Tomb Raider: Evolution of the Red Dragon, Starting from the Ancient City of Jingjue

"Brother Jiang, this is too dangerous! What if something happens?" Zhao Yu shouted anxiously, his face full of worry.

"Yes, Brother Jiang, please don't do anything foolish. We're still waiting for you to rescue us."

Chen Le also said.

Jiang Hua felt a warmth in his heart. The concern these two brothers showed him was genuine, which brought him a sense of comfort. He thought to himself, "How wonderful it would be if I could stay friends with these people forever!"
"It's alright, I know what I'm doing." Jiang Hua smiled slightly and said, "You don't need to persuade me anymore. I've made up my mind. Just do as I say. You must pay attention to your safety and leave as soon as possible. Don't stay here for too long. Once you get entangled by these blood bats, it will be very difficult to get out."

"we know."

Zhao Yu and Chen Le both nodded, indicating that they understood.

Without further ado, Jiang Hua urged the two to leave quickly. He then took the lead and headed towards the stone tablet. Although Zhao Yu and Chen Le were reluctant, they knew that in the current situation, staying there would only be a burden and wouldn't be of any help to Jiang Hua. So, they gritted their teeth, turned around, and ran away.

"Jiang Hua, be careful. If anything happens, be sure to come back and tell us immediately."

Before leaving, Qin Feng didn't forget to give him a final word of advice.

"I understand, don't worry."

Jiang Hua waved his hand, signaling the two to leave quickly.

Watching the two figures gradually disappear, Jiang Hua sighed deeply, turned around and looked at the group of blood bats flying towards him, a faint, wicked smile appearing on his lips.

"Hmph! These blood bats dare to invade my territory, they're asking for trouble," Jiang Hua thought to himself.

"call"

Suddenly, an angry roar reached Jiang Hua's ears. Then, a huge shadow blocked Jiang Hua's vision. When Jiang Hua looked up, he gasped in shock. A gigantic blood bat was swooping down on him.

"not good."

Seeing the enormous blood bat rushing towards him, Jiang Hua immediately knew something was wrong and quickly pushed off with his feet, dodging to the side.

At the same time, the sword in his hand was instantly unleashed, slashing towards the enormous blood bat.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, a sword cleaved into the head of the blood bat, but the blood bat did not die. Instead, it let out a miserable screech, a sharp and piercing cry.

It nearly punctured Jiang Hua's eardrum, causing him to tremble and show a pained expression. The blood bat's defense was too strong; it was actually able to withstand Jiang Hua's attack.

After a hiss, the enormous blood bat lunged at Jiang Hua again. Jiang Hua quickly swung his longsword once more and cleaved it in two.

However, this blood bat was truly terrifying in strength. Even after being cleaved in two by Jiang Hua, it was able to revive and once again opened its blood-red maw to bite at Jiang Hua.

"Humph!"

Jiang Hua sneered, and slashed out with his longsword once more, cleaving the blood bat in two again. This time, the blood bat didn't reassemble itself; instead, it vanished into thin air as a wisp of black smoke. Seeing that the blood bat had completely disappeared, Jiang Hua's expression finally softened considerably, though he felt a lingering fear. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would probably have been devoured by the blood bat by now.

This blood bat is incredibly powerful; if an ordinary person were bitten by it, they would probably die instantly.

Remembering how powerful this blood bat was, Jiang Hua felt a sense of apprehension. Although this blood bat was powerful, it was not like the powerful mutated blood bats he had encountered before.

They only know how to attack relentlessly, and their intelligence is not as high as that of the mutated blood bats. They can be easily tricked with a little luring, but this blood bat in front of us is different.

He possesses extraordinary intelligence, and no matter how he is tempted, he can easily see through it and launch a fatal attack.

"Such terrifying blood bats probably only existed in ancient times, right? I didn't expect to find such things here. It seems that there are many secrets hidden here."

Jiang Hua thought to himself, this blood bat has completely aroused his interest.

Although this blood bat was extremely powerful, it was not a threat to Jiang Hua at all. As long as he focused his attention, he could easily deal with it.

Jiang Hua is alright for now, but Qin Feng and Chen Le, who ran far away, are in a bad situation. Although they retreated in time, blood bats are still charging towards them, and there are quite a few of them.

"Damn blood bats, how come there are so many? Are there really this many blood bats in here?" Qin Feng exclaimed.

"That's definitely true. There are just too many blood bats here. We must leave as soon as possible. It's far too dangerous in here. Our strength is far from sufficient. The blood bats here are incredibly powerful." Chen Le nodded and said.

"But what about Jiang Hua?" Qin Feng asked.

"He should have no problem dealing with the blood bats here by himself. Look, he has already taken care of several blood bats. Although these blood bats are not weak in combat, they have not reached the level of the Blood Bat King."

"He's no threat to us. Let's go first. Once Jiang Hua finishes dealing with these blood bats, he'll catch up. After all, he's quite fast now, and his movements are extremely swift. The distance between us and him is only about thirty to fifty meters."

Chen Le glanced at Jiang Hua and said calmly.

"Okay, let's go."

Hearing Chen Le say this, Qin Feng had no choice but to nod in agreement, since the current situation did not allow them to linger any longer.

If they delay any longer, they will likely face death, a danger that neither of them can afford.

Immediately, Qin Feng and Chen Le quickly changed direction and fled into the distance, while the blood bat continued to search for them around, seemingly wanting to catch them and eat them.

Unfortunately for them, Jiang Hua had already noticed their target, so when Qin Feng and Chen Le turned to leave, Jiang Hua quickly chased after them.

Jiang Hua moved with incredible speed, catching up with the blood bat in just a few breaths. With a single sword strike, he cleaved the bat's neck in two.

Jiang Hua took the opportunity to end the life of the blood bat and took out its most precious item from its corpse: a bright red bead with energy fluctuations.

This is more than twice as powerful as the Blood Bat Bead that the previous blood bat had taken out. (End of Chapter)