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nTranslator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

nUnder these circumstances, there was only one way out for the battle participants on Yuan’s side.

nIt was to kill the fake “Yuan emperor”, help the East King claim the throne, and then gather the army and conquer Xiangyang.

nAs a matter of fact, that was exactly what they were doing!

nPop! Crackle!

nIn front of Ji Ye, the shields that were showing powerful illusions after the battle formation of the Iron Buddhas was activated were suffering super remote attacks made of special abilities such as flames and lightning!

nSome Yuan battle participants even rose to the sky and looked for opportunities from there.

nHowever, that was not an easy task.

nThe Iron Buddhas under the Yuan emperor’s command were also rated as a “Perfect” unit.

nTheir perfection was manifested by their defense abilities.

nAfter they set up a battle formation, even Guo Jing’s two-in-one Dragon-Subduing Strike only managed to push them aside without being able to kill them. At this moment, thousands of elite soldiers were protecting the Iron Buddhas!

nDing! Ding! Ding!

nAs for the super remote attacks, they were all blocked while they were still flying.

nThe battle participant who just flew to the sky was hit by an arrow that was five feet tall!

nHowever, the battle was not completely one-sided.

nIt was because after Ji Ye declared war on the East King, the South King chose to help the East King.

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nThat wasn’t too strange. According to what Li Qing heard from the Yuan players, the East King had successfully claimed the throne exactly with the South King and the West King’s support in history!

nThe two of them must’ve been conspiring for a long time.

nThe Yuan emperor’s troops were stronger than any king’s.

nHowever, the West King and the North King had already been killed by the Twin Dragon Mount fort, and their men pledged loyalty to the South and the East Kings.

nTherefore, in terms of number, the Yuan emperor’s troops didn’t have advantages. Also, the East King had the help of a lot of famous heroes from history as well as a hundred players!

nThe battle was caught in an impasse.

nThe sun, however, was gradually setting while the gory battle went on.

nThat was not good news!

nBy nightfall, the intensity of the attacks would definitely drop.

nOnce Ji Ye lost his far sight, it was possible that the Yuan battle participants would attempt to assassinate him again.

nFurthermore, since he seemed “gravely wounded”, the battle participants from Earth who weren’t involved with the Twin Dragon Mount fort might have “bold ideas” too.

nTherefore, the battle must be finished before nightfall!

n“The first person to break into Yuan Ao’s tent will be named a lord. Whoever kills Yuan Ao will inherit his title as the East King!”

nJi Ye simply let the Iron Buddhas roar out.

n“Attack! Catch Yuan Ao!”

nThe Yuan people had a strict hierarchical system. It required many great military achievements for a regular soldier to be knighted.

nNow that their “emperor” had offered such a generous reward, all the soldiers attacked vehemently with bloodshot eyes, forcing the East King’s troops to retreat!

nEven the Iron Buddhas that were protecting Ji Ye were obviously hoping to go to the front line too.

nIn fact, on second thought, the Yuan emperor’s reason for attacking the East King wasn’t good enough.

nIf the East King had really wanted to kill the emperor and blame it on the Song people, he shouldn’t have sent a Shadow Assassin to do that!

nIt was because the Shadow Assassin would easily give him away if he failed.

nOn the other side, even if the Shadow Assassin leader were sent by the East King, the East King and the West King would have risen up the moment he failed, instead of waiting for the emperor to attack them first and take the initiative of the battle…

nHowever, none of the Yuan emperor’s generals and officers really put up the questions.

nIt was partly because the Yuan emperor was highly self-willed and would never tolerate anyone who questioned his decision and partly because Ji Ye, through the Soul Mask, found that the Yuan emperor wasn’t entirely unaware of the East King’s ambitions.

nThe Yuan emperor’s trusted subordinates, such as the leader of the Iron Buddhas, even mentioned that the East King might rebel.

nFor that reason, they considered Ji Ye’s decision to be the emperor’s excuse to eliminate the hidden problem that was the East King once and for all.

n“Fall back!”

nFaced with such an astonishing “bounty”, the East King finally couldn’t endure any longer.

nUnder the protection of the players, he retreated from the back of the camp with soldiers.

n“Kill Yuan Ao!”

nHowever, the Yuan emperor’s troops, stimulated by the reward, surpassed the camp and continued chasing him!

nEven the Extraordinary elite soldier, who entered the camp first and already received the title of a lord, continued chasing the target with bloodshot eyes.

nAfter all, he would be only second to the emperor after he killed the East King.

nWhile the Yuan emperor was self-willed, he never went back on his word, or he couldn’t have led his troops to secure so many feats.

nThat’s right. Ji Ye would definitely fulfill his promise.

nAfter all, everything he gave away belonged to Yuan, and he wouldn’t really lose anything no matter how he rewarded them. To ensure that the target was killed, he even asked the Iron Buddhas to protect him and join the pursuit.

nAs a result, the East King had to keep splitting up his troops to stall the pursuers.

nThere were fewer and fewer troops around him, yet he still couldn’t completely get rid of the pursuers.

n“Your Majesty, please put on your guard’s clothes and hide in the woods with us!”

nAfter they retreated to the woods, the players around him came up with a solution.

n“But I can’t abandon them…”

nLooking at the soldiers who were trying to stop the enemy, the East King was rather gloomy.

n“Your Majesty, where there’s life, there’s hope. After we survive this battle, we’ll try to kill that stupid emperor and help you accede to the throne!”

nThe few players were so anxious that they were almost dragging him away by force.

nWhy was the man still “pretending” to be so kind and caring? He was not half as decisive as he was back in history!

n“This is all my fault!”

nThe East King seemed grieved.

nThen, he quickly put on his guard’s clothes and entered a mountain nearby under the protection of the players.

n“Huh? Wait a moment, why do I feel that we’ve been moving in circles?”

nHowever, after they wandered in the wood for a while, it suddenly occurred to them that they couldn’t walk out of the wood!

n“Awoo!”

nAll of a sudden. a ferocious beast howled.

nVery quickly, hundreds of tigers, leopards, jackals, and wolves appeared and blocked their way of retreat!

n“Yuan Ao, I’ve been waiting for you!”

nHuang Yaoshi emerged with the Book of Wumu, followed by Huang Yaoshi, Gongsun Sheng, Zhou Botong, and a hundred soldiers of the Yue army.

n“It’s you? You’re still alive?”

nThe East King was shocked to see Huang Rong.

nAlthough it was the South King who wounded Huang Rong, the whole thing was the East King’s plan.

nHuang Rong had seen through all of the East King’s ruses even though he was famous for his wisdom and bravery. He couldn’t take down Xiangyang City before the arrival of the emperor, so he tried his best to get rid of her.

nFor that, he even sacrificed quite a few spies and Shadow Assassins that he planted in Xiangyang City.

nLittle did he expect Huang Rong to still be alive, or to show up here at the critical moment of his escape. She had clearly foreseen that he would pass this place because she had set up arrays!

n“How is this possible? Unless…”

nThe East King realized something, but it was too late.

nPew!

nEventually, after all the guards and players around him were killed, the East King, who had been greatly weakened because his Transcendent Spear of Ice was destroyed by Guo Jing in their last battle, was killed by Zhou Botong with the Serpent of Death from the Twin Dragon Mount fort!

n“Attack!”

nWhen the East King was surrounded by Huang Rong, changes happened on the battlefield before Xiangyang City too.

nSeizing the best timing, Guo Jing opened the city gates and joined the battle with Wu Song and the others to attack the South King’s troops who were in a dilemma.

nAfter the Yue Army broke his battle formation, the South King encountered a bunch of players from Earth who had been waiting eagerly.

nEven though he was the strongest of the Four Kings, he was still smashed and killed by the Mountainous Mark that Lu Zhishen, who had reached Extraordinary Rank-7, threw out after killing three players.

n“The Yuan emperor and the Four Kings are all dead!”

n“This Battlefield of Providence will be closed soon. The victory will be yours if you can defend Xiangyang City for ten days!”

nAfter the South King died, a message echoed in the subconsciousness of all the players from Earth.

n“Shoot…”

nIn a place about fifty kilometers from Xiangyang City,

nFatty Zhu, who had just entered the Battlefield of Providence and was bragging about how familiar he was with The Return of the Condor Heroes to Katarina who was in red armor, only had the time to let out a curse!

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