Chapter 866: Tyrant’s Orders!
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Each one of the Xue Luo Guards was like freaks, even when not wearing their armor, they could kill Dino-warriors in combat. They were after all the most elite troops of the 20 Forts, with abundant experience. These rebel soldiers would not last long against those Xue Luo Guards. There was one distinguishable feature of the Xue Luo Guards, which were their ferociousness. Not only were they vicious towards the Dino-race, they were likewise merciless towards other humans who rebel, with almost no survivors from their hands.
If the 5 Reapers were still in the hands of the rebel army, they might still stand a chance against the Xue Luo Guards. However, once the control was turned back to the city manor, then there was almost no doubt about who was going to suffer.
All of a sudden, there was a shout of despair, "Xue Luo Guards!! The Xue Luo Guards are here!! They"re surrounding us from behind!!"
The single shout caused their final ray of defense in their minds to snap, and the leader Old Li sighed once, before throwing down his spear, and shouted, "w.a.n.g Yu Feng, we surrender! Remember your promise to protect our brothers!! Otherwise, I will not let you off even when I become a ghost!"
w.a.n.g Yu Feng responded coldly, "Put down your weapons!! Raise your hands above your heads and surrender now!!"
Old Li also let out a sigh as he ordered the surrounding soldiers, "Put down your weapons!!"
The rebel soldiers exchanged looks, turning silent, before finally throwing their weapons down and hugging their heads with their hands, surrendering.
Even the ferocious Qian Cheng had thrown his Battle Spear roughly towards the ground in an unwilling manner, his expression helpless.
Although he was brave, he was not stupid. The 5 Reapers were absolutely able to kill them all, adding on to the infamous Xue Luo Troops who could take on Mutant Beasts and the Dino-race, forcefully continuing would just spell their deaths.
A number of soldiers walked out from the manor to oversee and process the rebel soldiers.
Soon, over a hundred soldiers in Type 3 Battle Armor came roaring into the area on top of countless valiant-looking motorcycles with an overwhelming sense of bloodl.u.s.t and killing intent, their laser weapons ready to fire.
These soldiers were the Xue Luo Troops, every one of them filled with bloodl.u.s.t. They stared at the surrendered troops and exuded more killing intent. The moment the order was given, they would charge up and slaughter all of them.
The leader of the Xue Luo Troops stared at the soldiers kneeling, his hands gripping his Battle Spear tightly as he licked his lips.
The killing intent was so palpable that the soldiers around him felt it, and they could not help but tremble, revealing fear on their faces.
Right at this time, w.a.n.g Yu Feng walked out from the inner city, smiling towards the Xue Luo troops, "Many thanks for General Jia"s timely reinforcement!"
The leader of the Xue Luo Guards was called Jia Yu, a peak-Type 4 Divine Warrior, half-a-step into the Type 5 realm. He had killed two Low-Grade Dino-Generals by himself before, and even the city lord w.a.n.g Yu Feng would have to be courteous to him.
Jia Yu swept a cold glance towards those on the ground while speaking with a killing intent, "w.a.n.g Yu Feng, do you need me to kill these fellows for you?"
w.a.n.g Yu Feng wore a smile and replied, "It"s fine, there"s no need for you to act. They had already submitted to me, I"ll deal with them myself. Come, Captain Jia, let us have a good drink. We have troubled your brothers as well, I will get my men to take care of them."
As the manor lord, not only was personal strength important, in fact, the reason why w.a.n.g Yu Feng could become the city lord of Blood Red City was due to his interpersonal skills. He was amicable to everybody and knew how to work favors and express his goodwill.
Jia Yu nodded slightly before his gaze fell upon Yue Zhong, who stood beside w.a.n.g Yu Feng, "This person is…?"
Yue Zhong stood forward to reply in a tone that was neither servile nor overbearing, "Captain Jia! This subordinate is Yue Zhong, a personal guard of Sir City Lord!"
Jia Yu kept his eye on him, his eyes flas.h.i.+ng with appreciation, "w.a.n.g Yu Feng, this personal guard of yours is decent. How about giving him to my Xue Luo Troops? I will use a Type 4 Battle Armor to exchange for him!"
Although Jia Yu had not discerned Yue Zhong"s true strength, with his beast-like battle instinct, he could feel that Yue Zhong was dangerous, even threatening, to him. He was extremely excited, that was why he proposed the exchange. A Type 4 Battle Armor was not cheap after all, even within Blood Red City, there were not many of such suits available.
w.a.n.g Yu Feng replied with a chuckle and shook his head, "Not exchanging, Yue Zhong is the number one expert under me. Captain Jia, come, I"ve just received a batch of beautiful virgins, you"ll like them for sure. Let us drink till we"re drunk."
Jia Yu saw that w.a.n.g Yu Feng had rejected him, and his eyes flashed with regret. However, he did not insist on it, instead, following behind w.a.n.g Yu Feng. Although he was the leader of the Xue Luo Guards, he was just merely one of the notable leaders in Blood Red City. In truth, his position and status were still below w.a.n.g Yu Feng.
When the group came into the huge hall, there were already a number of beautiful, young ladies dressed skimpily waiting respectfully.
Jia Yu swept them a gaze, before saying, "Dismiss them all, I"ve something to tell you!"
"You"re all dismissed!" w.a.n.g Yu Feng waved his hands.
"Yes! Master!"
The dozens of beautiful ladies responded in unison and left the room, leaving only their fragrance.
Jia Yu kept his gaze on Yue Zhong while frowning.
w.a.n.g Yu Feng smiled lightly, "Captain Jia, Yue Zhong"s my trusted aide, there are no problems with his loyalty."
Jia Yu then handed an imperial order to w.a.n.g Yu Feng, "That"s good. w.a.n.g Yu Feng, heed this order. His Majesty has ordered you to send all the poor folks from District D to the capital."
w.a.n.g Yu Feng received it and took a look, before handing it to Yue Zhong.
Jia Yu frowned once more.
w.a.n.g Yu Feng quickly explained, "Captain Jia, Yue Zhong is also the commander of my troops."
Yue Zhong glanced at the imperial order, noting that the tone was incredibly urgent, commanding all District D residents to make their way towards the Capital City at all costs.
Yue Zhong frowned; he could sense something strange brewing from the imperial order.
Inside Cloud Region, humans ruled most of the area, however, there were still ⅔ of the region still considered the wilderness. There were various Mutant Beasts of different degrees of danger, even including a particular territory of a Type 5 Mutant Beast.
The Capital City of Cloud Region was extremely far from Blood Red City, over 4,000 km away. In order to move over hundreds of thousands of people through that distance, it would require ma.s.sive resources, and if preparations were inadequate, there would be deaths.
The technology of Cloud Region was two-p.r.o.nged, but while the combat area was advanced and revolutionary, the technology used by civilians were simple, even backward.
The distance between the Blood Red City and Capital City was actually 4,000 km, and yet, there were no railroads or systems of ma.s.s transport in place.
If ordinary people were to use their own legs to travel a distance of 4,000 km, it would definitely result in numerous casualties.
Yue Zhong fell silent for a while before asking, "Captain Jia, do you have any idea why His Majesty would pa.s.s such a command?"
Jia Yu"s tone turned frosty as he eyed w.a.n.g Yu Feng, "I do not know. However, as military, we serve and obey. Since His Majesty has pa.s.sed such an order, we just have to follow. w.a.n.g Yu Feng, tomorrow, you had better get started on carrying out the order, do you understand?"
Jia Yu was a simple military man, only knowing to carry out orders from his superiors. He did not care how many lives could potentially be lost from such an order, and he was not clear what the consequences of such an order would be. He had never thought about it.
Yue Zhong was silent and replied, "I understand! We will carry out His Majesty"s orders with immediate effect!"
Hearing Yue Zhong"s response, Jia Yu"s countenance turned slightly better, "That"s good to hear!"
w.a.n.g Yu Feng then laughed and pressed a b.u.t.ton, "Since our official business has concluded, let us enjoy ourselves!! Men!!"
Not long after w.a.n.g Yu Feng gave his orders, the women came back into the hall and started performing a dance.
The serious Jia Yu also began to relax, pulling a beautiful woman into his embrace, his hands roaming everywhere. Although he was a military person, he was also hot-blooded after all. To him, playing with women was an ordinary thing.
As Jia Yu was enjoying himself and immersing in pleasure, Yue Zhong handed a small piece of paper to w.a.n.g Yu Feng.
w.a.n.g Yu Feng glanced at it, before turning the paper into ash. He then nodded to Yue Zhong, who dismissed himself noiselessly.
Within the inner city, there was a huge underground prison. Right now, the usually empty jail was packed with the rebel soldiers, who were all in low spirits.
The higher command of this rebel soldiers was gathered together in another cell, the wooden-faced male sighing gently, "This time, we"re finished!!"
This cell was filled with all the important commanders of the rebel army.
Of the 5 commanders who had gathered in secret, there were only 4 left; Old Li, Qian Cheng, Wooden-faced, and Pony-tailed Beauty. The ordinary woman with extraordinary strength had died on the battlefield.
Old Li and the rest were tied up tightly with silk from a Mutant Tooth Spider. The silk was incredibly tough, to the point where even a Type 4 Divine Warrior might not be able to escape from them. At the same time, they were administered some strange concoction that sapped them of their strength. They could not muster any energy at all and were no different from ordinary people, a far cry from their Type 4 Divine Warrior status.
In the room, there were sensors, monitors as well as laser weapons. The moment they tried anything funny, the laser weapons would fire out and blast them apart.
The laser weapons were terrifying, as even Mid-Grade Dino-Generals were torn apart by them before, not to mention ordinary humans.
Qian Cheng began to complain, "We should have gone all out! At the very least, our deaths will have some meaning. You guys insisted on surrendering!! Look what we"ve gotten ourselves into, our lives and deaths are in their hands. If anybody wants to kill us now, we can"t even resist!"
The pony-tailed beauty barked out, "Shut up! Qian Cheng! It"s not as though you weren"t clear about the situation then! If we had resisted, our hundreds of brothers would have been annihilated by those fellows from the Xue Luo Guards!!"
Qian Cheng retorted, "Zheng Li Wen! If we had resisted then, true, every one of us might have died! But at least, we could kill more enemies with us. Now, we"re trapped here in a cell, the enemies can kill us, but we cannot do anything to them!!"
Zheng Li Wen"s face turned ugly as she raised her voice, "What did you say?!"
Old Li, who had been silent all this while, piped up, "Enough! We might not die! In fact, our chance might be coming soon!"
Yue Zhong chuckled as he came up to the cell, "That"s right! Seems like you"re an intelligent person. I like speaking with smart people. I"m Yue Zhong."
Old Li replied indifferently, "I"m Li Cheng Shan. This is Zheng Li Wen, that"s Qian Cheng and that is Liu Qi. Since you"ve come here, you must have received the order from that tyrant to transport all District D residents to the Capital City, right?"
Yue Zhong replied, "That"s right. What do you know, tell me everything. Depending on your answer, I might let you all live."
Li Cheng Shan suddenly asked, with difficulty, "What happened to Si Si?"
Yue Zhong responded emotionlessly, "She should be dead!"
Li Cheng Shan"s face turned pale, and he seemed to age a few years, before sighing, "That tyrant is crazy. He wants to break through to the Type 6 Divine Warrior stage, so he wants to collect all the poor folk in Capital City."
Yue Zhong"s face turned ugly, "Blood-sucking Bees?!"
The Blood-sucking Bees could produce Blood Honey, that was rich in life force and energy, strengthening a person"s const.i.tution and physique, helping them evolve. The Dino-race had been utilizing such a method to become strong, conquering human establishments, capturing them as livestock for the bees.
Li Cheng Shan nodded, "That"s right! The tyrant is actually a genius in training and cultivation. He"s only 46 this year and has already reached the Type 5 Divine Warrior realm. His obsession with breaking through had caused him to go mad. 3 months ago, 400,000 of the poor folk in the Capital City had been killed cleanly, turning into his source of nutrients in the form of Blood Honey. However, it was not enough to help his breakthrough, thus he"s now issuing the commands to gather the poor folks from other cities as well!"