Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 183: Delaying Tactics
In such a huge "Dead Soul Space", there were only four blood-sucking Fang princes. I thought they were hard to find and I didn't know if or how I could meet them. I didn't expect them to appear in front of me at the same time. I was surprised and shocked... but I was more frustrated. If I had conquered the Hell Dragon Clan and had dozens of level 10 warriors under my command, I might not care about the threat of the four princes appearing together. However, there was only one level 10 lower-level Undead Ghost Phoenix Wuji who could barely be of some use. Not only was the state of the level 10 intermediate-level high-level Destruction Knight Ibola not recovered, but it was also a "public enemy of the dead" who could not see the light. I dared not easily dispatch it to fight, lest it bring greater disasters. With hundreds of level 9 intermediate-level and lower-level bone dragons and dozens of level 9 intermediate-level and upper-level giant magicians as the main force, they simply did not have enough strength to fight against the four princes. If I blindly used force, it would only cause more losses and might greatly hinder my development. Moreover, unless I am sure that I can wipe out the four princes in one fell swoop, I dare not declare war on them easily. As long as one of them slips through the net, I am afraid it will cause greater trouble - if I drive away one Sablotu, it will invite the other three princes to join forces. If the four princes also suffer losses, God knows whether they will contact other more powerful existences to continue to encircle and suppress Ibola, the "unprecedentedly powerful" Knight of Destruction who is protected by the undead accomplices. Things can only become more and more troublesome, it will be out of control, and it will be out of my control.
It is definitely impossible to start a direct war, which will only lead to more intense retaliation from the four princes, and perhaps make them more determined to hunt down Ibora. But ignoring them and letting them act recklessly is not advisable either, as that would pose a great threat to Ibora and Wuma, especially Wuma, who is too low in level. Even if he is hiding in the territory of the bone giant, once the four princes search nearby and carefully explore, he will definitely not be able to escape their induction. For the sake of safety, Ibora and Wuma must be transferred to other areas far away from here for resettlement. However, this area is adjacent to "Dragon Bone Mountain", which is convenient for travel and belongs to my main range of activities. It has been explored clearly that there are no powerful undead, which is suitable for Ibora and Wuma to hide. If they are moved to other places, there is no suitable place for the time being, and it will inevitably take a lot of time. It is too far from "Dragon Bone Mountain", which may have a certain degree of impact on their development and my development.
The enemy is too strong, and I am not able to fight them with my current strength. After thinking it over, I am in a dilemma and have no good plan to deal with it. Seeing the four princes join forces to show off their power, their moves are vicious and fatal, and they are merciless. In a very short time, they killed most of the twenty white bone dragons. They will be able to wipe them out in one fell swoop and end this battle. But they suddenly slowed down their offensive. The remaining eight white bone dragons were not killed, but beaten to serious injuries, forced to one place, and surrounded in the middle. The eight white bone dragons basically lost the ability to resist. Their bodies were damaged in many places and were shaky. They could only barely maintain the flying state. Even if they wanted to break through and escape, they would only be powerless and could not do anything.
The other three princes were on guard around. Sabrotu stood out from the crowd and flew to the nearest white bone dragon. He stretched out his right hand and grabbed its skull. His sharp claws pierced deeply into the bones. He forcibly pulled its big head in front of his eyes and looked down at its dying eyes. "You are an accomplice of the 'Public Enemy of the Undead', a shameful scum. You chose to abandon the dignity and honor of the bone dragon clan, sold yourself to them, became a rebel who violated the laws of the undead, and arrogantly became an enemy of our noble blood-sucking prince. Did you ever think that you would end up like this today? In the face of omnipresent justice and fairness, you humble evil people... No matter how you struggle and cover up, you will eventually be exposed and cannot escape judgment. You can only use your life to wash away the sins you have committed. Repent, lost bone dragon. As your evil life is about to end, I, the noble and great blood-sucking fang prince Sabrotu, am willing to give you one last chance to atone for your sins out of my generosity and kindness. As long as you swear in the name of the supreme god of death, and tell me the truth about the escaped high-level knight of destruction, especially where it is hiding now, so as to tell you to abandon evil and do good, and reform yourself, I will promise to spare your life and let you go. "
Inspired by justice and righteousness, Sabrotu's words were eloquent and reasonable. Just based on this eloquence, I felt ashamed of myself. I didn't expect that the vampire prince knew how to torture and extract confessions. He used ruthless tactics to chill the enemy's heart, but left a few behind to coerce and lure them, hoping to get information about Ibola from these lambs to be slaughtered, so that he could act more conveniently. As expected, he was a special type of undead at the level of a tenth-level prince. Compared with Wuji, his IQ was obviously a step further, and he might have already approached Hades, the immortal monster of the Hell Dragon King. It's a pity that these white-bone dragons have signed a "soul contract" with me, which completely suppressed their nature. It is impossible for them to go against my will and have the intention of betraying me. Sabrotu's "official language" can only be like playing the lute to a cow, which is useless and impossible to get any response.
Sabrotu waited for a moment, but saw no reply from the White Bone Dragon. However, he did not try to persuade it and sneered, "Foolish rebel, you are really deeply poisoned by evil and stubborn. Since you have chosen to betray justice and insist on evil to the end and refuse to turn back from your wrong path, you are already hopeless. Let me fight violence with violence in the name of justice, execute the punishment, and accept your destined fate of destruction." As soon as he finished speaking, his claws flashed with bloody light and he quickly grabbed at important parts of the body several times, each time stabbing his arms deep into the skeleton. The already severely injured White Bone Dragon suddenly had several more conspicuous claw holes on its body. Then he swung his arms and threw it downwards with great force. The White Bone Dragon, with only a trace of life left and already in a semi-comatose state, could no longer control his body falling at high speed, and fell to the ground with a bang. After this heavy swing, there was no hope of survival.
Then, Sabrotu turned to another seriously injured white-bone dragon nearby and performed the same steps. "You should have heard clearly what I said to the rebel just now. I don't want to waste time repeating it. In a straightforward way, are you determined to persist in your wrongdoings and seek your own death, or are you willing to seize the last glimmer of life I give you and show your courage and determination to abandon evil and do good with practical actions, so that you can have a promising future again."
Even if I use justice and life as bargaining chips, under the control of the "Soul Contract", it is impossible to get any response from the white bone dragon. What awaits them is still the slaughter and continued interrogation of Sablotu. I can only watch them sacrifice in vain, but I have no strength to save them. Although they are destined to have a difficult end when they are subdued by me, it is not worth it to die in such a way. It can be said that there is no value at all. I wasted the time I spent on subduing them.
Although the expected Sabrotu turned into the Four Princes, and the enemy's strength increased several times, once they were not so easy to get along with and did not behave as friendly as I imagined, it would be difficult to get away, but I really couldn't think of any other more feasible methods, and finally decided to follow the original plan and assign Wuji to go forward to investigate and try to find out if he could find out more specific information, and find a way to effectively curb the activities of the Four Princes, at least to temporarily get rid of their threats, so that I can get a buffer time, so as not to delay participating in the "World Heroes Conference", and be able to complete the related tasks that come with it. Anyway, with the spiritual connection established by the "Soul Contract", I can know Wuji's every move and everything happening around him in a timely manner, and can give him specific instructions on how to deal with the Four Princes when necessary, and try to ensure his own safety.
Wuji spread his wings and flew off the ground, straight into the sky, out of the fog, and flew directly to the area where the four princes were according to the direction I indicated. Not long after they advanced, Sablotu, who was killing the last few poor white-bone dragons, and the other three princes who were watching seemed to have discovered Wuji's presence. One of the princes immediately changed his position and faced the direction where Wuji was flying. He was obviously alert and showed a strong sense of perception. At this time, Wuji still knew nothing about their existence and had no awareness at all. The difference in strength can be seen from this. However, that was all. The four princes were only slightly on guard and did not take any further action. Sablotu did not interrupt or speed up the killing of the remaining white-bone dragons. I don't know if it was because he specifically sensed that there was only one target and that his strength was not as good as theirs, so he acted so calmly.
Finally, we were within sight. Everything went according to my plan. Wuji began to slow down intentionally and approached the four princes slowly, so as not to rush too hard and be misunderstood as hostile, causing unnecessary trouble. When they were close to a certain distance, Wuji stopped far away and would not pose any threat to them. He just watched Sablotu slaughter the white bone dragon without any expression. The four princes did not take the initiative to cause trouble for it, which finally made me feel a little relieved - they were indeed not the kind of madmen who had no reason to talk to, and would not attack other undead without reason.
Only after the last white bone dragon died tragically at the hands of Sabrotu did Wuji continue to fly forward slowly. He tried to appear as relaxed as possible in his demeanor and behavior to show that he had no hostility at all. Then he greeted the four princes warmly, "Hello, four honorable vampire Fang princes! I am Wuji, the Unseen Ghost Phoenix. I am so happy today to see with my own eyes the legendary heroes, the four greatest and mysterious princes of the vampire Fang clan." Although Wuji's strength is not as good as any of the princes, like the giant magic demon, the Undead Ghost Phoenix also belongs to a high-level undead race. Its status is even higher than that of ordinary bone dragons, but it is not something that the vampire Fang clan can achieve. Since it has taken the initiative to show its goodwill, I think the four princes will not leave without giving them any face.
Sure enough, and fortunately, when facing Wuji, the four princes did not show too much friendliness, but they did not ignore it either. They nodded one by one and responded.
"Hello! I am Prince Saprotu."
"Hello! I am Prince Saradu."
"Hello! I am Prince Sakayi."
"Hello! I am Prince Samifa."
No matter what the attitude is, it's good to have a response. Finally, I got the opportunity to contact them and communicate with the four princes as planned. Anyway, under the effect of the "Soul Contract", Wuji's self-esteem was suppressed, and he would not have any dissatisfaction or even resistance. "It's a pleasure to meet the four distinguished princes. I just happened to pass by nearby and saw that you seemed to be attacking some white bone dragons and killed them all. As a level 10 strongman with a higher status, you should not easily attack other undead, especially low-level ones, otherwise it is easy to incur punishment from the heavens and lead to unpredictable disasters. Seeing that you are ruthless, did they take the initiative to offend you, or commit some unforgivable mistakes, so there is a reason to kill them?"
Sabrotu seemed to have the highest status among the four princes. He led and was still the one who answered questions in foreign negotiations. "Of course, our noble prince of blood-sucking Fang is a model of maintaining justice and fairness in the 'Dead Soul Space'. He swears to defend the laws of the dead and will never allow those aliens to blaspheme. He will never have evil thoughts or kill innocent people. Ten days ago, in another place far away from here, I noticed that a Destruction Knight was punished by the 'Heavenly Tribulation' nearby. I hurried over and found that it was the 'Nine-fold Thunder Tribulation' experienced by a high-level Destruction Knight. After the 'Heavenly Tribulation' ended, I really encountered a high-level Destruction Knight who successfully survived the 'Nine-fold Thunder Tribulation' but was seriously injured. The Destruction Knight. The Destruction Knight was violent and violent, and could bring great harm to all the undead races. He was called the 'public enemy of the undead', and everyone wanted to kill him. Naturally, I would not let him go, and I immediately started to hunt him down. With his seriously injured body, he could not possibly be my opponent, and he was doomed to die, allowing me to get rid of a big scourge. I did not expect that many green bone dragons, bone dragons, and white bone dragons would rush out to fight for the Destruction Knight, attack me, and help the Destruction Knight escape from my pursuit. I was unwilling to give up, and I kept chasing him until I was nearby, but I was besieged by hundreds of bone dragons, who entangled with me tightly, and they covered the Destruction Knight's successful escape. "
"What does a high-level Destruction Knight mean? As someone who has had similar experiences, I know it better than anyone else. Once it gains a foothold and develops, it will have immeasurable serious consequences and may even bring disaster to some undead races. This high-level Destruction Knight is even more peculiar. There are actually hundreds of bone dragons working for it. I am afraid that it will develop even faster. We must not take it lightly and give it time to become stronger. That is why I urgently contacted the other three brothers and rushed over to search for the whereabouts of the escaped high-level Destruction Knight. As for these people who violated the laws of the undead and degraded themselves, The scum and rebels of the underworld actually acted as accomplices of the "Public Enemy of the Undead". They should be regarded as accomplices and should be severely punished. Killing them is equivalent to eradicating a little evil for the "Dead Space" and maintaining the normal development order. Moreover, we have not given them the opportunity to abandon evil and do good, and to reform themselves. As long as they are willing to sincerely repent for their sins and make meritorious contributions with practical actions, they can be spared. However, they are deeply poisoned by evil and refuse to repent. They still insist on helping the tyrants to commit atrocities and being enemies of the people. They are already hopeless, so we have to kill them and eradicate all evil and eliminate future troubles."
"A high-level Knight of Destruction? Could it be the one I encountered more than ten days ago?" After pondering for so long, I finally came up with a plan. Although it is only a delaying tactic and cannot fundamentally eliminate the threat of the four princes, I can neither advance nor retreat at the moment. I am in a dilemma and there is really no other way. I hope to deceive the four princes and buy me more time.
Upon hearing this, Sabrotu immediately flew close to Wuji and asked, "Oh, so, you have also seen that high-level knight of destruction?"
"I'm not sure if it's the high-level Destruction Knight you mentioned, but I did find a seriously injured Destruction Knight in a nearby place. His mount was a bone bee, and his weapon was a bone spear. He was also chasing me all the way and was about to be defeated by me, but suddenly a group of bone dragons rushed up to make trouble, and I was seriously injured instead. I had no ability to kill it. So after I recovered from my injuries, I wandered around here, hoping to find some clues about the Destruction Knight. It would be best if I could determine its location, and then find other strong people to jointly encircle and suppress it, completely eliminate this 'undead public enemy', and let the 'dead space' maintain its original peace." Undead creatures cannot tell lies out of thin air, but it is within the range allowed by the system to be based on facts, exaggerated, or after some deletions and modifications. Different statements can produce multiple meanings. Wuji's words were basically based on relevant facts, but he processed the experience of his previous battle with Ibola and mixed together some of the things that happened before and after to describe it. He said it in such vague terms, but it seemed plausible. The four princes should not be able to hear any flaws.
