Chapter 1589: Putting on a Show is the Right Move
Over here, Qian Benying was working with Mo Mo to loot the Origin Fire bricks!
But outside, the battle was blazing fiercely!
٩(ὅ)و "Swear to defend Tongcheng to the death! Even if we die, we must protect our homeland!"
"Brothers, follow Boss Egg and charge! If we don't fight now, when will we?"
"What's a little Black Snow? It can corrode our bodies, but it can't defeat our souls! Just charge in and don't be afraid!"
One impassioned battle cry after another rang out. The One-Eyed race's blood boiled as they plunged headfirst into the blizzard!
Each one fearless in the face of death!
Of course, all these shouts were from Miyazaki Musashi and his crew, making a huge racket!
They stirred others to charge forward while hanging back themselves, stirring up emotions everywhere—they were the hype squad!
The ones charging were naturally those outsiders who hadn't been won over yet!
This was the perfect chance to use Bai Kou and her people to thin their numbers. The remaining ones would be easier to manipulate!
Besides, with this siege, Qian Benying could not only legitimately embezzle a batch of Origin Fire bricks,
but also have an excuse if any of those missing Yuzu-level One-Eyes were discovered:
Just blame it on Bai Kou killing them!
Ah, just roll with it~
"Boom!"
Egg was sent flying by a massive swing from Koronov!
The Deadly Snow was frantically draining his energy, forcing him to draw power from other One-Eyes to replenish himself!
"Rumble!"
Suddenly, a star whale over 300 meters long burst through the roof of the fire repository!
Its mouth was stuffed full, its belly bulging!
It rolled its eyes so hard they went white, Origin Fire bricks leaking out through the gaps in its teeth!
(O´༎ຶ︶༎ຶO)...
No more, no more, there's literally no room left, damn it!
Even with Qian Benying helping load up, they hadn't emptied the entire stock in the warehouse!
Over two-thirds remained!
Dabaying flew back spitting blood!
(#)ὅ) "Lord Egg! The repository was ambushed by humans! They have a sacred Space System user! We couldn't stop them!"
Egg roared: "Fire on it! Blast it down! Don't let it escape!"
The One-Eyes around the warehouse unleashed a furious barrage of Star Pupil Cannons at the giant star whale—
Still missing on purpose!
Miyazaki looked horrified!
୧(◞இ◟)୨ "Oh my god! Spatial refraction? This whale can actually bend the trajectory of the Star Pupil Cannons!"
After all, Egg wasn't a Space System user himself—he had no idea! Just lie through your teeth!
In that short moment, the star whale had already crashed into the dimensional gap and vanished!
Bai Kou stared in shock at Mo Mo. My god! When did she become so capable?
She looted the fire repository right in the midst of an army, and that quickly?
Bai Kou couldn't help but give Mo Mo a thumbs up!
(ﾉ)﹏(ヾ)
Mo Mo blushed deeply. "It really wasn't me. I... I just came to stock up!"
But she had promised Qian Benying to keep it secret, so she didn't even tell Bai Kou.
At that moment, Egg's eyes were blazing with fury. Robbed again?
These bricks were what Lord Holy Envoy had demanded, ready to be shipped out!
Before leaving, he specifically told me to guard them—and now they're stolen again?
But then, Freya somehow appeared beside Egg!
Her wounds from the Deadly Snow were rapidly healing!
"Lord Egg! Call the Queen and the Holy Envoys back to help! Our home has been stolen by the humans!"
"Neither that white-haired human nor that chest-hair monster can we handle! And with a Space System user around, we have no way to deal with this!"
Egg gritted his steel teeth: "But... but the Holy Envoys are carrying out the encirclement plan. If we call them back now, won't that..."
Freya urged: "What's more important: the fire or the encirclement? If we lose all the fire, it'll be our fault!"
"If you call for help early, it shows you're doing your duty. If you call too late and the Holy Envoys blame us, we might not even keep our lives!"
Freya was mixing threats with reasoning.
Finally, Egg couldn't bear the pressure anymore!
He looked up to the sky, firing his Star Pupil Cannon in a rhythmic pattern. The purple beam pierced through the clouds, extremely conspicuous—a signal for reinforcements!
In the dazzling Mysterious Room, Nightingale watched the beam pierce the clouds with excitement!
(๑ὅ)و "Yeah! Yes!"
...
Meanwhile, on Jiangnan's side, Yegor was locked in fierce combat with Mi Ye—or rather, he was dominating her!
So far, he remained unscathed, replenishing energy from his subordinates whenever he spent it.
But now, Yegor looked up at the Star Pupil Cannon signal from the distant sky!
His heart tightened!
Jiangnan also saw it, his eyes shining. Has Jian Ge already attacked Tongcheng?
Yegor urgently said: "Lord Holy Envoy! Tongcheng is under attack by human elites! The fire repository has been hit! And there's a Space System user!"
Jiangnan: !!!
How the hell did you get so much info from that? You're really reading the room, huh?
Rui Sen's face was full of annoyance.
(Zhe Yi Zhe ꐦ) "Damn it! They took advantage of me pulling troops from Tongcheng to hit my home? Sly old fox! What a bastard!"
The Origin Fire bricks they'd already mined were meant to be sent back as tribute to those old fossils by Lord Igor!
This stuff was useless to the Bose Clan, but to the myriad races, it was a divine gift!
Unrecorded Origin Fire bricks were priceless—perfect for under-the-table deals and shady trades with the myriad races!
The main body was too big to move, so it was only good as food for the Star-Devouring Giant Worm. But these mined bricks still had to be used!
And they absolutely couldn't fall into human hands!
Jiangnan urged: "Lord Holy Envoy! You need to take people back to support Egg! He can't hold the city alone!"
Rui Sen gritted his teeth: "Wait a little longer! We..."
Before he could finish, thunder rolled in the distant sky!
"Die! All of you die!"
Wang Dalei charged over, carrying two continuous-fire pupil-steel electromagnetic cannons!
Pupil-steel shells rained down like a storm!
Chen Daoyi, Ye Zhenguo, plus Big and Nicole had all arrived!
Rui Sen's face turned extremely ugly!
The reinforcements from Silver Moon City had arrived!
Badi's eyes lit up with hope: "Haha! You guys finally made it!"
Ye Zhenguo urgently asked: "How are Craig and the others? What about your team members?"
Badi's gaze dimmed, looking toward the spot where tens of thousands of Star Pupil Cannons had been bombarding.
In that instant, Ye Zhenguo and the others froze, their faces full of grief!
(◞´༎ຶ口༎ຶ`) "Ahhh! Old Craig, how could you all..."
Everyone's eyes turned red. With that intensity of attack, cremation was unnecessary, right?
Rui Sen put his hands on his hips and laughed heartily!
(✡ᵔᗜᵔ✡) "Now do you feel the pain? This is what happens when you defy Saint Star!"
"Don't worry! You'll soon be down there to keep them company!"
At that moment, the gunfire gradually ceased. It wasn't that Xiao Hetao and his men didn't want to keep fighting—they'd finally run out of energy!
But then, Rui Sen's triumphant laugh froze. His mouth dropped wide open!
(✡ᵔ口ᵔ✡‧̣̥̇)...
He rubbed his eyes in shock, staring at the bombarded area!
Σ(ଵ口ଵ|||) What?
Not only Rui Sen, but everyone present was stunned!
A red-shelled giant shrimp appeared in the lava lake—yes, a lava lake!
The prolonged bombardment had turned the area into something like a meteor impact crater!
The red-shelled shrimp looked as if it had been boiled, its entire body shimmering with iridescence!
Slowly, it reverted to human form—it was Craig!
His skin was bright red, emitting wisps of white steam!
And behind him stood several hundred perfectly intact guerrilla fighters!
Rui Sen was dumbfounded: ☚(❍ฺ口❍ฺlll) "You... how are you all fine?"
Craig gave Rui Sen a contemptuous glance, raised his hand to smooth back the silver strands of hair on his forehead, meticulously tucking them behind his head.
He gently raised his hand, extending his thumb and forefinger, pinching a tiny gap in front of him, his face utterly calm!
ԅ(‾᷄～‾᷅◟) "Actually, you were almost able to hurt me. But unfortunately, you were just this much short!"
No lie—just that much! If even one shot had landed, I'd be dead!
But to others, this gesture seemed profound and mysterious!
"Bullshit 'just this much'! The gap Lord Craig is pinching might as well be the entire galaxy!"
Ye Zhenguo drew a sharp breath of nothingness!
=͟͟͞͞(꒪口꒪◟‧̣̥̇) "Holy crap! Old... Old Craig is this strong? Is it absolute defense?"
"We're both members of the Kuangkang Beating Group—why is he so outstanding? Old Chen, you should learn from him!"
Chen Daoyi ground his teeth: (￢益￢◟) "This isn't absolute defense—this guy is an indestructible object! How did he block an attack of that intensity?"
"So all this time when he was with us, he was just holding back?"
Rui Sen was furious. He'd just finished boasting—and these guys came out unscathed?
He angrily turned to Xiao Hetao and the others!
(｀益´✡) "What's wrong with you people? You shelled them for so long and couldn't kill them? Are you eating shit?"
Xiao Hetao and his crew looked innocent!
(*ꆤ) "Lord Holy Envoy! This old human is too powerful. We couldn't break through his defense no matter what!"
"Exactly, exactly! He's terrifying! That's why we kept firing so long—we just couldn't break through!"
Rui Sen frowned deeply, staring at Craig with intense seriousness!
Was this guy's skill some kind of rule-based golden-body absolute defense? Unbreakable by opponents of the same level?
Such skills did exist!
His rank was Dao Heaven. If the attack power didn't exceed Dao Heaven, it couldn't breach his defense?
If that were the case, surviving the bombardment wasn't impossible!
Seeing Rui Sen staring at him, Craig squinted, his face full of arrogance: "What, you think the title 'Invincible Fist Master' is just for show?"
But inside, he was trembling. Still, in this situation, he had to go along with the bluff!
He didn't know how it happened, but making Rui Sen think he was strong was definitely the right move!
Jiangnan was cackling inside!
Craig had really sold that bluff perfectly!
I gotta say, he's got the vibe! Putting on a show is absolutely the right move!
Zhong Yingxue, Xia Yao, and the others were utterly shocked!
Not because Craig and his team survived—
But because those One-Eyes who had been bombarding Craig were probably all under Xiao Nan's control!
Goosebumps ran from their backs up to their scalps!
What had he done in Tongcheng? How had he managed this?
This method was absolutely terrifying!