Poverty makes me capable of anything.

The commander-in-chief was dumbfounded.

He even saw the robot give him a strange smile.

Why are there robots on the monster in the prophecy?

This is completely illogical.

The commander-in-chief recalled the rumors he had heard earlier: the Crimson King had died in battle.

died?

conspiracy!

This is definitely a conspiracy!

Someone controlled the Crimson King and faked its death to escape the duel.

Although it was unclear how this was done, the commander-in-chief knew he could no longer stay.

He was being targeted; death was ever-present in his sights.

But this is also a huge opportunity.

"What nonsense about star paths and pollution? None of that matters. As long as I can get this information out and gain the favor of those big shots, I can enjoy countless resources without even sitting down!"

The commander-in-chief wore a smug smile.

He turned around and flew into the nearby spaceship, then set the spaceship's speed to the highest setting.

Are there parasites trying to stop us?

With a single punch, a hole was blasted open, and the spaceship easily rushed through it.

The commander-in-chief no longer bothered to avoid the spatial rifts; he figured he wouldn't die even if he took a hit or two.

Time is the most important thing.

He saw the robot; the Crimson King would definitely not let him go.

The commander-in-chief noticed his back was starting to burn. Had they already begun their operation?

I won't let you catch up so easily.

The commander-in-chief was in an unprecedented state of high spirits.

Behind him lies an abyss, but in front of him lies paradise!

boom!

The spaceship broke through the parasites' obstruction once again and rushed past several other spaceships.

"Ok?"

The people inside the spaceship were startled.

"How can it fly so fast?"

They quickly realized that it was the commander-in-chief's vehicle.

"What's going on?"

Just moments ago, they were so righteous and indignant, letting them go first. How did the commander-in-chief, who was covering the rear, suddenly become like a stray dog, and why didn't he even notify them when he ran away?

The people inside the spaceship immediately turned around.

There were no abnormalities.

No, it's not that there's nothing unusual, but compared to before, apart from the flames becoming more dazzling, the star path behind is exactly the same.

While they were puzzled, the commander-in-chief's ship crashed into a suddenly appearing spatial rift and was sucked in on the spot. The commander-in-chief's disheveled figure broke free from the spatial turbulence and went to a nearby ship, where he took over the pilot's seat.

"let me!"

The experienced driver is starting up!

Full speed ahead, taking a detour? Not a chance.

"No, no, no, no, no! If this continues, we'll run into a spatial rift!"

The driver screamed in terror.

Panic began to spread, but the commander-in-chief seemed oblivious. He pushed the lever forward and sat there, and no one dared to approach him.

We can't beat them.

Boom!

The spaceship wasn't destroyed by the spatial rift, but instead fell directly into the arms of the parasite.

In just over ten seconds, the spaceship was completely devoured by the parasites.

Of the entire spaceship, only the commander-in-chief survived.

"What exactly is going on?"

Those who noticed the anomaly were completely bewildered.

At this point, they wouldn't do something so detrimental to their own people.

"Could it be that he has gone mad?"

Luther peered out the window, watching in astonishment as the Commander-in-Chief entered a spaceship diagonally behind him.

While complaining, Luther began to feel fortunate that the Commander-in-Chief hadn't boarded their ship, otherwise he probably wouldn't have been able to leave a will.

However, his relief lasted for less than two minutes.

A black tentacle made of parasitic beasts suddenly appeared from the side, and it looked like it was about to engulf the spaceship where the commander-in-chief was located.

A dazzling light burst forth from the spaceship and crashed into the tentacles.

The tentacle trembled violently after being struck, but this time it was not broken apart; instead, it became even more ferocious after being attacked.

The spaceship in front tried to pull up to avoid the sweeping tentacles, but unfortunately it failed.

Boom!

The spaceship exploded.

The surging flames rendered the tentacles stiff.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the commander-in-chief quickly retreated and arrived near the spaceship where An Ran was.

"Hey, hey, hey, no way!"

Luther jumped up, scratching his head in frustration.

He kept repeating, "Don't come any closer, don't come any closer."

With the distance between them getting closer, the commander-in-chief was finally able to see clearly.

[Parasite] [Emotional Intensification]

Two blood-red labels came into view.

Something's not right here.

Even a level 167 person can be parasitized; the strength of the Star Road Parasite far exceeds An Ran's imagination.

The commander-in-chief ultimately did not board the spaceship.

But his actions attracted the tentacles, and just as they were about to strike him, he leaped away.

"It's over!"

Simon looked horrified.

In another second or two, the tentacle will slap onto the front deck of the spaceship.

Considering the speed of the spaceship and the size of its tentacles, trying to avoid it is nothing short of a pipe dream.

"Activate the inner shield!"

Simon shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, darkness fell in front of the spaceship, and tentacles slammed down, collapsing the inner and outer shields without even a splash.

"Oh."

The commander-in-chief sneered. He had enough time to escape, and he set his sights on another spaceship.

Completely disregarding how badly damaged the spaceship he had used as bait was.

The deck melted instantly, and countless black, viscous substances squeezed in from the outside.

Only piercing screams remained inside the spaceship.

An Ran's eyes widened as she saw the person on the outermost edge stop jumping, a wicked smile spreading across their previously terrified face.

"Hehehehe..."

Sinister laughter was everywhere.

Those unaware of the situation might think they've stumbled into a scene from a major horror movie.

You have been subjected to psychological attacks.

An Ran received a notification from the game, and she saw black, viscous substances climbing onto her feet.

Anran found herself suddenly experiencing a strong desire.

I want to catch Ella and have my way with her, I want to capture all the players and then kill them one by one to farm experience and titles...

"call!"

An Ran quickly shook her head.

[Judgment failed; psychological attack ineffective]

"That's amazing."

An Ran frowned as she stared at the Starway Parasite on her feet.

If it weren't for the [Mental Barrier] buff, she might have actually been affected. In that case, she would have had to use the [Crown of the Queen's Grace] hat that Orina gave her to dispel the debuff.

An Ran didn't want to use up such a rare item all at once.

With a flurry of sword energy, the parasitic beast was easily killed.