Chapter 652: Chapter 80: Iron Blood (Part 2)
Oh... right, my apologies, it does seem quite unexpected. After all, under normal circumstances, a High-level Empowerer from the Old Era in your country coming to the Imperial Capital, and the Roman Catholic Church choosing to invade your borders for face-saving reasons, and then making a double-pronged attack, would indeed be the worst possible outcome you could have anticipated.
And as for those from the Self group, it’s unlikely they would lose their minds and get involved with me, a Holy Coffin Knight of the Roman Catholic Church. After all, what they want is not the absence of Xia Yue, nor for the Celestial Strategy Mansion to disband. What they have always wanted is to break away from the Yellow Springs Mainstream and gain true freedom, so it seems unlikely they would do something like this.
And persuading them to cooperate with me... indeed took quite a bit of effort, even at the cost of something tremendous, like the Heirloom Seal of the Realm.
This probably wasn’t within your expectations either."
Chen Lusi: "..."
"However, this fully illustrates a principle, which is that things will always be unexpected."
Hecate noticed Chen Lusi’s silence and smiled again gently, but this time with a bit more arrogance: "Isn’t that right, Mr. Chen Lusi?"
Chen Lusi lifted the blade formed by the twisted flesh of his right arm, slightly tilting his head, as if searching for something.
"Of course, your presence here also illustrates another principle, which is—when certain things can only rely on one individual, it means that as long as this person is dealt with, the subsequent situation will crumble, such as the sudden death of Xia Yue."
Hecate didn’t mind at all, her voice remained steady and calm, as if merely stating a fact: "Isn’t that right, Mr. Chen Lusi?"
Chen Lusi suddenly asked, "...Are you very proud?"
"No, no, no, I am not proud."
Upon hearing this, Hecate denied, but the gentle laughter still echoed in the graveyard: "How dare I, I just witnessed your action firsthand, things have already become troublesome, at least one place is bound to fail, and the situation in the Imperial Capital is far from a success, after all, the courage of those High-level Empowerers from the Old Era has probably been scared out of them by you.
And I’m not sure I can trap you for certain, I can only say I can hinder you a bit... do you see the three paths in front of you?"
As she finished speaking.
Three paths ahead of Chen Lusi suddenly lit up with a faint glow.
Following this.
With spatial distortion.
Familiar scenes appeared at the end of the paths for Chen Lusi.
The courthouse entrance, Chuituo Beach, and... Celestial Strategy Trading.
"These three paths lead respectively to the courthouse where the public lawsuit is in progress, Chuituo Beach where our Roman Catholic Holy Coffin Knight is being blocked, and the Celestial Strategy Trading that might be under attack by the Self group.
The courthouse, even without you, with only Wu Bin and Qi Peng left, would probably be unhindered, let alone with me.
Celestial Strategy Trading, though Si Yujie is strong, considering all the chips the Self group has put on the table... she might only be able to hold them off for a while.
And Chuituo Beach is undoubtedly the least troublesome, with the most forces from Celestial Strategy over there, though it might still need some time to wrap things up, since Karen Otting and Schneider are not minor figures.
This is far from perfect, as it could have been more interesting, if you hadn’t gone all or nothing... now, I guess you have no interest in choosing the third path.
So now, there are only two paths left, you can head to either place at the end of the two paths at any time, though the journey time is rather long, there should still be time to save one spot.
Considering that you have already controlled Chuituo Beach, two to one, you could be considered victorious, an incredible victory.
Of course, you can also head to Chuituo Beach, meet up with Celestial Strategy forces there, and then split up, which is also a good choice, provided you move quickly enough."
Hecate said this, suddenly raising her voice, with the barking of dogs becoming more urgent: "Ah, games, joy, and accidents, the randomness of fate... all so charming in a way."
"Please make your choice, Mr. Chen Lusi, I guarantee you that the end of each path will undoubtedly lead to the destination, as my use of Authority Ability within your country is no trivial matter, even needing to rely on Kunlun. Speaking of which... I have Xia Yue to thank for this.
And the lesson learned from Catherine of the Russian Orthodox Church, I am well aware of, so I won’t be keeping you company here any longer, as you often say, what was that expression again... oh, the gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, though I am no gentleman, neither do I wish to place myself in peril.
So... please make your choice, enjoy yourself, invincible Mr. Chen Lusi."
"..."
"..."
After these last words were spoken.
Hecate’s voice vanished.
Even the barking of dogs disappeared.
The pale moonlight pierced through the sparse clouds, casting eerie shadows over the burial ground.
A gentle breeze brushed past Chen Lusi.
And the end of the three roads in the distance seemed almost reachable.
But it can be foreseen, all this is an illusion.
As associated with crossroads, Authority includes overseeing crossroads, the image is a goddess with three heads, three bodies, and six arms, each facing different directions.
It’s likely that none of the paths will be easy.
Spirit Gathering Destruction Anomaly Realm?
Chen Lusi slightly raised his head, looking at the sparse cloud cover above.
This is no ordinary Anomaly Realm, to some extent, it doesn’t even stem from Hecate’s Authority Ability, but from her Authority Ability Source Canon... the real Hecate Goddess, residing in Kunlun, emitting from it.
No matter how many Spirits he gathered, it’s estimated he wouldn’t be able to destroy this Anomaly Realm.
Comments