Empire of Shadows

Chapter 166: Powder Keg

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"Hmph! 8,000 people... I, Feng Ya, am not afraid of being frightened. I have followed you around for many times in the past year in the entire East Continent. You want to destroy me? I want to see how strong you are... What are you laughing at? Now that you are in my hands, do you still want to leave alive? Two ignorant things..." Seeing that the squadron leader turned around and left after threatening her. Feng Ya's face was indeed dark and scary. She was not afraid of the revenge of the Flame Legion soldiers. After all, when she made up her mind to seek justice for her subordinates, she had already put her life and death aside. But now it is different. The unexpected follow-up of these 1,000 subordinates has put a heavy burden on her. Even if she does not care about her own safety, she will never allow her subordinates who love her to suffer a catastrophe. After all, the combat effectiveness of the 6th Division of the Flame Legion has been deeply imprinted in Feng Ya's heart after several observations and attempts from different angles.

"Hehe, they don't even need to come to this continent to take the risk to encircle you. As long as they defend the Anderel Canyon, you guys will be just a bunch of privateers, hahaha! Ridiculous! Ridiculous! Unexpectedly, the officers of the Kastark Empire are not all elites. There are quite a few who are just filling in the numbers. Die! Die! I think even if we play now, it won't be long before you trash will come down there to accompany us, hahaha! Maybe the Undead Army recognizes you as people from the Western Continent and makes an exception to let you go..." Sensing my purpose, Musa immediately began to cooperate with me to put pressure on the Fire Phoenix Legion after those soldiers left.

"You are looking for death..." As she said that, Feng Ya slapped Musa's back hard with the scabbard sword in her hand, causing Musa to fall to the sandy ground and unable to get up for a long time.

"Sir, what did he just say? What undead army?" Qinian, who heard something strange, grabbed Feng Ya who wanted to continue teaching Musa a lesson, and asked hurriedly with a hint of horror.

"I... Damn it, who knows what he is talking about? Forget it, you ask him! So I don't have to kill them both when I get angry." Feng Ya also felt her own impulsiveness, and was also afraid that her impulsiveness and recklessness would harm her loyal subordinates again, so she stepped aside angrily.

"Brother, what did you say just now? Can you please say it again? We know that you are not a soldier of the Flame Legion, but a member of Andriel's tribe. If you can tell us everything you know, I can guarantee that our people will never do anything to harm you again. And once it is proven that what you said is true, we will release you immediately..." Squatting down slowly, Qinian took out a handkerchief from his arms and handed it to Musa. Musa was not polite at all. He grabbed the handkerchief and immediately wiped the blood stains on his face without paying attention to anyone else.

"Article 7 of the Code: After being captured, you should enjoy the preferential treatment given by the enemy to keep yourself in the best condition and strive for a greater chance of escaping... Article 2 of the Code: After being captured, the enemy's promises are absolutely empty promises. The so-called release after confession means that after you finish speaking, you will be treated as useless garbage and disposed of immediately... Well, there is also Article 21..."

"What did you say? Can you speak louder?" Qinian, who was confused by Musa's series of muttering, was now in a state of depression and could not take it lightly.

"It doesn't matter if I tell you. Soon, everyone on this continent will know about it. Hehe, your eyes and ears are really sharp about the news from a week ago... To be honest, a group of skeleton soldiers appeared in the Undead Forest in the east of the Kingdom of Yan a week ago. Not only did they turn all the soldiers of the Kingdom of Yan stationed there into skeletons, but even a troop of the Mokast Empire that went there to replace them also suffered an accident. Fortunately, the replacement troop also brought some war horses with them, and they finally delivered this terrible news. When the soldiers of the Mokast Empire discovered it, it was said that the number of those skeleton soldiers was at least close to 100,000... Hehe, I don't know how many times they have expanded their scale in this week... or dozens or hundreds of times..."

Qi Nian took a deep breath and took several steps back unconsciously, almost falling to the ground because of his weak buttocks and feet. The other soldiers standing closer were also shocked by this terrible news. No matter who they were on this continent, they might not know the names of the emperors of other countries, but they would definitely know the three races that terrified everyone on this continent - the demons, the beasts, and the undead!

The most powerful demons usually plague the Western Continent, while the Kingdom of Yan and the Empire of Mokast are directly adjacent to the Undead and the Beast. Although as citizens of the Western Continent, the members of the Fire Phoenix Corps never worry about the invasion of the Undead, they are also very aware of the strong destructive power of the Undead. Wherever the Undead pass, there are thousands of miles of wasteland, and all traces of life are destroyed without a trace of corpses. This sentence is definitely not just talk, it is absolutely a true portrayal of the Eastern Continent more than a thousand years ago.

But now, their Fire Phoenix Legion, numbering more than a thousand soldiers, had arrived at the crater. Not only were they themselves enemies of the East Continent who were not willing to stand in the light of day, but now they were followed by the extremely lethal 6th Division of the Flame Legion. If the Undead Army attacked, the possibility of their more than a thousand people returning to the West Continent would have become an absolute negative number.

"You... you are not making this up to lie in order to save your life, are you? If the news has been circulating for a week, how come our spies haven't found anything unusual until now? Even the countries of Yan and Mocast haven't made any big moves!" Out of excessive panic about the news, an officer of the Fire Phoenix Legion immediately refuted Musa without even thinking.

"What are you doing? Take your hand out slowly..." The officers who surrounded him saw that Musa suddenly put his hand into his arms. They thought Musa was trying to do something and immediately stopped him in unison.

"Don't you want to believe it? Won't you understand after reading this?" Musa looked at him as if he were an idiot. He ignored the scolding from those people and threw the two volumes of letters directly at Qinian's feet.

After stopping his subordinates, Qinian stared at Musa and bent down to pick up the two letters. He was very quick. After looking at the first letter, Qinian's face changed immediately. He didn't care about Musa and me, and jumped towards Fengya who was sulking at the side. Qinian and Fengya almost read the two short and clear letters to pieces. After a long time, they slowly pulled their heads away from the letters. After the two looked at each other, their eyes turned to Musa and me again.

After glancing at both of us, Qinian walked towards Musa, while Fengya walked towards me. I'm going to suffer again! This was the first thought that came to my mind.

"Tell me! What's going on? You have become the guest of honor of the Queen of the Kingdom of Yan? Did you betray the empire? This time you went through the Andre Canyon, I'm afraid it was the Kingdom of Yan that made you do this?" After coming in front of me, the woman bowed slightly and threw the letter from the royal family of Yan on my face.

"Hmph! You really have such a pretty face... People say that a smart face has a dumb mind, I'm afraid that's what they mean. I don't know which idiot gave the order to let me resist and harass the East Continent coalition forces behind enemy lines, but you suddenly disappeared.

Do you think we can resist a force of only 10,000 people mixed with 700,000 troops and more than 60,000 magicians? Since you said it was behind enemy lines, then I ran to the real enemy line. Is this wrong

You don’t have to put the blame on me for the encounter in the canyon. I think the situation back then is not something you can tell me, and nearly ten thousand pairs of eyes saw it. If you want to shirk responsibility or want to kill people to silence them, I think you are still too naive!

Kill me? Don't say my subordinates won't let you go, do you think Thacker will let you go? You're dreaming! When the time comes, everyone will come to trample you, a fence-sitter... Don't think you can stay out of it as long as you remain neutral. When the time comes, no matter who holds which position, the first to be killed will be people like you! Think about your old man and other relatives. If you want them to die with you, I have no objection, hum!

Speaking of the fact that I am a guest of Queen Yaen, I do not deny it, nor do I need to deny it, but I have great contempt for the ability of your army. You have followed me for more than a year, but you don't even know who I am and what I am doing now. I think your intelligence work is too perfect, which surprises me. . . . . .

I forgot to mention that I am not only the guest of honor of Queen Yan and the Princess, but also the guest of honor of Kanan, one of the two marshals of the Mokast Empire. Nearly half of all the weapons used by the Mokast Empire were provided by me. What do you think after hearing this? Hehe, are you stupid

I forgot to mention that I was also responsible for the annihilation of the 411th Legion of the Mokast Empire outside the Andrel Canyon last month. What do you think? 50,000 lives were wiped out overnight, not even a dog was left behind. Do you think your Fire Phoenix Legion can do it

Now, who do you think I'm colluding with? Who am I betraying? Idiot, big-breasted, brainless idiot! Think about what you have done for the empire since the war with the East Continent until now? How many soldiers of the East Continent coalition have you destroyed? Look at me, not only have I destroyed several times... even dozens of times the enemy, but I have almost achieved the goal of collapsing the entire East Continent by myself. What qualifications do you think you have to accuse me now? What qualifications do you have to stand in front of me? You... "

"Bang!"

A sudden slap made me stunned. Damn it, she actually dared to hit me... I was talking so excitedly that I almost lost control of my emotions and slapped her back. Looking at the Fire Phoenix Corps officers who were staring at me, I was glad that I woke up in time, otherwise I would be the one in trouble.

Just when I was about to scold her, something unexpected happened. She actually ran to the nearest warhorse and started crying. What the hell is going on? I, the one being beaten, hadn't even complained yet, but she was the first to do this.

"What are you looking at? Damn it, she hit me, not me hitting her! With my ability, can I beat her? Besides, are all the things I just said a lie? Are they all trying to fool you? Forget it! Which of the things I did was not for the benefit of the empire? Which of them was not for the greater benefit of the empire

Look at yourselves, what do you look like? For an unexpected encounter that was unreasonable, you actually abandoned your mission and embarked on a path that harmed the interests of the empire for personal grudges. And watching your commanders lose their minds and take risks alone, you actually did not stop them in time, and so foolishly embarked on this road of no return.

Think about your actions this time. Do you think what you did is worth it? Whether you all die, or I and my soldiers all die, can this help the empire recover its lost territory? If you want to kill or chop, just come at me, don't do anything to my subordinates and friends. . .

Of course, if you want to kill me, you can, but you must be able to inherit my ideals, restore the empire's territory, overthrow the two countries in the East Continent, and destroy all those damned undead!"

Looking at those soldiers who were slightly regretful but still full of hatred in their hearts, I gave them a strong dose of medicine. With just a few green onions, what do you think of inheriting my ideals? Go to hell! Unfortunately, is this my ideal

Watching the Fire Phoenix Corps soldiers slowly retreating and whispering in groups, I knew that I had succeeded at least halfway. The only ones left were Feng Ya and the officer named Qinian. As long as they stopped being stubborn, the grudges between me and the Fire Phoenix Corps would be at least 90% gone. The rest were just personal revenge, and I really didn't take them seriously. If I hadn't been trapped unexpectedly today, would I be so embarrassed

"Well said...very well said! I really didn't know that a small division commander could have such great ambitions. It's a pity that you don't have the life to do it! It seems that my subordinates have been convinced by you. If I kill you now, not only will you be dissatisfied, but I won't have to lead troops in the future... I won't kill you today, but you must remember what you said today..." Feng Ya suddenly turned around, with red and swollen eyes, staring at me fiercely, as if I was the murderer of her father. But after hearing her words, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, and my life seemed to be safe. But her next words scared me again.

"From today on, I will always follow you. If you do anything wrong, the sword in my hand will be the final say! If you can destroy and restore the empire's territory, give the East Continent enough revenge, and control the disaster of the undead, then our previous grievances will be wiped out. But if... if you don't have that ability, you know the consequences yourself..." (To be continued)