Song Que now, is no longer human.

    Yet Qi Yuan holds a different opinion.

    "Three Angel Envoys were killed with precision. During this time, a large-scale offensive was launched, but not a single human was mistakenly hurt. All attacks landed squarely upon the Judgement Knights and the Beast Army."

    Qi Yuan pondered this, a sense of awe stirring within her.

    She could see farther than Ju Mang, but even so, there were things she could not comprehend.

    In this form, Song Que seemed to retain a thread of sanity.

    It was this very last thread of sanity that allowed him to choose his targets.

    Though her prediction was more optimistic than Ju Mang''s, Qi Yuan could not fathom the extent of Song Que''s willpower.

    In a single day, the same man had brought her two wholly unfamiliar emotions—a profound revelation about human nature.

    Even in such a beastly transformation, Qi Yuan believed Song Que retained his humanity, yet she could not foresee what he was about to do.

    What followed left everyone confused and astounded.

    Song Que''s body began to shrink, but it was not a reversal of his transformation. To be precise, his body began to "escape."

    The tendrils—possessing immense penetrating force and lethal power—gradually peeled away, as though countless giant serpents had formed a collective and were now scattering in all directions.

    But after separating from the whole, these tendrils didn''t survive for long—much like parasites that cannot live without a host.

    This sight was utterly repulsive, yet it carried a strange sense of tragic heroism.

    Shortly after the countless tendrils fled the battlefield, they all became lifeless black remnants.

    As these objects continued shedding from Song Que''s frame.

    His human form began to emerge partially at last.

    Thick, black roots enveloped him, and now even these roots started to fall away.

    It was only then that Qi Yuan understood.

    Song Que, akin to the Soul Crystal of that colossal monster, seemed to fear harming humans and was forcibly dismantling himself.

    Awe transformed into astonishment within her.

    Driving a mindless beastly body into battle, then forcing himself into disintegration for the sake of protecting humanity—this kind of willpower was far beyond comprehension.

    Not long after, all the black roots turned into lifeless matter, and Song Que''s withered, decayed body fell to the ground.

    The battlefield was already consumed by sheer chaos.

    The Angel Envoys were dead, yet infinite Judgement Knights and the Beast Army continued pouring forth.

    Song Que had fallen, and within Baichuan City, there still remained countless lives to defend.

    This was war.

    When they saw Song Que''s monstrous body collapse to the ground, countless hunters were engulfed by an overwhelming sense of grief.

    The battlefield shook with resounding cries of war, as hunters reignited their resolve.

    This marked the second day defending Baichuan City.

    Lin Jue had fallen in battle, Ye Feng was gravely wounded, and in Baichuan City''s northern outskirts, countless well-known and unknown hunters stood their ground.

    Yet on this day, the most devastating loss was that of the hunters'' leader, the northern front''s greatest hero: Song Que. Sear?h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Wave after wave of beasts surged onto the battlefield. The dead had no one to mourn them.

    There was simply no time.

    Only Qi Yuan, in this moment, seemed like an idle onlooker.

    She maneuvered the Judgement Knight to the place where Song Que had fallen. Gazing upon his lifeless, shriveled body, she leapt off the Knight''s shoulder, crouched next to Song Que''s remains, and stared at him with uncertainty in her eyes.

    "So close to death, yet still alive. You truly are a miracle."

    The Golden Judgement Knight suddenly received an order. It hoisted Song Que''s body, while Qi Yuan led the Knight by its hand, moving slowly towards Baichuan City.

    Since Eden''s Lord had sent the Angel Envoys, Qi Yuan was certain that Eden''s master had altered his plan. Perhaps soon, not only the northern front but the other directions would also face terrifying enemies.

    She calculated the time, thinking that a certain someone should have arrived by now. If he didn''t appear soon, Baichuan City would not last much longer.