MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 225 - 212 Northern Nightmare

Chapter 225: Chapter 212 Northern Nightmare

After Nono’s sacrifice, the nine Second-Transformation Peak masters who followed also lost their will to fight and were slain by the Snow Tribe one by one.

Bu Sheng looked at the struggling Lily under Zhu Guan’s feet and asked, "Zhu Guan, aren’t you planning to finish off the successor of that Sword Dao school that challenges your father’s?"

Zhu Guan shook his head, "My King, I request that you spare her life."

"Oh?" Exchanging the life of a Third-Transition Peak strong individual for the Queen, Bu Sheng didn’t feel at a loss at all; on the contrary, he thought it was a great gain and was in an excellent mood, "Could it be that you’ve taken a fancy to her? If so, I can allow you to spare her life."

"How is that possible?" Zhu Guan gave the heavily injured Lily a disdainful glance and explained, "I just felt that she didn’t display her full strength. It doesn’t count as my Thousand Snow Sword Technique versus the Rushing Waterfall Sword Technique in a Sword Dao duel. Therefore, I request the King to let her go. When she’s fully recovered, I’ll challenge her again and finish her off."

"Okay." Bu Sheng nodded. The Snow Tribe Sword Saint had passed down the Thousand Snow Sword Technique to this day. If not for the Sword Saint being unable to break through to the divine level, perhaps a new profession might have been established. Therefore, Bu Sheng had high hopes for the Sword Saint. He hadn’t planned to send Zhu Guan back after requesting him from the harsh northern land and felt it necessary to consider people’s feelings a bit.

"Thank you, My King." Zhu Guan slightly bowed and released Lily from his control.

Freed from Zhu Guan’s restraints, Lily rushed madly toward Bu Sheng, but with her power confined by Zhu Guan, she posed no threat at all.

Bu Sheng slapped Lily away with an indifferent tone, "I’m sparing your life only because of Zhu Guan’s plea. If you dare to act rashly again, don’t blame me for being merciless."

"Just kill me!"

"Annoying!" Bu Sheng stomped his foot, a wave of cold air surged, freezing Lily so that she couldn’t break free, but he didn’t take her life either.

Having resolved everything, Bu Sheng circled Nono’s ice-sealed corpse three times, sighing, "Truly a beauty, but unfortunately she cannot become my queen."

"My King, what should we do next?" An Nuo jogged in front of Bu Sheng, smiling ingratiatingly. If his plan succeeded, surely his promotion would be on the horizon?

Bu Sheng patted his head, "Act according to the plan, tie the Queen’s body to the siege chariot, and you can siege the city!"

Walking to the edge of the cliff, Bu Sheng looked down. Through layers of clouds, he saw the Roland Knights still waiting at the foot of the mountain and Hanguguan Pass ten miles away.

"Today, this city must fall!"

An hour later, Bu Sheng launched a surprise attack on the Roland Knights. In less than ten minutes, this powerful group that had followed the Queen in battles for five years met its demise, with all 2,800 members perishing. Due to Nono’s barrier, Hu Pofu died just as the deputy commander of the Roland Knights.

Another hour later, the Snow Tribe gathered a million troops, indeed placing Nono’s icy corpse at the forefront as they launched an attack on Hanguguan Pass.

When the defending soldiers saw the Queen’s corpse, they all wept bitterly, their morale plummeting to freezing point.

In this leaderless situation, Great General Tengdi was appointed in the face of danger, leading the entire army in a desperate resistance. But with Nono’s corpse as an amulet, the Snow Tribe’s army swept through like unstoppable lightning, breaking through the prison gate that had blocked the Snow Tribe for ten thousand years by the next morning. Henceforth, the vast northern plains would become the Snow Tribe’s new pasture.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we suffered a great defeat in the North Frontier, and Hanguguan Pass has been breached by the Snow Tribe!" Questasa scrambled into Konstantin’s sleeping quarters, rolling and crawling.

"Mm." Konstantin’s eyes were bloodshot, clearly sleepless, and he wasn’t surprised by the news of Hanguguan Pass falling.

"Your Majesty, with Hanguguan Pass breached, the Snow Tribe can directly enter the northern heartland. By then, the fertile lands for miles, how will they be defended? With the Snow Tribe’s harassment, how should we handle the stalemate in the Endless Forest?" Questasa was deeply worried. The North Frontier couldn’t be lost. If it truly was lost, it wouldn’t just be a piece of territory. The ten million portals established in the North Frontier would also be seized by the Snow Tribe. Then the empire’s subordinate realms would be conquered by the Snow Tribe one by one, which would be half the empire!

"If I knew what to do, would I need to sit here worrying?" Konstantin looked exhausted. He had pondered the North Frontier situation a lot, but no one could take on such a heavy responsibility. Too many forces were tied up in the Endless Forest; it was too late to retreat now.

Ding~

Suddenly, the Holy Emperor Sword let out a gentle hum, and Konstantin channeled a large amount of magic power into it.

The Emperor Sword drew a line in the air, and a water mirror appeared before them, slowly revealing the aged figure of the Tai Shang.

"Konstantin." Even the Tai Shang’s tone was weary.

"Great Grandmother." Konstantin had played in the Tai Shang’s sleeping quarters when he was little, and she had held him, so calling her grandmother wasn’t shamelessly clinging to relations.

"The House of Summerhearth will not fall," the Tai Shang said solemnly. "I will temporarily come forward to oversee the situation, ensuring the North Frontier won’t be occupied by the Snow Tribe. But you must resolve the Divine Blood River matter quickly."

The Tai Shang continued, "Though the Divine Blood River has a chance to create divine-level strong individuals, it’s just a possibility. If the North Frontier truly reaches a life-or-death crisis, I hope you have the courage to cut off one’s own arm."

Cut off an arm? Questasa knelt on the ground, unsure if the Tai Shang meant cutting off the North Frontier or the Divine Blood River.

Konstantin nodded, "Great Grandmother, you’re right. I will resolve the Endless Forest matter as soon as possible, then reroute the army to help the North Frontier drive out the Snow Tribe. Just please take care of your health, for if you fall again, the North Frontier might truly be lost."

"I’m old, so I won’t say more. Continue fulfilling your mission; rest assured, the North Frontier won’t burden you," the Tai Shang said before her figure gradually faded.

Deep within the Queen’s Palace, the Tai Shang weakly released the Queen’s scepter. As its former owner, wielding it again was beyond her strength.

En Jing stepped forward to support the Tai Shang, carefully feeding her two qi-replenishing pills, alleviating her trembling.

On Konstantin’s side, Questasa was gathering the Black Guard’s main forces. Konstantin decided to go to the Endless Forest himself. He had to end it all quickly, or the empire would be in grave danger!

Before Hanguguan Pass, after seven days of continuous fierce battle, the North Frontier’s army suffered over half losses, with less than four million managing to escape. They camped again thirty miles within the pass, blocking the Snow Tribe’s route south.

In the meantime, under the Tai Shang’s call, the North Frontier was nearly militarized, with civilians being sent to other realms for refuge. All the forces from the empire’s subordinate realms that could be gathered were mobilized to Divine Grace, preparing for a desperate struggle with the Snow Tribe.

But unexpectedly, after capturing Hanguguan Pass, the Snow Tribe showed no intent to move south.

The Tai Shang sat powerlessly on a rattan chair, sighing deeply, "The Snowy Region has indeed produced an extraordinary Great Emperor."

Yes, Bu Sheng had long foreseen that an immediate southern advance would encounter fierce resistance throughout the North Frontier. Hence, instead of moving, he tightened the other’s nerves, little by little eroding them.

No one knew when the Snow Tribe might head south. Each day passed in tension and worry, slowly wearing down many to the point of exhaustion.

To further weaken the North Frontier’s army morale, Bu Sheng hung Nono’s corpse on the city wall, an act of desecration that no North Frontier officer could tolerate.

In just three days, to reclaim the Queen’s body, the North Frontier’s remaining three million troops launched no fewer than ten assaults.

Yet each time, they were repelled by the Snow Tribe. The once sturdy and towering Hanguguan Pass, now a natural defensive stronghold, had become their nightmare.

Half a month passed, and the corpse hanging over Hanguguan Pass’s gate became an unshakeable nightmare for the entire North Frontier. Bu Sheng’s move was indeed one that struck at both the body and the heart, cruel and malicious.

However, everything happening in Divine Grace seemed not to affect Lu Hong’s small town. Although there were discussions about the empire’s wartime situation, Lu Hong, who was absorbed in his own field, hadn’t been to the town in a long time. Nor did anyone wish to discuss national affairs with the mute.

Three years ago Lina had taken away Weiwei, maybe out of grandfatherly affection, and had even taken the old man along.

Only Lu Hong chose to stay, living alone in this secluded countryside.

The village elders would occasionally bring food and clothing to visit Lu Hong, yet the couple who had never heard Lu Hong speak didn’t sit down for a chat with him either; every time, they came and went in haste.

As for Weiwei, her talent was indeed extraordinary. After receiving a blessing from the Nature Temple, she smoothly became a level-one druid, with a meditation speed more than twice that of ordinary people. Her rapid progress caught everyone’s eye, and she quickly drew the attention of the Nature sect, invited to enter their main realm, the Green Forest, for further study and cultivation.