Li Er paid no attention to the screams behind him. Their team had been thrown together on the fly; these men were not his subordinates at all. Even if he saved them, they would part ways once they returned.
Demon Spirit Masters were selfish enough that they valued themselves above all else. Their own subordinates were another matter; they would at least offer them whatever protection they could. But Li Er had no intention of bothering with people who had nothing to do with him. To him, their greatest use was to tie down Huo Hai's high-level spirit insects.
From a distance, Li Er saw that there were hardly any insects around Huo Hai and burst out laughing. "Ha ha, Huo Hai, you were too careless today! You didn't even have your spirit insects ready." He extended his palm toward Huo Hai.
He made a gentle grasping motion toward Huo Hai from afar, and an enormous force surged from his hand. Once again, Huo Hai felt that force suppressing him. He understood that Li Er had used the same Battle Spirit Art as last time.
With a thought, Huo Hai prepared to summon the Star Gu from his inner space to counterattack. But a moment later, he stopped, and his gaze turned inscrutable. He looked at Li Er with what seemed to be profound meaning in his eyes. Unfortunately, Li Er was too excited to notice. There were still no large swarms gathering around Huo Hai, and Li Er felt that success was almost within his grasp.
Suddenly, Li Er reached behind his back with his left hand and pulled out an iron chain. Last time, his lack of a sturdy long-range weapon had allowed the insects to block every attack. He had since remedied that weakness.
This chain was