D-level males reached the pinnacle of life by living off women.

Although the situation had reached a stalemate, the captain knew that they were outnumbered and defeat was inevitable.

At the same time, the captain couldn't help but curse inwardly. It was all Rhine's fault, that treacherous, cunning, and ruthless worm. Who would have thought that Rhine would have so many worms lurking around that fake Lu Yuan?

If it weren't for that miscalculation that caused them so many casualties, he wouldn't only have so few subordinates by his side now.

Seeing that the mission was about to fail, the captain stopped pretending and his face turned cold.

"Commander of the Rhine Legion, why are you doing this? You know perfectly well who sent us. Do you really want to go against His Highness's wishes and fall out with him?"

Rhine remained silent, only intensifying his attacks.

Lu Yuan, who was being controlled nearby, saw Rhine nearly fall into danger several times during the fight and cried out in distress.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan was also brainstorming frantically, trying to think of ways to save himself.

He was surrounded by Rhine's insects. If he could find a way to break free of their control, even for just a moment, he believed that Rhine or its subordinates would be able to save him.

Once he returns to Rhine's side, Rhine will have no more scruples. With so many subordinates, it will be a piece of cake for Rhine to wipe out these few Red Robe Insects; a group beating will suffice.

……

Although at the beginning of the fight, Rhine and the captain were evenly matched, and Rhine was even slightly at a disadvantage.

But as the fight went on, Rhine felt himself getting better and better and gradually gained the upper hand.

Rhine's subordinates tried to help, but because they didn't coordinate well, the captain seized the opportunity and hindered them.

So, at Rhine's signal, his subordinates had no choice but to slink away to the side, continuing to keep a close eye on the red-robed worm that was holding Lu Yuan hostage, waiting for an opportunity to rescue Lu Yuan.

……

After being kicked away by Rhine once again, seeing that Rhine was about to reach Lu Yuan, the captain quickly kicked his legs and flew back to stop Rhine, continuing to fight with him.

Meanwhile, the red-robed worm, which was holding onto the road, took the opportunity to distance itself from Rhine.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Lu Yuan ripped the gag out of his mouth and then fiercely bit the arm that was strangling him.

A few seconds later, Lu Yuan almost spilled two streams of wide noodles; he felt like his teeth were about to break.

He felt like he wasn't biting an arm, but an aluminum alloy.

Looking up again, Lu Yuan saw the red-robed worm still motionless, as if nothing had happened, and cursed inwardly at the damn difference in physical constitution between male and female worms.

Meanwhile, Rhine and the captain, still locked in combat, were unaware of the little incident that had happened on Lu Yuan's side.

During the fierce fight, the captain felt a dull ache in his hands, feet, and abdomen, and the more he fought, the more alarmed he became.

He and Rhine are both A-level, and their physiques are similar.

Moreover, although he was older than Rhine, he was in his prime and had more combat experience than Rhine.

Furthermore, he has a male lord who had just given him mental reassurance before he came to Golan Star to carry out the mission. Rhine's male lord, on the other hand, could not give Rhine mental reassurance, and Rhine had just experienced several major battles with the Araqi insectoids, so the condition of his mental sea should not be as good as his.

In short, logically speaking, Rhine shouldn't be his match.

At the beginning of the match, Rhine did indeed show signs of losing.

But as the fight went on, Rhine's power grew stronger and stronger, and now, the insect that was gradually losing ground had become him.

This strange situation made the captain wonder in his heart if Rhine's power was really only A-rank.

However, now is clearly not the time to investigate the Rhine level. Seeing that he was about to lose to the Rhine, the captain gave a look to the red-robed worm who was holding Lu Yuan hostage.

The captain's idea was to have the Red Robe Insect hand over Lu Yuan to him, so he could use Lu Yuan as a hostage to negotiate with Rhine.

After sacrificing so many insects, it was not easy to finally capture Lu Yuan. The captain cannot let the mission fail like this. He must bring Lu Yuan back to the capital planet.

The red-robed worm gave Lu Yuan a knowing look, then firmly restrained him, rendering him unable to move.

Then, he roared at Rhine.

"Rhine, since you're so ungrateful, then there's no need to keep this male insect for you. I'll let you know the consequences of disobeying His Highness's orders."

After saying that, the red-robed worm quickly pulled out a dagger from his hand, gripped it, and viciously plunged it into Lu Yuan's heart.

As the red-robed worm roared, Lu Yuan, sensing something amiss in its voice, struggled desperately to escape from its grasp.

He didn't want to die. He and Rhine had only been enjoying their good days for a short while, how could he die here like this?

Unfortunately, Lu Yuan's struggles were to no avail, and he could only watch helplessly as the dagger plunged into his heart.

The captain, who felt that the Red Robe Insect's words were getting increasingly strange, was also stunned. He was supposed to take Lu Yuan back to the capital planet, not kill him here.

Killing Lu Yuan would not only mean the mission failed, but also that the lives of the rest of them would surely be lost to Rhine.

Furthermore, this would create a complete feud between the Crown Prince and Rhine; how could he do something so foolish?

"Dark, are you crazy? Stop it right now!"

As the captain spoke, he charged toward the red-robed worm, trying to stop it.

As for Rhine, needless to say, he rushed over as soon as the Red Robe Insect was halfway through his sentence, trying to snatch Lu Yuan back.

Rhine's subordinates also rushed towards the Red Robe Insect, trying to stop it.

But everyone was a step too slow, and the dagger still pierced Lu Yuan's heart without missing a beat.

The moment the dagger pierced Lu Yuan's heart, everyone present seemed to freeze in place.

The captain maintained an expression of shock and anger, while Rhine's subordinates all looked terrified.

Rhine, on the other hand, felt his mind go blank and couldn't hear any of the sounds around him.

He couldn't even understand what had happened, why Lu Yuan had closed his eyes, or why there was something on Lu Yuan's chest.

Then, Rhine heard a loud boom from his mental sea, and then his mental sea shattered completely.

However, the shattering of his spiritual sea did not weaken or cause Rhine to die, because as soon as his spiritual sea shattered, it was quickly rebuilt, and the rebuilt spiritual sea was larger and wider than before.

At the same time, Rhine's body began to transform into a half-insect. His body surface became like a shell, and it was obviously very hard, gleaming with a cold light. His various attack organs also became sharper.

In addition, a pair of wings grew from Rhine's back.