Chapter 2376: Bullying With Numbers

The entire Monster World had actually debated just how strong this three-headed bird really was. In the end, their conclusion was that it wasn’t that much weaker than the Monster Lord himself. Quite a few people even believed that its strength was on par with the Monster Lord’s. Whichever side it was, however, that alone proved that the three-headed bird was a powerful creature with similar strength to the Monster Lord.

Additionally, as the bird had served as the Monster Lord’s mount for so many years, the two of them shared a strong connection. It was almost as if two Monster Lords were fighting against Zu An. Just a single Monster Lord had already placed Zu An in incredible danger; with one more joining in, that made the situation overwhelmingly one-sided.

Pei Mianman gritted her teeth and prepared to rush over, but Jing Teng stopped her, asking, “What are you doing?”

“I want to help Ah Zu, of course. Helping him buy some time would still be good,” Pei Mianman replied. She knew that doing so would be extremely dangerous, but she worried that Zu An’s life could be forfeit if she didn't.

“The gap in strength between us and them is too wide. You'd only be throwing away your life if you went up there.” Jing Teng paused for a moment. She knew that she couldn't convince Pei Mianman with just those words alone, and quickly added, “So not only would you be of no help, Zu An would even have to take care of you. You’d only be putting him in even greater danger.”

Pei Mianman finally cooled her head a bit when she heard that analysis, but she still protested, “But if we don’t do anything, he’ll still be in grave danger!”

“Trust him. He's experienced situations that were even more dangerous.” Jing Teng looked at the figure in the sky. A hint of gentleness appeared in her cold eyes.

Pei Mianman bit her lip. She felt really frustrated by the fact that she was still too weak. She was actually unable to help Ah Zu in the slightest!

Jiang Luofu seemed to have read her mind. She gently patted Mianman's shoulder and tried to comfort her. “Manman, your cultivation is already incredible for your age. Now that the worlds have been merged, your cultivation will only grow greater and greater. You must keep in mind that you can't rush things, lest you end up experiencing cultivation deviation.”

Pei Mianman felt warm inside when she heard that. Her untainted mentality had almost been damaged just now. She cupped her hands and said respectfully, “Thank you, Principal Jiang.” She was extremely grateful, so she spoke with great sincerity.

“There’s no need for such courtesy,” Jiang Luofu said, but her expression grew a bit unnatural.

If they found out what happened between me and Ah Zu one day, that would be complete social suicide...

Jing Teng stood with her arms behind her. She stared at the giant figure in the sky and couldn't help but mutter, “Strange... Just how was that bird transported here?”

...

The entire sky had already turned dark as the strange three-headed bird was summoned from the void. It wasn't really apparent in the Monster World, but in the Cultivation World, the bird really did look massive. The terrifying pressure it gave off was so great that within thousands of miles, neither domestic beasts nor wild beast overlords dared to utter the slightest bit of sound for of fear of offending this monster and bringing death upon themselves.

Zu An frowned and looked at the distant three-headed bird. A look of confusion passed through his eyes. He just felt as if the three-headed bird was a bit different from how it looked before. However, he couldn't really say how either.

The Monster Lord stood on the three-headed bird as usual. He pointed at Zu An and said, “This lord is going to grind up your bones into ashes and scatter them to vent my hatred.”

You have successfully trolled the Monster Lord for +444 +444 +444...

Zu An chuckled. “Then you'd better be careful, or else I might just break open your head again.”

The Monster Lord was speechless.

You have successfully trolled the Monster Lord for +666 +666 +666...

He didn’t say anything else. He commanded his mount to attack Zu An with a darkened expression.

When the giant three-headed bird moved its wings, clouds descended like a weight from the heavens. A hurricane swept through the area, causing shouting from the distant Demon town. Many homes were destroyed on the spot by the winds.

Zu An frowned slightly. He was worried that innocent Demon race citizens would be harmed, so with a flicker, he flew toward the great mountain.

“You want to escape?” The Monster Lord sneered and gave chase relentlessly with the three-headed bird.

When they saw that, the women in the temple quickly followed the two. Unfortunately, the combatants were too fast and they were quickly left behind. Fortunately, they left quite the commotion in their wake, so it wasn’t too hard to track the direction they'd gone in.

When he saw them leave as well, Mojard asked Salamay, “First miss, should we use this chance to run away?”

𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Just then, another subordinate replied, “We shouldn't do that! We might be able to escape now, but would we able to run away forever? Regardless of which side wins, neither one of them will let us go. Rather than walking down that path of death, we might as well seek riches and honor amid danger!”

Salamay was tempted. “How would we do that?”

The subordinate explained, “Judging from how the two sides were fighting before, it seemed as if they were almost on par. The regent has the world's authority right now, and this is his home as well, so he might have a slight advantage. However, the Monster Lord is too powerful, and he even summoned his mount to fight two against one. That means the regent is most likely not his match. But the regent is the owner of this world in the end, so he definitely has other trump cards. In the end, even if it was just a desperate last-ditch attack, it would be enough to seriously injure the Monster Lord. That could be our chance to turn things around!”

Salamay’s eyes lit up. She said happily, “That’s right. The Monster Lord would definitely be extremely weak, and we still have so many powerful individuals with us. It wouldn't be completely impossible to kill him!”

The reason she'd felt hesitant before was because she remembered that the Nature Jade Plate was already in the enemy’s hands, making all of her plans amount to nothing. Now that she heard that there was still a chance, how could she still give up?

Mojard was hesitant, but when he saw Salamay’s expression, he knew he wouldn’t be able to change her mind. He could only look at the True Demon Great Elder and ask, “Great Elder, have you all thought through your current position already? How about you join us in this gamble?” The True Demon Great Elder still seemed uncertain, so Mojard continued, “The Monster Lord already knows that you’ve betrayed him. Do you think he'd really let you all go after?”

The True Demon Great Elder’s expression changed when he heard that. He clenched his teeth and said, “Let’s do it!”

The Monster Lord was known for his mistrustful and brutal nature. There were countless past examples to learn from, so the great elder naturally didn’t want that to happen to him too.

...

Meanwhile, the three-headed bird moved extremely quickly. Even with Zu An’s current speed, he actually couldn't shake it off and it was gradually closing the distance. When there were only around fifty meters left, the left head suddenly opened its mouth. A blast of green mist surged at Zu An.

Zu An shivered. The green mist was actually made of countless tiny green bugs that could devour flesh. It would be extremely troublesome to be caught in it. Thus, he rapidly changed directions to try to shake it off. But no matter how he turned, the green mist continued to chase after him like a guided missile and just wouldn’t let up.

Just then, on the back of the strange bird, the Monster Lord called out mockingly, “Why aren’t you using that position exchange skill to bring me into that green mist?”

Zu An harrumphed. He didn’t say anything in response.

The position exchange skill was indeed incredible, but it wasn’t without weaknesses. He could only change positions with one target, and there was an extremely brief moment in which he couldn't do anything during the exchange. It wasn’t much of an opening in a one-on-one fight, but if it was a brawl between sides of similar strength and the opponent was prepared for the skill, they could absolutely take advantage of that weakness. Judging from the Monster Lord’s pleased expression, it was obvious that he'd already noticed that.

Zu An couldn't help but feel a bit of admiration. This guy was an incredible genius. He'd only seen the skill once, and yet he'd already come up with a way to defeat it.

Zu An briefly became a bit slower because he was thinking about these things, causing him to end up almost completely surrounded by the green mist. However, with a tap of his toes, he quickly moved several hundred meters away. The forest he'd just been in was ravaged by the green mist instead.

Within the forest was a Lightning Clouded Leopard that was famous for its speed. And yet, nothing but bloodied bones remained, standing in a position that showed its intent to run when it was still alive. The expression on its skull was warped and twisted. It was obvious just how much pain and shock it had been in before it died; it had never expected that even its renowned speed wouldn’t even give it the slightest chance to escape.

Just then, the Monster Lord sneered. “Weren’t you pretty incredible not too long ago? Why do you only know how to run away now?”