Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Facing the Battle
Sandora and I made the same decision: we absolutely couldn’t let demonized creatures approach the valley!
The base had just finished its basic construction, and although it had a certain defensive capability, it still seemed somewhat fragile in front of the hordes of demonized creatures that had been enhanced by the Abyss Power. Even though our various ultimate defense towers were impressively powerful, we couldn’t use them unless absolutely necessary. Abyss Power wasn’t foolish; although they did not have much self-awareness, they could be described as geniuses in battle. If we exposed our immature powers to the Abyss now, we would later have to face the enemy’s frenzied onslaught, leaving us no time to freely develop and escalate our technological prowess… Ahem, I digress.
In short, our foundation was still weak and it wasn’t yet time to go all out against the Abyss.
“Not only am I not using the base’s power, I’m not even planning to bring my personal guard into battle,” Sandora said, arms crossed and a sly smile on her face, “It’s time to keep a low profile, and it’s also a good chance to see what those three freeloaders who have been eating for three days can really do!”
“Surely you’re not planning to just have us and those three otherworldly people hold off the monster army? Bubbles just told you the number of enemies!”
I was taken aback by Sandora’s decision. Three otherworldly experts, along with me, Pandora, and Sandora, and Dingdang, who wasn’t great offensive-wise, amounted to just a few of us who could actually fight here, excluding the Xyrin soldiers. Sicaro was currently acting as an ambassador in Kabei City, and the Asida and Asidora sisters, aside from summoning legions for battle, didn’t have much direct combat power, so they had to stay behind to guard the home. But the enemy, those demonized creatures, numbered in the tens of thousands!
“Don’t underestimate my power!” Sandora said confidently, “My spiritual power attacks are most effective against those guys who have had their brains fried by the Abyss. Pandora is an enhanced single soldier fortress-style battle angel, and you, after so much training, can perform a Super Space-Time Strike in an instant, right? With your recent physical enhancements, you’re practically a human artillery! With those three otherworldly beings involved, a few ten thousand demonized creatures are nothing!”
Qianqian looked at me worriedly, saying, “Ah Jun, could there be any danger?”
“Your husband is about to stand against thousands. What do you think; is it dangerous?”
Seeing Qianqian’s concerned expression warmed my heart, resulting in me blurt out a thoughtless remark. But to my surprise, she didn’t react at all to my earlier use of “husband” and instead said even more worriedly, “You should still bring some soldiers with you. It’s better to be safe than sorry. It’s really something that I can’t help with at all now…”
See, see! No denial there, no denial that I’m her husband!
Seeing my slightly smug smile, Sandora rudely interrupted with a spiritual connection, “Enough already! She’s already acknowledged your relationship. You’re getting joyful over such an obvious thing. Have some dignity, will you?”
“It seems battle won’t be that dangerous…” Suddenly standing up from a crouched position near the wall where she’d been trying to knock a crystal loose, Lin Xue spoke with a hint of confusion in her voice, and to our surprise, her eyes shimmered with specks of silver, “I’m not quite sure, but it seems like I can see a lot of things… not clear images, but some… information?”
Sandora and I exchanged glances.
“No way, Lin Xue, have you become a prophet?!”
I exclaimed in shock.
“It seems like the crystal energy from the Mother Nest has triggered some latent ability in her,” Bubbles said, observing Lin Xue with great interest, “Such an interesting life form, I hadn’t noticed so many carbon-based organisms around here… ah, great Emperor, I have no prejudice against carbon-based life!”
It seemed that Bubbles had just realized that a male Xyrin Emperor was also a carbon-based life form and hurriedly explained, then continued to examine Lin Xue, who had just completed a superpower enhancement with an intrigued gaze.
Alright, these two research fanatics have found each other now, I guess they can entertain themselves with mutual research from now on.
After making sure Qianqian and her sister stayed safely inside the base, Sandora, Dingdang, and I headed outside.
Pandora, who had received the command, had already completed her battle form transformation, and was now leading two massive anti-proton floating cannons and those three otherworldly experts outside.
“Are you saying, just a few of us are going to stop tens of thousands of demonized creatures?”
Upon learning Sandora’s plan, the first to object was the mage Muller, who viewed the idea as a suicide mission.
Yes, I thought the same thing… but my objections were dismissed as invalid, do you think your words will be any more effective?
Sandora glanced disdainfully at Muller, her tone cold and haughty as she spoke, “You can choose to run away, we are already enough to deal with those monsters.”
This was outright contempt, even though the opponent looked young, they were still people standing at the pinnacle of power in this world. How could they tolerate Sandora’s disdain? Vinoa immediately snorted and said, “We are just kindly reminding you not to underestimate the power of the demonized creatures; eighty thousand monsters, we don’t even take them seriously!”
Even the normally unemotive elf clan priest, Mu, showed such an expression.
“Well then, since it’s , let’s set off now and intercept those monsters at the nearby Morning Mist Plain!”
I waved my hand, shouted with soaring heroism, and at the same time, Dingdang, who had been sitting on top of my head, mimicked my actions by raising her tiny fists and squeaked, “Destroy those monsters!”
…It’s because I have such a little thing on my head that I can’t find a bit of heroic passion!!!
Who knows when it started, Dingdang had made the top of my head her new home, and at any opportunity she would lie there. Over these three days, everyone had even gotten used to the little thing’s hobby, it had even become my signature image. I guess to those three otherworldly experts, the image of a few high-level members of the Xyrin Empire might be something : Sandora, the beautiful Xyrin Emperor with striking blonde hair and a cold demeanor; Pandora, the cute-looking, cold-hearted Xyrin General; Chen Jun, the braindead Emperor with a small creature constantly on top of his head…
Due to the base’s space support module functioning properly, Asida and Asidora, greatly enhanced in strength, precisely transported us to the edge of Morning Mist Plain. Upon our arrival, the three experts immediately praised this method of movement, which was even faster and more accurate than a mage’s spatial transmission magic. Pandora then began to scan the surrounding environment and continuously uploaded data to Sandora and me while I stood at the forefront, turning my back on everyone, adopting a far-sighted pose to disguise the pasty green of my face about to throw up last night’s dinner. Sandora mischievously nudged my waist from behind and whispered, “Men really are the most prideful creatures…”
“Stop with the cold remarks. If only your project to enhance the physique of carbon-based life could be completed earlier… By the way, how long do you think it will take for the Vedis Empire to send reinforcements?”
“I guess they have no intention of sending reinforcements – despite the proximity to their capital, they probably won’t take this monster siege seriously and are more interested in reassessing our strength. So their most likely course of action is to brew a cup of tea, sit in a room, and watch us block the demonized creatures while analyzing how strong we really are. Just right, we will also use this opportunity to observe how the powerful warriors of this world fight – as long as Muller and the others aren’t foolish enough to still hold back their strength in this kind of battle.”
“You are cunning…” I said admiringly. Sandora had planned it all from the start. Just having a few of us fight was not only to protect the new base but also to keep the always vigilant Vedis Empire from understanding our real strength. It was also a chance for Muller and the others to fight fiercely, allowing us to understand the power structures of this world. No wonder Sandora can conquer countless worlds, her cunning certainly qualifies her as an invader…
At that moment, Pandora suddenly transmitted a message: “The enemy appears!”
At the same time, all our gazes focused on the horizon in the distance…
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Go on!!! It’s not over yet!!!