Chapter 188: Only Death Awaits

As expected, White Eye was able to close the distance with the three Awakened only after a short moment.

All sides were covered by the bats’ overwhelming numbers, and from the eyes of the three Awakeneds, this was simply an unfair battle.

Everywhere they look, bats were the only thing they can see. It filled their entire vision, which led them to lose sight of their companions.

If not for the sounds of battles, and occasional shouts to give their party an understanding of each other’s positions, they would have thought that they were fighting alone in this crazy battle.

All of them were currently in a massive pressure to hold their ground as once they exposed a slight error, the bats would surely take advantage of it to flock over them.

The bats diving down was the most dangerous scenario that could happen. They could handle it if the bats were only attacking them from all sides, but once all of them manage to grab on to them, it would then be challenging to get out of that situation.

Rather than thinking that they were only bats that were easy to kill, in their minds, the bats were more like ants, ants that were making an attempt to little by little consume them from the outside.

No one could imagine how bad their situation was looking, and even the ones who were watching it throughout the world could only shake their heads in pity for their fates.

They all knew that if no one were to break them out of this encirclement, it would only be a matter of time before their will break down as their lives were already sealed the time they got surrounded.

Max only gave them a glance from time to time, making sure that they won’t be dying just yet as he still needed them as a distraction. And being an Awakened, Max also knows that an Awakened would not be easily defeated, especially that they were only against a bunch of bats.

Now grouping up together, the trio coordinated their skills in a combination of the barrier for defense, a smoke that forces the bats to a sleep state, and a swordsman dealing the final blow. From how they were handling themselves, they should definitely last for quite a while.

As long as they give Max a few minutes, it would be more than enough for Max to wipe out a large number of them. Of course, this was in the condition of being able to freely continue without being noticed.

Sometimes Max would think about the course of action of the bats as they were confusing him as to why they decided to attack Awakeneds.

Max had seen how the blood-sucking bats destroyed a village before, but he had only seen a part of it. From it, Max could already discern some details and form an understanding of the bats.

These were bloodsuckers, and from how they were doing it, they seemed to be immensely experienced in their acts. This could only mean that they had been doing this for quite a while now.

Also, there should be a goal behind what they were doing. Seeing as they were bats and bloodsuckers, and at the same time being an Awakened altogether, Max could only conclude that there was something attractive from the blood, and they were using it as a catalyst for growth.

Now that they were here looking fearsome showed that the Awakened behind them had never encountered failure and had always succeeded. Since that was the case, there was no need for them to attack Awakeneds.

There was the possibility that this was only an act of revenge, but Max would never know.

Currently, his focus was entirely on decreasing the number of bats around him. Max continued to fly from places to places while simultaneously adding one bat after another to his Inventory.

Fortunately, the Inventory has a limitless space inside it, and Max doesn’t have to worry about remains of bats filling it up completely.

As the attention of the bats was focused on the three Awakeneds, Max, who was currently in the shape of a bat, had nothing holding him back from slaughtering them.

Every time he moved, one group bats would disappear into thin air. Max was like an unstoppable assassin killing a bunch of unintelligent creatures.

Xue and Yu’er, who had already met in a safe location, turned to their phones closely watching the situation.

Knowing that they would only alert the Awakened behind the bats if they were to make their move, they had unwillingly decided to step out of the battle. Now, they were only keeping up with the happenings around the location while finding any signs of Max.

Max had briefed them about his plan, and even though it was quite dangerous, with his current skills, he could still manage to pull it off.

Before them on the screen, was a giant horde of bats flying around before shooting down towards the three Awakeneds.

Not all the bats were attacking the Awakeneds at the same time since the available space wasn’t enough for everyone to fit, and also, they had to be wary of the sleeping mist.

Instinctively, a lot of them avoided being near it since everyone who managed to get close to it would suddenly fall unconscious, and at that time, only death awaits them.

Yu’er tried to see if she could find Max among the countless bats, searching for any strange movements among them. However, no matter how hard she looked, she couldn’t find him. There were simply too many bats on the area, and Max should have disguised himself enough to be undetected.

Several minutes had passed; for some reason, Yu’er felt that the group of bats had somehow thinned. Although she couldn’t see bats disappearing, the area now seemed a bit brighter than it had been before.

This was definitely due to Max’s doing. Yu’er couldn’t see it, but she knew Max had probably eliminated hundreds of them by now.

Still, even so, there were still no signs of Max being around anywhere. This was good, as if she couldn’t find him, then others should also not be able to notice him.

It would, however, be a different story for the Awakened behind the bats. But seeing that the bats were still intent on the attack, the three struggling Awakeneds, meant that Max was still not discovered and was free to continue his act.

On the other side, Max was rejoicing over his success. The number of bats that he had stored in his Inventory amounted to more than a few hundred.

From his observation, that amount was equal to almost one-third of the entire number of bats. The only reason why the group of bats wasn’t so thinned out by now was that previously, they were occupying a large area.

Now that they had gotten close together circling the three Awakeneds, overall, they would naturally look just about the same as before, only that they don’t cover a broad span anymore.

Slowly, time passed without anyone noticing.