# Chapter 66: Master and Familiar
Outside the low mountain, the flame demons let out roars one after another before charging toward the moon-type familiars ahead.
A moon-type familiar wearing a tailcoat, with short light gray hair and handsome features, slowly drew the thin sword at his waist, elegant and dashing.
"Filthy beasts."
The humanoid familiar thrust his sword forward. With a bang, the chest of a flame demon holding a two-handed great sword several meters away exploded, leaving a basin-sized hole with magma dripping inside.
The flame demon let out a roar, spouting magma-like blood from its mouth. Just as the humanoid familiar thought the enemy before him was about to fall, the flame demon charged forward with large strides.
The flame demon army surrounded them from all directions. It had to be said that the moon-type familiars guarding the perimeter of the low mountain were quite capable. They were skilled in battle, with some moon-type familiars having combat power comparable to the Wolf Cavalry Legion.
Not only that, but among these moon-type familiars were several dozen elite individuals and two leader-level individuals.
"Barosyeka (unknown language)."
A moon-type familiar holding a light staff floated up, silver wings spreading on her back as light cones rained down from above.
Magma and severed limbs splattered everywhere. The flame demons within a dozen meters around were smashed to pieces. Just then, a dragon roar came from above.
Seeing Barbatos flying over, the moon-type familiars in the chaotic battle became somewhat flustered, but they didn't find it unusual. Barbatos was a Demon Flame Dragon, inherently fire-attributed. Appearing alongside the flame demons wouldn't arouse suspicion.
Killing cries and roars were endless. Magma like blood splattered everywhere. Although the moon-type familiars forming a circular defensive line were under tremendous pressure, they held their ground. Moreover, moon-type familiars were continuously rushing out from the cave behind them, boosting their morale.
Twenty minutes into the battle, the number of moon-type familiars reached about 160,000. Yueshitu had really gone all out this time. To resolve the current predicament, she had released all her familiars.
Baha circled in the distance, roughly estimating the enemy's numbers before conveying the information to Su Xiao.
Two kilometers from the battlefield, a large rock sat on the magma lake. Su Xiao stood on it, chewing ice cubes. Beside him, Bubu Wang was lying directly on a large block of ice to cool down. The burning land was sweltering.
He glanced at the team channel, made a rough estimation in his mind, and decided to send out all the flame demons—meaning over 5 million flame demons—to besiege Yueshitu's 160,000 moon-type familiars.
On the fiercely burning battlefield, the moon-type familiars' defensive line had stabilized. The tense atmosphere from before had eased considerably. Some moon-type familiars even felt dissatisfied. They had been sleeping soundly when suddenly awakened, still confused, and thrown onto the battlefield.
"That little girl really knows how to order people around."
"Don't say that. That's the respected master."
"Whatever, let's finish this quickly and go home."
The moon-type familiars were relaxed. After all, what they were dealing with now were pseudo-flame demons that hadn't received the War Lord's enhancement. Only after gaining the War Lord's blessing would these flame spirits fully transform into flame demons.
The battle situation around the low mountain looked promising. Inside the low mountain, Yueshitu leaned back on the sofa. Opening her mouth, a small fairy delivered peeled orange segments with the meridians removed.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
The floating virtual projection suddenly emitted urgent electronic sounds. Yueshitu looked over and was stunned by what she saw.
On this virtual map, fiery red was surging in from all directions. This was no longer just a large number of light points—it was a continuous mass, flooding toward the center.
Seeing these enemies that usually represented battle merits, Yueshitu nearly fainted from "happiness." Too many ants could kill an elephant, especially when the enemies weren't particularly weak.
Just as Yueshitu was contemplating countermeasures, bad news arrived: the moon-type familiars were struggling to hold on. The reason was that the surrounding flame orcs had suddenly become much stronger, their appearance resembling the flame demons at the bottom of the magma lake.
A few minutes later, Yueshitu received a second piece of bad news. The enemy had an evil dragon. After grabbing a full load of flame demons, the dragon flew high into the air and shook them off, dropping over a hundred flame demons into their central area.
Surrounded by an endless sea of flame demons, with an evil dragon above and flame demons constantly falling from the sky, the worst part was that these flame demons seemed to have suddenly gained intelligence. They were being thrown from behind like cannonballs, landing inside the moon-type familiars' defensive line.
This wasn't throwing one or two flame demons—it was tens of thousands at a time. Who could withstand that?
After listening to the small fairy's report, Yueshitu remained calm. Being able to command so many moon-type familiars, Yueshitu naturally had her unique qualities.
Yueshitu leaped down from the sofa. She clasped her hands together, and the spreading mental energy nearly began to vibrate and explode, distorting the surrounding air. She began issuing commands through mental energy.
"I command you by the Moon Oath: Run!"
Reverse summoning arrays appeared around the low mountain. In the chaotic battlefield, some moon-type familiars immediately rushed toward the reverse summoning arrays, while others hesitated. Their master was still in the cave inside the low mountain. If they fled and the enemy surrounded her, things would go badly.
"You idiots, run! I have a bunch of space items! You fools, morons, don't lose your lives here!"
Hearing Yueshitu's mental command, the loyal moon-type familiars nearly spat out blood. They immediately charged toward the nearby reverse summoning arrays.
Inside the cave of the low mountain, Yueshitu took out a marble-like item. She was preparing to retreat. Running away when she couldn't win was her most common tactic.
"I must have offended the heavens this time. How did the flame demons suddenly gain intelligence?"
Yueshitu sighed. Just as she was about to crush the item in her hand, a tremendous force struck her abdomen. She flew backward, then felt pain in her hand as the item was snatched away.
"My lord!"
A female familiar suddenly rushed to Yueshitu's side, spreading her wings to protect her.
Claws tore through the air, heading straight for Yueshitu's throat. Just then, an arm covered in white feathers crossed in front of Yueshitu's neck.
Blood splattered. The eagle claws sank deep into the flesh. The feathers on the female familiar Akushi's arm stood on end, the originally white feathers becoming as sharp as blades.
"That was close~"
Baha spread his wings and retreated, his eyes glowing red as he looked at the female familiar Akushi. Akushi only glanced at Baha once before determining that this guy was definitely of the evil alignment.
"Leaving already? An eighth-rank space item. How wealthy."
Baha's eagle claws tightened, and the marble-like item in his claw cracked with a snap. The ethereal mist that drifted out was all absorbed into his body—this was the ability of "Sky Bloodline."
Having just absorbed the space energy, Baha immediately activated the Demon Hawk Domain. Seven space feathers appeared and then shattered, sealing the space within 1,000 meters for 6 minutes.
"That hurts."
Yueshitu held her lower abdomen with one hand as she got up from the ground. Two familiars stood behind her. She had three strongest familiars protecting her 24/7: Sky Feather Akushi, Black Knight You, and Light Fairy Xianlulu.
At this moment, Light Fairy Xianlulu was attached to Yueshitu, providing her with an exaggerated vitality enhancement effect. Sky Feather Akushi was confronting Baha, while Black Knight You stood behind Yueshitu.
After catching her breath, Yueshitu took out several more space items from her storage space, her expression seeming to say: "Didn't expect this, did you? I have a bunch of space items."
With a crackling sound, one of Yueshitu's space items shattered. She blinked. Nothing happened.
Seeing this, Baha let out a laugh, meaning: "Didn't expect this, did you? Your daddy here can seal space."
Boom!
It sounded like something heavy had crashed down outside the low mountain. A chill spread as Amu, holding the Dragonheart Axe, strode into the cave.
As soon as Amu entered the cave, Black Knight You behind Yueshitu stepped forward to meet him. As he advanced, the Black Knight drew the "Dark Spike Sword" at his waist, full of momentum.
Both Baha and Amu, who had come to attack, were blocked by Yueshitu's familiars. She herself stood at the innermost part of the cave, with Light Fairy Xianlulu attached to her. Unless her head was cut off, it would be difficult for her to die.
"Eek!"
Yueshitu let out a startled cry as a sharp pain shot through her calf. It was Bubu Wang, who had blended into the environment, biting down on Yueshitu's lower leg.
With that bite, Bubu Wang nearly burst into tears. The enemy's personal defensive shield was just too hard.
Bubu disengaged from blending into the environment because he felt like he could actually beat Yueshitu. This Yueshitu's mental power was ridiculously strong, but her mental power development direction was control-type. As a follower, he was least afraid of this kind of powerful control-type mental energy.
After appearing with his teeth aching, Bubu Wang confronted Yueshitu from a distance. He had finally encountered an enemy he could defeat. Today, he was going to solo the Apocalypse Paradise's strongest seventh-rank Battle Angel!
Seeing Bubu Wang, Yueshitu was first alert, then puzzled. After checking Bubu Wang's attributes, she found that this was actually a reconnaissance-type enemy. She was in the strongest echelon of seventh-rank. Was she really going to lose to a dog? This was too insulting!
Yueshitu silently pulled out a few disposable items. She had figured out how to escape. The enemy's follower absolutely couldn't be killed. If she could capture him alive, she would definitely be able to get away.
Thinking of this, a slight smile curled at the corner of Yueshitu's mouth as she looked at Bubu Wang with increasingly eager eyes.
"Dog thief, one-on-one. If you've got the guts, don't run."
"Woof?"
Bubu Wang tilted his head in confusion, then pointed his dog paw toward the cave entrance. Standing at that entrance was a person.
Bubu's meaning was simple: "If you've got the guts, you don't run either."