Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Bang bang bang!

Chaos erupted in the cockpit.

Not just the cockpit, but nowhere on the entire spaceship could find peace.

People laughing loudly brought up virtual screens all over the spaceship, and the virtual screens were playing Bono, who was dismembering himself with a sinister smile.

It's like watching a video that lets despair spread on a loop, where once vibrant people now have dull eyes and radiate death.

An Ran couldn't help but think of that mystery-adventure game that tells the story of the struggle between hope and despair.

While video hypnosis may sound low-tech, it is incredibly effective.

"Hey, you didn't get affected too, did you?" An Ran asked Dolores, who looked a little off. This was a master, after all. Could even a master be affected?

Dolores shook her head: "I'm fine, I'm just a little worried."

That monster...

An Ran turned around and looked at the location of the giant whirlpool.

The vortex created by the explosion of the subspace box did not continue to spread; instead, it swallowed up all the surrounding red mist.

But when the red mist dissipated, the last veil covering the abyss was finally pulled away!

Both humans and demons stared in horror at the black boundary opposite them.

It was a darkness deeper than the darkness of the universe, completely detached from this world. But what was even more surprising was the monster lurking in that darkness.

It lay flat in the darkness, and at first glance it looked like a sea serpent with two pairs of huge wings, long black whiskers on its cheeks, and ribbon-like parts trailing from the middle of its wings.

This is a monster of enormous size that is astonishing. It is hundreds of kilometers long, comparable to a planetary mothership. It would be no exaggeration to say that it is the World Serpent that encircles the entire Norse mythology world.

This is another ancient god, Longka, currently at level 163.

An Ran looked at the Holy Judgment Sword in her hand. With this strike, Longka might die, but she might also suffer a severe injury. Sulaim, who had been directly smashed away by the warp box, was not dead, and An Ran didn't know where it had hidden.

It may be lurking in the shadows, using the feathered serpent god Longka, who is not yet fully awake, as bait.

An Ran stretched out her right hand, and a space probe the size of a fingernail flew out of her palm, hurtling towards the darkness at an extremely fast speed.

What exactly is about to begin?

……

What's happening outside?

"I think I heard gunshots."

"Damn it, let us out!"

The imprisoned Panda Cult members began banging on the metal gate.

They felt a sense of unease; it seemed as if something had tried to burrow into their bodies, but had been pushed back by an even stronger barrier.

A moment later, someone arrived near the door.

"Let us out!" The Panda Cult members knocked on the door again.

dong dong dong...

The person outside didn't speak, but the Panda Cult members noticed that the lock on the wall had changed.

The door is already open.

Someone excitedly walked to the door: "Finally, they're letting us out! I told you, we pandas are harmless, it's all a misunderstanding!"

When he opened the door, all he saw was the dark muzzle of a Magnetic Storm Rifle.

"not good!"

If this shot were fired, everyone in the room would be paralyzed. Just then, he unleashed unprecedented speed and kicked the person at the door.

He felt as if he had activated **time**, grabbed the falling Magnetic Storm Rifle, and launched a counterattack.

stab-

Blue lightning flashed in the corridor, and the person guarding the door fell down without resistance.

"Huff, huff—" The panda cult member squatted on the ground, panting heavily.

Getting into that state was really too difficult.

"What's going on?!"

Those who rushed out upon hearing the commotion stared in astonishment at their colleagues rolling on the ground, their eyes glazed over, their faces pale, looking like zombies.

"Damn it, here it comes again?"

"Stop talking! Let's get our weapons ready and rescue our fellow believers first!"

Despite not knowing the situation, the panda cult members who had successfully escaped began to fight back.

To protect themselves.

And also to prove—

"Our Panda Cult is invincible! You brainwashed bastards, die!"

The Panda Cult members, with their euphoric buffs, were fearless; the brainwashing ripples had no effect on them.

The Panda Cult members, who unleashed extraordinary combat power, quickly became the vanguard in the fight against the walking dead.

They are brave and fearless, they lead from the front, and each of them can take on two or three opponents.

Thanks to the valiant efforts of the Panda Cult members, the situation on the near-collapsed warship reversed. The scattered soldiers regrouped, and the space for the zombies to maneuver became increasingly constricted.

The Panda Cult members, armed with guns, searched each room and finally regained control of the warship twenty minutes later.

"Bullshit video!"

boom!

A member of the Panda Cult smashed a loop of despairing videos to pieces with a single punch.

"Big brother! Is it too late to convert to the Panda Cult now?"

"Of course there's still time! As long as you sincerely kneel and worship the Holy Lord Panda, we'll be fellow believers!"

"That's wonderful!"

……

A planet near the Sky Mirror.

Even on the sparsely populated streets, a frenzy of riots by zombies broke out.

After watching Bono's video, a large group of people rushed out of their homes screaming, and pedestrians on the street were immediately terrified and scattered in all directions.

"Help!"

"What kind of monster is this?"

"Let me go, let me go."

"Aaaaah, my butt!"

Just as these zombies were causing chaos everywhere, the excited Panda Cult members, unable to sit still, stepped forward once again.

Before becoming members of the Panda Cult, they were much like these walking corpses, but after rediscovering their faith, they only wanted to uphold justice and protect their homeland.

Arrest them all!

"You motherfucker, you're actually persecuting an innocent girl!"

In terms of individual combat strength, the walking corpses were no match for the Panda Cult members, and it was precisely the actions of the Panda Cult members that dispelled the fear in the hearts of most people.

If they can do it, then we can do it too!

The Panda Cult is truly the best in the world!

Just as the riot was about to be quelled, An Ran stared blankly as Longka's level increased by one.

"From level 163 to level 16, that's..."

An Ran quickly looked around.

It's that red mist!

Fog continued to seep out from each of the spaceships.

"Hurry up!" An Ran shouted at Vesa and Satorkazzi, "Stop! We can't kill those people who are being controlled. The more we kill, the stronger the new ancient god that just appeared will become."

This monster never intended to succeed by relying on these controlled people; it would have preferred that they all die and become its nourishment.

There's no time to hesitate any longer.

The monitor shattered instantly after passing through the darkness, and An Ran immediately commanded the mechanical legion to attack the stunned demon lords.

"What are you waiting for? Fight!"

The battle, which had been paused for a while, resumed. An Ran had summoned the panda to her vicinity, and she was ready to use Void Descent to start a sword fight at any moment.

ooh ooh-

At this moment, the sleeping snake finally opened its eyes.

"Suffer to death!"

Pitcher Anran threw ten more subspace boxes towards the vortex. Come on, let's trade blows, who's afraid of who!

Chapter 28 I Will Lead the Charge

Under the second impact, the balance of that giant vortex was finally broken, and after contracting rapidly several times, it exploded with a roar.

Even though An Ran was quite a distance away, she was blown away by the force of the explosion. She lost over 100,000 health points immediately, partly because she was relatively close by.

Although the grandmasters who were further away were slightly injured, their injuries were completely healed in just a few seconds.

"I should have stood further away."

Anran opened her eyes, and the panda standing next to her immediately mounted her the moment she was blown away.

"emmm..."

Actually, the panda originally wanted to hug Anran's waist, but after rolling around a few times, it ended up looking like this.