Chapter 1076: Chapter 702: This Is a Provocation—An Act of War...
Among people there can be pure friendship, but between nations, there is only interest.
If it were in the past, Hopkins would have guarded against Lu Yu and Kong Yinghan in every possible way, which is why he never wanted to board the ships of the Heavenly Mechanism Army or the Flame-Bathed Legion.
However, now that the battle is over, they all have to go together to receive the letter of surrender from the Qishan Army...
He felt that there was now a certain foundation of trust among them; after so many rounds of champagne, the relationships were basically in place.
Even if they were to fall out... it wouldn’t be in such a short time...
They actually fell out on the spot.
How dare they?
Seeing the Phoenix Soldiers rushing in with a roar, Hopkins shouted loudly: "Lu Yu, what are you trying to do? By doing this, you will anger the Aus Empire...
"The Thunder God Fleet and Sea God Fleet will smash you into pieces..."
"King Lionheart will not let you go... Prepare to be annihilated..."
"That’s our concern to deal with." Lu Yu squinted, looking at Hopkins, and said with a smile: "What you should be worried about is whether you can walk out of the little black house."
"You insidious and treacherous Phoenix people... You betray trust and burn bridges, you will die a terrible death..."
"Slap him!"
Slap, slap, slap...
A few slaps came down.
Hopkins fell silent.
Lu Yu gestured with a hand, saying: "Take him away."
After Hopkins was dragged out like a prisoner, Lu Yu looked at Kong Yinghan and asked: "Are you ready on your end?"
Kong Yinghan nodded, smiling: "These Aus people are too greedy; they want more territory, so they keep stationing troops in parts... This gives us the opportunity to defeat them one by one..."
"Rest assured, the Flame-Bathed Legion and Sky Wolf Army have already surrounded all the bases of the Thunder God Fleet; Beihai Fleet will also surround and eliminate the Sea God Fleet... The Dushan Army has moved to the border of the Alps... If their Heavenly God Fleet dares to cross the line, the Dushan Army will fight them to the death..."
Only then did Lu Yu feel relieved and with a face full of disdain, he said: "Qishan is the heartland of our empire, the largest military base of Phoenix... If we let them take it, that would be intolerable! Letting them in is easy, but getting them out afterward would be difficult."
"They want to scheme and devour, to manipulate the country into their hands... These Aus people may be ugly, but they have grand delusions..."
"..."
Kong Yinghan thought, the Aus people are not ugly, and because of their deep and chiseled features, they are even dubbed ’God’s favored children’ by the world.
The old man is happy, and who could object since he is the godfather of that certain someone?
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Sea God Fleet.
Trident Command Ship.
Bai Wuxin slashed a Genetic Warrior’s throat with a sword, and with another sweep, severed a row of Armored Soldiers in half at the waist.
The "Broken Sword Style" was swift and fierce, with each strike claiming many lives.
It was as if what he held in his hand was not a long sword, but the scythe of Death.
His white clothes stained with blood made him appear even more cold and captivating.
Tang Fei always felt confident about his looks; even when facing Shen Xinglan, he thought he had a slight edge.
But after meeting Bai Wuxin...
He had to admit, only this man could match him equally and stand on par with him.
The other members flowed in like ghosts, slaughtering the elite guard from every corner.
Until, all the guards protecting the perimeter were killed.
Blood flowed in rivers, and severed limbs lay scattered everywhere.
Then, they were blocked by a thick Electromagnetic Gate.
Tang Fei glanced at the door and called out: "Little Fatty."
The Ghost members holding sharp blades automatically spread to the sides, and Little Fatty, carrying the Skull Hammer in one hand, stepped forward.
He looked sheepishly at Tang Fei, waited for Tang Fei to nod slightly at him, then grasped the hammer with both hands, glared his eyes wide open, and suddenly tensed his body...
Ghostly wails and howls echoed around, piercing the eardrums.
Bam!
A hammer strike came down.
The Electromagnetic Gate made a loud noise, and a huge dent appeared on the door panel.
On the mothership, the sirens wailed.
And immediately fell silent again.
This was the forcible breach that triggered the ship’s alarm system, which was quickly silenced by Lu Siyu who had taken over the ship’s defense system.
Bam!
Another hammer strike came down.
The dent in the door panel turned into a big hole, accompanied by a sizzling sound from inside.
This was caused by a circuit break.
Little Fatty didn’t stop, puffed out his cheeks, and then smashed down the third hammer...
Bang!
The Electromagnetic Gate flew out.
Before the people inside could react, Bai Wuxin had already charged in first.
By the time Tang Fei and the others got in, the Sea God Fleet’s commander Antonio was already under Bai Wuxin’s foot, with a long sword resting on his neck.
"What are you doing? We’re on the same side, we’re allies..."
Tang Fei walked up to Antonio, solemnly saying, "Antonio, you are under arrest for the crime of invading national territories."
"Tang Fei, you ungrateful scoundrel..."
"You betrayed Philip’s trust... You will be punished..."
Tang Fei waved his hand, calmly saying, "Take him out, make a display, and have the Sea God Fleet surrender unconditionally at once."
"Yes."
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Aus Empire. Summer Palace.
"Useless!"
"Useless!"
"All of you are useless!"
King Lionheart was furious, pointing at Prince Philip’s forehead and cursing: "How did I give birth to such a pig-headed son? Can’t even see when you’re being used?"
"What can you do? Sold out and still counting money for others... With such intellect, can I trust the Aus Empire to you?"
"Compared to that Tang brat, you’re not even fit to carry his shoes... eaten up so thoroughly that not even crumbs are left."
Prince Philip lay prostrate on the ground, sweating profusely, unable to utter a word of rebuttal under his father’s relentless insults.
Nor could he, after all, it was his own fault to begin with.
Moreover, it was a tremendous mistake...
King Lionheart scolded for a while, still feeling unsatisfied, he kicked Philip on the shoulder, angrily shouting: "Speak, aren’t you quite the talker? Didn’t you urge me to support Tang Fei? I believed your nonsense... why aren’t you talking now?"
"Father, I was wrong... I didn’t expect... didn’t expect that kid to be so ruthless and heartless..."
King Lionheart interrupted Prince Philip, scolding sharply: "It’s not that you didn’t expect that kid to turn his back; you just didn’t expect him to do it so quickly."
"..."
Philip was speechless.
His cooperation with Tang Fei was based on ’interests,’ one side wanted, the other side also wanted, turning backs was inevitable.
In his plan, he aimed to disperse the elite imperial troops within the Phoenix Empire to seize the core territory of the Phoenix.
Just like a sharp dagger plunged into their body, once the war started, they could act swiftly and pierce directly into the opponent’s heart.
However, now that the war has just ended, the surrender document of the Qishan Group has not yet been received, and the blood on the soldiers’ faces hasn’t even been wiped clean...
And he turned his back already?
Why doesn’t he learn face-changing?
Even the face-changing in Sichuan Opera isn’t as quick as his face-changing, is it?
"How many times have I reminded you to be cautious... That kid is no good... Even a hero like Shen Wuxiang repeatedly suffered setbacks in front of him, beaten back time and again, yet you foolishly thought you could conspire with a tiger..."
"Father, I’ve been on guard... I had the Sea God Fleet and Thunder God Fleet occupy strategic positions as much as possible to preserve combat strength..."
Better not to mention this, as mentioning it only fueled King Lionheart’s anger.
He kicked Prince Philip in the face again, shouting: "This is your way of preserving strength? Splitting our ace troops, wrapped up like dumplings, beaten one by one..."
"..."
Philip was kicked to the ground, blood trickling from his mouth.
The poor child doesn’t want to speak, the poor child’s heart is bitter.
He wanted to seize more territory, which inevitably required dividing the troops.
Otherwise, how would they snatch the fruits of victory?
However, this dividing of troops...
The dagger, originally plunged into the heartland of the Phoenix, now turned into dumpling filling lost in their belly.
Who to reason with over this?
Truly, one wrong step leads to another.
One step ahead, and every step is ahead.
King Lionheart was exhausted from cursing, furiously roaring: "This is a deliberate provocation, an act of war..."
"Since that’s the case, our Aus Empire will fight them to the death, relentless."
"I want to see how they drag that mess, a nation battered and bruised, to battle against our mighty forces."
"Our Aus Empire will ultimately become the sole hegemon of this Star River."
"Issue my command, starting today, from this moment, our Aus Empire... formally declares war on the Phoenix Empire."
