The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

Rhodes noticed the subtle change immediately.

He straightened up from his ribs and walked over slowly, his movements light and silent.

"Has the Queen issued new instructions?"

Mona's eyes rolled mechanically, sweeping over the silent aberrations and spider warriors below.

"The Queen has called off the original plan."

Her voice was dry and harsh, like two pieces of sandpaper rubbing together.

"Let's set off immediately for the safe zone."

Rhodes stopped moving.

Heading to the safe zone?

What does that mean?

The extradition plan was personally approved by the Queen, and they had been preparing for it for several days.

Now, does a simple "stop" render everything null and void?

Moreover, what are they supposed to do in the safe zone?

Should we go to war directly?

If it weren't for that annoying light screen.

They didn't even need to lift a finger; their armies alone could inflict devastating damage on the safe zone.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

Moreover, being straightforward is not in line with the Queen's usual style.

The empress preferred to manipulate everything from behind the scenes, watching her prey walk into the trap in despair.

Then, trapped in the snare, they struggle to survive, seemingly unable to escape.

This kind of behavior of flipping the table is too violent.

"Is this truly an order from the Queen?"

Rhodes couldn't help but ask for confirmation.

He was a little confused; what exactly did the Empress want to do?

Just then, a spider demon warrior behind Rhode, trying to curry favor with him, began to complain in a low voice.

"Why does the Empress's mind keep changing? The extradition plan has been in preparation for so long and has consumed so many resources, and now she just wants to stop it?"

"With the Empress's power, what in this world can escape her notice?"

"Why doesn't she just tell us all the information? Instead, she always prefers to make us guess what she's thinking..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

"Pooh!"

Mona suddenly turned her head and spat a mouthful of phlegm at the spider demon warrior who had spoken.

That wasn't ordinary saliva, but a fist-sized cloud of poisonous mist emitting a ghostly blue glow.

The poisonous mist moved at an astonishing speed, almost instantly coating the spider demon warrior's arm.

"ah--!"

The excruciating pain erupted instantly!

The spider demon warrior let out a scream that was not human, and curled up.

On his arm, the skin was festering at a visible rate, with fist-sized abscesses swelling and bursting, oozing foul-smelling green pus.

The intense pain caused him to lose his mind instantly, and he rolled around frantically on the ground littered with broken bones.

Even more terrifying, the pustules were spreading upwards at an alarming rate, soon to climb up his shoulders and erode his torso.

The spider warrior's will to survive overcame the excruciating pain at the last moment.

His remaining rationality led him to make the most decisive decision.

His eyes hardened, and his other intact hand instantly transformed into a sharp bone blade, slashing down fiercely at his own shoulder!

puff!

He had severed an arm covered in pustules at the shoulder by himself.

The severed arm lay on the ground, the abscesses on it still wriggling rapidly.

In just a few seconds, the flesh and blood of the entire arm were completely devoured, and with a "snap," it turned into a charred, withered bone.

Mona, however, paid no attention to any of this, as if she had merely crushed an insect.

She turned her ugly head and looked at Rod.

"Manage your subordinates well."

Her voice was devoid of any warmth.

"The Queen's decisions cannot be questioned by anyone!"

"If there's a next time, I'll clean up the trash for you myself."

After saying that, Mona turned and left.

From beginning to end, Rod didn't utter a single word.

He simply watched it all unfold quietly.

Until Mona's figure completely disappeared.

The one-armed spider demon warrior was lying on the ground, convulsing from blood loss and excruciating pain, emitting weak groans.

Rod slowly walked up to him, lowered his head, and looked down at this foolish subordinate.

Questioning the Queen?

When did such an idiot appear in my life?

Talking about the Empress behind her back is not brave, it's courting death.

It's one thing to court death, but don't drag him down with you.

Thinking about this...

A cold glint flashed across his fingertips.

It was a bone sickle-shaped foot that quietly emerged from behind him, sharp as a knife and gleaming with a metallic texture.

"Ahhh..."

The painful screams stopped abruptly.

The bone scythe severed the spider demon warrior's neck.

Fresh blood stained the grayish-white bone fragments on the ground.

Rhodes retrieved the bone scythe, which was spotless.

He glanced around, his voice icy and devoid of any emotion.

"Everyone, look carefully."

"I don't want to see the same thing happen again."

......

Pine Valley.

This place is completely different from the desolation of other places; it boasts a rare and beautiful view.

Green vegetation covers the valley, clear streams flow through it, and the air is filled with the fragrance of earth and grass.

Pan Gu was sitting alone on a large rock by the stream.

His exceptionally large body was shrouded in a wide black robe, and he rested his head on his hands, motionless.

Staring blankly at the stream.

At this moment, he was in a daze, as if he had fallen into an unprecedented state of malfunction.

A gentle breeze stirred his robes.

He was completely unaware of it.

Pangu's thoughts were thrown into chaos.

"If this world consists only of trade and exploitation, then what is the meaning of human existence?"

"No wonder......"

"No wonder monsters have appeared."

"I'm afraid even God himself couldn't stand such a terrible world anymore."

Pan Gu murmured to himself.

Suddenly, a rapid rustling sound came from behind.

The sound grew louder as it approached, accompanied by a woman's frantic breathing.

The bone did not react.

At that moment, he was completely absorbed in his own world and unaware of anything else.

Until the voice was extremely close.

A figure suddenly burst out from behind a boulder behind Pan Gu.

Her long hair was disheveled, her pretty face was filled with panic, and her chest was heaving violently.

As soon as she rushed out, she saw the huge figure sitting by the stream, completely wrapped in a black robe.

Liu Yun's steps came to an instant.

Her heart was in her throat.

"Such a big lump..."

In this valley overrun by monsters, a mountain-like structure suddenly appeared, more terrifying than seeing the monsters directly.

She was panting heavily, one hand tightly gripping a dagger, and she warily eyed Pan Gu.

"you......"

Her throat was a little dry.

"Are you a human or a monster?"

I heard a sound.

Pan Gu's body finally made a slight movement.

He slowly, with an almost sluggish pace, raised his head.

Beneath the black hood lay a shadow that could not be seen clearly.

Sensing someone approaching suddenly, a sense of tension arose.

Why would anyone come to this place?

"I......"

He stretched out a hand, also wrapped in a black robe, and awkwardly waved it at Liu Yun.

"I'm not a monster..."

"It really isn't..."