say that again!!'
The voice said again in his head, that you are an ant now, not human anymore.
"Is this an anime or novel, and even if it is,why am I an ant."
"What can I do now, being like this, I will die if someone steps on me.
And who are you speaking in my head, some kind of system or cheat?" Said Montu.
[You are correct host, you are quick to grasp your situation, I am indeed a System, and not your usual system which you are thinking right now in your head, I am the DUNGEON OVERLORD system]
"Dungeon Overlord system, sounds pretty powerful. So, you are saying I am in another world completely different from Earth in an ant body."
[Yes, this world has magic unlike earth. Demons, dragons, dungeons, monsters and all type of powerful creatures you can think of exists here. You will need my help to survive if you want to.]
"I get the basic idea of what you are trying to say, I once watched an anime where one man was killed and got reincarnated as a blue thing and even started his own town with different monsters. So,I can do stuff like that too."
[As an ant you don't have eyesight but have your antennae to sense things, and you don't have to say anything out loud, I am infused with your brain, you can just think and I will know]
'Wait a minute, if I am an ant doesn't this mean I will just be dead after mating with females.' Montu thought.
[That's how ants on Earth work, this world doesn't follow things you are familiar with, male ants are very precious here, you don't have to worry about anything]
'Do I have something like skills and stats too' thought Montu.
[Just think about 'status' and you will see your status window with you skills and everything]
'Montu thought of status and something blue colored appeared in front of his eyes, which he was able to see clearly as if he has human eyes.'
He wasn't impressed by seeing his stats and skills.
'And what do you do beside showing me this pitiful stat window of mine?'
[I am the DUNGEON OVERLORD system, which clearly means overlord of dungeons, you have to start your own dungeon and trample every being in this world]
Montu was quite thrilled by hearing this, he was happy for once after dying.
All he ever did was work in his previous life. There was no enjoyment whatsoever.
'But why was I selected by you, there are many others, who might me strong and intelligent than me?' asked Montu.
[This is just your fate. Consider yourself lucky. I was summoning a host and you I found you, so I brought you here]
'Who created you? Or why why was there a need for a host, It's not like you will die, you aren't even alive?'
[You are inquiring more than you should know, and even I don't know who I am or who created me, I just knew how to search for a soul to be turned into my Host]
'I guess we are in the same boat then, you have a name or something?'
[Host may call me however he wishes, as we have to stay together till death does us apart]
Montu grinned as he thought of something funny.
You will be called as 'Slave' from today.
[Your wish is my command, just think of 'Slave' and I will answer]
Montu was laughing, he wasn't able to control his laugh.
So let's dominate this world now, I will enjoy this life to its fullest. I don't have to work under someone anymore.
I will make the best dungeon to ever exist in history.