A Peaceful Central Battlefield
On the battlefield, Ulif knew that Lex's three-minute time limit was no joke; if he didn't end the fight, Lex would definitely intervene.
Ulif, who had been on the defensive, suddenly gripped his right wrist with his left hand. Almost simultaneously, the various wounds on his body began to disappear at a visible speed. Strange symbols began to appear on his entire right arm, converging towards his palm as if they were alive. His palm was slowly enveloped in a layer of black mist, creating a rather eerie scene.
The layer of black mist seemed to spread slowly, and the vines that encountered it began to wither rapidly, as if they had been drained of moisture by something.
Ulif slowly straightened up, revealing a somewhat sinister smile to Lancelot. "You pretty boy from the military, our struggle ends here..."
Lancelot seemed to realize something as well, and he controlled more vines to speed up the attack, sweeping towards Ulif in an attempt to regain the previous advantage.
Ulif suddenly pushed off with both feet and charged straight at him. Lancelot controlled the vines to wrap around him, but all the vines withered instantly, unable to stop Ulif in the slightest.
In an instant, Ulif appeared in front of Lancelot, grinning menacingly, and slapped his right hand, shrouded in black mist, toward Lancelot's heart.
Lancelot reached out to block, but he didn't expect that the opponent's palm strike wouldn't have much power, only causing him to retreat a few steps. However, he soon discovered that a layer of black mist was wrapped around the palm he had just used to block. The black mist slowly seeped into his skin, transforming into strange symbols and characters, which quickly traveled along his palm, spreading throughout his entire body in just a few seconds.
Just then, the symbols vanished completely, but a terrifying pain instantly coursed through his body. He looked down at his own body, which was now a bloody mess, the grooves on his skin identical to those on his opponent. Soon, he found his body beginning to spasm severely, and he rapidly lost control of his body. He knew it was the effect of the neurotoxin.
Only at this moment did he realize that his opponent possessed a curse-type ability, and he began to regret not having used his full power to kill him from the start. But his consciousness also began to fade...
Seeing Ulif turn the tide in an instant, Gu Ding and Liliath became somewhat wary of his special ability.
When encountering someone with a curse-type ability, the only correct course of action is to kill them immediately; otherwise, it will only bring endless trouble upon yourself. Some curse abilities may only last for a short time, but some special curse abilities can haunt the cursed person for a lifetime, even after the caster dies. In any case, this type of opponent is one that no one wants to encounter.
Lex hesitated at Liliath's request. He was going to the central battlefield, but aside from Ulif, he didn't intend to bring any other team members. He knew very well that in the central battlefield, with his and Ulif's strength, they were like a lone boat in a vast ocean, barely able to protect themselves. Bringing Lily along would undoubtedly be a hindrance, and in that kind of battlefield, the chances of Liliath dying were extremely high.
"Lily, they've already helped us enough." Gu Ding shook his head at Liliath, telling her not to make such a request.
"Thank you, gentlemen. Lily and I should be leaving now." Gu Ding walked up to Liliath.
"Yes, thank you, gentlemen." Liliath and smiled at Lex.
Watching the two leave quickly, Lex shouted at Gu Ding, "Kid, take good care of the little sister, or I won't let you off the hook."
"I will!" Gu Ding waved his hand, and he and Liliath quickly disappeared from the Blood Pouch Pirate Crew's sight.
"Kids are the most troublesome," Ulif said, pursing his lips.
"Let's go in a straight line!" Lex said to Military Ochier.
"But what if we encounter other ambushes? Wouldn't that be a waste of time?" Ochier felt that this route was irrational.
"He's just a lieutenant general, I'll take care of him." Lex's words sounded arrogant, but his team members knew that their captain wasn't exaggerating his strength.
After making the decision, the group headed straight for the Central Battlefield.
Gu Ding and Liliath bypassed the blocking positions of the remaining two major generals and arrived at the outer perimeter of the Central Battlefield, successfully reuniting with Robert.
"How did you manage to bypass so many ambushes?" Liliath asked curiously.
Robert took out two insects from his Storage Space. "I used the Mechanical Insect to locate everyone. Avoiding them won't be difficult."
Liliath took the Mechanical Insect from his hand and found that the Mechanical Insect he made was extremely realistic. Even when she looked at it up close with her own eyes, she could not see anything unusual.
"Wow, amazing..." Gu Ding also picked one up and examined it carefully, but couldn't find any flaws.
"Mechanical Insect are just the simplest gadgets in the Mimicry Machine. In our time, if you couldn't make Mechanical Insect that looked exactly like a real insect, you wouldn't pass the Mechanic Apprentice Level." Robert didn't think it was anything special.
"But nowadays, this kind of craftsmanship would at least require a Grandmaster Level mechanic to achieve," Liliath, marveling at the apprentice-level skills of the Mechanical Civilization.
"Do you know what the situation is like in the Central Battlefield?" Gu Ding guessed that Robert should have at least made a preliminary reconnaissance.
"I captured some video footage using Mechanical Insect; you can take a look," Robert said, projecting the video footage onto the screen.
Two generals from the military headquarters stood high on top of the two excavators, while three other generals guarded the three corners of the Excavation Pit.
Meanwhile, the other forces surrounded the General's men in the middle. Gu Ding saw Granma, whom he had seen at the port before, standing with another tall old man.
"So he's also a member of the Freedom Alliance." Liliath realized the old man's identity only after seeing him.
"You know him?" Gu Ding looked at the old man after hearing Liliath's words.
"He was the one who bought me a Sapphire drink at the bar before." Liliath stuck out her tongue. "But it seems like the Freedom Alliance only sent him before. I guess they sent reinforcements after receiving our news."
The scene then shifts, Gu Ding also sees the black-robed, Masked Man he saw at the port.
Besides these familiar faces, there were three other teams that Gu Ding and Liliath had never seen before, but they were clearly not weak either.
The entire battlefield was peaceful, and no one made a move. Gu Ding knew that this meant that he and his group had no chance at all.
Just then, two more people appeared on screen— Lex and Ulif.
Lex's gaze swept over everyone present, finally settling on Sharp in the center. He pulled down his collar and shouted at Sharp, "Sharp, I, Lex, challenge you!"
After shouting that, he turned to Ulif and asked, "Hey, did you record that?"
(Thanks to my female readers "MomoYa" and "Fish from the South and North" for the donations! Today I discussed the book's release with my editor, Kangaroo. The book has already reached the required number of favorites, and as long as the word count is sufficient, it can be released for sale almost anytime. However, I've considered many factors. One is that I've been writing the plot rather cautiously lately, resulting in a slower pace, which isn't suitable for release at this time. Another reason is that I also hope to compete for the new book monthly ticket. But there are just too many top authors competing for the new book monthly ticket this month. There are two platinum authors who earn millions or even tens of millions a year, several other authors earning nearly a million a year, and even some big names in traditional Chinese publishing. I still think I should avoid the limelight for now and wait until June. I'll also use this month to gather some manuscripts and revisit the plot. This also means that the book will have at least 350,000 words of free chapters, which is a small way I can give back to everyone.)
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