Chapter 433. Fight For The Terragore Empire! Appalling Terragore Queen. - Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

The expedition to conquer the started. The numbers diving underground created small tremors all around, which made some loose debris fall down, creating clattering sounds. Even when the army advanced in silence, their presence was like a flash glare for the sensitive senses.

The walked out of her personal nest, looking around with a growl. Her spotless white body gleamed like sharpened white marble, while her two blood-red eyes decorated her facial features like two bloody moons. She was dragging the corpse of a grey-colored male Terragore, its body riddled with claw and bite marks.

The dark area underground was barely illuminated by some relatively complex light tunnels and luminous underground flora. The ghostly blue glow of the plants gave the an ominous air of mystery.

The Queen's white body, standing out like a torch in a dark passage, caught the attention of all Terragore. Looking around with her intelligent red eyes, she could sense that something was wrong, making her instincts warn her about an imminent threat.

The feeling was very hard to ignore, so she acted on it. Her mouth filled with serrated, rock-crushing teeth opened, and a visible sound shockwave exploded from her.

GRAAAHHH!!

Her scream echoed through the tunnels, spreading out for several kilometers. All that were outside heard it and quickly rushed back. The ones that were resting woke up, leaving only those guarding the main nest behind.

As their numbers gathered in the open area, the Terragore Queen's large body walked through them unimpeded. No one dared stand in her way. When any female or male approached to try to either challenge or appeal to her, she would ignore them. Unlike the King and most other Terragore, the Queen had a certain level of sapience. Not much, but enough to differentiate some truths.

Right then, she knew that there was no time to deal with insignificant matters. Her position was solidified enough that even the females daring to challenge her did so with a mixture of instinct, courage, and fear. After all, none of them was a Fourth Energy Cycle being. Their stats were just too different.

As the Terragore Queen looked at the entrances to her nest, her bloody red eyes appeared to become thoughtful. She turned around and growled, making different sounds that could convey her intentions to the rest.

The thousands of monsters went on the move, climbing the walls and surrounding the entrances to the open field that was the . The large dome-like structure with holes strewn around, with a few large pillars to support the ceiling, was both an advantage and a disadvantage for the . In an open field, the monsters could let loose and use the walls and pillars to climb, ambush, and destroy their enemies. On the other end, an open field made them an easy target for long-range spells.

Sadly, the was not really aware of complex warfare. So, she guided her people to ambush the attackers at the entrance. If the enemies were to pour down from the tunnels, those situated at the edges of the tunnels would be able to take them by surprise and create chaos. That was her plan, at least.

It wasn't a bad plan, and if it succeeded, it could cause a large number of casualties and disrupt the army's command chain to some extent. Yet, there was an all-seeing gaze overlooking the entire place, which was the largest source of the permanent unease living in the Queen's heart.

Vibrations became closer, and the armies of whatever thing was trying to invade her territory approached. Her territorial senses made her restless, and her claws dug into the hard rock below as if it were made out of mud instead of solid sediment.

As she waited, strange projectiles flew out of the more than seventy tunnels. The Terragore's sharp senses easily located the faintly glowing spheres and looked up at them. Then, those spheres detonated not with a brutally strong explosion but by creating a flash of bright light that, for a second, made it feel like the Sun bloomed in the underground Terragore Empire.

"Grahh!?"

"RAHH!"

Sounds of Terragore roaring in surprise filled the entire place before explosions echoed in the surroundings.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Yelps of pain came from the several tens of thousands of monsters. The Terragore Queen, being the first one to recover her sight after barely 3 seconds of being blinded, looked around with confusion and saw a sea of flames, wind, streaking lightning, and many other elements sweeping through the monsters. Her gaze locked on the tunnels, and she spotted the Terragore she had sent fighting against several armored people with large shields and weapons.

Even when her plan was thwarted, the Terragore Queen was far from intimidated. Instead, she was wrathful.

"GRAHHH!!!!"

If her emotions could be turned into words, she would be screaming something along the lines of, "How dare you attack MY domain!?"

Without a single shred of hesitation, her body started glowing with powerful white light before a piercing screech spread throughout the entire location.

"SCREEECH!"

The stunned Terragores felt a rush of energy filling their limbs, while restorative powers healed their impeded sight and stiffened bodies.

Their system was flashing with several buffs.

[ activated. You've been healed from all negative ailments. You are immune to mental attacks up to a certain rank.]

[ activates!]

: As the Queen of all , all near your vicinity have their stats increased by 10%.

: While being brutal like a monster, you've given birth to over 1,000 beings without fertility boosts. All monsters under your rule have their defense increased by 30%.

: You showed incredible ferocity and strength defeating your predecessor while being one whole down. Your stats are increased by 15%.

: You have founded the first in more than 1,500 years. All creatures will have a 5% stats boost when fighting to defend the central area of the territory.

: You defeated and devoured a World Tree in the past. When fighting against plant beings, you will receive 20% less damage.

As they flooded into the through the tunnels, everyone felt a sudden chill rush up their spines. Somehow, the entire place and all beings stopped together to look at the white glowing creature in the middle of the monster flock.

The Terragore Queen's already extraordinary presence seemed to grow endlessly and then burst out with a violent shockwave. There was no scream, no screech, just endless pressure as the dignified Queen stared at the invaders with terrifying ferocity and violence oozing from every single pore of her body.

Flor, Ignatia, and the other leaders looked at the Terragore Queen with solemn expressions. They could feel that this monster was not stronger than the , but the creature had a certain touch of intelligence within all her violent behavior that gave chills to everyone.

A super strong, violent monster? You can play around with it and slowly tire it out. Eventually, they will falter and create openings to deal with them. However, what if that monster had some intelligence? It became a completely different hunt. Everything could crumble in less than an instant if it saw through your scheme.

Ignatia's lips twitched as she spoke. "I think my stat is not even close to hers. Has she reached 80,000 ?"

Liu Shu answered, her voice solemn. "You are wrong. I'll share her stats page with all of you."

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Name: ---

Race: Terragore War Queen