Stranger Danger

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It was at this moment several silhouettes raced out of the Peaceful Nanjiang Palace and attacked the Nanjiang Pacification Army.

There were five of them in total, and every single one of them boasted the aura of a Great Trueman.

Profound Spirit Taoist hadn’t anticipated this. Even if he had, how could he possibly stop five Great Truemen on his own? Naturally, it was a disaster. Like tigers in a sheep den, several hundred soldiers were killed or injured in just a matter of breaths. The five elites weren’t fighting together either. They were charging in different directions to maximize the amount of damage they inflicted.

Bloodcurdling screams filled the air. What was an orderly and nigh unbreakable army formation earlier instantly fell into chaos.

At the same time, the Xun Armor, Kan Armor and Zhen Armor standing outside the army formation resumed their assault. Wind howled, water ran, and thunder roared. Before, the Immovable Fortress Formation would have withstood it all with nary a scratch. Now? It crumbled at first touch like a house that had lost its pillar.

The roaring storm disintegrated countless soldiers in the blink of an eye. With this, the Immovable Fortress Formation was officially destroyed.

“Attack!”

Meng Feixue hesitated no longer and waved her hand.

The three tribes that had been itching to massacre their sworn enemies since the very beginning roared at the top of their lungs and charged toward the Nanjiang Pacification Army.

The Malevolent tribesmen grew scales out of their skin as they charged toward their enemies. Their hands turned into animalistic claws, and their round pupils turned into vertical slits like that of a beast.

Their fighting style was just as ruthless and brutal. They disemboweled their enemies, ripped them in half with their bare hands, and generally murdered them in a bloody and cruel fashion.

The Chu soldiers tried to retaliate, but their blades were usually bounced away by the tribesmen’s scale armor. Even if they succeeded in inflicting a wound, the tribesmen’s response was to grow even crazier and fight harder. They forced back the Nanjiang Pacification Army repeatedly without giving an inch of ground of their own.

In comparison, the Six Souls People’s fighting style wasn’t as brutal and cruel. In terms of bizarreness though, they were definitely among the top two. They wielded all sorts of Strange Artifacts that were carved from bones and surrounded themselves in howling yin wind. Their foes either bled from all orifices, suddenly collapsed in a heap as if an invisible entity had snapped their limbs in half, or just dropped dead suddenly and without warning…

Behind the two tribes, the Gu King Clan were blowing bamboo whistles, silver flutes, konghous [2], clay ocarinas and more to command an army of snakes, insects, mice, ants, and other gu. They flooded toward the Nanjiang Pacification Army like a black tide of death.

Besides the conventional gu creatures, there were also massive Strangers and beasts such as a white snake that was several humans thick, capable of crushing buildings and walls with a simple flick of its tail;

Venomous toad the size of a house capable of spitting venom that corroded armor and melted flesh and blood;

Giant walking trees that carried entire branches of venomous wasps capable of spraying poisonous powder that killed countless soldiers in an instant. Several breaths later, clusters of wasps were born from the dead bodies, and they attacked all enemies in sight;

Colorful, flying flowers that spread a fragrance that induced sleepiness and caused a single flower to grow out of their heads. The victim would then attack their own companion as if they had turned into a zombie;

And more.

……

Technically speaking, the Gu King Clan numbered the least out of the three tribes. However, the damage they inflicted was definitely the highest. Wherever the gu creatures appeared, people fell like wheat without any resistance whatsoever.

“It’s over…”

Profound Spirit Taoist murmured listlessly as he watched it all happen. He even forgot to attack the Kun Armor, still hiding in the underground and causing havoc to his troops.

He finally understood what Meng Feixue meant when she said that there were a lot of secrets regarding the Nanjiang Royal Court that only the royal family of the Meng Clan knew about, and that she was buying time. She wasn’t talking about the Kun Armor, she was referring to the five Great Truemen that she had somehow snuck into the Peaceful Nanjiang Palace.

These realizations were useless though. If the Kun Armor was his only enemy, he still could keep it at bay to a certain extent. But the Kun Armor and five Great Truemen? What could he possibly do in this scenario?

The Immovable Fortress Formation was broken, and his final trump card and hope… was no more.

Despair colored Profound Spirit Taoist’s eyes as he listened to the battle cries and bloodcurdling screams happening all around him. He had never been one to give up easily, nor was he a good friend of despair. However, what could he do but wallow in helplessness and despair in the face of Half-Sage four Divine Armors and an army of ten thousand? He could be the most intelligent man in the world, and there was still nothing he could do at this point.

The only thing he could do now was wallow in despair and wait for slow, encroaching death to claim him.

“Ad… advisor! What… what do we do?”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Suddenly, a voice jolted Profound Spirit Taoist back to reality.

He looked up and saw a few officers looking at him in panic and fear.

“I…”

Seeing their fearful, despairing, yet still hopeful eyes, Profound Spirit Taoist sucked in a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He yelled, “All units, to me and prepare to break—”

Before Profound Spirit Taoist could finish, the ground in front of him suddenly exploded into pieces, and a silhouette charged straight toward him.

The humanoid silhouette wore yellow armor and a metallic mask. It was surrounded by dust and soil as well. It was none other than the Kun Armor.

Considering the element it commanded, the Kun Armor moved deceptively quick. The officers were all knocked into the sky before they could react, every single one of them bursting into pieces like water sacs.

The next moment, the Kun Armor reached Profound Spirit Taoist and engaged him in battle.

“This… is your real trump card!”

On the other side of the battlefield,Ye Qing was watching the almost one-sided slaughter and murmuring admiringly.

Was the Nanjiang Pacification Army weak? Not at all. However, the dismantlement of the Immovable Fortress Formation, the surprise attacks that threw the entire army into disarray, and the fearless charge of four Half-Sage Divine Armors were just too much for any army to bear. They could not help but be beaten back again and again.

“Indeed. What do you think about it?” Feng Qingyou asked smilingly.

“What could I say? It’s beyond incredible!” Ye Qing praised her from the bottom of his heart. “You must have prepared this for a long time, haven’t you?”

“I’m just doing what little I could. Fei Xue and her people had prepared and waited for this for a century though!” Feng Qingyou said softly.

“Is it worth it?” Ye Qing said gravely.

“To some people, vengeance pertaining to the fate of one’s family or nation is always worth it, no matter how many decades, centuries, even millennia they have to wait to achieve it.”

Feng Qingyou explained, “Back then, the rebellion killed not just the Profound King, but all three hundred and sixteen members of the royal family of the Meng Clan. Countless subjects loyal to the Profound King were murdered as well. The Profound King’s youngest son was the only one who survived because he was hiding in a pile of dead bodies.”

“The Profound King’s son and Fei Xue’s father toiled his whole life plotting to take revenge and revitalize his nation one day. Fei Xue’s mother, older brother and younger brother had all perished in the process. Today, only Fei Xue is the only one left in her family.”

“This isn’t just a matter of personal vengeance to Fei Xue. This was her duty to her country as well. She must have revenge, and she must bear the responsibility whether she likes it or not.”

“So yes, this is all worth it. For Fei Xue at least.”

Ye Qing did not say anything. To carelessly give advice without knowing another’s pain was folly. Since he had never been in Fei Xue’s shoes before, he didn’t have the right to say anything at all.

“What comes next after this? It won’t be long before the bulk of the Chu army arrives,” Ye Qing said.

Feng Qingyou chuckled. “Fei Xue and I would be sad if they didn't show up.”

1. Alternative title: Godzilla is approaching the generator! The generator is losing power! ☜

2. Chinese harp. ☜