“Is there really such a weapon in this world?”
Arthur looked at Holly, who was soaring into the sky, a faint sense of bewilderment appearing in his eyes.
‘Could it be that I am truly growing old?’
Meanwhile, a flash of astonishment crossed Milonglong’s dark, compound eyes.
For the Ant-people, wings were a symbol of status; to see these lowly humans, who should only be crawling on the ground, growing wings was unbelievable.
Was this person actually some noble existence even in the human world?
Clang!
Before Arthur’s thoughts could even settle, Holly turned into a meteor in the air, moving at an incredible speed!
“AAAAAHHH—(>口<)—!!”
Following a piercing shriek, the girl’s figure gradually turned into a black dot and disappeared into the clouds above, right before the bewildered gazes of everyone present.
Amisa: …
Ant-people: …
However, both sides were locked in a fight to the death; on a battlefield where things changed in the blink of an eye, there was no time for them to be stunned.
The battle only stalled for one second before both sides resumed the slaughter!
Since Milonglong had already stepped in, it naturally could not allow its winged Ant-people subordinates to continue being butchered like this.
But… Amisa’s ability was bizarre; the flight ability they took so much pride in offered no suppression against her whatsoever. Instead, it served only as a springboard for her attacks.
Whoosh!
At that moment, Milonglong swung the long spear in its hand without hesitation, aiming for the Ant-people guard beside it!
“Ugh?! My Lord, have merc—”
CLANG!!
The piercing sound of metal on metal rang out as the sharp, chitinous spear collided with the gruesome bone-cleaving blade, sending intense sparks flying into the air!
“Danger Perception, is it…”
Amisa muttered to herself. The moment the opponent launched its next attack, she merged back into the shadows.
“Humph! You sneaking coward!”
Milonglong did not continue to attack. Instead, it rolled its throat and spewed a massive cloud of green, toxic mist from its mouthparts.
It enveloped itself and its subordinates in the fog, effectively preventing Amisa from launching another surprise strike.
Its gaze, however, turned toward the ground below.
“Descend!”
At Milonglong’s command, the remaining Ant-people nobles followed behind it, using the cover of the toxic fog to land a few hundred meters in front of the group.
Whoosh…
At this moment, Amisa emerged from the shadows beneath the Spectral Horse, her eyes narrowing slightly as she looked at the four-winged Ant-person in front of her.
The opponent had some skill, but not much.
It was likely a mid-to-high-ranking member of the Ant-people race, with strength roughly comparable to a Silver-grade Knight; it just happened to have thicker armor.
But no matter how thick the armor, the joints were always soft, so killing it was only a matter of time.
However, in the face of a human Transcendent, Milonglong clearly had no intention of fighting Amisa head-on!
It had a better and faster way to secure victory!
Bzzzz!
At that moment, its wings began to hum at a rapid rhythm, while the spear in its hand hammered against the ground with a rhythmic thudding!
“Come! Come forth! Serve me!!”
RUMBLE!!
Accompanied by the special notes produced by its vibrating wings and the pheromones it was releasing, the surrounding ground began to tremble violently!
“Hmm?” Feeling the shaking earth, everyone frowned at once.
“Miss, something is coming from underground…”
“Ah… you don’t need to tell me that! I can feel it too!” Ileya curled her lip. As the tremors reached their peak, the eight Tough-skinned Zombies carrying the sedan chair leaped backward in unison!
RUMBLE!!
Almost the next second, the earth split open! The culprit behind it all burst forth from beneath the ground!
It was a giant Sandworm with spiral mouthparts and a body covered in irregular scales; the half of its body that had emerged from the earth was nearly 4 meters high and 2 meters wide.
Hiss, hiss…
The moment the Sandworm appeared, something began to condense within its mouth.
“That is… Miss, be careful!!” Amisa had barely finished the sentence when the Spectral Horse she was riding was pierced through by an unknown attack!
Amisa herself dodged to the side the instant it happened, merging into the shadows the moment her feet touched the ground.
“What is that?” Veil looked at the fallen Spectral Horse, her eyes filled with confusion.
“Sand and stone…” Ileya narrowed her eyes, as if answering the Goddess’s question or perhaps talking to herself.
This Sandworm could spit sand and gravel from its mouth. The penetration power felt no less than a light machine gun from her previous life.
“Powerful Son of Sand! I, as a warrior of the Ant-people race, command you!” Milonglong stood atop the Sandworm’s head, its four arms spread wide.
“Destroy all the enemies before us!!”
“Hiss-screech-giggle…” The Sandworm let out a piercing shriek, and then its entire body began to churn beneath the desert floor.
The ground felt as if it had been struck by an earthquake magnitude 8 or higher!
At the same time, it spat out a massive quantity of dark yellow debris from its mouth. In an instant, the area for 1,000 meters around was covered in sand and dust.
“Uwaah!?”
The violent shaking made Veil subconsciously cling tightly to the arm of the Miss, who was currently trying to close the window.
Crash—!
The next second, Ileya—still maintaining her posture to close the window—was completely covered in yellow sand from head to toe.
A piece of sharp gravel even sliced off a lock of white hair from the girl’s temple.
‘M-my hair?!!’
‘Bastard!! Mongrel!! You filth-bred creatures… I’ll kill you… I’ll kill you all!!’
At this moment, the little girl living deep within Ileya’s heart issued a hysterical scream!!
In the deepest part of the young Lady’s consciousness, the person she loved most was Mother.
And this white hair was the feature she shared most with her Mother… it was her absolute reverse scale.
She could accept being messy or losing hair naturally when waking up, but to have it intentionally dirtied or destroyed…
Was something she absolutely could not accept.
“Eh?” Goddess Miss, who had subconsciously hugged Ileya’s arm, suddenly felt the arm she was holding…
Seemingly trembling subconsciously.
Eh… could it be that this bad woman… also has times when she is afraid?
She subconsciously raised her eyes to look at Ileya’s face above her… but the very moment she looked up…
Their eyes met.
“EEK( )—!?”
Those red eyes looked as if they were about to tear her limb from limb right then and there!
Holly was certain she had never seen such a brutal, murderous gaze on Ileya’s face before.
“Uh… uh-wuu… I… I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry—!!” The Goddess of the Dead was shamefully frightened to tears. She immediately let go of Ileya’s arm and dove straight into Reliel’s embrace.
Like a newly hatched quail, she buried her head into a certain area, shivering non-stop.
Reliel also instinctively hugged the little Veil in her arms, looking at the young Lady in front of her with astonishment.
At this moment, her over 10 years of experience as a mercenary gave her only one warning: danger!
Even if the killing intent erupted from this person was not directed at her or Veil, it was still extremely dangerous!
It was best to stay as far away from this person as possible! Otherwise, they might be dragged into disaster for no reason.
Of course, Reliel did not think Ileya would do anything to hurt her.
She was just puzzled… what in the world was going on?!
Had anything even happened just now?
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