"Dead?"
Bone Kite's savage eyes widened. The hope that had just arisen was instantly shattered again.
The Zombie King who had come to rescue her was not weak, yet he could not withstand a single blow from the monster.
That tentacle was exceptionally powerful. With a slight exertion of force, it lifted the Zombie King off the ground, and filthy blood streamed down his body, spilling all over the earth.
The tentacle suddenly contracted, dragging the Zombie King back into the pitch-black forest. Then came a series of cracking sounds, followed by chewing and swallowing.
"This..."
Bone Kite's face turned pale with horror.
Could it be... the Parasite Empress had appeared?
Lin Dong followed the direction in which the Zombie King had been dragged away. Through the gaps between the trees, he vaguely saw the figure of a woman.
As she waved her arm, it rapidly swelled and transformed into a monstrous tentacle.
Its base was already as thick as her height, making it look extremely grotesque.
This time, the tentacle's target was Bone Kite, the Zombie King standing ahead.
She was badly wounded and had no way to dodge. She only felt a fierce gust rush toward her, accompanied by a reeking stench. Then her entire body tightened as the tentacle wrapped tightly around her.
Like the Zombie King before her, she was dragged into the dark, dense forest.
Lin Dong continued to watch quietly, with no intention of intervening.
The Parasitic Monsters around them seemed to have lost their will to fight and began retreating at top speed, trying to leave the area.
In the distance, a powerful aura spread through the air.
Two streams of red blood swept over. The monsters that ran too slowly were immediately corroded and shredded, their corpses falling in heaps.
It was