Chapter 146: The King Unleashed His Power

The Shenhua Kingdom’s heavy infantry, charging at the front, were wiped out without having time to struggle. The Luneng Kingdom’s great swordsmen phalanx following close behind didn’t fare much better, instantly losing seventy to eighty percent of their forces. Soldiers from other small kingdoms who had followed behind hoping to take advantage also failed to escape. This was because the commander of the Shampoo City side had been extremely steady, allowing the charging enemies to approach within less than ten meters of their position. This meant eighty to ninety percent of the enemies were placed within the coverage range of the Magic Archers. Even if the soldiers from various kingdoms turned to flee immediately after the first round of Magic Arrow strikes, they still suffered heavy losses!

This terrifying magic attack lasted for three full minutes.

When the three minutes passed, the Magic Archers’ magic power was exhausted, and the disastrous assault finally stopped. By then, less than half remained of the over fifteen hundred allied soldiers who had charged forward. Most survivors had fled the arrow coverage range in panic when they saw the situation turning bad—otherwise, the death toll would have been higher.

The battlefield was filled with smoke, and the smell of roasted meat drifted through the air.

Everywhere lay charred corpses, broken armor, and soldiers frozen upright in death.

The allied soldiers who had escaped and the kings watching from a distance stared blankly at the scene, feeling as if they were trapped in a nightmare they couldn’t wake from. Each person was drenched in cold sweat, their clothes soaked through. As they gazed at the twenty-six slender, innocent, and lovely figures on the distant hill, no one dared to view these girls as mere decorative concubines of the Shampoo City King anymore. That wave of deadly arrows had completely extinguished all lustful thoughts in the men’s hearts. It was clear that each of these women possessed strength equivalent to a Two-Star Level Mage. They were like roses—beautiful and alluring, but covered in thorns—deadly, blood-sealing poison thorns.

How could a small Sixth-Class Vassal State like Shampoo City have so many experts?

This was a mysterious puzzle.

But now, this puzzle was no longer something the Nine-Nation Alliance was considering or concerned about.

If possible, everyone wished this was just a nightmare. The next moment, they would wake up and be delighted to find nothing had happened… Riding on their horses, the kings of various kingdoms deeply regretted their decisions. If not for that person secretly provoking them, claiming Shampoo City’s strength was weak and easily crushed, they wouldn’t have started this ridiculous war with the intent to plunder wealth.

Now, every king was asking themselves: “What do we do now? Can I leave this living hell alive today?”

Their situation was miserable—they had fewer than five hundred guards left in front of them. The seven to eight hundred soldiers who had retreated had become truly frightened, like birds startled by the mere twang of a bowstring. Just the slightest vibration of the women’s bowstrings might scare these defeated soldiers out of their wits…

At this point, the battle could no longer be fought.

Though everyone could see that the opposing Magic Archers had exhausted their magic power, no one dared to take the risk anymore. The hundred spear-and-shield soldiers of Redwater City and the fields of corpses before them had completely shattered the courage of the allied forces. The warhorses stepped backward gradually, sensing the aura of death.

It was at this moment that Shampoo City launched its first counterattack.

A red command flag flashed.

On the hill, the Rogues who were trying to recover their magic power began to move. Like the other Shampoo City troops that had earlier disappeared into the grasslands on the left and right flanks, they also split into two groups, swiftly moving toward the sides. Their speed far surpassed that of the previous groups of giant men, and they soon vanished into the tall grass as well.

This repeated strange situation finally made the allied kings uneasy.

“Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!!!”

An arrogant series of barks came from ahead, and a new change occurred—from the opposing position, the young King Alexander of Shampoo City suddenly rode down from the hill alone on his mount. He parted the Urban Management troops in front of the formation, swept his cold, mocking gaze slowly over the faces of the nine kings, his contemptuous expression undisguised. He acted as if the seven to eight hundred defeated soldiers blocking his path were nothing, leisurely and slowly advancing step by step toward the nine kings.

In the blink of an eye, he crossed the corpse-strewn battlefield.

The seven to eight hundred defeated soldiers, already terrified out of their wits, didn’t dare to obstruct him in the slightest. Seeing Sun Fei approach, they retreated rapidly as if facing a god of death, collectively clearing a path. Especially when these soldiers saw the massive black dog Sun Fei rode, which was even larger than a warhorse—just one look at the fierce gaze of that extraordinary beast sent a chill racing through their bodies, blanking their minds and making their legs tremble with fear, their souls seemingly leaving their bodies.

Facing just one man and one dog, the entire seven hundred plus remaining soldiers offered no resistance at all.

It seemed more like they were guarding on both sides, forming a welcoming path for their king.

Sun Fei passed through as if strolling down an empty road, effortlessly crossing over.

Though it was only one man and one dog, it gave the allied forces an illusion—that this Little King was even more fearsome than the previous giant men and Magic Archers. Even though no one in the alliance had seen Sun Fei take action or knew the extent of his strength, his unruly and imposing aura alone overshadowed all nine kings.

“The game is almost over. I give you two choices: surrender and pay compensation, or die!”

Sun Fei stopped less than ten meters away from the nine kings. His smiling face and gentle voice seemed to the kings like a hellish devil’s soul-summoning hymn. For a moment, no one dared to meet his gaze. However, behind Sun Fei, the gradually recovering defeated soldiers began to realize something. Gripping their swords and spears tightly, they quietly blocked Sun Fei’s escape route.

“Kill him!” the Redwater King said with a dark expression. He spotted an opportunity and ordered a guard officer beside him.

Although killing a canonized king would violate the Empire’s laws and cause some trouble—after all, there was a difference between plundering and murder—the Empire’s laws permitted conflicts between Vassal States but absolutely forbade the arbitrary killing of a king. However, the Redwater King, recently favored by the competition for support from two Imperial Highnesses due to the presence of the Flame God Iron Hooves cavalry regiment, felt somewhat arrogantly confident. Moreover, laws were like whores under the powerful. The Zenit Empire’s laws were no longer as strictly enforced as they were a century ago. Especially for a Third-Class Vassal State, spending some money to bribe influential Nobles in the Imperial Capital could smooth over even the secret killing of a king from a Sixth-Class Vassal State. Even killing a few more wouldn’t be a big problem if the aftermath was handled well. Having lost an elite spear-and-shield infantry phalanx, the Redwater King was truly enraged.

The guard officer leaped forward.

He was a Two-Star Level mid-tier Sharp Gold Element Battle Qi swordsman. In a Third-Class Vassal State, he was considered quite a skilled expert.

Since the allied forces hadn’t witnessed Sun Fei in action before, and this campaign was started rashly due to provocation without prior intelligence gathering, they had no idea what kind of strength this Little King possessed. Thus, they were full of confidence in the guard officer. Some of the smaller kings were a bit worried about the trouble that killing the Shampoo City King might bring, but it was too late to interfere…

However—

Clang!

Sparks flew.

A figure flashed in mid-air.

The allied forces couldn’t see what happened clearly. The next moment, the expert guard officer they had placed their hopes in was decapitated. Like a discarded burlap sack, he and his long sword were split into four pieces, crashing heavily to the ground. Meanwhile, the Little King was now holding a green sharp sword in his hand—its blade somewhat serrated, with blood dripping from the tip. The blood was still steaming drop by drop…

An expert!

A chill ran through everyone’s hearts.

The King of Shampoo City was actually an expert.

Yet another shocking surprise left everyone’s eyes wide with disbelief.

This scene made the death-fearing kings instinctively sense danger. Everyone understood what it meant to have such a hostile expert capable of instant-killing a Two-Star Level guard officer within ten meters—it was practically no different from offering their own necks to the enemy’s slaughtering blade. With just a light sweep of his eyes, Sun Fei made the Redwater King feel immense fear first. The king screamed in terror, his soul seemingly fleeing, and immediately turned his horse around to flee…

This action instantly dissolved the last shred of resistance will within the alliance.

The other kings, jolted from their stupor, screamed as if poked in a sensitive spot and frantically whipped their horses to follow in escape.

The kings’ actions influenced their guards.

The guards’ behavior directly caused the seven to eight hundred hesitant defeated soldiers to collapse instantly.

A sudden, massive rout occurred in an instant. Led by their kings, the allied forces began to flee madly. Their once fierce, wealth-plundering dream now reduced them to wild dogs scrambling in panic, wishing their parents had given them two more legs. Some soldiers even turned on each other, fighting over the scarce warhorses, creating chaos everywhere…

“Haha, thinking of leaving now? Too late!”

Sun Fei suddenly leaped up from Black Whirlwind’s back, transforming into afterimages. In an instant, he caught up to the fleeing kings. His terrifying skills were displayed once more as his Purple and Green Twin Swords turned into points of cold light, like countless stars in the dark of night. Sharp sword whistles resounded across the grassland. Wherever he passed, Knights and guards fell from their horses, none able to withstand a single encounter. Sun Fei’s movements were incredibly agile; after a dozen leaps like bouncing marbles, the guards around the kings fell powerlessly, screaming as they dropped like dumplings from their horses…

Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!!

Black Whirlwind charged forward like black lightning, barking wildly several times. All warhorses within a hundred meters were frightened into foaming at the mouth, their legs giving way as they collapsed to the ground.

Several kings, caught off guard, shrieked and tumbled from their horses like meatballs, landing covered in dust.

As they scrambled up, about to cry out and flee for their lives, a figure flashed before them. Sun Fei had descended from the sky, blocking their way. He held the Purple and Green Twin Swords in his hands, blood dripping from the blades onto the grass before them, steaming slightly and emitting a strong, pungent blood odor!

This scene was like a devil climbing out of Hell. The kings, accustomed to lives of luxury, had never seen such a scene. Instantly, they were scared out of their wits, kneeling on the ground trembling, wailing and begging for mercy…

Around them, the fleeing defeated soldiers were in chaos, completely unable to come to rescue their kings.

What an ironic scene!

“Tie them up!” Sun Fei waved his hand. Several Urban Management troops who were pursuing the routed soldiers rushed over fiercely, roughly binding the kings. The ropes dug tightly into the kings’ tender skin, causing intense pain that made it impossible for them to maintain their dignified status. They screamed and begged for mercy like pigs being slaughtered.