Chapter 87

On the battlefield, Ulrif knew that the three-minute limit given by Lex was no joke. If he did not end the battle, Lex would definitely intervene.

Ulrif, who had been on the defensive all this while, suddenly pinched his right wrist with his left hand. Almost at the same time, the various wounds on his body began to disappear at a speed visible to the naked eye. Strange runes and words began to appear on his entire right arm. The words were like living things as they gathered toward his palm. His palm was slowly wrapped in a layer of black fog, and the scene looked a little strange.

The layer of black fog seemed to spread slowly, and the vines that encountered the black fog began to wither rapidly, as if they were being sucked dry of water.

Ulrif slowly straightened his body as well, and flashed a somewhat sinister smile at Lancelot. "Pretty boy of the military, our fight ends here …"

Lancelot seemed to realize something as well. He controlled more vines to attack faster, sweeping them toward Ulrif in an attempt to regain his previous advantage.

However, Ulrif's feet suddenly exerted force and he charged directly toward him. Lancelot controlled the vines to wrap around him, but all the vines withered in an instant, unable to stop Ulrif at all.

In an instant, Ulrif appeared in front of Lancelot. He gave him a sinister smile, and his right hand, which was covered in black fog, slammed toward Lancelot's chest.

Lancelot reached out to block it, but he did not expect that his opponent's palm would not have much offensive power. It only made him take a few steps back. However, he soon noticed that a layer of black fog had wrapped around the palm he had used to block. The layer of black fog slowly seeped into his skin and turned into strange runes and words. They quickly traveled along his palm and covered his entire body in a matter of seconds.

At that moment, the runes and words disappeared completely, but a terrifying pain spread throughout his body. He looked down at his body and saw that it was instantly a bloody mess. Moreover, the grooves on his skin were exactly the same as the ones that had appeared on his opponent's body earlier. Soon, he noticed that his body began to spasm severely, and he rapidly lost control of his body. He knew that it was the effect of the neurotoxin.

It was only at that moment that he realized that his opponent had a curse-type ability. He began to regret not using all his strength to kill his opponent from the beginning. However, his consciousness began to fade …

Seeing Ulrif turn the tables in an instant, Gu Ding and Liliath were a little afraid of his special ability.

When encountering someone with curse-type abilities, the only correct way to deal with them was to kill them immediately. Otherwise, it would only bring endless trouble to oneself. Some curses could only last for a short period of time, but some special curses could haunt the victim for a lifetime even if the person who cast the curse died. No matter what, this kind of opponent was something that no one wanted to encounter.

Lex was a little hesitant about Lilliath's request. He had to go to the central battlefield, but he did not plan to bring any of his crew members with him other than Ulrif. This was because he knew very well that in the center of the battlefield, with his and Ulrif's abilities, they were but a lone boat in the ocean, barely able to protect themselves. If he brought Lili along, she would undoubtedly hold him back. Moreover, in a battlefield of that level, the possibility of Liliath losing her life was high.

"Lili, they've helped us enough." Gu Ding shook his head at Lilliath, telling her not to make such a request.

"Thank you, uncles. It's time for Lili and I to leave." Gu Ding walked to Lilliath's side.

"Mm, thank you, uncles." Lilliath nodded and smiled at Lex.

Seeing the two of them leave quickly, Lex shouted at Gu Ding, "Kid, take care of the little girl, or I won't forgive you."

"I will!" Gu Ding waved his hand, and he and Lilliath quickly disappeared from the Blood Sac Pirates' sight.

"Children are the most troublesome." Ulrif curled his lips.

"Let's go in a straight line!" Lex said to Alcher.

"But wouldn't it be a waste of time if we run into other obstructions?" Alcher felt that this route was irrational.

"It's just a major general. I'll take care of it." Although Lex's words sounded arrogant, his crew members knew that their captain was not exaggerating his abilities.

After making the decision, the group walked straight toward the central battlefield.

Gu Ding and Lilliath bypassed the remaining two major generals' obstructions and arrived at the periphery of the central battlefield, successfully meeting up with Robert.

"How did you manage to bypass so many obstructions?" Lilliath asked curiously.

Robert took out two insects from his Inventory. "I used the mechanical insects to detect everyone's location. It's not difficult to avoid them."

Lilliath took the mechanical insects from his hand and found that the mechanical insects he made were extremely realistic. Even with her eyesight, she could not see anything unusual about them at close range.

"Amazing …" Gu Ding also picked one up and observed it carefully, but he could not see any flaws.

"Mechanical insects are just the simplest gadgets among mimicry machines. In our era, if you can't create mechanical insects that are exactly the same as real insects, you won't be able to pass the Mechanic Apprentice test." Robert did not think that it was anything special.

"But now, this kind of craftsmanship can only be done by at least a Grandmaster-level mechanic." Lilliath was amazed by the mechanic civilization's apprentice level craftsmanship.

"Do you know what's the situation on the central battlefield now?" Gu Ding guessed that Robert had at least made a preliminary survey.

"I used the mechanical insects to capture some video data. You can take a look," Robert said as he projected the video data.

Two generals from the Army stood high on top of two excavators while the other three generals guarded the three corners of the excavation pit.

On the other hand, the other forces surrounded the people from the Army. Gu Ding saw Grandma, whom he had seen at the port earlier. She was standing with another tall old man.

"So, he's also from the Freedom Alliance." Lilliath confirmed the old man's identity when she saw him.

"You know him?" Gu Ding looked at the old man when he heard Lilliath's words.

"He was the one who treated me to Sapphire at the bar." Lilliath stuck out her tongue. "But he seemed to be the only person from the Freedom Alliance. He probably sent reinforcements after getting our news."

Then, the image moved, and Gu Ding saw the black-robed masked man he had seen at the port.

In addition to these familiar faces, there were three other teams that Gu Ding and Lilliath had never seen before, but they were obviously not weak.

The entire battlefield was harmonious, and no one made a move. Gu Ding also knew that this meant that they had no chance now.

Just then, two more people appeared in the image — Lex and Ulrif.

Lex's gaze swept across everyone present and finally locked onto Sharp, who was in the middle. He pulled down his collar and shouted at Sharp, "Sharp, I, Lex, want to challenge you!"

After shouting this, he turned to Ulrif and said, "Hey, did you record what I said just now?"