His entire body gave an imperceptible shudder.
Hearing Chu An's undisguised threat, Wu Qing suddenly laughed.
For some reason, perhaps because he knew he was already furious beyond the limit, so furious that he wished he could kill the man before him and wipe away that damnable, detestable smile!
But he still laughed.
It was as though he were offering helpless approval, a laugh unwilling to reveal his powerlessness before his enemy.
Still, it was only a minor inconvenience. He believed the final victory would still belong to them.
"Go on. What are your conditions?"
Without any unnecessary words, Wu Qing spoke calmly. He was curious what conditions this insect had in mind for forcing them into negotiations at the cost of all humanity.
Nuclear radiation, pollution, nuclear winter, geological disasters—
None of these would affect them in the slightest.
Even the weakest members of their race could easily survive in this world.
At worst, they would feel a little regret that such a beautiful world had become dirty.
Compared to survival, none of this mattered.
But humanity's death would mean they would have no vessels left to use.
Perhaps some Awakened would survive. Perhaps they could preserve some vessels before humanity died on a massive scale. But the omnipresent nuclear radiation would fundamentally destroy these insects' DNA, making it feel as though they had burrowed into festering, pus-filled flesh after entering these bodies. The pain would be unbearable.
There would be no next generation.
Even an Emperor at the Fourth Order Peak could not clear away radiation whose decay period lasted tens of millions of years. Such high-dose nuclear radiation would cause these insects to lose their ability to reproduce completely. Even if something were born, it would only be a lump of rotting flesh!
He had never expected