The Tri-Elemental Demon Dragon possessed three heads, each capable of sacrificing itself to save the main body from death. This was no secret on the continent of Tidus, but in this异世界 (yì shìjiè - otherworld), no one knew.
He had pinned his hopes on this escape, but unexpectedly, Hou Ying, a descendant of the demon race, exposed him right to his face.
The guardian of this world before him was far more terrifying than he had anticipated. With a single strike, two of his heads were severed, robbing him of two chances to be reborn.
At this moment, his hatred for Hou Ying burned even more intensely than his hatred for Bai Ye. Firstly, Hou Ying's words had sealed his doom, and secondly, he had betrayed his own kind, the demon race, for an alien.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Niculus Ghidora roared furiously. kA Nshu Wǔ. ξà
"Hehehe! You wish to enslave me? Impossible! You underestimate the pride and glory of our Tri-Elemental Demon Dragon royal clan!"
"If I die here today, once the passage is fully opened, you will all be buried with me! This entire world will be destroyed!!"
"Hou Ying, you traitor! How ridiculous, you deserve the decline of your Azure Cat clan! Hahaha..."
Niculus Ghidora cackled maniacally, knowing his end was near and his words were no longer restrained.
Bai Ye, seeing his refusal to submit again, did not act immediately. Instead, he watched Niculus Ghidora rage, as gaining some information about Hou Ying was quite valuable.
In the time he had known this peculiar being, Bai Ye only knew three things about Hou Ying:
His name, Hou Ying; his identity, a Catastrophe-class demon; his hobby, artistic pursuits. Nothing else.
"If the Tidus world were to know of your pathetic situation, your Azure Cat royal family would be removed from the Four Great Royal Families. Our Tri-Elemental Demon Dragon royal clan can take your place."
"Providence, such a great surname, you Hou Ying are not worthy..."
The Tri-Elemental Demon Dragon, seeing Bai Ye’s inaction, continued his tirade while channeling demonic energy to heal himself.
Azure Cat royal family? Providence?
Could this fellow’s name be Hou Ying Providence?
Bai Ye tilted his head slightly and glanced at Hou Ying. Hou Ying looked at him and smiled with narrowed eyes, "Not going to attack anymore?"
Bai Ye replied, "A little longer..."
"Alas..." Hou Ying sighed and looked at Niculus Ghidora, his eyes full of hatred.
He slowly raised his left hand and pointed with his index finger.
"Wind—Strangulation!"
His gentle voice sounded like a chant, but contrary to the soft utterance, a fierce wind suddenly erupted from all directions as soon as his words fell.
Howling gales blew from every direction.
Bai Ye's gaze sharpened slightly. The tearing force within this gale caused him a slight sting, even though he was not the target.
"You... you dare to kill me!!!"
Niculus Ghidora roared in disbelief from within the storm. He knew he would die, but he expected Bai Ye to deliver the killing blow. He never imagined that the one to strike the final blow would be Hou Ying...
Whoosh!!!
The gale surrounding him formed a terrifying hurricane. As it spun, it unleashed an incredibly powerful tearing force, creating vacuums in the air.
Even more terrifying, the hurricane flashed with countless wind blades, incredibly sharp, each passing stroke carving rifts in space.
"Roar, roar, roar—"
Niculus Ghidora's massive body was repeatedly severed by the wind blades and torn apart by the hurricane.
In a single exchange, Niculus Ghidora's screams abruptly ceased. His hundreds of meters long massive body was reduced to pieces of flesh. Kan D Nshū La.
As Niculus Ghidora's aura completely vanished, the hurricane slowly dispersed. Large piles of bloody meat slowly drifted down from the sky.
Bai Ye's eyelids twitched. This gentle-looking gentleman, he realized, was far more ruthless in his actions.
It was a thousand cuts! All for just saying a few words?
Bai Ye looked strangely at Hou Ying, who still wore a gentle smile, and shook his head. He had miscalculated. Killing this Tri-Elemental Demon Dragon would likely have yielded over twenty million reputation points.
But with Hou Ying's sudden intervention, he got nothing.
Not entirely... Bai Ye stared at the rapidly falling meat and flashed forward, appearing beside the large pile of shredded flesh.
He released his spatial power, controlling the scattered pieces.
"Don't worry, this was his last life, he can't revive anymore," Hou Ying appeared behind him, speaking slowly.
"I know," Bai Ye mumbled while picking through the meat. "Such excellent ingredients, it would be a waste not to take them. The Tri-Elemental Demon Dragon is also a type of dragon, right? I wonder how it tastes?"
"The foodies at home should like it very much..."
If it’s free, why not take it!
Hou Ying: ...
Before long, Bai Ye had selected about ten tons. The rest, he placed on the ground. These ingredients should be a rare tonic for the soldiers in the southern war zone.
"Commander, it's dead! That three-headed monster is dead!"
"Amazing! So amazing!"
Thirty miles away, the command post of the southern war zone halted. Upon seeing the battle conclude, everyone couldn't help but exclaim in celebration.
"Holy crap! Bai Ye left us a lot of meat!"
"Hiss~ It's making my mouth water! Such a high-level demon must be a great tonic!"
Commander Li Hanqing also wore a smile. This disaster had finally ended. However... he began to worry again. The expansion of the interdimensional passage, and its complete opening, were only a matter of time.
This disaster... was just the beginning!!!
Above the passage, Bai Ye gazed into the abyssal black hole, falling into thought. The most ideal scenario would be to subdue this Tri-Elemental Demon Dragon and have it help guard this place for a period.
Seeing Bai Ye in contemplation, Hou Ying spoke, "In this situation, the framework of the passage has expanded. However, the internal spatial fissures and fragments still need time to heal. There are still a few months..."
"Is that so?" Bai Ye nodded.
"Would you like to visit my home?" As soon as he invited, and before Hou Ying could respond, Bai Ye vanished with those dozen tons of dragon meat.
Hou Ying was slightly stunned, then also vanished into the air.
To the west, in the Abyssal Mountain Range of the Great Strength Kingdom.
The brutal battle, or rather, the one-sided slaughter, continued.
The emerald forests on the snow-capped mountains had expanded to a radius of about 20 kilometers. The three legions ordered to cover the retreat were almost completely annihilated.
However, the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers had bought time for the Abyssal Alliance Army of the Western Alliance.
"The main force has been safely evacuated..."
"B11 Demon Slaying Missiles have locked onto the target..."
"C8 Demon Slaying Missiles have locked onto the target..."
...
At the temporary command post over 80 kilometers away, Commander Tom listened to his subordinates' reports.
At the Western Alliance conference, leaders from various countries including White Lamp and Boss were also watching tensely. Many clenched their fists, sweat beading on their palms.
This round of strikes would be a matter of success or failure! The fate of the Western Alliance rested on these Demon Slaying Missiles.
"Launch!" Commander Tom ordered in an incredibly heavy and solemn voice.