Chapter 673: Chapter 537: Hell Blood Leech

The moment this order was issued, not only the entire White Dragon Empire, but the entire world was elated. Because of this war, the whole world was in turmoil. Almost everyone hoped for the end of the war. At this point, no one cared whether or not the White Dragon Empire would rule the world in the future. What’s more, what harm could it do? Look at the prosperity level of the White Dragon Empire; it is far stronger than before under its rule!

In this war, Long Yi finally joined the fight.

Because, this battle would surely be the final one!

In front of the White Dragon formation, deadly Dragon Breath was released, blasting Hell Trees one after another.

Whenever a World Tree was destroyed, the Black Dragons would immediately scatter and flee. This is because every Black Dragon knows that a dying World Tree will viciously attack all surrounding creatures, sparing not even the Black Dragons.

In the harsh winter, the ground froze, and nutrient supplies became insufficient, causing the Hell Trees to slowly perish. The Red Dragon Knights followed within the ranks, and although they weren’t responsible for the main attack, they were responsible for cleaning up the aftermath, burning all the roots around the Hell Tree to ashes!

The hundred kilometers of land invaded by the White Dragon Empire was gradually reclaimed, and the Hell Trees were destroyed non-stop. Although the progress was slow, good news was reported every day!

Finally, on a battlefield, a Dragon Knight discovered something strange.

It was a deserted town of the White Dragon Empire. In the center of the town square, inside a huge glass container, were branches and leaves of a Hell tree, and on the leaves was a worm as long and thick as an arm.

"Blood Leech from Hell! I’ve seen it in the guidebook!"

Nim, who was following Long Yi, instantly recognized it when he saw the worm, and then looked around nervously. Obviously, his sisters Dandi were not around.

"So, we can confirm this is the Blood-sucking Tree. That makes things easier." Long Yi said cheerfully.

"But how did this thing appear here? Is it possible that someone in the Black Dragon Empire is also studying the Blood-sucking Tree?" Nim was evidently puzzled.

"I don’t know if the Black Dragon Empire is studying the Blood-sucking Tree or not, but this thing, without a doubt, is a gift left for us by our spies." Long Yi said with a smile.

In this universe, every being has its own natural enemy. Even the giant is no exception, let alone a plant from Hell. The natural enemy of the Blood-sucking Tree is the Blood Leech from Hell.

The Blood Leech has always been a parasitic creature of the Blood-sucking Tree, while parasitism means coexistence, the leech is not a perfectly parasitic life form. They have a broad diet. The reason they choose to parasitize the Blood-sucking Trees is that the trees complement their diet: the leeches obtain food effortlessly from the trees, and the trees use the leeches for protection.

Preferring protection means lowering defenses, and that’s where the Blood-sucking Trees’ vulnerability lies, which remains unchanged even when they evolve into Hell trees.

The Blood Leech is an incredibly resilient creature. Even when cut into several parts, each one can develop into a new individual. Long Yi succeeded in cultivating many new individuals using this leech, which produced numerous eggs. These eggs were Long Yi’s secret weapon.

The war on the frontline continued, and with the prolongation of the conflict, the Dark Cloud Toads began to join the fray too. Swarms of Dark Cloud Beetles guarded the sky, ensuring that not even a bird could fly past.

The appearance of the Dark Cloud Toads made the Beetle Missiles ineffective, and the battle was dependent solely on the White Dragon Breath. However, the Dark Cloud Beetles also had the ability to absorb Dragon breath. Countless Dark Cloud Beetles swallowed Dragon breath one after another, gradually transforming into bigger individuals, which made the Dark Cloud Toads on the ground stronger as they grew more Dark Cloud Poisonous Umbrellas, releasing more Dark Cloud Beetles.

It was a vicious cycle.

Whether it was the Blood-sucking Trees or the Dark Cloud Toads, their sole purpose was to block all Dragon Breath attacks. To confront them, there was only one method.

The Blood Leech from Hell.

The long-idling chef took on this task.

Wesley, Mosquito, and Chef teamed up to form a special operations team. Based on Wesley’s Observation Technique, with Mosquito’s protection, Chef led the attack.

Chef’s Hive Dragon evolved to produce new self-destructing beetles. The power of these beetles was low, but their bellies were filled with leech eggs. While fierce battles were taking place in the front, these beetles quietly sneaked behind enemy lines and exploded.

The eggs of the Blood Leech were immediately scattered, and numerous Black Dragons were infected one after another.

These creatures from Hell were incredibly greedy. Long Yi didn’t even have to modify them too much – he simply used the power of the Giant to amplify their voracious nature indefinitely. They were natural-born killers – upon contacting any life form or energy, they would immediately hatch, burrow into the host’s body, and continuously absorb the host’s flesh and energy, without the host feeling any pain.

On the battlefield, some Black Dragons soon found their strength rapidly depleting. Within days, they found it difficult to fly, and their Dragon Power diminished substantially.

Yake noticed this too. At first, he thought it was an isolated incident. But as more and more Black Dragons suffered the same fate, he realized that it must be the work of the White Dragon Empire!

The sickly Black Dragons were successively isolated. After Tilian examined them, he found that these Black Dragons were infected with a strange parasite that he had never seen before!

These parasites disguised themselves as the flesh and blood of the Black Dragon. If it were not for a Blood Leech trying to attack Tilian, he would have thought it was just a strand of muscle fiber!

Further analysis revealed that, shockingly, these parasites naturally exuded the aura of Hell, they were creatures of Hell!

While Tilian was busy trying to figure out how to help the Black Dragon rid itself of these leeches, a far more deadly piece of news arrived.

The World Tree and the Dark Cloud Toad also showed signs of being infected by the Blood Leeches!

At once, both the World Tree and the Dark Cloud Toad became ill!

Damn! This was Long Yi’s true intention!

Understand that at this time, the White Dragon Empire was completely dependent on the long-range Dragon Breath and the Beetle Missiles. The World Tree and Dark Cloud Toads were crucial in facing these two. However, once they were infected by the Blood Leeches, neither could perform at their full strength. As a consequence, the Black Dragon Empire started to fall back on the battlefield!

In just a moment, the legions of the White Dragon Empire had pushed 300 kilometers into the territory of the Black Dragon Empire!

This discovery immensely shocked Yake, who immediately rushed to the gates of Hell with a struggling Blood Leech sample.

"Rongka! Don’t you want us to win after all?"

In front of the roaring gate of Hell, Yake held a glass container in his claw within which a huge Blood Leech continuously rammed against the container wall, trying to break free.

"Yake..."

A raspy growl came from beyond the gate of Hell. Immediately after, a dried claw made entirely from Hell forces gripped Yake tightly!

Then, the claw began to tighten slowly, the sound of Yake’s bones breaking echoed as he screamed in agony.

"Yake Black! The only reason I allowed your repeated affronts to me, is due to my interest in Long Yi, just as I would be interested in a toy. But my interest in a toy doesn’t mean I necessarily need that toy! If you continue your disrespect towards me — Rongka, the Eternal Emperor of Hell — then I can easily ignore all my previous pledges and bring you directly to me. I would like to see, you foolish creature, just how much amusement you can bring me when I melt you in my furnace that can dissolve the souls of any living being in the multi-universe!"

"I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I was wrong! Please forgive me!"

Yake screamed. He was even unable to breathe now. Every time he spoke a word, his lungs shrunk a little. His body was already unwell to begin with, now blood was spurting out of his mouth unstoppably.

"Boring little pest!"

The force of Hell dissipated, and Yake crashed onto the ground from mid-air, panting heavily.

"Speak, why did you abruptly open the gate of Hell, awakening me from my meditations? Could it be that you want to tell me that the World Tree failed to secure your victory?"

Rongka’s cold and raspy voice continued to transmit, making Yake feel as though his body was freezing, however, he certainly did not dare to say that he secretly modified the World Tree. This would surely invite trouble.

"This parasite, do you recognize it?"

Relaxing his grip, Yake found that the container was already broken. The moment he let go, the container broke due to the impact from the Blood Leech. The Blood Leech looked around after falling to the ground, quickly spotting Yake, emitted a sharp shriek and sprang towards Yake like a spring!

However, a force from Hell came from behind the gate, wrapping up the Blood Leech.

"Hell’s Blood Leech? This annoying little thing... how did you get it?" Rongka asked.

"It’s not with me! It’s with Long Yi. He has recently been using this to fight us! Quite a few of my Black Dragons have been infected, and now, there isn’t a single treatment in sight!" Yake said.

"The cure... I don’t have it." Rongka said, unusually.

"You don’t have it?" Yake’s eyes widened in shock.

"Because the Blood Leech, is precisely one of God’s creations, it’s one of the experiments pertaining to the so-called perfect life."

"God created Hell with the purpose of dumping all the life forms she deemed as failures of her creation. But Hell has its limits. If Hell were to be filled up, creating a second Hell would be too troublesome. Hence, God created the Blood Leeches."

"They have a simple makeup, they can devour flesh and blood along with energy to reproduce themselves. They can disguise themselves as any part of any creature to adapt to all environments. But how exactly God did it, has always been the subject of my study. Whether it’s the Dark Cloud Toad or the World Tree, both were modified by me based on the structure of the Blood Leech." The tone of Rongka’s voice had a hint of desolation to it. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please read on m.qidian.com.)