Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 66: The Secret of the Blood Clan
There was too much evasion in the words, but I was not good at speaking, and I couldn't think of more appropriate words in a hurry. The bat demon did not comment on my answer, but just looked up in a certain direction on the left. After a while, a red cloud gradually appeared in the distant sky, moving quickly towards this side. When I got closer, I found that it was a group of blood bats in the form of bats. There were about a hundred of them, and they were almost half the size of the male and female bats. The color was also brighter, and the blood-red body surface was faintly radiating with strands of silver. "These are my direct subordinates, the 'Silver Blood Bats'. Each of them has been soaked in the 'Blood Pool' and has abilities that surpass ordinary blood bats. After a period of soaking, your male and female bats also have the basic conditions to evolve into 'Silver Blood Bats'."
Looking at the "Silver Blood Bat" that was shining with a faint silver light, I felt that the deal with the Bat Demon was even more cost-effective. Exchanging 30 million useless zombies for a "Vampire Fang" as a pet, and also allowing the male and female bats to evolve into more powerful "Silver Blood Bats", it was like killing two birds with one stone. "Then I'll have to ask Lord Bat Demon for your help!"
The group of "silver-lined blood bats" that flew close did not transform into human form and fall to the ground. They gathered in front of the bat demon and bowed their heads in salute. After nodding three times in unison, they dispersed one by one and formed several small teams in an organized manner. They flew over the "blood pool" and surrounded the small areas with bright red colors. They actually came forward one by one, close to the pool surface and spewed "blood evil" into the pool water. Generally, each blood bat spewed three times. Occasionally, there were a few that could spew four times. They were all slightly larger and had brighter silver lines on their bodies. After spewing out "blood evil", they flew back to the bat demon one by one, lowered their heads and waited for orders. The color of their bodies was much darker, no longer as bright as before. When more than a hundred "silver-lined blood bats" gathered, they also nodded three times in salute, then turned around and flew to the distant sky again, gradually disappearing from sight. Seeing how hurried they were, they must not be rushing to rest, but must be starting a new round of work.
Seeing that the bat demon didn't say anything and let the bats go, I couldn't help but look at him sideways. Such a master is too mean. He spewed out three or four mouthfuls of "blood evil" in a row, consuming so much of his own essence, but he didn't even let them rest for a while. Even if they just took a bath in the "blood pool", I believe it would be very helpful to restore their vitality. But it's really strange. Why do blood bats spew "blood evil" into the "blood pool"? Such a large "blood pool", can't it rely on such mouthfuls of "blood evil" to maintain its vitality? Looking at the "blood pool" in front of me with different colors and full of corrupt breath, and considering the strange behavior of the blood bats, and the "semi-forced" transaction of the soul energy of 10,000 terrifying giant bear knights that the bat demon "semi-forced" me to make with me, I couldn't help but have doubts. Could it be that there is something wrong with the "blood pool", the holy land of the vampire bat clan?
Looking carefully, the color of the water in the area sprayed with "blood evil" appeared brighter red than before, and it was flowing and tumbling faster, as if it contained more blood. It formed a sharp contrast with the surrounding area that was dull in color and calm like a pool of stagnant water , which made me more confident in my judgment.
"They can both go in there and soak in it now." The bat demon pointed to a certain place in the "blood pool", which was a small area that had just been sprayed with "blood evil" by a group of blood bats.
I gave instructions to the blood bat couple who had been standing behind me and staring at the "blood pool" with an impatient look. They were immediately overjoyed, thanked me and the bat demon for their grace, and immediately transformed into bats and plunged into the pool, disappearing in the rolling blood-red water.
"How is it? After seeing what happened just now, you should understand a little now, right?" After watching the blood bat couple soak in the "blood pool" and being silent for a moment, the bat demon suddenly asked.
At this point, it seems that the bat demon is intentionally revealing some secrets to me, so I can't play dumb anymore. "Is there something wrong with the nobles' holy land?"
The bat demon nodded slowly, his tone becoming heavier. "As the holy land of the vampire bats who rely on blood for survival, the 'Blood Pool' is the place with the most vigorous blood in the entire 'Dead Space'. The pool water is bright red, constantly rolling and flowing, surging with vitality, and can continuously breed new blood bats. At the same time, long-term immersion can also enhance the abilities of those mature individuals and promote their evolution. It is the hope for the continuation and expansion of our vampire bat clan. But now you can see that the 'Blood Pool' has lost its vitality due to large areas of siltation and corruption. Only a few small areas can barely maintain their vitality by relying on the continuous injection of 'Blood Evil' by hundreds of 'Silver Line Blood Bats' under my command. The most honorable holy land has almost become a dead place, which has seriously affected the foundation of the survival and development of my vampire bat clan."
"So you asked me to provide you with the soul energy equivalent to 10,000 Horrible Giant Bear Knights, so that you can transform this soul energy into blood energy to restore the vitality of the 'Blood Pool'?"
"Yes, the Blood Pool is our holy land, but it can cause great harm to other types of undead creatures. Any undead creature that does not live on blood will die quickly after entering the pool, and its soul energy will be converted into blood and become nutrients in the Blood Pool."
"Lord Bat Demon, I want to get the 'Vampire Fang', you want to get soul energy, our deal has actually been concluded, you brought me to the nobles' holy land of the 'Blood Pool', and told me these secrets, I wonder what your intention is?" There are still many things I need to do, no time to delay, I asked the question directly, wanting to get a clear answer. It can't be that the Bat Demon saw that I was "rich and powerful" and wanted to win sympathy, hoping that I would be soft-hearted after witnessing the tragic situation of the "Blood Pool" with my own eyes, and support him with tens of millions of zombies? If so, it's better to let him give up this idea as soon as possible. I am not running a charity. If you don't pay the corresponding price, don't think about taking advantage of me.
"Thirty million zombies may seem like a lot, but compared to the consumption of the 'blood pool', it is still far from enough. It can only sustain it for a while. It is a superficial solution and it is difficult to fundamentally change the increasingly declining trend of the 'blood pool'." The bat demon paused for a moment, "To be honest, I originally learned from the two little blood bats that their master is an alien being with considerable power, so I planned to make an exception and meet you to see if it is worth it for me to open the ban and use the little blood energy left in the 'blood pool' to promote the growth of these two little guys who have no status and are unwilling to belong to me. Evolution. Because of your tough attitude when we first met, the transaction conditions of 10,000 terrifying giant bear knights I proposed were somewhat difficult and challenging. If you are really in trouble, you can still negotiate if you lower your posture and beg hard. However, your strength is still beyond my imagination. You can actually defeat the "law enforcer" who is in charge of the zombie clan and have the title of "God-defying". You are also quite straightforward and easily completed this transaction with me. Therefore, I plan to cooperate with you further to see if we can save the crisis facing our vampire bat clan. "
I noticed the word the bat demon used, which was cooperation rather than transaction. If I understood it literally, it meant that I would need to pay more and even take some risks that were not originally related to me. Of course, the rewards that followed should also be extremely generous. "How exactly do we cooperate? What do I need to pay, and what can I get in return?" In any case, I always have to find out the details first and make a decision after weighing the pros and cons.
"In the 'Dead Soul Space', the vampire bats are not the only ones who live by absorbing blood. Another major branch is the blood witches. Although their power is not as strong as ours, they are also quite powerful and can be regarded as the second largest force among the blood clan. The blood witches also have a holy land called 'Blood Pool'. Although it is located in two different places from our 'Blood Pool' holy land, they have the same origin, complement each other's gains and losses, and have a close relationship. Originally, the development of vampire bats and blood witches had fixed rules and maintained a relative balance, which made the two holy lands of 'Blood Pool' and 'Blood Pool' full of vitality. The Blood Witches were full of vitality, but since a powerful blood lich Douglas appeared in the Blood Witches and gradually gained power in the tribe, he had greater ambitions and tried his best to expand his power. He secretly accelerated the evolution of the Blood Witches, increased the consumption of the "Blood Pool", and caused insufficient blood energy. He began to devour the blood energy in our "Blood Pool". By the time we noticed it, the "Blood Pool" had already lost a lot and began to decline day by day. We negotiated with Douglas many times, hoping that he would restrain himself, but he deliberately refused..."
"Since the power of your vampire bats is stronger than that of the blood witches, why don't you just use force to subdue them? Why do you still need to negotiate with them?" I couldn't help but interrupt and ask, could it be that the vampire bats are an alternative group that loves peace and does not use force recklessly? I really don't see that. Could it be that the current "desolate" situation is the result of the implementation of the "appeasement" policy and the bitter fruit of blindly compromising?
The bat demon laughed bitterly. "Although the Blood Witch Clan is not weak and has secretly expanded its power, it is not strong enough to compete with our vampire bat clan. However, the Blood Witch is evolved from a Corpse Witch King who meets certain conditions and enters the 'Blood Pool' to soak and successfully pass the physical transformation level. It has a close connection with the Corpse Witch Clan, and the 'Blood Pool' is also located in the Corpse Witch's territory. Once a war breaks out, the Corpse Witch Clan will inevitably be involved. In particular, the Blood Witch Douglas and the Corpse Witch Clan's fourth powerful Witch King Graveson have a very close relationship. It can be said that they are in cahoots with each other and have colluded with each other for a long time. They have achieved their current status with mutual help. Graveson has trained a large number of Corpse Witch Kings and then selected those who meet the conditions. Douglas led them to the Blood Pool to soak and evolve into Blood Witches, and then used the increasingly powerful Blood Witches to consolidate Graveson's position in the Corpse Witches. The Blood Witches' expansion was protected by the Corpse Witches, so we couldn't act rashly. Later, when the Blood Pool became worse and worse, we had to resort to force. Graveson's strong advocacy led the Corpse Witches to openly confront us and help the Blood Witches to fight against us. With a one-on-two situation, we had no chance of winning. We failed to achieve our goal in several wars. Moreover, the decline of the Blood Pool also greatly reduced the strength of our Vampire Bats. Without sufficient blood supply, the breeding of the young, the evolution of the adults, and the recovery of the wounded were all greatly affected, so we have been unable to get out of the predicament."
The fourth wizard king, Graveson, wasn't he the old fellow who plotted against me during the war between corpses and wizards? If they hadn't come to support me in time, I would have almost lost 11% of my mental power limit. He even colluded with the blood witch Douglas of the blood witch clan. He is indeed a cunning and evil person. He has a personal grudge, and he can help the vampire bat clan to seek justice. If the conditions are right, I can agree to cooperate with the bat demon.
"So, you want me to help you fight against the combined forces of the Corpse Witches and Blood Witches by cooperating with me?"
The bat demon nodded slightly. "According to the abilities you necromancers possess, you have a lot of room for development and your growth rate is quite fast. I have also observed a few of your kind, but their strength is not as good as yours, and they are not qualified to cooperate with us."
This is true. It may not be very obvious in the human world, but in the "Dead Space", with the help of the artifact "Touch of Death" and the "Supreme Corpse Crown", there should be no undead wizard more powerful than me. My strength is definitely higher than theirs.
The bat demon continued, "In fact, there is no need to start a large-scale war. As long as we get rid of the ambitious Douglas and Graveson who are obstructing us, and without them in charge of the tribe and implementing a policy of expansion, we can restore the previous balance of peaceful coexistence among all tribes. However, because we are all undead creatures from the 'Dead Space' and have our own racial interests, unless we conquer the entire tribe of corpse wizards and blood wizards by force, if we just use a surprise attack to kill Douglas and Graveson who are in power, it will be considered the greatest insult to our respective races and we will become their mortal enemies, which still cannot solve the problem. And you undead wizards have a special identity and are not bound by relevant rules. If you can kill Douglas and Graveson who are members of the royal family, not only will you not have to worry about retaliation, you may also get extra benefits. You must have a deep understanding of this since you killed the Corpse King!"
