High above the NGL Autonomous Nation, the Great Empire Golden Divine Carriage, drawn by nine golden dragons ten thousand meters long, hung like an eternal star holding all worlds in check. It radiated an authority so absolute it made souls tremble.
Under the Pure Yang Imperial Might, so vast it seemed to fold space itself, the hundred-meter-tall ant nest sank into the ground. Countless Chimera Ants, once vicious and bloodthirsty, collapsed in swathes as though their spines had been pulled out. The claws they had used to slaughter humans could only scrape desperately at the dirt. They did not even have the strength to roar.
Before the King's Bedchamber, deep within the nest, humiliation and despair spread wildly through the elite guards who considered themselves a higher form of life.
Shaiapouf was pinned to the ground, his face ashen. Neferpitou had surrendered completely, her body limp among the rubble as breathless sounds of submission escaped her lips.
"Raaaargh!"
A furious roar, like an ancient Ferocious Beast fighting its last battle, erupted through the oppressive silence!
It was Menthuthuyoupi!
As the only one of the Three Royal Guards made entirely from beast genes, Youpi was the ultimate weapon of war. He had no concept of reverence for a "higher-dimensional god." Only one iron rule was carved into his simple mind: protect the king to the death. Anything that dared look down on his king's domain had to be torn apart!
Youpi struggled to turn his savage face. He saw the army faltering around him. One fellow guard had been frightened out of his wits, while the other lay limp in a strange, almost feverish trance. His dark red skin flushed purple-black with rage.
"Some outsider... It's nothing but a bluff!"
Youpi shook with fury. His eyes bulged, blood vessels spreading across