Huang Yi, in order to force the Pope to retreat, mobilized the guild forces of the Rose Prison on the Arican Continent. And to drive away Miyamoto Musashi, he utilized the guild forces that the Rose Prison had established on the Land of Dongying. The hundreds of thousands of troops that had just ambushed in the ruins of Northern Sea City were drawn from those five guilds.
Huang Yi had long predicted that the Martial Arts Guild would stop at nothing to destroy their Oceanic Airship. Thus, he decisively implented a strategy of "luring the tiger from the mountain."
When Ling Luo’s forces moved to his Cursed Land, the ambushed troops would strike suddenly, creating an elent of surprise. By then, Ling Luo would inevitably call for reinforcents, leaving the Martial Arts Guild’s various territories in a vulnerable state. At that point, the five guilds could seize the opportunity to invade, and combined with the second wave of the Oceanic Airship’s assault, it would greatly cripple the Martial Arts Guild—perhaps even annihilate them in one fell swoop!
Of course, such a conspiracy was built on a fundantal premise: They had already established significant guild power in various countries, providing ample forces for deploynt at a mont’s notice.
No nation is ever completely united as a solid block. Where there are proponents of war, there are also opponents of it. This has always been the case in the real world. Whenever certain nations send troops to invade others, anti-war activists in those countries organize protests, occupy governnt buildings, and pressure their leaders to cease military actions.
However, in the real world, anti-war activists, constrained by the deterrence of state military forces, can only express their anger through demonstrations. They cannot truly resort to ard ans to stop a war.
But The Second World is different. Here, it is a land of freedom where everyone can choose their form of resistance. Miyamoto Musashi’s invasion of Hero’s Continent faced widespread opposition from Japanese players. So guilds might have maintained mutually beneficial trade ties with Hero’s Continent. With Miyamoto Musashi’s invasion, their interests were directly infringed, prompting their fierce opposition. The five guilds attacking the Martial Arts Guild tonight were precisely representatives of this anti-war force from the Land of Dongying. Their guild battles against the Martial Arts Guild received no complaints from their own guild mbers.
At this mont, the Martial Arts Guild’s territories were experiencing an unprecedented catastrophe. The Heavenly Curtain Barriers of many territories had already been breached, advancing into intense street warfare. Smoke and flas filled the cities, with deafening sounds of battle roaring like waves, unending and relentless.
Yet, no matter how brutal this war beca, it could not earn any battle rits for the Hero Legion. Neither this battle nor the Thunder God’s assault on Heaven’s Guild on the Arican Continent were national wars; they were guild wars, fundantally different in nature.
...
At this mont, in the sub-territory Chaisang City under the Hall of Famous Generals on Hero’s Continent, Miyamoto Musashi had already led his massive army to the vicinity of the Magic Tower. The war flag of this sub-territory was located within the Magic Tower!
If the Magic Tower were destroyed, this sub-territory would fall and officially beco part of Miyamoto Musashi’s domain!
The president of the Hall of Famous Generals, Lv Bu; the master of the Assassins’ Hall, Seeking Flowers; and the vice president, Zhuge Liang, along with a group of high-ranking mbers, led all the Death Warriors in a desperate defense around the Magic Tower. The air was thick with a tragic atmosphere!
The Desire Legion had already deed this place a lost cause and abandoned it, halting all reinforcents long ago. The defenders here represented the final stand.
Miyamoto Musashi gazed coldly at the distant Magic Tower and let out a sneer before preparing to charge forward!
But at this very mont, he received an urgent ssage from his offline liaison.
His heart sank. For the liaison to send a ssage, it ant another problem had arisen with the Martial Arts Guild!
He quickly opened the ssage, reading every tense and urgent word—
"Our guild has fallen into an ambush. Five guilds have simultaneously declared war on us. The situation is dire. Currently, the sub-territory Four Sided Mountain has already fallen!"
Miyamoto Musashi’s face went pale instantly! He sensed an unprecedented danger!
But this seed to be only the beginning. Soon after, more frantic ssages reached him—
"The war flag of the sub-territory Coiled Serpent Mountain has been destroyed! The city has fallen!"
"The Heavenly Curtain Barrier at Hengjing Port has been breached! Enemy forces have entered the city!"
"Ling Luo has just fallen in battle at the ruins of Northern Sea City!"
"Casualty numbers have exceeded two million!"
"Martial City is in critical condition and urgently needs reinforcents..."
Through these urgent updates, Miyamoto Musashi could almost envision the distant Land of Dongying, where his guild territories were falling one after another. The great cities, which had cost him enormous wealth to build, were engulfed in flas and captured by the enemy. His people were being slaughtered one by one...
The Martial Arts Guild was facing the most perilous mont in its history! Previously, the Martial Arts Guild had only ever lost Northern Sea City as a sub-territory, but now, all its sub-territories were under threat simultaneously. At this rate, who knew how many would be lost...
"God of Slaughter!" Miyamoto Musashi gritted his teeth and spat out these two words. The decline of the Martial Arts Guild was entirely Huang Yi’s doing! Without Huang Yi, he and his guild would not have suffered blow after devastating blow!
But now, Huang Yi had already left this battlefield, as if he had long foreseen how things would unfold.
Miyamoto Musashi’s face grew taut. He cast one unwilling glance at the nearby Magic Tower and swiftly issued an order: "Everyone, retreat imdiately!"
Without hesitation, he took out his Legion Teleportation Scroll and activated it, transporting all mbers of the Martial Arts Legion back to the camp.
Not only that, but he also needed to find the quickest way back to the Land of Dongying to personally take charge of the situation. No matter how ambitious he might be on Hero’s Continent, he had no choice but to set those aspirations aside for now in order to stabilize the rear first.
Miyamoto Musashi’s departure stunned all of Chaisang City!
No one present had expected that an apparently dood battle would be resolved so abruptly!
Lv Bu and the other high-ranking mbers stood dumbfounded, staring at the now-empty streets and alleys. The weapons in their hands had no foes to strike, and the skills they had cast found no targets.
Even the reporters on the scene, who had been analyzing the situation confidently, quickly discovered that there were no longer any invaders on the battlefield and were at a loss for how to explain the turn of events!
Fortunately, the reporters, well-inford as always, soon received the latest news from the Land of Dongying and explained the situation to everyone: "Dear viewers, we’ve just received breaking news. Monts ago, the Hero Legion cooperated with five anti-Miyamoto Musashi guilds on the Land of Dongying to launch a lightning-fast attack on all the Martial Arts Guild’s sub-territories. Currently, the Coiled Serpent Mountain sub-territory, Frog Pond sub-territory, and Twisted Path sub-territory have already been captured, and the remaining sub-territories have suffered heavy damage and are on the brink of falling! Miyamoto Musashi’s use of the Legion Teleportation Scroll to withdraw the Martial Arts Legion suggests that, like the Pope, he is likely rushing back to his guild headquarters to manage the dire situation..."
"We did it! Chaisang City is saved!"
"The God of Slaughter’s strategy worked! Miyamoto Musashi really left!"
Every corner of Chaisang City erupted with cheers from the surviving mbers of the Hall of Famous Generals. They tossed their weapons high into the air in celebration!
This victory was nothing short of miraculous, halting the seemingly inevitable defeat at the last mont!
Not only did Miyamoto Musashi withdraw from this battlefield, but he also had to retreat from Hero’s Continent for the foreseeable future, leaving him unable to stir up trouble for quite so ti!
Thus, following the Pope, Huang Yi had succeeded in driving off another super-first-class master!
"We owe it to the God of Slaughter; otherwise, we would have lost this city too!" said Lv Bu, the president of the Hall of Famous Generals, patting his chest with lingering fear.
Zhuge Liang, fanning himself in relief, added solemnly, "The Desire Legion is too incompetent. We should consider joining the Hero Legion! The God of Slaughter’s foresight allows him to counterattack on a global scale, whereas we are too narrowly focused on Hero’s Continent."
"Exactly! Let’s join the Hero Legion! With everything going as it is, the post-war rewards might not even need to be shared with the Desire Legion. The Hero Legion’s rise is so rapid that their battle rits will surely surpass the Desire Legion’s. Joining earlier will an receiving a larger share of the rewards later," agreed Seeking Flowers, nodding in support.
"In that case, let’s join the Hero Legion!" Seeing that most people were in favor of the idea, Lv Bu nodded firmly.
Thus, another major guild defected from the Desire Legion and joined the Hero Legion.
The gap between the two legions was rapidly narrowing!
...
anwhile, Huang Yi also received news of Miyamoto Musashi’s retreat.
This outco had been within his calculations. It was difficult for him to completely eliminate all the enemies on Hero’s Continent at this stage, so he could only employ a "besiege Wei to rescue Zhao" approach to force the enemy to retreat and relieve the pressure, buying ti for the Hero Legion’s rise.
With both the Pope and Miyamoto Musashi temporarily out of the picture, the situation on Hero’s Continent was bound to improve significantly moving forward.
His next target was the Ganges Fleet ravaging the northern seas of Hero’s Continent. The fleet had been bombarding coastal cities like an evil sea dragon.
Huang Yi teleported directly to Hero Harbor under the Hero Guild’s control and then plunged into the vast ocean, diving beneath the waves.
The northern seas of Hero’s Continent fell within the territory of the Dragon Sea. For the Ganges Fleet to wreak havoc here was tantamount to courting death. None knew that this vast Dragon Sea was actually Huang Yi’s domain, where he had a deep bond with its ruler, the Sea Dragon Emperor.
The Sea Dragon Emperor had once conferred upon him the title of Dragon Palace councilor and Dragon God General. In the Dragon Sea, he commanded all creatures of the sea, from top-level Holy Domain warriors to the smallest fish and shrimp, all of whom obeyed his orders.
Now, he was heading to the Dragon Palace to enlist reinforcents under his Dragon God General title. With the boundless forces of the sea clan at his disposal, he would utterly annihilate the Ganges Fleet! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Starting Point (qidian) to cast your recomndation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile users, please visit m.qidian for reading.)
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