Free Web NovelChapter 1180: Chapter 1180: Relentless Pursuit
"These people are slowing down the team’s progress too much! I must abandon them!" Not everyone in the team had the awareness and open-mindedness like Bai Ze. Ivan, whose injuries had just slightly recovered and was already terrified by Pei Yan, panicked as he heard Pei Yan’s taunting voice from behind.
"Shut up! You fool! You are the one who should be abandoned the most! I now feel wasting those precious mechanical materials on you was a pointless act!" Bai Ze rebuked Ivan sternly without turning his head, and without looking at his reaction, turned to the remaining Blood Demon Grand Commanders by his side. Ivan’s words were unpleasant but true; if no one delayed the pursuit speed of Pei Yan and the others, they would be caught and surrounded before reaching the point of rendezvousing with Delacuri.
This time, the Blood Demon Grand Commanders who accompanied Bai Ze to battle in the Dragon Realm were different from others elevated from other planes’ powerhouses. They were creatures native to the Blood Demon plane, transformed by the Candle Dragon. It could be said that the Candle Dragon granted them wisdom and their current strength, and similarly, the Candle Dragon deeply controlled their minds. Hence, their loyalty was beyond doubt, and in critical moments, their ability to think for themselves could even be forcibly stripped. Even if asked to die, these men would not frown.
However, Bai Ze didn’t need to resort to this last step. These Blood Demon Grand Commanders already had the resolve to die when they arrived. At Bai Ze’s signal, without him needing to speak, the elite group of Blood Demon warriors detached from the team and engaged with Pei Yan, who was pursuing closely from behind.
Although Pei Yan’s power had significantly increased and he didn’t take these people seriously, the opponents were after all equivalent to Tier Nine Superpower Users, and experts with modified bodies. Faced with their fearless, nearly self-destructive efforts to stop him, Pei Yan finally realized how terrifying a Tier Nine expert abandoning their life could be. Just the self-detonation from compressing all their abilities and source energy forced him to retreat quickly to avoid being harmed. If the opponents he faced before had possessed this level of resolve, he might have perished in some battle long ago.
Yet, on the other hand, how many madmen like these were there in the world? Those of lower power wouldn’t be able to affect a true powerhouse even if they died fighting, and those who reached such a level of power and lifespan were unwilling to give it all up in vain. Pei Yan felt he had become much more cautious with his life since his early days.
Thinking of this, Pei Yan couldn’t help but smile bitterly. He didn’t know whether to admire their bravery or ridicule their foolishness. Helplessly, he had to use his most formidable means to confront the enemy, forcing them to quickly choose between being killed by him and self-detonation, giving no room for delay. Under such relentless aggression, the ones Bai Ze left behind were soon cleared out by Pei Yan and his two companions working together.
At this time, Long Jin, having set everything up, finally caught up from behind, and the four of them merged forces to continue their pursuit of Bai Ze!
In this constant pursuit filled with intermittent battles and killings, Bai Ze and his group, relying on controlling Saraf and continually sending people to delay, hacked a bloody path amidst the Dragon Realm’s encirclement and pursuit. From the Dragon Palace, they fought to the outskirts of the Dragon Realm. By this moment, the battlefield at the outskirts had turned into a hell on earth. The Dark Race and the Blood Demon Army no longer had the previous unstoppable momentum they showed when they first burst into the Dragon Realm. Now, their remaining forces were surrounded by the Dragon Realm’s army, who gathered from all directions. Under the onslaught, Red Armored Warriors and soldiers of the Dark Race fell one after another. For these enemies brave enough to offend the Dragon Realm, and their former compatriots, the Dragon Realm’s army showed no mercy. Almost as soon as an enemy fell, their bodies were seized by beasts from various clans, dragged from their locations, and torn to shreds among the Beast Race’s army.
Compared to this already-decided scene, the battle truly capturing attention was the bloody engagement between the three powerful reinforcements called by Delacuri for the Blood Demon side, and the three top experts led by Long Taichu from within the Dragon Realm. Within the range of these six people’s battle, a cataclysmic transformation occurred. The picturesque, Spiritual Qi-laden paradise Pei Yan first encountered in the Dragon Realm was no more. The heavens were covered by dark clouds, with thunder crashing intermittently. The land was unrecognizable, with the Sea of Blood colliding, intertwining, and merging with magma. The bodies of soldiers from both sides surged within the bizarre scarlet liquid, the souls offered in sacrifice shrieking with unwillingness. Even veteran soldiers around the battlefield couldn’t help but feel a tinge of fear. In such an environment, no one had the power or the courage to step within the battle’s range of these six.
This stalemate was broken by the arrival of Bai Ze, who had been fleeing all the way. Now, Bai Ze, having escaped almost entirely, directly mounted atop Saraf with his few remaining troops. Given Saraf’s massive body, it was more than capable of accommodating twice their number. Thus, wielding the berserk Saraf, and backed by the full force attack from the many experts on his back, Saraf charged through the human sea like a massive battleship firing cannons in all directions, crashing into the battle circle.
Saraf, with its gigantic form as a disruptor, forced both sides to abruptly halt their battle. The overall disadvantageous Delacuri’s side seemed somewhat unsatisfied, while Long Taichu’s side felt more relieved.
Though in the Dragon Realm, the ones fighting alongside Long Taichu were Celt, the Red Dragon Race’s elder, and Jin He Xuan, Clan Leader of the Golden Roc Race. Both were top-tier within the Dragon Realm, yet there was a clear gap compared to the still dormant Grand Elders. On the Blood Demon side, besides Delacuri, Long Taichu could only identify one of the other two as the Dark Council’s Black Witch Councilor, Vinielica Murphy. The other sword-wielding expert seemed to hail from the Daoist Realm, yet he was entirely unknown. Both possessed exceedingly formidable powers surpassing both Jin He Xuan and Celt, likely the core expertise bloodshed had nurtured over the years, at a similar level as Delacuri. Without the three of them striving to hold them off, the casualties among the Dragon Realm’s allied forces would likely have doubled today!
"Failed?" Sensing Pei Yan’s powerful aura swiftly approaching from behind, Delacuri glanced coldly at Bai Ze and said calmly.
"Ah! Even with comprehensive planning, it was still a bit late. He woke up at the last moment." With his heart calmed after reuniting with strong aid, Bai Ze wiped the sweat off his forehead and said regretfully.
"So, what do you plan to do next?" Delacuri asked leisurely, watching Bai Ze with interest.
"Retreat, without any delay! Find a way to retreat immediately!"
