Seeing Lilith charge directly into the battlefield, the Tang Blade Man and the Werewolf exchanged a glance and, without a word, moved simultaneously to follow her.
They understood that the greatest threat at this moment was still the Xenomorph Queen, and Lilith was their primary force.
Only by killing the Xenomorph Queen together while Lilith still remained conscious could they leave alive!
Otherwise, once the Xenomorph inside Lilith was fully born, no one except 'Kong'—who possessed [Life Transfer]—would have any chance of survival against both the Xenomorph Queen and the offspring Lilith birthed!
The Xenomorph Queen's nest was incredibly spacious, like an underground plaza.
At the end of the nest, that gargantuan creature, the Xenomorph Queen, had already broken free of most of her restraints, with only a thick metal chain remaining locked around her waist and abdomen.
She stood upright, her five-meter-tall body covered in heavy armor plating. Her massive head crest displayed the majesty of a queen, and her long tail was like a giant steel whip, its sharp bone spur at the end glinting with a cold light.
She turned her gaze toward Lilith and let out a provocative hiss.
Xenomorph Queen
Lilith was completely unafraid. The wide-open area allowed Lilith to spread her Bat Wings, their ten-meter wingspan casting a shadow over the ground.
She took a step forward, her wings flapping and kicking up a powerful pressure of wind.
Using her flight capability, Lilith sprinted forward rapidly, her claws swiping at the Xenomorph Queen's head with a whistle that tore through the air.
The Xenomorph Queen swung her equally massive forelimbs to block, their Exoskeletons colliding with the thunderous clang of metal striking stone!
The most savage and bloody combat erupted in an instant.
Relying on her flexibility, Lilith circled the Xenomorph Queen and launched continuous attacks, using her sharp teeth, tail whip, and giant claws as weapons.
Deep gouges were left on the Xenomorph Queen's thick carapace. Acidic blood began to corrode the ground, sending up acrid white smoke.
The Xenomorph Queen was equally aggressive! Every swing was heavy and powerful. Her long tail swept through like a whip, shattering stone pillars along its path and lashing against Lilith's body.
Scales fell and flesh flew; this was the first time Lilith had been injured in this dungeon.
The loss of energy within her body meant her physical functions were far from being able to maintain the original defense of her scales.
At this moment, both Lilith and the Xenomorph Queen—these two giant beasts—abandoned all defense and engaged in the most primitive melee.
They were competing in endurance and stamina. Both knew perfectly well that only this kind of combat could kill the other, and only the one who held out until the end would be the victor.
In the close-quarters struggle, the Xenomorph Queen used her flexible body to circle behind Lilith, attempting to attack with her Inner Jaw, but Lilith always managed to narrowly avoid it before turning to strike back with her sharp claws!
On the other side, the Werewolf and the Tang Blade Man arrived to see this scene and took a deep breath. The two looked at each other.
The Werewolf was the first to pounce with a roar, utilizing his incredible jumping power to attack the Xenomorph Queen's lower body and joints, his claws tearing at her relatively fragile connections.
The Tang Blade Man's movement was like a ghost, his long blade accurately stabbing at the Xenomorph Queen's eyes, joint gaps, and other weak points.
Though it was difficult to deal a fatal blow, it effectively interfered with the Xenomorph Queen's movements.
Relying on her overbearing strength, Lilith endured the Xenomorph Queen's attacks and directly surged the blood throughout her body, using a Blood Blade Slash to sever one of the Queen's forelimbs.
Taking advantage of the momentum, she lunged forward fiercely, pinning the Xenomorph Queen to the ground. Her claws were raised high, but just as Lilith was about to deliver a fatal blow...
Lilith felt a sudden, violent, twisting pain in her chest, as if something inside was gnawing away frantically!
Sensing the host's massive physical exertion, the embryo had begun an even more frantic plunder to complete its own growth!
This caused Lilith's movements to instantly stiffen, her strength receding like a ebbing tide.
Right then! The Xenomorph Queen pinned beneath Lilith seized the opportunity, using her massive body to flip Lilith onto the ground.
Her long tail followed immediately, striking out as swiftly as a venomous snake!
*Puchi!*
Despite Lilith's best efforts to dodge, the tail spike still sank deep into her shoulder blade, nearly pinning her to the floor!
The intense pain forced a roar of agony from Lilith, and the battle situation, which she had previously dominated, reversed in an instant.
Worse still, the space around the battlefield began to warp.
One by one, ordinary Xenomorphs—and even Mutant Xenomorphs birthed from Reincarnators—were teleported in out of thin air, landing right next to the two Hunters!
Hidden in the shadows, 'Kong' had been watching the entire battle. Seeing Lilith gain the upper hand, he used his [Life Transfer] ability to continuously drop Xenomorphs from other areas of the Pyramid into the battlefield.
His intention was to create chaos, accelerate Lilith's death, and force her to submit!
Even though he had spent a great price to nurture this Xenomorph embryo, 'Kong' did not want Lilith to kill the Xenomorph Queen and then return.
After witnessing Lilith's power, 'Kong' knew that letting such a powerful enemy return alive would only create endless trouble for his future.
"Bastard!"
Seeing the continuously teleporting Xenomorphs, the Tang Blade Man couldn't help but curse. He was forced to divert his attention to deal with the endless stream of Xenomorphs, focusing on clearing out their interference.
The Werewolf was also forced to give up his harassment of the Xenomorph Queen to engage the swarming Xenomorphs.
By now, Lilith was heavily injured. Her shoulder was pierced, her internal energy was being frantically drained, and her movements had become sluggish and weak.
Facing the Xenomorph Queen's onslaught, she had fallen into a disadvantage.
The Xenomorph Queen took advantage of Lilith's weakness, striking with her giant claws and lashing with her tail, knocking Lilith back again and again until her scales were shattered and she was drenched in blood.
The place where the two giant beasts fought had long since been reduced to ruins.
The Xenomorph Queen stepped on Lilith's chest, leaned down, and opened her massive mouth, her Inner Jaw extending and aiming for Lilith's head.
Just as the Xenomorph Queen was preparing to deliver the final blow to Lilith, 'Kong' discovered that a surge of power was frantically gathering inside Lilith's body.
This power was Lilith's final deathbed counterattack. Once she successfully killed the Xenomorph Queen, she would return instantly.
A cold light flickered in 'Kong's' eyes. He could not allow Lilith's wish to be fulfilled, so... in the next moment, five Xenomorphs birthed from Reincarnators were instantly transferred in front of Lilith by 'Kong'. He wanted to use these five Xenomorphs to block Lilith's fatal strike.
He wanted to drive Lilith to utter despair and make her submit to him, then gain a new life.
Looking at these five sudden Xenomorphs, the Xenomorph Queen was stunned, but Lilith grinned, her face contorted and ferocious.
After seeing 'Kong' teleporting Xenomorphs into this battlefield one after another, Lilith knew that 'Kong' was always watching. So, she had played along, creating an illusion of a final deathbed struggle for 'Kong'.
From the beginning, 'Kong' would never have allowed her to leave here alive, so he would never give her the chance to strike a final blow at the Xenomorph Queen.
Once such a situation arose, he would inevitably use [Life Transfer] to drop Xenomorphs in to block her final counterattack.
However, the energy in Lilith's body was currently draining away continuously. Without a new source of energy, it was impossible to kill the Xenomorph Queen.
But Lilith could gamble, while 'Kong' could not.
And Lilith's goal had been achieved. Looking at the Xenomorphs delivered right to her mouth, Lilith opened her bloody maw and swallowed them whole.
Gene Dominator operated rapidly, quickly replenishing the energy in Lilith's body. In a short time, the replenishment of energy directly suppressed the energy loss.
With new energy replenished, Lilith seemed to experience a final surge of life, her body glowing with powerful strength.
After knocking back the Xenomorph Queen with a palm strike, Lilith did not dare to stop for a second, because she could feel that 'Kong' seemed to want to transfer her out of the battlefield.
But her current size made it impossible for him to do so in such a short time!
She closed in, slamming the Xenomorph Queen—who had just stabilized herself—completely onto the ground, her sharp claws pinning the Queen's body down.
Even though her forelimbs had been corroded by the Xenomorph Queen's blood until only bone remained, Lilith had no intention of stopping. She used those bones to pierce right through the Xenomorph Queen's chest.
She had to kill the Xenomorph Queen. Only by killing her could she survive.
Driven by this conviction, Lilith opened her bloody mouth and bit directly onto the Xenomorph Queen's head, while the Queen's Inner Jaw shattered Lilith's mouth.
A flash of madness crossed Lilith's eyes. Ignoring the pain and ulceration in her mouth, she seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and bit the Xenomorph Queen's head to pieces.
With that, the Xenomorph Queen lost all signs of life!
The entire battlefield fell silent in an instant...