Published: March 9, 2025
Night Chenchen's facial muscles twitched as he said, "Qiuyue, you go ahead first, and I'll follow shortly!"
Ye Qiuyue laughed heartily, turned around, and strode out, shouting, "Descendants of the Ye Family, follow me into battle! Night Family descendants, come join us! Our troops are ready to fight; it's our turn now! Any man who dares, follow me into battle and face death!"
As soon as Ye Qiuyue's words fell,
with a loud bang, the martial artists in the Central Capital City, who had previously been filled with despair, suddenly stood up in unison. They shouted, "It’s our turn! We’ll fight to the death! Let’s take on those damn law enforcers!"
Ye Qiuyue's words were very straightforward.
It was about fighting to the death! It was about going to die!
But such direct words greatly stirred the blood and courage of the martial artists at this moment!
Since death was inevitable, they might as well die gloriously in battle!
They were ready to fight!
Some who originally were not part of Ye Qiuyue’s camp spontaneously joined in at this moment.
"If we're going to die, then so be it! Who's afraid of whom!"
"Law enforcers have two eyes, and we have one head!"
"Law enforcers have their own burdens, and I have my own reasons!"
"Damn it! Let’s go all out!"
Amidst the chaotic shouting that seemed like a release of pent-up energy, everyone brandished their swords and rushed out of the city!
Although the formation was disordered, everyone was filled with a fierce momentum, heads held high.
If there was still a chance of survival, I wouldn’t be going to death!
But since death was already destined, I would die like a man!
The battle lasted the entire night and had yet to cease.
For an entire day and night, the whole Central Capital City felt like it was experiencing endless tremors, as if it were constantly shaking from an earthquake. All the buildings twisted and swayed in a rhythmic dance, and perhaps it was considered a stroke of luck, as there were very few instances of collapse.
The heavy rain that was rare in a hundred years had lessened somewhat, but it continued to pour as if it could rain indefinitely.
Outside the city, the fierce flames had not ceased either.
There was no doubt that the first wave of cremation had been sent far away, but as long as there were still deaths, the flames consuming the bodies would continue to burn, blazing fiercely throughout the night.
The peculiar smell of roasting flesh naturally lingered on, spreading throughout the night.
In the Central Capital City, many could be seen puking; once one finished vomiting, the next whiff of the strange odor would cause another wave of retching...
Even the slowest individual, the least informed, had already realized that this smell came from the burning of countless corpses. In this environment filled with smoke amidst the pouring rain, how many corpses had burned throughout the day and night?
Perhaps not long after, whether today or tomorrow, they too would become one of those being burned?
Just thinking about it sent shivers down their spines and made their hearts uneasy.
Those who fought alongside Ye Qiuyue had now been scorched by the flames after a night of fierce battle.
As the battle drew to a close with a loud explosion, Night Chenchen shed tears for the fallen, and Ye Qiuyue met the same fate as Xiao Chenyu, becoming a lament in this world among the law enforcers.
However, of the law enforcers who had fought against him in this wave, fewer than thirty thousand remained alive.
The resilience displayed by Ye Qiuyue’s forces left all the law enforcers astonished.
Clearly, the disparity in strength was immense, and they were undeniably at a disadvantage, yet the courage, perseverance, and fighting spirit shown by this coalition of noble families was astonishing. Even if I am weaker than you, I’ll die together with you; such determination to not seek complete victory, but to at least take down the enemies, and their fearless stance, even in seeking death first, thoroughly shook the balance of victory and defeat. If it weren’t for the significant differences in the higher-level powers of both sides, the final outcome would truly be hard to predict.