Chapter 597 – Red Crystal
Zhao Hai didn't bring Tess to the Space, he just directly teleported themselves to the Black Wasteland. The two appeared inside Iron Mountain Fort's living area.
He'd rather make people aware that he has a Space Divergent Ability rather than revealing the existence of the Space. Although Space Divergent Abilities were rare, their existence were known in the continent. On the other hand, the Space was entirely unique, it was impossible for the continent to have such a thing.
Because of this, Zhao Hai was now very conscious of his conduct. Only those he trusted were able to know about the Space. For the others, the most they can know was him having some sort of Space Divergent Ability.
At the same time, Zhao Hai also didn't want others to know about the current state of the Black Wasteland. He was afraid that the people would attribute the changes of the Black Wasteland to him.
In the past, he didn't want the people to think that he had any skill in refining or alchemy. If people came to know that the Black Wasteland has been improved, he would have no way to justify it.
However, he wasn't afraid of people asking about it right now. In the past he couldn't find a reason. But now that he has the Processing Machine, as long as he provides the materials, it can make basically everything.
Zhao Hai thinks that being low key is good. After all, the area of the Black Wasteland was very big. If people came to know that it was now usable, greedy eyes would be staring at it.
Tess looked around him in shock. He didn't think that he would instantly be transported into another place. He suddenly remembered something written in their tribe records about formidable Divergent Abilities in the continent.
One must know that the records of the Diamond Apes wasn't broken even after they were exiled to the Icefield. They didn't give up in their task of recording everything.
Because of this, the records of the Diamond Apes were as complete as it can be. Therefore, even when being exiled for 5000 years, Tess was still aware of the existence of Divergent Abilities as well as the existence of the most formidable one of them all, Space Divergent Abilities. In the past, even Beastmen were able to acquire such an ability, which explains why it had also appeared in their records.
Tess looked at Zhao Hai with shining eyes as he said, "Was that a Space Divergent Ability?"
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Right, it's my Space Divergent Ability. Moreover, my ability is special, not only could I do teleportation, I can also make a Spatial Passage. It would allow people to pass through and immediately arrive here, in the Black Wasteland. This gave me the confidence to claim that I can bring you here."
Tess was moved, he couldn't help but say, "Good, fantastic. Thank you so much Mister."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. We still have to prepare the place where you'll be settling in. Let's head out and see the territory."
Then Zhao Hai brought Tess to the fort's exit. When the Giant Horned Bulls saw Tess, they couldn't help but gawk. The expressions of the Giant Horned Bulls can be understood. After all, it has been 5000 years before a Diamond Ape was spotted in the continent.
The Giant Horned Bulls saw them but they didn't know who Tess was. Although they knew that he was an ape Beastman, Tess was different from those that they had seen before. This made them very puzzled, explaining how they looked at Tess. Tess hurried towards one Giant Horned Bull, then he said, "Beastman Brother, what tribe are you?"
Tess question made the Giant Horned Bull gawk. Although they were tribes in the Prairie that cannot be classified at first glance, the Giant Horned Bulls were the most recognizable tribe among the Beastman. Their two large horns wasn't something that people can just ignore.
The Giant Horned Bull rubbed the horn on his head, he thought that maybe his horns have shrunk. Otherwise, why would this Beastman ask about his tribe?
Zhao Hai saw the confused appearance of the Giant Horned Bull, so he smiled faintly and said, "Arpurt, don't be surprised. It's true that he cannot recognize you. This person is from the Diamond Ape tribe. They had lived in the Northern Icefield."[1]
The Giant Horned Bull named Arpurt stared blankly, then he muttered, "Diamond Ape tribe, what tribe is the Diamond Ape tribe?" Then after a moment he was suddenly stunned, he looked at Tess with shining eyes as he asked, "The exiled Royal Tribe, the Diamond Apes? Some of you have survived? Oh my god!!"
When Tess heard Arpurt exclaim, he couldn't help but be moved as he said, "I didn't expect that people would still remember our tribe. I am indeed from the Diamond Ape tribe."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and then said, "Patriarch Tess, these brothers are from the Giant Horned Bull tribe. Last year, they had come across a disaster in the Prairie, their tribe had been attacked. Therefore, we led them here. Now, they had settled in Iron Mountain Fort."
Arpurt looked at Tess with an expression of disbelief, he looked very silly. In fact, who could act normal in such a situation. A race that had vanished for about 5000 years suddenly appearing in front of them, this was inconceivable.
When Tess heard Zhao Hai that Arpurt was from the Giant Horned Bull tribe, he immediately believed him judging by how huge Arpurt's horns were. He immediately looked at Arpurt and said, "Beastman Brother, hello." He didn't know what to say. It seems like he wanted to say a lot, but he just didn't know how to say it.
Arpurt recovered and then looked at Tess and said, "Are you really from the Diamond Ape tribe? Did you really go to the Northern Icefield? How did you manage to survive there?"
At this time, those working in Iron Mountain Fort who had noticed the commortion had already come over. When the people of the Giant Horned Bull tribe heard Arpurt, they couldn't help but stare at Tess in disbelief.
After some time, Green and Merine had come and had the situation be under control. Then Green and Merine invited Tess to the living room while inviting Ares and Aria over. The two were now deemed to be the elders of the Giant Horned Bulls. It would be best if Tess talks to them.
ZHao Hai didn't say anything and just had Ares and Aria bring Tess to explore Iron Mountain Fort. Zhao Hai believed that as they talk with each other, Tess would understand the life at the fort. Therefore, he didn't have to worry.
Sure enough, Tess went out for a long time with Ares. And when he came back, Tess had a meal with Zhao Hai and the others. The face of Tess went red, it was quite clear that he had become drunk.
When Tess returned to the fort's living room, Zhao Hai immediately looked at him and said, "Patriarch Tess, we should head back. If we're gone for a long time, your people would start to get worried."
Tess nodded, he had already asked Ares about the questions that was on his mind, so he was quite satisfied with today's trip. It was already time for them to return.
Zhao Hai led Tess as their bodies flashed and returned to the Diamond Apes' city. They didn't flash inside their room instantly, but instead looked for a place where nobody was present.
Tess looked at the surroundings and knew instantly that they had come back. Then he walked towards his house along with Zhao Hai. Just shortly after they had returned, they had met a Diamond Ape, when the ape saw Tess he immediately said, "Patriarch, you're here. Aunt has been looking for you."
Tess nodded and said, "Thanks." Then he went back to his house along with Zhao Hai. The family still hadn't eaten yet, they were still waiting for the two to arrive.
Seeing the two come back, Tess' wife couldn't help but complain to him several times. She berated him about not coming back in time for meal. But when she saw that they had already eaten, she didn't say anything.
While Tess had them eat their meal, he was sitting on the living room with Zhao Hai. After they had sat down, Tess looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Mister, I still need to discuss this matter with the elders. I hope you can give me some time."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Alright, you don't have to worry. After all, the place and supplies for your tribe would have to be prepared. It'll be fine if we go a bit later. But meanwhile, I'll go head to the mountains and explore to see if there are any rare plants and animals present."
Tess nodded and said, "Mister, do you need someone to guide you?"
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "No need. I'm just casually strolling around. Do you think there are any beings in this mountain that can threaten my safety?"
Tess nodded and said, "There aren't any formidable magic beasts in this mountain. But the third peak, fifth peak, and seventh peak must not be explored. Those mountains are quite unstable, they might randomly spew out high temperature fire. Mister should be careful, people aren't able to come back after exploring those areas."
Zhao Hai nodded before he stood up and gave Tess a salute. Then he turned around to walk outside. Seeing Zhao Hai leave, Tess immediately headed out and sent word to the various houses of the elders, calling them over for a meeting. They must reach a decision at the shortest possible time.
Zhao Hai didn't really care about any of these. To be honest, he didn't really place great importance to the decision that Tess and the others would make. After all, it was impossible for Zhao Hai to send them to the Prairie using his ability. The only place they can go to would be the Black Wasteland. Otherwise, Zhao Hai would stop caring about them and then going forth to continue his search. The Black Wasteland's secrets cannot be revealed, so it would be careless for Zhao Hai to just have Tess reveal it.
Zhao Hai sat inside Alien as it walked into the forest and headed directly to the second peak. This mountain peak wasn't as tall as the mountain that Tess' tribe were living in. Moreover, it wasn't very far from the third peak. Zhao Hai can clearly see what Tess just warned him, the third peak was actually a volcano that would erupt once in a while. This was the reason why Tess and the others decided to live on the first peak.
After leaving the first peak, Alien immediately slammed his tail on the ground as it directly flew towards the second peak. The distance between the two peaks wasn't short. If Alien just walked, it would take them a lot of time.
Since Zhao Hai's undead had become 9th ranks, it was natural that they were now able to fly on the air. Which made it even more convenient for Zhao Hai to travel.
The second peak didn't have much things. From what Zhao Hai can tell, this second peak was just like an extinct volcano. It's crater was black and had nothing in it. Zhao Hai stopped caring about it as his gaze turned towards the third peak.
The third peak was very different from the second peak. Zhao Hai can just feel how high the temperature was just from where he was standing. Even at the foot of the mountain, the temperature was still higher than back in the Diamond Apes' city.
Plants were actually very rare in the third peak. The ones who populated the area were fire element magic beasts. Zhao Hai naturally wouldn't let this opportunity go as he received the plants as well as the beasts into the Space. But although he had absorbed a lot, the Space still didn't levelup.
While Zhao Hai was collecting, he proceeded further up the volcano. He was very curious and wanted to look at what's present on top of the mountain.
Before long, he arrived at the summit where the temperature was very high. If one were to drop an egg on the ground, it would definitely turn into an omelette immediately. But this temperature didn't affect Zhao Hai as well as Alien, so they proceeded to go take a closer look at the crater.
The crater looked like a giant stove that constantly spat out fire. Less than 50 meters away from the crater, magma can be seen tumbling about.
Zhao Hai looked at the magma with his eyes as he prepared to get down and observe it. However, he suddenly discovered something that made him stop.
It was a piece of red Crystal, it glittered and was translucent. It was very attractive, the crystal wasn't very far from the crater. Moreover, it was a very big piece.
Zhao Hai curiously looked at the stone as he had a Spatial Rift appear and absorbed the red crystal.
When the crystal reached the Space, a prompt was then heard, "High energy crystal has been detected. Contains a huge amount of heat energy. The energy is stable and can be used. May produce energy equal to 100 thousand watts. This crystal can be reusable. Once it runs out of energy, it can just be placed on a source and reabsorb some energy."
Zhao Hai couldn't help but stare. This energy of this red crystal managed to move him. This thing can actually store a lot, and it can be recharged as well. He can now use it to provide energy in the future, this was a very good thing for the family.
Zhao Hai immediately opened the monitor and asked Cai'er to look at the other mountain peaks and search for other red crystals.
The Space's ability to search was very good, it didn't take too long before they had found more red crystals, whose sizes weren't not small either. Zhao Hai immediately opened a rift and absorbed them into the Space before continuing on his search. But after searching around the three mountains, he wasn't able to find any more crystals.
Zhao Hai then had the monitor look at the other ten mountains. To be honest, the other mountains weren't as suitable for living as the second and first peaks. But on those two peaks, it was impossible to find red crystals easily. Among the crystals that Zhao Hai had already gotten, 60 percent of it was all produced by the third peak.
I always get confused by this. My mind always thought that Tess was present 5000 years ago. xD Basically the current generation of Diamond Apes haven't seen other Beastmen before.Chapter 598 – Red Crystal Ore
Originally, Zhao Hai was searching these mountain peaks with the mindset of finding nothing. Since he had some free time, he might as well collect some things here. But now it wa different, after discovering the red crystal, he immediately thought about how great this thing would be in supplying energy.
The continent also had crystal stones, and Zhao Hai had gotten samples of these for the Space to absorb. But the Space's evaluation of the crystal was that it was a low-energy consumable, without any way of recharging. This made Zhao Hai disappointed in the crystal.
However, this red crystal was different, after using up the energy inside this crystal, it can be recharged. Most importantly, the energy that the red crystal can store was vastly bigger than the ordinary ones. What can 100 thousand watts do? Zhao Hai didn't calculate it, but he reckoned it would do a lot.
Between the first to third peaks, Zhao Hai had already gathered about 160 red crystals. Together, all of them can reach about 1 billion watts. What concept was this? Zhao Hai had some headache thinking about it before he became happy.
Energy, no matter what kind, was a good. It was something that anyone in the world was vying for. And this red crystal can store a lot. As long as Zhao Hai collects more of it, then he would have a lot of energy available for the future.
Zhao Hai sat inside Alien as it flew towards the fourth peak. The situation at this peak was better than the third peak since it wasn't as hot as the third peak.
However, Zhao Hai was not paying attention to the temperature. He didn't take any plants or beasts either, after all, he had already collected some back at the first three peaks. What Zhao Hai was on the look for at this time were those red crystals.
After scouring at fourth peak, Zhao Hai couldn’t help but get disappointed. All in all, he had only discovered about more than 50 red crystals here. These crystals were small as well, about the size of a fist. Zhao Hai also expected these crystals to have differences in size and quality. For example, the first crystal that Zhao Hai had found was as big as a basketball, so it was natural that it can contain a large amount of energy. These fist sized crystals on the fourth peak can carry only about 5000 kilowatts of energy, it had a difference of about 20 times.
Zhao Hai sighed as he received the 50 crystals. Then he proceeded and flew towards the fifth peak, another dangerous place that Tess had told him. Zhao Hai hopes to gain good harvests there.
Before long, Zhao Hai had arrived at the fifth peak. This fifth peak was very similar to the third. Its heat was actually hotter than the third peak. Moreover, it also had more fire element magic beasts.
Zhao Hai didn't pay attention to these magic beasts. His attention was fully in seeking the red crystals. However, the fifth peak seem to have special characteristics. The red crystals in this mountain was buried deep. If Zhao Hai wanted to obtain them, he would need to dig through the mountain.
Fortunately, the monitor can see underground, otherwise, Zhao Hai would take a long time before finding these crystals. Zhao Hai took his time collecting the crystals one by one. The quality of these crystals were higher than the fourth peak. Each of the crystals were about the size of a football. Zhao Hai has yet to see another basketball sized crystal.
The monitor's sight wasn't very deep, it can only penetrate through 500 meters of land. But after arriving at that 500 meters, Zhao Hai can see 500 meters further.
Zhao Hai was now a kilometer beneath the fifth peak. Such a distance wasn't short, but this didn't affect Zhao Hai. He already has magic as well as his earth Divergent Ability. So he wasn't encumbered much at this depth. At this point, the only thing in his mind were those red crystals.
At this time, Cai'er appeared in front of Zhao Hai and said, "Young Master, it looks like there's a mineral lode underneath."
Zhao Hai said, "Mineral lode? You say that there is a red crystal lode?"
Cai'er nodded and said, "Yes, there's a red crystal lode not far under here."
Zhao Hai stared, then he said, "Then let's go there immediately, I want to take a look."
Caier then said, "Young Master, that mineral lode is probably under a lake of magma. But from my analysis, the magma isn't a huge threat to you. But the Young Master would have to keep your focus."
Zhao Hai nodded, he knew how formidable the analysis of the Space was. What Cai'er said meant that the magma wouldn't affect him too much, but he would still experience some troubles.
However, to obtain these red crystals, this small trouble was no big deal. Zhao Hai slowly came out of Alien. Until now, he has been sitting inside its body and didn't enter the Space. If he was in the Space, then he was afraid that Laura and the others wouldn't allow him to go.
Moving forward, Zhao Hai was very focused and was paying attention to the monitor at the same time. He wanted to frequently know what was in front of him. Before long, he discovered that in a place 10 meters below him was magma. Zhao Hai then casted Earth magic on himself while also using his Earth Divergent Ability. He believed that in this way, he can penetrate the earth with the smoothest way possible. He was afraid of making a huge impact at this place since it might cause the volcano to erupt.
After reaching ten meters away from the magma, Zhao Hai stopped and inspected it carefully. After seeing that there wasn't anything special inside, he immediately plunged into it along with Alien.
A dozen of meters away, Zhai Hai popped up and saw that he was in a rock chamber and a magma river. The magma flowed constantly, everything that Zhao Hai saw was red, like molten iron.
Zhao Hai didn't care about any of this as he controlled his fired Divergent Ability and dispelled the heat from the magma before diving down again.
It was fortunate that the magma river wasn't too deep. After Zhao Hai dived for a short time, he had finally reached the bottom of the river. He immediately merged with the earth underneath the magma river. These rockes weren't red crystals, therefore Zhao Hai can use his Earth ability to merge into it, then he relaxed.
Although he can control fire, and the difference between controlling earth and fire was nonexistent, he still didn't want to stay in the magma. The feeling of being immersed in hot rocks was different from being surrounded by earth. The pressure inside the magma was just too great.
After passing the magma river, Zhao Hai dove an additional ten meters before he arrived at the red crystal ores. This ore wasn't very large, it had the thickness of about 100 meters. It also wasn't made up entirely of red crystal, there were also rocks and soil here and there, only a few parts of it were red crystals. However, the crystal ores in this location was much higher than the mountains.
Zhao Hai proceeded to start collecting the crystals in this lode. It was worthy of being called a lode. The crystals were quickly collected with great speed. This lode was not long, probably only spanning a few of these volcanoes. After collecting all of the red crystals here, Zhao Hai had now over 10 thousand red crystals in his possession.
After Zhao Hai collected the final piece of crystal, he immediately went out and discovered that he was already in the tenth peak. But he didn't care, at this time, there was a piece of red crystal in his hand. This red crystal was not like the other ones. The other red crystals can just be described as fiery crystals, but one could tell at a glance that they were crystal stones. If a person was not knowledgeable, they would just see it as a big gemstone.
But the crystal held by Zhao Hai was more red than the others. It also seemed to have some warmth in it, completely different to the others. The crystal looked just like a fireball.
Zhao Hai absorbed the crystal to the Space, the analysis of the crystal was that it was incomplete, it also has pure energy that would transform the surrounding rocks into red crystals. One could say that this thing was equal to pure iron. It was akin to being a source of red crystals. Zhao Hai buried the crystal underground and maybe it can produce some more red crystals in the future.
Zhao Hai inspected the crystal and couldn't find anything else on it. This was the reason he just buried it in the Space. After all, he already had more red crystals than he could use at the moment.
And while Zhao Hai was flying towards the first peak, he discovered that the temperature on the 13 peaks seemed to have changed slightly. It seems like they weren't as hot as before.
Zhao Hai gawked, and then thought that it might be possibly related to him taking out the red crystal ore. He had dug a lot of red crystals, so no wonder the magma wouldn't be as hot as before.
But most importantly, he had unearthed the red crystal mother. This thing can produce red crystals. But unfortunately, it was incomplete, this somewhat disappointed Zhao Hai.
He was now afraid that the volcanoes would get extinguished, which was disadvantageous to his plan. Although Iron Mountain Fort already had enough equipment to support 100 thousand people moving over, it still needed a few days to prepare. If this volcano turned cold, then he would have to deliver the Diamond Apes ahead of time.
But after Zhao Hai saw that the magma on the seventh peak was still tumbling and didn't have any looks of weakening, he immediately felt relief. Then he had Alien fly towards the first peak.
After Alien landed on the first peak, it slowly crawled towards the city. He was focused on collecting red crystals, so he didn't know what Tess and the others had discussed. If they decided to move to Iron Mountain Fort, then they should be preparing by now.
Moreover, they also said that it would be possible for the ice beasts to attack them these days. Zhao Hai wanted to see these ice beasts, he wanted to see how these things managed to exist.
Just as Alien was about to reach the wall, Zhao Hai stared, he discovered that Tess was already on the wall waiting for him. At this time, Cai'er said, "Young Master, ice beings that Patriarch Tess have described has been spotted on the icefield. There are a lot of them."
Chapter 599 – Ice Beast
When Zhao Hai heard Cai'er, he couldn’t help but stare for a moment. Then his expression changed. Alien felt Zhao Hai's change in mood as it directly jumped towards the wall. Alien's sudden movement scared the Diamond Apes.
Zhao Hai came out of Alien's body before he directly went to Tess and said, "Patriarch, the ice beasts have come. There's are a lot of them. Have the people prepare themselves."
Tess couldn't help but stare blankly at Zhao Hai, but he immediately knew that Zhao Hai was a Mage. Moreover, he also heard about Zhao Hai's magical abilities from Ares. Therefore, he didn't suspect Zhao Hai's words. Tess immediately replied, "Alright, I'll go transmit orders to everybody."
Then Tess turned around and loudly said, "Everyone Prepare!"
These two words might be short, but it was already enough. After shouting, Tess turned his head and looked outside the city with a cold gaze.
On the other hand, Zhao Hai was looking at the city. With Tess' command, the city immediately exploded in activity. He saw a lot of people coming out of their houses, while some returned before coming out again in their leather armors. The able bodied immediately approached the walls as the old and women stayed behind. Only the children were hiding inside the houses.
From the time of Tess' shout to this point, it only took 10 minutes. The efficiency of their movement was astonishing.
Zhao Hai looked shocked at these Diamond Apes. The continent had always strived to create an army as coordinated as these. What they thought was impossible was actually achieved by the Diamond Apes. It looks like they were very well practiced in this routine.
Then Zhao Hai turned to look at Tess. Tess was now like a towering colossus that was standing on the city wall. Although he wasn't young, his imposing aura was still as massive as a mountain. One couldn't help but admire his form.
At the same time, the resting beasts on the wall had begun to stand up. These giant apes were very huge, and all of them were currently wearing very fierce expressions.
Zhao Hai discovered that the temperament of the diamond ape beasts had completely changed. When they were lying down or sitting, they didn't have any point of threat to them whatsoever. But now that they had stood up, Zhao Hai saw that they had turned into formidable soldiers.
Most importantly, Zhao Hai also discovered that when these diamond apes were with the Diamond Ape partners, their bodies seem to have formed a connection. At the same time, their strengths have been amplified, they were now at the level of 8th rank.
Although Zhao Hai had a lot of 9th ranks in his hand, he also knew that this due to the Space. But these Diamond Apes didn't have a thing such as the Space, this was them completely relying on their abilities.
It was now that Zhao Hai truly understood how the Diamond Apes were able to rule the entire Beastman Prairie. It was because their innate skill was too frightening.
Even the Tigers would find it impossible to reach 8th rank even after growing up. On the other hand, these young soldiers of the Diamond Ape tribe already had 8th rank in strength. Even the elderly and women on the back of the wall had a lot of 8th ranks among them. This sight was indeed too scary.
Zhao Hai let out a long breath. After experiencing the strength of the Diamond Ape tribe, Zhao Hai knew how they were able to survive at this place. Although they were left with 5000 people in the beginning, they still managed to penetrate this deep into the Northern Icefield.
Zhao Hai wasn't idling when he arrived at the Icefield. After he arrived at the Diamond Ape's city, he immediately had his Blood Ghost staff out and mapped the surrounding areas as well as the path that he had passed through before.
Because he wasn't collecting corpses this time, the staff's speed was increased completely. Actually, there wasn't anything to see in the Icefield, its terrain had remained unchanged for more than then thousand years. Because of this, Zhao Hai just had Cai'er manage making the map and didn't care about it again. Although he still hadn't mapped the northern part of the Icefield, Zhao Hai was almost sure that this volcano is part of the Icefield's inner area.
Because of this, he admired the Diamond Apes greatly. For them to arrive here was something unfathomable.
Since he hasn't explored the area beyond the volcano, Zhao Hai didn't know the situation there. But he believed that he would find a clue to the Beast God's Spear in that place.
While he was thinking about this, Zhao Hai was suddenly startled awake. He knew that the Ice beasts that Tess had mentioned to him had come. He felt very curious to these beasts and wanted to see them with his own eyes.
On the forest under the city, while flashes started to be seen. Zhao Hai fixed his eyes and focused only to see an ice bull!
It was a bull made entirely of ice. It was about three meters high, had a huge pair of horns, and no matter what part of its body, it was all made of ice. Moreover, it was transparent ice, Zhao Hai can even see the tree behind the cow.
Zhao Hai stared blankly at this thing. He didn't expect a piece of ice to walk. If he didn't meet Tess, he might have thought that it was caused by someone who had an Ice Divergent Ability. Otherwise, such a phenomenon was impossible. If such an expert was present, then there would be more powerful attacks coming their way, and Tess would have met it. But Tess told him that there was no such thing. This only showed that these ice beasts weren't controlled by anyone.
If it was not under control, then it must be made naturally. But can nature really make an ice beast? This idea made Zhao Hai surprised. What environment can allow the natural birth of ice beasts? This matter is too unreasonable.
Zhao Hai turned to Tess and said, "Patriarch Tess, why don't you use long ranged attacks?"
Tess shook his head and said, "It's useless. If you don't destroy their heads, they won't die. They can just retreat and recover."
Zhao Hai gawked, but this wasn't hard for him. He moved his hand as he released several stone golems outside the city. The bodies of these golems exceeded ten meters. Their bodies were red, they didn't look like normal golems.
In the past, Zhao Hai's golems were dark green. But since the Space had absorbed the God's Blood and levelled up, the stone giants have turned blood red. Moreover, their strengths have been insanely increased. Each stone golem was very strong.
After the stone golems appeared, they immediately threw themselves towards the ice beasts. Zhao Hai discovered that the movements of these stone golems had gotten more flexible. Moreover, their speed had also been increased. Their strength must also be greater than before.
These stone golems initially made people feel that they are very bulky. But when Zhao Hai's stone golems moved, they were smooth and powerful, they didn't look very stupid.
The Diamond Apes in the city couldn't help but stare. Although they knew about the existence of Mages, this was the first time that they had seen one fight. When they saw that the more than ten meter high stone golem can fight a Diamond Ape evenly, they couldn't help but feel shock.
But when they saw the stone golems fighting, their hearts couldn't help but feel a breeze of coldness. These stone giants had punches that can send people for a thousand miles. Each punch of these golems was able to break an ice bull. They also seem to know the weakness of these ice beasts since they were always aiming for their heads.
On the other hand, Zhao Hai was completely focused on the ice beasts. From what he heard from Tess, as long as one doesn't destroy these beasts' heads, they would be able to regenerate. Zhao Hai saw an ice wolf blown to pieces by the stone golem without its head getting hit. When the ice wolf passed a puddle of water, the liquid flowed to the body of the ice wolf as it recovered quickly and reentered the fight.
After seeing this, Zhao Hai couldn't help but knit the brows of his head. He discovered how difficult these ice beasts were to deal with. Even if a stone golem can break one or two heads, it still wasn't enough.
However, these ice beasts couldn't do anything to the stone golems. Currently, the bodies of the golems were very hard. Most 8th ranks wouldn't able to damage their bodies, not to way about these low level ice beasts. From what Zhao Hai has seen, mos of these ice beasts had about 6th rank strength. They didn't have much of an attack strength.
Although their attacks weren't a threat to the Diamond Apes, their numbers and regeneration abilities definitely were. This made the ice beasts very difficult to deal with.
Zhao Hai didn't use fire magic. Although it would be very effective, the area of battle was a lush forest. If he uses fire to attack, then he might burn the entire mountain.
The stone golems were like an offensive wall outside the city. The ice beasts weren't able to go through for quite some time which made Tess very surprised. The stone golems were surprisingly very formidable.
Zhao Hai stood on the city wall, calmly looking at the battle below. After a while, he turned to Tess and said, "Patriarch Tess, how many ice beasts generally attack? And do they attack for a long time?"
Tess looked at the ice beasts before replying, "Each ice beast attack has about less than 100 thousand ice beasts. Moreover, if these beasts don't die, they won't retreat."
This number made Zhao Hai surprised. He didn't expect that the ice beasts would send so many, a hundred thousand. This wasn't a small number, moreover, they needed to be killed off, which added to the difficulty.
Back on Earth, Zhao Hai saw people doing statistics about military battles. There was a certain percentage of losses before an army chooses to flee. If more than 20% died, then retreat was on the table. If 25% were gone, then people would accept defeat of even flee.