Chapter 875: Chapter 665: The Consequences of a Sharp Tongue
Intermediate Plane.
The Azure Sky Empire was facing two wars at the same time.
The Giant Beast Queen Isrile and the Nightmare Knight Group Leader Ruosha declared war on the Azure Sky Empire simultaneously. They attacked from two directions on the star domain map, and neither the icy Nightmare Knights nor the immensely destructive Giant Beasts were adversaries to be trifled with.
The planet of the Nightmare Knights possessed teleportation abilities, launching attacks on a planet and then immediately departing after plundering resources. Meanwhile, the Phantom warships of the Giant Beasts were capable of invisibility, often arriving without a trace and suddenly bursting forth to seize various factories and facilities before swiftly making their escape.
Is this what you call making war? This is outright banditry!
The Emperor of the Azure Sky had never imagined that the grand Azure Sky Empire would one day be bullied by others.
Clearly, if things continued this way, the Azure Sky Empire would become a laughingstock to outsiders.
In fact, at that moment, the entire Plane was indeed looking on with schadenfreude. The Azure Sky Empire was very strong, and those nations ranked below Azure Sky were not genuinely convinced of its superiority. And now, finally presented with a chance, many nations did well not to kick them while they were down, but how could they resist taking pleasure in their misfortune?
Then, an Empire really did step forward. This empire was called the Hong En Empire, also a longstanding empire that spanned the star domain, possessing over a dozen planets. The Emperor of Hong En made a semi-public remark, "Everyone says the Azure Sky Empire is the numero uno in the Plane, yet any random Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to bully them. I believe the title of the number one empire in this Plane should probably go to us, the Hong En Empire, don’t you think?"
This comment was just a taunt, as the power of the Azure Sky Empire was acknowledged by all. Even the Azure Sky Empire itself was not concerned, as it is quite normal for nations to vie for the top spot.
However, once these words spread, the assaulting Nightmare Knights and Giant Beasts vanished from the Azure Sky Empire’s territories.
Before long, the Nightmare Knights’ planet and the Phantom warships shockingly appeared within the Hong En Empire’s star domain. The pale planet devoured an asteroid in three days, while the Phantom warships once again plundered a large spaceship factory.
This time, the Emperor of the Hong En Empire was utterly dumbfounded.
The Emperor of the Azure Sky Empire became contemplative, as it was obvious that there must be a reason for the enemies’ synchronized actions. What was the reason? After a lengthy investigation, many were skeptical, but the investigators believed that the ill-considered words of the Emperor of the Hong En Empire may well have been what prompted the Nightmare Knights and Giant Beasts to change their target.
Be it the Nightmare Knights or the Giant Beast Queen, their targets were always the strongest empire in the universe, or at least, the one claiming to be the strongest. This became a matter worth pondering: what benefit could there be in attacking the strongest empire? Or rather, was their very existence meant for the purpose of attacking the strongest empire?
The rationale behind this remained unknown to all, but at the moment, it gave the Azure Sky Empire some breathing room.
At this point, the Emperor of the Hong En Empire felt cursed by his own tongue. Why couldn’t he just quietly enjoy the sight like everyone else, instead of blowing his own horn?
However, since trouble had come knocking, fighting back was inevitable. Could he really explain away the trouble by admitting his words were careless? Of course not! If the Nightmare Knights hadn’t devoured that mineral-rich planet; if the Phantom warships hadn’t looted the spaceship factory, then, despite the humiliation, an explanation could have been managed somehow. But the enemies had already bullied their way to his doorstep. Could he really run to them, explaining he wasn’t the strongest empire and they should bully the Azure Sky Empire instead?
No!
Absolutely not!
I am indeed the strongest! I will show you by defeating the Nightmare Knights and the Giant Beast Queen!
The Hong En Empire immediately called together all the military forces of the entire planet, issuing a death order to the military. They must defeat the Nightmare Knights, they must defeat the Giant Beast Queen, with no room for doubt!
Upon receiving the orders, the military immediately started drafting emergency plans. In fact, long before this, the military had already researched the issues posed by the Nightmare Knights and the Giant Beast Queen. After all, no one knew whether these troublesome opponents would choose a different target. But because the situation was not urgent, the military did not take the matter too seriously.
Now, however, the Nightmare Knights and the Giant Beast Queen were suddenly aiming their spears at themselves! This sudden change caught the military off guard, and even some high-ranking officials were very dissatisfied with the Emperor’s remarks. This was obviously trouble brought on by your own irresponsible talk. Now you’re passing all the responsibility onto the military? Even the Azure Sky Empire, the strongest of them all, was powerless, so what could they possibly do?
Yet the Emperor wasn’t interested in these concerns; no matter what, the military had to hold them off.
Yes, the Emperor’s command was no longer to defeat but to block them.
But that was a tall order.
After paying a price time and again, it was ironically the Azure Sky Empire that brought a turning point for the Hong En Empire.
At that time, the First Prince of the Azure Sky Empire, Fang Zuo, mentioned to his friends after drinking that the so-called leader of the Nightmare Knight Order was nothing more than an underdeveloped brat.
As a result, that very day, the Nightmare Knights’ pale-colored planet vanished from the Hong En Empire’s star domain and reappeared on the outskirts of the Sky Blue Empire Star Domain.
