Anthony said proudly, "Our Abyss World is one of the most powerful worlds in all the heavens and myriad realms.
The Abyss World is vast and boundless, with powerful individuals appearing everywhere.
Master-level powerhouses are commonplace, and King-level powerhouses are also nothing out of the ordinary.
The Abyss World is divided into nine layers, each ruled by an incredibly powerful Abyss Lord.
Beneath the Abyss Lords are countless Lords who manage vast or small territories.
My father, Andre, is a Lord under Rezin, the Demon Lord of Fear.
If you are interested, Your Excellency, I am willing to introduce you to my father and have him appoint you as the spokesperson for this world, managing it on his behalf."
"Hmph!"
Qin Shilei frowned, displeased. "If this is all the information you have, then you have no reason to continue living."
Anthony's heart tightened, and he quickly spoke again, "My father sent me to guard the spatial rift. If he discovers I'm missing, he will definitely send another army to invade your world.
If you take me in, I can help you appease my father, giving you enough time to grow.
And once we form a contract, I will become your most loyal subordinate."
Qin Shilei thought for a moment and then took out the Mountain and River Map again. "Go in and stay there properly."
With that, he took Anthony into the Mountain and River Map.
Keeping him around might prove useful in the future.
Confined within the Mountain and River Map, Anthony explored the space for a good part of the day. He discovered that the space was not small, but it was barren.
Other than two heavily injured insects, there was nothing else.
He could only curse inwardly, "What a cautious fellow, imprisoning me without forming a contract."
With Anthony dealt with, Qin Shilei unfolded the Mountain and River Map to check it again.
The red dots representing the invading powerhouses had all disappeared. This indicated that the people of Qin'an King's Mansion had dealt with the first wave of invading powerhouses within a fifty-kilometer radius.
The Great Xia and its survivors had narrowly escaped this calamity. However, other parts of Blue Star were not as fortunate.
Countless final messages from survivors appeared on the chat channel.
"A purple beetle is leading countless beetles, sweeping towards our city. Are we doomed?"
"We can't fight, and we can't escape. Countless comrades have already become the enemy's fallen; I will join them!"
"It's over, all over! We survived the zombie apocalypse and the insect tide, only to be unable to withstand a thirty or forty-meter-tall gorilla!"
"The tall city walls and hundreds of thousands of evolved humans could not stop a Wind Phantom Emperor. I just want to live, why is it so difficult?"
Photographs were uploaded to the chat channel.
They all showed Platinum-level mutated beasts indiscriminately slaughtering humans.
Or powerhouses from other worlds leading hordes of subordinates, reducing a city to ruins.
Or thousands upon thousands of evolved humans fleeing in disarray under the pursuit of mutated beasts.
One particular video sent chills down the spines of countless survivors who watched it, filling them with immense fear.
The videographer was likely a Gold-level evolved human.
From above the city wall, he saw countless crawling insects – blood-sucking insects – approaching from afar.
Those insects were incredibly fast, possessed formidable defenses, and could also spray corrosive venom.
The uploader, along with a peak Gold-level evolved human, launched an attack on the insects.
Insects fell in swathes, and the situation seemed to be going well.
Just then, a swift Bloodsucking Insect Emperor flew rapidly towards them from a distance. It was followed by hundreds of Gold-level Bloodsucking Insects.
In a single exchange, the peak Gold-level evolved human was firmly grabbed by a Bloodsucking Insect.
A sharp, slender proboscis plunged into the evolved human's back.
"Ah!" The evolved human cried out in agony, his blood, saliva, urine, and feces uncontrollably expelled.
The evolved human's blood, bone marrow, and other bodily fluids were sucked out, but he did not die immediately.
The Bloodsucking Insect Emperor seemed to be enjoying the process, its body taking on a pale red hue.
Three minutes later, the screaming evolved human finally stopped his wails.
He had become a mummified corpse.
The Bloodsucking Insect Emperor shattered the city gate with a single blow.
Countless Bloodsucking Insects swarmed in, latching onto humans and sucking them dry.
Tragic screams echoed to the heavens.
The final frame of the video showed a long needle-like appendage lunging towards the camera.
This was followed by an explosion of blood splatter and the video uploader's agonizing scream.
Looking at the splash of blood obscuring the lens and the scream that resonated in their hearts, countless people felt a deep sense of dread!
Within a mere hour, at least a hundred cities on Blue Star were destroyed by the Platinum-level mutated beasts that had just arrived.
At least a hundred million survivors were mercilessly slaughtered by those mutated beasts.
And this number continued to grow.
Countless survivors posted disheartened exclamations on the chat channel.
"The apocalypse has truly arrived. Humanity will be reduced to food for mutated beasts, and human civilization will end!"
"In this war between planes, with its technology tree gone wrong, how can Blue Star resist foreign enemies?"
"Merely Platinum-level invaders have caused countless evolved humans to die. In two years, Master and King-level supreme powerhouses will descend upon Blue Star. We have no chance of winning!"
This pessimistic sentiment began to spread among the many survivors.
Many evolved humans, before even encountering the Platinum-level invaders, fell into despair and resorted to slaughter and plunder within their cities, venting their violent emotions.
They reasoned that since they were all going to die anyway, they might as well enjoy themselves while they could.
Amidst the helplessness and despair of the vast majority, the survivors of Great Xia and its affiliated countries felt immense relief.
"The apocalypse is someone else's apocalypse, not ours in Great Xia!"
"Platinum? Hmph! Who do you think you're looking down on? Our Prince Qin'an is a Diamond Six-star supreme expert. Crushing a Platinum-level mutated beast is as easy as crushing an ant."
"The wisest decision our King made was to make our Emirate an affiliated state of Great Xia!"
"According to statistics, in just one hour, our Qin'an King's Mansion has killed thirty-four Platinum-level alien powerhouses. These alien powerhouses were just trash coming to deliver equipment!"
As soon as these messages were posted, they immediately caught the attention of many survivors.
They suddenly realized that Blue Star was not without its powerhouses.
And the Platinum-level invaders were not invincible!
Prince Qin'an and his three wives were Diamond experts capable of easily eliminating Platinum-level aliens.
There were also nearly five hundred Platinum-level powerhouses within Qin'an King's Mansion.
If Prince Qin'an or his three wives were to take action, the invaders would undoubtedly perish!