Chapter 893 – Way Out For the Vassal Soldiers
Bingya, along with the vassal soldiers, went deeper into the Taurus Continent and settled inside a big city. Bingya believed that Zhao Hai would be able to find them, so he wasn't too worried.
Bingya not being anxious didn't mean that the same was true for the vassal soldiers. In the beginning, the vassal soldiers weren't too anxious, but after seeing Zhao Hai's strength, they couldn't calm down. They wanted to meet Zhao Hai and talk to him.
The vassal soldiers wanted to see Zhao Hai because their clans were currently fighting right now. These soldiers were the elites of their clans, without them, their clans would suffer great losses.
After seeing Zhao Hai's capabilities, they wanted to ask Zhao Hai to help them return to their clans so that they can help in fighting against the Divine Race.
Zhao Hai didn't know about the thoughts of these vassal soldiers. His connection with the vassal soldiers had always been through Bingya and the others. Because of this, Zhao Hai haven't paid much attention to them.
This was also Zhao Hai's intention to decentralize his interactions. If he personally went to the vassal races, then Bingya and the others might think that he wanted to pull the vassal races in which may cause some misunderstandings. Therefore, Zhao Hai didn't contact the vassal races and just handed them over to Bingya and the others.
While everyone was still flustered, Zhao Hai's group suddenly appeared in the city. Bingya and the others immediately left whatever they were doing and flew towards the Hell King's ship to see Zhao Hai.
Actually, there weren't a lot of things that Bingya and the others needed to do. After all, they weren't the commanders of these vassal soldiers.
As Bingya headed to the ship, he saw Zhao Hai standing on the bow looking down at the city below. Bingya's heart couldn't help but jump, he came to see Zhao Hai twice without bringing anyone from the vassal races. Was Zhao Hai dissatisfied with this? Upon thinking about it, Bingya couldn't help but feel uneasy.
When Bingya and the others arrived by Zhao Hai's side, they bowed and said, "I've seen Mister Zhao Hai."
Zhao Hai turned his head to look at the three and smiled, "You did a great job. It seems like these people didn't have a hard time. I came to see you today to tell you something. I reckon the Divines would shift their target to the foreign races, you need to warn your families."
When he heard Zhao Hai, Bingya's expression couldn't help but change as he asked, "Mister, are you saying the truth?"
Zhao Hai nodded, "Of course it's true. The Supreme Elders discovered that they couldn't deal with me. Therefore, they decided to shift their sights to the foreign races. They have guessed that we have allied with each other, so they decided to go and deal with you instead. In turn, this would force me to have a decisive battle against them. You need to remind your families so that they could be careful around those fellows."
Bingya's face looked serious as he nodded heavily and said, "Mister, you can rest assured, we will immediately inform the family. Mister, how do you want to deal with the vassal soldiers? We can't just have them stay here all the time."
Zhao Hai frowned before he said, "Their strength isn't something to be underestimated. And now that their people is fighting against the Divine Race, I reckon that they must want to return home. However, it would be unrealistic for me to send them back at this time. How about you send them to your continents. In any case, the war would come to the foreign races. After all, fighting with the foreign races can be regarded as supporting their own clans. I can't take them with me since I plan to attack the Divine Race's continents. While you hold them off, I want to see how they can deal with me."
When Bingya heard Zhao Hai, his heart finally calmed down. He was afraid that Zhao Hai might have misunderstood, and that Bingya was deliberately making Zhao Hai unable to contact the vassal races. Because of this, Bingya was probling Zhao Hai's reaction. If Zhao Hai showed any form of discontent, Bingya would immediately have the vassal soldiers meet him. But now, Zhao Hai seemed to not have any indications of wanting to meet with them. This outcome made Bingya feel relieved.
After Bingya calmed down, he immediately thought about Zhao Hai's proposition. Bingya was a smart person, so he also knew about the ongoing emotion going through the minds of the vassal soldiers. He knew that the vassal soldiers really wanted to go home. But to be honest, it was impossible to send them back right now. Sending them back would just cause them to die, so he never mentioned it during their meetings.
And now that Zhao Hai pointed it out, it seems like there's an alternative way. But can they send the vassal soldiers over to the continents controlled by the foreign races in order to help out? It's true that the vassals and the foreign races were together in this war, but to trust them to fight would be difficult.
Yehta and Ryder haven't spoken. Before the three would meet with Zhao Hai, they would always unify their ideas so that there won't be too much talking. This way, Zhao Hai won't be too annoyed.
Zhao Hai looked at Bingya who didn't reply for some time. He also knew that his proposition was quite difficult for them. The vassal races won't completely listen to Bingya, especially during this time. With how things were going through, the vassal races would also need to consider their future. In the end, this matter would need deep discussion with Bingya and the others.
Zhao Hai looked at Bingya and said, "In the past two attacks, I've managed to gain a lot of grain and military supplies from the Divines. If the vassal soldiers decide to help with the war, I can give all of those supplies over to you. But if they want to go back to their clans, then I won't stop them and even give them food. However, I can only give them enough just to survive, I can't just give everything to them."
When Bingya heard this, his eyes shone. Zhao Hai said this to remind him that they can use the provisions to gain some ground in the discussion.
Bingya bowed to Zhao Hai and said, "Mister, I will handle this matter properly. Please rest assured."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright, I'll leave these to you. Right, don't forget to remind your people about the future attack from the Divines. Moreover, tell them that the Divines would send several Supreme Elders."
Bingya nodded before disembarking from the ship along with Ryder and Yehta. When they left, Zhao Hai turned around and entered the ship before opening the monitor. The monitor was currently showing the state of the O'Neal family's scouts. There were three war tanks and 50 magic armors outside the Demon Realm's spatial rift.
One must know that the magic armors were manned by powerful people. Therefore, their range for scouting was very broad. And with how their magic armors were strong, it's not strange that they would find out about the Demon Realm's spatial rift.
In fact, their discovery of the spatial rift was several days earlier than what Zhao Hai expected. Zhao Hai thought that they would stay in the Accra Mountains for some time. After all, a long defensive line like the mountains was something rarely seen. Moreover, there were traces of battle on the mountain, so Zhao Hai expected the O'Neal family to stay there for a few days.
However, Zhao Hai miscalculated the ability of the magic armors. Although they had scouted the Accra Mountains, they didn't stay there for as long as Zhao Hai thought. Additionally, since there were no magic beasts on the mountain, the O'Neal family scouts didn’t stay for long and just went straight to the Buddha Empire.
The same was to say for the Buddha Empire. There were a lot of cities with traces of fighting so they did delay the scouts. However, the scouts were also quick to discover the spatial rift right by the empire.
The Demon Realm's spatial rift was very big, so it can be spotted very easily. Therefore, the O'Neal family were able to see the spatial rift.
Fortunately, there weren't a lot of scouts sent to the south by the O'Neal family. Otherwise, the spatial rift to the Divine Realm would also be discovered. At this point, Zhao Hai was hesitant on what to do if the O'neal family were to find the spatial rift. Should he resist, or should he just allow the O'Neal family in?
If he resists, then he would be at war with the O'Neal family. This would allow him to acquire magic armors earlier. At the same time, they could also turn the Taurus Continent into their base, allowing Zhao Hai more flexibility in dealing with the Divines in the future. This was good for Zhao Hai.
On the other hand, if Zhao Hai allowed the O'neal family to enter the Divine Realm, then Zhao Hai might be able to use the O'Neal family to scare the Barbarians, Winged Pegasus, and Thunder Clan. At this time, the three clans were heavily injured. If they came to know about a new enemy, then they might consider getting an escape plan. When the time comes, Zhao Hai can push forward and convince them to enter the Space.
However, the second method might result in a backlash. The Thunder Clan, Barbarians, and the Winged Pegasus had always been yearning to be free from the Divine Race. They had prepared for many years, and even ingratiate themselves to the Divines when the time for war has yet to come. Not many races had this much courage.
If Zhao Hai didn't resist the O'neal family and just allowed them to come into the Taurus Continent, it was highly probable that the three clans would be in conflict with the new invaders. However, the three clans knew about Zhao Hai's strength. When the time comes, they might suspect that Zhao Hai deliberately allowed the O'Neal family into the Taurus Continent. If Zhao Hai introduces his Space at this time, then the clans would immediately think that Zhao Hai was plotting against them, maybe even before he entered the Taurus Continent. In that case, it would be impossible for the three clans to enter Zhao Hai's Space.
With such considerations, Zhao Hai was left to decide what to do. He didn't know whether to resist or just allow the O'Neal family in.
Zhao Hai never treats other people as fools. He would rather think that they were smarter than him. That way, he would make fewer mistakes.
Moreover, Zhao Hai completely understood the three clans. He knew that the three clans weren't stupid. They were only worried about themselves, that's why they decided to cooperate with Zhao Hai. And even before the battle started, they managed to hide their intent for a long time. This feat would be impossible if the three clans were fools.
Also, Zhao Hai didn't want to fool them. After all, Zhao Hai wasn't cruel nor did he want deaths. Although he wanted to bring the three clans into the Space, he also didn't want the three clans to lose too much people. The losses to the three clans were heavy and Zhao Hai didn't want to further damage them. He was currently thinking about the solidarity of their alliance.
Zhao Hai knew about the saying, 'Help a man once to gain grace, but help a man too much and one would gain hatred.' Zhao Hai had helped the three clans before, so the three clans should be grateful to Zhao Hai. But if Zhao Hai were to deal with everything by himself and save the Taurus Continent on his own, then the help he would give to the three clans would be too much. In this case, the three clans might dread him. This wasn't something that Zhao Hai wanted to see.
Because of this, Zhao Hai wanted to look for means to satisfy everyone. He needed the means to make the three clans enter the Space without suspecting him. And this goal wasn't easy to accomplish.
However, this matter would need to be postponed for the future. Now, Zhao Hai needed to pay attention to the scout troops by the Demon Realm's spatial rift. He wanted to see what the scout troop decides to do.
To be honest, the performance made by Theo and the other people from the O'Neal family surprised Zhao Hai. Their actions were remarkable, very well executed. Zhao Hai wanted to see if this squad was the same.
If this squad were as competent as Theo and the others, then Zhao Hai would gain an estimate on the strength of the O'Neal family.
People who haven't been to the battlefield wouldn't be great at being scouts. Even if they were strictly trained, they still needed real experience to be effective. There was a huge difference in atmosphere between training and true battle.
If the two scouting troops of the O'Neal family were doing well, then it meant that the O'neal family has experienced many battles and had a lot of well-trained veterans. Such a group is very dangerous. Zhao Hai might need to increase his estimated strength of the O'Neal family by fifty percent.
In fact, the difference between recruits and veterans was at least thirty percent. But considering that the O'Neal family had magic armors, Zhao Hai made the conclusion that the O'Neal Family wasn't a presence that he could just ignore. They were people Zhao Hai needed to take carefully into account.
Chapter 894 – What I Would Settle On In The Future
Penny was looking at a spatial rift in the distance. This was an incomparably huge spatial rift, much larger than the one that connects the Atlanta Plane to the Ark Continent.
This spatial rift was discovered not long ago by a magic armor pilot who was under his command. He didn't expect to find anything here, but who would've thought that a huge spatial rift like this would exist.
Upon seeing this spatial rift Penny was shocked. This was the first time that he had seen a rift as big as this one. But then, his heart started to move, this was because nobody can be seen around this rift.
However, Penny was also a very careful person. After looking at the spatial rift, he turned to the person standing beside him and said, "Don, find five people and go inside the rift to see what's inside."
Don immediately nodded before turning around to leave. Before long, five magic armors got into the air and flew into the rift.
Penny looked at the magic armors while also preparing his other men. The others were inside their magic armors, ready to move at moment's notice.
After a few moments, the five magic armors were flying out of the rift at a very fast speed. This caused Penny to be alarmed, he immediately had his magic armor pilots be in alert while the war tanks aimed their cannons towards the rift. However, contrary to what Penny expected, nothing else came out of that spatial rift. After the five magic armors came out, the rift remained peaceful.
Just as Penny was confused, the pilots of the five magic armors jumped down. However, the looks of the pilots were strange. Penny immediately ran towards Don, whose face was a little black. Don looked at Penny and said, "Antidote, quick!"
Penny gawked for a moment before he rushed towards the war tank and took some antidotes that were specially compounded by the O'neal family.
Penny took the cap from the bottle before pouring the antidote down Don's mouth. After Don swallowed the liquid, he took a long breath before he closed his eyes. A while later, Don opened his eyes and said, "Goodness, that was very dangerous."
Penny looked at Don and asked, "What happened? How did you get poisoned after entering the rift?'
Don smiled bitterly and said, "It's too dangerous. On the other side of that spatial rift is a dark red world, even the sun is dark red. However, I didn't expect the air to be toxic. If it wasn't for Chik's toxin detector blaring up, we wouldn't have retreated."
Penny looked at the others and then immediately fed them with antidotes. After the others were restored, Penny went towards a man who looked honest and was about 27 to 28 years old, "Chik, is it really poisonous inside that spatial rift?" Chik nodded and said, "it is. I've always had a detector with me to keep me safe whenever I enter a forbidden area. This time, I didn't expect my detector to issue a warning. We didn't touch anything there, so the only explanation for this is the air being poisonous." Penny nodded and frowned. It's impossible to leave this spatial rift unexplored. But it's also inappropriate for them to scout it at this time.
The reason why Penny thought of this was because the existence of this poisonous air didn't mean that the place was uninhabited. Instead, this meant that this place would have more formidable magic beasts.
There were also a lot of special areas in the Atlanta Plane, and some of them had poisonous environments. In these environments, if a magic beast managed to survive, then this meant that the magic beast was formidable and was extremely difficult to deal with.
And now there's this spatial rift with a poisonous environment on the other side. This wasn't good news for Penny. If they couldn't scout this place out, then they would eternally be worrying about a hidden danger.
However, what made Penny worry the most was the existence of an extremely huge city not far from the spatial rift. This city can accommodate several tens of millions of people. But now, this city became uninhabited. Upon further observation, one could see that this city wasn't fully fortified. It looks broken, but not because of disrepair, it was because its construction was abandoned.
A city of this scale would surely be a major project in the continent. But now, it was actually abandoned. This made no sense. In this case, there's only one explanation. They encountered something that forced them to abandon this city!
Upon thinking about this, Penny couldn't help but frown. The city had a different architectural style compared to those in the Ark continent. Moreover, its establishment near the spatial rift was too conspicuous to be a coincidence. One could see upon careful observation that the city was made for the spatial rift. In other words, this city was made by the people who lived on the other side of the rift.
At this time, a voice came from Penny's side, "Penny, what do we do now?"
Penny looked at the spatial rift and said, "No matter what, we need to look into the other side of that spatial rift. Prepare shields and bring antidotes before going in." Don nodded before he turned around and left. Don knew that Penny's decision was right. However, he was still worried whether the shields could protect them against the poison. At the same time, this also meant that the consumption of energy would be greatly increased. A 10 thousand meter distance without shields would take the same energy as a 70 thousand meter distance with shields.
The energy consumption of the shields was huge. However, Don still supported this decision. If they cannot clarify what's inside the spatial rift, then they won't be able to feel at ease.
Zhao Hai was inside his room while looking at their movement. When he heard that the scouts would use their shields as they entered the rift, he couldn't help but nod. Then he turned to Laura and said, "These guys are very competent. The O'Neal family truly isn't an ordinary group. They have a lot of experienced veterans, they wouldn't be easy to deal with." Laura nodded, then she said, "Brother Hai, if the O'Neal family comes to the Divine Realm, what do we do? Allow them in? Or do we repel them?" Zhao Hai frowned and answered, "To be honest, I cannot make a decision right now. We need to weigh the advantages and disadvantages."
Laura looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Brother Hai, what do you mean?" Zhao Hai forced a smile and said, "What I mean is, I want the Thunder Clan and the others to migrate to the Space. However, that won't be easy. Their temperament aren't that great. If they discover that I had plans for them, then it's possible that they might die rather than entering the Space."
When she heard this, Laura nodded. Then Zhao Hai turned to Lizzy and the others and said, "Do any of you have any ideas?" Lizzy knit her brows and said, "Brother Hai, if it's possible, we can use the same method we used when the Divines came to the Ark Continent. We'll have the Thunder Clan and the others participate in the defense of the spatial rift to have them witness the strength of the O'Neal family. When the time comes, it shouldn't be difficult for you to convince them to migrate to the Space."
Zhao Hai nodded. This wasn't the greatest idea, but it was still very good. Megan also added, "Big Brother Hai, we can also tell the Thunder Clan and the others about the ongoing situation. Maybe it may prove useful." Zhao Hai nodded, "It seems like we can only do it like that. If it doesn't work, then we might have to give up on them. No matter what, we cannot force them like what we did to the Divines."
Laura and the others nodded. At this time, the magic armors entered the rift. The magic armors had their shields on and the pilots also had antidotes with them.
Zhao Hai looked at the monitor and smiled, "Those magic armors are really good. Even their shields are noteworthy. It seems like we'll be able to save a lot of energy in the future."
Laura smiled faintly and before her expression mellowed down, "Brother Hai, those magic armors aren't really that useful for us. Think about it, when the people in the Space grow up, the lowest rank they would have would be 9th rank. Eventually a great number of them would reach God-rank. When they reach God-rank we can just give them combat suits. I think that the magic armors would have little use at that point."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "At present, the magic armors don't have great uses for us. However, we must consider the future. The present magic armors might only have God-rank strength. But what if we develop better magic armors? We might be able to amplify a God-rank's strength by ten or even a hundred times. At that time, wouldn't they be very useful? Moreover, even if the magic armors can't help with our fighting strength, wouldn't they improve our daily lives?"
When Zhao Hai said this, Laura couldn't help but think about the magic armors that helped in making the huge ships. Laura nodded, the magic armors were perfect in large scale construction. If they had those magic armors, they would be able to save a lot of energy and manpower.
Chapter 895 – The Two Sides of the Matter
Megan looked at the monitor and said, "Brother Hai, do we withdraw the undead and iron armor beasts that are mining in the Demon Realm? If we don't, then they would be discovered."
There were plenty of ores in the Demon Realm, of which Zhao Hai were mining using his undead and iron armor beasts. Some of the ores in the Demon Realm could be found on the surface. So although there were some mines that had been dug out, a lot of undead and iron armor beasts were still working on the surface. In this case, it wouldn't take too long before Don and the others discover them. This was the reason why Megan asked.
Zhao Hai chuckled and said, "It's fine. I want to see what kind of reaction they would have after seeing the undead and iron armor beasts. If they turn hostile, then I won't mind having the first batch of magic armor and war tanks be sent to the Space."
When they heard Zhao Hai, Laura and the others can feel his killing intent. Although eliminating this scout squad at this time would possibly attract the attention of the O'Neal family, there were some advantages in doing so.
Currently, the O'Neal family should be focused on the Underworld. If Zhao Hai completely wipes the scouting squad out, then the O'Neal family might get nervous. However, it was certain that they won't just give up on the Ark Continent like that. They would first send another team to the south to see the situation. And that would take at least a few days.
In the past, Zhao Hai was afraid of making a move on the O'Neal family since he didn't want them to flee. Zhao Hai was still planning to gain benefits from the O'Neal family, it wouldn't be good if he were to drive them away.
But now, it seems like Zhao Hai's worries were unnecessary. For the O'Neal family, the Ark Continent was just too precious to give up on.
While Zhao Hai was spying on the family, the O'Neal family patriarch had received additional word from Lewis informing him that the innate yin domain was slowly expanding towards the continent. This caught the O'Neal family in quite a dilemma.
When they first discovered the underworld, the O'Neal family only thought that it was a forbidden area in the continent. As long as they didn't provoke it, then the innate yin domain wouldn't be a threat. But now it seems like this wasn't the case. The innate yin domain found in the Ark Continent was different than the ones in the Atlanta Plane.
The O'Neal family's Patriarch called the generals to his room once more and told them about the information sent by Lewis.
When they heard this information, the generals stared before their expressions changed as they discussed with each other. This was bad news for the O'Neal family.
The expansion of the underworld meant that it would slowly consume the Ark Continent. Although the family had made some arrangements and had sent strong cannons, it would be hard for these cannons to block the expansion of the dark mist.
In the Atlanta Plane, strong cannons would be able to deal with innate yin domains. However, innate yin domains in the Atlanta Plane don't expand. This time, the innate yin domain was able to increase its size. And with its area already so big, the O'Neal family wasn't sure if the strong cannons would be able to deal with it.
If the cannons prove to be useless, then that would be trouble for the O'Neal family. The family had already invested too much in the expedition to the Ark Continent. If the dark mist really makes them retreat, then the damage to the family would be very bad.
The O'Neal Patriarch looked at those present and said, "Calm down." Although his voice wasn't loud, everyone still became quiet. The Patriarch's status in the O'Neal family was very high.
The Patriarch looked at his people and said, "Why are all of you flustered? The dark mist wouldn't cover the continent immediately. It's already reported that the increase wasn't that fast. Moreover, the family's cannons are on the way. When the time comes, it might be possible for us to get rid of the dark mist. What is important right now is our reconnaissance to the south. We know too little about the southern part of the continent. What we need to do is know as much as possible about the Ark Continent. This place has a lot of minerals, and some of them are very much needed by the O'Neal family. It can be said that this continent is a huge treasure chest. We cannot just give up on it. If the situation in the south of the continent it good, then we can develop it for our use. As for the innate yin domain, we can slow it as much as possible while we retreat. Haven't you thought about it? Since the innate yin domain is expanding, it would reach our spatial rift one day. In this case, we might as well take the initiative and look for ways to deal with it."
When everyone heard the Patriarch, they kept being silent. They knew that the Patriarch was right. The innate yin domain wouldn't swallow the Ark Continent immediately. At the same time, the dark mist would still reach the Atlanta Plane's spatial rift whether they retreat or not. They need to deal with it sooner or later.
It was just a danger that was discovered ahead of time. But putting the issue of the Dark Mist aside, the O'Neal family would be able to get a lot of ores and things they need from the Ark Continent. This was already a blessing for them.
When they shifted their thinking to this, the group calmed down. In fact, any matter has two sides, the good and the bad. One could look at the bad side, or one could see it from the good side. Either way, one would see different results.
The Patriarch looked at the group's eyes and said, "Go, send more teams to scout the continent and we'll relocate to the south. Be sure to clear the situation with the southern part of the continent at the shortest time. Go."
The group nodded before they turned and left the room. After they left, the Patriarch let out a long sigh. To be honest, he didn't have any optimistic views of the Ark Continent at this time. The situation of the south was still unclear. And with the north turning up as it was, things were looking bad.
After sighing, the Patriarch gently rubbed his brows. The Ark Continent had become a quagmire that the O'Neal family has been caught in. It would be too late for them to leave at this point. The O'Neal family only has two roads to go; one is to get engulfed by this quagmire, and the other was to rob this quagmire of its gold and happily retreat.
Meanwhile, Don and the others were still clueless about the situation back in the family. They were currently investigating the Demon Realm. But after looking through several cities, they couldn't help but feel strange.
They didn't know that this was the Demon Realm, but they can be assured that this wasn't the Ark Continent either. The spatial crack was already quite a distance away, but the situation here was the same as the Ark Continent. Everyone had moved away, every single settlement was empty.
Moreover, judging by the situation here, the migration was much more recent compared to the Ark Continent. Also, it seems like there were more magic beasts here.
After looking at a few cities, Don and the others withdrew from the Demon Realm. Their magic armors don't have much energy left. If their armor ran out of energy, then they would risk dying here.
This wasn't the Ark Continent. In the Ark Continent, even if their magic armors were to run out of energy, they can still send a signal so that people would be able to meet them. However, in the Demon Realm, if their magic armors ran out of energy, both the magic beasts and the poisonous air would immediately claim their lives.
After seeing Don and the others leaving the Demon Realm, Zhao Hai smiled faintly as he looked at Laura and said, "From the current situation, it seems like the O'Neal family would take quite some time exploring the Demon Realm. We can feel relieved as we deal with the Divine Race."
At this time, Cai'er suddenly said, "Young Master, the O'Neal family just sent out several scout groups towards the south. It seems like they want to know about the situation in the south as soon as possible."
Zhao Hai stared before he shifted his monitor to the Rosen Empire. There were several scouts going southward from the Rosen Empire, moreover, their speed was very quick.
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "It looks like the O'Neal Family wants to understand the situation of the Ark Continent's south in order to make a decision. Leave them be. We'll arrange some people to defend the spatial rift, let's see how they plan to deal with that."
Laura smiled and said, "Brother Hai, why don't we just deal with the O'Neal family? Wouldn't it be better if we clean them up right now?"
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, we will take care of them sooner or later. But not now. What we need to do at this time is acquire the Divine Race's ultimate weapons. If we add the O'Neal family, the energy I'll use would be too much. If I ascend without acquiring the Ultimate Weapons, then we would lose so much."
Laura and the others' expression changed. Lizzy immediately asked, "What happened Brother Hai? Is the feeling of rejection getting stronger?"
Zhao Hai couldn't help but bitterly nod. Now, every time he uses energy, he would immediately feel the laws driving him away.This made Zhao Hai feel uncomfortable. However, he didn't have any means to deal with it. The only thing he can do right now was to reduce the instances where he uses his own energy.
Chapter 896 – Blood Red Wine, Graceful Demeanor
While Zhao Hai was observing the O'Neal family, Bingya and the others were persuading the vassal races to head to the continents controlled by the foreign races. Before they met the vassal soldiers, Bingya and the others already prepared themselves to meet with difficulties. However, they didn't expect that the situation would be harder than they expected.
After the vassal soldiers heard Bingya's proposition, they immediately exploded. Even some of the well-tempered ones began to suspect Bingya and the others of twisting the truth in order to have them face the Divines. They thought Bingya wanted to use them as cannon fodder and fight against the Divine Race.
To be honest, it wouldn't be strange for the vassal races to have this idea given their current circumstance. These people were the most faithful dogs of the Divine Race. They only dared to revolt because they had the number advantage against the Divines. If they didn't outnumber the Divine Race, then they would've even helped in quelling the vassal race rebellion.
In the past, they didn't dare to make any noise. But after Bingya's proposition, most of them didn't agree. These people immediately jumped up and ignited. Before long, the situation had become uncontrollable.
If Zhao Hai hadn't given them food, then these people might have made a move against Zhao Hai.
Bingya and the others didn't expect this situation at all. They were still young members of their respective races. Therefore, they didn't have too much experience handling these types of things. Because of this, for a moment, they didn't know what to do.
Bingya was currently sitting inside the room along with Ryder and Yehta. The three people looked distressed. Outside, the vassal soldiers had become noisy, Bingya and the others had completely lost control of them. Moreover, under the provocation of the more powerful vassal members, the vassal soldiers even wanted Zhao Hai to give them all the food to bring home.
If it wasn't for Zhao Hai's leaving a strong impression when dealing with the Divines, the vassal soldiers would have long since went to Zhao Hai and demand for food.
However, Bingya also knew that this passive situation wouldn't last for long. This was because word had spread among the vassal soldiers that Zhao Hai wouldn't dare do anything to them. Zhao Hai wouldn't make move because there were nearly 100 million of them. And nobody was crazy enough to kill 100 million people in one breath.
This word started out small, after all, Zhao Hai's strength has been seen by everyone. However, someone said that Zhao Hai only broke the base and didn't actually kill that many Divines. Most of the Divine Race soldiers who were able to survive has been sent away by Zhao Hai using his Space Divergent ability, they weren't killed. This gave the vassal soldiers confidence. This news became louder and louder in the vassal race camp.
Naturally, Bingya and the others knew that there were such voices among the vassal soldiers. Bingya was fully opposed to the vassal soldiers' movement to ask for food from Zhao Hai because he knew that Zhao Hai wasn't a good person. Slaughtering 100 million people wasn't a problem for Zhao Hai. At this time, Zhao Hai's undead had reached more than 200 million. Expecting a person like that to care about 100 million people would be a naive thought.
But at this point, no vassal soldier would listen to Bingya. Because of this, Bingya couldn't do anything, he could only hide in his room and worry.
Ryder looked at Bingya and said, "Bingya, there's no need to be polite to those guys. I think we should report this to mister, ask him to teach them a lesson."
Bingya looked at Ryder's eyes and smiled bitterly, "I also want to report this to mister, but this is something that Mister entrusted to us. Finally, we already gained this much face with mister. How could we just tell him that we failed?"
When Ryder heard Bingya, he became silent. He also felt that he wouldn't have face to approach Zhao Hai.
At this time, it was Yehta's turn to talk, "I still think that we should report this to Mister. If you let those people meet with mister themselves and Mister didn't know about it, then Mister might be disappointed. We've already failed, we cannot fail a second time."
When Bingya heard what Yehta said, he paused for a moment before his eyes shone, "Right, that's true. We should report this to mister. Otherwise, we would fail mister once more. Let's go see mister right now."
However, Yehta blocked Bingya and said, "You can't go out right now. If you go out, then those people would follow you. When they get there, they would immediately make demands to Mister Zhao Hai. I think you should use the messenger fish. In any case, we've already lost face, we can't lose any more."
Bingya looked at Yehta. He knew that Elves were the ones who cared about face the most. For Yehta to say that today meant that she was already confident in Zhao Hai.
Bingya didn't reply and just nodded. Then he took his messenger fish and said, "Mister, Mister, are you in?"
Zhao Hai was currently thinking about how to deal with the multitude of scouts that the O'Neal family had sent out. Sending these many scouts meant that they would discover the spatial rift to the Divine Realm much sooner. When the time comes, a fight would break out.
Although Zhao Hai said that it would be fine as long as he stationed some soldiers in the rift, this matter wasn't actually that simple. The core problem was the three clans.
Zhao Hai wanted to bring the three races over into the Space. Since he had fought with them, Zhao Hai was sure that if he left, the three clans wouldn't be able to resist the Atlanta Plane and the Underworld. Because of this, Zhao Hai wanted the three clans to move into the Space and live the same life as the Demons, the people from the Ark Continent, and the Goblins.
But naturally, this wouldn't be easy. The most difficult thing to guess was a person's heart. Zhao Hai was afraid that his good intentions would be misunderstood by the Thunder CLan and the others. And that wouldn't be good.
At this time, Zhao Hai felt his messenger fish move. When he took it out, he heard Bingya's message. He held the messenger fish bottle and said, "Bingya, I'm here. How's the preparation doing?"
When he heard Zhao Hai, Bingya couldn't help but feel shame, then he said, "Mister, I've failed you."
Zhao Hai stared, he was confused so he asked, "What happened?"
Bingya told Zhao Hai everything. He told him that he had completely lost control of the vassal soldiers.
After listening to Bingya, Zhao Hai's face turned a bit ugly. He didn't think that the vassal soldiers would be so ignorant. They even wanted to make demands to him.
Since Lizzy and the others were also with Zhao Hai, their expressions couldn't help but change as well. Before, they thought that Zhao Hai was excessively worrying about how to deal with the three clans. They felt that there was no need to consider it too much.
But now however, with how the vassal races reacted, they could finally understand Zhao Hai's worries. Zhao Hai's thoughts weren't baseless, it's actually possible for something to go wrong.
Take these vassal soldiers for example. Their people were fighting against the Divines while they were selling their lives to the same people. The saddest thing was the Divines wanted to starve them to death and wait for them to lose during the fight before dealing with them.
Bingya bringing food for them at this time was the biggest kindness that they could receive. And Bingya's proposal to send them to the Foreign Races' continents was something that was good for them. And yet they actually reacted this way. This wasn't something that Lizzy and the others expected.
When Bingya was finished talking, Zhao Hai said, "Alright, I understand. You don't have to worry about this matter. Nothing has happened yet, but you still need to protect yourselves." After putting the messenger fish away, Lizzy's face turned ugly as she said, "Brother Hai, these people are too ignorant. Should we teach them a lesson?"
Zhao Hai smiled faintly, then he coldly said, "Don't worry, we'll teach them a lesson. But we also need an excuse to do so. We need to rile them up a bit more."
Laura and the others knew Zhao Hai very well, and they could hear a bit of killing intent from Zhao Hai's words. It was clear that Zhao Hai was really angry. It seems like the vassal soldiers would soon be unlucky.
However, they didn't think about stopping Zhao Hai. The reaction of the vassal races also angered them. If it wasn't for Zhao Hai showing his anger, Lizzy would have already commanded the undead army to deal with the vassal soldiers.
Bingya put away his messenger fish before turning to Yehta and Ryder before he said, "What do you think about Mister's response? How do you think he will deal with the vassal soldiers?"
Ryder sneered and said, "Mister is surely not a kindhearted person. Those people will suffer bad luck. But this is also good, they don't have any sense of thankfulness. If it weren't for us, then would have already been starved to death. Now that they are full, they actually forgot the kindness that was given to them."
Yehta smiled faintly and said, "Right, they need to know how terrifying mister can become. With this, they shouldn't be able to dare go against mister in the future. And leading them should become easier."
Just as the three people were talking, the vassal soldiers were ready to go to Zhao Hai and make demands. The Hell King's ship wasn't too far from the city they were in. They can go to Zhao Hai with Bingya leading the way.
At this point, the vassal soldiers were so agitated that they had lost reason. They already forgot that they used to starve, and that Zhao Hai and Bingya had brought grain to save them. In their minds, Zhao Hai was thinking of using them as cannon fodder. They need to make Zhao Hai know about how terrifying they could be.
Before long, under the agitation of several people, about 100 hundred million soldiers flew towards Zhao Hai's ship, encircling it.
Zhao Hai was currently sitting inside his room, watching the movements of the vassal soldiers. When he saw that the ship was surrounded, Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Those people are really impatient, they're quick to be riled up. They can't think for even a moment. Meg, go set up some tables outside. I want to see how those people deal with us. Cai'er, remember to look at the surroundings, make sure that nobody is able to escape."
Meg and Cai'er nodded and then went on to prepare. Zhao Hai turned his head to Laura and the others and said, "Let's head out. I want to see what methods those guys will use to force me to give them food."
Laura and the others stood up and went out. Meg already set the table outside. There were a few small snacks on the table as well as a few glasses of red wine. It was a blaringly red wine, the same color as blood.
Zhao Hai sat on the seat of honor while Laura and the others sat on the side. The group just sat there under the gazes of the vassal soldiers surrounding them.
What does it feel to be surrounded by 100 million people? Whether it be in the Ark Continent or back on Earth, maybe nobody can give an answer. Even if you ask Zhao Hai, he might say that he doesn't know.
Zhao Hai looked at the vassal soldiers calmly, there was no trace of fear on his face. He was calmer than an person looking at 100 million ants. If someone saw 100 million ants, then one might be scared to death. It's because those ants could swallow his life.
But in the eyes of Zhao Hai, these people were different from 100 million ants. Although ants were very weak, a 100 million of them would have terrifying power. As for these people, although they have gathered together, they will panic as soon as they encounter any problems. They weren't worth mentioning at all.
The vassal soldiers were getting closer and closer to Zhao Hai. Meanwhile, Zhao Hai was just calmly looking at them with his wine glass in his hand. Zhao Hai gently swirled his glass, forming a vortex with his blood red wine. At the same time, Laura and the others were just calmly sitting there, sipping the wine in their glass.
Laura and the others didn't use to have this demeanor. But ever since they saw Zhao Hai doing it, they saw that it looked really good and graceful. Because of this, they learned Zhao Hai's aura and just sat there calmly. It was as if they had nothing to do with what's happening around them.
The vassal soldiers have already encircled the Hell King's ship. The ship didn't become bigger. Surrounded by 100 million people, the ship looked like a small boat swallowed by the vortex.
However, no vassal soldier dared to embark on the ship. They just encircled the ship and looked at the bow, where Zhao Hai was drinking his red wine. While looking at Zhao Hai's graceful movement, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva. They found out that they were somewhat anxious.
Chapter 897 – You Think Too Highly Of Yourselves!
Zhao Hai currently wasn't looking at these people, he just stared at his wine glass as he calmly said, "What's wrong? Why are all of you here?"
The vassal races found that Zhao Hai's voice was calm, and his body didn't exude any imposing aura. However, they didn't know why, but they still got more and more nervous. This was especially true for those people who were yelling before. More and more people swallowing their saliva were heard, nobody talked for a while.
Zhao Hai looked up and scanned those present. Then he turned his gaze to the glass in his hand as he lifted it up towards the sun. This action made the wine inside the glass more gleaming. But in the eyes of the vassal soldiers, it looked so strange.
In the end, the vassal soldiers couldn't just stand there as one of them talked, "Mister Zhao Hai, we want to talk to you."
Zhao Hai turned his head to the person and then glanced at the people surrounding the Hell King's ship before he said, "You want to talk? You bring so many people to talk to me? You people are quite special."
The person's face turned red, then he glanced at those behind him before breathing a sigh of relief. Then he turned to look back at Zhao Hai as he said, "Mister Zhao Hai, first we want to thank you for saving us. If it weren't for you, we would've already been starved."
Zhao Hai didn't make too much noise, but he just swirled his glass as he said, "It's not my idea to save you. Bingya told me that you're allies and asked me to save you. Why would I want to rescue you? If it weren't for Bingya, I wouldn't have placed you in my eyes."
The man was stunned by Zhao Hai. Originally, he wanted to express his thanks as a gesture of politeness before making his demands. But now, it seems like Zhao Hai didn't intend to accept the gesture.
The man's expression sunk, with a cold voice he said, "Since Mister said so, then we don't need to feel grateful. Can mister give us back our grain?"
Zhao Hai became more disappointed at these people. He looked at the person and made a puzzled look as he asked, "Grain? What grain? When did this Zhao Hai owe you grain?"
The man calmly replied, "Don't mess with us. You robbed the Divines of food. Now give us the grain."
Zhao Hai looked at the man as he suddenly smiled faintly and said, "First, I need to confirm something, are you a Divine? If so, then I can't give you food because you're my enemy. Have you heard of someone returning an enemy's supplies? If you're not a Divine, then you are either my ally, or a an uninvolved person. If you are my ally, then I will provide you with food. But my allies have to listen to my arrangements. And if you're not an ally, then you're someone who has nothing to do with me. Why would I give some food to someone I don't care about?"
What Zhao Hai said was flawless. These people didn't have any reason to claim Zhao Hai's plundered food. If they classify themselves as a part of the Divine Race, then they would be Zhao Hai's enemies. If they were Zhao Hai's allies, and even if Zhao Hai didn't state it clearly, this meant that they would obey Zhao Hai's orders, and why would allies be aggressive in asking for grain? And lastly, if they weren't allies, then they were just uninvolved people. Why would people who had nothing to do with Zhao Hai want to get his grain?"
The vassal soldiers stayed quiet for a moment, they were caught speechless. Then after some time, someone loudly said, "Zhao Hai, I ask you. Isn't the fact that our people are at war with the Divines a lie that you made up? You're just tricking us into working for you."
Zhao Hai looked at the person as though he was looking at an idiot. After some time, he said, "You? What are you talking about? What good would I gain if I lie to you? Work for me? I don't need you. The grain in my hand is even more valuable than your lives. Moreover, the undead army under my command doesn't need to eat food. Most importantly, they also follow every single word I say."
Zhao Hai made Cai'er remember the people who just talked. These men chose to use this opportunity to incite the vassal soldiers' hatred towards Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai's response was quite interesting. The vassal soldiers were able to witness Zhao Hai use his undead to deal with the Divines who managed to escape from the collapsed base. Zhao Hai had quite a lot of undead. What Zhao Hai said this time essentially meant that he didn't care about the vassal soldiers.
Upon hearing Zhao Hai, some of the vassal soldiers calmed down. When they had been instigate before, they haven't managed to think about this point. Now that Zhao Hai reminded them, they suddenly remembered Zhao Hai's enormous number of Undead. Moreover, it's evident that their fighting strength wasn't weak.
However, there were still some vassal soldiers who held Zhao Hai's response with contempt. They clamored and seemed to prepare to make a move.
Zhao Hai calmly looked at the soldiers. The few people that he paid special attention to were now standing proudly among the crowd as they watched Zhao Hai. It seems like they wanted to see how Zhao Hai plans to deal with this scene.
Zhao Hai's gaze swept through the crowd like a blade. He took up his wine glass and downed the wine. After placing his glass back on the table, he slowly stood up and said, "You're saying that I'm deceiving you? That your people aren't really fighting against the Divine Race? And I just want you to point your swords towards the Divines? Well, let me ask you. Why would I need to do that? I've occupied the Taurus Continent. Five Supreme Elders tried to deal with me but they couldn't. Seven Supreme Elders wanted to look for me but ended up withdrawing. Why do I need to use you? Aren't you looking too highly upon yourselves?" When the vassal soldiers heard Zhao Hai, they couldn't help but get stunned. Zhao Hai's voice was clearly transmitted to their ears. This feat alone made the soldiers feel Zhao Hai's might. Some soldiers became calm.
But at this time, a voice came about, "Don't listen to his nonsense. He just wants to work us to death while also pulling our families in. The reason the Supreme Elders retreated was likely because we are here. We need to head back to our clans and explain to the Divines. Otherwise, we would risk going to war!"
These words were akin to putting more oil into the fire. The minds of the soldiers who managed to calm down were once again shaken.
Right, there were a lot of vassal races that wanted to rebel against the Divines. However, if they wanted to rebel, they must do their preparations in absolute secrecy. Otherwise, their plans would be found out by the Divine Race and they would be suppressed. Because of this, most of the vassals didn't know about any plans that their clans had made. The Divines had implanted a deep fear inside the hearts of the vassal soldiers. Because of this, upon hearing this person, they subconsciously believed him, even if they didn't know who it was.
As the vassal soldiers were clamoring, someone from the crowd suddenly flung their axe towards Zhao Hai's Hell King's ship. Although the axe was immediately flung away by the waves on the ship, the axe acted as a signal for the vassal soldiers to push forward and overrun Zhao Hai. Upon seeing this development, Zhao Hai's gaze turned frigid. He coldly snorted as the ship increased in size instantaneously. Those who were rushing towards Zhao Hai suddenly found out that they were faced with the dark blue underside of the ship.
They managed to see the ship change its size before. However, that was from far away so they didn't feel any shock. But now it was different. They were standing underneath the ship while looking at it. In this state, it was natural for them to feel an unnatural pressure coming from the Hell King's ship. Those who were rushing forwards found themselves frozen. They didn't know whether they should advance or retreat.
While they were stunned, Zhao Hai didn't hold back. He immediately directed the ship to go straight forward. The speed of the ship was very fast, the vassals who were controlling the soldiers from the shadows couldn't even make an order to form a line. With no place to retreat or hide, every soldier that were ran over by the ship were eliminated. The ship was like a roller that passed through a group of ants. No soldier can be seen where the ship had gone through.
In just a blink of an eye, Zhao Hai was already out of the encirclement. After which Zhao Hai turned the ship and realigned its bow to face the vassal soldiers once more.
When the vassal soldiers looked at the Hell King's ship and then to the gap it made, their hearts couldn't help but turn cold. They just saw the ship overrun a minimum of a million people. The image was too terrifying.
Now that Zhao Hai had realigned the ship's bow, the hearts of the vassal soldiers couldn't help but beat faster. They discovered that they were nothing in front of Zhao Hai. In Zhao Hai's eyes, they were just dust. They thought that with their numbers, Zhao Hai wouldn't do anything to them. It seems like they were too naive.
It was at this time that people remembered Zhao Hai being a Dark Mage. A Dark Mage capable of commanding more than two hundred million undead. Could such a person he soft-hearted? What a joke!
At this time, the ship began to go forward once more. This caused the soldiers' position to collapse. There were some who threw their weapons away in order to escape.
The vassal soldiers weren't all heroes, there were dogs among them as well!