"Run, run!" Montrose had not a shred of will to fight. Knowing that
It swept in like a curtain of sky!
"No—!" Montrose's face drained of color in an instant.
The Amethyst Barrier swept across, spanning hundreds of meters, and engulfed all four of them — Montrose, Uman, and the others — in a single stroke. Moreover, it was closing in, forming a sealed cocoon.
"Break! Break!" Uman swung his mace wildly, slamming it against the Amethyst Barrier. But the barrier merely rippled like the surface of water, completely unharmed. This was the innate divine ability of the Amethyst Divine Beast — how could it be so easily shattered? Uman and Shasiwei still had some confidence deep down. They were not afraid of the "God-Devouring" ability.
But Montrose and the silver-haired elder were terrified. They did not dare waste a single moment.
"The way forward is blocked. Our only chance is to fight our way back — there might still be a way to survive!" Montrose and the silver-haired elder spun around, only to find that the Amethyst Barrier had already "closed," forming a sealed cocoon.
There was nowhere to run!
"Hahaha…" Reisjing laughed heartily, watching Montrose from afar.
Behind Bei Bei, the phantom of the God-Devouring Rat had already materialized — a hazy, colossal shadow of the God-Devouring Rat crouching behind him. Its pair of cold, indifferent eyes fixed upon Montrose. Bei Bei split into a grin and let out a chuckle, and in the next instant, a strange energy radiated outward.
Innate Divine Ability — God-Devouring!
"It's over." Both Montrose and the silver-haired elder felt utterly helpless.
"No!" Montrose suddenly let out a low roar. Thousands of white threads burst from the surface of his body, and like spider silk, they instantly wrapped around the silver-haired elder beside him. With a violent yank, he dragged the silver-haired elder — who had been standing right next to him — in front of his own body as a shield. And at the very same moment, the "God-Devouring" energy arrived!
The silver-haired elder, who had no time to react, was struck directly.
The thousands of white threads snapped, and the silver-haired elder plummeted from midair. A white badge, a high-grade divine artifact, and a spatial ring fell from his body. A divine spark flew out of his skull and shot toward Bei Bei.
"This—" Bei Bei was stunned.
Beside him, Lin Lei, Reisjing, and Lei Hong had all assumed Montrose was as good as dead. But the scene they had just witnessed gave all three a jolt. "Using his own companion as a human shield?" Lin Lei couldn't help but wonder whether the silver-haired elder's divine clone still living in the outside world would hold a grudge against Montrose and come seeking revenge.
Little did Lin Lei know…
The silver-haired elder was the lowest-ranking of the five, Montrose's old servant. Montrose's actions might fill the silver-haired elder with resentment deep down, but he would never dare retaliate.
"Boss, my innate divine ability can only be used twice in quick succession. I'll have to wait quite a while before I can use it a third time." Bei Bei transmitted to Lin Lei telepathically, his tone helpless.
"This Montrose really is lucky." Lin Lei couldn't help but laugh bitterly.
Reisjing also knew that Bei Bei couldn't use his innate divine ability for the time being, but he suddenly burst out laughing and pointed at Montrose from afar. "Haha, Montrose, you really are decisive and ruthless — sacrificing your own companion. I'm honestly impressed. But too bad, you're still going to die today."
Uman and Shasiwei both shot Montrose a glance.
Using one's own people as a human shield — that kind of behavior was deeply repugnant and infuriating. But the silver-haired elder was Montrose's old servant, so Uman and Shasiwei had nothing to say.
"Haha, the innate divine ability can only be used twice in quick succession," Montrose laughed. "Looks like you can't kill me."
The words had barely left Montrose's mouth when the Amethyst Barrier collapsed and dissipated, returning to the elements. The duration of an innate divine ability was extremely short.
"Haha… Uman, let's go," Montrose transmitted.
"You think you can escape?" Reisjing sneered. "After them!"
The Amethyst Space that had spread outward already covered an area with a radius of a thousand meters. The powerful gravitational pull slowed Montrose, Uman, and Shasiwei considerably. Reisjing, Lin Lei, Bei Bei, and Lei Hong transformed into dark shadows and gave chase at breakneck speed. Naturally, the silver-haired elder's white badge was collected as well.
"This battle only netted us one gold badge. Last time Reisjing gave me a gold badge, so this time I'll make sure to give one to Reisjing first." Lin Lei understood that if they only obtained one commander badge, it would go to Reisjing, and his own objective would still be unmet.
"I have to kill another one!"
Lin Lei locked his gaze onto Montrose. "Given Montrose's status, he's definitely a commander."
"Of the three, Uman is the toughest to handle. Leave Uman to me!" Reisjing transmitted to Lin Lei and the others. "Lei Hong… you go after Shasiwei. With your strength, you should have more than enough confidence. As for Montrose — Lin Lei, you said your power has grown significantly, so you should be able to hold him. Kill him if you can. If you can't, just keep him occupied. All you need to do is buy some time until Bei Bei can use his innate divine ability a third time. Then we can finish Montrose off!"
"Don't worry. Leave Montrose to me," Lin Lei transmitted back.
Having broken through not long ago, Lin Lei was brimming with confidence.
At that moment, the three ahead — slowed to a crawl within the Amethyst Space — realized the dire situation. "Uman, Shasiwei — at this rate we'll never escape. Let the three of us split up in different directions. They don't have three Amethyst Spaces!"
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
Uman and Shasiwei both agreed. In an instant, Montrose veered sharply to the left, one flew straight ahead, and one bolted to the right.
"Split up and pursue!" Reisjing ordered without hesitation.
Having already divided their targets, Lin Lei and the others struck without delay. Lin Lei and Bei Bei went after Montrose, Reisjing chased Uman, and Lei Hong pursued Shasiwei.
"I hope that God-Devouring Rat doesn't follow me," Montrose prayed inwardly. He flew at top speed and soon broke free of the Amethyst Space. "Finally out of that Amethyst Space. Now I can run freely!" Just as elation surged through him, a white glow once again descended from the heavens.
A powerful gravitational pull swept through in an instant, its force comparable to the Amethyst Space.
Black Stone Space!
"What the—?" Montrose turned his head and saw Lin Lei in his dragon-transformation state and Bei Bei closing in behind him. "How did I forget about him? This kid from the
What Montrose feared most of all was the God-Devouring Rat! At his level, killing him was extremely difficult. But the God-Devouring Rat's innate divine ability was far too terrifying — if it failed, so be it, but once it succeeded, the target would be dead without exception.
"Whoosh~~" The space shrieked as they hurtled through it.
Lin Lei, Bei Bei, and Montrose drew ever closer.