An uproar erupted behind them.

The Army Commanders looked back one after another and lamented in unison.

Their worst fear had become a reality.

The enemies were pursuing them with great tenacity, clearly unperturbed by the Queen’s power.

Seeing the Fallen Angels and Sky Fairies rushing at her like a swarm of bees, Exploding Patience hurriedly ordered the remaining parasites and corpse army to charge.

Unsightly Humility also sent out the Death Knights and what was remaining of his undead army.

They hoped to buy even a little bit of time, but the result was unsatisfactory.

There were just too few of their forces left to last long enough against the Federation.

A dazzling golden light flashed, and immediately, a large opening formed in the battle line.

Exploding Patience frowned when she saw Seol Jihu racing across the battlefield, smashing his way through the center.

“Y-Your Majesty!”

The Parasite Queen did not answer.

Exploding Patience looked extremely guilty. She couldn’t believe that the Queen had to suffer such humiliation because of herself and the other Army Commanders.

After a moment of silence, the Parasite Queen spoke.

—…Leave the mother species behind. All of them.

“Pardon? All of them?"

—Yes. Including Medusas, Temerators, and Reginas.

“B-But…. I can understand Medusas, but abandoning all three is….”

Exploding Patience hesitated. She knew that mother species were difficult to produce unlike ordinary parasites.

The upper-ranked and pinnacle-ranked ones were even more so.

—We don’t have any choice.

But the Queen was persistent.

—Carrying the Nests is difficult enough. We can always produce new mother species at a later time. Right now, their presence is getting in the way of our retreat.

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