Pay-to-Win Queen

Just as Prince Xiong was at a loss, a thin needle accurately pierced the head of the mutated soldier ant that was attempting to attack him. The tremendous force pierced through its head, causing the soldier ant to fall over.

The one who made the move was Tom, who had just arrived at the balcony. He had activated his power mode, allowing him to throw his needle with six times his normal strength, remotely killing the mutated soldier ant. Then, he raised his fists high and shouted loudly to Prince Xiong, "Go back!"

Prince Xiong rolled and dodged another attack from another mutated soldier ant. Using both hands and feet, he crawled a few steps and stood up, rushing to Tom's side. "Wow, is that Iron Jamon, the Cosmic Knight? So tall!" he exclaimed.

Tom pushed him back behind him and advanced towards the mutated soldier ant that was charging with its head lowered and tail raised. The soldier ant's large pincers clashed against Tom's Old Street No. 0 Armor, but its sharp claws couldn't penetrate the armor. Instead, Tom lifted his fist high and hammered it down, delivering an electric punch that cracked its tough skull and electrocuted it, causing it to immediately flip over and die.

More small ants surged forward. Although Tom managed to crush a few of them, the rest quickly crawled all over his body.

Tom had anticipated this situation. He gritted his teeth, and with a surge of electric power, he struck his chest with his fist, causing the electricity to spread throughout his body. Although the inner layer of his armor had soft gel protection to some extent, allowing him to withstand the electric shock temporarily, he still felt numb all over, trembling on the spot.

Having conducted experiments before, he knew that his current body could endure such electrical currents, but it would only cause temporary paralysis. Meanwhile, the small ants crawling all over him fell one by one, their six legs twitching helplessly in the air as they died.

"Wow, boss, you're really tough on yourself!" Prince Xiong understood Tom's actions and couldn't help but admire Tom's determination. Just now, he stood too close, and even he was struck by some weak electric currents. Fortunately, he jumped away in time, or he would have knelt down too.

Tom, still feeling numb all over, was about to turn back to check on the survivors when he saw another mutated ant crawling up. This creature was slightly smaller than the mutated soldier ant and had a brownish color all over its body. Unlike other ants, its tail was noticeably larger.

Tom's heart skipped a beat. This could be a Tier 2 mutated creature. Immediately, he pulled out his shield and positioned it in front of him, shouting, "Don't run, stay behind me!"

Two of the survivors hesitated for a moment before obediently hiding behind Tom, while the other pair of men and women muttered incomprehensible words and ran towards the door leading to the kitchen.

This Tier 2 mutated ant had particularly long legs. Although it was almost the same height when crawling, it suddenly stood up after crawling up, and the space underneath was just enough for its swollen tail to swing towards Tom.

A green liquid sprayed out, dispersing in the air. Most of it landed on the shield that Tom held high. A small portion passed over the Old Street No. 0 Armor and fell near the pair of men and women who were running towards the kitchen.

"Ah!" A few drops splattered on the woman's head, and her hair instantly began to melt, emitting a pungent odor. She covered her head in pain, fell to the ground, and rolled around like Sun Wukong under the Tightening Curse, struggling and rolling on the ground. In no time, she fell silent. It was obvious that her skull had been dissolved, melting her brain directly.

The pungent smell filled the air around them. The surviving couple clung to the thick thighs of Old Street No. 0, trembling with fear, crying out, "I don't want to die... Great god, save me!"

"Mama... Mama..." The woman even wet herself.

Prince Xiong's face turned grim. He looked at the brown ant on the opposite side, and the excitement he had just felt vanished instantly. Then, he turned his head and saw Lin Meiqi, the genius girl, hiding under Old Street No. 0. Unlike him, she still had a gleam in her eyes as she stared at the mutated ant, her face flushed with excitement.

He couldn't help but mutter, "Who are these people..."

Tom's expression was also grim. Seeing the large tail of the ant, he knew that this creature must have mutated some special organ in its tail, perhaps even spraying some acidic poison. Fortunately, Lulu had strengthened the biscuit shield, and there was no problem with the unknown acidic venom landing on it.

"You're long-range, so I'll be long-range too."

Tom was about to lower the barrel of the Type 0 Cannon, but this big guy had already finished shooting and resumed crawling sideways. Therefore, he had to give up this plan as the creature was too agile to aim at accurately.

The Type 0 Cannon had only one round, and it took time to reload. He had to seize the opportunity to figure out its movement pattern. After thinking for a moment, he came up with a plan.

"Hide well! When you see the opportunity, run to the kitchen!" Tom ordered, then raised his shield and locked his gaze on the mutated brown ant, advancing steadily with firm steps.

Lin Meiqi immediately followed suit and said, "Follow me, wait for instructions before running!" The three of them nodded quickly.

Seeing Old Street No. 0 advancing, the mutated brown ant took a few steps back and immediately raised its body, its tail swinging towards Tom.

"Now's the time! Run!" Tom shouted, holding up his shield and continuing to advance.

Since he had already distanced himself from Lin Meiqi and the others, the Tier 2 mutated ant could only spray venom at one of them. Whoever posed the greater threat would be targeted. This provided an opportunity for the four people behind him. Following Tom's command, they ran for their lives.

The venom splashed onto Tom's Old Street No. 0 Armor, and although the shield blocked most of the acid, some dripped onto his feet. Then it flowed down along the protective gear. To lighten the burden, Tom's shoes were made of mutated cockroach leather, so the venom didn't affect them either.

Tom continued forward, but the brown Tier 2 mutated ant, after spraying venom, climbed up the railing, quickly creating distance between them.

This creature was not foolish. Seeing this, Tom began to retreat. Since he had already created conditions for the others to leave, it was natural for him to retreat first. With the shield protecting him, it couldn't harm him anyway, so it was better to leave first.

However, before he could take a few steps back, Lin Meiqi returned with the three others. The man and woman were running with tears streaming down their faces.

Tom quickly crouched down, using the shield to cover their heads, and asked, "Why are you back again?"

"There's a mutated worker ant behind us!"

Tom turned his head and saw the man who had been with the woman melted by the venom. He was now being held in the mouth of a mutated worker ant, convulsing and in grave danger.

These mutated creatures even knew how to ambush. Tom recalled that when he first woke up in the rented building, he had encountered such a situation when he ran to the glasses guy next door.

"Boss, what should we do?" Prince Xiong asked anxiously.

While the iron barrel defense could withstand the venom of the Tier 2 mutated ant, it would be useless against the mutated worker ants attacking from behind. At that time, it would be a matter of life and death. Perhaps he could still hold on, but Lin Meiqi and the others would definitely be doomed.

Tom gritted his teeth and pulled down the Type 0 Cannon, aiming it at the Tier 2 mutated ant on the railing and fired.

The cannonball hit the railing, not hitting the mutated ant directly, but it shook it down.

"Meiqi, instruct the man to reload the cannon for me!"

Lin Meiqi had some experience, although she was weaker, with Prince Xiong's help, they managed the heavy lifting part.

With Old Street Armor crouching at a height of only about 6 centimeters, under Lin Meiqi's guidance, Prince Xiong nervously opened Tom's ammunition bag around his waist, took out a fist-sized cannonball, and stuffed it into the rear of the opened Type 0 Cannon. Lin Meiqi quickly closed the opening and hammered it shut with force. "OK!"

The brown Tier 2 mutated ant crawled up, immediately bent its body, and raised its tail. However, Tom completed the aiming in the next step. He let go of the shield, directly operating the worm-eating Type 0 Cannon with both hands.

With a "puff," the brown Tier 2 mutated ant was smashed onto the railing. Its huge tail was shattered into pieces, leaving only its head helplessly swinging its antennae.

Tom unloaded the Type 0 Cannon and turned to face the mutated worker ants rushing towards the kitchen. With one punch per ant, he smashed all three mutated worker ants to death.

Confirming that there were no more ants on the balcony, Tom took off his helmet and threw it to Prince Xiong, then walked to the brown Tier 2 mutated ant that hadn't died yet. A green crystal and a blue gemstone, this was the harvest from Tom's killing.

Prince Xiong looked at Tom in confusion as he coldly dug into the body of the Tier 2 mutated ant. Then he saw Lin Meiqi, the little girl, also taking out a small knife, running to the mutated worker ants that Tom had flattened with one hammer blow, and emotionlessly digging into the ant's head, as if she were searching for gold.

The surviving man and woman immediately turned their heads and vomited at the sight. In their eyes, this pair of men and women were more terrifying than the ants, they were simply demons.

The six mutated worker ants provided Tom with 4 red and 2 yellow large rubies. The soldier ant also provided a large green crystal.

After looting, Tom led them off the balcony, through the kitchen, and into the master bedroom.

Watching Lin Meiqi humming a strange tune, triumphantly counting the gems and crystals, Tom felt like he had corrupted her. Everyone was disgusted by the mutated creature's corpse, but she acted as if nothing had happened, casually collecting gems like him. She was really not ladylike.

"Hello, boss!" At this moment, Prince Xiong finally had the chance to talk to Tom and introduce himself. "My name is Prince Xiong!"

Tom, still wearing the Old Street Armor but without his helmet, smiled and replied, "I'm Tom."

"Tom?"

"Yes, brother... Hello, I'm Xu Wenqian."

"I'm Liu Yue..."

The man and woman were still trembling with fear, and their speech was stuttered. But that was normal after experiencing such a terrifying scene. With both a fat man bitten in half and a woman's brain melted by acid, it was daring enough for them not to collapse.

"And who is..." Prince Xiong looked thoughtfully at Lin Meiqi, tilting his head left and right to carefully examine her.

Feeling the gaze, Lin Meiqi gave him a glare, dissatisfied, and said, "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a big wave beauty before?"

Prince Xiong quickly shook his head, jokingly. With the kill goddess aura she exuded, she was either a sister or a girlfriend. How could he dare to have any ideas about her? As soon as he thought of Tom's calm and cool demeanor as he killed everyone just now, he shook his head even faster, as if he were shaking a rattle.

Suddenly, he slapped his forehead. "I remember now! You're the Pay-to-Win Queen! The Pay-to-Win Queen from 'The Blue Sky Track,' with the ID 'As You Wish.