Free Web NovelChapter 472: Chapter 273: Vice-Speaker of the Eternal Night Council (Part 2)
Fang Zhen had just heard about the traits and abilities of the Eternal Night Council’s Vice-Council President, and he had to admit, the man sounded difficult to defeat. freeweɓnøvel.com
’But if I use the Crystal Bone Crow, won’t that make things easier?’
’The Crystal Bone Crow’s flight speed is extremely fast. No matter how quick Vice-Council President Moon’s Body Technique is, he’s still running on the ground. He can’t possibly outpace something that flies.’
’And once the Crystal Bone Crow casts its nightfall Magic, it can trap Vice-Council President Moon inside for at least seven or eight, maybe even ten seconds.’
’And during that time, I can unleash an overwhelming assault.’
’I don’t even have to charge in with the Power Mountain Seal and my spear. I just need to toss in all the gas canisters from my subspace and detonate them one by one. The force of each canister is equivalent to a bomb.’
’If three or four, or even seven or eight canisters, explode in succession, then no matter how strong the Vice-Council President’s regenerative ability is, it can’t be infinite like some perpetual motion machine. There must be an energy source—something like life force—powering his astonishing recovery.’
’With this stacked explosion method, I can blow Moon to bits. At the very least, even if it doesn’t kill him, it’ll peel off a few layers of his skin.’
At this thought, Fang Zhen felt confident he had it in the bag.
Just moments ago, he’d thought Vice-Council President Moon would be incredibly difficult to take down, and the pressure of being kited felt immense. But now that he had a solution, the pressure vanished. The Eternal Night Council’s Vice-Council President didn’t seem so formidable after all.
Fang Zhen said, "I have a way to beat Vice-Council President Moon. Leave him to me."
Hearing Fang Zhen’s words, Alexander and the others all turned to look at him.
If anyone else had said that, West, Anglo, and the others would have thought them arrogant and reckless, completely overestimating their own abilities.
But since it was Fang Zhen who said it, everyone present couldn’t help but feel that if he said he could do it, he probably could.
This was because Fang Zhen had cultivated an image of invincibility in their minds—an image of someone who was capable of anything and could solve any problem.
Even so, Anglo, West, and even Alexander were still a little worried.
Anglo said, "Fang Zhen, I know you’re very strong, and you just demonstrated that strength. But Moon, the Vice-Council President of the Eternal Night Council, is no ordinary man."
"Back when I was young and full of vigor, I thought I was a hotshot, but Moon gave me a brutal reality check."
"I fought against him once. I’m ashamed to admit it, but I was severely injured before I could even get within ten meters of him."
"If the President of the Whig Society—who was still in his prime back then—and my teacher hadn’t risked their lives to protect me, I probably would have died right there." fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
"I was only in my thirties or forties at the time, but the experience left an impression that I still can’t forget."
"I’m not trying to discourage you, but you have to be mentally prepared. Vice-Council President Moon is not as simple as you think."
West added, his expression grave, "Fang Zhen, Anglo is right. History and past battles have proven it: anyone who underestimates the leadership of the Eternal Night Council pays a heavy price."
"Fang Zhen, it’s not that I doubt your abilities, but you might be looking at this too optimistically."
Fang Zhen chuckled, unfazed.
He knew that from Anglo and West’s perspective, the idea of single-handedly killing the Vice-Council President of the Eternal Night Council sounded unbelievable.
Since coming here, he’d gotten the sense that the Whig Society was indeed a cut below the Eternal Night Council in terms of power.
Even their Vice-Council President could likely fight Alexander to a draw, or perhaps even come out on top.
But Alexander also had a few aces up his sleeve.
Like that set of Curse Sealer equipment Alexander had mentioned.
Using that equipment came at a great cost—one’s own life, for instance.
In the eyes of the local Curse Sealers and Whig Society members, this power gap was painfully obvious.
Tempered by years of blood and fire, the people of the Whig Society had become very pragmatic. They could accurately gauge the power disparity between themselves and the Eternal Night Council, a balance that had barely shifted for many years.
That was why the Whig Society had never launched any overly aggressive counter-offensives.
But now, the appearance of the Blood Burst Secret Medicine had changed the balance of power between the Whig Society and the Eternal Night Council.
And this shift in the power balance was what prompted the Eternal Night Council to make such a major move and besiege Lanxi City.
If credit were to be given for all these changes and positive developments, it had to go to Fang Zhen for bringing them the Blood Burst Secret Medicine.
Fang Zhen understood Anglo and West’s concerns. After all, Moon was the Vice-Council President of the Eternal Night Council—and a cunning, long-range combatant at that.
At a distance, the Blood Burst Secret Medicine was useless, meaning Moon was essentially immune to its effects.
That was why West and the others were not optimistic about Fang Zhen’s chances.
Fang Zhen said, "Don’t worry about how I’ll do it. Just trust me this once. Even if I can’t kill the Vice-Council President, it would be very difficult for him to kill me, right?"
At his words, the expressions on West and Anglo’s faces relaxed somewhat.
They could also see that with his three-stage Gang Zan Seal and the high-grade Feiyu Iron Wall Alchemy Armor he wore, Fang Zhen did indeed possess considerable survivability.
