MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 434 - 188: Return to the Clouds (Part 2)

Chapter 434: Chapter 188: Return to the Clouds (Part 2)

The Seven-Star Chain Arrow was indeed the renowned technique of the mighty Lei Zhe from the Pasar family, and it required an extremely long time for power accumulation, its might increasing exponentially with the accumulation time.

The violent surge of magic power like the raging sun was clearly at its limit.

When had he locked onto me? Why didn’t I feel anything? Changkong’s heart was filled with some panic.

Changkong managed to block the Seven-Star Chain Arrow’s power in full, but his condition had become terribly dire.

Thinking of Wei Sheng, the relentless pursuer behind him, Changkong quickly ran back.

"Think you can escape?" Wei Sheng sneered, pursuing with his knife in slashing motions.

"Wei Sheng, have you no shame!" Changkong cursed furiously. They had agreed upon a fair duel, and yet there was a sniper launching a surprise attack from the horizon.

"Why would I need fairness and mercy to deal with you?!" Magic power surged within Wei Sheng, adhering to his battle saber, as he fiercely slashed towards his opponent.

Changkong, having exhausted almost all his magic power dealing with the Seven-Star Chain Arrow, did not dare to block the full force of Wei Sheng’s attack head-on and had no choice but to dodge.

Having missed his strike, Wei Sheng quickened his pace, relentlessly assaulting Changkong.

Changkong quickly defended, but from the sky came dozens of arrows hurtling towards him.

Silently cursing, Changkong turned and ordered the Ming faction, "Use the firebomb shells!"

"My lord?!" The lieutenant was shocked.

"Just do it!" Changkong struggled to resist Wei Sheng’s assault, his face turning beet red.

The lieutenant gritted his teeth: "Fire!"

At the command, hundreds of cannons as large as basketballs were dragged to the battlefield from the Ming faction’s rear, the ignition and shell firing completed in one smooth motion.

At the same time, arrows sealed off Changkong’s retreat, and Wei Sheng’s saber struck again. Riddled with arrows, the drained Changkong could only watch helplessly as the cold blade descended.

"Fire!"

As the lieutenant gave the order, a line of blazing fire flew towards Changkong’s surroundings.

Wei Sheng well knew the might of these firebombs, but right now, it was a prime opportunity to slay Changkong.

"Are you willing to exchange your life for mine?" Changkong saw the hesitation in his opponent and laughed heartily.

"Dammit!" Wei Sheng cursed under his breath. He could not hesitate any longer and immediately retreated from the area, "I don’t need to kill you; the firebombs will do it for me!"

The firebombs were a major weapon for the Ming faction of the Kairo family; their creation was extremely complicated. Konstantin had once ordered the Black Guard to steal some of the plans, but alas, after months of dedicated study, the empire’s craftsmen could not understand them. Eventually, the matter was dropped.

Wei Sheng dared not gamble; if he killed Changkong with a single strike, it was very possible that he, too, would perish under the firebombs’ might. In any case, he could escape, but Changkong could not, and there was no fear that he would survive.

No sooner had Wei Sheng evacuated than the firebombs exploded. Like Skyfire descending upon the world, it turned the surrounding hundred meters into a fiery pit of hell, melting the soldiers from both the Xiao Ke family and the Ming faction in an instant, likely without them even feeling pain.

Firebombs could even kill Third Transition powerhouses; Wei Sheng naturally did not dare to risk it. Having taken cover in the rear safe zone, Wei Sheng stared intently at the battlefield’s flaming pit.

He is supposed to be dead, right?

To Wei Sheng’s prayers, the heavens did not seem to wish to comply.

A pale blue figure slowly stood up within the fiery pit.

"This can’t be?!" Wei Sheng exclaimed in anger.

"What’s so impossible about that? This is the treasured Blue Flow Divine Veil of my Kairo family, specifically designed to defend against the Divine Fire of the firebombs," taunted Changkong. "General Wei, it’s a shame, you were so close to killing me."

Wei Sheng’s gaze was sinister, "Don’t worry, the next time we cross swords, I will definitely kill you."

"If there’s a next time, then I will take my leave." With that, Chang Kong laughed heartily as he turned and vanished into the flames.

At the same time, more Skyfire bombs were hurled from behind the Wei forces toward the battlefield, quickly turning the vast area into a sea of fire, severing the two armies from each other.

Wei Sheng’s aide-de-camp approached and asked with a fist to the palm, "Sir, what should we do now?"

Wei Sheng pondered for a moment, "The sea of fire won’t last long. For now, let’s temporarily withdraw the troops to rest. Once the fire dies down, we’ll continue the attack."

With the battle against the Xiao Ke clan temporarily on hold, Chang Kong had no chance to catch his breath as he rushed non-stop to Absolute Peace Valley, for the Pasar clan’s assault there was equally fierce.

Just as Bo Heng had said, the Pasar clan might have fewer soldiers, but each one of them was elite.

The Pasar clan, famous in Dragon Pool for winning against the odds, faced a Wei force that was too spread out. In Absolute Peace Valley alone, there were less than a hundred thousand troops on defense. Despite having only a hundred thousand troops themselves, the Pasar clan’s warfare was completely one-sided.

When Chang Kong arrived at Absolute Peace Valley, Wei forces had already suffered heavy losses, forced to abandon their positions and continuously retreat.

In contrast, the Pasar clan was spirited, laying a ferocious onslaught on the Wei forces.

"How many Skyfire bombs are left?" Chang Kong turned and asked.

"Reporting, Sir, we didn’t bring many Skyfire bombs with us this time, only a hundred, and we’ve already used sixty-eight."

"Use all the remaining Skyfire bombs. Seal off the mouth of Absolute Peace Valley completely."

Hesitant in the face of Chang Kong’s order, the aide-de-camp ventured, "Sir, our troops haven’t fully evacuated from Absolute Peace Valley. If we use the fire now..."

Before the aide-de-camp could finish speaking, Chang Kong grabbed him by the collar and pulled him close, "Just do it! I am the general!"

"Yes, yes, my apologies... I know I’m wrong," the aide-de-camp quickly begged for mercy, faced with Chang Kong’s icy demeanor.

"Hmph!" Chang Kong let go of the aide-de-camp and scanned the vicinity of Absolute Peace Valley, searching for Lei Zhe—the Pasar clan’s divine archer—but it seemed the opponent was not there.

Unable to find Lei Zhe, Chang Kong felt increasingly uneasy. Sometimes knowing where your enemy is can be a relief, especially when it’s an expert archer.

"Someone come!" Chang Kong called over an accompanying space Mage, "Contact the family immediately, I need reinforcements!"

As the great blaze raged in Absolute Peace Valley, the space Mage wiped the sweat from his forehead before turning to Chang Kong, "The Family Head instructed me to inform you that three of the clan’s powerhouses have actually arrived on the outskirts of Soaring Cloud City. They’ve been waiting for word from Tu Hetai, but for some reason, there’s been no contact from him."

"Tu Hetai..." Chang Kong clenched his teeth in frustration. The man was already dead and still causing trouble for him. These three had arrived to help seize Soaring Cloud City, but they were also there to take his life. It was fortunate that he had made the first move. Now that Tu Hetai was dead, the key was how to contact the three hidden powerhouses.

"Send a message to the Family Head at once, that Tu Hetai was attacked by a mysterious powerhouse and died in Soaring Cloud City. By the time we arrived, Tu Hetai was already dead. Due to the urgent battle for Soaring Cloud City, we were unable to report immediately. Please have the Family Head decree punishment."

The message was sent back to the Kairo clan through the space Mage. For quite a while, there was no response from Kairo.

Chang Kong grew anxious as the fire in Absolute Peace Valley was about to die out.

"Is there no message yet?!" Chang Kong grabbed the space Mage and demanded sharply.

"No... no, not yet," stammered the space Mage.

Chang Kong let go of the Mage, "Everyone, fall back to Soaring Cloud City!"

With no news from the Kairo clan, Chang Kong’s only hope lay in the Soaring Cloud Grand Formation—only with its activation would he have a way out.

Facing the death of Tu Hetai, the Kairo Family Head didn’t know how many objects he smashed in his study. With the covert branch being highly secretive, Tu Hetai’s death meant that tens of thousands of covert operatives deployed around Soaring Cloud City had lost contact, rendering them incapable of functioning. Without the covert branch, information around Soaring Cloud City ground to a halt. Moreover, the covert branch’s special transmission pathways had also vanished without trace. The million-strong army mobilized by the Kairo clan had no choice but to march on foot from the northwest to Soaring Cloud City.

"Damn Chang Kong! Ruining my plans!" The Kairo Family Head didn’t believe a word of Chang Kong’s reply. What mysterious powerhouse? It was obviously he who killed Tu Hetai.

Chang Kong was famously impulsive. He had given the Gold Command to Tu Hetai, seeing in him a sense of the bigger picture. Even with a grudge against Chang Kong, Tu Hetai would have waited until after the battle for Soaring Cloud City to exact revenge, which is why the Family Head felt secure entrusting him with the army’s movements.

Logically, with control of the covert branch, Tu Hetai should not have been easily ambushed by Chang Kong. The Family Head calmed himself and said to the kneeling space Mage, "Send orders to Chang Kong. Tell him to hold Soaring Cloud City at all costs. If Soaring Cloud City falls, then he need not return. I will contact those three to go for support. As for reinforcements from Wei forces, don’t count on it."