Chapter 587: Chapter 587: The Hydra Persuades to Surrender
“The power of darkness and decay, what is this?” The Captain’s face didn’t look so good, “You are not a follower of the Evil God, are you?”
The Captain scrutinized Li Yao closely. With the unfolding disaster, many believers of the Evil God began to spread their faith.
Especially among humans, due to the savage destruction caused by the Undead, the activities of many Evil Gods have surged.
He was not unfamiliar with the Evil God, in fact, they were the ones he actively sought to obliterate.
They were labeled as ‘Evil Gods’ because they constantly preached about the coming of doomsday and the world’s impending decay, among other things. He had personally killed numerous followers of these Evil Gods.
But soon, he felt something was off. If Li Yao was indeed a follower of the Evil God, he wouldn’t be so brazen. And if he wasn’t, this malicious aura was something he had never felt before.
Li Yao spoke indifferently, “The Black Touch, have you ever heard of it?”
“Black Touch? Wasn’t that the treasure that the Ranger General got when he became a Banshee?” The Captain appeared startled.
“Correct, but now, the Queen has bestowed it upon me and my elite class is now the Dark Ranger.” The Captain seemed relieved and his vigilance somewhat lowered.
Their Princess and the leaders of the two factions shared a great relationship, which was why they currently belonged to a neutral faction. Their ambition was to eliminate any entity that sought the destruction of the world.
They echoed the same sentiment as the Archangel—to resolve the conflicts between the two factions.
For this ideal, the Princess even accidentally killed her own father. Despite having to bear the brunt of her actions, she continued to strive for her ideals.
As a staunch supporter of the Princess, he was naturally in the same mindset. Hearing that the Queen had given Li Yao such a valuable treasure, he couldn’t help but appraise him higher.
The Black Touch held great prestige. It was entirely unfazed by the impact of the Undead plague. Instead, it could absorb their life force and Soul Fire. It was practically an Evil God that devoured everything.
Back then, although the Dark Queen was formidable, she was far from being a World-level Chief. It was only due to her continuous absorption of powerful beings that she managed to become one of the world’s overlords in such a short period.
Now, in Li Yao’s hands, despite its evil feeling, its power seemed mediocre, which was why the Captain hadn’t recognized it immediately.
With time, however, he harbored no speck of doubt.
It was as if Li Yao’s absorption empowered the touch of the Black Touch to extend infinitely, like countless foggy tentacles growing and extending relentlessly. Within a short period, the enormous sea monster seemed to be enveloped in a black hand.
The pulsing wave of life and the exceedingly evil Dark Power were constantly shaking the harbor.
The Dark Queen, who was engaged in a fierce battle far away, pierced a half-human, half-horse strongman with an arrow and suddenly lifted her head, her body also glowing with tumbling waves of life.
This wave of vitality was being transmitted from the Void, transforming the hue of her originally blue skin into a translucent-Gem like texture.
Chieftain Mosante quickly became aware of this situation and chuckled, “Your perception is on point, this thriving life force could boost your strength a bit and fill your body with vitality.”
The Queen nodded, “I gave it to him to improve his self-defense capabilities. But his current strength is too weak to suppress the backlash from the Black Touch, which is why I haven’t completely severed the link with him. Surprisingly, he keeps on bringing surprise after surprise.”
“Something doesn’t feel right, what can this surge of power be?” the Archangel inquired, eyes furrowed in confusion.
“Must be a high-tier sixth rank or above colossal boss. However, him being only at the second rank, how can such a very strong creature not resist?” The Queen’s tone was calm, but everyone present could tell from the slight curl of her mouth that her current mood was exalted.
Recently, the centaurs had suddenly started counter-attacking, leading to continuous battles. The Queen didn’t get time to recover, gradually revealing her Undead form, even displaying a few signs of rot. She was quite concerned about it.
However, the replenishment of life force had instantly boosted her combat power to the peak. Even though it could not help her break through to higher levels, it would last quite a long time.
You should know, trying to get such a monster was not easy for her. Now, hearing it from others, she was both very proud and satisfied with her successor.
“It must be the colossal sea monster.” An icy and beautiful female Mage said solemnly, her body hidden beneath numerous layers of magic power, appearing hazy and formidable, “My Defense Officer communicated to me not long ago that a large sea monster had attacked the harbor once again, and a confident second-rank soldier accepted the commission.”
“There should be no mistake then. Taking on such a mission despite his low rank, that’s definitely his style,” observed the Archangel.
“Yes, a very large sea monster. I battled against it for six years, injuring it each time and driving it back but unable to kill it. I never thought that it would fall into the hands of your follower this time, it seems he has helped me deal with a major problem.” The Great Mage turned to the Queen signifying his gratitude with a bow.
The Queen just nodded, Chieftain Mosante chuckled and said, “I heard that he had won against eighty thousand soldiers with just three thousand. He really is a promising talent that shows a lot of promise. After a while, bring him to see me, I have a task that needs his help.”
The Queen looked at Mosante in surprise, “A rookie like him, what can he help with?”
“This task restricts too high power levels, it must be someone below the third rank. I’ve tried many times but always ended up unsuccessful. Maybe this little guy can make it work. Don’t worry, no matter what, he’s your chosen successor, I certainly won’t harm him.” Mosante reassured the Queen.
“Alright, once the war ends, I’ll bring him over.” After some contemplation, the Queen agreed. Mosante had always been generous. Naturally, he wouldn’t harm Li Yao. He might even benefit from him, and she would get a favor from Mosante too.
Li Yao, naturally, was not aware that as he was catching his pets, he unknowingly caught the attention of the big bosses, who also had a tough task prepared for him.
He was already sweating profusely. When he had absorbed the Hydra initially, it hadn’t taken long. But this sea monster had such an exuberant life force.
It was degrading too slowly. Although no anomaly appeared in his stats, he distinctly felt unwell.
Actually, the giant sea monster had already awakened when its rank and tiers were diminishing. However, it was bound and under the effect of the potion, it couldn’t break free but could only roar loudly.
Li Yao persistently attempted to tame the creature, but the contract kept breaking, obviously indicating the sea monster was unwilling to surrender.
When it was down to rank three, the sea monster still proved to be stubborn. At this point, Li Yao started to feel anxious. If it descended to rank two or lower, he would have to go through the trouble of its evolution later; so he summoned the Hydra.
“Can you help me tame this guy?” Li Yao asked directly.
The Dark Serpent’s eyes sparkled with delight as it chuckled, “Ah, Mosante, it’s been a while.”
The giant sea monster was taken aback after seeing the Hydra, forgetting about its struggles…