Chapter 716 - 542: Golden: 12-Winged Angel

After a glorious victory, it was natural to press the advantage.

Gao Neng was confident about retaking the Eastern District.

On the Eastern District Battlefield, there were about eight Strongest left. Meanwhile, the Eastern District Fortress now housed as many as twenty-eight Strongest.

Twenty-eight versus eight!

More than a three-to-one advantage!

Moreover, ten of those Strongest were from the non-human races of the Eastern District.

With such a force, calling it an overwhelming steamroll wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

Therefore, Gao Neng could have easily split his forces.

For instance, one group could have gone to retake the Eastern District, while the other defended the Northern District.

But Gao Neng didn’t do that.

He wanted to take down the Eastern District in one fell swoop, in the shortest time possible. After all, news that the Northern District Battlefield had been reclaimed would surely spread quickly to the Western and Southern Districts.

At that point, the Western and Southern Districts would have two choices.

One option was to combine their forces—a contingent of forty Strongest—and launch a fierce assault on the Northern District. The other was to immediately send Strongest as reinforcements to the Eastern District.

But regardless of which they chose, sending eight or ten Strongest to the Northern District wouldn’t have made much of a difference.

So, it was better to be more decisive...

Just leave the fort empty!

’If the Western and Southern Districts really dare to throw everything they have at the Northern District, I’ll just take the opportunity to conquer their territories instead!’

’And if the Western and Southern Districts send reinforcements to the Eastern District... my twenty-eight Strongest have plenty of options. At the very least, they can guarantee they won’t be defeated.’

Of course, there was another important factor in Gao Neng’s decision.

The energy from the Northern District’s source of evolution had been completely drained by him a few days ago. It would take quite some time for it to regenerate more evolutionary energy.

So, even if they really did lose the Northern District...

...it wouldn’t be a huge problem!

"Eastern District, here I come!" Gao Neng mounted the Flying Earth Dragon and, with Shen Ning’Er, Fang Tangtang, and Gao Xiaomeng in tow, led the charge toward the Eastern District.

The twenty-eight Strongest, including Qin Lei, immediately followed.

Speed is paramount in war!

It’s always the most critical factor on the battlefield!

Gao Neng gazed ahead.

The last time he came to the Eastern District Battlefield, he and Fang Tangtang had been on pins and needles, not daring to even show their faces on the surface for the entire journey.

But now... looking at Two Realms Mountain (Wild Battle Mountain) looming ahead, Gao Neng was suddenly struck by a wave of unforgettable memories. (Twenty thousand words omitted here.)

After the trip down memory lane.

A smile touched Gao Neng’s lips.

The time for the king’s return had come!

The Eastern District would bow in submission!

...

「Northern District Battlefield.」

「Beneath the Blood Race’s Royal Hall.」

After conquering the Northern District, Gao Neng hadn’t actually searched the areas beneath its various royal halls. At the time, his only thought had been to return home.

However, he once had a theory.

’The City of Hope has an Underground City beneath it, which even contains a "Demon Abyss." So, could the other non-human Royal Halls have similar places beneath them?’

That theory... was correct!

Beneath the Blood Race’s Royal Hall, there was also an Underworld.

However, this place was somewhat different from the Human Alliance’s Underground City, because the Blood Race hadn’t built a city in their Underworld.

The Underworld was just that—an underworld, vast and desolate.

If one had to describe the Blood Race’s Underworld, "mine" would actually be a more fitting term.

A massive mine, of course.

Although there weren’t many troops from the Guard Army, the mining and excavation area was incredibly vast, spanning several kilometers.

And within these few kilometers was a massive pit.

The pit’s diameter was over five hundred meters!

In terms of width, this pit was actually a bit wider than the Demon Abyss Gao Neng had descended into last time, comparable to the one Sword Elder once guarded.

The Blood Race’s army had already been almost entirely redeployed to the City of Hope.

As a result, not many guards were left around the Demon Abyss, and most of them were stationed on its outer perimeter.

To the Blood Race, the Demon Abyss was considered more of a "forbidden zone."

CRACK!

A soft sound echoed.

A speck of light ignited within the Demon Abyss.

It was a flicker of golden light, appearing in the pitch-black Demon Abyss like a giant eye suddenly snapping open.

It was a bizarre scene.

Then, the golden light shot upward, like a pillar of light, appearing exceptionally bright and dazzling in the dark Underworld.

"Something’s coming out?!"

"What’s that light?"

"Quick, go check it out!"

The Blood Race guards were on high alert. They instantly spotted the light flaring up in the Demon Abyss and sped toward the pit.

But just as they arrived, the golden light vanished.

However, a figure now stood at the edge of the Demon Abyss.

"What is that?"

"Everyone, be careful! Things that come out of the Demon Abyss... are never easy to deal with!"

"Don’t get too close!"

"Our duty is to guard and investigate. Remember, don’t let her spot us!"

The guards had spotted the figure but didn’t rush forward. Instead, they cautiously circled around it, trying to get a clear look.

Little by little!

Closer!

Even closer!

The Blood Race guards were not weak.

Two among them were even high-rank.

So, upon approaching to within about a hundred meters of the figure, they finally saw it clearly.

It was a woman.

She had a cascade of golden hair.

It seemed utterly out of place in the pitch-black world, and yet, for some reason, this very incongruity exuded an air of supreme nobility.