The elongated tentacles struck the 'Cobra' fiercely, the enormous impact instantly shattering the aircraft.

"What the f—!"

In the pilot's shocked gaze, the sticky tentacles magnified before his eyes. The poor guy couldn't understand why he had suddenly provoked the collective rage of these monsters, why they were all charging towards him.

Amidst a violent explosion, the wreckage crashed into the sea. The zerglings wasted no time in following, tearing the little thing that dared to damage the Queen's collection to shreds.

Taking advantage of the moment, the mutated squid stopped pretending, its tentacles abruptly seizing the largest aircraft carrier and shaking it violently. Well, the survivors weren't harmed, but the alien insect virus was thoroughly mixed.

In just a few minutes, the almost fully manned fleet became a brand-new addition to the Queen's collection.

Lin Mo was satisfied, but the previous captain was in deep trouble.

Looking at the green mist that had wrecked the entire filtration system, he didn't think for a second that it was anything good.

Especially since his subordinates had mutated without warning, becoming crazed killing monsters.

It was too terrifying.

The entire fleet's communication system was collapsing from within.

"Roar!"

The zergling hatchlings continued their unrestrained slaughter on the deck, carrying out the Queen's orders.

"It's over… everything is finished…"

The captain's eyes were vacant, his trembling hand reaching for the pistol that had accompanied him throughout his military career.

Unstoppable saliva dripped as his jaw opened, the dark muzzle plunging into his crimson throat, his eyes trembling shut.

"Are you going to kill yourself?"

A crisp, cute voice rang out behind him.

"!!"

Though he couldn't understand the words, there shouldn't be any cute girls on his ship. How could this be?

Turning his head, he saw red pupils calmly staring at him, and pure white hair.

"An angel!"

A face that shouldn't exist among humans. An angel. That was the only explanation. But why was this angel so flat? In the murals, they weren't like this.

As expected, men were always so simple, even at a moment like this, their minds unconsciously drifted to that aspect.

"Your gaze is impolite."

Lin Mo was annoyed. She had intended to tease this old man, but it had suddenly turned into this. That lecherous expression. Lin Mo understood it all too well.

This time, the lecherous old captain finally understood what the girl was saying.

With the alien insect virus penetrating deeper, understanding what the Queen wanted to express was perfectly reasonable. However, having devoured so many soldiers, Lin Mo had almost completely mastered English, but the Queen didn't want to speak it.

Zergling-occupied territories must speak Dragon Country language!

"I'm sorry, great angel, have you come to save us poor believers?"

"Hmm… something like that. Sending you to the Western Paradise. How about it? Not bad, right?"

"Thank you, merciful angel."

The smile on Lin Mo's face deepened, patting the old man's shoulder with a satisfied nod.

As Lin Mo clapped, a large amount of heat radiated from the old man's body, his gaze gradually turning vacant, his limbs contorting into a twisted posture.

The alien insect virus had completely erupted. The Queen's pat was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Arriving on the deck, Kaka was already directing the hatchlings to begin the final cleanup. Now, this was the Queen's private collection.

The soldiers stood at attention on either side, holding their guns.

It was quite the accomplishment.

***

"Doctor! There's a big problem!"

Zhou Xiaonan kicked open the laboratory door with a bang.

Yang Tianzheng, who was putting away a photograph, frowned in dissatisfaction. Normally, that expression from Yang Tianzheng would have startled Zhou Xiaonan, but this time, she didn't react at all.

"What is it? Don't you know to knock before coming in here?"

Zhou Xiaonan acted as if she hadn't heard anything, walking straight up to Yang Tianzheng and slamming a notebook onto the desk with a bang.

"Doctor! Sleepers 34 and 45 have both lost contact! 'Aurora' can't reach them!"

Hearing this, Yang Tianzheng narrowed his eyes. "Are you sure they're not just dead?"

"No, Doctor, they're definitely still alive. Aurora can detect their energy fields."

"Where are they? Near 'Beloved'?"

Zhou Xiaonan's eyes widened. "How did you know, Doctor?"

Yang Tianzheng coughed lightly. How did he know? Was he supposed to tell her that he had sent them?

"For now, don't worry about it. It's just a loss of contact. It's not a big deal. When contact is re-established, they'll still be our warriors."

"Also, Doctor, it seems that 34 and 35 haven't had any impact on the monsters on the ground. The locations we're detecting indicate that the monsters' territory has even grown larger."

"However, the energy signature of that high-energy entity that appeared among the sea tribe has completely disappeared. It seems the two sleepers have eliminated it."

"That's good. Let's leave it at that for now. Oh, by the way, 'Aurora's' suppression is almost at its limit, isn't it?" Yang Tianzheng suddenly asked.

"Yes, it's estimated that in at most a week, all areas suppressed by 'Aurora' will be unsealed. Then, the real apocalypse will arrive."

With the technological strength of the original inhabitants, the current stage of the apocalypse, although dangerous, was far from requiring them to leave their homes. Something even more dangerous was about to appear.

Stroking his chin, Yang Tianzheng thought for a moment and decided to add a few more bodyguards for 'Beloved.' It was too dangerous for Lin Mo to walk alone in the apocalypse. Yang Tianzheng was truly worried.

After all, this was his one and only Beloved!

Yang Tianzheng didn't dare to gamble with Beloved's life.

"Xiaonan, unseal a few more sleepers. We need to prepare in advance and complete the next steps."

"Uh, Doctor, but our energy supply is already strained. If we increase the load, our experimental progress will have to be reduced."

Zhou Xiaonan lowered her head, speaking carefully. After all, it couldn't be helped. If there was no energy, there was no energy. Zhou Xiaonan couldn't conjure energy out of thin air.

"Reduce unnecessary expenditures. What's the use of those wastes' experiments other than wasting energy?"

Yang Tianzheng waved his hand dismissively. Those wastes dared to use Beloved's resources. How ridiculous.

Yang Tianzheng was already obsessed. In his heart, Lin Mo had already become a deity. The more he couldn't get, the more he wanted to approach. Commonly known as a simp.

"Alright then. Then, Doctor, can I…"

"You may unseal your husband."

Zhou Xiaonan immediately perked up, not caring about the energy anymore. Her husband was the most important thing.

"Doctor, I'll go do it right away."

She darted out of the laboratory in a flash. Yang Tianzheng shook his head helplessly. As expected of his student, they were exactly the same when it came to double standards.

Chapter 1 Journey's Start