Chapter 50: Chase After Him!
Right now, Aierjisi and Yake found themselves in a rather awkward situation.
Despite gaining new powers, they were still no match for Gilbaris. Although the new skill, Time Piloting, allowed them to take the initiative in battle and attack from unexpected angles, the problem was that their attack power just wasn’t enough. To make matters worse, that damned guy had surprisingly quick reflexes, and every time they attacked after using Time Piloting, he would successfully defend against their strikes. This left them in a stalemate.
“Ugh, why is this guy so hard to deal with? Aier, do you have any good ideas?”
Yake wiped the sweat off his forehead. He was feeling extremely frustrated. He had previously held an advantage in battle, but now those advantages had completely evaporated. Was this what the so-called Ultimate Life Form power was all about?
【I’m also trying to think of a way to deal with him. Gilbaris, this guy truly lives up to the title of Ultimate Life Form. With our current strength, it’s really difficult to fight against him.】
Aierjisi felt equally annoyed. What kind of monsters were these Adrian People? No matter how strong they were, shouldn’t there be some logic involved? Even after completing the Job Change Mission and gaining new strength to become a Reinforced Mindset, they were still no match for him. This humiliating feeling was unbearable for her.
“What’s the matter? Is that all you two can do? Not planning to keep attacking? If you’re not going to fight back, then it’s my turn now.”
Seeing that Yake didn’t seem to want to continue the fight, Gilbaris stretched his body and sent out a lightning attack.
【Yake! Watch out, dodge!】
Aierjisi’s timely warning made Yake roll on the ground to evade the attack.
“Hmph, you’re still the same, only excellent at dodging attacks. But I’m sorry, I don’t have time to play with you two anymore. I’m off to find Weirafiya.”
After battling Yake and Aierjisi for a while, Gilbaris realized he couldn’t defeat them quickly. His priority was to head to the top of the volcano to check on Weirafiya, and if possible, bring her back.
“What? Wait a minute! Our fight isn’t over yet! Are you trying to escape in the middle of battle?!”
Seeing Gilbaris opening a Teleportation Gate to escape, Yake shouted and ran towards him to stop his escape.
“Escape in the middle of battle? Call it whatever you like. I’m the kind of person who won’t hesitate to use any means to achieve my goals. Continuing the fight here is of no benefit to me, so you can just stay cool. If I get free time next time, I might properly spar with you again. Bye-bye!”
Ignoring Yake, Gilbaris jumped into the Teleportation Gate and shut it behind him, leaving Yake empty-handed.
“Damn it! Get out here, you coward! You little chicken!”
Yake stood there, unwilling to give up, shouting at the sky. In contrast to the frustrated Yake, Aierjisi sighed in relief internally. Gilbaris choosing to retreat was a big help for them. If they continued dragging this out, although they couldn’t determine the winner in the short term, over time, she and Yake would likely be defeated.
But now a new problem lay before them. Even with their enhanced powers, they still couldn’t defeat these Ultimate Life Forms. To contend with them, they needed an even stronger power. An even more powerful force…
“Forget about that coward; let’s head up, Aier. Aier?”
Yake tried to call Aierjisi, who was inside him, but there was no response. He had to call out a few more times before he finally heard the Little Princess’s reply.
【Ah? What’s wrong? Is something the matter?】
“What were you thinking? I called your name several times before you answered.”
【I was indeed thinking about something. From the battle just now, I concluded that our current strength is still insufficient to confront them. To stand against them, we need an even more powerful force to complete the second phase of enhancement. Only then can we do it.】
If the current first-phase enhancement allowed them to fight against those Ultimate Life Forms at a 46-54 ratio, then completing the second phase should let them fight at a 73-27 ratio.
“Second phase of enhancement, huh? Do you have any clues?”
【I do. But it’s not time for the second-phase enhancement yet. We should head back to the top of the volcano and meet up with Weirafiya and the others. Gilbaris should have headed towards them, and we must chase after him quickly. Ah… if only we could use a Teleportation Gate to instantly reach the top.】
“Don’t you have any such magic?”
【If only there were such convenient magic! Then we wouldn’t have to keep using the Teleportation Crystal to move around.】
“Looks like there’s no helping it. We’ll just have to slowly make our way up. But if we take our sweet time on these stairs, we’ll probably arrive late. So…”
Yake took a deep breath, channeling power into his legs and leaped, landing on a higher step.
“If we jump our way up like this, we should save a lot of time.”
【But if you do that, are you sure you won’t feel any pressure? I heard from Weirafiya that advancing this way can cause some pressure.】
“Eh? Really? I didn’t feel anything at all. Is it only at higher elevations that you can feel the pressure? For now, we’re still at a pretty low altitude, so let’s just proceed like this for now, okay?”
【If you don’t feel tired, I have no objections.】
“Great! Then let’s move like this and see if we can catch up to that bastard.”
Using both hands and feet, Yake climbed up while accumulating strength in his legs and leaping forward to ascend the mountain’s summit at top speed, hoping to catch up to Gilbaris before that bastard made his move.
