CHAPTER 742: CHAPTER 46: BATTLING THE KING OF MAYFLY

"Sir, the experiment data from War Zone Eleven has come out."

Old Abel quickly approached Richard and handed him a report.

"War Zone Eleven didn’t summarize the data, which caused a slight delay."

Upon hearing this, Richard’s eyebrows slightly raised. As he took the report, he said, "No summary? Could it be that the data looks bad?"

Although Richard had indeed prepared for the possibility of tactical failure, he was still a bit surprised when it actually happened.

Is it possible that on such a high-density battlefield, direct command might be stronger than autonomous command?

"That’s not the case." Old Abel shook his head, "The data is excellent. The performance of the new tactics in actual combat has been very good. After the delegation of command, the legion’s combat power has been significantly enhanced, and losses have decreased by nearly ten percent."

"Oh? The data is good." A hint of joy flickered in Richard’s heart as he quickly scanned the report in front of him.

After reading it, he spoke in a relaxed tone, "As expected, delegating some powers is quite effective."

This document summarized the key points of the ongoing campaign in West War Zone Eleven. The greatest change in the new tactics compared to the old ones is flexibility.

Under the new tactical model, the legion’s combat mode is very flexible. The Legion Commander can adjust tactics based on first-hand information, and with information being shared among multiple legions, the commanders can adeptly complete tactical shifts to achieve the objectives set by the command.

Moreover, due to the high density of legions on this battlefield, the issue of deviation from the strategic direction caused by excessive autonomy simply has no ground here.

There’s no doubt about it, a revolution in military theory has already begun.

"But what exactly is this guy concerned about, that he wouldn’t even summarize the data and handed me the raw figures directly?"

Richard, looking at the war report, was full of thought.

Beside Richard, Ali, watching her lover lost in thought, felt a slight tremble in her heart.

Since arriving on this battlefield, she could clearly sense the change in Richard.

In the Alchemy Wizard system, charm is something that can be quantified. Charm potions are widely circulated among Wizard Apprentices.

Through adjustments to hormonal appearance, a wizard can easily captivate a group of ordinary people.

But such tricks are no longer effective after becoming a wizard. Spiritual evolution allows a wizard’s spirit to transcend physical form, and the stimuli from hormones are no longer sufficient to interfere with a wizard’s perception.

But after entering the battlefield, coming to Richard’s side,

She feels like she’s back to being a Wizard Apprentice, with an irresistible allure emanating from Richard.

It’s as if she can hear a voice calling to her from her ear, urging her to become Richard’s queen and...a part of the Abyss.

Ali did not notice that her bloodline became very active when close to Richard. Within this abnormal activity, she was actually slowly "evolving."

Suddenly, Richard sharply raised his head, startling Ali beside him.

His gaze turned to the south, as if he could see through space to the deep layers of the battlefield curtain.

"Alas, the peaceful days are over. The Crown Throne battlefield has already moved far from the Material World, notify all war zones, and prepare to face the King of Mayfly."

...

The battles between Dominators are never something that World Masters can interfere with, so on this battlefield, both sides of the war have tacitly agreed to a rule: when the Dominator battlefield approaches the Material World, or the material plane, both sides hold their fire.

For no other reason, no matter how strong a Level 4 creature is, entering the Dominator’s battlefield is a sure death.

Level 5 creatures fare slightly better; they can manage to glance at the battlefield before dying.

Only Level 6 creatures have the strength to escape after being caught in the battlefield.

And now that the Dominator’s battlefield has moved away from the material layer, the battle between the World Masters resumes.

Boom!

Richard’s form was as large as a mountain, and energy flowed through his body like rivers, with every movement carrying immense power.

And opposite him, the equally massive King of Mayfly was equally formidable.

The exquisitely jewel-like King of Mayfly resembled a Sky Island, every gesture bringing forth a gust of Gang Wind.

Richard looked at White Crystal, musing over the upcoming battle.

In the past days, through information gathered internally by wizards, he confirmed the name of this King of Mayfly—White Crystal.

This Physique Evolved World Master had already slain a Five Rings Great Wizard before this battle and had even endured Equal Exchange relying on sheer value.

The requirement of Equal Exchange places equal importance on both the first and the second half.

If equality cannot be achieved, then all that can be exchanged for with a wizard’s entire power is merely a single strong attack.

Little information was gathered about White Crystal’s abilities by the wizards, and descriptions of its rules were extremely vague.

In the data, White Crystal’s basic rule can be inferred as the Earth Element Rule, but the other rule it possesses was described as the "Power Rule."

This utterly illogical name came from the judgment of the Great Wizard who failed to exchange White Crystal, who noted that White Crystal possesses a rule similar to amplifying strength.

Not only can it unleash immense power at a specific moment, but it can also continuously strengthen its power throughout the entire battle.

"What rule could it be?" Richard murmured to himself.

While Richard observed White Crystal, White Crystal was also observing him. Wizards have information collection, and naturally, Galaxy Mayflies have information collection too.

However, because Richard had never participated in a war of civilizations before the Wilderness World, and the slaying of the King of Mayfly there, Richard’s information was equally vague in the intelligence of Galaxy Mayflies.

"The Life Rules and Radiation Rules are real, but what exactly is the power he uses?"

White Crystal knew Richard’s rules, but was completely ignorant of the Power of Abyss. The Galaxy Mayfly’s intuition told him that the power was extremely dangerous, forcing White Crystal to keep wary of the Abyss power.

In the Heavenly Vault, two colossal figures confronted each other, their shadows nearly covering the entire battlefield.

Under their pressure, the sky seemed to freeze.

But in the next moment, the two figures abruptly vanished, replaced by two storm-like calamities.

In ordinary native worlds, the World Master itself is a kind of intelligent disaster. And those from civilized worlds, they surpass them!

The two storms collided continuously, yet their aftermath was unexpectedly weak.

The space shattered like ceramics in a Four Rings Great Wizard duel, yet not even a ripple appeared here.

As if the world’s space were filled with glue.

Only Great Wizards and Kings of Mayfly, both World Masters, knew of this terrifying ability of microscopic level power control.

Both sides in the battle fully retracted their power, then unleashed it utterly onto each other.

In other words, the two were attacking without defense, relying solely on whose bloodline was thicker.

Boom!

The combatants suddenly separated, but this time there was no confrontation.

Richard’s gaze was electric, suddenly swinging a punch, as energy within him gathered at the fist peak like rivers converging into the sea. Trillions of cells simultaneously exerted force, countless energy crystals were digested and absorbed, ultimately becoming the power source of this punch.

This punch reached a million energy levels!

But facing such a powerful punch, White Crystal did not dodge, merely allowing crystals to rapidly spread, forming a smooth crystal armor.

His front two limbs suddenly thickened, a terrifying force spread within them.

Bang!

A muffled thunder sounded in the Heavenly Vault.

Both World Masters were knocked back simultaneously like shooting stars.

Two absolute physique evolution powerhouses did not dodge, using their bodies evolved to the extreme to withstand the opponent’s attack.

They were confident, their bodies could definitely endure it.

"Cough cough, that was quite something."

Richard stabilized his body in the air, immediately erupting in a mist of blood.

At his chest, two transparent holes slowly healed at a visible speed.

White Crystal’s strike shattered both of Richard’s hearts.

But in Richard’s sorry state, White Crystal naturally wasn’t much better off.

To counter Richard, his entire crystal shell exploded, and seventy percent of his original crystal shattered. Moreover, at the Heart of Mayfly position, there was a similarly transparent blood hole.

White Crystal gazed at the distant power, a trace of fear flashed in his compound eyes.

"His evolution is actually above mine!"

In the recent confrontation, he could distinctly feel that Richard was nearly above him.

Even though their physiques were the same, both reaching the limit of Level 5 Creatures. But his cells, his body structure, completely surpassed his own.

If not for the rule assistance, he would have been obliterated in the recent attack, not even a cell surviving.

"How could it be? How can these spiritually evolving Wizards have a creature more evolved than me? Isn’t their Physique School barely a thousand years old?"

If the victory in a spiritual evolution creature duel depends on knowledge and battle wisdom.

Then the victory for physique evolution creatures is essentially decided by the evolution degree of both sides.

Skill holds a negligible position in this context.

Physique evolution creatures don’t have techniques as complex as spiritual evolution. As long as Richard is willing to take a beating, many skills he can quickly master.

Coincidentally, Richard just took quite a beating.

"The Energy Storage Rules, such a tricky ability." Richard stared at White Crystal, with a demon god-like face showing a grim smile.

During the recent battle, he had already figured out White Crystal’s second rule ability.

The crystals on him were not just defensive measures, but also a manifestation of his rules. The crystals absorbed power for storage, then released it according to White Crystal’s will.

However, for now, this rule ability seems to have an upper limit.

Otherwise Richard’s punch would have had no effect, rather than shattering most of White Crystal’s crystalline body.

The blood hole in his chest slowly healed, the reshaped heart thumped the battle’s drumbeat.

Richard with a hearty laugh, shouted to the distant King of Mayfly:

"Bug, fight again!"