AEKMEM chapter 80

Those watching the live stream immediately felt their hearts leap into their throats.

This was especially true when they saw the largest and most ferocious black giant Zerg. Upon landing, it flew frantically toward An Qiao as if it had seen an enemy.

The hideous, tens-of-meters-long giant Zerg flew to within seconds of An Qiao, making him appear incredibly small with its enormous head.

[Crown Princess, run!]

It was infuriating that An Qiao lacked self-awareness, insisting on dragging Crown Prince Chu Heng to the incredibly dangerous Red and Blue Star. Not only did he go, but he also refused to stay in the rear base, recklessly running to the front lines.

However, aside from a few inherently malicious individuals, no one wanted to see An Qiao die.

Not to mention, An Qiao is the Crown Princess and is deeply in love with Crown Prince Chu Heng. If something were to happen to him, it would inevitably affect Chu Heng, the commander-in-chief of this war.

Even if An Qiao weren’t important, seeing someone completely powerless against the Zerg Queen would be unbearable. He was breathtakingly beautiful, like a flower on the battlefield.

Now, this flower was about to be torn apart by the Queen Zerg.

Everyone painfully and reluctantly wanted to close their eyes, unable to bear witness to the horrific scene about to unfold.

Suddenly, they saw An Qiao raise his eyes. His previously waist-length, silver-white hair instantly grew to his ankles. His distinctive, elf-like pointed ears were half-hidden beneath the silver hair.

Everyone: “???”

The crown princess, An Qiao, was actually an elf?

Before they could recover from the shock, the silver-haired, white-robed elf looked up at the Queen Zerg, who was attacking him from midair. His expression was indifferent. With a wave of his hand, a dazzling, silvery-white light coalesced in his right palm.

The sleeve of his robe slipped down, revealing half of his wrist, white and lustrous like frost and snow.

The next second, the light rose into the air, expanding and radiating brilliant light like a descending sun.

The holy, blazing light transformed into arrows, which struck the Zerg Queen and her army.

Hundreds of thousands of these arrows rained down with lightning speed.

One of the thickest arrows struck the Zerg Queen as she approached.

The ferocious, mountain-like black behemoth was caught off guard and fell heavily to the ground from midair. A gaping wound ripped open by the blast of light was starkly visible on its body. Crimson blood poured from the wound, and flesh was torn and mangled—a truly gruesome sight.

Other light arrows streaked through the Zerg army, instantly corroding hundreds of thousands of Zerg with the magical light attribute of the arrows. They died silently, falling to the ground like dumplings before they could even utter a cry.

The scene was utterly shocking.

Those watching the live broadcast and the soldiers of the Second Army Corps on the scene were dumbfounded.

They didn’t know whether to be more shocked by the fact that Crown Princess An Qiao was an elf or by his incredibly powerful martial arts skills.

It was terrifying!

Those watching the live stream were especially bewildered.

Initially in the tens of millions, the number of viewers of the live stream surged rapidly after learning that the location was the battlefield of Red and Blue Star and that Crown Princess An Qiao had appeared on the front lines. At this moment, billions were watching the live stream.

Once word spreads that Crown Princess An Qiao is an elf, even more people will flock to the live stream.

[Did you see that?]

[I saw it! I wonder if I’m dreaming!]

[Crown Princess An Qiao is actually the elf who appeared on Water Blue Star before, but he didn’t show his face! This is absolutely shocking! I always thought he was a pretty but useless, weak, and helpless vase who failed to awaken.]

[I thought he was recklessly going to the front lines to court death. I scolded him for lacking self-awareness, comparing him to a parasitic vine. Now, I really want to slap myself for saying that! Is it too late to apologize?]

[Ahhh, the Crown Princess is an elf! A beautiful and powerful elf! Wiping out hundreds of thousands of Zerg in one fell swoop—that scene was simply too magnificent and shocking!]

An Qiao was unaware that his actions had been broadcast live.

He had just unleashed a powerful attack, leaving him pale.

He hadn’t expected the Demon King’s soul to still be alive! A wisp of its soul remained and possessed the Zerg Queen.

Because the Zerg in this world possessed demonic blood — especially the Zerg Queen, whose bloodline was stronger — the Demon King’s remnant soul was able to control the Zerg Queen with only a wisp of its consciousness.

Upon seeing him, the Zerg Queen went berserk, driven by a subconscious hatred fueled by the Demon King’s remnant soul for his killer. Her relentless pursuit, regardless of the cost, was fueled by this hatred.

Furthermore, influenced by the Demon King’s remnant soul, the Zerg Queen’s bloodline advanced, making her stronger and more insane. Already primarily driven by a voracious appetite and lacking reason, the Demon King’s remnant soul diminished her rationality further.

His strength hadn’t fully recovered, but reverting to his elf form allowed him to unleash his full power and control the Zerg Queen, who was possessed by the Demon King’s remnant soul, more effectively.

An Qiao’s icy blue eyes were filled with a chilling killing intent.

That damned remnant of the Demon King—that damned Zerg Queen—actually exposed his elf identity in public!

He lied to some people, claiming to be an “elf messenger,” confident he wouldn’t be exposed. Just thinking about it was embarrassing.

Without looking, he could feel the shocked, incredulous, excited, and burning gazes of the surrounding soldiers. After all, elves were the faith of the vast majority of the Empire, and, because they rarely appeared, almost everyone was curious about them.

These people were too idle!

“Attack!” the Elf King commanded, his voice cold and ruthless.

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An Qiao’s instant, overwhelming first strike greatly boosted the morale of the Second Legion; their fighting spirit soared.

Wiping out hundreds of thousands of Zerg in an instant also reduced the pressure. Because he and Chu Heng split into two groups and had not yet regrouped, their troop numbers were lacking compared to the Zerg army.

Upon receiving the order to attack, the Second Army charged toward the swarming Zerg army like wolves among sheep.

An Qiao’s target, however, was the Zerg Queen.

His mission was to restrain her, preventing her from absorbing the dark stone ore deposits and advancing in rank.

An Qiao had no intention of fighting desperately. He did not want a life-or-death battle in which both sides would be severely wounded.

Recovering from injuries is painful!

He only needed to occupy the Zerg Queen for a short time, until Chu Heng arrived in twenty minutes. Then, they could kill her together.

The guards around the Zerg queen roared angrily and rushed to her side, fearlessly forming a protective barrier with their own bodies.

Having lost so many Zerg at once and having been injured unexpectedly, the Zerg queen seemed enraged. A huge Zerg claw slashed fiercely at An Qiao.

An Qiao gracefully and calmly dodged the attack. His movements were light and ethereal, and his expression was indifferent yet nonchalant. In contrast to the enraged Zerg Queen, the ferocious Zerg Queen appeared almost comical.

The Zerg Queen became angrier, her enormous compound eyes turning crimson. Already fueled by the Demon King’s remnant soul and filled with intense hatred for An Qiao, the Zerg Queen relentlessly pursued and attacked him.

Along with her physical attacks came a sharp, piercing screech.

This screech was a mental attack. The Zerg Queen’s greatest strength was her incredibly powerful mental energy. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to control the entire Zerg race simply by virtue of her “Zerg Queen” title.

This mental attack targeted not only An Qiao, but also the nearby soldiers of the Second Army.

An Qiao was momentarily affected by the attack. Because he was busy building a mental barrier for the soldiers, his dodging was a fraction of a second slower, and he nearly got struck by the Zerg Queen’s giant claw.

After dodging the attack, An Qiao’s eyes turned cold and his expression became one of icy desolation.

Although he managed to erect a mental barrier in time, the Zerg Queen’s mental attack was too powerful and had a wide range. Many soldiers suffered damage to their mental seas and coughed up blood—better than dying from a shattered mental sea.

[That was close!] The viewers in the live stream were nearly scared to death by this close call.

[Did the Zerg Queen just use mental energy to attack? And did the Crown Princess build that semi-transparent, arc-shaped mental energy barrier using his own mental energy to protect the soldiers’ mental seas?]

[Waaa, the Crown Princess is so kind and gentle! He almost got injured protecting the soldiers! If it weren’t for him, the soldiers would probably be dead, not just injured and coughing up blood!]

[The Crown Princess seems angry because these soldiers were injured. His face is even colder than before. Wow, how can someone be so beautiful, strong, gentle, and kind? Oh, wait, he’s an elf!]

An Qiao reached out and a sword of light formed in his right hand.

The Zerg queen, who had been attacking him recklessly, seemed to sense the danger and regained her composure, ceasing her assault. The Zerg guards protecting the queen hissed anxiously and stood in front of her.

The silver-haired, white-robed elf remained indifferent, wielding the sword of light. With swift, decisive strokes, he sliced each of the Zerg protecting the queen in two. Then, he walked toward her step by step.

With his left hand, he gathered the healing power of light. With a casual wave, he instantly healed a large group of soldiers with wounded mental seas. Not only were their mental injuries healed, but their external and internal wounds were healed as well, instantly restoring their health.

A dazzling, holy radiance and an overwhelming aura of power and breathtaking beauty emanated from him.

The decisive slaying of the Zerg and his overwhelming, terrifying presence caused even the fiercely loyal and fearless Queen’s guards to hesitate in fear. Only after a series of anxious, urgent cries from the Queen did the guards surge fearlessly toward An Qiao like controlled puppets.

The silver-haired elf attacked with a cold demeanor, wielding his sword. While his right hand slashed at the Zerg with a sword of light, his left hand channeled the power of light to heal wave after wave of wounded soldiers.

An Qiao was cold and powerful, elegant and proud. His casual glance back was cold and disdainful. His pale face, stained with a few drops of blood, was breathtakingly beautiful.

His beauty, strength, and defiant spirit were sharp, domineering, regal, suffocating, exceptionally dazzling, bright, radiant, and incredibly impactful.

It left everyone watching the live stream in awe.

Even the most resolute soldiers couldn’t help but be mesmerized by this breathtaking beauty.

Suddenly, the sky was engulfed in flames.

A colossal black dragon, its body ablaze, blotted out the sun and swooped down.

Chu Heng had arrived ahead of time.

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