Chapter 144 – King vs. King!

Volume 2: Battlefield Between Two Worlds

Wen Yu paid no mind to the scattered little movements happening behind him-nor could he afford to!

At this moment, Wen Yu's eyes were fixed unblinkingly on the two Demonic Creatures before him.

Ancient Demon Aloth and Black Robe!

The Demonic Creatures and Mutant Beasts had already cleared the space between the two sides.

In a battle of this caliber, only Level 3 creatures possessed the ability to participate, and currently, the Level 3 beings on both sides had already found their respective opponents.

Every clash between Level 3 beings was akin to a localized disaster.

For the weak, rashly involving themselves would result in nothing but a pointless death!

In the distance, more Demonic Creatures continued to crawl out from the Demon Realm Gate. Although their numbers were few, they were a constant presence!

Wen Yu might not have been highly educated, but he understood the principle that many drops of water make an ocean, and constant dripping wears away a stone.

Currently, the number of Demonic Creatures was roughly equal to that of the Earth Creatures. If a steady stream of reinforcements were added to the mix, defeat for humans and Mutant Beasts would only be a matter of time!

More critically, the number of Level 3 combatants among the Demonic Creatures did indeed exceed those of the Mutant Beasts. If more Level 3 Demonic Creatures emerged from the Demon Realm Gate, the situation would likely collapse.

"One-Eye, go block the Demon Realm Gate."

At Wen Yu's command, One-Eye's entire body ignited with the black Tyrannical Flame. He bypassed the Ancient Demon and Black Robe, charging straight toward the Demon Realm Gate!

One-Eye's strength went without saying; he was undoubtedly one of the top combatants on this battlefield. Once One-Eye blocked the Demon Realm Gate, the outcome of this battle would exceed Aloth's expectations!

Wen Yu didn't know how many Demonic Creatures remained inside the Demon Realm Gate, but Aloth did!

Those Demonic Creatures would directly determine the victory or defeat of this battle!

Thus, seeing One-Eye's movement, Ancient Demon Aloth let out a roar and lunged toward One-Eye!

His four sharp claws swept toward One-Eye's body simultaneously, the cruelty and tyranny in Aloth's eyes flaring wildly!

Ultimately, the strongest suit of the Ancient Demon Clan was their combat ability. Having them serve as commanders was truly not a wise decision!

However, before Aloth's four arms could strike One-Eye, they were intercepted by a sharp claw!

The right claw of Little Dragon, who was perched on One-Eye's back, rapidly expanded. With a single swipe, he swatted Aloth away, and then his own body ballooned in size!

By the time Aloth scrambled back to his feet, he was facing the Overlord of this Mountain Forest!

A ten-meter-tall body, black scales shimmering with a metallic luster, and massive teeth and claws glinting with a cold light. A pair of vertical pupils stared intently at Aloth!

Meanwhile, One-Eye had already vanished into the distance.

"Heh, how interesting!"

Aloth remained silent for a long moment before baring his teeth in a savage grin at Little Dragon.

"Well then, you should taste quite good! Eating you should allow me to achieve a Promotion-no, it definitely will!"

Perfectly standard Mandarin came from Aloth's mouth. But despite all that he said, Little Dragon! Didn't! Understand! A! Word!

A thread of glistening saliva dripped from the massive dragon maw, landing on the ground with a series of sizzling sounds.

Little Dragon stared intently at Aloth, with only one thought in his mind!

"He smells so delicious!"

When One-Eye ran toward the Demon Realm Gate with Little Dragon on his back, Aloth had given chase!

Consequently, the only ones left in the center of the battlefield were Black Robe and Wen Yu!

Wen Yu stared seriously at the member of the Demon Race before him, as waves of danger washed over him one after another.

This Demonic Creature was strong!

That was Wen Yu's first reaction.

Wielding Greed's Touch, Wen Yu snatched and crushed a Black-skinned Demonic Creature that had charged near him, his eyes never straying from Black Robe.

Suddenly, a sharp cackle reached Wen Yu's ears.

"Jie-jie-jie-jie… where is it?"

"Where is what?"

Wen Yu looked at the Black Robe in confusion, completely baffled by his words.

The Black Robe stared intently into Wen Yu's eyes for a long moment before shaking his head.

"I misjudged. It turns out you are merely a fragment of consciousness. In that case, there is no reason for you to exist!"

As soon as the Black Robe finished speaking, the five clusters of black fire behind him suddenly flared with blinding light!

[Black Flame Puppet (S-Rank, Active Ability): Refines puppets from living beings. The strength of the puppets increases according to the Host's strength. The puppets possess three abilities: Elemental Body, Flame Jet, and Malice Pressure! The maximum number of puppets depends on the Host's strength!]

The five clusters of black flames were five puppets!

Eerie black flames formed humanoid bodies with arms, legs, and blurred facial features. However, the sheer amount of heat radiating from them caused the surrounding battling creatures to immediately scramble away!

As the five Black Flame Puppets landed, Wen Yu entered his Combat State!

But the Black Robe wasn't finished yet!

With a flick of his right hand, a beam of Black Light shot toward the five puppets, and they immediately began to transform!

The five Black Flame Puppets let out a series of incomprehensible shrieks. An endless torrent of negative emotions condensed into ripples that seemed almost physical, spreading continuously in all directions.

Wherever the ripples passed, the eyes of any creatures caught in the wake turned blood-red, and their attacks became even more violent and ferocious!

These ripples stirred up the killing intent and primal brutality within living organisms!

However, this was merely a secondary effect.

[Homogeneous Assimilation (A-Rank, Active Skill): Merges objects of the same nature into a single unit. After assimilation, the properties of the objects remain unchanged, but their intensity increases!]

This ability could be said to be more of a support ability than a combat one, but when the Black Robe applied it to the five Black Flame Puppets, the resulting effect was staggering!

The five Black Flame Puppets rapidly intertwined, merging into something resembling a giant black sphere. Immense heat radiated outward, giving Wen Yu the illusion that the very air was being scorched!

In a short amount of time, the black sphere transformed at high speed! Four of the Black Flame Puppets vanished, leaving behind a single creature with a vastly different appearance!

Standing three meters tall, its body no longer flickered with splattering black flames. Instead, it was encased in pitch-black full-body armor covered in intricate patterns. Inside the helmet, two clusters of black fire burned, and it held a massive battle-axe that pulsed with black flames!

Then, with a point of the Black Robe's right hand, the five-in-one Black Flame Puppet lunged at Wen Yu!

The massive battle-axe swung down toward his head, only to be blocked by Wen Yu's Greed's Touch!

From that brief exchange, Wen Yu could make a simple judgment regarding the puppet's Physical Attribute.

It was nearly identical to Wen Yu's own while in his Combat State!

Wen Yu glanced at the Black Robe standing in the rear, then back at the Black Flame Puppet in front of him, and made a decision.

He beckoned the Black Robe with a finger, then blurred into motion, shaking off the Black Flame Puppet and sprinting directly toward the rear.

"Follow him! Kill him!"

The Black Robe barked an order to the Black Flame Puppet and gave chase, following Wen Yu toward the distant mountains!

This was Wen Yu's plan. Given that he was weaker than his opponent, as long as he could stall the Black Robe and the Black Flame Puppet, it would be a success!

As for the rest…

Wen Yu turned his head to look at One-Eye, who was blocking the Demon Realm Gate, and then at Little Dragon, who was locked in a frenzied battle with the Ancient Demon Aloth.

"It's all up to you guys!"