# Chapter 36: Everything Under Control?
The sudden transfer order somewhat disrupted Su Xiao's plans. At the moment, Su Xiao had two choices: ignore the order and continue attacking the Peru Kingdom.
There was a drawback to this approach. The Tsar Empire would become wary. After all, how could a Grand Commander who completely disregarded military orders continue to have soldiers allocated to him?
Multiple clues indicated that Grand Ritualist Uno had been controlled by a violator. The violator named Saw Poison possessed such abilities.
Bringing the 260,000 soldiers from the frontlines back to Sand Capital was nearly impossible. Not to mention the days of marching required, this behavior alone would put all the power holders in Sand Capital on edge.
To deal with violators other than Feishi, Su Xiao only needed to command tens of thousands of soldiers. Even without soldiers, he could join forces with Battle Angel Molei to handle the three violators besides Feishi.
If Feishi hadn't entered this world yet, then Su Xiao definitely needed to return to Sand Capital. He very much wanted to capture that violator alive. If he could learn from them the location where Feishi would enter this world, everything would truly be settled.
Su Xiao took a black crystal from his storage space. His fingers exerted force, and with a crack, cracks appeared on the black crystal. A strange fragrance that living beings couldn't smell dispersed.
A semi-transparent skeletal arm appeared, its palm flat before Su Xiao. Su Xiao placed the black crystal on this skeletal hand.
The skeletal hand disappeared, and a skull appeared. Beside the skull floated a feather quill. This item was called a Messenger, developed by a necromancy-type contractor. It wasn't expensive, but it was hard to buy.
Su Xiao picked up the quill and wrote a string of characters on the skull before him. Calculating the time, the other party should have already returned to Sand Capital.
Previously, Su Xiao had Wen Aiyou'er lead 2,000 soldiers to escort the Holy Maiden back to Sand Capital. This was actually a decoy. The one truly bringing the Holy Maiden back to Sand Capital wasn't Wen Aiyou'er, but Guard Commander Ulatai. Su Xiao couldn't guarantee there were no Peru spies near him.
The facts proved this correct. Wen Aiyou'er was ambushed this morning. She suffered minor injuries, and over 700 of her soldiers died. At noon today, Guard Commander Ulatai brought the Holy Maiden back to Sand Capital.
After waiting a moment, the skull appeared with a few words written on it.
'The Holy Maiden was intercepted in the afternoon. Location: within Sand Capital.'
Upon seeing this news, Su Xiao wasn't too surprised. The Holy Maiden returning to Sand Capital was bound to cause trouble.
The Holy Maiden being intercepted seemed like a major event, yet Sand Capital was unusually calm. This represented one thing: after Grand Ritualist Uno showed "abnormalities," the other power holders still had leisure to intercept the Holy Maiden. If Feishi, as the seventh-rank strongest violator, was already in Sand Capital, those power holders would face tremendous pressure. It was possible that the Tsar Emperor and Carros might already be controlled by Saw Poison.
Details determined success or failure. The Holy Maiden incident was a signal. The power holders in Sand Capital still had energy to intercept the Holy Maiden. They weren't completely controlled by Saw Poison. Feishi hadn't entered this world yet.
Obtaining these clues, Su Xiao no longer hesitated. Sand Capital was a pit within a pit. It seemed like a pit dug by the violators, but that wasn't the case. Sand Capital itself was a natural abyss. The question was, what happens when you try to set a trap on an abyss?
Su Xiao ordered a temporary ceasefire on the frontlines. He needed to take one to three days to deal with the upheaval in Sand Capital, then return to confront the Peru Kingdom.
The violator Saw Poison kept jumping out occasionally, showing off some slick moves. Although it hadn't fundamentally threatened Su Xiao, that guy was somewhat annoying.
Under Su Xiao's orders, his soldiers packed up their tents and began retreating toward Segona City.
Su Xiao hadn't stationed troops in Peru's Divine Light City. This was within Peru's territory. Returning to the border city of Segona was more prudent.
The dwarf forces didn't attack. Su Xiao's retreat meant that his rear Grand Commander Nibosuo also had to retreat. The various dwarf forces on high alert discovered that their formidable enemy Kukulin Bai Ye had actually withdrawn his troops.
Su Xiao led his army in retreat. The previously conquered territories returned to the Peru King's hands. But this had a benefit: the next time Su Xiao attacked, he could "farm battle merits" in the border region again. If he could raise the [War Lord] title to five stars before penetrating deep into the Peru Kingdom, his soldiers' combat power would increase again.
Marching swiftly, Su Xiao returned to the edge of the central battlefield. After a brief negotiation with Grand Commander Nibosuo, Nibosuo didn't hesitate much and ordered his soldiers to withdraw from Segona City.
Su Xiao's forces retook Segona City. Su Xiao entrusted Kaiser to stay here while he himself brought Bubu Wang and Baha back to Sand Capital.
The black dragon roared, spreading its wings and soaring into the sky. Su Xiao stood on the dragon's back, looking down below. If everything went smoothly, his return to Sand Capital would witness a good show. Even if something unexpected happened, he was confident he could retreat.
With the newly acquired [Blessing Emblem] plus the black dragon's fire damage reduction, even if something really went wrong, Su Xiao could handle it. The worst-case scenario was detonating all Apollos simultaneously. This time, he was dealing with violators. Before entering the world, Su Xiao had naturally prepared. He didn't bring many Apollos, just eight.
[Blessing Emblem] + close-range instant detonation Apollo was Su Xiao's newly devised trump card. Who said [Blessing Emblem] could only be used to save lives?
Black Dragon Midis's flight speed was very fast, much faster than marching speed. After only a few hours of flight, Su Xiao saw a somewhat familiar desert city below. Sand Capital had arrived.
Black Dragon Midis flying so fast somewhat surprised Su Xiao, but he quickly realized that Black Dragon Midis had an ability called "Sky Dominator," which increased its flight speed by 42%.
"Roar!"
The black dragon roared as it descended from above. Screams rang out from within Sand Capital. The commoners thought a supernatural creature was attacking Sand Capital.
Boom!
Two massive, sharp dragon claws pierced the stone slabs on the ground. Black Dragon Midis landed on the open space before the Rosai Palace. A large group of guard soldiers rushed out from within the Rosai Palace.
Su Xiao walked down along the dragon's wing. The guard commander immediately stopped and knelt on one knee.
"Grand Commander."
The guard commander lowered his head. By official rank, he didn't need to do this. His main reason for doing so was that Su Xiao had recaptured a large portion of territory on the frontlines.
Within Sand Capital, on a clock tower, a man wearing a magician's hat with a monkey squatting on his shoulder sat at the edge of the bell tower. From here, most of Sand Capital was visible at a glance.
"Finally back. Saw Poison, you can begin. Before Feishi arrives, this hunter must be eliminated."
The magician-dressed man spoke. The monkey on his shoulder let out a chattering cry.
"Don't worry, everything is arranged. Uno controls military power. That bastard won't dare disobey Uno's orders. The Tsar Emperor only knows how to play with women. Carros is as timid as a mouse, her life in my hands. From now on, the three of us run Sand Capital."
Leaning against the wall with arms crossed, Saw Poison smiled, revealing a mouthful of metal teeth with dazzling diamonds embedded in them.
"I never knew you had this kind of ability, Saw Poison."
The magician was also in a good mood. When he learned that Su Xiao had control of 300,000 troops, he was also quite shocked.
"When you can act, why use your brain? This time there was no choice. Am I right, Amisha?"
Saw Poison looked at an expressionless young girl. Although Amisha was silent and spoke little, this woman was the strongest of the three.
"Your intelligence..."
Amisha didn't continue. Hearing her words, Saw Poison's expression began to change.
"Do you have any objection to my decision?"
"Yes."
"Speak."
"Answer me one question. Someone capable of commanding 300,000 soldiers, why did they leave Sand Capital in the first place?"
Amisha's words made Saw Poison shake his head with a bitter smile.
"If he hadn't left Sand Capital, he couldn't have controlled so many soldiers. If I'm not mistaken, he has some equipment, ability, or title suited for leading troops in battle. He can win battles, plus he doesn't follow rules. Naturally, his soldiers are numerous."
"..."
Amisha's lips parted, but in the end, she could only nod.
"Trust me, everything is under control."
Saw Poison looked at the distant Rosai Palace. If not for the other two violators present, he would have laughed out loud. Because that hunter had really returned to Sand Capital. This made him wonder—after experiencing so much, had he also become an old schemer?
"Became the kind of person I once hated the most."
Amid Saw Poison's emotional sigh, the ancient bell behind him was rung.
Grand Ritualist Uno walked out from below the bell tower. What no one noticed was that on his arm beneath his sleeve, a golden mark was slowly turning dark purple and gradually fading away.