Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

The dispersed spiritual bodies from Zero Technique gradually became tangible.

Staring at the blood bars appearing in the air, Yang Yu understood Zero Technique’s intention.

Yang Yu certainly wouldn’t forget the day Zero Technique attacked.

Quickly confirming the position of each blood bar and observing the distribution of spiritual bodies, Yang Yu stood still, pondering an attack strategy.

The golden flame on Kai Bu’s body completely disappeared, his body shrank by nearly half, with blackened areas emitting smoke.

Suddenly, numerous black liquids oozed from the scorched sections, intertwining and filling the parts of Kai Bu that had just been blown off by Holy Light.

A pool of ”black sludge” formed the shape of a giant wolf.

Unable to help Yang Yu attack Zero Technique, Lotcar switched targets, his legs propelled him forward, and he unhesitatingly pounced on Kai Bu.

In the boundless blackness, a blood-red eye suddenly opened, the sticky black mass opened its mouth, revealing sharp fangs, becoming more distinct in shape.

”You still dare to come here? Without that pesky thing, I would’ve sent you on your way just now!”

Before these words finished, Kai Bu was knocked several meters away by Lotcar, biting its neck.

Countless ghosts emerged from Kai Bu’s neck like black mud, their moving limbs clinging to Lotcar’s narrow snout, mouths growing from Kai Bu’s mud-like neck and biting towards Lotcar’s face.

Ignoring the pain from the bites, Lotcar increased the pressure with his jaws, trying to tear through Kai Bu’s neck, immobilizing him once again.

Kai Bu had already become a ghost; even if his throat was seized, he wouldn’t feel suffocation, nor could his neck be broken, but being choked by Lotcar like this reminded him of the day Lotcar returned.

Countless resentment instantly surged in Kai Bu’s heart, glaring at Lotcar, his eyes filled with rage spoke:

”Die! Die for me!

If it weren’t for you, everything would have gone smoothly.

If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have fallen to where I am today!

Why don’t you just die for me!”

Raising his sharp claws, Kai Bu, whose throat was seized, repeatedly attacked Lotcar’s shoulder.

Red blood flowed from the wounds, yet Lotcar didn’t let go.

Numerous ghostly skulls separated from Kai Bu’s body, wailing, twisted into sharp spurs by Kai Bu, placed all around Lotcar.

Once set up, Kai Bu eagerly issued the order for the spurs to slaughter Lotcar.

In an instant, countless spurs roared towards Lotcar.

Lotcar neither released his bite nor retreated, using his body to withstand those attacks.

The spilled blood stained his white fur red, spurs turning Lotcar into a porcupine but failed to pierce Lotcar’s true defense, with the pain stopping at the fur.

Losing a large number of spiritual bodies, Kai Bu’s attack dramatically weakened, and those spurs were insufficient to penetrate Lotcar’s current defense.

The twisted spiritual spurs struggled to revert to ghosts, frantically rushing towards the surrounding Black Mist.

Under the passive enhancement of [Gruud Plan’s Finger Tiger], the wounds on Lotcar’s body slowly healed as he continued to maintain his grip on Kai Bu.

”Damn it, damn it!” Kai Bu screamed hoarsely, unable to accept the result, ”Why are you always like this! Why are you leaving me behind so harshly again!”

Releasing his bite and leaping back, Lotcar remained silent.

Lotcar had many things he wanted to say, but he knew no matter what he said now, Kai Bu would absolutely not listen, Kai Bu would merely deny everything, deny his efforts, and attribute his success to external factors.

”Why aren’t you talking! Weren’t you fond of saying lots before? Why not a single word now!” Kai Bu stared hard at Lotcar.

Sighing on the spot, Lotcar couldn’t help but reply, ”I’ve told you, there’s really nothing more to say.”

Upon hearing Lotcar say this, Kai Bu bared his teeth in rage, angrily exerting force with his legs, within a blink arriving in front of Lotcar, biting towards Lotcar’s neck.

Lotcar watched Kai Bu’s movements, reacting swiftly, effortlessly dodging Kai Bu’s attack.

Kai Bu’s strength stemmed from devouring other souls, but his own combat awareness and reaction capabilities had not improved much compared to two years before.

After losing powers that weren’t his, he struggled in all aspects, totally unable to match Lotcar who earnestly learned from Yang Yu and continuously improved, always falling behind in one battle after another.

Noticing Kai Bu gradually falling into madness, only capable of futile rage, Zero Technique shook his head, increasingly finding him pitiful.

Originally, if Kai Bu hadn’t been largely destroyed by the Light Arrow, he could still cause some trouble for Yang Yu and the others; now, that can’t be expected anymore.

Yang Yu was still standing and watching him, staring back and forth, seemingly plotting something, showing no concern for Lotcar’s situation, and Zero Technique didn’t want to be distracted by Kai Bu’s issues.

Moreover...

Zero Technique knew that the enemies they had to face were not limited to Yang Yu and Lotcar here.

On the other side, Iyas drew the bowstring again, aiming the shining Light Arrow towards the Black Mist.

The Black Mist filled the sky, Iyas lacked the ability of a Spiritual Ability User to identify Yang Yu and their situation and lock onto the enemy.

The only reason the arrow she released could hit was thanks to Hualan beside her.

Waving her arm, a stream of small fish formed around Hualan, in a blink, all the fish rushed into the boundless Black Mist.

Previously, because Kai Bu’s spirit was particularly powerful, Hualan could easily pinpoint Kai Bu’s location.

Now, with Iyas’s Holy Light blasting off half of Kai Bu’s body, dispersing parts of Kai Bu’s spiritual body, Hualan found it hard to perceive Kai Bu’s position.

She could only release small fish spiritual bodies, approaching the area where Yang Yu and others were, to confirm.

Unfortunately, the Black Mist housed numerous powerful spiritual bodies, and Hualan’s small fish struggled to break the barrier of the Black Mist to accurately determine Yang Yu’s position.

Ultimately, Hualan only gave Iyas a rough location of where Yang Yu and the others were.

Without saying anything, Iyas focused, continuously infusing Holy Light and intent into the Light Arrow.

Releasing the string, the Light Arrow in Iyas’s hand soared through the Black Mist like a rainbow, flying up into the sky.

The Light Arrow divided into two, then into four in the air, forming a gigantic Holy Light Formation, with a drizzle of Holy Light Rain.

Since Holy Light was like poison to spiritual bodies, using large-scale Healing Magic as an attack wasn’t a problem.

Although it might weaken the attack, there was no concern of harming allies.

A drizzle of Holy Light Rain descended, Zero Technique hovered mid-air, constantly dodging drop after drop of Holy Light Rain, manipulating his split parts to evade.

Zero Technique’s avatars were not as strong as imagined; any bit of Iyas’s Holy Light could disperse his avatars.

As the Holy Light Rain fell, Yang Yu, who had been observing Zero Technique’s actions, finally moved.