Chapter 473: Chapter 363: The Traitor
Isrile dusted off her hands nonchalantly, and her six spider eyes flew back, disappearing beside her. Meanwhile, the military higher-ups surrounding Isrile were completely dumbfounded—especially Fan Sen, who finally understood the implications of Isrile’s previous words.
The continuous Thunderstrikes left Yaksha defenseless. Bound by Spider Silk, Yaksha had completely lost consciousness. Little Zi immediately cast a psychic Magic spell to ensure Yaksha wouldn’t wake up easily.
The chaos ceased like that.
Injured people in the crowd were gradually brought to the hospital. Some were trampled, while others were injured by Yaksha. As long as they were not cut by Yaksha’s blade, they generally wouldn’t have too many problems. But among so many people, there were a dozen unfortunate individuals who accidentally got cut by Yaksha’s blade. For the power of Hell, Giant was virtually immune, so no one ever thought about how to deal with it, making Long Yi unable to help at all.
Now, it was less than five minutes until midnight.
Kirei had been standing still from the beginning, not taking a single step. He quietly watched the unfolding of events, unable to leave. He had to inspire confidence in everyone! Besides, in his opinion, as long as Long Yi was present, there was absolutely no danger. If Long Yi and his group could not withstand it, how long would he, despite having escaped, manage to stay safe?
"So, are you satisfied with the performance that the Black Dragon Empire has given us?"
Kirei suddenly spoke out. The amplifying Magic under his feet carried Kirei’s voice to every corner of the square. Although the people had already dispersed, they hadn’t gone far. Upon hearing the Emperor’s words, some began to gradually return.
"Look, this is our White Dragon Empire. The pitiful Black Dragon Empire has wanted to annihilate us from the beginning in an attempt to dominate the world. But what was the outcome? From the insane old Emperor Kaniel to the monster Yake now, they have challenged us time and again, only to fail every single time! Why is this?"
"Because we are on the side of justice!"
"We’ve never plundered from small countries; we’ve never thought about turning Dragon Knights into hideous monsters; we haven’t studied the evil Undead technique; we’ve never planned to use the power of Hell. But we still won! Why is that?"
"Because we are on the side of justice!" the crowd shouted in unison.
"Yes, because we are on the side of justice," confirmed Kirei, and then he changed the topic with a laugh, "But, justice alone won’t defeat our enemies."
"Just a few seconds before the first monster appeared, I received news of an assassination attempt against me. My guards suggested I leave, but I did not. I wanted to stand here, I wanted to witness with you what kind of people these so-called assassins are!"
"As a result, you saw them. They are not humans; they are monstrous, ugly, and brutal, and they aren’t even from the Human Realm! But I still didn’t leave! Why?"
"Because, I have the best warriors in the world! Our Dragon Knights are the best Dragon Knights in the world! Our ground forces are the best in the world! And my subjects are the best in the world! You did not panic! You did not cry or scream! Together with me, we witnessed the entire assassination attempt!"
"They failed! And it’s not because of justice! It’s because we are united! We are the great people of the White Dragon Empire! We are invincible!!!"
Bang!
Huge fireworks shot into the sky, the clock tower in the city, the top of the Imperial Palace, struck the midnight hour.
"Long live the White Dragon Empire!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
The fireworks painted the night sky beautifully, the deafening cheers pushing Kirei’s speech to its climax.
"I love you, Ai Lin!"
"I love you, Brother Long!"
Long Yi held Ai Lin’s petite face, the two passionately kissed under the fireworks.
"What about me, me too!"
Little Zi giggled and rushed over.
"I love you, Little Zi!"
Laughing, Long Yi bowed his head and kissed Little Zi’s forehead. But Little Zi suddenly raised her head, pressing her cold lips to Long Yi’s. Then she giggled and ran off to the side.
"What about me?"
Isrile also ran over to join in the excitement.
"Erm...this..."
Before Long Yi could respond, Isrile was already cradling Long Yi’s chin with one hand and draping her other arm around Long Yi’s waist. She bent her head and kissed him.
Damn! This posture, it feels like I’m being flirted with?! Where’s my height?! Can’t you aim a little higher?!
Long Yi thought dejectedly as he was let go by Isrile.
Right then, Long Yi felt an additional person in his arms, followed by a pair of soft lips pressed against his own.
"I love you." A voice sounded in his ear.
Long Yi was first stunned, then he laughed and whispered.
"I love you too."
Suolin quickly appeared behind Long Yi, her white mask still bearing no traces of the recent happenings. Only the heavy pounding of her heart recorded everything that had just happened.
"What a smug bastard Brother Long is! Right, chef?"
Wesley wiped away a tear of envy from his face and angrily shouted at the cook beside him. When he turned his head, though, he saw the cook embracing a cute girl.
"I love you! Zhu Na! Did you see my heroic performance!" The cook asked with a triumphant look.
"I love you too! You were magnificent, you’re the best!" Zhu Na excitedly replied.
"So, how are you going to reward me?" The cook suddenly asked with a naughty look on his face.
Zhu Na’s face flushed red, and she then whispered, "I’ve spoken to my father, I ... won’t be going home tonight."
"Ou Ye!" The cook picked Zhu Na up and began to spin around with her in excitement.
Mosquito quietly approached Wesley and whispered: "He betrayed us."
Wesley scoffed, looking at his own hands, tears welling up: "Little Left, Little Right, you’ve had a hard year! I love you!"
Although things hadn’t gone smoothly, the events of New Year’s Eve didn’t bring any negative effects to the Emperor. On the contrary, it further boosted the morale of the White Dragon Empire.
After all, any morale is inevitably built on the foundation of victory. Ordinary people lack a direct understanding of frontline battles, but having such a battle happening right before their eyes, and winning it so decisively, who wouldn’t be excited?
The following day, the Emperor announced that the festival originally scheduled for the first day of the New Year would be postponed by one day, as a tribute to the one hundred twenty-three people who were either parasitized by the Yaksha or infected by the power of Hell during the square attack. The Emperor also decided to compensate each victim’s family, offering some comfort to those grieving families.
Long Yi didn’t sleep at all that night, and neither did the researchers at the institute.
This was the first Hell creature ever captured in the history of the White Dragon Empire.
Multiple layers of magic protection ensured it had absolutely no contact with the outside world. The strong alloy walls could withstand any level of attack. Long Yi had been worried about what to do if the forces of Hell appeared among the troops of the Black Dragon Empire, but now they had delivered a Hell creature right to his doorstep. Long Yi wasn’t sure what could be learned from studying this Yaksha, but it would certainly be better than nothing.
Moreover, the Yaksha had somehow recognized Long Yi, so he had to figure out what was going on.
As usual, Long Yi took out the Giant tablet. It was his habit to test any new thing with the Giant tablet. In this multi-universe, the Giant’s traces were integrated into everything. And as long as there were traces of the Giant, Long Yi could utilize them to some advantage.
Sure enough, as soon as the Giant tablet appeared, a line of text came up on the screen.
"Experiment in progress detected, do you want to track its progress?"
No kidding! Why would I bother if the answer was ’no’?
Immediately, related information appeared.
It turned out that when the Giants first discovered the Hell Blood Ravens, the so-called Eternal Emperor Rongka was nowhere in sight. At that time, the Hell Blood Ravens were no bigger than ordinary ravens. The Giants, who had not yet decided to create life on their own, were still observing and studying various forms of life. The high intelligence and social behavior of the Hell Blood Ravens made the Giants believe that given time, the Hell Blood Ravens could evolve into highly advanced intelligent life. So, they decided to accelerate this process. The Giants added pieces of their own DNA into the genes of the Hell Blood Ravens that would gradually unlock as their intelligence increased.
The Hell Blood Ravens indeed lived up to the expectations of the Giants. As they grew in size, their intelligence also gradually increased, and they began forming tribes.
However, it was around this time that the Eternal Emperor Rongka appeared. He forcibly transformed the Hell Blood Ravens into Yakshas using Hell’s mud. The Giant’s genes, for self-preservation, immediately locked up, and the evolution of the Hell Blood Ravens came to a halt.
The Giants were quite disappointed, but every world has its own rules and they naturally would not interfere.
In the sealed room, the Yaksha had already broken free from the spider silk. Its black smoke had dissipated, revealing a body fully covered in pitch-black feathers. The spider silk had plucked many of its feathers, making it look scruffy. The huge raven head turned sideways, its one eye focused intently on Long Yi.
"Well, let’s have a heart-to-heart talk. What does the Eternal Emperor Rongka know about me?" asked Long Yi.
"...."
All Long Yi got back was silence, though the creature’s eyes were scanning everyone in the room.
"Apologies! Could you all please leave the room momentarily?" Long Yi asked apologetically. Dean Ma Deburg didn’t hesitate and turned to leave right away. Although he was curious about the Yaksha, he would never do anything to hinder research, especially not when it involved Long Yi. Moreover, considering his relationship with Long Yi, if Long Yi did glean any valuable information, wouldn’t he share it with him?
With everyone else gone, only Long Yi and his trusted companions, including Ai Lin, remained in the room.
"These are the people I trust the most. You can trust them too," Long Yi said.
The word ’trust’ warmed the hearts of every girl in the room. In this world, how many people truly trusted them like this?
"Giant, we ... need your help."
The Yaksha finally spoke, its voice hoarse and unpleasant. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote and support on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
