Chapter 1267: Chapter 1267: Bad News After Bad News
"What do you think? The situation has already spiraled out of control. Even if we turn around to rescue now, I’m afraid it won’t make much of a difference. Instead, it might drag us into the chaos as well!"
Elder Shi hesitated in saying.
"I think we should do this: let the disciples hold this position steadfastly, then gather the dispersed Hidden Sect disciples. Only by consolidating more strength can we stand a chance in a battle against the Corpse King Palace!"
"Yes, that seems to be the only option now. If we retreat at this point, with all the Hidden Sect forces being annihilated by the Corpse King Palace, then, next, they will turn to deal with us!"
The speaker was the Long Family Head!
In fact, speaking of which, even the secular families are feeling the pressure right now. After all, if they lose the battle, they will be the first ones to be targeted. Once the Corpse King Palace gains the upper hand, they will certainly be the first to be annihilated!
With the Hidden Sect in disarray, the secular forces have come to see the reality more clearly. At this moment, no one dares to scheme on petty gains, because everyone understands that without unity, all that awaits them is destruction!
Serve the Corpse King Palace?
That’s almost impossible, because the method of the Corpse King Palace is control!
Even the disciples of the Corpse King Palace are controlled by elixirs, let alone others.
If one surrenders today, then tomorrow, one might be refined into a puppet zombie by the Corpse King Palace; and even if, by some good fortune, one isn’t turned into a zombie, at the very least, one will be forced to take elixirs, forever losing all autonomy!
This point is very clear to both the Hidden Sect and secular forces!
Sadly, their realization came too late!
These arrogant fellows, too full of themselves, especially people from the Hidden Sect!
The Hidden Sect has always looked down on the Corpse King Palace, because they think the Corpse King Palace was a force that had been destroyed by them a long time ago. Even if it re-emerged now, it wouldn’t be a match for them!
"Wait, have we overlooked something?"
Suddenly, Elder Shi seemed to have thought of something and urgently addressed everyone.
"Overlooked? What have we overlooked?"
"Damn, it’s the three other forces of the Demonic Path!"
"The four major forces of the Demonic Path have always been in opposition to each other. Though there is occasional cooperation, they are generally antagonistic. But why, since the emergence of the Corpse King Palace, have the activities of the other three forces of the Demonic Path ceased?"
"You mean to say, the three major forces of the Demonic Path have been subdued by the Corpse King Palace?"
In an instant, everyone felt a chill.
Despite being relatively weak individually, the three major forces of the Demonic Path would undoubtedly be a considerable strength if united. However, why have they been absent all this time?
With the rise of the Corpse King Palace, the other three major forces of the Demonic Path could very well have been subdued by them.
And now, within this Cangmang Mountain, the three major forces of the Demonic Path are nowhere to be found, which leads to only one conclusion — the three forces may have another target!
No one knows their target, but one thing is certain: the three major forces of the Demonic Path will pose a lethal threat to the special departments!
However, no one knows what the plan of the Corpse King Palace truly is!
The battle at this time was in complete disarray, one might say, all the initial plans of the special department had completely failed, and now, they were evidently being toyed with by the Corpse King Palace!
This time’s appointed fight was probably a conspiracy from the beginning!
"Enough, let’s not worry about so much now, first gather the Disciples. We’ll count as many as we can gather. Members of Snow Palace, I ask you to assist as many Hidden Sect people in retreating as possible. Esteemed members of the Three Emperor Hall, please be vigilant in all directions and build a defensive line. War God team and Tian Group of the special bureau, follow me and break through!"
"Okay!"
"Let’s do it that way!"
In an instant, these forces, which were originally rejected by the special department, became the key to the entire battle.
Due to Ye Luo’s sake, many people in the Hidden Sect, and even many in the secular forces, had an unfavorable view toward the special bureau and War God team. In reality, the combined strength of the War God team and the special bureau was only slightly stronger than a top-tier force!
It could be said that, before today, the special bureau and the War God team were in a very awkward position. The special department was established by the national government, but the special bureau and War God team belonging to the country were excluded from the core of power!
With the participation of the War God team and Tian Group members from the special bureau entering the battle, the confused Disciples of the Hidden Sect immediately found direction, and more and more bewildered Hidden Sect Disciples joined the ranks of the War God team. Although they couldn’t clear up the current situation, they knew that the War God team was an ally!
As for what the higher-ups thought, they had no idea nor could they control it; now, they were only thinking of surviving.
Their own sect brothers turning against each other and being pursued and killed by the people of the Corpse King Palace had already nearly driven many to breakdown.
The battle lasted the entire night!
But in fact, by midnight, the team leader had already led all the people he could save to retreat, leaving only the strong warriors of the Hidden Sect still fighting!
It wasn’t that the warriors of the Hidden Sect had so much integrity, but rather, they had no chance to escape!
The main targets of the Corpse King Palace were them! Where could they flee to? In contrast, the ordinary Disciples, being weaker, were only pursued by the Disciples and Zombies of the Corpse King Palace, and thus many were rescued.
The Corpse King Palace was single-mindedly determined to quickly annihilate the strong warriors of the Hidden Sect, which allowed Elder Shi and others to successfully save thousands.
But in reality, everyone understood that these thousands of people were almost of no significant use!
The combined forces of the various powers were certainly not just so few, but those with even lower strength had no qualifications to even enter the battlefield.
To be able to enter the battlefield, let alone other considerations, one must at least be able to withstand the pressure of strong foes, right?
The crowd retreated swiftly, daring not to stay.
Just one battle, merely one battle, had almost crippled the special department.
Could it be that there was really no way to stop the Corpse King Palace?
It can be said that everyone was deeply troubled; just one battle had eroded the confidence of many.
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At this moment, Ye Luo had already returned to Mysterious Valley. Naturally, someone would handle Zhang Qian and others’ nationality issues for Ye Luo. Ye Luo had to return; the unexpected and disastrous defeat at the front lines had startled Ye Luo immensely!
Even if Ye Luo didn’t really like the forces of the Hidden Sect, even if those people harbored hostility towards Ye Luo, when facing the Corpse King Palace, after all, Ye Luo and they were on the same side.
"Master, based on our intelligence, this time, the special department suffered heavy losses. Of the twenty-six Controlling Qi Realm experts who participated in the battle, thirteen died in action and six were heavily injured! The Corpse King Palace deployed numerous Pseudo-Strength warriors, who did not hesitate to self-destruct in order to perish together with the Controlling Qi Realm warriors of the Hidden Sect!"
