Sitting in the gorge Kai continued to hide in his cloak and observe the situation. Now he had to get away from them somehow.
For now, he thought about what options he could take. Kai was still reeling from the Torture King Mode. The recoil would keep him awake for about another hour or so... Moving out somewhere would simply be impossible.
'Hmm... If they are close to me, I can give myself away by moving. The only way to break away is to use Torture King Mode. Except it'll start getting dark soon...' - Kai considered his options.
At that moment, his thoughts were interrupted by a scream from above.
- Shit! Then what's the fucking point of going any further?! We have to wait for tomorrow! - A man's voice shouted.
- Then that's what we'll do. But this isn't the right place, let's go find something safer. - Without trying to argue, the girl replied.
It was obvious that she was completely obeying her brother's will. Although she was not speechless and objected to him. But in general, it was always Silver Spear who made the final decision.
- What are you standing there for, Elora?! Let's go! - There was another shout.
- I just have a strange feeling...' the girl said in thought.
- Don't be ridiculous! Let's go! - The boy continued to insist.
- Okay, let's go further west. - The girl replied.
After this dialogue, the sound of footsteps was heard again. The duo finally decided to continue their movement. Fortunately, they didn't decide to stop right here. Otherwise, it would have caused Kai a huge problem.....
This time, it was likely that Purple Illusion would also take part in the battle. Even considering Kai's increased strength, it would be unrealistic to come out alive. Last time, he just used the surprise effect. Such a thing wouldn't work a second time... These two weren't idiots, each of them were Personal Disciples whose rank was approaching 150!
'Whew... It's a good thing they didn't stop right beside me. That would've just been unbelievable bad luck!' - Kai thought as he continued to take cover, 'That bitch has a very strong perception... We need to be reassured...' - Reasoned Kai.
He realised that if he was spotted, they would get on his tail. According to the girl, her ability would be ready tomorrow.
In that case, staying here was impossible. And if one were to start escaping, then one would need to activate the Torture King Mode again.
Except there was a problem... Would he be able to break away enough? If they got on his tail, and she used the so-called Illusory Analysis Technique... They might find him at the moment of recoil! That meant instant death!
''And what am I supposed to do? Running away now is not an option, as they might be spotted... Waiting until tomorrow is even dumber... It turns out that we should move out at night, but then there are too many risks from nocturnal animals...' - Kai was monologuing with himself.
It was easier for Kai to put all the information on the table and make more informed decisions.
'It turns out that there is no way out... We have to take a risk!' - Kai finally made a decision.
He realised, it was necessary to move out at night. Beasts are a huge risk, but they are also dangerous for the opponents. With his speed in Torture King Mode, he would be able to effectively avoid encounters with the duo.
This danger can act as a defence at the same time. All it takes is to break away and find a quiet spot in the process. Still, afterwards, Kai needs to wait out the recoil....
Kai realised that this plan couldn't be called foolproof. Except now there were no other options... Realising all this, he sat quietly covered by his strange cloak.
Through the slit he could see that it was already getting dark outside. The last rays of the sun were already turning red. This symbolised that the sunset was slowly coming. In a little more time, everything would fall into total darkness. Kai took his time and patiently continued to wait.....
- Raar! Bam! - There were sounds of growling and thumping somewhere nearby.
It was a familiar scene in this area. This was how every night began. It signalled that the nocturnal predators were coming out to hunt. Every night there would be battles between them for territory and prey. This situation would happen everywhere until dawn!
'We need to move out! Torture King Mode!' - Suddenly shouted out in his mind Kai!
- Doom! - A wave of energy rolled out, slightly frightening the beasts around them. Along with it, an incredible bloodlust seeped out! This was because of the development methods Kai had been using lately.
At this moment, Kai deftly placed his cloak into the spatial ring and ran! Now, he didn't rush towards the west where his opponents were located. He cut his path diagonally, heading northwest.
Kai had deliberately taken this strategy. Because this way he would be approaching the centre of the Shadowlands. He knew that in Torture King Mode, even the stronger beasts wouldn't catch him. What can't be said about his opponents...
- Bam! - Suddenly, two hundred metres behind Kai's back, there was another explosion!
- Shit! - Kai turned back for a second, swearing, and then rushed forward without a hesitation.
When he looked in the direction of the source of the recent sound.... He saw that there were waves of energy the colour of blood coming from there! It was definitely the Silver Spear!
'Why the fuck didn't they go any further, and decided to stop two hundred metres from the gorge?!' - Scolded Kai in his mind.
He realised, of course, that Purple Illusion's perception was very impressive. Except, Kai had hoped for a longer distance between them. Kai had counted on them to move farther away during the entire time he had been hiding in the gorge.... Except that didn't happen!
As soon as he stopped hiding himself and activated Torture King Mode, his energy was immediately picked up!
- Alright, I hope the beasts will help me! - Kai shouted and sharpened his perception to the maximum and even activated his Essence Eyes!
If he couldn't get away enough, he would be found using the Illusory Analysis Technique. The consequences will be fatal!
- Stop rat! - There was a distant, manic scream!
- Fuck you!' Kai shouted loudly and instantly began to assess his surroundings.
He realised that even with his superior speed he would not be able to create the necessary distance gap. He would be overtaken during the recoil period! The beasts would have to be involved!
Because, Kai was assessing his surroundings, he wanted to find a pack of raptors. If he quickly bypassed them, they would switch to pursuers. Although this duo was strong, and these beasts weren't their opponents. But if such a trick was repeated continuously, it would delay them for a decent amount of time!
'This is it!' - Shouted Kai in his thoughts!
He saw about ten spiky, armoured animals crowding up ahead. This was exactly what he needed right now!
- Come here! - Shouted Kai, and instantly pulled out some item from the ring! But it didn't end there, the object in his hands instantly flew straight into the beasts!
It was a rather mediocre spear that Kai had taken from the corpse of one of his victims. At times like this, they were just as useful.
- Good thing I was collecting this junk... - Kai muttered as he watched his spear sink into the neck of one of the animals.
- Muuuug! - There was a resounding roar from the big guy! This gesture instantly provoked a chain of similar cries!
The entire pack instantly turned around and rushed towards Kai! It was obvious that his action had enraged them greatly!
- Hahaha! Committing suicide?! - Laughing loudly, Silver Spear shouted out.
He and his Sister were constantly following Cai's heels. The gap had not yet managed to become too big. They could still see and hear each other!
- Of course! It's a gift for you! Fucking lunatics! - Without stopping Kai shouted and continued to run head-on into the pack of animals!
The moment the distance between them was reduced to a dozen metres... Kai instantly disappeared!
- That scum! I will destroy you! - Shouted Silver Spear.
- This is the Dance of the Shadow Marks. - A running Purple Illusion came out from the side.
- I know it myself! Bitch, he left those beasts to us! - The guy spat out his words through his teeth in rage.
Kai in turn didn't care at all... As soon as he used the Shadow Mark, he found himself a few dozen metres behind the pack. He didn't stop and continued on his way!
From that point on, things turned into a strange chase, where Kai would provoke literally every animal in his path with the Shadow Tag Dance, and then go around them.
In the beginning, the duo managed to straighten up and follow Kai. But with each passing minute, the gap grew larger and larger. At one point, Purple Illusion stopped feeling Kai's tracks.
Yet, while trying to follow him, they still met crowds of furious beasts! Kai never stopped engaging in night terror of the predatory beasts. He had stirred up the entire mountain range in this area! At first, it was just lone raging beasts. But when they became too many, they started lashing out at each other! The situation turned into complete chaos!
Under such conditions, pursuit was becoming impossible. Even this duo now needed to hide. Crowds of various beasts began to fight amongst themselves! It would be suicide to interfere with them....
- I hate him! I hate him! - Silver Spear gritted his teeth.
- Shut your mouth Heforus. We need to be quiet. - Strictly issued the girl.
They hid in one of the empty gorges, and carefully observed the situation in the mountains...
At this moment, Kai kept running at full speed! He knew that his Torture King Mode would soon end. This time, he wasn't using it to hunt. Kai wasn't absorbing the blood of his victims or softening the recoil. It would be hard to recover in three hours....
- Shit! How much blood is there... - Kai said with a disgruntled face, - But nothing, the main thing is that I got away from them. I can leave this strategy for later. Hehehe. - Laughing evilly he said.
Thinking about the number of victims that would fall in the massacre between the beasts, Kai continued to run. Once a beast died, its blood would become suitable for reinforcing the bloodline. He tried to realise just how much blood he could absorb in this chaos! Also, he wondered why he hadn't thought of this method earlier!
'Now I need to find a place where I can rest and activate Torture King Mode again! Until I finally get away from them, I won't rest!' - Kai thought, spotting a suitable hiding place nearby.
- Hehehe... And then... Then... Then I'll kill sleeping predators during the day, and provoke a slaughter in the evening! Their blood will be consumed by me continuously! - With a devilish smile, laughing Kai gave out!