"Who is he? A soldier of the Eternal Divine Court? How did he end up here?"
At that moment, even as Zhu Hu remained in danger, this question surfaced in his mind.
The screeches of the Lava Fire Ants before him interrupted his fleeting thoughts. Zhu Hu came back to his senses and focused all his attention on the life-or-death battle at hand, with no time to wonder why a mere stellar-level soldier of the Eternal Divine Court had appeared here.
Perhaps, to him, a mere stellar-level nobody was not worth his concern at all.
Chen Daolin's presence was also noticed by the nearby Lava Fire Ants. One after another, they turned without hesitation and charged toward him. To these lava insectoids that had multiplied in the underground world for countless years, every unfamiliar person before them was an invader.
Chen Daolin paid no attention to the swarm of lava insects rushing at him. He took a step, planted one foot on a rock, and looked up at the fiercely battling figures in midair. He murmured, "You were going to die anyway. Better to die by my hand."
Whoosh!
Chen Daolin vanished from where he stood. Fast as lightning and swift as thunder, he left behind afterimages as he dodged the Lava Fire Ants along the way and shot straight toward the somewhat disheveled Zhu Hu in the air.
"Hm!?" Zhu Hu, who was fighting several legendary-level Lava Fire Ants, immediately noticed the black-haired, black-armored youth charging at him. Sensing his intentions, he froze for a moment before rage surged from his heart to his head. "Overestimating yourself! Even you dare set your sights on me!"
Zhu Hu knocked aside the attacks of two Lava Fire Ants and borrowed the force to charge toward Chen Daolin.
The four legendary-level Lava