36: Carlos's defeat

Huang Yichen couldn't understand when he had gained this ability, but it definitely had something to do with Wei He; otherwise, how would he know he was in the middle of self-healing?

Huang Yichen was overjoyed, and even his tightly furrowed brows relaxed as he slowly sat on the ground to rest.

Seeing Huang Yichen go from a near-death state to his current leisurely state, Carlos couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled, but he quickly adjusted his mindset.

He concluded that Huang Yichen was just putting on an act because it was absolutely impossible for an Ability User who had just reached the World-Shocking Level to withstand his full-strength blow, at least not in this manner.

"Five minutes are up. Any last words?" A sinister look appeared in Carlos's eyes, and his wand radiated light, his killing intent fully roused.

"Is it true what you said, that you'll let me go as long as I hand over Wei He?" Huang Yichen's gaze was calm as he raised his eyebrows and gently rubbed his fingers, speaking with a smile.

"Of course it's true. Where is he?" How could Carlos not know he was stalling for time? A flash of light erupted from his wand, and a bolt of lightning struck toward Huang Yichen.

"You're a man of no word. I'm not playing with you anymore. I'm leaving!" Huang Yichen hurriedly turned around, barely dodging the lightning, and flew into the air without a moment's delay.

"Trying to run? Hand over Wei He first!" Seeing Huang Yichen trying to escape, Carlos immediately took to the air in pursuit.

Lightning bolts rained down on Huang Yichen as if they cost nothing. Left with no choice, Huang Yichen could only fly close to the ground, weaving through the woods. The lightning continuously struck the tree trunks, instantly igniting a raging fire in the forest.

Although Wei He was inside the armored personnel carrier, he had been watching the duel between these two experts on the red alert screen.

Seeing Huang Yichen dodging through the forest, he immediately ordered him to go to Demon Forging Valley. Demon Forging Valley was located right between Sentry Mountain and the Danga Archipelago, allowing Wei He to rendezvous with him there.

Huang Yichen dodged and ducked all the way, nearly getting hit several times. Fortunately, Carlos's line of sight was obstructed by the lush branches, allowing him to escape death multiple times and safely reach Demon Forging Valley.

Demon Forging Valley was a pitch-black valley where nothing grew. Huang Yichen stood in the narrow valley and stopped running. Although he hadn't fully recovered yet, his health bar had recovered by more than half, turning from yellow to green, though it wasn't full yet.

This was enough. Huang Yichen didn't know why Wei He had told him to stop running, but he would still execute his orders unconditionally, simply because he was absolutely loyal to the Commander in the depths of his heart.

After their battle, Wei He saw that Carlos's health bar was only half full, while Huang Yichen had only a sliver of health left at the time, which was why he had ordered the stalling tactic.

Now, with Huang Yichen plus his Red Alert Troops, they still had a chance against the half-health Carlos.

"Why have you stopped running? Have you chosen your burial ground? This place is quite nice, pitch black, perfect for burying you!" Carlos sneered as he saw Huang Yichen stop, completely unaware of the gravity of the situation.

After all, since becoming a High-level Magician, no one had ever dared to ambush him, let alone the defeated opponent before him. One could only wonder what his expression would be if he knew Huang Yichen's body was rapidly self-healing.

"Didn't I say? If you beat me, I'll take you to see Wei He!" Huang Yichen didn't answer his question but instead pointed to the top of the valley and spoke happily.

Carlos looked in the direction Huang Yichen was pointing. Wei He and a group of Red Alert Troops were standing at the top of the valley.

"Wei He, you really are still alive! You villain, give me back my son's life!" As soon as Carlos saw Wei He, his eyes filled with a ferocious look, and he flew forward, heedless of everything else.

As soon as Carlos took to the air, Huang Yichen followed closely behind, blocking Carlos's path.

"Boundless spirits of thunder, by our contract, lend me your aid! Thunderous Orbs!" A blue Magic Array appeared in front of Carlos, and several small energy spheres emerged from it, rapidly striking toward Wei He.

Simultaneously, Huang Yichen condensed all his energy. Black gravel from both sides of the valley quickly gathered around him in lines until he was completely covered.

At the moment Carlos's energy spheres were fired, Huang Yichen lunged forward. The spheres crashed into him one by one. Whenever a sphere blasted an opening, the black gravel would quickly repair the gap.

Striking and repairing continuously, for a moment, the sky was filled with dancing blue spheres and black gravel.

Huang Yichen slowly continued to fly forward; inside the protective layer of black gravel, he was already spitting blood.

When he was only two or three meters away from the Magic Array, Carlos gave a loud shout, and even more dense and smaller blue energy spheres shot toward Huang Yichen.

Huang Yichen raised both hands above his head, and the black gravel layer exploded outward, bursting through the Magic Array and smashing straight into Carlos.

Carlos didn't have time to dodge and was hit by the debris, falling to the ground. Arrogant as he was, he had never imagined anyone could get close to him. Without his Magic Shield active, his fragile magician's body actually took a hit here.

Huang Yichen also fell to the ground. Already injured, it was a miracle he hadn't died after taking a High-level Magician's attack head-on for a second time.

"Quick, quick, quick, start the operation!" Wei He shouted orders while running down.

A group of Bozi Youning, Tesla Troopers, and Yuris began charging toward Carlos.

Seeing the enemies rushing at him, Carlos hurriedly activated his Magic Shield, retreating while continuously attacking the Red Alert Troops.

In Wei He's eyes, both Carlos and Huang Yichen had only a sliver of health left. Now was the perfect time to control him.

He hadn't expected that even with a sliver of health, Carlos could still activate a Magic Array. He had only brought three Yuris, and two were hit by lightning and turned to ash.

Of the dozens of Bozi Youning, only five remained. Only the Tesla Troopers were spared.

While spitting blood, Carlos was surprised that the lightning seemed to do little damage and had minimal effect on these strange, big-headed soldiers.

In the end, Carlos managed to escape. After all, the Tesla Troopers carried such heavy equipment and ran too slowly.

"At least one is left for me. If I can't have a High-level Magician, I'll take an Intermediate Magician!" After giving Yuri an order, Wei He took the others onto the armored personnel carrier.

Ravich, in front of Sentry Bridge, would never have imagined in his wildest dreams that he would end up like this. While he was unconscious, a bald man wearing a dark purple tight-fitting robe with tubes plugged into his head approached him—it was Yuri.

The corners of Yuri's mouth curled up slightly. "Everything is under control. Psionic Ability ready!"

The sleeping Ravich felt no pain, only a red line appeared connecting his head to Yuri.

On the morning of the second day, after a night of recovery, Huang Yichen's health bar was full again. This was the benefit of being a Three-Star Red Alert Soldier; his entire body had finished self-healing, and the speed of recovery was extremely fast.

Ravich was also at full health now. The moment he saw Wei He, he blurted out, "Loyalty to the Commander!"

He was now also a Three-Star Red Alert Soldier. When he was first controlled, he had been taken to the Militia Training Center and upgraded to three stars, and he had also been promoted from an Intermediate Magician to a High-level Magician.

"If only the Militia Training Center could continuously upgrade your ability and magic levels, that would be great! Hahaha!" Wei He's mouth curled up as he spoke with immense joy.