Chapter 1

Lichen Planet.

"Chase! Quick, chase! The Black Queen is just ahead!"

"Our Human Saint has promised that the first person to capture the Black Queen alive will be granted a planet as their territory! And a reward of an S-grade equipment!"

"We finally caught this opportunity with the Black Queen being alone. We absolutely can't let her escape! Chase!"

Many human powerhouses were chasing her amidst the steel and concrete skyscrapers. There weren't many of them, but each one possessed combat power comparable to a Saint-tier!

In front of them, a girl in a black Gothic dress was running for her life. It was the Mechanical Empress who had returned to the Mechanical Kingdom.

Her face was pale, and there was a penetrating wound in her abdomen, from which countless sparks were erupting.

Beside her, a tall robot clad in silver armor was covered in wounds, leading a group of mechanical warriors who were also battered and bruised, with many missing arms and legs.

Clearly, they had just experienced an extremely fierce battle.

"No, at this rate, it's only a matter of time before we're caught."

An older robot frowned.

"The area around Lichen Planet must be covered by a human-laid dragnet. There's no way we can escape."

"The only way now is to wait for reinforcements to arrive! Martha, take the Black Queen and find a place to hide. The remaining mechanical warriors, half of you come with me to hold them back!"

A fanatical will to die appeared in the old robot's eyes.

To die for the Black Queen, he would have no regrets.

"Alright!"

Martha, the tall robot clad in silver armor, gritted his teeth but didn't say much more.

He understood that now was not the time for sentimentality.

Then, Martha took the Mechanical Empress and the remaining four mechanical warriors and turned to hide in a towering building.

The old robot, who remained outside to hold them back, soon encountered the human powerhouses chasing from behind.

The old robot roared, and countless cannon muzzles emerged from his body. The energy fluctuations emanating from the muzzles were no weaker than a full-force strike from a Saint-tier powerhouse.

Countless cannonballs were fired at the human powerhouses.

At this moment, a strong man carrying a giant shield stepped forward.

"Solid as a Rock!"

The shield in his hand instantly magnified dozens of times, and all the cannonballs fired by the old robot landed on his shield. Violent explosions stirred up thick smoke.

When the smoke cleared, the shield was still intact, and the strong man revealed a mocking smile.

"You mechanical race is nothing more than this. You can't even break through my Dong Feng's defense. The Third Universe has been ruled by you for too long. It's time for you mechanical race to step down!"

"Heh, if my energy core wasn't about to run out, could you have withstood my cannons?"

The old robot wore a disdainful smile on his face.

"All mechanical warriors, listen to my command!"

"Yes!"

More than ten mechanical warriors shouted in unison.

"Fight like bears and tigers, regardless of your lives! Today is the day we express our loyalty to the Black Queen!"

A firm look appeared in the old robot's eyes.

"Yes!"

More than ten mechanical warriors responded and charged towards the human powerhouses opposite them.

Their strength was only barely at the Emperor-tier. Facing those Saint-tier powerhouses, their actions were tantamount to moths flying into a flame.

But not a single mechanical warrior had any fear on their faces.

What they did was very simple: they directly used their bodies as weapons and crashed into Dong Feng's shield, then detonated themselves!

For a time, explosions rose one after another, and thick smoke billowed.

"Heh, a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Overestimating yourselves!"

Dong Feng directly flipped the shield, and the smoke dissipated instantly.

The mechanical warriors were still too weak. Even their self-detonation couldn't pose the slightest threat to him.

"Brothers, don't worry, I'm coming!"

A look of determination appeared on the old robot's face, and then light shone on his body. Just as he was about to self-detonate, a figure flashed past him like a ghost.

Before the old robot could react, he was split in two, revealing crackling circuits.

"After all, you also have the strength of a Saint-tier. If you succeeded in self-detonating, it might really be a little troublesome."

After the old robot was killed, a slender figure appeared behind his corpse. He had a ponytail and fair skin, but he also had an Adam's apple.

He was one of the human powerhouses, the Saint-tier assassin Di Yixiu.

"Looks like these few were left behind to hold us back. The Black Queen can't have run far!" Dong Feng licked his lips, his eyes full of greed.

"That's right, Lichen Planet is covered by a dragnet. There's no way they can escape."

A cold glint flashed in Di Yixiu's eyes.

"Then the only explanation is that they must be hiding in some corner nearby."

"Old Jin, what do you think..."

Dong Feng turned his gaze to a white-haired old man with a fair face at the very front. Clearly, this group was led by the old man.

The old man, called Old Jin, slowly raised his head and said,

"Search separately. Notify me as soon as you find them. Don't worry, you'll get your rewards."

"But..."

Old Jin changed his tone, his voice full of cold killing intent.

"If anyone ruins the Saint's important matter for their own selfish desires and lets the Black Queen escape, then don't blame me for not being merciful when I kill!"

As soon as Old Jin finished speaking, a terrifying wave soared into the sky.

Scaring Dong Feng and Di Yixiu, this group of Saint-tiers, trembled, because the aura revealed by Old Jin was actually that of a Demi-God-tier powerhouse!

Then, many human powerhouses instantly dispersed and searched around.

Fortunately, the place where Talma hid with the Mechanical Empress and others was relatively hidden, so they were not discovered immediately.

But as the search time increased, it was only a matter of time before they were discovered.

"Damn it!"

Hiding in a building to the side, Martha saw the old robot and the others being killed and punched the wall in anger.

With red eyes, he looked at the Mechanical Empress.

"Black Queen, look! This is the Human Saint you protected back then. Now that his wings are full, he has begun to slaughter my mechanical race, and even wants to capture you!"

"You shouldn't have stopped me back then. You should have let me kill that human Saint kid directly!"

The Mechanical Empress frowned slightly, then slowly shook her head.

"Martha, although I haven't seen the current Human Saint, the Human Saint I knew is definitely not the same person."

"If it was him, he wouldn't have allowed anyone to attack me."

Martha's anger flared up even more when he heard this.

"Black Queen! Are you still deluded even now? The facts are already in front of you!"

"The human resistance on Lichen Planet was led by that Human Saint! These human powerhouses all respect that Saint!"

"In this world, is it possible for two Saints to appear at the same time?"

The Mechanical Empress seemed to have thought of something, and a smile suddenly appeared on her exquisite and flawless face.

"Why is it impossible? I know him too well. If it was really that Saint who wanted to kill me, then he wouldn't have given me a chance to escape at all."

The Mechanical Empress turned her gaze to Martha.

"Believe me, if he wants to kill someone, I guess that person won't even understand why they died until they die."