Chapter 2138 - 2131: If We Don’t Detain You, Who Should We Detain?

As the threat of Sky Thunder in the sky vanished, the air force of the Mansha Kingdom finally found their moment to shine, with soldier-loaded ships advancing directly towards Duankeng City under the escort of a massive fleet.

Although Duankeng City had formidable anti-aircraft firepower, this firepower fell into chaos when faced with those Beginners who had mastered the Purple Cloud Wings.

Their flight speed was incredibly fast, making it difficult for even fully automated weapons to capture their flight paths, yet these Beginners carried various weapons to start bombing, and some even wielded cold weapons, diving down to take out Hongteng Kingdom’s troops on the battlefield.

Those who rely on running, no matter what, are no match for those flying in the sky!

Very soon, their defenses were completely breached, and the troop carriers of the Mansha Kingdom landed in Duankeng City!

Millions of warriors emerged, and without their geographical advantage, the soldiers of the Hongteng Kingdom were quickly driven back by their charge!

In the sky, a dozen figures were confronting each other, the decisive factor in this war remained to be the battle amongst the Transcenders!

Currently, the Hongteng Kingdom had fewer Transcenders than the Mansha Kingdom, being at an absolute disadvantage in terms of Peak combat power.

General Monteli’s face turned grim, thinking that with Duankeng City’s geographical advantage, even if unable to further weaken the Mansha Kingdom’s territory, they should be able to hold strong in this impenetrable fortress.

But he never expected that the Mansha Kingdom would somehow train such a powerful flying force, witnessing for the first time Beginners flying freely without technological aid, shattering his perception of the world.

With flight capabilities acquired, these warriors’ combat power became immensely strong, even a Second-class soldier could easily confound their First-class soldiers, a few dives by the equivalent warriors would be effortlessly killed by the Mansha Kingdom’s flying troops.

In just under half an hour, their warriors suffered heavy losses, even losing thousands of elite soldiers!

He never imagined their combat power disparity would reach such levels one day!

"Xiwat, you’ve truly opened my eyes!" Monteli said through clenched teeth, "This flying force isn’t yours, is it?"

As far as he knew, the Mansha Kingdom didn’t possess the capability to train such an abnormal force, speculating it was possibly borrowed from a more powerful kingdom whose training and technology levels exceed his understanding.

"Monteli, I’m sorry to inform you, this force is indeed ours," Xiwat smiled, "I already mentioned offering you a chance to retreat fully, we only want our lost territories back, but you seem unappreciative."

"Your force?" Monteli’s expression turned grave.

The combat strength of their kingdoms was initially very close, if this force was theirs, the balance of power between them would undoubtedly tilt.

Their worst expectation was losing these two cities, which were not originally theirs; defending them was a gain, losing them wasn’t a loss. Could they really continue attacking the Hongteng Kingdom?

But now, they truly have that strength!

If they advance after reclaiming the cities out of hatred, the consequences would be unimaginable!

"Monteli, it’s best you cease resistance and return the sovereignty of the two cities," advised General Xiwat, "Moreover, return the treasures seized from our Mansha Kingdom within a month, only then can we discuss peaceful co-existence!"

"Xiwat, don’t celebrate too soon," Monteli retorted, "If we want to leave, can you stop us?"

"Hahaha!" Xiwat laughed even louder, "Of course you can leave, but your over 40 million soldiers you brought this time will all be lost here, that’s a precious resource for your entire kingdom, isn’t it?"

"Also, if your troops are completely annihilated, what face would you have to return to the Hongteng Empire, hahaha!"

Monteli’s face turned ashen.

Losing a battle isn’t scary, the frightening part is losing so badly that you can’t even preserve your troops. If he returned with only a few Transcenders, he might struggle to hold his head high in the Hongteng Empire.

"Moreover, Monteli, even as Transcenders, are you so sure you can escape?" Xiwat continued, "We have more Transcenders than you, plus this flying force, how do you plan to escape?"

The biggest advantage Transcenders have over ordinary warriors is their ability to fly freely, but now this advantage doesn’t exist against this force!

A powerful flying force composed of 5 million Second-class soldiers, 200,000 First-class soldiers, and 10,000 elite warriors, even Transcenders would eventually exhaust. The fighting power formed by this force can rival dozens or even hundreds of low-tier Transcenders.

After finishing, thousands of elite warriors slowly moved to block their retreat path, even with their Transcender strength, it is challenging to kill all these elite warriors and break through.

"What on earth is happening? How did they manage to make these Beginners fly?" Monteli was drenched in sweat, realizing they might not actually escape as Xiwat predicted!

"What do you really want?" Monteli asked with a hint of a bitter smile, losing the will to continue fighting.

"Hahahahaha!" Upon hearing this almost surrendering remark, Xiwat and his companions straightened up proudly, "Are you surrendering and admitting defeat?"

Monteli gritted his teeth, "This battle, our Hongteng Kingdom lost! We will return these two cities to you and withdraw immediately! We will also return the items you demand."

"That won’t do!" Zhang Menglong was the first to jump out, "If you don’t return our items after going back, wouldn’t we have to continue fighting? Leave some people as hostages; when the items are returned we’ll release them!"

"You!" Monteli’s plan was foiled by Zhang Menglong, and he was somewhat at a loss. He hadn’t actually considered returning the items!

As long as they could leave safely and return to their country, even if the Mansha Kingdom wanted to wage war, they’d need to deliberate thoroughly, giving them ample time to prepare countermeasures.

Moreover, there’s a significant chance that the anti-war factions in the Mansha Kingdom might choose to call it quits!

A competent general is also very aware of the political landscape within the opposing side.

But if their people were detained, unless they abandoned the hostages, they would have to honestly return the items.

Except, every Transcender is a valuable asset for them, how could they possibly abandon them?

"I think you should stay as a hostage!" Zhang Menglong pointed at Monteli, "What’s with that look? It’s you I’m talking about, you’re a General, the most valuable, who else would we detain?"