Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 739 - 740 Hard Battle _1

Chapter 739: Chapter 740 Hard Battle _1

"Dammit!"

The masked leader looked smugly at Lorraine Tower and said,

"Just let me extract your power quietly, otherwise, I can’t guarantee..."

Noticing the stalemate above once again, Qi Chen asked Feng Yuan somewhat skeptically,

"What did he do?"

"He’s linked the lives of every being in Maomu City to himself using the power of the Exterior Delusional Seal. We can’t even destroy the seal, as it’s also linked to the life of every living being. Unless he releases it voluntarily, otherwise..."

"How could this happen!"

Qi Chen’s face paled, as he thought of his mother and Qi Xiaoshuang. The others were no better off; except for Feng Yuan, they all had friends and family in Maomu City.

Pei Yu grabbed Feng Yuan’s collar fiercely and shouted,

"You had a hand in this plan, didn’t you? Why is there such a huge oversight! Couldn’t you have solved it beforehand!"

"If anything happens to them—you!"

"Enough! Calm down!"

Zhong Liuyan grabbed Pei Yu’s hand and stared at him as she scolded loudly. Although she also had friends and family there, she knew it wasn’t Feng Yuan’s fault. Dou Yanlan looked at Pei Yu calmly and said,

"Even the military can’t guarantee that their plans are without unexpected incidents, let alone him. He’s not in charge of this. Are you targeting him because you don’t have the guts to challenge the Divine Beasts?"

After speaking, Dou Yanlan looked toward Captain Yan and his team, who were issuing commands not far away, and said,

"Besides, isn’t it more likely that the special forces team is involved than him?"

"I..."

Releasing Feng Yuan’s collar, Pei Yu sat on the ground in despair. Feng Yuan looked up at the people and gods in confrontation in the sky and said,

"Though it’s an unexpected hassle... we don’t only have them."

"What?"

As if seeing a glimmer of hope, Pei Yu quickly got to his feet and reached out to grab Feng Yuan. But before he completed the motion, he hurriedly withdrew, looking at Feng Yuan with a flustered expression and said,

"Is there still a way?"

"Agreeing to his terms is impossible. The lives of Maomu’s beings can’t compare to the power of the Divine Beasts. However, there is still a chance."

"That’s a cruel way to put it."

Dou Yanlan shook her head. Although what Feng Yuan said was true, she believed not everyone, like Pei Yu and Qi Chen, could accept it. In the sky, the masked leader revealed a cruel smile and said,

"Did you think I wasn’t guarded against it?"

"Damn it!"

Lorraine Tower flapped its wings, and the exploding building was stopped in time by Time Stop. It let out a sigh of relief as it sensed no lives lost to the explosion. Although it didn’t particularly care, it didn’t want Feng Yuan to come after it later.

"What are you doing!"

Gitalien, with a fierce expression, glared at the masked leader, who sneered,

"Did you think we wouldn’t be prepared for it?"

A Space Shockwave occurred, and purple mist appeared out of nowhere, swept up into the sky by strong winds. A giant shadow loomed in the sky. The masked leader mocked the emerging shadow,

"Emperor of Dreams, Savidi, did you believe we wouldn’t be prepared for you?"

The shadow gradually disappeared, revealing the figure of a Divine Beast that looked like a small exquisite puppet. Emperor Savidi clutched the Scepter in his hand and stared down the masked leader,

"What exactly are you trying to do!"

"What do I want to do? You Divine Beasts, with your supreme power, look down on us humans. Now, it’s our turn for revenge!"

The masked leader shouted in a frenzy. The special forces, though constantly being ordered around, were powerless against this group. Dou Yanlan observed Feng Yuan and said,

"Now that even Emperor Savidi has failed, is there still a way?"

"We’ll have to remove them one by one."

Shrugging helplessly, Feng Yuan squinted. Dou Yanlan noticed something amiss but didn’t say much, instead she asked,

"What should we do?"

"Just need to sever the link between the beings and the Exterior Delusional Seal. But without being able to lift it for everyone at once..."

"Who knows how many enemies there might be."

Feng Yuan looked somewhat troubled. Qi Chen, growing anxious, said,

"If there’s a way, then why aren’t we acting fast?!"

"Xiao Ji, it’s up to you. If we don’t take out those hidden enemies, another explosion from them could be troublesome."

Feng Yuan tossed Xiao Ji into the air, where it transformed back into an eagle. With a piercing cry, Xiao Ji flapped its wings, and blue wind blades swiftly sliced toward a nearby grove.

"Are there some nearby?"

Feng Yuan was surprised; he didn’t doubt Xiao Ji’s precision to avoid friendly fire. Captain Yan came over angrily, staring at Feng Yuan, and said,

"What do you think you’re doing?!"

"Rescuing someone."

"Are you sure? They all couldn’t deal with him, and are you certain that if you act, it won’t..."

"Otherwise what? Just surrender without a fight?"

Interrupting Captain Yan, Feng Yuan looked at him and calmly said. Stopped by Feng Yuan’s words, Captain Yan fell silent for a moment before asking,

"Are you confident?"

"No."

"Then you..."

After observing Captain Yan for a while, Feng Yuan shook his head and said,

"Are you really suited for this position?"

"I..."

Captain Yan fell silent; he naturally knew Feng Yuan’s choice, but when he thought of the oath he took when he left the special forces to join the tactical team, he just couldn’t accept the outcome.

"Actually, the problem isn’t as big as you imagine."

Feng Yuan said calmly, to which Dou Yanlan asked with confusion,

"Speaking of which, Lorraine Tower can revive the dead, so why..."

Glancing at the troubled Captain Yan, Feng Yuan explained with a smile,

"Deaths caused externally cannot be revived by area-wide Divine Beast powers. Although it’s not that they can’t be saved, it would require rescuing each one individually. Do you think any Divine Beast would do that?"

"But..."

"Moreover, much of the destruction caused externally is irreversible. There’s no guarantee that the souls who died from it could be revived at all. That’s why nobody dares to take that risk until the very last moment."

"Let’s go."

Feng Yuan said calmly, pulling Qi Chen along. As they brushed past Captain Yan, Feng Yuan heard him say in a low voice,

"Please, try not to sacrifice ordinary people recklessly..."

Surprised, Feng Yuan looked back at Captain Yan, but by then, the captain had already turned and walked away. Feng Yuan shook his head and said,

"Who can guarantee that?"

"You covet the power of the Divine Beasts, yet you don’t realize that your actions are no different from those external enemies. The protection you talk about is nothing but an excuse to deceive yourselves."

Looking at the masked person trapped by the black vines, Feng Yuan said calmly. By then, they had already cleared the inside of the school and disconnected the teachers and students from the Exterior Delusional Seal, although the operation went smoothly and they hadn’t alarmed the masked person leading the enemies in the sky, everyone’s expressions were grave except for Feng Yuan and Dou Yanlan.

"Is there really no way to lift it on a large scale?"

Zhong Liuyan asked, gripping Feng Yuan’s arm, while Pei Yu also stared at him. Feng Yuan replied helplessly,

"I can’t do it with my current power; after all, I hardly have any power to draw upon now. As for Xiao Ji..."

Looking up at Xiao Ji patrolling the sky, Feng Yuan said with a smile,

"It knows how to eliminate enemies, but rescuing people... don’t make it difficult for it."

"At this rate, it won’t be in time."

Qi Chen said, somewhat frantic. While they rescued people, Lorraine Tower and the others were again battling the masked people in the sky. Although Lorraine Tower and the others dealt with the crises promptly, defending the lives of Maomu City’s residents while fighting the enemies was putting them at a severe disadvantage.

The chief of the masked people might still have other trump cards as they had not retaliated excessively no matter how they were tested. Still, if the standoff dragged on for too long, no one would know what might happen.

Qi Chen desperately wanted Feng Yuan to save his mother and Qi Xiaoshuang, but he couldn’t bring himself to ask. Dou Yanlan looked at Feng Yuan and said,

"Just doing this won’t save them, right? What about the other Divine Beasts?"

"They’re tied up and can’t come to support."

Feng Yuan said calmly. Although other places weren’t as dangerous as Maomu City, the enemy was deliberately causing destruction without restraint because it was a diversion. Zhong Liuyan, remembering something, said anxiously,

"They will never compromise. If this continues..."

"They will choose to abandon all the humans in Maomu City, right?"

"That’s..."

Scratching his face, Feng Yuan said somewhat guiltily,

"You..."

"It’s very likely. If they showed any compromise, those people would believe there’s a chance, and things would become even more chaotic in the future."

Dou Yanlan said calmly, then looking at Feng Yuan, she added,

"Still not willing to reveal it, huh? Your real trump card?"

"The real trump card?"

The crowd looked at Feng Yuan with some surprise. Scratching his head, Feng Yuan said beamingly,

"How did you figure it out?"