Published: February 10, 2025
King Niao looked at the warriors surging forward beside him, his expression serious.
Behind him, the elders of the royalty stood, watching the Royal City that had suddenly become 'lively,' their eyes filled with unhidden worry.
"King Zun, do we really have to do this?"
One of the high-ranking elders finally couldn’t hold back and quietly asked King Niao.
"We are gambling with the future and even the lives of the entire tribe. King Zun, if we lose..."
"Then we will leave!"
King Niao suddenly interrupted the elder’s words.
"Among the seven great kings, King Heibi and King Simu have already left. Now King Hongxiang is clearly siding with Ye Zhongming. If things go south, you tell me, how many kings will be left in the Royal City?"
With this statement, King Niao was not expecting his tribesmen to answer; there were only a few kings, who could not count them all.
"Four left. And how many king-level figures does the Temple of Dawn have?" King Niao chuckled bitterly, "Right, if they are not at level eight, they cannot be considered of any status. But even so, as far as I know, besides their Holy Father and Holy Maiden, the commanders of their three legions and their deputies are all level eight powerhouses. That makes nine. Even if they don’t all come, at least five will arrive, along with an unknown number of level seven powerhouses. Tell me, can we defend the Royal City?"
The elders behind him fell silent. They knew the Temple of Dawn was powerful, but the Royal City had never fallen, which gave them a sense of luck.
However, hearing what King Niao said, their hearts sank.
Indeed, in previous defenses of the Royal City, it was the posthumous children who used the strength of the entire tribe to hold it, and although the losses were heavy, it had never been breached.
But this time, King Zun might leave halfway. How could they defend? If the enemy's powerhouses stormed the city wall, the posthumous children would not have enough strength to resist. Wouldn’t that mean they were just waiting to have the Royal City breached?
"But, it’s already like this. Shouldn't we try to unite the remaining people as much as possible..."
"Foolish!"
King Niao rebuked the person, "Unite the remaining people? Knowing it’s a certain defeat, you want to stay here to die with us? Then face total annihilation?"
The others fell silent. They indeed could fight for the posthumous children, but they feared not the few, but the disparity. When other royal families did not do their best and chose to leave, their will to fight would waver.
Moreover, now, due to Ye Zhongming’s arrival and King Hongxiang’s determination, the situation had become somewhat uncontrollable.
After King Hongxiang and Ye Zhongming entered the city, they did not immediately go to see King Huyan. Instead, they first met with King Niao, who had a pleasant history of cooperation with Ye Zhongming, and persuaded him with both emotion and profit, bringing King Niao into their camp.
"Press the warriors of the Crane Flame tribe in the Royal City. Try to avoid conflict!" King Niao issued the order.
"King Zun, if they..."
"Then let’s see which of our two tribes' warriors is stronger!"
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Inside the Royal Tent, the three people were panting.
From Ye Zhongming using the last few Silver Box Type 2s of the entire team to launch a sneak attack, to using the Staff of Nature to protect against the backlash of the explosion, to quickly equipping and starting the attack with King Hongxiang.
After a round of intense fighting, the scene fell into a moment of silence.
Both Ye Zhongming and King Hongxiang had a hint of regret in their eyes.
Utilizing the Crane Flame's ignorance of Earth weapons for a sneak attack, Ye Zhongming certainly did not think that this could take down a seasoned level eight powerhouse. It was their joint attack that was the real killer move.
But the Crane Flame's strength was more formidable than the two had expected. Their combined offensive lasted less than twenty seconds before being broken through by the Crane Flame!