Chapter 168: Succession
How did it evolve to this point…
Zane looked at the butterfly girl entwined around him like an octopus, feeling a headache coming on.
“Do you really not remember anything?”
Her clear eyes, devoid of any impurities, were filled with confusion. “Should I remember something?”
“…Anyway, get down!” Zane gripped the girl’s shoulders tightly and pulled hard—resulting in no movement at all.
“Not getting down!”
Zane took a deep breath. “3!”
“2!”
“1!”
Get down!! Control Starry grasped her arms, and Zane transformed into the White Wolf in a flash of white light.
He took off running.
The little butterfly was startled into stopping her resistance upon seeing the golden-haired girl turn into a large white wolf.
…
This incident actually started 10 minutes ago.
The Illusory Wing Empress had lost her memory.
She couldn’t even recognize her elementals.
The prayer used this time—Restoration—was different from before, and Zane found it difficult to determine what had gone wrong.
But one thing was certain; the particles destroyed by Linoska played an important role in the butterfly’s recovery.
Moreover…
Most importantly, this guy, upon seeing me, the prayer, acted like a butterfly seeing nectar, lighting up with excitement and embracing me.
The two elementals quickly tried to stop her.
Sinyas and Linoska’s fierce gazes startled her, but the girl mustered her courage and declared, “Don’t come over!”
Then the two of them didn’t know what to do and stopped moving.
After that, the water elemental pulled the earth elemental away, and one could faintly hear Linoska’s words: “Sinyas, make things clear!”
…
Ever since the world announcement appeared, countless players flocked to Yunshui City.
The streets were bustling with people, and even the regular supply store was in high demand. Of course, the NPC shops would never run out of goods for players.
Aijue watched this scene from the city gate and nodded in satisfaction, not expecting the city to become so lively after adventurers appeared. Even during the previous city defense battle, their performance was commendable.
This meant his efforts were not in vain.
However… the fall of Huawucheng still weighed heavily on his mind.
Moreover, there hadn’t been any significant news from the Imperial City for a long time, despite such important events occurring.
“Aijue, sir!”
A soldier’s call interrupted his thoughts.
“What is it? Is there any lead on the situation in Huawucheng?”
“Sorry, sir, we haven’t clarified the reasons for Huawucheng’s unilateral attack on the Dark Fortress.” The reporting individual said dejectedly.
“Then what is it?”
“A powerful individual from the Imperial City is looking for you.”
Aijue frowned. “Take me to him.”
“Are you… Miroi?” Aijue asked, noticing the heroic young man in front of him, feeling his extraordinary aura as his powerful sword intent was released unabashedly.
Fortunately, the soldiers and subordinates had all stepped out, otherwise, there would definitely be an impact.
“Hahaha, General Aijue has a good memory! I didn’t expect you to still remember a nameless little boy from back then.” Miroi laughed heartily.
Aijue did not respond, suddenly stood up, took a few steps, and turned back to say, “Your strides surprise me; when did you grow to such heights?”
“That doesn’t matter.” Miroi shook his head.
“I’m not just here to reminisce about old times.”
Seeing Aijue still silent, he continued, “I’ll get straight to the point.”
“General Aijue, to prevent a similar tragedy to Huawucheng from happening again, a decision has been made.”
“Given the tight situation at the front, your strength and prestige are indispensable, but opposing the Dark Faction is not a small matter; it requires someone with real capability to take responsibility. I will temporarily take your position, but rest assured, everything will remain the same as usual; it will just have another person to discuss strategy at critical moments.” Miroi asserted confidently.
He then took out a token, “This is a token from that lord, proving that my words are not false.”
With this, the atmosphere suddenly became oppressive.
Neither of them spoke further.
“Heh,” Aijue chuckled after an unknown amount of time, “What were people in the Imperial City doing while the monster city was under attack yesterday? Now that the siege is over, they’re sending someone to take over my position!?”
“General Aijue! Mind your words and actions!” Miroi snapped.
“Ridiculous! Miroi, you better go back and confirm the matter again with absolute clarity while I can still maintain my calm; otherwise… I’m not sure what I will do.” Aijue took a deep breath.
“Do you know what you’re doing?” Miroi stood up as well, his aura suddenly bursting forth, causing even his sheath to tremble.
“Of course!” Aijue’s eyes flashed with fierceness as he clenched his fists and slammed his right foot heavily on the ground, an invisible pressure erupting from him outward, crashing towards Miroi.
The two forces clashed together, and in less than 3 seconds, Miroi was covered in sweat.
In contrast, Aijue appeared completely at ease.
Finally, Miroi huffed, stumbled back, and sat down again.
Aijue also retracted his offensive, coldly stating, “I’ll personally return to the Imperial City another day, no need for you to come over again.”
Miroi shot him a glance and left in embarrassment.
…
“Sir, what happened?!” A soldier hurriedly entered, panicked.
“It’s nothing, go about your own business.”
“Yes!”
“Brother, what’s wrong?” After the soldier left, Alna opened the door and, upon entering, tightly shut it again.
“… Aijue sighed, exhausted, “Something big is likely happening in the Imperial City.”
If Miroi was not lying, not just Yunshui City; even Xisec City, Qianyan City, and Shengchi City would face such a change.
He also knew the other city lords, whose strength was at most at the gold grade.
And from the standoff earlier, it seemed Miroi possessed at least platinum level strength, which puzzled him, but that power was undeniably real.
It was very strange; apart from the group of monsters in the Liufeng Mercenary Group, no one else could reach platinum level at such a young age.
“Huh? What big matter is it?” Alna asked anxiously.
“It’s nothing… brother will handle it.”
…
The dungeon opening had already passed 3 hours.
During this time, countless players had started to challenge it.
The members of Cloud’s Edge weren’t concerned about the enthusiasm of players in other cities; blocking the door to a solo dungeon was simply impossible.
This also meant that the plan to monopolize the Ice Crystal Mine had failed.
Some players confidently chose to challenge the hard mode, only to be instantly killed and thrown out, baffled.
Even the medium difficulty was the same.
Only the easy difficulty wouldn’t have any nasty opening AOE.
