Chapter 471: Chapter 361: New Year’s Eve Again
"Brother Long is definitely going to come with the emperor, right?" Wesley suddenly spoke up.
"Isn’t that a given? Even if the emperor didn’t come, Brother Long would definitely be delegated by him, right?" said the cook, swaying his belly.
"After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, Long Yi is the saviour who rescued the White Dragon Empire." The mosquito interjected.
"Being high and mighty isn’t always a good thing," Wesley scratched his head, uttering.
"Hey, don’t say such ominous things." The cook slapped Wesley on the back of his head.
"It’s not an omen, it’s a fact. Even the emperor understands this, and Brother Long probably knows in his heart. What if with Brother Long’s help, our White Dragon Empire manages to overcome the Black Dragon Empire? That would mean we aren’t far from unifying the world, what then would Brother Long do?" the mosquito responded speculatively.
"No, actually, I think we’re overthinking this." Wesley suddenly spoke out.
"Why? Do you have a different opinion?" asked the cook curiously.
"I do not have a special insight, I’ve just noticed that there is another sexy girl around Brother Long." Wesley said with a spark in his eye.
"Where?! Let me see!" The cook stood on tiptoes, "Too far away... she’s pale, but I can’t see her face clearly. Oh my god, but I can see her exaggerated curves!"
Wesley shook his head in disagreement: "There’s nothing on her face, this girl is wearing a white mask. Those curves though, second only to that Fine Gold Golem sister who suddenly disappeared."
The central square leads directly to the main gate of the Imperial Palace, which is now open. In the front, a line of armored warriors is clearing the way, followed by the emperor and the ministers. Long Yi is not a minister, so he is in the third group. Kirei genuinely wanted Long Yi to be at his side, but Long Yi wasn’t that interested. The emperor should behave like an emperor and stay with his Imperial Consort.
On Long Yi’s side, there are representatives from the military. As a member of the Third Legion, Long Yi naturally followed Fan Sen.
"Kid, it seems you’re having quite the good life." Fan Sen said to Long Yi, after noticing the group of girls following Long Yi.
"Heh Heh." Long Yi chuckled, and didn’t say anything. After all, his life was indeed quite comfortable.
"Luxury may be heroic, but I hope it hasn’t made you lose your edge." Fan Sen queried further.
"Rest assured, that’s impossible." Long Yi immediately shook his head. With Isrile around, it would be odd if his strength diminished.
"Well that’s good." Fan Sen nodded in satisfaction. He enjoyed the self-confidence portrayed by Long Yi.
"When do you reckon we will go to war?" Fan Sen turned his question towards potential strategies.
"Who knows, if it were up to me, the longer it is delayed, the better." Long Yi scoffed. The longer the delay, the more Long Yi could improve the strength of the White Dragon Empire, giving them a greater chance of victory in the imminent war.
"What if the war starts tomorrow?" Fan Sen asked.
"Personally, I estimate the chance of winning would not be great." Long Yi replied.
"Oh? I thought you’d say, as long as you’re there, we’re guaranteed to win." Fan Sen laughed.
"If it’s just a local battle, I’d tell you that I am guaranteed to win. Unfortunately, there’s only one of me in the entire White Dragon Empire." Long Yi replied.
"So, are you saying that all these Dragon Knights of our White Dragon Empire do not count?" Fan Sen pretentiously glared.
"I wouldn’t say they don’t count. But the Black Dragon Empire has always been feverishly enhancing the combat power of their Dragon Knights. They’re not producing soldiers, they’re creating monsters. Every second we spend talking, more and more monsters are coming off their production lines. It was only recently that our White Dragon Empire, with my help, developed the super Dragon Rider serum. But even then, we must tread with caution to avoid any little detrimental effects this serum could have on the Dragon Knights. As I said, while others are making every possible effort to enhance their combat power, we’re still fumbling around deciding what we can use and what we can’t."
Upon saying these words, Long Yi lowered his voice.
"I believe you’ve probably heard about The Gate of Hell, yes?"
Fan Sen subtly nodded and signaled for Long Yi to lower his voice further.
"Yes, I have also received that news."
Fan Sen explained with a soft voice and a worried look on his face.
"See, in order to defeat us, they’re even starting to use power that’s capable of destroying this world, while we are here slowly crawling forward!"
"So, when you ask me if we can win, all I can say is, let’s wait and see. I honestly don’t have much confidence for now."
Long Yi shook his head and didn’t say anymore. Fan Sen also turned his head away, as if deep in thought.
Ai Lin tightly griped Long Yi’s hand, she hadn’t imagined the situation was already this urgent! She had been following Long Yi, attracted by his perennial confidence, but she hadn’t realized that Long Yi was silently carrying such a heavy burden!
Sensing worry from Ai Lin, Long Yi gently patted her shoulder, lowered his head to kiss her softly on the cheek, then whispered into her ear: "Don’t worry, I was just trying to scare him, if not they won’t agree to my experiment plan!"
Upon hearing Long Yi’s words, Ai Lin instantly understood.
Originally, after successfully undertaking a series of Dragon’s Blood Reincarnations, Long Yi had fully grasped the essence of this magic. His brainstorming led to an experiment that could drastically enhance the strength of Dragon Knights. But when he submitted this experimental plan to a few military bosses earlier in the year, the response was not very enthusiastic.
The reason was simple, they were afraid their Dragon Knights too would become mindless monsters like those in the Black Dragon Empire.
They trusted Long Yi, trust as it may be, they were still somewhat resistant to the idea.
Long Yi had no option but to frighten them, to make them realize the urgency of the matter.
At the same time, in the distance, the cook and the mosquito gaped in surprise.
"Did you see that?! Brother Long just kissed Ai Lin!"
"Have they confirmed their relationship?!"
"No way! What a waste of a flower on cow dung!"
"How enviable!"
"What are you envious of? Be careful or Zhu Na will kill you!"
"Bah! Our Zhu Na is charming and gentle!"
"Shut up! There’s something going on!"
With Wesley’s words, both the cook and Mosquito diverted their attention back. While they loved fooling around, they hadn’t forgotten their main job.
"What’s going on?" the cook asked in a low voice.
"There are three people, something isn’t right about their expressions, their smiles are too fake. No, four, no, five! Damn it! Seventeen! Eighteen! Thirty-five! One hundred and seven! One hundred and eight! Exactly one hundred and eight! Cook, according to Observation Dragon’s directions, immediately mark each of them with a beetle! Mosquito, immediately notify the guards to approach those people based on the markings! Also, get your Nine Mosquito Dragon to find Brother Long! Quickly!"
The tiny Nine Mosquito Dragon appeared in front of Long Yi in an instant.
"Something’s about to happen!"
Long Yi said in a low voice.
"What?" Fan Sen looked at Long Yi.
"Just now my friend brought a message; something is likely to happen here soon!" said Long Yi.
"Suolin, go ask the Emperor what should we do."
In a blink of an eye, Suolin disappeared without a trace.
The Crown Prince was leading the Imperial Consort by hand when a woman’s voice suddenly rang in his ear.
"Your Majesty, Brother Long says there’s a danger looming. He wants to know your strategy."
The smile on Kirei’s face didn’t change in the slightest, his lips moved slightly as he said, "Stick to the plan!"
Soon, Suolin returned.
"Let me guess, he definitely said to stick to the plan, right?" Long Yi said with a smile.
"Yes." Suolin said.
"Perfect, prepare for battle!"
Bang!
As the Half-past-eleven chime rang, the Emperor finally arrived at the highest platform on the south of the square. Here, Kirei would give a half-hour speech. Afterwards, he would usher in the New Year with everyone!
At this time, the crowd was increasingly excited; the pressure on the warriors responsible for maintaining order also increased. Suddenly, a man broke through the human wall, laughing uproariously as he charged towards the Emperor!
"Stop him!"
The guards from the second row immediately charged forward.
"Fall back!"
The guards warned in unison, but the man not only ignored them but also soared over the human wall, rushing directly toward the Emperor!
"Enemy attack!" A guard yelled.
The crowd instantly quieted down!
Boom!
A hefty sword slashed laterally before the airborne man could even land, a suit of armor bisected him from below!
Bang! Bang!
The body fell to the ground.
The previously quiet crowd suddenly burst into cheers!
"Long live! Long live the White Dragon Empire!"
"Something’s wrong! This person isn’t bleeding! Be careful!" A suit of armor shouted.
At this point, the body on the ground began to squirm violently, emitting a thick black smoke. Accompanying the smoke were chilling screams! A mysterious force spread, and the bisected body gradually merged into a large monster!
"Yaksha!" Long Yi’s eyes widened.
The moment this power emerged, the knowledge of the Giant was awakened. This creature in front of them was the sentinel of the Eternal Emperor, Rongka.
Yaksha.
Speaking of Yaksha, one has to mention a creature from Hell called the Blood Raven. Born deep within the Endless Sea of Blood in Hell, they are blood red in color, similar to their relatives, the crows of the human world, but larger, with a wingspan even exceeding three meters. Blood Ravens are intelligent and cunning.
According to Long Yi’s memory, Yaksha are creatures created by Eternal Emperor Rongka by infecting Blood Ravens with Hell’s Mud which turned them into black monsters. They have crow-like heads, blood-red eyes, and emit black smoke from their bodies. Strong and durable, they can freely switch between flying or running, and attack with nails as sharp as daggers. While Yakshas don’t have magic, any creature scratched by them will be infected by the power of Hell and die slowly in excruciating torment.
Yaksha has a property; they can compress their bodies and parasitize inside another creature. Utilizing this property, they can infiltrate areas that are unreachable by ordinary methods for reconnaissance.
And today, it seems like this has indeed happened. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
