Inside the Hive.
Pale green light radiated from Klaus, illuminating this sealed-off Pipe Network passage.
Four Grey Covenant members stood in the middle of the passage.
The leader stood in the center, the Fourth Order deputy at his right, and the two Third Order ambushers behind them.
Clearly, the four Grey Covenant members were now trapped inside.
What had just happened was still etched into their eyes. Their companion's head had shattered in Klaus's hand. The headless corpse's chest had been pierced by a palm strike. Green Crystal spread from the wound, turning the entire body into crystal.
From the first strike to the end, it had taken only an instant.
The leader took a deep breath.
He looked at the man before him, dressed in a dark shirt with rolled-up sleeves, standing above the Insect Tide and looking down at the four of them with green eyes.
There could be no more talking.
The other side clearly had no intention of negotiating.
"Klaus!"
The leader's voice echoed through the Hive.
"Then let me see whether you're really as strong as the rumors say!"
As soon as he spoke,
the leader and the Fourth Order deputy beside him erupted with an indescribably filthy aura.
Black liquid appeared out of nowhere.
The liquid churned and boiled, appearing in an unimaginable volume and instantly filling the three to four meters around them with a black tide.
The Insect Tide formed by Leike was violently shoved back.
For a moment, it was forced into a steady retreat.
Whenever the insects touched the black liquid, they dissolved with hissing sounds, turning into wisps of gray smoke.
A massive hollow was corroded into the front line of the Insect Tide, and it continued to expand.
The two Third Order fighters moved as well.
Two furious