Free Web NovelChapter 2435: Chapter 2436: Final Battle?
Zhanzheng Qichen glanced at Dou Yanlan, who was following behind Qi Chen, and spoke with a cold face and a trace of dissatisfaction:
"Where do you think I should be right now? Don’t do something you’ll regret!"
"I don’t know what exactly you’ve been through, but I don’t think I’ll drag Ah Chen down."
Before Qi Chen could react, Dou Yanlan spoke up. She understood what Zhanzheng Qichen meant, but she didn’t think she needed protection.
Staring at Dou Yanlan for a while, Zhanzheng Qichen sighed, turned his back to the two, and suddenly whipped the battle staff in his hand as he said,
"Watch yourselves. War is not child’s play. What are you planning to do now, patrol? You don’t have that kind of strength."
"Hmph, aside from sneak attacks, they can’t do anything."
Without waiting for Qi Chen and the others to answer, Zhanzheng Qichen snorted coldly and charged out. Massive vines dropped from the sky, trapping a section of space like a cage. The void twisted, and the assassins hidden in Subspace were forced to reveal themselves and then turned into a mist of blood under Zhanzheng Qichen’s Ultimate Move, unleashed through the borrowed power of his Beast Tamer.
Zhanzheng Qichen didn’t linger. At this moment, many assassins had infiltrated Maomu City. Wanting to curry favor with Feng Yuan, he chose to roam within Maomu City and help eliminate these guys.
As for Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan? He wouldn’t be their bodyguard. Not only did the two of them not want that, but even more so, he didn’t want them to grow careless because of it, thinking someone would always be secretly protecting them.
Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan naturally didn’t know what Zhanzheng Qichen was thinking. They weren’t that careless. The reason they dared to come out, besides the fact that enemies who broke into Maomu City’s urban area generally weren’t very strong and fought alone most of the time, was even more because of Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan’s mastery in defense.
This was actually something they couldn’t help. Because Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan were always being dragged by Feng Yuan into all sorts of special major incidents, when facing powerful enemies, they had no shortage of means of self-preservation. Within Maomu City’s urban range, even if they ran into an enemy they couldn’t beat, lasting for a while wasn’t much of a problem.
As long as they could hold out for a while, other people would definitely come to support them, so they weren’t too worried. As for going outside the city? That was out of the question. They weren’t stupid. Leaving the city at a time like this, even for them, meant a real risk of dying.
The news that Maomu City was under heavy attack quickly spread throughout the Alliance. For a time, some people who already didn’t want to go to war became even more cowardly. However, for Great Xia, since the other side dared to launch an attack on their city, they would naturally retaliate in kind. Very soon, a counterattack plan targeting the Eastern Alliance Empire was drawn up.
Elder Li took over the position of Grand Elder, while the previous Grand Elder had already retired. However, upon learning that besides Feng Yuan, there was another person causing chaos inside the Eastern Alliance Empire’s territory—someone who, if anything, surpassed Feng Yuan—he still guessed who it was, even with vague intelligence.
After thinking it over, Elder Xing decided to send his own Beast Tamer into this counterattack, because he could judge that the Eastern Alliance Empire’s assault was more likely triggered by Old Wei rather than Feng Yuan. As for why they mainly struck at Maomu City, that was simply because Feng Yuan’s background was easier to trace.
Or rather, based on Elder Xing’s understanding of his old friend, even if the place often frequented by Old Wei was attacked, it still wouldn’t make Old Wei so much as frown.
Those guys—rather than calling it a heavy attack, it was more like they were trying to force them to pull back and defend. It was just that, even Elder Xing couldn’t figure out what exactly those people did inside The Imperial Timeline to make the Eastern Alliance Empire go this far.
"Knowing full well it’s impossible, yet still trying to stop us—honestly."
Watching the roaring spear pierce through the third line of defense, Feng Yuan gazed at the palace within arm’s reach and murmured. With the first line of defense crushed, their speed of advance had increased a lot. As for the news of Maomu City being attacked?
Of course they knew, but they didn’t care. What a joke—the White Wolf Deity was literally squatting in Maomu City; how could anyone possibly take Maomu City? Not to mention, besides the White Wolf Deity, Drudgeon could rush to support Maomu City at any time.
Even if a full-scale war broke out in Maomu City, Feng Yuan still wouldn’t worry, let alone now when it was just a raid.
With a faint snort, Gladys looked at this palace in the style of the Mordan Clan and said,
"If they choose to surrender, the Mordan Empire will probably become history. Have you already steeled yourself for that?"
"I think that’s something you should be asking yourself. Judging from the you in The Imperial Timeline, a lot of the rulers here are probably people you know. Under those circumstances, what choice will you make?"
Glancing at Gladys, Feng Yuan said carelessly. The fact that he rarely slaughtered to the last man didn’t mean he didn’t dare; he just didn’t want to. For the sake of some peaceful days ahead, Feng Yuan would not hold back.
Pressing her lips together, Gladys didn’t answer. She had already prepared herself mentally, but would she really feel no mercy when the moment came?
Feng Yuan didn’t give Gladys much time to think. Gathering his Ultimate Move again, he launched another push forward. Relying on the formidable strength of himself and Agunas, they forcibly carved a bloody path through the most central region of the Mordan Empire.
"So you’ve finally come after all?"
Lanadi of the Empire looked calmly at the blasted-open gate as she spoke. Around her, the high-ranking officials watched Feng Yuan in a state of grim readiness, as if facing certain death. Even though this was the core of the City of Time, they knew very well that once the enemy had fought their way here, it was almost impossible to rely on the power of the City of Time to hold them back.
"Heh, so that’s how it is. I didn’t expect the highest leader of the Mordan Empire to be you, but thinking about it, it’s not that strange."
Looking at Lanadi of the Empire, Feng Yuan turned his head and chuckled lightly as he spoke. Gladys stared at Lanadi warily and said,
"Don’t underestimate her. One slip, and everything will be lost."
Lanadi’s lips curled slightly as she said,
"Yes, even though we know we can’t resist, we won’t surrender so easily. If possible, I would much rather we could communicate as equals."
"Equal communication? I don’t know who it was that suddenly showed up shouting to fight and kill. To be talking about peaceful coexistence at a time like this—isn’t it a bit late?"
Looking coldly at Lanadi, Feng Yuan spoke flatly. Unless he hurt them badly, he had no intention of letting this go. Lanadi of the Empire understood what he meant as well, and with a soft sigh she said,
"Of course I know that right and wrong are not that simple. Even if she was wrong, we can’t turn back. Even knowing it’s impossible, we still want to try."
Lanadi of the Empire spoke to herself, then her eyes suddenly flashed with ferocity. A violently overbearing Time Power erupted abruptly from the core of the City of Time, and the terrifying Power of Time instantly enveloped the entire royal capital.
The twisted Power of Time didn’t even give anyone time to react before completely erasing the whole royal capital from the map. With tears she couldn’t hold back streaking down her face as she watched the royal capital vanish, Empire Gladys gritted her teeth, wiped them away, and turned to leave.
"Honestly, you couldn’t even bring yourself to beg for mercy. Who knows, if you’d tried, I might have softened and let you go."
Within the collapsing, twisted time, Feng Yuan muttered under his breath. The Barrier formed from Runes shrouded Feng Yuan and his group. This was Feng Yuan’s own power. At this moment, the Power of Time’s eruption had completely destroyed all temporal order in this region.
Even Agunas couldn’t use time within this area. However, even so, this void-like place had no effect whatsoever on Feng Yuan.
Gladys stared in shock at everything before her. Up to now, she still hadn’t processed what had just happened. No harsh threats, no kneeling pleas for mercy, no back-and-forth war of words—after just a few exchanges, Lanadi of the Empire simply erased the entire royal capital from the world.
When she came back to herself and thought it over carefully, Gladys realized this was very much something Lanadi would do. It wasn’t that the other woman was incapable of swallowing her pride, but that once she knew it would be meaningless, she would be as decisive as she was now.
"Even the strongest Ultimate Move can’t do anything to you. What a pity. Going by her habits, the ’me’ of this timeline has probably already run away."
Gladys looked at Feng Yuan and spoke. Gazing at this void, Feng Yuan said calmly,
"Doesn’t matter. As long as she doesn’t come bother me again, a temporary truce is fine."
Even if Lanadi of the Empire hadn’t said anything, Feng Yuan still understood her intentions. Even if she wanted to drag him into Mutual Destruction, there’d be no need for her to leave anyone else behind. Using the Mordan Empire’s descent into chaos as the price to temporarily remove the Mordan Empire from the War sequence, huh?
Was she that sure the Mordan Empire would move forward in the direction she wished?
