Mo Ran watched the outrageously large Lloyd with delight, clapping her hands and her eyes shining as if she were seeing the most beautiful existence in the world.
However, Lloyd, looking at Mo Ran, couldn't help but drool.
The giant saliva dripped onto the ground, directly drenching the smaller earth spiders that couldn't dodge in time.
They squeaked and scurried away, but after running a short distance, wisps of white steam began to emanate from their bodies, leaving behind only their spider-shaped exoskeletons, while their insides were corroded into a pool of yellow pus...
"Wow, big guy, you're really amazing!"
Mo Ran said excitedly.
"Wuwu~ Buzz!~"
Lloyd slowly lowered its body, opened its massive maw, and lunged towards Mo Ran.
Although it appeared sluggish.
Due to its immense size, its actual movement speed was incredibly fast.
The mouth exposed on the ground earlier was merely a corner of its true maw. The closer it got to the ground, the more terrifyingly huge its mouth seemed.
In front of this maw, even the magnificent Earth Spider Queen was just a small piece of meat that could be chewed a few times.
"Heehee, what a cute mouth! But it looks like I need to run first!"
Mo Ran chuckled and then ran towards the cave entrance.
However, the cave entrance was swarming with Earth Spider guards.
These guards were only loyal to the Earth Spider Queen and felt no fear.
With the Queen in a state of shock and unable to issue commands, these guards continued to execute their previous order: "block the exit."
Mo Ran tried to push through several times but couldn't squeeze past these hard-shelled creatures.
At this moment, Lloyd's massive maw was getting closer and closer, and it began to inhale fiercely.
The surrounding smaller earth spiders, along with a male earth spider, were all being sucked into the giant maw one after another.
Mo Ran was at the cave entrance, where the wind pressure was relatively weaker, allowing her to hold on for a while longer.
But before long, the Earth Spider guard Mo Ran was holding onto also began to move slowly, seemingly about to be sucked into the sky.
As more than half of her body was pulled out of the cave's shelter, Mo Ran, hanging upside down, found herself flying upwards, her hands barely able to grip the guard anymore.
At this critical juncture.
A golden flash streaked by.
Then, a loud bang echoed.
The suction force on Mo Ran's body instantly vanished.
Over a dozen small earth spiders plummeted from the sky, instantly splattering their insides and emitting an unpleasant odor.
Mo Ran, light as a feather, landed back on the ground.
She tilted her head back.
She saw Zhang Chen floating in mid-air, his entire body enveloped in golden energy.
It was he who had flown over and punched Lloyd's head askew, thus saving Mo Ran's life.
"It's Daddy, Daddy's here, haha, you're all finished now!"
Mo Ran said, then delivered a forceful kick, sending the Earth Spider guard back into the cave.
"Wuwu~~ Buzz~~"
Lloyd let out a furious roar, the gust of air pressing Zhang Chen's clothes tightly against his body.
"Stop roaring, your breath stinks!"
Zhang Chen said, pulling out the [Rarity: Lloyd's Contract]!
[Rarity: Lloyd's Contract]: Lloyd is the spider queen's masterpiece. Due to its immense power, the spider queen had to expend vast amounts of energy to establish a master-subservient contract with it. Those who possess this contract will be recognized as masters by Lloyd and will be obeyed unconditionally.
Because Mo Ran had died once, the contract was broken and fell into Zhang Chen's hands.
This was why Lloyd had attacked indiscriminately, even attacking Mo Ran.
For the spider species, devouring a weakened spider mother meant the victor would become the new spider mother of the group.
Survival of the fittest was particularly ruthless and brutal among spiders.
As the [Rarity: Lloyd's Contract] was used.
A pure stream of energy instantly surged into Lloyd's body.
Through his Absolute Vision, Zhang Chen could see this energy flowing along Lloyd's internal energy pathways directly into its core.
Lloyd's massive body froze for a moment.
The next instant, it obediently retreated two steps and slowly lowered its head.
Seeing that Lloyd had been subdued, Zhang Chen extinguished the golden flames on his body and landed directly on the ground from mid-air.
He had to admit, this fellow's strength was far greater than that of the Singer.
Zhang Chen had activated the first stage of [Deity: Soul Burn], which was already enough to instantly kill the Singer.
Yet, his punch to Lloyd's head had only caused it to veer slightly.
If they were to truly fight, Zhang Chen wasn't confident he could defeat such a behemoth.
He would say, such a behemoth should not have appeared in the third stage of the apocalypse at all.
Its strength should at least be that of the fourth stage, the colossal entity phase!
"Daddy, you're so amazing, Daddy is the coolest!"
Mo Ran dashed and leaped onto Zhang Chen.
Unlike Xiaobai, who would ride directly on Zhang Chen's waist when happy, she acted like a child.
Mo Ran was more like a pure-hearted maiden, encircling Zhang Chen with her arms, pressing her body close, and planting a light kiss on his cheek.
After a moment, she slowly asked:
"Daddy, can I play with this beautiful big guy?"
Zhang Chen dotingly kissed Mo Ran's forehead and said,
"From now on, it's yours. I'll make it obey your every command forever!"
Zhang Chen remembered Mo Ran's diary.
He knew that Lloyd was Mo Ran's most precious toy, or perhaps her most cherished companion.
If it weren't for the critical situation, Zhang Chen would have even been willing to let Mo Ran re-establish a contract with Lloyd.
But it was the same now; by handing Lloyd over to Mo Ran personally, and since Lloyd obeyed Zhang Chen, it would naturally obey Mo Ran as well.
"Really? That's great, thank you, Daddy!"
Mo Ran jumped up with excitement and showered Zhang Chen with kisses.
"But... before that, there's still something to do!"
Mo Ran suddenly remembered something, her figure flickered, and she quickly rushed to the side of the dying Earth Spider Queen.
If Mo Ran hadn't attracted Lloyd's attention at the last moment.
The Earth Spider Queen would probably be dead by now.
Its own powerful regeneration ability allowed it to recover slowly while consuming 10% of its life force per second.
This slight recovery allowed it to linger on with a last breath after consuming 100% of its life force.
"Submit, or... die!"
Mo Ran stepped on the Earth Spider Queen's head, and a sharp dagger forged from spider silk pointed at one of its compound eyes as she asked.
"Jijiji..."
The Earth Spider Queen slowly lowered its body, curling into a ball.
This meant it had surrendered.
Mo Ran reached out and gently stroked the top of the Earth Spider Queen's head, and two streams of energy exchanged.
At the same time, the remaining male earth spiders, small earth spiders, and earth spider guards all gathered around Mo Ran, paying homage to the new lord of the swarm!