MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 438 - 192 Xie’an’s Plan

Chapter 438: Chapter 192 Xie’an’s Plan

He searched with Weiwei for some records about the political deliberations among the three clans prior to the Dragon Tan, and through comparison, the two gradually understood the relationship between Bo Heng and West. They were enemies, but their goal was the same, to resurrect the real dragon for their own use.

West had chosen to resurrect through sacrifice, so he had tried every means to initiate a war at Dragon Tan, using the blood of the human race to nourish the dragon’s body.

However, Bo Heng obviously disagreed with this method of resurrecting the real dragon, and the method used by the Pasa family to resurrect the real dragon couldn’t be ascertained temporarily.

Lu Hong gradually developed a bad feeling, disagreeing that resurrection by sacrifice could truly resurrect a real dragon, because the dragon’s body was dried up and dried out, and needed to be nourished by blood to rejuvenate. The Pasa family, unwilling to sacrifice, would still have to pay some life as the price, and that price might very well be Xie’an!

"No, I need to hurry back," Lu Hong stood up, "Xie’an is the chief commander of the armies. He absolutely must not come into harm. Whether the Pasa family means it or not, the imperial army cannot remain within their sphere of influence."

"Do you have any good places where we can hide a hundred thousand troops?" Lu Hong asked Weiwei.

Weiwei thought briefly, then used magic power to conjure a map of Dragon Tan, pointing to a secluded great marsh: "This place is called Soul Dream Marsh, shrouded in a white fog all year round that magic perception can’t penetrate. It’s an excellent hiding spot, though no one should venture deep, for those who went in never returned, even the warriors at the Third Transition Peak."

Lu Hong nodded, "Staying on the outskirts will do. I’m heading back."

Although Weiwei had long admired Lu Hong, now was not the time for distractions, so he said, "No delay, I’ll help you leave."

Lu Hong said goodbye to Weiwei after exiting the lake, rushing under the night sky. It took him a whole three days to return to the territory of the Pasa family.

Though he had entered the Pasa family’s territory, it was still a long way back to Pasa Castle. Lu Hong found a military camp of the Pasa family, entered wielding his sword, and brutally pushed down the camp commander: "Contact Ji Tong for me, tell him a distinguished guest waits here."

Faced with Lu Hong’s formidable combat power, the camp commander hurriedly had a space mage contact the family.

Soon, under Ji Tong’s orders, the camp opened a portal directly to Pasa Castle.

Ji Tong was already waiting on the other side as Lu Hong stepped through the portal.

"Sir, you are finally back. Soaring Cloud City has encountered war, and I sent people several times to find you but received no news."

Lu Hong didn’t bother with pleasantries, "Where’s Xie’an?"

"Do you want to see General Xie? Please follow me," Ji Tong frowned slightly, a person as astute as he could sense the change in Lu Hong’s attitude. Although there was not much goodwill before, there had been some politeness, but now there was a coldness that seemed to reject others from a thousand miles away.

Though he harbored mixed feelings, his smile did not lessen.

Under Ji Tong’s lead, Lu Hong arrived at the small courtyard where Xie’an lived.

Hearing of Lu Hong’s return, Xie’an also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where have you been? Soaring Cloud City turned upside down, I thought you were dead!"

Facing Xie’an’s dissatisfaction, Lu Hong smiled faintly, "So, you were actually hoping I was dead?"

"How could I? I was counting on you to deal with tough characters along the way!" Xie’an welcomed Lu Hong into the house.

After confirming Ji Tong had left, Lu Hong turned and closed the door, then carefully inspected the room.

"What are you doing?" asked Xie’an, puzzled.

"Stop talking!"

"Only after confirming no one was eavesdropping did he continue, ’Our foray into the dragon sanctuary has really landed us in big trouble.’"

"What do you mean?" As Xie’an looked at him with a dumbfounded expression, Lu Hong recounted all he had witnessed on his journey.

"So the great battle in Soaring Cloud City started because of you." Xie’an gave a bitter smile, appearing gentle and scholarly, who would have thought he could cause so much trouble.

"What’s your opinion on the matter of the true dragon in the dragon sanctuary?" Lu Hong didn’t pick up on Xie’an’s joke and directly asked the core question.

"We definitely have to stop it," Xie’an responded without hesitation, "No matter who revives the true dragon, they will not want to submit to the empire and will surely use the empire as a stepping stone to establish a new realm."

"And how do you propose we stop it?"

Hearing Lu Hong’s follow-up question, Xie’an looked at him as if he were an idiot, "You’re asking me? Who should I ask then? You received this news before me; how would I know?"

"Then what’s the point of you stopping anything!" Lu Hong gave him a disinterested glance.

"Don’t rush; reviving a true dragon shouldn’t be a simple matter. Although they have been preparing for many years and it might now be entering a critical phase, reviving an ancient dragon definitely isn’t easy. We still have time to figure things out," argued Xie’an, proving his mettle as an enovated strategist.

As he thought, Xie’an said, "Since the Three Saints were unguarded and you killed them, there’s now no top-tier powerhouses in the dragon sanctuary. You can try to burst into the Cairo family’s main fortress, stab the Family Head of Cairo to death with a single sword strike, then come back and capture the Family Head of Pasa, take him away and imprison him in the Continent of God’s Grace. Wouldn’t that solve the problem? Apart from these two family heads, I guess no one else would know about such a major event as the dragon revival within a short span."

"What about the Xiao Ke family? Could they possibly also know about this?" Lu Hong asked, not having obtained conclusive proof from the information given by Bai Se.

Xie’an shook his head, "The Xiao Ke family might really be unaware because the Cairo and Pasa families are aboriginal families, while the Xiao Ke family is a foreign family that migrated from different planes."

"Xiao Ke isn’t a local family?" Lu Hong was stunned—this was something even the dark guards were unaware of.

"Yes, it happened a long time ago. The dark guards hadn’t been established then, so it’s normal they didn’t know. The military department has records about it; the Xiao Ke family originated from God’s Grace and was quite a renowned family within the empire’s borders at the time. However, the Clan Leader of Xiao Ke was arrogant and angered the Great Emperor, which led to their exile to the dragon sanctuary. To punish the Xiao Ke family, the Great Emperor didn’t use the teleportation gate to aid their migration, but made them trek all the way to the dragon sanctuary, spending nearly half a century just reaching there, adding to the exhaustion from the arduous journey. Moreover, because of resistance from the local forces in the dragon sanctuary, the Xiao Ke family was nearly annihilated. It was only the subsequent emperor, recognizing the Xiao Ke family’s contributions to the empire, who secretly supported them and preserved their bloodline."

Regrettably, despite Xie’an’s thorough preparations before coming to the dragon sanctuary, it all seemed futile in the face of the dragon revival.

"Then let’s do as you suggested. I’ll deal with West, then abduct Bo Heng and solve the problem in one fell swoop," said Lu Hong, ready to get up and take action.

"Hey hey hey, are you crazy? Just because I said it, you believe it?" Xie’an quickly grabbed hold of Lu Hong, "Not to mention the Cairo family, do you really think you can take Bo Heng away from this castle of the Pasa family?"

"Should be okay," Lu Hong was quite confident.

"This place has magic inhibiting stones; magic powers cannot be used here," Xie’an reminded once again.

"My physique is also very strong," Lu Hong retorted discontentedly, "You saw the battle with Bai Shi."

"However, members of the Pasa family can use a special skill to attack," Xie’an said gravely. "I’ve seen it once; it isn’t magic, but a peculiar power, similar to a curse yet not belonging to the curse category. It’s likely a unique profession inherited within their family."

"In that case..." Lu Hong reluctantly sat back down, "Then there’s nothing we can do."

His skill "Heavenly God Descend" feared most non-magic professions because it couldn’t ward off damage.

A dejected Lu Hong looked back at Xie’an, "Then tell me, what should we actually do?!"

"Didn’t I tell you? Don’t rush. We’ll first leave the Pasa family, head to that large marsh you mentioned, then you take me to meet Lord Cain. The revered preacher has traveled the Star Sea and met countless top-tier powerhouses; we need to convince him to find some helpers. It’ll be simpler to deal with the two families that way."

Lu Hong nodded; Xie’an’s plan seemed very reasonable, "Then let’s leave now."

"Wait, why the rush? Aren’t you afraid Bo Heng will get suspicious if you suddenly take leave?" Xie’an grabbed Lu Hong and continued, "Soaring Cloud City is still in a deadlock. Tomorrow, I’ll use the excuse of hunting the remnants of Cairo to move the imperial army out. You leave the Pasa family’s territory first and scout the dragon sanctuary army movements. We’ll meet outside later and try to avoid local forces, sneak into the marsh quietly."