Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 12: Betrayal (2)
However, I transformed into a bat and continued to perform the "Blood Mist Technique". My mental strength could still support it, but it was a great test for my physical strength. With my physique as an undead wizard, I couldn't hold on for too long. Once I was intercepted by Kekexili and joined in the siege of Khufu and others, the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse. Khufu, Taotao and Guben might be able to escape unscathed, but Had, who was weak and lacked effective means of escape, would definitely be in danger. This battle might only be a miserable victory for the other side, which would require a considerable price, but it should be us who lost - the gap in strength was too big, and we were unable to confront head-on. The other side was quite smart, not the kind of guy who only relied on brute force to fight the enemy, and there would not be too many mistakes. If we dragged it out, there would be no hope of winning.
While trying my best to wrap Kekexili with blood mist, I was thinking of countermeasures to change this outcome which was likely to fail. Before I could come up with an idea, I suddenly heard a voice, "Hello, can we talk?"
Startled, he was almost hit by the bone hammer swung by Kekexili. He quickly spat out a mouthful of blood mist. He looked around at a moment's leisure. Apart from Kekexili, he did not find any other creatures nearby. "No need to look around. I'm standing opposite you."
It seemed that the only person standing opposite me was Kekexili. I looked over in surprise, "Could it be you?"
"Of course, if I hadn't intentionally let you go and didn't attack with all my strength, would you have been able to stop me for so long so easily? Hey, don't stop. We are still in a fierce battle with the enemy. Don't forget to spit out blood mist to avoid revealing your flaws. Also, be careful to dodge my attacks to avoid being crushed to death."
Hearing these words, which seemed quite sincere, I reduced my suspicion a little. "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Cooperate! I will help you fight against the Nether Dragon Clan and Lord Hades, the Nether Dragon King, and you will help me evolve to the top form - the Flame Demon."
"Didn't you surrender to Hades and let him help you evolve? Why did you betray him and choose to cooperate with me?"
"This is not my fault. It was Lord Hades who broke the agreement first, so I dared to break it. Otherwise, due to the restrictions of the oath, I would never have thought of betraying Lord Hades. Six hundred years ago, when I was about to start evolving, Lord Hades suddenly came to me and promised that if I obeyed his orders and became his hidden power, he would not only let me evolve smoothly into a flame bone demon, but also promised to continue to provide help to increase my chances of successfully evolving into the ultimate form of a flame demon, and to revive the declining prestige of my flame bone monster clan. Only then did I willingly submit. But since I evolved into a flame bone demon, it used the excuse that the magma energy was limited and that it needed to give priority to meeting the needs of the Nether Dragon Clan, and did not allow me to soak in the central area of the 'Hell Magma Pool' too much. After six hundred years, my strength has not increased much. Not to mention that the ultimate goal of evolving into the ultimate form of a flame demon is out of reach, I can't even beat a pharaoh who has just completed his evolution. If I continue to blindly follow it, I'm afraid I will never be able to evolve into a flame demon."
"Since you have been planning to betray Hades for a long time, why didn't you tell me your attitude until now? If we had started cooperating earlier, we might have achieved better results than now." Every time I think of Daxiu's death, I feel sad. If Kekexili had cooperated with me from the beginning, at least this tragedy would have been avoided. Could it be that it has some "hidden disease" that makes it unable to withstand a long battle and can no longer hold on?
"I will not choose to cooperate with a weakling. If you don't have the potential to fight against the Nether Dragon Clan and Lord Hades, and can't pass the test of those incompetent guys, then you have no qualifications and value to cooperate with me."
"So you are looking for me to cooperate now, because you think I am qualified to fight against the Nether Dragon Clan and Hades?"
"I can only say that you have a certain potential, but you don't have such strength yet. To be honest, if I fight with all my strength, you will definitely have no chance of winning. However, if you fight to the death, we will also have to pay a considerable price. Maybe someone will be buried with you, maybe Thomas, Kitre and others, or maybe me. Since you don't plan to work for Lord Hades anymore, I naturally don't want to take this risk. If I don't kill you, I can only choose to surrender to you. Moreover, I have heard a little about the nature and characteristics of you undead wizards. With the precedent of Khufu, and your willingness to take the risk to participate in this immersion qualification challenge that is obviously aimed at you, you should try your best to get more opportunities for your followers. If I follow you, the possibility of evolving into a fire demon should be much greater than obeying Lord Hades."
"Even if you submit to me, you will still be active in the Hell Volcano in the future. Will Hades just let it go and not punish you for your betrayal?"
"Don't you necromancers have a 'soul contract'? It has the highest power. As long as you sign a 'soul contract' with you like Khufu and the others, and directly come under your leadership, you will have the same rights as them. Lord Hades can only obey and cannot interfere arbitrarily, let alone play any tricks on me openly."
I felt helpless. "I am naturally extremely happy and welcome that you are willing to submit to me. However, Khufu signed a contract with me before his evolution, so he has a chance to succeed. But you are too strong now, and my ability is limited. Even if you are willing to submit and fully cooperate, I am afraid that you will not be able to successfully sign the 'Soul Contract' ."
Hearing this, Kekexili was stunned for a moment, then he swung his hammer twice. I was caught off guard and was almost hit by it. Then I heard a cold snort, "I have made my attitude clear. The rest is your problem. If I can't sign a 'soul contract' with you and become your direct subordinate, I won't be able to get effective protection. Then what's the point of me choosing to betray Lord Hades? Maybe he will find an opportunity to kill me soon. So, if you really can't find a way to subdue me, then what we talked about before will be invalid. I will choose to continue to endure and look for another opportunity. In that case, I will have to do my best to kill you to complete the task given to me by Lord Hades."
Damn, they really change their attitude faster than turning the pages of a book. As soon as we disagree, they immediately think about protecting themselves and want to kill me. Everything is guided by their own interests. There is no friendship at all. This is their rule of conduct. "Wait a minute, don't rush to change your attitude and take action. Let me think of a way to see how to solve it?"
It seems that Kekexili is also eager to get rid of Hades' control and still has hope for me. Just now, it seemed that he just wanted to put a little pressure on me and did not intend to fight us to the death immediately. He slowed down his offensive and started to "act" with me.
Facing a flame bone demon with the strength of a ninth-level magic beast, it was far beyond my ability. Even if I seriously injured it to the point of dying, there was no hope of signing the "soul contract". As for pretending to deceive or killing it, since it violated the "law of the dead", I would not know whether I would be punished. At least I would lose my credibility in front of all the dead in the "dead space", which would be more costly, so it was definitely not an option. But if I told the truth, Kekexili would immediately turn against me, and I didn't want to see such a result. It really took me a lot of thought and made my head explode.
"Yes, although I don't have the ability to sign a 'Soul Contract' with you right now, my strength is improving very quickly. I believe that it won't be long before I will have such ability. Before that, in order to prevent you from being retaliated by Hades, I can seal you in a 'Soul Sealing Plate', and then release you, sign a 'Soul Contract' with you, and do my best to help you evolve into a Flame Demon."
"What a hassle! It doesn't seem to do me any good, and the risk is too great."
"Even if I conquer you now, it will not be possible to gather enough power to fight Hades and obtain the qualification to soak in the central area of the 'Hell Magma Pool' in a short period of time. It requires continuous expansion of power. During this period, there are not many opportunities to improve your strength, and there will inevitably be some sacrifices in the process of struggle. It is better for you to stay in the 'Spirit Sealing Card'. Believe me, I want to compete with the Nether Dragon Clan and Hades, the Nether Dragon King, on the 'Hell Volcano'. I must rely on powerful helpers like you and Khufu, and I will definitely not hinder you from improving your strength."
