Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 114: Expelled from the "Valley of the Wind" (2)
Red Star is merely evolved from the Dark Knight. Although it has evolved into a special type of terrifying Red Spider Knight, its starting point is too low and it was taken as a pet by me very early on, so it lost the ability to continue evolving. If it hadn't taken advantage of me and luckily absorbed the soul energy of "Law Enforcer" Santos, it should have been eliminated long ago after the appearance of level 6 and 7 magic pets. Now it can only rely on the "Life-Calling Flying Lance" to play some role and can barely reach the strength of a level 6 intermediate magic beast. Without any special encounter, it will be difficult for it to make any major progress. Once the "Vampire Fang" possesses a more powerful strength that satisfies me, I believe it will only be a matter of time before it gradually fades out of the main lineup.
In contrast, Taotao, Daxiu, Guben and Had have a relatively broad space for development. Due to the existence of the "Hell Magma Pool", they can speed up their transformation and have the possibility of evolving to a higher form. However, because of their special hellfire attributes, simply absorbing the soul energy of other undead creatures is not very helpful for them at this stage. They still need to soak in the "Hell Magma Pool" to absorb and transform the energy of the hell magma. Unfortunately, due to the restrictions of the soaking rules, they only have ten days each month, which restricts their growth rate. In addition, the twelve volcanic undead creatures of the same level who have obtained the soaking qualification can no longer challenge each other, and cannot occupy the soaking time of the other eight guys. As for the other two methods - successfully challenging the Hades Dragon can get a twenty-day soaking period, and overthrowing the dictatorship of Hades, the dragon king of the underworld, can enjoy the right to soak at will. It is definitely not something that my current power can do, and I dare not even think about it. For the time being, I can only be content with the status quo and slowly plan countermeasures.
Xiaobai's attack method is quite different. It can't cause substantial damage because it reduces physical strength, distracts the mind, and hinders movement. In addition, it violates the rules and devours the ghost banshee Piao Piao, who is more powerful than it, and becomes a "human demon". Therefore, there is no way to specifically evaluate its ability. This is also the difference between undead creatures and ordinary monsters. The relationship is complicated and the abilities are strange. Due to the special settings and environment of the "dead space", their strength cannot be simply measured.
The blood bat couple completed the transformation of the "Silver-line Blood Bat", and the bat demon Tika also recovered his consumed vitality. It was a rare opportunity to cooperate with a big boss like it, and the enemy I was dealing with was an extremely powerful enemy. Based on the principle of making the best use of everything, I naturally wanted to squeeze its surplus value to the maximum extent. I went to its door and after some negotiations, I got it to promise that if I inherited the position of the blood lich Douglas or subdued it, I would definitely control the consumption of the "blood pool" and restore the "blood pool" to normal as soon as possible, "inducing" the bat demon Tika to perform the "first embrace" on the hatching "blood-sucking fang" to further enhance the strength of the "blood-sucking fang" - this is the "innate" energy delivered during the hatching process, which is much stronger than the "first embrace" after hatching. Of course, the Bat Demon Tika was seriously injured again and had to recuperate for a while. Anyway, it said that Graveson and Douglas showed no signs of meeting in the near future, so I should continue to wait and try to accumulate strength. I can't let it sit idle. If it keeps delaying like this, I won't be at ease, and I have to make some compensation.
However, things are not always so smooth. Being in a dangerous environment and facing unpredictable enemies, accidents can happen at any moment. After resting, I continued to log into the game and entered the "Dead Soul Space", but I suddenly found that Xiaobai, who was supposed to stay in the "Dark Wind Valley" to receive the reorganization of the ghost banshee, appeared in front of me with fifty-three ghost kings and thousands of devouring ghosts who had signed a "soul contract" with me.
Without my order, Xiaobai would not have acted on his own. Something special must have happened. Because of the ghost banshee's "rather die than surrender", I was a little worried and couldn't help but get nervous. "Xiaobai, why did you run out with them? What happened?"
"Master Ah Dai, we have been expelled from the 'Glen of the Dark Wind'." Xiao Bai was also in a very low mood, feeling guilty and frustrated.
"Expelled from 'The Valley of Shadows'? What happened to you that could have such a powerful power?" It seems that what the ghost banshee Piaopiao said came true. Someone will stand up for her and settle the score with us.
"It's the ghost witch Wu Zetian."
Wu Zetian? With such a "great" title, she must be an extremely powerful being. However, no matter how strong she is, she is only at the same level as Xiaobai. She has no subordinate relationship with him and cannot command his subordinates who have already accepted her. Xiaobai has no reason to surrender. If I forcefully expel her, even if I am defeated, I will have to fight a big battle and hold on for a while. Maybe I can still bring people to support her in time. I shouldn't retreat so quickly? I was safe before I went offline. I rested for eight hours and then I was expelled. Did I surrender without a fight?
"Even if Wu Zetian launched a royal challenge, it should have lasted for a while. How come they were all expelled so quickly?"
"Master Ah Dai, didn't you tell us that if something unexpected happened, preserving our strength would be our top priority to avoid unnecessary losses? That's why we didn't dare to go to war with Wu Zetian. We simply agreed to her terms and withdrew from the 'Yellow Wind Valley'."
As expected, they surrendered without a fight. "Is Wu Zetian so powerful that she dares not even think of resisting?"
"Wu Zetian is indeed very powerful. Even if there are two or three of me, I may not be her match. Moreover, she has seven ghost wind demons and four or five hundred ghost kings under her. With our limited strength, if we want to fight, we will be defeated before you can come to our aid. She also threatened me that if we dare to resist, she will 'devour' us. In view of your instructions, in order to preserve my strength, I have no choice but to lead these direct subordinates of yours to leave."
Seven ghost wind demons and four or five hundred ghost kings, this is too exaggerated. If I didn't know Xiaobai would not lie to me, I would definitely not believe it if another player said this. No wonder she had such an arrogant name, Wu Zetian. She really possessed the power of a "generation of empress". I guess she is the overlord of the "Yinfeng Valley".
"Did Wu Zetian tell you why she wanted to trouble you?"
"She said that I was a member of the Ghost Royal Family, but I didn't follow the rules. Not only did I rely on external forces to challenge other Ghost Royal Family members, but I also forcibly 'devoured' them without reason. This violated the Ghost Royal Family's taboo and made me unfit to stay in the 'Wind Valley'. So I must be expelled to maintain the tradition and prestige of the Ghost Royal Family. I have now become an 'unwelcome sinner' and have been exiled for life. If I dare to step into the 'Wind Valley' again, I will not be warned and will directly start a war to 'devour' me."
