Chapter 335: Scarlet Blood Bat (2/2)

As long as he released his bloodline pressure, none of them would dare to even advance towards him and his friends. As long as he willed it, this Scarlet Blood Bat horde could become his army.

Pondering for a bit, Xue Wei was not in a hurry. He released a bit of his bloodline pressure, just enough to cover himself and his friends, and the many incoming Scarlet Blood Bats suddenly looked fearful as they changed their direction and rushed towards Gu Yan and his people.

Using a borrowed knife to seal the deal was not a bad idea, Xue Wei thought to himself. He then no longer bothered to try and hide his aura, and it erupted from within like a fountain, and he was like a king suddenly overshadowing everyone else.

While humans were unable to sense the majesty, every beast present, including Hei Gou, felt the sudden need to kneel in front of him. It did not matter whether or not they were Primordial Beasts or Fierce Beasts; all of them were under his control at this very moment.

The charging Scarlet Blood Bats all stopped right in front of them, their eyes were filled with pure reverence.

Gu Yan quickly noticed the strange behavior of the Scarlet Blood Bats, and then he also saw the same odd behavior amongst all his own Primordial Beast members in the group.

He started to feel cold sweat trickle down his neck, as he looked at the one they all revered.

Xue Wei had also noticed the sudden discomfort that Gu Yan was feeling, but he did not care in the least.

Gu Yan had intended for them to die, and thus it was only natural that they would kill him in return.

”Do you have something you wish to say?” Xue Wei inquired as he picked up one of the Scarlet Blood Bats to look closer at them.

They were not significant, around twenty centimeters long wingspan, but their teeth were immensely sharp, and they had many of them. They were like razors, and when they attacked in groups like this, no one could survive, not even an Ordinary Saint.

”I... I failed to recognize Mount Tai,” Gu Yan stuttered. ”Please excuse this old man for his mistake; he will never do it again.”

”You wanted us dead,” Xue Wei stated with a flat and emotionless voice as he gently caressed the Scarlet Blood Bat in his hands, it showed immense pride and satisfaction from being able to be in such proximity to their king.

”I... I can explain!” Gu Yan tried to argue, but when Xue Wei waited for him to explain he could not find any suitable words.

When he finally seemed able to find some words, Xue Wei shook his head casually, ”Well, don't try too hard,” he said. ”I am not going to forgive you no matter what reason you have. Go forth!”

Xue Wei sent out all the Scarlet Blood Bats and was merely watching from the side as they gathered in a swarm and attacked Gu Yan first. The Primordial Beasts of the Mercenary group were also completely swayed by his domineering and royal aura, and they ended up fighting against their own brothers in an attempt to stall them from helping Gu Yan out.

Seeing the bloody battle, all of them had calm expressions on their faces; in fact, they were feeling relieved. Every one of these Scarlet Blood Bats could rival a Heavenly Knight, and there were thousands of them, so although hundreds were dying in the hands of a maddened Gu Yan, they were continuously attacking in waves, drowning him with their sheer numbers.

”You! If I survive this, I will kill you!” Gu Yan's furious scream could be heard in the entire passage; it was so filled with fury and force that eleven Scarlet Blood Bats died straight away from the sound shockwave alone.

He kept screaming curses and threats, but as time went on and his powers were diminishing, he realized that he did not hold the upper hand.

”I swear that even if I die, I will never let you go even as a ghost!” was the final words that came out of Gu Yan's mouth before he was chewed into a meaty pile of flesh.

His flesh contained a lot of energy, and by eating this, the Scarlet Blood Bats would be capable of enhancing their own strength.

When he had finally run out of Qi to protect his body, he was gobbled up by the bats in a heartbeat, leaving only a white skeleton.

After which the bats set their eyes on the members of the mercenary group. They did not hesitate to attack, not distinguishing between friend and foe amongst the members, killing and consuming indiscriminately.

Xue Wei did not stop them. He knew that he could exert his bloodline pressure and force them to do his bidding, but these Primordial Beasts did not wish to help him, they were not loyal to him, they were only doing as their bloodline was telling them. They hated him with a vengeance after seeing how he was making them kill their friends and brothers.

As such, Xue Wei had no intention of bringing them with him. Since he was not bringing them with him, he might as well let the bats consume them as a gift for having helped him get rid of Gu Yan.

When the last person had died, Xue Wei picked up the storage treasures that had fallen to the floor.

He was not being lazy and picked up every single one before he turned to look at the bats.

Suddenly one of the bats transformed into a young woman. She was wearing a black silk dress, and her black hair was tied in a bun on the top of her head.

Her eyes were dark as ink, and she was immensely attractive, but also cold like an ice sculpture.

”Dear King,” she said, her voice like a stream of clear water, ”We have a request to make.”