Hearing the Crawlers' Leader's command, the Special Monarchs exchanged looks, then hurried to pursue Lin Yuan.
But they were crafty, only launching attacks from afar rather than moving in to block him themselves.
Lin Yuan's speed was no worse than that of other powerhouses at his level, but it was not his strong suit either.
These Special Monarchs had the home advantage in the Nether River. If they truly wanted to stop Lin Yuan, it would not actually have been difficult.
But they all saw clearly that they were no match for Lin Yuan. Forcibly intercepting him would only lead to death, so they all went through the motions without putting in any real effort.
Above them, the Crawlers' Leader naturally understood what his subordinates were thinking when he saw this, and immediately roared:
"Fools! At a time like this, you're still trying to save your own skins?"
"Go! Hold him back with your lives!"
"For humanity's future, we must win, no matter how much we have to sacrifice!"
To outsiders, that last statement would have sounded utterly laughable.
These Crawlers' Monarchs had long since become the Great Being's pawns and had nothing whatsoever to do with humanity's future.
Yet when the Crawlers' Monarchs heard those words, they seemed to receive a shot of adrenaline, charging forward one after another with righteous resolve.
"For humanity!"
The Former Truth Sect Master, that white-bearded Monarch, was the first to rush in front of Lin Yuan.
Looking at the enemy before him, whose thinking had become completely aberrant without his even realizing it, Lin Yuan was filled with mixed feelings.
After being polluted by the Great Being, they had become its playthings.
Even their fervent devotion to humanity could only serve as fuel for those playthings.
Looking at the white-bearded Monarch before him,