Chapter 187: Infiltration

Being surrounded in every corner by a large group of hostile bats gave Max a mindblowing experience.

It felt like only one mistake, and he would be revealed and put in a dangerous position; it truly felt like he was playing with his life.

Although, in reality, his life wasn’t in any danger as he still has a wide range of skills which could Max utilize to assist himself once he found himself in a tight situation.

However, the pressure was enough for Max to feel like he was doing something fun and exciting. In addition, being against such a monstrous Awakened also gave him a thrilling feel that he never felt before.

Now, Max was in the process of preparing to decrease the numbers of bats silently and remove as many as he could before anyone would be alerted.

The current numbers of the bats should almost be reaching up to a thousand. This was only an estimation, and they could be more.

Max knew that if he weren’t able to decrease their numbers to less than a hundred, then he wouldn’t be able to do anything if they decided to escape.

Watching their previous actions, Max still had no idea what these bats will do if they were alerted of him infiltrating their group.

But what he does know was it wouldn’t end well for him. Even being well aware of that, Max still chose to go through his plan.

To prevent the impending disaster that was looming over him, Max could only put all his focus on his efficiency in dealing with these creatures in hopes that when they finally found him, their numbers would be too small to pose a challenge.

By then, it would not be hard for Max to play with them and put up a great show for everyone to see.

Max was, after all, attempting to create a powerful figure by showing everyone that was watching what real power means and at the same time, form a veil of mystery surrounding him.

To make it possible, Max had a few things he had to accomplish. First, Max has to significantly decrease the bats’ numbers to a manageable one.

Second, Max would have to reveal himself in human form before everyone and have them remember his appearance and, lastly, force the Awakened behind the bats to show some power that was enough to scare and alert some of the spectators.

For that specifically, Max believed that he has the answer on how he could make it possible.

The bats were currently in their agitated state, rushing towards the three Awakeneds who has their attention solely focused on escaping away.

However, since the bats were traveling through the sky, not on the rocky, uneven surface, they never had to deal with the dangerous terrains.

Slowly, the distance was between them was decreasing. It was only a matter of time before the bats would be able to catch up and engage in a fierce and explosive fight.

Once this happened, Max would then use the opportunity given to him to make his move. As when that time comes, the chances of him being discovered would significantly decrease with the intense battle that would occur.

The three Awakeneds far away seemed to have also been aware that they could only go so far before the blood-sucking bats would once again surround them.

It could be seen from their slower movements that they were preserving their energy in preparation for the incoming fight.

They had long notified Chief Li about their situation and had told him about what had transpired before.

Immediately responding to it, Chief Li change their plan from meeting in their agreed location to him making his way over to the trios’ position.

Their vehicle was secured in many ways that the bats would not be able to break through it. Inside, they could rest, contact their reinforcements, and wait for them to arrive.

Right now, what the trio had to do was to prolong the battle, stalling for Chief Li’s arrival. Knowing how close their designated meeting location was and taking into consideration the bumpy terrain, it would take Chief Li several tens of minutes to reach them.

As they have already experienced being besieged by the bats, they should be able to deal with them for that amount of time somehow.

In the blink of an eye, the bats had already reached them and simultaneously swarmed them with their overwhelming numbers.

All of them were hungry for blood and had even become more aggressive, seeing three trapped Awakeneds barely standing on their ground, growing restless from their relentless assaults.

Max watched on for a moment before deciding that this was the right time to also begin his attacks.

Responding to his thoughts, his fangs grew longer and sharper, and claws had also started extending out, giving Max the perfect ability to firmly grab onto his targets.

In addition, the edges of his wings now had a thin blade running along its surface. In a blink of an eye, Max turned into a killer bat, making him a predator among ordinary blood-sucking bats.

Since Max has the Shapeshifting Skill, there was no need for him to imitate the features of the bats completely.

Therefore, doing some small modifications to his transformation can easily be done as long as he willed to. However, his transformation also has a limit.

The blade on his wings was only made from common materials, and there was nothing special, nor does it have unique capabilities included in it.

But even if it was only an ordinary blade, it was enough to deal with the bats around him. After all, they are merely ordinary creatures. It would only take a single hit to kill one of them successfully.

After seeing the changes in himself, Max was now even more confident in lowering the numbers of these bats.

In the next instant, Max swiftly made his move, dashing towards a small group of bats in the backside of the horde.

Soon after Max closed the distance, with his sharp claws, he hooked it on the nearest bat, not leaving it a chance to escape before his fangs moved in for the kill.

Being a bat was such a unique experience, and feeling the air hitting against his elastic wings when he flapped down felt unbelievable.

Moreover, now, it was even more amazing. His claws were as sharp as a blade.

Every one of them was not aware that a predator had already infiltrated their group, still flying as they stared far away, readying themselves to move down on the three Awakeneds.

Max was only having fun with their unawareness.

After eliminating one, Max found out that his claws were sharp enough to destroy the bat’s tiny and fragile bodies, which removed the need for him to use his fangs for the finishing attack.

And it also made it easier for him to store their bodies directly to his Inventory after killing them as they were already connected.

This way, there won’t be a mysterious scene of bats suddenly falling from the sky, which would only alert others, attracting their attention to himself.