David sat by the campfire, staring at the flames, his mind filled with various thoughts.
The alcohol was starting to take effect, and he felt a little dizzy, but he didn’t want to sleep.
He thought of Sonya, of the way she stood beside Ning Zhi, and of the way she turned to look at him.
He remembered Yunxi, how she was injured in the Heavenly Fiery Pit, and how she stood on the city wall saying, “You should go back.”
He thought of Chu Tianxing, and of his words, “You are the hope of all of us.”
hope.
This word was too heavy, so heavy that sometimes he felt he couldn’t bear it.
But he couldn’t let go, because letting go would mean that those who believed in him would be disappointed, hopeless, and lose everything.
The main hall of the Protoss Alliance was brightly illuminated.
Wei Pengkun sat on the main seat, his face gloomy like the sky before a storm.
His fingers tapped lightly on the table, once, once, and again, the sound echoing in the empty hall like the tolling of a death knell.
In front of him knelt a god-level cultivator, shaking all over, his forehead pressed to the ground, not daring to lift his head.
“Black Rock Prison, has been robbed?” Wei Pengkun’s voice was calm, but everyone could hear the anger behind that calm.
“Yaya, Alliance Leader.” The cultivator’s voice trembled. “The warden was killed, thousands of guards died, and all 537 prisoners were rescued.”
Wei Pengkun’s finger stopped. “Who did it?”
“David. He is the one who has the power of chaos. He brought two people into the prison, working together from the inside to break through from the inside.”
Wei Pengkun was silent for a long time.
Images of the five men flashed through his mind: the captain’s cold, stern face and his silver spear; the sharp swordsmanship of a dual sword wielder; the mighty power of a great swordsman; the cunning movements of the whip wielder; and the accuracy of the archer’s archery.
Five people, five powerful cultivators at the eighth rank of the True Immortal Realm, were completely wiped out in the fifteenth heaven.
The scout he sent, Shadow, didn’t return either.
Now, Black Rock Prison has also been destroyed.
“David…” he muttered, his voice very soft, but every word seemed to come out from between his teeth.
He stood up, walked to the star map, and looked at the map of the sixteen heavens.
Blackrock Prison, located on the border between the Eastern and Northern Regions, had been destroyed.
The other two prisons, one in the Southern Region and one in the Western Region, were still under the control of the gods.
“Convey the order.”
His voice was cold. “Immediately increase security in the Southern and Western Region prisons. Activate all restrictions and double patrols. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my orders.”
“Yes!” The cultivator stood up and turned to leave.
“And one more thing,” Wei Pengkun called him, “tell the Shadow General to bring his men and guard the Western Region prison. If David dares to come, make sure he doesn’t leave alive.”
The cultivator’s expression changed slightly. “Master Shadow Swordsman, you will come alone?”
“David is no ordinary person. He took out Jin Lie and the warden of Black Rock Prison. Ordinary cultivators can’t deal with him.”
Wei Pengkun’s voice was calm, “Tell the Shadow Soldier that he wants to see that person dead or alive.”
“Yes!”
The monk turned and left.
The hall fell silent.
Wei Pengkun stood in front of the star map, looking at the location of the Western Region prison, and was silent for a long time.
“David, do you think destroying Blackrock Prison will shake the foundation of the Gods Alliance?”
His voice was gentle, but a cold glint flashed in his eyes, “Naive. Sixteenth Heaven is the domain of the gods. You alone cannot overthrow it.”
He turned around, walked back to the throne, and sat down.
His fingers started tapping lightly on the armrest again, once, once, and once more.
The sound echoed in the hall, like some kind of ancient time measuring device that was calculating something.
Outside the window, two moons, one silvery white and the other dark red, hung high in the sky.
Moonlight shone on the golden dome of the main hall of the Protoss Alliance, reflecting a cold and freezing light.
When the Shadow Warrior received the order, he was resting with his eyes closed in his camp at the edge of the ice field.
He opened his eyes, looked at the messenger, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
“David? Interesting.” He stood up, took out his spear, and said, “Let us go to the Western Region.”
The divine cultivators behind him quickly gathered and followed him as he sped towards the Western Region.
The Shadow Warrior led the way, his black armor glinting coldly in the moonlight.
He turned his spear slowly in his hand, the cold glint of its tip forming a silver arc in the night.
FAQ Novel
Q: Why is David planning more raids so quickly?
A: David believes the Black Rock Prison incident will soon be discovered by the Divine Alliance, and he wants to act before they can strengthen their defenses, seizing the current opportunity.
Q: What ideal does Jiang Xuelan question David about?
A: Jiang Xuelan asks David if his aspiration to establish a heavenly realm without classes and where all races are equal is genuine.
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