Chapter 4182: The sword points at the Imperial City (1)
Chapter 4182: The sword points at the Imperial City (1)
After a great battle, dismembered corpses covered the wilderness.
The commander kneeled on the ground, his face as white as a sheet of paper, his eyes filled with undispellable despair.
Not long ago, he was still in control of hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and generals, and a large number of cultivators were at his command.
However, in the blink of an eye, all the soldiers were killed by a group of terrifying ghouls.
“Monsters, you are all demons!”
The commander finally came back to his senses as he looked at the ghoul soldier who was about to behead him with his zhanmadao.
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He roared towards the sky, his voice filled with despair and unwillingness.
If he had known earlier, he would not have launched an attack and provoked this group of terrifying killing gods.
However, there was no medicine for regret in this world.
Just as he was remorseful, he saw a young man walk over, and the corpse ghosts blocking his way retreated to the sides.
“Why? what do you want to do?”
Perhaps knowing that death was near, the commander no longer begged in fear. He just wanted to die clearly.
“What do I want to do?”
When Tang Zhen heard this, his hand touched his lower jaw as he replied with a very certain tone.
“I just wanted to pass by.”
Hearing this, the commander’s expression became even angrier.
“Are you kidding me?”
He was leading a large group of experts, so how could he be passing by? he clearly had ill intentions.
From the moment they received the news, the commander and a large group of aristocrats firmly believed that Tang Zhen did not have good intentions.
The insistence of the jingoists had finally triggered this war.
you fools only know how to do bad things. That’s why there’s no door for good or bad. Only people can confess.
Tang Zhen shook his head. He looked at the commander and said,”I was just passing by and didn’t want to cause any trouble, but since you’re so enthusiastic about asking me to stay, I’ll go to your capital and take a look.
Since he had done something wrong, he had to pay the price. It was not something that could be solved by pretending to be mute or apologizing.
Since you can’t kill me, you’ll have to pay with your life.”
Tang Zhen waved his hand. The corpse ghost at the side raised its knife and the commander’s head flew up.
“I beg you, don’t whine!”
At this moment, the commander’s heart was filled with fear.
He knew how terrifying the Army of ghouls was. Once they entered the capital, they would definitely cause a catastrophe.
Including his family, they would definitely die from the robbery.
He tried his best to stop it, but he didn’t have the ability to do so. He could only walk into the abyss of death with regret.
“Let’s go.”
Under Tang Zhen’s command, the corpse Ghost Army regrouped and took the path of retreat for the first time.
The cultivators who were watching from afar were scared out of their wits. They turned around and retreated without hesitation.
They had to report the news to the Emperor as soon as possible and think of a way to deal with Tang Zhen’s revenge.
It was just that they didn’t know who would be able to stop this terrifying Army.
When the news reached the Imperial City, it caused a huge shock. The Emperor immediately gathered his ministers to discuss countermeasures.
They had originally thought that they would receive news of their victory very soon, but they did not expect it to be such a nightmare.
One-third of the Empire’s elite troops were wiped out in one battle. This was simply a disaster.
The power of the Army of corpse ghosts terrified the Emperor and the nobles. They were afraid that they would encounter a similar catastrophe when they arrived at the city.
The Emperor immediately ordered to contact the major churches, hoping to obtain their support.
The royal families and rulers of the various countries were all closely related to the church and had obtained sufficient benefits.
Without the support of the church, it would be impossible to ascend the throne.
Now that a problem had appeared, the various churches could not just sit by and do nothing.
When the royal family sent a special envoy to ask for help with confidence, they were met with a closed door.
The upper echelons of the various churches all shut their doors and refused guests, or announced that they had matters to attend to outside.
He made it clear that he didn’t want to get involved in this matter.
After the news was sent back, the Emperor finally felt fear. He never dreamed that the church would stand by and do nothing at the critical moment.
Without the support of the various churches, it was impossible to fight against the Army of ghouls with just the power of the royal family.
“Why is it like this? you must find out!”
This was a matter of life and death. The Emperor became flustered and exasperated, and he gave orders to his personal guards.
After paying a huge price, he finally got some information and knew the cause and effect of the matter.
It wasn’t until this moment that they realized the terrifying battle record of the corpse Ghost Army and understood how terrifying this special team was.
The despairing Emperor trembled. If he had known this would happen, he would not have dared to order an ambush.
“Why? no one told me in the beginning.”
The emperor’s eyes widened as if he was about to eat someone up. He was so angry that his entire body was trembling.
The ministers and nobles were all silent. No one dared to look for trouble at this time.
Those nobles who had ulterior motives and colluded with the church in private did not dare to tell the truth.
If the Emperor were to know that they had received a hint from the higher-ups of the church to fully support this war, they would definitely be severely punished.
In a state of Fury, the Emperor was likely to order the extermination of the entire family and use the rolling heads as the capital for negotiation.
Combined with the known information, those with discerning eyes could already see that this was actually the major churches ‘way of killing with a borrowed knife.
He used the imperial family as a chess piece to attack Tang Zhen and then sit back and reap the benefits.
Although this was the truth, no one dared to testify against it. In the face of the REVENGE OF THE CORPSE Ghost Army, the mastermind would definitely escape.
When the Emperor was furious, the ministers and nobles had already made up their minds to think of ways to protect themselves and evacuate.
The enraged Emperor could only do a multi-pronged approach in the end, sending special envoys to stop the corpse Army while continuing to ask for help from the major churches.
At the same time, they recruited the suppressed cultivators at all costs and gathered an Army to guard the Imperial City.
He believed that with this operation, there would definitely be a chance to resolve the crisis.
In a short period of time, the atmosphere in the Imperial City became extremely tense. Many people sensed that something was wrong.
Through some secret channels, the ministers and nobles quietly transferred their family’s property. Although the Emperor had issued a ban that no one was allowed to withdraw, the rules would not affect the ones who made them.
Because of the Army of ghouls, the entire imperial capital was in chaos, and the ordinary people were even more anxious.
The battle reports kept coming from the front line. The commander of the corpse Legion charged straight in, and no army could stop him.
After suffering several defeats, no one dared to throw away their lives.
The aggressive Army of corpse ghouls finally reached the foot of the Imperial City and was blocked by the Army of a million soldiers.
Although there was a huge difference in the number of soldiers, the guards of the Imperial City did not have the slightest confidence.
Just when everyone thought that the war was about to break out, Tang Zhen gave the order to stop the attack.
He only had one request, which was to hand over the culprit who had ambushed him, and not leave out anything.
When the news reached the Imperial City, it was earth-shattering and caused huge waves.
The Emperor had thought that he would not be able to escape this calamity, but he did not expect to come back from the dead end. He was extremely excited.
He immediately agreed and sent people to arrest them.
Since it was a matter of life and death, the Emperor couldn’t care much. As long as he was part of the war-advocating faction, even the royal family couldn’t be exempted.
No one dared to be certain if Tang Zhen had a secret technique to identify the situation. If the peace negotiations broke down due to favoritism, wouldn’t it lead to the restart of the war?
The Emperor didn’t dare to take the risk and didn’t care about the sacrifice of others. He even felt that they deserved it.
If it were not for these Hawks, how could they have fallen to this point?
The anger in the emperor’s heart had been burning for a long time, and he urgently needed to kill a group of people to vent his anger.
Ever since he had ascended the throne, he had never been so serious, determined to do something well.
However, he did not expect that this action would trigger a desperate resistance from the jingoists.
It was impossible for the ministers and nobles who supported the war to surrender. When they heard Tang Zhen’s conditions, they were already prepared for a rebellion.
The Emperor sent troops to arrest them, and the pro-war faction immediately retaliated. The entire capital city was in chaos.
Tang Zhen faintly discovered that something was amiss when he heard the endless battle cries and saw the thick smoke that soared into the sky.
Using his divine skill to investigate and deduce, he found that his luck had finally come into play, and he had accidentally encountered a sealed God Kingdom.