"But the problem is, their meat really is like that."
The slick-haired man was utterly helpless.
"Chancellor, I walked all the way from Styxia to Okhema. You have no idea how much of this monster meat I ate..."
"What about conservation of energy? Can muscles that bad even make sense..." Yan Huan was very curious.
"Forget it, then. Don't eat it."
Only after hearing Yan Huan's definite answer did the slick-haired man finally breathe a sigh of relief.
He hurriedly directed the guards to drag the giant claw crab's corpse away for disposal, lest its rotten stench attract even more trouble.
After that minor incident, the group continued toward Styxia.
The closer they got, the heavier the atmosphere of war became.
From afar, they could already see a battle taking shape. Under Hysilens's command, warriors fought fiercely against Black Tide monsters surging in from the coastline.
Though the battle was brutal, the expeditionary force's lines remained firm.
At last, the convoy arrived near the expeditionary army's camp.
A complex smell of rust, blood, sweat, and a faint sea breeze filled the air.
"Halt! State your identities!" An officer swept his sharp gaze over the approaching Earth Beast transport team and Yan Huan's group.
The slick-haired man hurriedly climbed down from the vehicle and jogged forward. He pulled out the token and documents Aglaea had given him, raising them high above his head.
"We are envoys from Okhma Holy City! By Chancellor Yan Huan's order, we have delivered supplies for Her Majesty Caesar and the soldiers at the front! The man behind me is the Chancellor himself!"
He deliberately emphasized Yan Huan's identity.
The officer atop the city wall changed expression slightly upon hearing this. He carefully checked the token, then gave Yan Huan another look.
He was not a warrior