Chapter 522: Chapter 411: Where did the Warrior come from?
"Isrile..." Yake kept repeating this name. "Is that the tall woman who has appeared multiple times in the reports, even taller than Long Yi?"
"Yes, it’s her. According to the information we’ve received, Long Yi has great respect for this woman and calls her ’big sister’ several times - you know how Long Yi is, he likes others calling him ’Brother Long’, but he doesn’t like to use similar terms for others. For him to call someone ’big sister’ means he must really admire and respect her."
"To put it simply, she’s stronger than him, right?" Yake laughed.
"Much stronger, not just a little stronger." Tilian added. "Given Long Yi’s habits, if someone is just slightly stronger than him, he soon will prove himself through a victory. But he did not, which shows how strong this woman is."
"If he’s resentful towards someone he admits he respects, does that also mean that Long Yi failed to accomplish his goals in the Crazy Demons plane this time?" Yake suddenly asked with a smile.
"Very likely!" Tilian laughed too.
Anytime Long Yi suffered a setback, it always made them happy.
"Also, the detailed report on Long Yi’s Legion has arrived," Tilian said.
"Oh? Heh, Long Yi’s Legion? Haha." Yake couldn’t help but chuckle.
"Yes, Long Yi’s Legion. At present, the Legion is composed of over three hundred people. This includes Long Yi and his friends, such as Ai Lin, Suolin, Isrile, and of course Little Zi."
"Where did he get all these legion members?" Yake interjected.
"That’s exactly what I was going to tell you. Oddly enough, all members of the Long Yi Legion are girls. Not only that, their appearances, body shapes, and styles are all exactly the same." Tilian said, handing Yake a paper with a drawing of Dandi. Because the drawing was so detailed, it looked just like the real Dandi.
"Three hundred people, all looking like this?" Yake asked.
"Yes, all exactly like this," Tilian confirmed.
"Hahaha! This Long Yi really doesn’t bother hiding his desires does he! Where does he plan on training them? On the battlefield, or in bed? Hahaha!" Yake burst out laughing.
"No, Your Highness, you’re wrong."
"I’m wrong?"
"Yes, you’re wrong. These girls are very powerful. Over the past while, the five legions of the White Dragon Empire have taken turns challenging the Long Yi Legion. But not a single one of them has won. Long Yi’s Legion won every single challenge."
Yake stopped laughing, his brow furrowing deeply.
"Could it be a ploy from Long Yi? Used to confuse us?" Yake asked after a pause.
"It’s possible, but unlikely. We have spies among the five legions, and apart from the first legion from which we have no news, the other four legions’ reports are identical. These girls, who look no older than sixteen, possess power that matches their formidable bodies. In particular, one soldier said, ’Even though it seems thin, it can block most of the power of the Fighting Aura.’"
Yake took a deep breath, saying: "It seems we’re not the only ones seeking help."
"Yes, our people have been investigating where exactly Long Yi found these girls, but they seem to have appeared out of nowhere."
"Appeared out of nowhere? Could they all have been created by Long Yi?"
"That’s the most likely possibility. The security level of the White Dragon Empire’s Research Institute has been continuously increasing. Even the Dragon Knights guarding the Institute now exceed those stationed at the Imperial Palace. Kirei’s intentions are clear, even if he dies, nothing must happen to the Institute. All buildings around the Institute have been removed and residents in the vicinity have been forcefully relocated. There are no gaps from the sky to the underground, and nobody knows what’s inside."
Yake felt a vague sense of unease. He actually hoped that these identical girls were manufactured. If they were made, then at least their strength would be within acceptable bounds. His major concern was that they could come from a higher dimensional plane, which would be hard to deal with.
Yake himself had benefited from plane-crossing powers, and he knew how strong beings from the higher planes could be.
However, more than three hundred identical girls seemed like they were mass-manufactured. Perhaps Long Yi, knowing he couldn’t compete with him in terms of Dragon Knights, turned to producing even stronger warriors?
"Is there any other news?" Yake asked.
"The Eternal Emperor Rongka asked when you plan to wage war against the White Dragon Empire."
"This jerk. Even though he’s just an opportunist, he’s still so impatient?"
"Rongka can’t wait to get his hands on Long Yi."
"Tell him to get lost! This is my empire, my army. If he can’t wait, he should send more Hell Warriors for me." Yake swore.
"That’s exactly what I told Rongka. He said he can’t provide us with more soldiers, that he was not even going to send us those we have if not for our alliance. But he said he’s willing to give us a device."
"A device?"
"Yes, a device."
"What is it?"
"The Hell Furnace."
The Hell Furnace was an invention by Rongka’s craziest scientist. Any dead creatures thrown into it would be broken down into their constituent parts and recombined into new fierce warriors using the power of Hell. If a creature was strong before it died, it would immediately be reborn as a new warrior upon entering the furnace. But if the creature was weak, a great many might be needed to construct a new warrior.
This item had been idle in Rongka’s warehouse for a long time. Now that Rongka derived more joy from modifying creatures himself and seeing that Yake was constantly seeking his assistance, Rongka simply decided to give him the Hell Furnace to have him figure it out himself.
At last, there was good news!
Yake broke into hearty laughter!
"Where is that Hell Furnace?" Yake was eager to see it for himself.
"No, Your Majesty, you’re mistaken. It’s not that one; it’s those ones." Tilian clarified, "Rongka has given us nine Hell Furnaces!"
This was nothing short of a colossal surprise!
With these Hell Furnaces, it meant that an endless supply of warriors could be produced ceaselessly! It was like a perpetual machine on the battlefield!
"Let me see it!" Yake rose from his chair in excitement.
"Yes, I’ve already prepared the furnace and the materials. I think such an exhilarating moment should be commemorated by Your Majesty creating the first warrior personally," Tilian suggested.
Below the Imperial Palace, within a vacant space in the experimental area, nine enormous furnaces each over six meters high sat in a row. Next to the first furnace, laid a large amount of ’materials’. There were failed experimental creatures, fallen warriors, some strangely shaped monsters, and a dragon barely clinging to life.
Yake approached the furnace, feeling a resonance between the hellish power surging from the furnace and the same force within himself. He laid a hand on the Hell Furnace. Instantly, dense black smoke billowed from the mouth of the furnace, filled with shadowy figures that looked like countless wandering spirits. Even stranger, the black smoke did not dissipate but swirled around the furnace opening.
"Devour! Hell Furnace! And forge the most powerful warrior for me!"
The black smoke flowed out from the furnace opening like tendrils, swiftly enveloping and drawing in all the ’materials’ nearby. The dying Black Dragon emitted a mournful wail, and then fell silent.
Almost simultaneously, a massive surge of hellish power began churning, echoing with an inexplicable sound from within the furnace – the sound of objects being torn and ravaged.
A few minutes later, the noise ceased, and from within the enormous furnace, a large creature shrouded in black smoke was released.
Slam!
The heavy body crashed to the ground, then, taking labored breaths, the creature rose.
It had the physique of a dragon but stood on two feet. One of its arms was exceedingly strong, while the other was three tentacles, soft and agile. Its wings were small and withered, likely useless.
The creature scanned its surroundings with eyes arranged in three rows. Upon seeing Yake, it fell to its knees in an instant, quivering from head to toe.
Yake watched this in delight - it was perfect!
"Monster! Attack me!"
Yake yelled out in frenzy.
"Roar?" The creature looked at Yake in confusion. In its eyes, Yake was its supreme master. Attacking Yake was absolutely unthinkable.
"You imbecile, I command you to attack me! I want to assess your strength!" Yake bellowed.
The creature was clearly perplexed by the latter part of the command, but once again, it deciphered the directive to attack!
"Roar!"
Its right claw, imbued with hellish power, lunged straight towards Yake.
Crack!
Even with Yake’s formidable defense, his bone armor across his chest was scratched by this attack!
"Roar!" The second strike followed.
The three tentacles entangled Yake, converting the overwhelming hellish power into a withering force. Even Yake could feel his life force rapidly draining away!
"Excellent! Excellent! Hahaha! You can let go of me now!"
The creature made no response and continued to drain Yake’s life force relentlessly.
"You idiot! I said stop!" Yake roared.
Still, the creature did not cease.
"Fool!"
Boom!
Yake’s Fighting Aura exploded, shattering the creature’s three tentacles in an instant. The creature, taken aback, emitted a loud roar before charging again.
Frustrated, Yake furrowed his brows, and the dragon on his chest opened its mouth wide. A breath encompassing the power of hell was unleashed, and the creature was slowly dissolved amid its screams. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users can read it on m.qidian.com.)
