Chapter 222: Chapter 199: Strongest, Charge

A chill ran down the backs of the princes from the other races as well. Originally, they had relied on their status, believing that even if war broke out, the Celestial Race wouldn’t dare to kill them.

But the death of the Winged Race Prince served as a warning.

The Celestial Race truly dared to kill a prince.

They were in danger as well. The Celestial Race King had arrived, bringing the total number of King-level beings to three—a force their current power could not stand against.

Since that was the case...

They had to go all out.

There was nothing to hesitate about!

"BOOM!"

Following the Lizard Race’s Fourth Prince, another ancient aura shot up into the sky.

And then, a third, a fourth, a fifth, a sixth...

One aura after another rose up in succession.

This caused the expression of the Celestial Race King, Mu Ying, who had just arrived on the Royal City’s walls, to change drastically. He naturally knew what these ancient auras signified.

’But the problem is, I just got here!’

’I don’t even know what happened.’

"Stop! What do you think you’re doing?! This is Celestial Race territory! I will not tolerate your insolence here!" Celestial Race King Mu Ying possessed immense authority; he was one of the top experts among the King-level beings.

In the past, no one would have dared to refute his words.

But today...

He found himself having to repeat what he’d said.

"Don’t listen to his nonsense! He just killed the Winged Race Prince! The Celestial Race’s sinister intentions are now clear for all to see! If we want to survive, our only option is to secure the evidence! Otherwise, it will be too late once the evidence is destroyed!" a voice immediately shouted.

"Nonsense! When has my Celestial Race ever needed to destroy evidence for its actions? Who dares to slander the king of my Celestial Race? Step forward!" Celestial Race King Mu Ying didn’t speak again, but a Great Angel beside him did.

It was the Legion Commander of the Great Angel Corps.

His gaze swept over the crowd below, incomparably cold.

However, if even Celestial Race King Mu Ying couldn’t control the scene, how could a mere Legion Commander possibly manage it?

The princes were all reminded by the words that voice had spoken. Yes, the most urgent task now was to rush into the Sixth Prince’s palace, rescue the Seventh Princess, and seize the Sixth Prince.

Otherwise, without evidence, even if they sent out distress signals, they wouldn’t have justification on their side. At that point, the Celestial Race could turn the tables and claim they had wantonly attacked the Celestial Race Royal City.

"Mu Clan King, it’s not that we are being unreasonable. If you want to stop this battle, you must hand over the Sixth Prince and the Seventh Princess first!"

"That’s right! Hand over the Seventh Princess and the Sixth Prince!"

"Hand them over, quickly!"

The princes roared.

But just then, a bloody light shot out from the Sixth Prince’s palace.

The High-tier Lizardman had finally been killed.

The Great Angel Huo Gu, with his formidable strength, had slain the High-tier Lizardman, fulfilling the Sixth Prince Mueller’s command.

"AHH!! My Lizard Race swears to be irreconcilable enemies with you Celestial Race!" The Lizard Race’s Fourth Prince’s eyes were bloodshot. The corpse of the High-tier Lizardman flying out meant that all the other Lizardmen had also been brutally killed.

...

Underground.

Gao Neng held his breath with all his might.

He had really gone all-in this time. After entering the Sixth Prince’s palace, he had put down the Seventh Princess, then ran to another hidden corner and dug another hole.

This was what had made the Lizard Race certain that the Sixth Prince was the real culprit.

And then, he had snuck back under the Royal City. While everyone’s attention was on the Celestial Race King, he risked everything to use a Sword Drawing Technique to kill a weakling prince and loudly fanned the flames of their fury. If, after all this, the Allied Army of races still went to attack the Human Alliance, it would be truly unbelievable.

’I’ve rendered a great service! A huge service!’ Gao Neng didn’t hesitate any longer; he turned and ran. As for whether the two sides would fight until the world turned upside down, he couldn’t be bothered to care.

Quit while you’re ahead.

If he kept playing this game and got caught, it would be all over.

...

「City of Hope.」

In the Eastern District Fortress, an old man with his eyes closed suddenly snapped them open. They were an extremely peculiar pair of eyes, as if they weren’t human eyes at all, but were composed of some special substance.

"The other races are rioting! What’s going on? There should have been two more years..." the old man roared, and then shot out of his seclusion chamber into the sky.

It wasn’t just the Eastern District Fortress.

Similar events were happening in other parts of the City of Hope.

"Those old geezers from the North District actually left!"

"They’re heading toward the Eastern District! What are they trying to do?!"

...

"What’s with those old geezers from the South District? Are they abandoning their posts?"

...

"This is bad! Those guys from the West District have all run off to the Eastern District! What in the world is happening in the Eastern District?!

...

One voice after another rang out.

Then, the old man from the Eastern District who had burst through his roof received a series of messages.

The ones from the North District are coming! Be careful!

The ones from the South District are coming! Be careful!

The ones from the West District are coming! Be careful! 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"..." The Eastern District old man’s face was as cold as frost. "What happened? Li Tiannan, you old coot, what the hell did you do in the Elf Race’s territory?!"

...

「Outside the Celestial Eagle Camp, in the territory of the Dark Night Elf Clan.」

「Within a valley.」

Li Tiannan opened his eyes. A few birds perched on his body quickly flew away.

’I didn’t do anything?!’ Li Tiannan felt terribly wronged. He was only responsible for holding the line and hadn’t even made a single move. ’What could I possibly have done?’

"You old coot, and you still say you didn’t do anything? Do you know how many old geezers are rushing your way right now? At least ten of them!" an angry voice cursed in his ear.

Li Tiannan was frustrated.

He really hadn’t done anything.

Of course, he could also feel the unusual auras at this moment.

From the south, the north, the west...

And from the Beast Race territory to the east.

Auras were truly coming over.

There were at least a dozen of them, and he was extremely familiar with all of them.

’Something big has happened!’ Li Tiannan’s expression changed dramatically. Without any hesitation, he soared into the air, landing like a stream of light at the entrance of a command room in the Celestial Eagle Camp.

The Vice Commander in charge, Major General Chen Yichuan, who was in the command room, shot to his feet. His gaze turned to the command room’s entrance, his expression extremely tense.

"Sir... what brings you here?"

"What brings me here? Don’t you have any idea?" Li Tiannan’s gaze darkened.

’Didn’t we agree to only attack up to the second line of defense?’

’What on earth has Chen Yichuan done?’

’Why are a dozen or so Strongest all rushing here at the same time out of nowhere? Are they planning to pull off something big?’

’The problem is...’

’I’m alone right now!’

’Do you know what being alone means?’

"Elder Li, this... I don’t understand. Weren’t you resting in the valley? Besides, I didn’t call for you." Chen Yichuan was in a state of genuine confusion.

He couldn’t sense the auras of the Strongest.

Besides, he really hadn’t done anything...

Other than sending ten squads into Dark Night Elf City to gather some information, what else had he really done?

"A dozen or so old coots are on their way!"

"Old coots? Sir... you couldn’t possibly be talking about those from the other races..."

"That’s right. The Strongest of the other races!" Li Tiannan nodded.

"This... This makes no sense. I only sent a few squads to scout for information. Could it be... that these squads stirred up some trouble?" This was all Chen Yichuan could think of.

"What kind of trouble could a few squads cause? Besides, the Dark Night Elf Clan doesn’t have any Strongest. There’s no way these Strongest would make a move for a minor clan like the Dark Night Elves, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Would you believe me if I said I can’t think of anything?" Li Tiannan truly couldn’t figure it out. When had a dozen or so Strongest from other races ever gathered together like this? Nothing like this had happened in over a decade.

"Uh... so what should we do?" Chen Yichuan didn’t dare to argue.

"Wait and see! That sword from the Beast Race... just passed by. It seemed to be heading for Dark Night Elf City. Did something happen in Dark Night Elf City? No... he bypassed it and went to the Celestial Race Royal City!"

"The Celestial Race Royal City? But we don’t have anyone in the Celestial Race Royal City. We only sent people to three of the Elf Race’s cities... Could this be a misunderstanding?" Chen Yichuan was utterly astonished.

"The one from the Winged Race passed by too!" Li Tiannan didn’t answer Chen Yichuan. However, his forehead was already beaded with sweat.

He had entered the Eastern District Battlefield all alone.

And in the Eastern District...

a full five Strongest had now gathered.

Not only that.

The Strongest from the other districts were still rushing over. If these dozen-plus Strongest were to gather, it would be a monumental event.

Most importantly, if these dozen or so Strongest suddenly turned on him, he, alone... would probably not even have a chance to fight back.

"I’m leaving first. This matter is too important. I must return to the City of Hope immediately to discuss how to handle this!" Li Tiannan was too embarrassed to admit he was afraid of dying.

But he really was afraid...

If it were just a matter of going deep into the Eastern District, he wouldn’t be afraid.

Because the number of Strongest in the Eastern District wasn’t too high, and some of them couldn’t leave their posts. As long as he didn’t make a move, those Strongest wouldn’t either.

Of course, even if they did fight, he could still escape.

It was a sort of tacit understanding.

But now things were different.

With a dozen or so Strongest gathering on the Eastern District Battlefield, there was no room for any tacit understanding. After all, if these Strongest really decided to act, they could take him down at any time.

’Can’t wait any longer.’

’I have to run! Now!’

"Elder Li, you’re leaving just like that? Then what about us..." Chen Yichuan never got to finish his sentence, because Li Tiannan had already flown away.

Just as he had arrived.

He had come quickly, but he left even faster.

This time, Li Tiannan was truly running for his life. If he were truly surrounded by a dozen or so Strongest from the other races, his old life would be forfeit.

"Vice Commander Chen, who was that just now?" a Colonel asked as he walked out of the command post.

"Elder Li," Chen Yichuan replied casually.

"Elder Li... Could it be that person from the Military Department’s past..."

"Yes, it’s him. The legend of the Military Department, ’Ghost Eyes Li Tiannan’!" Chen Yichuan nodded.

"I never thought Elder Li would be the one protecting us from the shadows... But why did Elder Li leave in such a hurry? It almost looked like... he was fleeing for his life?"

"Shut up! How could Elder Li possibly be fleeing for his life? He’s gone to the City of Hope to discuss critical military intelligence!" Chen Yichuan’s tone turned cold, but inwardly, he sighed...

’Elder Li, you ran off so quickly... is it really okay to just leave us here like this?’