My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 1248 - 480: Redeeming Sins with Merits_1

Chapter 1248: Chapter 480: Redeeming Sins with Merits_1

Who would have thought that while eating seafood and singing songs, their fleet would be wiped out?!

Four of the Seven Mountains Powers watched in disbelief as their "chief steward" by their side appeared to have an invisible brush painting black from a certain point on his body. As the black color spread, the man became stiff, his heart froze, unable to pump blood, and his lungs dried up like rotten wood, cracking with just one breath.

The chief steward and the five-member band to the left were all employees of the most famous high-end restaurant in the Boneset Country’s capital, specially hired by General Lennard. They had thought of following the army to the Eastern Land for half a year to earn a salary equal to ten years in the capital and then return to their old jobs. They never expected that they would never return.

The gloomy death spread rapidly, coloring the entire fleet – from the navy to the 120,000-strong ground forces aboard the warships! Ordinary poisons, no matter how powerful, would never be enough to kill so many people, but Preston Barnett and Ken had devised a plan. Their tiny Witch Insects could eat corpses, reproduce quickly, and secrete even more toxins!

Of course, the four of the Seven Mountains Powers were unaffected, as their lives had long surpassed the realm of mortals. Six Mountains Powers would be affected somewhat, just as Leroy Baker once was. For Six Mountains Powers, though, it was more of a nuisance, perhaps causing vomiting and diarrhea, which was quite rare for them, but never fatal.

The Five Mountains Powers needed to fight with all their might to survive, and whether they could make it depended on the power of the Divine Artifacts they possessed. Overall, the mortality rate for the Five Mountains Powers was less than 50%.

For those with Five Mountains Power and below, there was no escape!

The four Seven Mountains Powers of Lanard were furious, trying their best to save their subordinates. Each had their area of expertise, and given enough time, they could have found a way to break this deadly poison.

However, when Preston Barnett concocted this deadly poison, he was afraid it wouldn’t be powerful enough, so he chose the "quick-acting" method. Beginning from the moment the iron jar shattered, the toxins spread throughout the entire fleet within about two hours, according to the Red Barbarians’ timekeeping, killing all warriors of Four Mountains Powers and below!

These made up 90% of the entire expeditionary force! The remaining Six and Five Mountains Powers, as well as some formidable Four Mountains Powers, still persisted but died within the next two hours, leaving behind all Four Mountains Powers and nearly half of the Five Mountains Powers dead. By this time, the poison had reached its peak, and those who hadn’t died were now safe.

Lanard and his Four of the Seven Mountains Powers worked futilely for a full four hours as they looked out upon their "Invincible Fleet," now transformed into a Ghost Fleet! In the Wood Dynasty, this situation was called "preemptive death before victory." Lanard didn’t understand it, but he felt utterly disheartened, and with a black spot in his vision, he spat up a mouthful of blood and fell heavily onto the deck.

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Master Lane’s plan from the beginning was: I am prepared for a great battle, but I do not want to fight one.

In the long run, such a battle would drain both sides of their national strength, and the winning side would undoubtedly reap more than they sowed. In the short term, however, Master Lane agreed with what Bat Taoist had said: it was a losing proposition.

Therefore, Master Lane’s first choice was still to solve the situation using cultivation methods, and Preston Barnett’s research happened to have a breakthrough.

Did the Red Barbarians want a decisive battle? Let them have it – but their wishful thinking would not prevail.

However, such a great victory made Master Lane even more nervous: there was no doubt that the four Seven Mountains Powers from the Boneset Country would be driven to desperation. This kind of humiliation would not make them return home quietly.

Master Lane personally guarded the Substantial Void Heavenly Road. Master Lane contacted him: "I will leave tomorrow." His old superior was dutiful, still willing to come even though he knew it was two against four, but Master Lane was grateful and refused: "I can handle it."

With only one word of inquiry, Master Lane said, "Really?"

"Yes!"

Master Lane then stopped worrying, knowing his subordinate was reliable and fearful of death, and would never joke about his life.

Master Lane truly had confidence, with the Old Predecessor Santa on his side, as well as the King of Souls and Swordswoman Phil. In terms of paper strength, they actually had the advantage. Ilda posed a variable – after all, this time the Boneset Country had assembled a "strong lineup" of five Seven Mountains Powers, and perhaps Ilda would take a gamble. However, Master Lane had Chaotic Demon and Boundary Flower on his side.

Excluding Ilda, another unexpected factor lay in the Divine Artifact bestowed by the Flame of Stars. To this day, there was still no information about it.

However, Master Lane had many powerful Magic Treasures to rely on...

He waited in battle formation for the showdown Lanard had promised. In this world of cultivation, the outcome of top-level conflicts could determine the victory or defeat of a massive battle involving tens of thousands of warriors.

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The Prince Harrold Ship activated its stealth flying ability to quickly approach the coast of the Nanni Sea. On the bow stood four Seven Mountains Powers, ten Six Mountains Powers, and twenty-five Five Mountains Powers. Lanard’s face was full of hatred and resentment, wishing he could burn the entire Wood Dynasty to ashes with a glance!

They abandoned the Ghost Fleet. Since they had a limited number of people, they only operated the Prince Harold Ship.