MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 408 - 163: Mandarin Duck Flower

Chapter 408: Chapter 163: Mandarin Duck Flower

"Queen?" The giant serpent let out a chilling laugh, "What is she, and why should we abide by her will?"

As it spoke, the serpent fiercely lashed its tail, and Nathias thrust down with his trident.

The trident, being a Divine Artifact, possessed considerable power. The giant serpent roared in pain, and Nathias also suffered, being violently flung away. Before he could stabilize himself, a giant crab clamped him from behind.

"You wretched Demon Beasts, I should have urged Her Majesty to exterminate you all!" Nathias wasn’t injured, but he was in a pitiful state.

"Exterminate?" The octopus monster was provoked, its eight tentacles sweeping wildly. Facing the attack of a level twelve Demon Beast, the sea soldiers were utterly helpless.

"Yes, exterminate all you despicable races," Nathias took a deep breath as the sudden onslaught of the level twelve beast completely disrupted the sea folk’s formation.

Nathias was well aware of these four marine dominators. Their lifespans were even longer than the Queen’s. Although bound by the limits of life ranks, they could never break through to the divine realm, their strength was formidable. Facing these ancient super sea monsters, numbers wouldn’t solve the problem; overwhelming combat power was needed to suppress them.

"Retreat!" Nathias made a quick decision, ordering the sea folk to retreat.

The empire didn’t initiate a pursuit, merely watching silently as the enemy slowly withdrew from the battlefield.

Regardless, they had won, repelling the sea folk in their own domain.

"Damn, that felt good!" Weiwei clenched his fist, releasing a breath of foul air, feeling exhilarated.

Lu Hong nodded towards Xie Zhongxing, and the two approached the octopus monster together.

"Brother Octopus, we’re grateful for your support."

"Human, my brothers and I agree to this alliance, but you must promise us, you must kill the Naga Queen and those Black Sea folk."

"Black Sea folk?" Xie Zhongxing’s brows furrowed slightly, as if sensing some terrifying undercurrent within the sea folk.

"Yes, the Black Sea folk, several times stronger than ordinary sea races." The giant serpent, its voice feminizing, presumably a female, swam up and asked, "Do you know the ends of the ocean?"

"We’d love to hear more." To confront the sea folk, more information about them was crucial. Xie Zhongxing, like an eager student, listened intently, absorbing the knowledge.

"The Queen’s palace lies in the deepest part of the ocean, at the endpoint of the Blessed Ocean. Beyond that endpoint, although still oceanic, it connects to another world, a terrifying one. The Sea God, before transforming into the ocean, used to enter that world repeatedly, always returning scarred, his sleeves stained with black blood. Later, with the help of four Heavenly Gods, they sealed it off. However, as time passed, the bizarre power from that ocean area permeated through, causing irreversible contamination to the newborn sea folk, turning them mad and bloodthirsty. The Naga Queen had no choice but to imprison these sea folk in the Northern Ocean territories. Just now in the sea folk army, I sensed that aura; Nathias, foolishly, must have struck a deal with these Black Sea folk. Fortunately, he didn’t release those top powerhouses; otherwise, we’d be powerless."

"Black Sea folk..." Whether this new revelation about the sea folk bore any contradiction, it certainly wasn’t good news for the empire.

"Human." The giant crab squeezed next to the serpent, addressing Xie Zhongxing, "There’s a problem in the Red Marsh area; our people are trapped there. Deep Blue mentioned your willingness to form an alliance, but not just yet. We need to rescue our people first before we can unite against the sea folk, so it’s best if you withdraw from the ocean to conserve your strength."

"Thank you for the warning. This victory is enough; we will pull out of the ocean," Xie Zhongxing nodded. Having the assistance of marine beasts made this venture deeply profitable.

"Very well." The giant serpent nodded, then dived into the sea bed and disappeared. The other three marine dominators also came and went as they pleased, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

After bidding farewell to the Demon Beasts, Lu Hong immediately went to Lando’s side.

"Hmph, you’ve still got some conscience at least." She was severely injured this time. Nathias, wielding the Divine Artifact and being of a higher level, completely dominated Lando, who couldn’t employ her strongest skill, Demon Whisper, out of caution in the chaotic battlefield situation.

"Rest easy, the arrival of the marine dominators has instilled fear in them, and the sea folk will probably not restart hostilities for a while."

Lando watched them both, her expression somewhat strange.

Yan Xinghe nudged the other person, "Hey, if I’m not mistaken, that Lando seems to be your sister, right?"

"Yes." Lando did not deny it, though he and his sister did not get along well. Since their first encounter outside the tent, neither had sought out the other.

Lock Fan is my son, and he is Tu Kulu’s younger brother. Lando is my sister, and she is Tu Kulu’s woman? Then what exactly is my relationship with him? A king of mercenaries? A superior-subordinate relationship?

Unable to figure it out, Lando simply slapped his buttocks and went back to sleep; didn’t want to think about it anymore, let it be whatever it would be.

News of the victory had reached home, sending the nation into celebration. Konstantin breathed a sigh of relief and then called Questasa, "Will the reinforcements from the Snowy Region arrive at the fortress tomorrow?"

"Yes." Questasa nodded. "Now that we have won, Xie Zhongxing had also returned to court. I wonder what His Majesty plans to do with these reinforcements."

Konstantin nodded slightly, following the principle of utilizing resources: "Let them go to Gian, Bai Yang, Yuan Hua, and Chuan Ridge—the four major dimensions—to assist in our investigation."

"Your Majesty." Questasa said, somewhat worried, "These reinforcements from the Snowy Region include Third Transition powerhouses with even a supreme one among them. Is it not risky to provide our dimensional coordinates to them...?"

"No worries, Bu Sheng might want them, but we need to wait until the sea clan is defeated first. Lives are at stake, there’s no delay." Xie Zhongxing’s victory did not lessen the worries in Konstantin’s heart; a major problem had emerged in the empire’s hidden dimensions!

Three days later, Lu Hong was summoned under the guidance of Questasa to enter the Imperial Palace.

"Sit." His uncle looked at his nephew, his satisfaction growing as he gazed, and Konstantin smiled slightly, brimming with happiness. Truly, his nephew was the savior of the empire!

"Your Majesty, may I know what you need me for?" Lu Hong was not fond of Konstantin. His journey through hell had left him unable to let go of his prejudices against Konstantin, who had sacrificed innocent lives to achieve his goals—unforgivable deeds by any measure.

"I have read Xie Zhongxing’s report; you are the main hero this time. However, it is a critical time, and I can’t award you grandly. Rest assured, I will remember your merits, and once the empire is out of trouble, I will reward you altogether."

"I don’t care about rewards." Lu Hong waved his hand, "If there’s nothing else, I will leave now." After all, Lando and Anna were waiting for him. Since returning from the sea, the nightingale had delivered Anna to him, and surely, lovers meeting meant lingering, and then more lingering.

And then, and afterwards, Lando became angry, and Lu Hong scurried back to appease Lando, only to have Anna get angry next.

At this moment, Lu Hong was still pondering whether to appease Lando or Anna first after returning.

"Hold on." Konstantin quickly called to Lu Hong who was about to leave, sighing, "This time, I need you to investigate something."

"What is it?"

"The civilians of Shen’en have mostly been moved by me to the four still-controlled dimensions. But last week, according to the garrison’s reports, there were cases of civilian disappearances. Initially, I didn’t take it seriously, but recently, the number of missing civilians has multiplied frightfully, and worse yet, the dimensional garrisons can’t find any clues. Now people are panicking in these four dimensions, and I want you to investigate and find out the truth."

"Civilian disappearances?" Why would civilians just disappear out of the blue? Lu Hong didn’t even think before agreeing, "Send me there immediately."

"Not so fast. I’ve already arranged for the reinforcements from the Snowy Region to enter and conduct a preliminary investigation. They are all Third Transition powerhouses. If you go, you must cooperate with them. I’m worried that the forces from the underworld you mentioned might be involved in abducting the civilians, so you must be thoroughly prepared." As he spoke, Konstantin then asked, "Do you know where Caesar is now?"

"I don’t know." Lu Hong shook his head; Caesar had said he was going to hunt the Naga Queen, and since then, there had been no contact. Lu Hong didn’t know his current status, but he was probably not dead, that old fellow had plenty of survival tricks.

"Well, alright then." Konstantin was not at ease without any news of Caesar, but there was nothing he could do. He then pulled out four maps: "There have been a large number of civilian disappearances in four dimensions. Which one do you want to go to?"

Lu Hong glanced over them: "Yuan Hua. I know that place."

"Good. Once you’re ready, go find Questasa; he will take you there."