Published: March 12, 2025
CHAPTER 847: Darkness King
Zhao Hai was certainly not just enjoying the scenery. To be honest, the scenery here in the divine race was not much better than that of the Ark Continent. The plants looked quite similar to those on the Ark Continent, which was exactly what Zhao Hai found most puzzling.
What Zhao Hai wanted to know most was why the people in the divine race village had retreated. What were they thinking at that moment? Did they know that Lu Wei couldn't possibly defeat him, so they decided to retreat? However, if that were the case, the recent defeat of the divine race would be hard to explain.
If the divine race lacked confidence in Lu Wei, they wouldn't have experienced a collapse when he was killed. Their current defeat indicated that they had absolute faith in Lu Wei. However, if they truly had such confidence, they should not have withdrawn their people.
This was a very contradictory situation and the most incomprehensible to Zhao Hai. He didn't quite understand what the divine race was thinking.
At that moment, Fei'er and the others, who had arranged everything, returned to Zhao Hai's side. They had already made Zhao Hai their focal point.
After inviting a few people aboard the treasure ship and waiting for them to sit down, Zhao Hai expressed his confusion. Upon hearing this, Fei'er and the others frowned as they too felt puzzled.
After a while, Manding Mountain spoke up, "Could it be that the divine race wanted to lure us into the Taurus Continent, then block the spatial rift and trap us there?"
Zhao Hai frowned and replied, "That’s impossible. The divine race is fully aware of our strengths. With the combined forces of your three clans, they wouldn't have the power to trap us here. At this time, using a strategy to lure the enemy deep into enemy territory is clearly unwise."
Fei'er furrowed her brows and said, "I agree with your statement, sir. On the surface, it seems there are quite a few divine race troops against us, but have you noticed that many of them seem to be new recruits? Their combat awareness is very poor. After Lu Wei was killed, your ship collided with them, and they collapsed. This has never happened in the divine race army before."
Zhao Hai nodded. He was well aware of the resilience of the divine race’s regular army. They had fought against the undead army at the Aklaya Mountain Defense Line for so many days without showing any signs of collapse, which demonstrated their strong combat awareness. Today, the retreat of these divine race people was indeed rather swift.
Fei'er looked at Zhao Hai and said, "So, sir, I believe the divine race might not have that many regular troops left. Many of the divine race people present today might be civilians hastily called up, which explains their poor combat awareness. If that’s the case, then it’s even less likely that the divine race would use a strategy to lure the enemy deep into their territory, as it would be tantamount to seeking their own demise."
Zhan Yue frowned and said, "What if the divine race did this on purpose? What if they intentionally sent such a military force to deal with us, luring us into the Taurus Continent and then attacking us?"
Zhao Hai frowned as well and then turned to the others, saying, "It's useless to speculate now. Let's stick to our original plan. I will handle the spatial rift defense line. Fei'er, you must immediately send elite troops to contact your clansmen and check their situation. The people you send must adhere to strict time regulations. If they don’t return on time, it means the divine race indeed wants to trap us. Therefore, what we need to do now is to confront the divine race here in Holy Light City and not advance too deeply."
Fei'er and the others agreed. At this moment, the previously silent Demon Dragon King spoke up, "Sir, have you considered another possibility, a very simple possibility? That is, when Lu Wei appeared, the divine race might have already retreated. In other words, Lu Wei came to confront you only after the divine race had withdrawn. If that's the case, then everything has a reasonable explanation."