Chapter 404: Chapter 300 Let’s Go!
"That’s great! Wonderful!" Long Yi said excitedly. Every evolution the Female Demon underwent meant she was becoming more perfect, which was undoubtedly a good thing.
"But... I need Crystal Cores to evolve..."
Crystal Cores?
Only then did Long Yi recall when Little Zi had ultra perfectly evolved because she had fully absorbed the Crystal Core that acted as her body!
"How many do you need?" Long Yi asked urgently.
"Considering there are now fourteen souls, including me, I guess I need at least fourteen Crystal Cores above level nine." Little Zi lowered her head shamefacedly.
"...."
Long Yi was suddenly at a loss. There weren’t many Crystal Cores above level nine to begin with. The grand hunting mission of the Dragon Knight Academy hadn’t yielded many. Now, Little Zi was asking for fourteen. Long Yi was willing to provide them, but the problem was, he simply didn’t have them!
"We’ll... figure something out later," was Long Yi’s only response.
Little Zi nodded obediently. She knew that Long Yi had been very troubled over the Crystal Core situation recently. Thus, she felt guilty for only adding to his problems. But it was obvious that Long Yi was already overwhelmed. Regardless, this issue would inevitably be pushed back until after their expedition in the Crazy Demons Plane.
"So, how much of your power can you use right now?" Long Yi asked.
"I’m fine," Little Zi answered, "But there’s a small problem. Under the influence of the thirteen souls, I can’t use Mental Impact anymore. However, the power of my magic has greatly increased."
"That’s good enough. According to you, the Emperor is likely to try and kill me tomorrow morning. That means we have... about three hours to leave."
"We’re leaving?"
"Yes, we’re leaving tonight. But before we go, I need to do something so we didn’t waste our time."
"Don’t worry, Brother Long, I’ve figured out the escape route!"
Late in the night, having snapped the necks of all the watchers, Long Yi left his dwelling place. Guided by Little Zi, he arrived outside a huge warehouse in the east of the city, following the planned escape route.
This place was stocked with a large amount of explosives meant to fire the Dragon-hunting Cannon. However, these explosives were to serve a more noble purpose tonight.
The gatekeeper was taken down, and the sentinels were silently frozen into ice blocks. Long Yi stuffed all the explosives he saw into a private space.
Then, Long Yi sneaked into the sewer, blasted a hole in a branch pipe, and dug a tunnel with his crystal greatsword. Soon, he reached another secret passageway— the ventilation passage of the bloody underground factory.
At this time, the factory was still in operation, producing undead soldiers one after another.
"Boom!"
The vent was burst open and Long Yi jumped down.
"Brothers and sisters! It’s fireworks time!"
Boom!
Boom!
Long Yi had never had such a thrill of indiscriminate bombing. Little Zi kept casting fire spells, igniting everything around, while Long Yi merely threw piles of explosives!
From the factory all the way to the vast warehouse filled with undead soldiers! Whether they were incubators, machinery, or potions, all were engulfed in a swarm of flames!
This was the one word to describe the feeling: awesome!
These refined high-exploisves enabled Long Yi to carry out a catastrophic bombing. The factory was thoroughly destroyed, with some areas even beginning to collapse!
However, Long Yi no longer had time to appreciate the work. He was on his way out.
At this time, Emperor Kaniel was sound asleep. The undead soldier project was making good progress, and Long Yi was confined in the Black Dragon Empire, which gave Kaniel a sense of security. However, he was somewhat worried about Long Yi. He felt that the monitoring of Long Yi was too lax—even if it was certain that Long Yi had now lost all his powers except brute strength, it was rather childish to leave only a few guards watching over him. But, he trusted in Reiz’s judgment. As a major contributor to the Black Dragon Empire, Reiz had brought an unprecedented increase in its strength through the Dragon Breath Reincarnation and the current undead soldier project. One could say that Reiz was the person Kaniel trusted most, unquestionably. And since Reiz thought so, Kaniel had no more objections. After all, Long Yi would be killed tomorrow, what tricks could a dead man play?
But when he was awakened by the vibrations of the explosion, he immediately realized: trouble had started.
The explosion came from the undead soldier factory. By the time the Emperor arrived, the factory had become a ruin! Equipment, worker potions, and the well-fabricated forest warriors were all buried under the ruins! And the collapse was continuing!
Dammit! Who had done this?
Who?
The Emperor suddenly froze.
Damn it, who else could it be?
A spy from the White Dragon Empire?
Damn!
Long Yi!
At this moment, someone came to report.
All the soldiers who were watching over Long Yi had their necks snapped, and Long Yi was missing!
It must be Long Yi! Who else could it be?
"Where’s Reiz!!" The infuriated Emperor roared. This man Reiz, if it weren’t for his insistence on such lax supervision, this wouldn’t have happened! Was it because he didn’t give Reiz enough punishment usually?"
At this moment, Tilian hurriedly walked in and whispered to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, Lord Reiz is dead."
What?
In actuality, compared to the fall of the factory, the Emperor was more concerned about Reiz. After all, factories could be rebuilt, but if Reiz was lost, the man holding the entire plan of the Black Dragon Empire had vanished.
Hastily, the Emperor and Tilian rushed to the secret chamber where the Female Demon resided.
Reiz lay still on the ground.
"Reiz’s brain has been completely crushed and his soul forcibly removed from his body," Tilian reported.
"Was it the work of the Female Demon?" asked the Emperor.
Emperor Kaniel gave a gloomy glare at the damaged coffins around him. The bodies of the girls inside had been burned to ashes long ago.
"I’m not certain, but Reiz could originally resist psychic damage, yet he couldn’t withstand this. Someone this powerful couldn’t be an ordinary Female Demon," answered Tilian.
"That Long Yi has an ultra-perfect evolved Female Demon by his side!" growled the Emperor, his whole body trembling in rage.
Yes, Long Yi! It was all Long Yi’s doing!
That bastard! He destroyed my factory, ruined my perfect Female Demon! And he killed the Black Dragon Empire’s most important scientist, Reiz! Truly unforgivable!
"Bastard!"
Kaniel clenched his hand around Tilian’s neck.
"You bastard, have you conspired with the White Dragon Empire!"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... you must remain calm. This plan... from start to end... has been under your watch..." Tilian stammered as he defended himself.
"Humph!"
Tilian was thrown to the side.
Kaniel, of course, understood that this incident was not Tilian’s fault!
"Mobilize all forces to hunt down Long Yi! Bring him back dead or alive!"
By this time, Long Yi had already left the Imperial City and embarked on his journey home. Now, he really began to experience the downside of being unable to fly. If Xiaoyou had been with him, wouldn’t they be home within minutes?
However, on the flip side, if Xiaoyou was here, playing this part would have been a lot more difficult.
Regardless, there was no way to contact Xiaoyou now. It was too far, far beyond communication range.
Run!
Long Yi began to sprint on the ground. As someone knowledgeable about magic, he cast all kinds of enhancement spells on himself and dashed into the deep forests.
At this time, traveling the main roads was a clear pathway to death. He chose a rough direction and sprinted forward. Even with this speed, it was impossible to leave the Black Dragon Empire within three days without any rest. There was no need for precision.
The imperial forces arrived to seize Long Yi right after he had fled. The entire Black Dragon Empire’s dragon knights immediately ended their leave and joined the full-forcetracking action of Long Yi.
The leader of one team was none other than Tilian. As the person who captured and brought Long Yi, Tilian was filled with pride. Plus, since he wasn’t at fault for Long Yi’s big mess and escape, he had indebted gratitude to Long Yi. Because with Reiz’s death, he, Tilian, became the smartest man in the entire Black Dragon Empire. His dragon knight improvement project would now receive more resources! His status would certainly rise further!
Even if the Emperor distrusted him now, it didn’t matter. When he showcases stronger dragon knights to the Emperor, the Emperor would realize that he, Tilian, was the smarter one!
Right now, the most pressing issue was naturally to recapture Long Yi. As long as Long Yi was captured once more, Tilian would be able to extract knowledge from him using his methods. He didn’t need Long Yi’s approval. All he had to do was look directly into Long Yi’s mind.
Meanwhile, at the White Dragon Empire’s War Committee, the legionnaires were nervously gazing at the Emperor, who was also panting heavily, clearly having rushed to the meeting room.
"Is everyone here? We aren’t waiting for the absentees. There are a few things I want to announce: I’ve just received news that Long Yi has escaped from the Black Dragon Empire. Before he left, Reiz, the Black Dragon Empire’s leading scientist, was killed, and a secret Undead Soldier Factory and Female Demon Experimental Lab was destroyed!" exclaimed an impassioned Emperor Kirei.
"Ah! That lad! He certainly is formidable!"
"Haha, this is the Long Yi we know!"
The military leaders burst out laughing.
"Now, for the important part, the Black Dragon Empire is currently utilizing all its forces to capture Long Yi, leaving their borders exposed. I suggest we immediately pressure the Black Dragon’s border, forcing them to divert dragon knights to fend us off, thereby creating conditions for Long Yi’s successful return."
"I agree!"
"So do I!"
The military leaders unhesitatingly voiced their approvals.
"My spies are constantly tracking Long Yi’s movements. Currently, there are three likely routes he may take. We don’t know which one he is on, so we can only pressure from the border first. However, Long Yi’s two Mount Dragons have already set off, each approaching two possible routes to meet Long Yi. We need a reserve team to be ready at all times. Once Long Yi’s movements are spotted, the team should immediately set out to assist."
"Let’s let the Bone Crushing squad of our Third Legion handle the job," suggested Fan Sen.
"Alright, then we will put you in charge."
"No problem, after all, Long Yi is a soldier of our Third Legion," said Fan Sen, laughing.
"Tsk, you just don’t want anyone to snatch him away," remarked some of the legionnaires dismissively.
"Indeed, I fear so, you notorious old swindlers," Fan Sen retorted with a wordy disadvantage.
"Alright! We will proceed as decided! Meeting adjourned!"
Emperor Kirei was absolutely thrilled. When he first received the news, he was so delighted that he almost fell. There was no news more exhilarating! Kirei had great faith in Long Yi, fully convinced that he would make it back safely! To his surprise, not only did Long Yi return safely, but he also managed to rattle the Black Dragon Empire!
No matter what, they had to secure Long Yi’s successful return! (Continued. Please visit qidian.com if you like this novel. Your support in recommending and voting for it is my greatest motivation. Please visit m.qidian.com for mobile users.)
