Chapter 16: Mobility is the key

A few seconds later, the dust settled, and a figure stood up, phasing through the debris of buildings around him like they didn’t exist. His state of being became intangible, one that cannot be touched physically.

This figure? It’s none other than Barseagle who lost against Barry in their first exchange. His face is bloody, and there are various first and third-degree burns on his body, some outright missing flesh and blood.

His nose was crooked and his right arm had been incinerated to ashes.

“You’re blue flames could indeed touch my intangible golden form.” Barseagle wiped the blood on his lips as he said this. The confrontation gave him a thorough understanding of the gap between him and Garry.

Most of the time, Barseagle relied on his powerful, versatile golden light ability to deal with true vampires and higher vampires alike. Even against higher vampires, he could cope with ease due to the intangible nature that his golden light form gave him.

What’s the use of being more powerful than him if they can’t touch him???

He hasn’t encountered blood abilities nor special racial skills possessed by other races that counter his golden light’s intangible nature. Not to mention, his golden light also gave him…

At this moment, Under Garry, Ian, and others’ incredulous expressions, every burn on Barseagle’s body shone in a golden light. Following that, shorter than five seconds, all the wounds recovered completely. Even the non-existent arm regrew, a thousand times faster than even a higher lizard from the lizard race.

Barseagle’s entire silhouette was shrouded in a thick golden light. He almost appeared sacred and divine.

Garry smirked. “Indeed, your golden light is really versatile and powerful just like the rumors. It could heal not only yourself but also your allies. It could act like a flame to burn your enemies… The golden form and ability to regenerate yourself in less than five seconds makes it difficult to kill you.”

“No wonder, you managed to escape against a higher lich in the past. That lich probably didn’t have something to restrain you.”

“Sergei certainly can’t deal with my intangible state and I am lucky for that…” Barseagle smiled. “But between you and Sergei, nah, he’d win.”

The smile on Garry’s face froze as he heard this. “So it’s Sergei, the Lich of Space.” He looked thoughtful at the mention of Sergei’s name. “You’re quite exceptional for such a feat. Even the Alpha of our race fears Sergei. How could I, a mere higher werewolf, compare myself with such a taboo existence?”

Barseagle simply nodded.

“Huh? Who is Sergei? Is that some bigshot that I didn’t know about?” In the distance, Daniel’s face was filled with confusion.

Liz smiled. “Sergei’s existence is only known by true powerhouses. As you know, Liches is one of the most feared dark races. They are a high-level race with very few populations, but each of them has a title…”

Besides Liz, Kate also smiled softly. “Yeah, there is Lich of Wood, Lich of Wind, and even Lich of Fire which are contradictory to their main attribute. Their main attribute is frost after all…”

“So does Sergei have control over the space domain?” Ian, who was quiet until now, couldn’t help but ask.

Ian knew that even with his customized body, fighting against someone who could control one of the most powerful laws, which was space, would be a death sentence. It was incredible for their captain, a mere true vampire, to be able to escape.

Now that he has some initial information about Garry’s capabilities. For instance, Garry’s blue flames were so hot that they badly damaged Barseagle at the first confrontation and pushed his golden light.

‘Hmmm… What material or element can I add to the composition of my exoskeleton armor to improve its heat resistance?’

‘Also the blue flames have some kind of unique properties that allow it to touch the intangible… Hmmm… That’s kinda useless to me since I can’t turn into an intangible state like the captain in the first place.’

Ian looked at Garry’s figure in the distance carefully. ‘Now that I’ve thought about it. He seems to be also far bigger than me. I thought I was already big but I look like a toddler next to him. Should I increase my height to compensate?’

‘Damn… There’s too much to consider.’ Ian scratched the bridge of his nose, his eyes in a daze as he pondered the appropriate measures that he should take. ‘How much would it cost though?’

‘Every meter increase of height is so fucking expensive as it retains my body’s aerodynamic design… I can’t compromise that just to save more.’

After all, if his body isn’t made for agility, he would be too bulky and too big, which would affect his mobility and dexterity significantly. He doesn’t want to like those true werewolves who were just slightly larger than him yet they were ten times slower.

If his body wasn’t made for agility, he wouldn’t have managed to defeat the two true werewolves earlier, right?

As much as possible. He doesn’t want to change that… What’s the use of being big if you can’t hit your opponent because you attack at a snail’s pace?

Mobility is actually one of the most important factors to win battles. Lest your enemies would kite you to death using hit-and-run tactics because you can’t catch up to them.

Sufficient mobility allows you to move on the map at the right time to provide support to your allies, position yourself strategically, and just fucking retreat if danger arises.

It was to the point that Ian even began to consider adding some kind of turbo booster at the sole of his feet to run in a straight line explosively. Not to mention, add some wings to fly in the sky and play around your enemies like a middle.

“Hey, what are you thinking? Why are you so lost in your damn thoughts?” Kate asked, which shifted Daniel and Liz’s attention from the battlefield to Ian.

Ian woke up in his stupor and smiled at them. “No, I have nothing to think about but thoughts.”

Everyone: “…”

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