Re: Evolution Online-Novel

Liam couldn't believe it. There were more than a hundred illusionary images of the ison. What kind of skill was this?! The entire battlefield was suddenly occupied by only this guy.

Though currently, this was not hurting him, it was best to think a few steps ahead. No matter how he looked at it, this was not going to end well. 

What was it going to do? Was it finally going to attack him directly? Mere images shouldn't be capable of doing more than that!? 

He tried to increase his speed and cut down as many images as possible, but before he could do anything, all of the isons or rather images of the same ison General suddenly opened their triangular heads.

The hundred plus images all did the same thing!

Their bodies split apart right down the middle, and an ungodly screeching sound of terrifying proportions echoed!

SCREEE! SCREEEEEE! SCREEEEEE!

Liam's face paled. Blood started leaking out of his ears and eyes. 

This was a bit too much even for him. His head started spinning, and his balance became completely off. His body swayed in response to the paralyzing effect of the sound.

However, Liam's mental strength was nothing to scoff at. He quickly gained control of his senses, at least enough to perceive the things around him.

An attack of this proportion was still not enough to render him completely defenseless. He forced himself to remain clear-headed and took a defensive stance. He was prepared for any sneak attack while he was in this disordered state.

And just like he thought, an image rushed toward him, and Liam lifted his black dragon sword to block it. 

His movements were wobbly, but he perfectly managed to block the attack. But the moment he did that, something completely unexpected happened. He was tossed back like a weightless twig.

How? Liam's eyes widened in shock. How could a mere image possess such strength and power? Was he hallucinating?

However… that was not the case.

The next second, a shrill voice sounded in Liam's ears. "You are not too bad, human."

Liam snapped himself out of it. What did he hear just now? Something was off. 

When he focussed, he could faintly sense the presence of a strong enemy, and the ison General he was fighting against was not strong enough for this.

Liam instinctively erected a mana barrier around himself and willed his mind to focus more. The blurred vision in front of him quickly cleared up, and he could finally see. 

However, what he saw left him utterly shocked! He was completely surrounded on all sides!

His soul minions had just now cleared out the isons from the battlefield, but standing in front of him were hundreds and thousands of isons. Perhaps millions.

And that was not his main concern… At the forefront of these millions of isons, there were twenty powerful auras raging wildly.

Amidst these powerful auras, one alone was particularly spectacular!

The Queen!

<Ding. Hive Queen; Level 210>

"210?" Liam shuddered under the pressure exerted by the powerful creature. Unlike the Level 100 ison Generals, this ison was on a completely different level. It was in a class of its own.

There was no way he could possibly deal with this creature in his current state. Skills, stats, mana core, physique, the creature was better than him in everything. 

He could feel it with each step the Queen took as she walked toward him. Unlike the others, she had slit-like eyes that stared at him haughtily.

"You alone managed to kill four of my Generals. Were you also the one who took out our hives?" Her shrill voice continued to vibrate, making Liam unable to think clearly. 

Can this thing talk? He did not expect it. It looked like the Queen was a lot more evolved than the other isons in all aspects. 

She was also asking him about something that he had done in the other hive hills. So there was a chance that everything was connected? 

On the side, he could see that the ison General he was fighting against had already died, blasted away into several bits and pieces.

"Yes. He died after summoning us here. However, I am disappointed. I expected a grave threat when we arrived, but you are just one human being."

Liam's gaze shifted back to the queen. While she continued speaking, his mind wearily tried to assess the situation in front of him. 

Perhaps the Queen sensed what he was doing, so her shrill voice once again probed him.

"Where do you hail from, human? Your power shouldn't belong to someone of this realm. Mana has just now started circulating in this realm."

"You are an anomaly. But even your strength is not enough. In the name of our brood mother, we will be claiming this world. There is nothing you can do to stop us now."

Liam could hear the creaking and groaning of the ison's limbs as she continued talking in an animated manner. She was almost near him. 

His gaze once again wandered to the army behind her and the several powerful Generals standing at the forefront. 

Liam did not even have to inspect anyone's levels, the mere sight of the whole swarm was fear-inducing.

From whatever he had learned about these hive hills so far, this should be the full strength of a hive hill. Liam was sure of it. 

Since he had started taking down one General after another, the Queen must have sensed a threat and decided to come to pay a visit to the intruders along with the whole army.

There were now only three of these red zones left. So these isons were probably desperate to defend whatever was left of them.

In spite of the haughty words coming out of the Queen at the moment, this was the truth, and Liam could see that they were afraid of getting completely wiped out from this planet.

Otherwise, it didn't make sense for the whole swarm to show up here. 

Perhaps they thought that a human army was also en route, and they were prepared to face whatever force assaulted them.

Liam did not care. The reason did not matter. The moment the whole group decided to make an entrance, they were already doomed. 

His life had become difficult because the last three hive hills burst open. But now, these isons had gone out of their way to rectify that mistake.

So now it was time for him to wipe out this red zone!

"What are you looking at, human? Speak! Which realm are you from? And how many of you are here?" The Queen was starting to become impatient.

Liam ignored her shrill voice and took a deep breath. He did not dare delay things any longer. 

Level 200 was a stage that he did not reach or even understand yet. He was once again dealing with someone who was completely above his grade. So it was best to act fast.

The next instant, before the Queen or any other ison, could make a move, he activated his last resort skill. Let the mayhem begin!