Chapter: Chapter 184
The sound of neat and uniform footsteps echoed through the cold, clear streets as an army clad in black armor and wearing black masks marched down the main road.
“Aina, you don’t have to follow me. Didn’t His Majesty assign you other tasks?” the man in magnificent armor said, looking somewhat helplessly at the girl who was closely following him.
As a fellow Heavenly King, he knew that Aina wasn’t exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. If she were following him, it was definitely because His Majesty had given the order.
But hadn’t His Majesty issued new orders a few days earlier? Aina had been summoned to His Majesty’s side for several days and hadn’t returned. Lance had thought he had finally regained his freedom.
To his surprise, Aina returned today with Leticia’s orders.
The orders stated that Lance should lead his troops to attack a small manor in the suburbs at midnight. This time, Leticia had also specifically emphasized that the same situation as last time absolutely could not occur.
If it did, well, “haha.”
Lance knew at a glance that this was probably Leticia’s last chance. If he handled this well, he could keep his position as Heavenly King. If he didn’t, he might become a deposed Heavenly King.
Although he wouldn’t die, his situation afterward would definitely not be good.
Therefore, he was truly serious this time.
“My mission is to supervise you,” Aina replied softly, following behind Lance.
She already knew Leticia’s plan and had a certain expectation of what would happen next.
It would definitely be that terrifying Miss Bai pinning Lance to the ground with one hand and dominating him.
Aina’s purpose was to shout, “Everyone, let’s go fight those people!” after the fish took the bait.
This was to prevent both sides from getting too aggressive and allowing the schemers to succeed.
“Does Your Majesty not trust me this much?”
“If you hadn’t made a mistake a few days ago, Your Majesty would definitely trust you,” Aina said with pride. “Of course, Your Majesty trusts me more.”
Yes, who wouldn’t trust a loyal fool? Lance thought.
Leticia only distrusted Aina’s intelligence. As for Aina as a person, Leticia trusted her completely.
“Then, Miss Aina, who is so trusted by Your Majesty, can you tell me who the enemy we are about to face is?” Lance continued to ask.
Leticia’s orders only stated that he should raid the manor at midnight and capture everyone inside. If anyone resisted, they were to be killed on the spot.
This order was a bit strange. Previously, Leticia’s orders were always to kill on the spot. Now she intended to capture them alive. Could it be that His Majesty had a change of heart and decided to become a Bodhisattva?
“I don’t know, but judging by Your Majesty and the Princess’s expressions at the time, the enemy might not be simple.” Out of collegial courtesy, Aina reminded Lance, lest this Heavenly King be defeated by Miss Bai’s single move due to carelessness and embarrass the demon race.
Aina’s words made Lance a little flustered. An enemy that made His Majesty feel troubled? This made him a bit uneasy.
“Sir, we have arrived near the target. Should we launch the surprise attack?” a black-armored soldier ran up to Lance and reported in a low voice.
Hearing this, Lance looked up. A manor shrouded in the night had appeared before his eyes.
Perhaps it was late at night, and the people inside the house had already gone to sleep. All the lights in the manor were extinguished, giving it a very eerie feeling.
Lance couldn’t help but shiver, but Leticia’s orders were here. Even if he was scared, he had to charge forward with his teeth gritted.
“Hmm, rest in place for five minutes, prepare for battle, and after five minutes, wait for my command to launch a surprise attack on the manor!”
“Yes!”
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“Why is this Heavenly King so slow? No wonder there are rumors that the Demon King is somewhat displeased with him.” Crouching in a pit not far away, the short-haired woman observed the movements in the distance with binoculars.
After seeing this black army arrive, she thought the battle would begin immediately. To her surprise, Heavenly King Lance stopped and had his troops begin to rest.
If the people in the manor discovered something was wrong at this time and fled, wouldn’t this Heavenly King have screwed up?
“Perhaps he is afraid,” Mo Zili’s teacher said, tightly gripping the divine artifact and staring intently at the manor in the distance.
The voice of a god echoed in her ears, telling her that the person who could break the seal was in the manor.
“Hoo, should we give the people in the manor a reminder, so they aren’t caught off guard?” Mo Zili’s teacher proposed.
The short-haired woman thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
They wanted to create chaos. If the people in the manor were wiped out in one surprise attack, how would they have an opportunity to fish in troubled waters?
Only when both sides were locked in a fierce battle and there was an opening in Mo Zili’s protection would their chances be the greatest.
“I’ll cause some commotion and alert the people in the manor.” The short-haired woman took out her wand and began to chant softly.
Ten seconds later, she waved her wand and threw a sparkling orb of light towards the dark manor.
The orb of light moved extremely fast. By the time Lance noticed something was wrong, it had already smashed heavily into the manor.
Boom!
A loud noise shattered the midnight silence.
This magic had no offensive capability. Its only effect was to produce a loud noise and a bright light.
With such a loud commotion, even a fool in the manor would know that something was wrong. The moment the magic disappeared, a seven-colored magic barrier spread out, protecting the manor.
At the same time, the lights in the manor house turned on, and the people living in the manor were awakened.
“Attack! Attack immediately!” Lance quickly ordered. If he hesitated any longer, the target would escape.
The black-armored warriors heard the Heavenly King’s command, immediately jumped up from the ground, and began to output their attacks frantically at the magic barrier.
This small barrier could not withstand such assault. After a few seconds, it turned into fragments under the attack of hundreds of strong men.
“Charge!” The black-armored warriors drew their swords and rushed into the manor.
Upon entering the manor, they felt an extremely terrifying aura. Although there were no stars or moon that night, at this moment, they seemed to see a ray of starlight.
“You who disturb my slumber, who gave you the courage to come here and cause trouble?” Amidst the increasingly brilliant starlight, a girl’s figure gradually became clear.
The dark clouds that obscured the sky disappeared at this moment, as if a pair of large hands had wiped the sky, revealing the starry sky.
The girl stepped on the starlight and walked towards the demon soldiers step by step. Her steps were slow, but they gave a feeling of being completely unstoppable.
“You cannot defeat me. Let your leader come,” the girl said with a dismissive tone, glancing at the soldiers.
Hearing this, the demon soldiers felt insulted. Yes, the person in front of them was indeed very strong, but no matter what, they were the direct guard of a Heavenly King.
Seeing the demon soldiers charging towards her, Bai Ling raised her hand and waved it down gently.
A group of guards dressed in black rushed out from the shadows around the courtyard, tightly engaging the soldiers Lance brought.
After the fight began, Lance’s men felt that the other party didn’t seem to want to kill them. They just wanted to hold them back.
The enemy’s intentions could not be allowed to succeed, but Lance’s troops, determined to end the battle quickly, found that the opponent’s strength was surprisingly strong. Even with all their efforts, they could not break through these obstacles.
These guards were Leticia’s direct guards, and their strength was naturally superior to Lance’s troops.
The battle here had entered a stalemate, and the leaders of both sides had already begun to fight.
However, compared to the heated battle here, the fight between the leaders was somewhat one-sided.
Terrifying sword energy carved deep ravines into the ground, forcing Lance to scramble and dodge, playing a bullet-hell game.
How could he dare to block such terrifying sword energy?
The opponent’s strength was definitely superior to his. He couldn’t defeat this enemy by himself.
“Aina, stop watching the show!” Lance shouted at Aina, who was watching.
The named Aina blinked her eyes, then looked at Bai Ling, wanting to seek the opinion of this friend of His Majesty.
Bai Ling nodded with a very small movement. “You can all attack together, so I don’t waste time.”
She was already restraining her power, but Heavenly King Lance was still being beaten and forced to run around in disarray. If Aina didn’t come to help, Lance would likely lose miserably.
“How dare you look down on me? Then let me show you the true power of a Heavenly King!” Having received Bai Ling’s permission, Aina did not hold back and immediately grabbed her weapon and rushed towards Bai Ling.
With the combined efforts of the two Heavenly Kings, they were barely able to fight Bai Ling to a draw.
Upon seeing this situation, the two women who were still hiding immediately began their actions.
Mo Zili’s teacher took the lead, wrapping herself in black mist before charging straight towards Mo Zili’s location.
At such close range, the god could now indicate Mo Zili’s exact location to the woman.
In the darkness, the woman, completely wrapped in black mist, faced no obstruction and easily sneaked into the unoccupied room.
Guided by the god, the woman kicked open a tightly shut door and saw her long-unseen student, Mo Zili.
“Teacher!” Mo Zili’s eyes lit up, as if seeing a savior. “Teacher, please save me quickly.”
The woman’s gaze fell on Mo Zili’s ankle. The snow-white foot was now locked by a black shackle, restricting Mo Zili’s movement to the room.
“Hoo, it’s good that you’re okay,” the woman breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed Mo Zili didn’t know the truth. “I’ll get you out right away.”
She raised her short staff, and a black light flashed, but the chain remained unmoved.
“What?!” The woman’s eyes widened. She had used the power of the gods, but why did it have no effect?
In her astonishment, she didn’t even notice the frost blade attacking from behind at first.
*Chih*, the black mist seemed to have a will of its own and blocked behind the woman, deflecting the fatal attack.
“Tsk, this is troublesome,” the perpetrator of the sneak attack emerged slowly from outside the door. The light spots around her illuminated the room, allowing the woman to see the girl’s appearance clearly.
The girl looked no more than ten years old, but unlike her youthful appearance, the aura around her was extremely solid, undoubtedly indicating that she was a very powerful individual.
She wore a black dress, and her hair was tied in a ponytail for ease of movement, suggesting she had anticipated tonight’s events.
“Who are you?” the woman asked, glaring at the girl.
“Who I am is not important,” the black-haired girl said, holding a black stick and wearing a sarcastic smile. “Hand over the divine artifact, and I will spare your life.”
The woman tightly grasped her short staff. The girl in front of her gave her a very bad feeling.
And what made her feel even worse was that, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, the people who had been fighting outside had actually come to the outside of this room and had it tightly surrounded.
This is a trap, she realized.
“You…” The woman slowly retreated, but soon, she had nowhere left to retreat.
“Teacher, you should go quickly and don’t worry about me,” Mo Zili said somewhat anxiously.
“Even if I have to go, I’ll take you with me,” the woman grabbed Mo Zili’s wrist. She had a way to escape, but if she used it, she wouldn’t be able to fight for months afterward.
However, being able to take Mo Zili out of this encirclement was a huge profit.
She channeled the divine power within her, intending to leave with Mo Zili, but halfway through activating the divine power, a destructive magical force surged into her body.
*Puff!* Spitting out black blood, the woman looked in disbelief at Mo Zili, who was tightly gripping her. She had been attacked by her own disciple.
“How is it, Teacher? Are you satisfied with the gift I prepared for you?” ‘Mo Zili’ showed a bright smile. “You can’t escape now, can you?”
“You’re not Mo Zili!” the woman roared.
Her Mo Zili would never do something like this.
“You only just realized? I think my acting was already quite poor,” ‘Mo Zili’ chuckled. Of course, she wasn’t Mo Zili; that weak girl was nothing compared to her. “I am her sister. You can call me, Mo Ziling.”
Yes, Leticia had not placed Mo Zili in this room. She dared not gamble on whether this woman had the means to take Mo Zili away amidst thousands of troops.
Therefore, she had her little pet impersonate Mo Zili. This way, even if Mo Ziling were taken away, with her contract with Mo Ziling, she could quickly locate her pet.
And then, pursue this woman.
