Chapter 3 Horizontal Knife Down
Persephone was gone, but Kaplan was still standing still, like a statue, not even in a state of battle in which his muscles were knotted. From a distance, I saw a muscular giant nearly three meters tall standing in the center of the base, which looked extremely abrupt. The low-level dragoons, who were not even qualified to participate in the battle, were relieved to see Persephone go away, and almost all the strength of their bodies disappeared without a trace, who would dare to chase them? But seeing Kaplan's strange state, everyone can feel the irrepressible anger, humiliation, and ...... Fear.
So, all the dragoons didn't move, and they became statues. They didn't want to escape Persephone and fall into the clutches of Kaplan. The dragoons did not move, and the ordinary warriors did not dare to move, not even the one who collected the bodies of the two fallen colonels.
It didn't take long for Kaplan to come to his senses from the great humiliation and anger, he glanced around, let out a thick white mist, pointed to the bodies of the two colonels on the ground, and said in a hoarse voice, "Pack these up!" โ
The solidified northern base was only restored to normal at this time.
Kaplan's muscles slowly tightened and his body began to normalize, and the assistant trotted over and draped an overcoat over Kaplan, covering his male body, which was extremely inappropriate for his age.
An extremely cold wind quietly enveloped the entire northern base, making the weather that had already warmed up a little quickly return to the extremely cold and deep winter season, and almost everyone shivered from the cold that hit in an instant.
"It looks like there's just been a battle here." An eerie, cold, damp voice rang out behind Kaplan.
Kaplan slowly turned his head and looked at the four men standing behind him with somewhat cloudy eyes. They all wore long trench coats with white backgrounds, the cuffs and hem were decorated with blood-colored patterns, and the dark gold buttons glittered even in the dim light of the day. Three men and one woman were among the four, led by a medium-sized, slightly thin young man with eerie blue hair. He was feminine and beautiful, but his eyes were sunken deeply, and the circles were blue-black, as if he hadn't slept for days and nights.
"You're one of Lord Bebraz's subordinates?" Kaplan frowned and looked at the four men. Their appearance and number are exactly the same as the information that has been transmitted, and they must be the task force specially designed to deal with Persephone. Kaplan could feel that they were strong, very strong, and that it was even possible that the strength was not below him. However, they gave Kaplan a very uncomfortable feeling, and they couldn't find the same kind of feeling, like four snakes standing with one person.
Seeing that the four people did not answer, but just looked around at the scene of the battle, Kaplan asked again: "What are the names of the gentlemen?" โ
The blue-haired young man at the head said lightly: "I am number one, and they are number two to four. As for our names, you don't need to know them. โ
Number Four was the woman who was pretty and frighteningly blue, and her eyes were wide and gray, and her eyes were staring at the direction of Persephone's departure.
"How long has the prey been gone?" One asked, his eyes still glancing around, not even glancing at Kaplan.
โโฆโฆ One hour and twenty-nine minutes. Although deeply outraged by the arrogance of the task force, Kaplan's years of government allowed him to control his feelings and answer questions in a calm voice.
Number One glanced at Kaplan, slightly surprised, but didn't say anything, and walked in the direction Persephone had left. At this time, Rout suddenly ran out from the side, knelt at the foot of No. 1, and shouted: "My lord, my lord! I'm Root! I'm familiar with the terrain around me, so let me take you to capture Persephone! โ
Number One didn't even look at Rout and walked straight past him. No. 2 and No. 3 followed, and only No. 4 stared at Rout with her unrelenting eyes, and then scolded, "Rubbish! Then he flew up and kicked Root into the air, and the blood sprayed was like a light rain!
Kaplan was taken aback, and quickly reached out to catch Root's body, quickly checked his condition, and found that Root had only broken a row of sternums and was not in danger of life, so he was slightly relieved. However, after the mental fluctuations were all strangled by Persephone, Root's ability has degraded to the third-order level, and now that his injuries are not healed, and he has been hit hard this time, he may not be able to maintain his highest ability even at the third order. As the fourth said, Rout has become a complete waste in the future, and even the qualification to become a private has been lost.
The muscles in Kaplan's face twitched slightly, and he gave Four a deep look, but didn't say anything.
"I can't even clean up a woman, and it's like waste." Number Four glanced back at Kaplan and said contemptuously, then she looked around at the dragoons who had been there for a week, and added with a sneer: "It's all rubbish!" โ
With a few soft clicks, the automatic rifles of several dragoons twisted, and their grips were so strong that they even damaged the old and new generation assault rifles made of super alloy. After all, they are all soldiers who have been fighting in the north for more than ten years, and they are unwilling to fight to the death with Persephone, which is due to her original identity and the reason why Kaplan did not fight to the death first. But that doesn't mean they'll be free to accept insults from strangers.
Number Four stopped, glanced at several dragoons with those eyes that were not human, sneered a few times, and said, "What, do you want to attack me?" โ
The stalemate lasted for a full ten seconds.
The blue-haired feminine young man who had already walked away suddenly snorted coldly: "Four, you have too much nonsense!" I'll kill you if anything else happens! โ
No. 4's body trembled slightly, and he glanced at No. 1's back viciously, and then chased after the three who had walked away.
"Lift the alert, clean up here, and take a three-day holiday. Maintain the necessary surveillance of the Holy Radiance Crusade. After Kaplan gave the order, he hurried to the infirmary with Root in his arms. If it is delayed for a while, Root may not even be able to keep his second-order ability.
It's just that Kaplan found that these subordinates, who had followed him for many years and had built a solid base in the north, looked at him with something strange in their eyes. He sighed deeply, he was already old, and these subordinates were still in the prime of life, and they still had enough ambitions and dreams. In the face of Four's provocation, Kaplan can barely suppress his anger and wants to fight them to the death!
Years of fighting have brought Kaplan not only pain, but also a wealth of experience and strong will, even if the number four and his ability are not much different, he has a greater certainty of winning the life-and-death duel. That's the difference between a military man and a strong man.
However, there was not only a No. 4 on the scene, but also No. 2 and No. 3, as well as a significantly stronger No. 1. Behind this task force, there stood Bebraz, who was as tall as a mountain!
Kaplan was suddenly ten years old, and he had a vague feeling that perhaps Bebraz's offer was not enough to compensate for the loss of his dignity.
At the southernmost tip of Rhodes, the castle stands like a mountain between the sea and the sky, looking down on the turbulent sea. Unlike the strangely shaped Crimson Castle, the ancient Twilight Castle, and the manor-style Arthur Family Castle, Beblaz's castle is all about space. This castle is made of countless one-meter-square boulders, and the height of the seaside alone is more than 300 meters! In the middle of the boulders, a frame structure made of super alloy is used to support this weight.
For a long time, Bebraz did most often stand at the top of the castle and gaze at the deep sea.
Two days later it was time for the extraordinary session of the Parliament, and it was also the day he faced off directly with the Spider Queen. Legislators, who are either high-ranking and powerful, or have a huge amount of power behind them, are rushing to Rhode Island, which is close to the mainland. A considerable number of them were neutral, and Bebraz believed that these clever fellows knew what to do when they saw the form. Unfortunately, if they were smart enough to anticipate the form, they wouldn't have chosen to become neutrals. Bebraz has always disliked people who only add to the cake, and the Spider Queen is no different.
There shouldn't have been any surprises in this emergency meeting, but Bebraz didn't mind making any more preparations. So he pulled the satin rope that hung from the window to summon the bell.
"Venerable Lord Bebraz, Haydn is at your command." A slightly childish voice came from behind Bebraz.
Bebraz frowned, turned around, and saw in the study a man who looked to be only eleven or twelve years old, somewhere between a teenager and a boy. He has half-length black hair and a pair of strange golden eyes, and his white skin is slightly sickly, which makes people realize that he is very beautiful, and if he changes into women's clothes, he will be a beautiful little princess.
"Haydn? How could it be that you're here, Elena? Where is she? Didn't she know that this time was very important? Bebraz was displeased.
Haydn did not bow on his knees like the others, but bowed slightly, and said, "Sister Elena said that she had to wake up once and did not want to fall into a deep sleep again before she had had a good time, so she decided to deal with Persephone, and to wake me up so that I could serve you." If all you need is force, then having me is completely sufficient, she said. โ
"This Elena, what a nonsense!" Bebraz looked very angry with his face, but there was an indescribable doting hint in Elena's tone.
Haydn's eyes lit up, and he continued, "Yes! She's very messy, and you must teach her a good lesson when you come back this time! It's best to let her sleep for three months in a row! She forced me to abandon my plans, ah! โ
"What are your plans, tell me about it." Bebraz asked quietly.
Haydn's little face turned red, and after a long time, he said, "I want to... I want to get Medirri back and see who is the genius of the battle between me and her. Now that I've heard that she's incapacitated, I'm thinking about it. I couldn't beat her before......"
"So, you're just as interested in Medirri's body as Henral?" Bebraz asked gently.
Haydn immediately shook his head quickly and said, "No! I definitely didn't have that idea, I just wanted to study her body composition. Henral is your only son, and he owns your blood, so he dares to compete with you for Medirri's body. If I do, I'll be overwhelmed by your anger in an instant! After all, there are few women in this world who can withstand your strength, and Medirli is one of them. Ah, there should be ......."
"Enough!" Bebraz stopped Haydn and asked, "As you all know, my patience is very limited, don't try to challenge my patience in the future!" What did Elena use to threaten you? โ
"Ah, this...... Your Excellen...... "Haydn's little face instantly turned red, and he couldn't say a complete sentence.
"This Elena ......" Bebraz shook his head, no longer pressing Haydn, but sighed.
In the middle of the Hobiru Forest, hundreds of kilometers from Rhodes, a temporary base has been set up. The mobile equipment has been flown in place, and several temporary rooms have been built. The brigade's armed forces and scientific researchers are rushing here to establish a permanent base.
In the middle of the forest, the hall of the mother tree of the Hobiru tree is brightly lit, and the researchers are busy nervously, often glancing at the rows of natural cultivation troughs on the top of the tree hall, but their eyes reveal panic and nervousness.
The sound of glass cracking suddenly sounded in the tree hall, and the transparent roof of a culture room was suddenly covered with cracks, and then with a loud bang, a fist actually pierced out of the hard top cover! The top lid then turned into pieces and poured down with the green culture fluid! The people in the cultivation room also seemed to have run out of strength and fell helplessly from a great height.
The scientific research director also underwent some combat domain ability enhancements, jumped up, and caught the falling man in mid-air. Before he landed, he shouted anxiously: "Young master! Are you alright? โ
The man who broke out of the cultivation chamber was none other than Oberen, the surface of his body was still covered with green culture liquid, he just opened his eyes at this moment, smiled weakly, and asked, "How long has it been?" โ
The research director was stunned and said, "The whole process of concoction took a total of three days. โ
The head of research keenly sensed that something about Oberyen seemed to be different from what it had been, and it felt like two people at all. Although Oberen's previous genius was almost enough in all aspects, the immaturity and impulsiveness brought about by age still could not be completely eliminated. However, after just three days of concoction of the mother tree, Oberen's body suddenly had a kind of calmness and vicissitudes, which can only be left by the precipitation of time.
"It's only been three days? What an interesting experience......" Oberyen smiled faintly and stood up with the help of the research director.
At this time, another cultivation chamber on the dome of the tree hall also suddenly cracked, and a man with a majestic figure fell down from it. This time, the research director gained experience, waved his hand and sent out a soft force field, supporting his body and slowly falling, lying on the ground in balance.
Looking at the man who had also come out of the cultivation chamber, Oberyen laughed and said, "Aaron, it's great that you were able to come out alive. What about the others? โ
Aaron, who was much stronger than Oberen, looked even weaker at the moment, and he barely bothered himself up, and said, "Except for me, the other brothers must have died in that world." โ
Oberen's face darkened, and then he became cheerful, and said with a smile, "It's a pity that I can't save more people." Either way, it's good that you'll be able to come back! โ
Aaron rolled over, barely knelt on the ground, and said, "I am willing to serve Your Excellency forever!" โ
The research director looked at Aaron in surprise, this man was recruited from outside into the Sea Emperor's Trident troops, and he and Oberen's relationship was just a simple employment, how could it suddenly become an oath of allegiance similar to the ancient knightly system after the modulation was completed? Even the veterans of the Neptune Trident are not in vogue with this.
But Oberen smiled as a matter of course, reached out and put his hand on the top of Aaron's head, and said, "Let's fight together in the future." โ
"Yes!" Aaron replied in a deep voice.
A light lunch ensued, and at the table, the research director was once again surprised to find that Oberion and Aaron had eaten so carefully that there was little residue left. This is no longer a waste of reluctance, but a detriment to ancient etiquette. To put it mildly, Oberen ate like a wilderness man.
Seeing the research director's astonishment, Oberyen smiled and briefly recounted the concoction. It turned out that three days ago, with the help of simple equipment, the research director finally determined that the mother tree's cultivation chamber was rich in nutrients and some miraculous hormones, which can greatly stimulate and develop the potential of the human body. Genetic stimulation is still dangerous, but it can be of great benefit if it is only absorbed and the effects of hormones are controlled in moderation. In terms of effect, the mother tree culture liquid is nearly 100 times more than the current mainstream culture solution, and the mother tree, which is connected to the entire forest, will produce enough nutrient solution to fill 8 culture silos every few days.
Therefore, after the new nutrient solution was generated, Oberion led the seven best warriors of the Sea Emperor's Trident into the cultivation chamber to absorb the nutrients. What they didn't expect was that at the moment when the cultivation warehouse was closed, everyone was immediately pulled into another world, a spiritual world!
In that world, trees, flowers, all kinds of strange beasts, almost every qiฤ creature will become their enemy! In the first few days, Oberen even thought he was fighting against the whole world! Fortunately, the combat power of the creatures in that world was not too strong, so they barely escaped from the densely populated forest area and turned to the desert environment with fewer lives, and they barely survived. But the initial transfer cost Oberen a brilliant fighter.
For the next few years, all that pervaded Oberen's life was fighting, non-stop fighting, never-ending fighting! Only one person can rest in each battle, and the rest will not last more than 10 minutes.
It was only at this time that Oberen finally understood that he was indeed the enemy of the whole world!
The world is not big, and it has borders. Oberion spent five years leading the survivors along the borders of the world to finally return to square one. In the process, another warrior is buried in this world. After exploring the borders of the world, Oberen concluded that the key to cracking the world lay in the forests of the Central Mountains. So he separated from his subordinates and embarked on a journey to the center of the world alone, and what awaited him in front of him was a war several times the intensity of the previous one!
A year later, Oberen finally stood on the altar in the center of the world, and behind him was a wide road with no end in sight. There was no road here, and when Oberen smashed something that was rushing at him, a road was formed.
And in front of Oberen, in the very center of the altar, sat two Hobirus, a man and a woman.
"These are the first two Hobiru people in the world, and if I subdue them, the world will be cracked." Oberen's words were light-hearted.
The research director was speechless, it was only three days of concoction outside, but the war had been going on in the spirit world for six whole years?!
It's no wonder that Oberen's temperament has changed in this way, and there is a special friendship between Aaron and Oberen, who survived in the end. The research director glanced at Aaron again, and it seemed that Aaron was no different from before, except that his unruly expression had disappeared completely. But he knew that Aaron had definitely become a different person. Six years of continuous fighting can turn a cowardly person into the strongest warrior, not to mention that when Aaron joined the Sea Emperor Trident, he already had a seventh-order ability!
"Tell me about what's happened recently." Oberen commanded as he dealt with the food.
The research director quickly mentally ranked the recent information in order of importance, and then carefully stated what he considered to be the most important thing.
Oberen listened, his eating slowing down, and finally he bit on half of the steak and didn't move, as if he had become a statue.
It wasn't until the head of research finished speaking that Oberen swallowed the beef whole, and ordered, "Prepare me ten warriors and three carts, equipped with heavy firepower." After 30 minutes, we went to Lehai Manor. Aaron, can you still do it, come with me if you can. โ
Aaron was still destroying the steak at the speed of three bites, and only responded lightly: "Of course you can!" A 30-minute break is enough. โ
Seven and a half hours later, Oberen stood at the gate of Lehai Manor and gazed at the idyllic manor. Aaron, looking at the dead, glanced at the guards at the gate and the perimeter walls.
Ten minutes later, the entire Lehai Manor had turned into a sea of fire, all the servants and guards had been executed, and the bodies were neatly stacked on one side of the main building's square. Every window of the old main building was spewing fire outward, and in the light of the fire, a dozen shivering people, most of them women and children, stood in the square.
Oberen crouched down, picked up a little boy who was only five or six years old, and asked one of the fighters to turn on the communication screen. Half a minute later, an old man with a majestic expression but also a little haggard appeared on the light screen.
"General Kaplan, long time no see." Oberen smiled and said hello.
"Oberen? It's been a long time, and you've changed a bit. Wait, you're holding little Pete! Why are you in Lehai Manor? You...... You burned down my manor! After seeing the image transmitted by the light screen, Kaplan quickly turned from politeness to roaring!
"I've heard that you took an action at the northern base a few days ago against Persephone." Oberyen said nonchalantly, as if Kaplan's anger was of no use to him, and even took the time to pinch little Pete's face.
Suppressing anger and fear, Kaplan said, "That's Beblaz's order, I'm just doing what I'm told." โ
"Do you do what you are told? You are the general of the Dragoon, Bebraz has no way to give you orders directly, in fact, you can not obey General Morgan's orders. May I ask what kind of benefits Bebraz promised you, and what kind of benefits will make you willing to pay such a big price? Oberion said as he continued to pinch little Pete's face. He knew that Pete Jr. was Kaplan's only grandson, and Oberyen had known about it five minutes earlier.
Kaplan watched little Pete's face start to red and swollen, but Oberen's neck was pinched, and he couldn't cry, so he couldn't help but lose his arrogance, and pleaded: "We can talk about it, you put little Pete down first, I think anything can be discussed!" And didn't the Arthurs already announce their disconnection from Persephone? โ
Oberen said calmly, "Yes, Persephone was expelled from the family, and the expulsion order was issued by me. But her expulsion has nothing to do with the matter in front of me, I just look at you, and I don't like this manor. โ
After saying that, as soon as Oberen's hand was released, little Pete immediately fell from his hand!
"No!!" Kaplan's roar even shook the image of the light screen! His face was completely distorted, and he cursed wildly at Oberen's back, roaring angrily, "You are making enemies of Lord Bebraz, and your Lord will kill you!" He's going to kill everyone who has anything to do with you!! โ
Oberen walked out of the manor, listening to Kaplan's curse, he didn't even look back, but said in a calm voice: "You are just a dog of Bebraz, how much do you think he will pay for a dog?" As for being hostile to Bebraz...... I'll vote against it in his presence at tomorrow's parliament! โ
Then, Oberyen gave a faint command to Aaron beside him, "Kill the light", and walked towards the outside of the manor at a constant speed.
The flames engulfed a qiฤ of Lehai Manor......
Unbeknownst to Kaplan, in another world, during the year of his ascension to the center of the world, Oberen faced a variety of attacks. In the world of spiritual condensation, all his spiritual weaknesses cannot be hidden, so the ones who pounce on him the most are relatives who are related by blood.
In that year, Oberen's own destruction of Miรจ Persephone was 11,776 times.