The humanoid bug of supreme strength was the one that gave Hao Qi the hint. Its presence was undoubtedly the focus of attention on this battlefield; even if someone cast a glance at it unintentionally, any movement it made would draw the closest scrutiny from every other faction. Hao Qi was no exception. The reason was simple: it was too powerful, strong enough to be an off-spec existence for any faction present. The moment it rose from its throne, Hao Qi noticed it immediately.
It did not attack any faction, not even the shadows. Instead, it leaped into the air from the planet-sized battleship, plunging directly into the mass of shadows and disappearing. That was the same direction the long-haired man had vanished into earlier, and Hao Qi understood instantly: the true final battlefield was hidden deep within those shadows.
Moreover, as the supreme humanoid bug plunged into the shadows, a gap was torn open within them for a brief moment. From that gap, Hao Qi felt a peculiar, heart-stopping sensation, as if his own heart were inside there... No, that description was wrong. It felt as though something of paramount importance to him was inside there—the sensation of something lost and recovered yet still out of reach, something very, very, very important... belonging solely to him...
Chapter 454