Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 46 “People’s War” (1)
Because Taotao had already attacked Houston, according to the rules set by Hades, Qingwu Feiyang, Qitlei, and Hufu, as third parties, could no longer intervene actively. Only I, the master, could "assist". Houston reacted quickly. Fortunately, I was well prepared. The most powerful and most suitable "mental attack" was ready to be launched in an emergency. I noticed a red shadow flashing in front of me and rushing towards the cave entrance. Without thinking, I immediately used 30% of my maximum mental power and launched a "mental attack" to try to prevent Houston from escaping.
Under normal circumstances, even if Houston had reached the strength of the middle level of level eight, with my current 30% mental power in the "Dead Spirit Space", the damage might not be very serious, but at least it could freeze its escaping figure for a moment, buying some time for Taotao's pursuit or my next "mental attack". However, this is the "Hell Volcano", and under the influence of the "Volcano Barrier", the power of the "mental attack" has been weakened a lot. This has been confirmed many times in previous battles. Although compared with the last fight, the "law enforcer" of the corpse witch tribe has increased the attack limit by 10% and the basic mental power by about 15%, it only made Houston, who was determined to break through, stop near the cave entrance for a short 10 to 20 seconds, and then continued to fly out of the cave staggeringly. The will to escape was very strong, and it was not able to buy enough reaction time for Taotao and me. We could only watch it escape from the underground molten cave where it was hiding.
Taotao turned back, flapped his wings, hissed, and chased after him, but the result was not necessarily optimistic - in terms of straight-line speed, it might not be left behind by Houston, but in terms of agility, the big fire dragon beast was definitely not as good as the bat. As for me, there was even less hope - no matter how I transformed, I was still a necromancer in essence, and there was no way I could outrun a professional blood bat in speed. It was clearly a long-distance chase, and no matter how anxious I was, there was no need to compete with the "professional air force" and do useless work.
On the other side, a smaller red shadow was also chasing Houston to break out of the encirclement, but facing the interception of the eighth-level intermediate Qitlei, it did not have enough strength to rush through. Qitlei waved the flame whip in his hand and performed the "Fire Dance Silver Snake". Dozens of fire snakes formed a tight blockade. In the case of a large gap in strength, it was just enough to restrain the swift flight of the fire bat. Before it rushed halfway, the small fire bat was forced to stop its momentum and had to evade the rear. Although it sprayed fire mist to cover its escape, it did not have much effect on Qitlei, who was also a volcanic undead and much stronger than Qitlei. He could only retreat continuously and was trapped in the cave and could not escape in time. Qitlei then launched a series of offensives, and without my intervention to "assist", the little fire bat was overwhelmed and repeatedly injured, but it did not dare to transform back into human form and confront Qitlei head-on. It could only dodge in the form of a bat and struggle to survive. If I had not ordered it not to use heavy hands and keep it alive, it would not have been able to hold out for long under the fierce attack of Qitlei's "Fire Dancing Silver Snake".
I signaled Qitlei to slow down the attack and prolong the time of the little fire bat's defeat as much as possible, to see if Houston would have compassion and look for an opportunity to rush back to rescue this young member of the tribe who was about to be "imprisoned". However, it seemed that the relationship between the two was not deep enough to make Houston take the risk. Until the little fire bat suffered a serious injury and was about to lose the ability to resist, I was unable to wait for it to appear.
The little fire bat is weak, at most only level 7 lower. It has never been qualified to soak in the "Hell Magma Pool" before, so it is not qualified to have a name. It will take a long time for it to evolve. It is not very useful to me, but I will not be angry with it because it ran away from Houston and "kill it to vent my anger". I originally wanted to give it to Qingwu Feiyang. With her ability, she should be able to subdue it by force, but she refused, saying that she had given up seeking development in the "Hell Volcano". The strength of the lower level of the seventh level is not of much help to her. It is better to put it under my command and make it a spy or something. Maybe it can be of some use.
It was naturally easier for me to subdue him. I also learned some information about Houston from the little fire bat. The two had just met and were of the same tribe. One wanted to get a strong support, and the other wanted to find an "eye and ear" familiar with the volcano. With each having their own needs, they naturally hit it off. It was not until I failed the immersion qualification challenge and was driven away from the top of the mountain that Houston found this place to hide. The little fire bat did not know much about the specific things and could not provide much valuable information.
After waiting for a while, Taotao flew back alone, looking depressed, just as I worried. Although he was very careful, Houston managed to escape under the cover of a "lava storm". The power and coverage of the "lava storm" were not very large, but it came quite suddenly. I wonder if Hades did it to prevent Houston from falling into my hands.
Keeping this "hidden danger" is always a big threat to Hades and Guben, but Houston is quite cunning, and its own strength is not weak. It can also transform into a bat and fly. If Hades is playing tricks and restraining me, it is really not easy to capture or kill it. I was worried for a while, and couldn't think of a good way to deal with it.
"What? You keep frowning. Are you worried about Houston's threat? "
I was used to being alone, and was only thinking about my problem. For a moment, I neglected Qingwu Feiyang. I raised my head quickly, nodded and smiled at her, "Yes, whether it is to subdue or kill, in order for me to develop better, I must solve it. It's just that it's too difficult to find a deliberately hidden bat in such a huge 'Hell Volcano'."
"All along, you have chosen to take the 'high-level' route in the 'Hell Volcano', and have devoted yourself to conquering those undead with strong strength, hoping to rely on them to directly challenge the Nether Dragon Clan and even the Nether Dragon King. This has enabled you to develop rapidly, establish yourself in a relatively short period of time, and initially establish your own power. However, the 'elite route' also has its weaknesses. The number of your subordinates is very limited, and you may not suffer much in battle, but you will be subject to certain restrictions in other aspects, which will indirectly affect your development. After all, you are dealing with a hegemon who holds the actual ruling power. It is definitely not a simple and easy thing to overthrow his rule. Strong strength is only the main factor in winning. If you make better use of and exert the power of other aspects, you should be able to further consolidate and accelerate the development of your power."
"Can you be more specific?" After hearing Qingwu Feiyang's words, I had a vague idea, but it seemed unable to form a clear idea for a moment.
