Noya flew straight out of the warship and hovered proudly outside alone, a playful smile on her face as she stared at the army of monsters before her.
These creatures all seemed to possess minds of their own. Rather than attacking the Insect Race's warship outright, they stopped about a hundred meters away.
A giant tiger, ten meters long and snow-white all over, floated in the air with bulging, blood-red eyes. Its killing intent seemed to have become a visible mist.
A figure suddenly appeared on the giant tiger's back, and an aged voice declared, "Outsiders, leave Nusha at once, or you will be killed without mercy!"
Noya sneered, beat her wings, and shot into the monsters' ranks like an arrow loosed from a bow.
Startled, the giant tiger spat a powerful beam of energy straight at Noya, only for her to dodge it easily with a nimble flip.
In the blink of an eye, Noya landed on White Tiger's forehead. She studied the old man standing before her and laughed. "You look pretty human, but those hands are tiger claws. Don't tell me you're a cross between a tiger and a human! Hahaha!"
"Impudent little girl!" the old man snapped, slashing a claw at Noya.
Noya had intended to catch the blow, but she suddenly realized how powerful the old man was and hurriedly dodged. To her surprise, his speed was every bit as great as hers. His relentless attacks left even Noya struggling to keep up.
Only after leaving three deep claw marks in Noya's insect carapace did the old man stop. "Little girl, that was merely a lesson for your insolence. Take your monsters and get out of here!"
Noya laughed. "Old man, what makes you so confident? Just because you scratched my carapace?"
Noya raised the