Chapter 2434: Chapter 1095: The Gospel Sounds, Enter Wang Cheng! (2)

Every day that passes, even if you don’t encounter rules pollution, you’ll still expend energy.

"Of course, it’s the king!"

"Have you seen your king? What abilities does he have?"

Dudek inquired further.

"No!"

The armored soldier shook his head. With his rank, he couldn’t even meet the Grand Commandant, let alone the king.

"What do you know about your king? Even if it’s just hearsay, do share!"

Dudek was patient, but the armored soldier remained silent.

"Do any of you have questions?"

Dudek looked at Lin Baici.

"I don’t."

An armored soldier escorting criminals wouldn’t know much? Lin Baici wasn’t willing to waste his effort.

"I do!"

Xia Hongyao raised her hand.

"Good!"

Dudek smiled and then turned a page in his book: "Let’s hope the God forgives your sins!"

As soon as he finished speaking, those armored soldiers kneeling quietly on the ground suddenly grabbed their long swords and stabbed them into their own chests.

Spurt! Spurt!

Blood gushed forth.

Only the armored soldier who was previously questioned by Dudek remained alive, seemingly indifferent to his comrades’ deaths, evidently brainwashed.

"You may ask now!"

Dudek replied kindly to Xia Hongyao.

"Thank you, Godfather!"

The followers, seeing that the team of armored soldiers was dead, felt relieved and crowded around to thank Dudek.

"Keep quiet!"

That meant maintaining silence; as soon as Dudek softly uttered this, the criminals who wanted to express gratitude immediately shut their mouths—their actions were not dictated by their own will.

Everyone exchanged intelligence while seeking shelter from the rain.

When the dark mist expanded that day and enveloped the outpost camp, not everyone was teleported to the same place.

Some people were unlucky enough not to encounter Lin Baici and had to survive on their own.

Some died, some were captured.

Those who were captured didn’t even see the king’s face and were directly sentenced by the Prime Minister, dispatched to the border to help build the Great Wall.

If they hadn’t encountered Lin Baici, their final fate would have been dying on the construction site.

"Why don’t you resist?"

Xia Hongyao asked, curious.

Even a weak God Hunter possesses Divine Grace; how could these people not have the strength to fight back?

They bowed their heads, looking embarrassed.

"Speak!"

Xia Hongyao urged.

They hesitated to speak, but after repeated encouragement by the person with the high ponytail, they finally confessed.

All criminals were subjected to castration. With one slash, not only was their manhood removed, but their Divine Grace was castrated as well.

In other words, these people were now no different from ordinary people, without Divine Grace.

"Damn, that’s terrifying?"

"As expected of the Qin Palace!"

"Mom, I want to go home!"

No one mocked them for being castrated; instead, everyone looked somber, worried about their own fate.

Perhaps they too would end up castrated!

An hour later, the heavy rain stopped.

The road was muddy, but Xia Hongyao still ordered the march.

Previously, nobody knew where Xia Hongyao was heading, but now they knew, and having encountered a team of criminals, they suddenly felt some resistance.

The team’s speed of movement slowed down, and the formation started to stretch out.

It was obvious that some people were dawdling.

"Red Medicine, we can’t go on like this!"

San Miyairi reminded, "You need to whip these people into shape!"

"I know!"

Xia Hongyao, leading at the front of the group, stopped, turned around: "What good does fear do?"

"If we don’t kill the God and purify these Divine Ruins, we’ll all die in the end!"

Everyone’s expressions turned grim. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"We’ve been pretty lucky, not encountering much rules pollution. Wasting away stamina, with our current condition entering the Wang Cheng, we’ll definitely take down that king!"

Xia Hongyao clapped her hands: "Alright, everyone, stay sharp!"

Afterwards, the team’s movement speed increased.

"Seems everyone still knows what’s more important!"

Xia Hongyao was very pleased, feeling that these people were useful.

"Oh, please, they just want us to get into the Wang Cheng quickly!"

San Miyairi rolled her eyes.

"What?"

Xia Hongyao was taken aback.

"The longer you stay in the Divine Ruins, the higher your chance of dying. They’re afraid of accidents, naturally wishing for us to enter the Wang Cheng sooner, but I dare to guarantee that many of them won’t enter the Wang Cheng!"

San Miyairi sneered.

"If those guys weren’t lacking in confidence, thinking they couldn’t protect themselves, they would’ve fled by now!"

Gu Qingqiu shared the same view as San Miyairi.

Seventy miles was unachievable today.

By dusk, everyone set up camp in a mountain valley.

By the next morning, after assembling, Xia Hongyao discovered there were fewer people.

"Damn, twelve people are missing!"

Xia Hongyao was displeased, as the ones who were missing were the ones with decent strength.

"It’s understandable; the weak can’t survive alone and have to stay with the group; the strong, when encountering rules pollution, can at least hold on for a while!"

Gu Qingqiu laughed: "Once we reach the Royal Palace, it’ll be too late to leave then!"

They also feared Lin Baici and Dudek would conscript them forcefully, driving them into the Wang Cheng; anyways, Lin Baici and the others needed to enter the Royal Palace to survive, so they might as well wait.

"Damn, someone ran away!"

"God Lin, God Xia, Godfather, aren’t you going to do something?"

"These cowards should all die!"

Someone noticed the missing people and angrily shouted.

"Red Medicine, order the departure!"

Lin Baici estimated that some would run, but he didn’t care, because he knew Dudek wouldn’t let anyone take advantage of him.

"Godfather, even your choir has deserters!"

Someone, who couldn’t stand seeing others doing well, hoped Dudek would take action.

"Come on, the Godfather is more thorough than you think!"

Wang Helin urged.

The group continued on, and about half an hour later, a team of seven was waiting on the roadside.

They were all young members of the choir, with twelve heads placed beside them.

Seeing the main group, these young people immediately ran over to report to Dudek.

The deserters weren’t stupid and planned to hide near the Royal Palace for a while, to receive Lin Baici’s news as soon as possible.

However, after they left, Dudek sent the choir after them.

"I don’t want to see this happen again. Either we all live together or die together!"

Dudek’s voice was calm, but those with ulterior motives, especially the criminals, felt their hearts tighten, their faces turning pale with fear.

Because they couldn’t use Divine Grace, they hadn’t intended to enter the Wang Cheng, but now it seemed they couldn’t separate from the group.

Xia Hongyao controlled the pace and arrived at Wang Cheng on the third morning after disembarking.

From a distance, everyone could see a grand fortress.

The city walls, built from massive blue bricks, were a full sixty meters high; humans standing before them seemed no more than tiny ants.

On the top of the walls stood armored soldiers, massive crossbows aimed below, while squads of soldiers patrolled relentlessly.

Below the walls was a moat over ten meters wide, its water a filthy cesspool, scattered with corpses and human bones.

"The defenses are tight; once inside, there’s no coming out!"

Hua Yue Yu felt tense, giving off a suffocating aura that seeped into the marrow, terrifying.

"Be bold and remove the ’guessing’!"

Gu Qingqiu surveyed the fortress, a bit impatient.

"I suggest sending a few people to observe nearby first!"

The chestnut medal spoke.

The group was hiding behind a hillside, peering from afar, unable to see clearly.

"Let’s go!"

Dudek proceeded forward.

Xia Hongyao and her group looked at Lin Baici; no matter how famous Dudek was, he wasn’t their team captain.

"Let’s move!"

Lin Baici’s simple word spurred the Seventh Star’s members into action.

Of course, some people lingered at their spot, hesitant.

They didn’t want to go but feared Dudek might kill them.

At that moment, the drawbridge lowered, the gate opened, and a cavalry squad charged out, dashing towards them like the wind.

Clearly, they’d been discovered!

There was no choice now; everyone hurried to catch up with Lin Baici and the others.