Raiden Mei was sitting not far away.
Bronya was leaning against the wall.
But Kiana and Raiden Mei seemed to have changed somewhat—
Kiana's demeanor had shifted from adorably foolish to dangerous and arrogant, like a Queen.
Raiden Mei, meanwhile, had changed from her former gentleness to forcefulness.
What exactly had happened outside?
She unconsciously gripped her spirit blade.
"Zerg?"
The descending razor-sharp ribbons came to an abrupt halt.
If she did not stop them, Zerg would be caught up in the attack as well.
He was a companion she had chosen, and someone she intended to use to get revenge on Kiana.
It would be bad if he got hurt.
"An enemy of the Swarm!"
Zerg ignored the Queen of the Void's greeting.
He stared at the hooded human.
The aura around him seemed somewhat familiar, like Amon's.
Then there was no doubt—
He was an enemy of the Swarm, and an enemy of the Overlord.
The creatures emerging from the shadows beat their wings, thick saliva dripping from their incomparably sharp teeth.
The ground trembled.
Then—
A gigantic creature broke through the ground.
All manner of tunnels had already been dug beneath St. Freya Academy by the Swarm.
Though they had encountered some underground building complexes along the way, they were not a problem.
The Swarm were masters of tunnel excavation.
They could dig out an enormous tunnel network without compromising the stability of the ground.
However, Ursula's genome brought over from Terra had already been placed in the Hatchery here, to be used for the Tunnel Worms' evolution.
From now on, the Tunnel Worms would deploy forces by traveling directly through another dimension rather than underground.
This meant that both deployment efficiency and concealment had been greatly improved.
"..."
The hooded man slowly straightened up.
This was