The Soul Screamer ushered in the Era of Chaos, then quietly vanished.
Chaos began spreading through the Nine Hundred Million Layer World.
Elsewhere.
Along a hidden route.
The Bandit Leader was being throttled by Oldest, his face twisted with utter terror.
He had taken every defensive measure imaginable, yet he had still been snatched up with ease.
He wanted to fight back, but he didn't dare move a muscle.
He could feel exactly how powerful that hand was.
"Sorry, brother, I was wrong. Just give me one more chance. I promise I'll leave right away."
The Bandit Leader forced a smile as he spoke.
This time, Oldest didn't look at him again.
Holding the other man by the throat with one hand, Oldest lightly pressed the other against the void.
The thick book appeared once more.
Oldest held the book in one hand and murmured, "Who stands at my side?"
At once, the book opened by itself, and images of all kinds of hideous, terrifying monsters appeared on its pages.
"Tsk, I don't have enough power right now... Better use someone loyal."
"Forget it. I'll use you."
As he spoke, Oldest tapped one of the monsters.
It was a Humanoid Monster covered from head to toe in mouths.
It had no eyes, nose, or ears. Its head, limbs, and torso were all covered in gaping mouths.
When Oldest reached out and tapped it, it knelt respectfully before him and bowed.
"Go eat."
Oldest said.
As the words left his mouth, the void outside the Thorn Queen Ship began to churn.
The monster appeared.
Its body was as large as a spaceship. The moment it appeared, it charged into the bandits.
The monster rolled through the void, and every bandit vanished with it.
A series of spine-chilling chewing sounds rang through