Chapter 755 - 755: Looking for a Way to Survive
Xarz, after getting out from Rulleus's room, walked away. His hand dragged the drained corpse, and the devils who saw him knew he must be from Rulleus's room. They ignored him, and some of them even mocked him inwardly, thinking he had now ended up as nothing more than an errand boy.
These devils were the ones dissatisfied with his decision in the past regarding Ancient Blue Gate World and who could only obey because of his strength. However, Xarz himself ignored them and simply carried out the order as he kept dragging the corpse. Inside his mind, though, he thought hard about the situation ahead.
'I only have time, more or less a week, to think of how I could survive this war—No, if all of the information about that man is true, then it will be a carnage. We truly will not survive,' he frowned.
'How am I going to survive that day?! Think, think!' He truly couldn't find any way to survive, because his identity itself already guaranteed death in front of the powers of the Ancient Blue Gate World.
Although he had his own concerns about facing beings like the Dragon King and the Phoenix Queen, he knew that Rulleus had his own way of dealing with them, which was why he seemed so confident in attacking that world.
But the problem was not them, but the person who could fight his god. That one would likely obliterate all of them.
'How about if I just shout surrender and give myself in to that man?'
However, that also did not guarantee his survival, as he might still be killed instead.
As he kept thinking, he passed many cabins, and from each cabin he could hear the screams of women and men. Their screams were filled with pain.
In some other rooms, he could hear moans, both from women and men. Their erotic moans accompanied by the slapping sound of flesh meeting flesh.
Even without seeing what was happening, anyone could already guess what those devils were doing. There were also cries of resistance from some of the women inside, but their partners seemed to ignore them and just continued without pause, indulging in pleasure despite the cries.
A few moments later, Xarz arrived at another cabin located much farther from the earlier line of cabins. When he opened it, it was a vast storage cabin, and the instant the door open, a surge of voices erupted from the many people caged inside the special enclosures.
They were from various races of living beings, the majority being humans. These captives were the ones kidnapped by the devil troops under the order of Rulleus.
On their journey to the Ancient Blue Gate World, they had to pass through several small worlds of civilization. Although those worlds were small, they were still within the influence of the central star cluster.
A week ago, as they passed through these worlds, Rulleus ordered them to stop at one of the worlds and plunder it. For Rulleus and the other devils, this was nothing more than a resupply, but for that world, it meant destruction and annihilation. It was an apocalypse. Almost the entire population was either slaughtered or abducted.
The pool of blood in Rulleus's room came from many humans he had killed in that world. He also consumed the blood and life essence of the humans he had kidnapped every day. Rulleus could kill more than ten people in a single day, either to satisfy his hunger or to cultivate his power.
Inside these cages, all kinds of captives were crammed together, women, men, the old, children, humans, spiritual beasts, dwarves, and even a group of elves.
"Have mercy on me! Please have mercy on me!"
"Curse you, devils, for bringing destruction! You will get your karma! The heavens will not tolerate your existence, you will pay for what you have done!"
"You devils will be cursed by the heavens for spreading death and ruin. I pray the heavens end you."
"Please let my child go! Please, have mercy on them."
Many curses and pleas fell on Xarz. Cries from women and children mixed in, but he ignored them as he kept dragging the corpse past them. The crying and panic grew when they saw the body he hauled. For these prisoners, this was a scene they had seen since their abduction, it happened every day.
Xarz kept walking until he reached the side of the cabin, where a small hatch was built into the wall. He opened it and instantly shoved the corpse inside. The hatch connected to the vessel's disposal lines, which immediately ejected anything thrown in, expelling it into space through one of the side hatches.
The corpse became nothing more than space waste, left to float endlessly unless someone happened to retrieve it.
After dumping the body, Xarz let out a sigh. He still had not found any solution for the future. Walking back out of the storage room, he ignored the shouts of the many captives that continued to echo behind him.
He sighed once more and scratched his head with one hand.
'Fuck! If only I had something I could use to bargain with that man!'
He was genuinely confused as he kept walking. After a few moments, something suddenly came to his mind.
'Wait. Maybe I have something I can use as a bargaining chip for my survival.' His steps stopped. His face shifted from confused to firm. He began to walk again with more confident steps.
'Yes. I can use him.' His expression hardened and his gaze grew sharp.
'Do not blame me. This is my way to survive, your highness.'
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At the stadium in Caelestis City, the atmosphere grew more festive and excited. Even though the sun had already set and been replaced by the moon, the excitement did not recede at all. In fact, the atmosphere grew even more spirited and lively. This was also inseparable from the fact that the battle everyone had been waiting for was finally about to begin.
The final battle for the viscount stage had just concluded, and the champion was a participant from the Buddhist sect. The arena had only just been restored to good condition when Orlav shouted to the crowd:
"What a marvellous battle we just witnessed! Once again, congratulations to participant Lin Shengli for winning in the viscount stage category! Now, ladies and gentlemen, we have come to the next category: the earls stage category. Will the two finalists, Kang Yongjin and Mister Z, please step into the arena!"
The spectators grew even more uproarious as they saw Zander and Kang Yongjin step into the arena. They kept their distance of five hundred meters from each other.
Kang Yongjin, finally standing in the same arena as the opponent he had wanted to face since yesterday, showed a smile.
"Finally, I have been waiting for this moment to come. You'd better unleash everything you have. I don't want you to disappoint me. I really have high expectations for you, after all," he said.
Zander, smiling behind his mask, answered,
"Same for me." He then unsheathed his sword and took his stance. However, he glanced slightly toward the place where Aldrian stood to observe him. He could see his master looking at him with a faint smile, a smile that showed support. Seeing his master like that gave him a boost of confidence and spirit. He took a deep breath and turned his gaze back to Kang Yongjin.
He would win this fight!
Orlav, watching their interaction, finally shouted,
"Are the participants ready?!"
"I'm ready," both of them answered.
"The battle begins!" As soon as Orlav's words fell—
BOOM!
A massive crater exploded where Zander had been standing, and the shattered debris flew out with a thick wave of dust sweeping more than a kilometer behind him. But Zander himself had already vanished, reappearing at Kang Yongjin's side with a sudden strike.
Kang Yongjin, who had just unleashed his most powerful Fist of Void at Zander, quickly clenched his hand into a fist and struck at the incoming sword.
Trang!
The sword clashed against Kang Yongjin's fist, producing a sharp metallic sound. The shockwave of their clash swept through the arena. Yet Zander did not stop. Using his speed, he unleashed a relentless barrage of sword attacks. Kang Yongjin, forced onto the defensive, could only block and deflect under the storm of strikes.
But then, all of a sudden, Kang Yongjin let one of Zander's sword strikes land on him, leaving a slash wound, and countered with his fist. His punch tore through the sound barrier, the air around it bending before erupting in a deafening sonic boom. That fist carried enough power to fatally wound even a marquess-stage cultivator!
Zander, nearly caught by the strike, vanished from his spot just as Kang Yongjin's fist smashed into nothing. Yet the aftermath of the blow was clear for all to see, the very space trembled, and the air surged forward like a raging storm, throwing their battle area into chaos.
In the next instant, Kang Yongjin himself disappeared, darting after Zander. Now it was his turn to attack!