Who Is the Ant, Really?

"Hahaha, weren't you acting all high and mighty a few days ago? Go on, show me how arrogant you are now!"

Seeing Xia Zhiqing surrounded and "too scared to move," the King of the Dongping Kingdom sneered smugly.

"If you admit your mistake willingly, kneel, and kowtow in apology, I might spare your life. What do you say?"

Perhaps thinking he had victory in the bag, the king started spouting nonsense again.

Would Xia Zhiqing kowtow and apologize?

What a joke. Did he think this little scene could scare him?

This king clearly had some serious misconceptions about Xia Zhiqing's strength!

"A piece of trash like you isn't qualified!"

Xia Zhiqing grinned, his face full of contempt.

"Kill him!"

The king was so furious his lungs felt ready to burst as he roared the order!

Click!

In an instant, every palace guard pulled the trigger!

Chidori Stream!

But before they could fire, Xia Zhiqing had already unleashed a dazzling burst of lightning!

"Argh!"

Screams rang out at once. All the palace guards collapsed instantly, the stench of burnt flesh wafting through the air and turning stomachs!

As someone with lightning attributes, Xia Zhiqing had no fear of this kind of group battle!

"Next up is..."

Just as Xia Zhiqing was about to turn his attention to the king, a sharp whistle of something cutting through the air suddenly came from behind him. "I'll be taking your life!"

Clang!

A large blade slammed heavily into Xia Zhiqing's Lightning Strike Armor, yet failed to damage his defenses in the slightest!

"How is that possible?!"

The attacker cried out in shock and immediately tried to retreat!

"Since you're here, why leave?"

Xia Zhiqing's Observation Haki locked tightly onto the attacker. Chidori Sharp Spear!

"Not good!!!"

The man saw a flash of lightning rapidly swell before his eyes, but before he could even react, it was already over!

"Argh!"

The agony of his chest being pierced, combined with the pain of lightning paralyzing his body, made him scream miserably!

Then, his voice abruptly cut off!

He had already become a charred corpse!

Evolution Points +5!

Bang!

Anna had originally wanted to use this opportunity to shoot the king dead!

But a minister blocked the shot!

Bang!

Anna immediately fired another shot!

But it was blocked again!

"I refuse to believe you can dodge another one!"

Just as Anna was about to fire at the king once more, a phantom-like figure suddenly flashed past and knocked the bullet away with a single strike!

It was a man with half his face hidden behind a mask, his upper body bare!

"With me, Morin, here, don't even think about harming His Majesty!" the man said as he looked at Anna!

"Morin, kill them! They dared to stir up trouble on my turf—they must be tired of living! I want them chopped into pieces!"

The moment the king saw the man named Morin, he immediately regained his confidence and began shouting arrogantly again!

"Yes, my king. They're only two ants. Watch me deal with them at once!"

Morin answered haughtily, then shot toward Anna. The large blade in his hand came slashing down. "Woman, pay for your stupidity!"

In his eyes, Anna, standing there frozen and not even attempting to dodge, was already dead!

But...!

Bang!

Morin suddenly took a heavy punch to the face, shattering his mask!

Lightning crackled all around Xia Zhiqing's body. His right hand covered Morin's face as he lifted him off the ground. "You called us ants, so who exactly is the ant here?"