Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 39: Seemingly Helpful but Not Helpful (2)
Although I have decided to stand aside and let Wu Ma "survive the calamity" alone, I still feel a little shaken after witnessing its tenacious performance in the "heavenly calamity" and watching its body still swaying in the air, thinking that it may face a tragic end of destruction. It's not that Wu Ma didn't work hard enough, but that its innate talent is too poor, and it cannot be saved by "human power" in a short time. Is it a bit too hasty and too cruel to make a "failure or death" requirement or "judgment" for it? After all, Wu Ma's current strength should be very good, not inferior to Qi Te Lei or even Tao Tao. Saving it is very helpful to me at the moment. At least it will definitely have a chance to perform at the "World Heroes Conference" in the near future. And if I want to intervene, I just need to seize the opportunity and use "mental attack" to disperse the "calamity cloud" at the critical moment. With my current strength, even if I face the third level of "thunder calamity", I may not need to work too hard or take risks.
This idea was quite tempting to me. After hesitating for a moment and struggling for several times, I finally suppressed the impulse in my heart and decided to stand aside and watch. What I need is a hegemon who can be used for a lifetime, not a general who can only be used for a short time. "The sword is sharpened by grinding", only by overcoming the "heavenly tribulation" alone can one hope to grow into an invincible strong man. This is the " destiny . It is really not my "cruel heart".
The third "thunder catastrophe" had already begun. With just the first dozen or so lightning bolts, Wu Ma was already unable to resist and had to narrowly avoid them several times. Watching its lonely figure running around in the endless thunder and lightning, exhausted and in danger of being destroyed at any time, I almost wanted to leave and couldn't bear to watch it any longer and witness the tragic scene of it turning into ashes in the "heavenly catastrophe".
Four more lightning bolts struck down in succession, nearly knocking Wu Ma to the ground again. After a circle, Wu Ma barely managed to stabilize his body. He did not fly up into the air again, but quickly flew close to the ground, changing his previous method of dodging in a relatively small space, and sprinted in a straight line, as if he wanted to avoid the bombardment of lightning in this way of pure speed competition. However, the effect did not seem ideal. The center of the "robbery cloud" was moving synchronously with it, and it could not be left behind at all. The lightning bolts kept falling near its body, brushing past it several times. It could be said that every step was dangerous and murderous, and it was better to delay it longer than the previous dodging method.
Hey, it feels like it's getting closer and closer. I was just worrying about Wu Ma, but I suddenly found that it was actually rushing towards the direction where I was standing. How could this be? It is now in a big trouble. It is suffering from the bombardment of the third level of "thunder tribulation". Once it gets close, it will be involved in the "sky tribulation" and will also be affected. Although without my order, the five hundred terrifying earth dragon knights around me did not dare to act without authorization and retreated on their own, but facing the "sky tribulation" that was getting closer and closer, they were all intimidated by its power and started to riot. The order was in chaos and they seemed extremely afraid. Even the stronger terrifying flying dragon knights lowered their flying altitude and hovered around me, also showing a lot of timidity.
How could this happen? What on earth did Wu Ma want to do? Even if it wanted to run in a straight line to avoid the "heavenly calamity", why did it choose to rush towards me when there were so many empty spaces on all sides? I really couldn't understand its purpose in doing this. Did it know that it couldn't hold on any longer and wanted to seek help from me, its master? Or did it resent me for being too cruel and "not helping" it, and wanted to drag me to destruction with it? The "Soul Contract" seemed to have lost its effect at this time, but I didn't know if Wu Ma would temporarily escape from my control, become ferocious at the critical moment of life and death, and do something to "reverse its master's actions". Ordinary undead might not do that, but for the bloodthirsty and crazy knight of destruction, this possibility might not exist.
Wu Ma seemed to be flying towards me at full speed, and I was not too far away from the place where the "heavenly tribulation" occurred. In just a moment, the edge of the "thunder cloud" was almost reaching where I was standing. I decided not to intervene to help Wu Ma, and I naturally didn't want to bear the bombardment of the "thunder tribulation" for nothing. I immediately turned into a bat and quickly retreated to the rear. At the same time, I issued an order for the Terror Dragon Knight and the Terror Dragon Knight who were guarding nearby to retreat immediately on their own to avoid being injured by the "heavenly tribulation".
However, compared to Wu Ma's speed, my reaction was still half a beat slower because I was caught off guard. The ten terrifying flying dragon knights and I could easily move away and would not be affected by the "heavenly calamity" for a while. However, the speed of the five hundred terrifying ground dragon knights was slower, and they were gathered together, so it took time to evacuate. At least half of them were caught in the area covered by the "heavenly calamity".
It seemed that Wu Ma was not targeting me. Instead, he flew straight towards the nearest terrifying Earth Dragon Knights and quickly approached their sides. As the lightning bolts missed the target and struck the ground, the terrifying Earth Dragon Knights who were directly hit were instantly turned into ashes and died. Those who were affected nearby were also knocked to the ground and could not get up for a while.
However, this was not Wu Ma's purpose. He just flew low over the ground, waving the long-handled double-edged battle axe in his hand, and quickly inserted it into the belly of the dragon that was the mount of a terrifying earth dragon knight next to him. He lifted it up and threw it high into the sky, but it happened to be hit by a beam of lightning that was striking towards it. The unlucky terrifying earth dragon knight immediately bore the entire attack, while Wu Ma easily avoided it.
Of course, Wu Ma's methods were not limited to this. After all, the lightning from the third level of "Thunder Tribulation" often struck three or four times at the same time or in succession. It was impossible to defend against it with just one weapon to use the Terrifying Earth Dragon Knight as a "human shield". In times of crisis, Wu Ma's bone scorpion mount also showed its ability. Its two large claws quickly attacked, clamping the Terrifying Earth Dragon Knight within the attack range and throwing them upwards. The barbed scorpion tail that could stretch up to ten meters was also constantly swung and thrown, throwing the Terrifying Earth Dragon Knights one by one to the lightning that struck them, helping Wu Ma to resolve crises again and again.
Hiding at a safe distance, I couldn't help but be surprised at the changes in front of me. What is this? He was willing to sacrifice others to save himself. No wonder the Destruction Knight was called the "public enemy of the undead". His thinking and mentality were indeed different from those of ordinary undead creatures. This method could be used by him at will. According to the current situation, it seems very likely that he can survive this "triple thunder tribulation". But does this count as me helping him? After all, the five hundred terrifying earth dragon knights were sent by me to protect him. It was also because of my order that they did not stay away from the double danger of the Destruction Knight and the "heavenly tribulation", giving Wu Ma the opportunity to take advantage of it. Otherwise, in such a situation, the weaker undead would never dare to approach, and those who dared to appear would definitely be those powerful beings who were able to resist the "triple thunder tribulation". It would be impossible for Wu Ma to use them in this way. And it was precisely because those terrifying earth dragon knights were already quite familiar with Wu Ma, belonging to the same master, and had no wariness towards him, that their simple minds could not understand this sudden change for a while, and under the effect of the "soul contract", they overrode their nature and still regarded Wu Ma as "their own", so they were so easily attacked by Wu Ma, and they "caught" him accurately, rarely missed, and became the "victim" of the lightning bombardment. Otherwise, with the strength of the terrifying earth dragon knights, even if there was a big gap between them and Wu Ma, they would not be so easily "manipulated" like a puppet, and they never thought of resisting until their death.
After hesitating for a while and sighing, I finally gave up the idea of ordering the Terrifying Earth Dragoon Knights to resist. Wu Ma was not wrong. It was his nature. He was just trying his best to find all opportunities that he could use to help himself successfully survive the "heavenly calamity". As a knight of destruction, in his mind, I am afraid that apart from me, his master, there is only the difference between the strong and the weak. There is no other concept such as "our own people". In a critical moment, anyone can be sacrificed. And I arranged for 500 Terrifying Earth Dragoon Knights to stay here just to protect Wu Ma who was in the state of evolution. I never thought of counting on them to help Wu Ma "survive the calamity". It seems to help but it is not help. Everything is unintentional. If Wu Ma can come up with such a method and finally succeed in "surviving the calamity", it can only be said that "heaven will not destroy it". I don't need to be too obsessed with my original intention. Let the situation develop freely and see its luck.
With the terrifying Earth Dragon Knight bearing the bombardment of "heavenly calamity" for it from time to time, Wu Ma finally got a chance to catch his breath. He no longer had to run around like before and stabilized his position. The situation improved greatly at once. Although he still could not relax and was still suffering from damage as the power of thunder and lightning gradually increased, it was not so easy to destroy it completely.
With a loud bang, the whole world seemed to be shaking under the roar of thunder, and the third layer of "calamity cloud" hovering in the sky was also shaken away, and the shrouded gloom instantly retreated, and the space suddenly became much brighter, returning to its former loneliness. However, as the last six lightning strikes before the "triple thunder calamity" dissipated, Wu Ma threw out three terrifying ground dragon knights at the same time to resist, but still failed to completely eliminate the power of lightning. With dazzling purple tiny electric currents flashing on his body, he fell to the ground, motionless, and his life or death was unknown.
The "Soul Contract" still hasn't been restored, and I can't sense Wu Ma's condition immediately. For a moment, I stared at Wu Ma without blinking, feeling indescribable nervousness, fearing that the white light representing death would appear on the motionless body lying on the ground, and he would die just like that - I have tried so hard, if I fail at the last moment, it would be too disappointing.
It seemed like only a short moment, yet it seemed like a long time had passed. Wu Ma's body seemed to move. At the same time, I sensed Wu Ma's existence. It was still alive. Although it was seriously injured and unconscious for a while, it finally held on and regained consciousness, successfully passing the second "triple thunder tribulation" in its life.
No matter how many injuries it suffers, as long as it is still alive, the Destruction Knight can recover quickly with its tenacious will and vitality that far exceeds that of other undead creatures. Therefore, I am not worried about Wu Ma's current dying state. After "comforting" it, I began to check its attributes and status to see what kind of strength it has gained through the second evolution.
According to my preliminary assessment, Wu Ma's current strength should not be lower than the eighth intermediate level, "Destruction Knight (survived two 'heavenly tribulations'), the rank is Scorpio Primary Destruction Knight", and after checking the annotations, it is only at this moment that Wu Ma has truly passed the test and entered the official sequence of the Destruction Knight - before that, he was just an apprentice Destruction Knight with limited abilities, at least in terms of IQ, he could not match the special identity of "Public Enemy of the Undead". Being cruel to the enemy, but not losing cunning, is definitely the only way for the Destruction Knight to struggle and survive in the cracks surrounded by many powerful enemies.
