Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 399: Key

Gene replenishment?

Alan supported his head. Under the Empress' tremendous mental pressure, his mind seemed to be stuffed with broken gears. With each turn, the gravel will jam the gears. This was the first time Allen knew that it would take so much effort to think. Alan looked up and saw some details under the light of the fire.

The Queen's body was not intact. Other than the head, its body exposed to the flames could be described as broken. As if soaked in a strong acid, many spots decayed to the point where internal organs could be seen, while the edges still tenaciously grew granulation. At the same time, these new body tissues would quickly turn into pus. Thus, in that inch of land, the cycle of life and death would repeat itself, competing with each other.

Seemingly noticing Allen's gaze, the enormous spirit that the Empress had exerted on everyone suddenly withdrew. A furious roar came from his jaws as he opened his mouth and pounced towards the crowd.

"Spread out!" Ellen shouted. He didn't retreat but rushed forward. He raised his saber and dived under the queen's mountain-like head. The heavy saber pulled out an orange light and struck the broken body of the Empress. The worm armor and the rotting body were easily torn open by the flames. However, to the Empress' enormous body, this little injury was not even greater than the pain that she felt repeatedly during her rebirth and collapse.

The Empress threw herself on the ground. Everyone knew that the opportunity was scattering in all directions, but they could feel that the ground was trembling intensely. The tremors spread along the ground, shattering the piles of soil. The Empress had dug up countless sand and stones on the ground. If she hadn't escaped in time, she would have swallowed them together with the sand and mud into her mouth. When it missed, it raised its head and opened its jaws, causing mud and sand to pour out like a stream, piling up a sandbag beneath its body.

"Note that although this thing has awakened, it hasn't fully recovered." Alan continued to slide backwards, shouting, "The heavy damage the base inflicted back then is still there, and its genes are still crumbling. So if it wants to eat us, it probably needs our genes to be modified and replenished!"

As if she understood Allen's words, the Empress turned her head to Allen angrily. A jade-colored pillar of water sprayed out from his open jaws. The stench of the pillar of water soared to the sky, and one could tell that it was not a good thing at a glance. Allen didn't dare to neglect it and continued to speed up to avoid the spray of poisonous water.

The water column landed on the ground. Whether it was the ground or the metal, many green bubbles quickly emerged and then decomposed and decayed. In the blink of an eye, the ground sank. The poisonous water sprayed out once, leaving behind a centipede-like scar on the ground.

"Only by killing it can we survive until now. Everyone, let's fight!" Edward's eyes turned cold. The youth raised his hand and the wind moved. An unimaginably strong airflow suddenly blew up in the underground space, and the surrounding airwaves continued to gather as Edward raised his hand, finally compressing into a fierce storm that was only five centimeters wide.

Edward waved his hand at the Empress from afar, and a shrill howl sounded. The wind curtain transformed into a saber and shot straight at the Empress. Just as she was about to hit it in the head, the Empress circled around nimbly, so the super wind blade only hit its body. When the insect armor splashed and green blood flew, Edward dug out a terrifying wound on his body.

Belmore turned into smoke, turned into mist, and continued to shuttle through the smoke. He didn't leave any aura behind and approached the furious Empress like a ghost. The chain blades shot out with lightning, interweaving into a black web of death to cover the Empress. Killing intent flashed in Belmond's eyes as he flashed towards the other side of the Empress. He casually pulled on the chain blade. The chain blade would vibrate and cut into square grids on the Empress' body.

The Empress roared angrily, and another invisible mental shock exploded. Alan, Belmond, and Edward were the three most affected. They attacked the Empress directly, and it was inevitable that their minds would focus on the Empress. The Empress' spiritual shock used this as a bridge and rushed towards them, causing the three of them to behave differently. Alan and Edward only snorted, their bodies swaying slightly, and they recovered in a moment.

One of them was already on guard, while the other was naturally mentally strong because of his race.

As for Belmond, he coughed out blood from his nose and mouth, causing his aura to wither. He was the closest, almost in the inner circle of the mental shock, so he was taken care of by the Empress. As for the chain blades that cut through the Empress, they allowed her to corrode and break through the strong acidic body fluids. Belmond lost consciousness for a few seconds and flew down like a broken kite.

The Empress turned her head and swam away with lightning. He opened his jaws and was about to put Belmond into his mouth. Suddenly, a flash of light flew across the sky, not only forcing him away, but also taking Belmond with him. The flash pointed at the ground several dozen meters away. Leggs carried Belmond and crashed into the ground, sliding several meters before stopping. The fat in his mouth was taken away by Regis, causing the Empress to scream in anger.

At this time, the battle finally began. The Tang brothers attacked together. Lucy used the Shield Shattering Ability's Blazing Flame Bomb to cover the distance. Garner also carried the giant sword and joined the battle. Alan swept his gaze across the battlefield, and Qian Jun was wrapped in flames again. He dodged, sprinted, and slashed heavily, pulling out a flaming moon and smashing it onto the Empress' body. Instantly, the flames flew everywhere, illuminating the surrounding space completely.

Under the flames, Edward continuously gathered wind into a saber and used the compressed super wind saber to attack the Empress. Although it was time-consuming and laborious to condense, it was undoubtedly extremely powerful. After a few slashes, the Empress's already damaged body was almost cut off by Edward alone.

Alan descended from the sky and stepped onto the Empress' body. Each of its bugs had originally had an eye, but now, these eyes had basically collapsed, leaving behind only a huge hole. Alan didn't have time to pay attention to the ugliness of the insect. He stabbed down with his heavy saber and ran with it. Qian Jun pulled out a wound about ten meters long on the Empress' body. The pain caused the Empress to constantly twist her body, causing Alan to lose his footing and could only pull out his saber and bounce away. josei

Luckily, Qianjun's material was special, and it didn't corrode in the Empress's acidic body fluid. Otherwise, if it was any other ordinary steel saber, it would probably have been broken into two pieces by now.

In midair, the Empress suddenly turned her head to look at him. Several compound eyes lit up on the head at the same time, and in those eyes, hundreds of figures of Alan were reflected in countless grids.

Alan felt a sharp pain in his head. He knew that the mental shock the Empress had released this time was completely concentrated on him. This time, even though he had several experiences in resisting mental shocks, his eyes and nose were bleeding from this invisible and qualitative attack, and his image was miserable. Alan shouted and landed on the ground. He felt his head burning, as if there was a burning iron rod stirring inside, and the pain made him want to faint.

The devil praise behind his waist immediately crossed over a few strands of blood energy to slightly offset the damage the Empress had inflicted on Ellen, which made him feel better. The Empress wanted to continue exerting pressure on the insect that dared to wreak havoc on its body. When the others saw this, they immediately attacked crazily and finally diverted its attention away from Alan.

Lucy shoots as she moves towards Alan. At the same time, he activated the Silver Winged Killer and let it attack on its own. The silver-winged killer transformed into an arachne and quickly approached the Empress. Because it was a mechanical body and didn't carry any aura, the Empress directly ignored it. The Silver Winged Runner didn't hesitate to dig into the decaying surface of the Empress's body and wreak havoc inside.

"Are you alright?" Lucy took the opportunity to run over to Alan and pick him up.

Alan opened his eyes, looking a little tired, but shook his head. He put his hand on Lucy's shoulder and stood up to look at the horrible monster on the field. He turned to Lucy and smiled bitterly, "I know why the Queen created her own race and even formed her own kingdom and society."

"Why?"

"For freedom" The words Allen spat out were very light, but they seemed to be very heavy. He patted his head and said, "Just now, when it concentrated its mental energy on me, I also saw something."

"It was created from nothing. From the moment it descended into the world, it was used as a tool to plunder the genes of many lives. When it was stored, it also replenished itself. Thus, the Empress became conscious."

Allen recalled the fragmented scenes he had seen from the mental shock and continued, "The Empress realized that she was not free after she realized it." As a tool, it was destined to be unable to escape the fate of being manipulated. However, all living beings with self-awareness wanted to pursue freedom, and the Empress was no exception. So it creates guards and defines itself as females, so the guards it creates are completely opposite males. "

"The combination of the two gives birth to the Faceless One. The Faceless One is a key."

"Key?" Lucy was puzzled.

"Yes, the key." Allen nodded and said, "The Queen has already realized that the reason why you Adahua Planet people left behind the Dark Gate to give birth to the Faceless is to make your descendants follow the laws of nature. According to the laws of nature, they will evolve, evolve, and eventually evolve into genes that can eliminate the Dark Gate."

"When such a descendant appears, the Empress will devour its descendants, plunder its genes, eliminate the dark door, and finally open the door to freedom!"

Lucy was so surprised that she could not help but smile from ear to ear. There was actually such a deep meaning behind the Empress' actions!

"Unfortunately, it still doesn't know enough about its creator. The premature implementation of the plan led the creator to activate the secret door before he could obtain the key. Even though it survived the catastrophe of collapse and survived the previous plundering of its genes. However, it had already reached its final destination. Perhaps in another hundred or two years, it would collapse completely. And at this time, we're here … "