Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

Chapter 496: Chapter 84 - I Give You the Right to Choose (Part 1) (Additional update for 200 monthly tickets)_1

Speaking of which, Qin Tian was really unlucky.

Although they didn’t know how Qin Tian had acquired his Sequence Number 4 strength, from the beginning of the demon plague until now, they estimated that he probably consumed more healing potions than he drank water! Even Wen Yu had to admire Qin Tian’s tenacity!

In less than three minutes, Wen Yu, along with Faceless, Arthur, and Qin Tian, had rushed to Victor’s battlefield location.

The defensive sector Victor was responsible for hadn’t shown any deviations. From a distance, Wen Yu could already see Victor entangled with three huge Demon Fiends that resembled wild boars. Judging by the overall battle situation, it seemed Victor was not at a disadvantage.

Facing three Peak Level 5 Demon Monsters, which had thick hides and a reckless, life-for-a-life fighting style, Victor, who wasn’t particularly strong in direct combat, hadn’t shed a single drop of blood. His performance, while not outstanding, certainly couldn’t be called poor.

And from the moment Wen Yu rushed over, the fate of the three duplicant Demon Monsters before Victor was sealed!

「Five minutes later.」

The emerald-green Almighty Demon Vine, now appearing slightly thicker and sturdier than before, slowly emerged from Wen Yu’s palm. Upon sensing the fresh scent of blood, its entire body instantly came alive, rapidly slithering towards the three tightly bound Demon Monsters on the ground.

Then came the cruel absorption process.

Feeling the massive heat surge flowing back through the Almighty Demon Vine, Wen Yu moaned in pleasure. The enhancement of his physical limits felt like a drug, a sensation he found irresistible!

Seeing that all their troubles had been resolved, Victor breathed a sigh of relief—the earlier battle had been a real strain for him since he wasn’t suited for direct combat.

His body quickly shrank, and Victor lightly jumped onto Wen Yu’s shoulder.

”Thank goodness you arrived early, otherwise we really would have been doomed...” Victor’s words were full of relief.

”Sigh...”

In contrast, Wen Yu let out a light sigh. His expression did not relax at all.

”Remember what I said earlier? This time, many, many people are going to die. So, although I returned in time, it doesn’t mean the problem has been solved. In fact, our troubles haven’t lessened in the slightest...”

Wen Yu paused, his face slightly grim as he looked at Victor.

”I even suspect that I’ve trapped myself in this...”

Victor’s eyes dimmed, and he bowed his head slightly.

”About that... I’m sorry...”

”No need to apologize. It’s I who dragged you into this mess... or rather, we’re the ones who’ve failed those with weaker strength!”

After speaking, Wen Yu gently stroked Victor’s soft fur, cutting off Victor’s impending question. He then said to everyone present, ”Let’s return to the Red Stone Hotel first. Call Claus. I’ll explain the current situation to you all in detail!”

The intense battle near the Red Stone Hotel was still raging.

Taking advantage of the complex network of alleys and their noticeably superior strength, the allied professionists and mutant beasts were putting up a good fight against these Low-grade demonic creatures.

After Victor had dismissed a large number of low-level mutant beasts, and following the deaths of many professionists and other mutant beasts in battle, the defensive perimeter of Las Vegas kept contracting. Of course, considering the current situation, the shrinking of the defensive perimeter might not necessarily be a bad thing.

At this time, Claus was on top of a building, constantly scanning the battlefield below.

This was a contest of quantity versus quality.

Generally, in a normal battle, powerful experts with exceptional individual strength do not fear hordes of cannon fodder—I can run if I can’t fight; can you even catch up to me?

Unfortunately, the presence of weaker individuals in the Red Stone Hotel made guerrilla warfare tactics—normally an unbeatable strategy for the powerful experts—an impossible luxury. This forced vast numbers of capable professionists and mutant beasts to hole up near the Red Stone Hotel, passively enduring the seemingly endless tide of attacks from the Demon Fiends!

Wen Yu, far away, stood atop another building, quickly surveying the overall situation on the battlefield.

The number of Demon Fiends was seemingly endless. As far as Wen Yu’s eyes could see, these Low-grade demonic creatures stretched to the horizon. Except for a few battlefields where exceptionally strong individuals fought, chaotic mêlées between Earth’s creatures and the Demon Fiends erupted everywhere.

The battle situation for the professionists and mutant beasts wasn’t a complete collapse. On the contrary, under Claus’s leadership, many professionists and mutant beasts were putting up a spirited fight against these Cannon Fodder Monsters!

But anyone could see this was merely drinking poison to quench thirst...

Every time a creature died, the energy contained in its flesh and blood would be completely transformed by the Purple Light Spawn and Grow Barrier, creating a stronger duplicant. Killing Demon Fiends here was therefore pointless!

The enemy’s reinforcements were endless, while their own side, even by killing enemies, was essentially bolstering the enemy’s strength.

This was one of the cannon fodder deployment methods developed by the Demon Tribe—to a certain extent, this tactic was truly insurmountable!

The battle below hadn’t reached a point requiring Wen Yu’s intervention. He observed for a moment with a frown, then stroked Victor’s soft fur and asked, ”Why not transfer the professionists below to the Netherworld? Moving non-combatants to the Netherworld would give us much more tactical flexibility!”

Victor shook his head. ”Ever since the Demon Tribe attacked, I’ve been on the front lines. Or rather, I’ve been constantly tied down by Powerful Demons, completely unable to break free.”

Wen Yu nodded in understanding.

To send a living being into the Netherworld required the Realm Lord’s permission, and it had to be done one by one. He himself had some understanding of the Netherworld. Inviting a single living creature took five to ten seconds. Without Victor to hold off the Powerful Demons, those five to ten seconds would be enough for these Level Five Demons to wreak havoc on the battlefield, slaughtering an untold number of Humans and mutant beasts!

This wouldn’t be worthwhile...

Moreover, transferring living beings into the Netherworld meant that a large part of Victor’s Netherworld would be sealed. If the Netherworld then overlaid reality, any beings stored inside it would instantly appear in the real world. And the tactical advantage offered by overlaying the Netherworld onto reality was self-evident.

Under these circumstances, transferring living beings into the Netherworld was simply too great a loss!

After pondering for another long moment, Wen Yu asked his final question, ”How large is the range of your Netherworld now?”

Victor thought for a moment, then decisively answered, ”About one-eighth the area of this barrier!”

The area covered by the Purple Light Spawn and Grow Barrier was much larger than the entire defensive perimeter of Las Vegas, so one-eighth of its area was already quite substantial.