MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again-Chapter 1288 - 265: Return to Jin’an City
As the scouts approached Lai’an City, the ruined Lai’an City almost made the scouts doubt whether they were seeing things.
They had visited Lai’an City many times before. Although it was not very grand, it was still a significant city in the Western Battle Zone. The solid city wall had also experienced countless wars. But now, the giant city seemed to have been blasted by a tremendous cannon, ripped open from the middle.
As they got closer to Lai’an City, an acrid smell of blood and a vague sight of numerous beasts wandering in the city could be perceived through the broken walls.
The nerves of these scouts started to twitch continually.
Lai’an City must have encountered a massive calamity.
Soon, jaw-dropping news spread back to the various families of the Western Battle Zone.
Lai’an City had been destroyed, the city was ravaged, and everyone inside had been massacred, rivers of blood flowing with corpses everywhere. It was a veritable hell on earth.
"Lai’an City was destroyed?!" The Jin Family Master looked at the scout reporting the news in shock and said solemnly, "Are you sure you’re not lying to me?!"
"Reporting to the Family Head, I saw all this with my own eyes. Moreover, I also thought I might have been mistaken, so I specifically cross-verified it with scouts from other families. That city, like ruins, is indeed Lai’an City. Everyone inside was slaughtered. I searched the city for two days and found not a single survivor, only beasts attracted by the smell of blood."
Hearing the scout’s affirmative answer, the Jin Family Master suddenly thought of yesterday’s scout report, which said that Photon City’s army appeared a hundred miles outside their Jin’an City.
At first, the Jin Family Master didn’t take Lu Hong seriously, thinking that the other party had been severely punished by Lai’an City and thus fled hurriedly to near their Jin’an City. After all, Lai’an and Jin’an were the closest cities.
Last night, the Jin Family Master was even discussing with key advisors in his family whether to deploy troops to directly attack Lu Hong’s routed troops and completely drive Photon City’s army out of the Western Battle Zone.
Now thinking about it, he was almost scared into a cold sweat.
The strength of Jin’an City and Lai’an City was comparable. Damn, Lai’an City was wiped out in just a few days. How could Jin’an City possibly be a match for Photon City?
Not only the Jin Family Master, but anyone in the Jin Family with a bit of sense realized this.
The Jin Family Master’s brother stood up at this moment and said, "Brother, I think we should immediately confess our crimes to Photon City and hand over the remaining Qin Long Guards to the Photon City Lord. Only then might there be a glimmer of hope for Jin’an City."
Hearing this, a Jin Family elder immediately jumped out and pointed at the Jin Family Second Brother, "How dare you! Our Western Battle Zone is renowned as the most formidable zone in the Rongtian Domain. All the families in the Western Battle Zone have never surrendered without a fight. You ask me to surrender? Are you joking? You’re nailing our Jin Family to the pillar of shame. From now on, our Jin Family will become the laughingstock of the entire Western Battle Zone, forever unable to lift our heads! I refuse to surrender. Destroying a city isn’t something ordinary people can do. I’m sure this isn’t just Photon City’s doing. They must have support from the Central Battle Zone families or the other three battle zones. Jiguang City’s army is probably just a distraction."
Upon hearing this analysis from the clan elder, the others thought about it and realized there was some truth to it.
It was more reasonable to believe that there was secret support behind the Photon City’s army instead of accepting that 30,000 troops from Photon City slaughtered a city of over six million people. Any sensible person would make the most logical decision.
Faced with the clan elder’s argument, the Jin Family Second Brother stopped talking. After all, he couldn’t prove the strength of Photon City’s army, so he had no strong evidence to refute. Even if he insisted on arguing, it would just be an internal debate, offering no help to the current situation.
The Jin Family Master fell into deep thought and finally said, "Immediately deploy a large number of scouts to investigate Photon City’s troop movements, numbers, and status. Also, promptly write to the Duo Family and all surrounding cities for help. No matter what, the destruction of Lai’an City is not something our Jin’an City can handle alone."
Upon hearing the master’s command, everyone in the Jin Family nodded immediately and quickly left to arrange matters.
One undeniable strength of the family system is the absolute core family ideology and absolute obedience to the family head. Of course, those with rebellious tendencies are not discussed.
Essentially, the family operates like a small court, with the Family Head possessing absolute authority. Importantly, the Family Head doesn’t have to be the most powerful person in the family, as the Clan Elders maintain the family’s martial prowess.
With the scouts dispatched, reports about Photon City’s army flowed continually into the ears of the Jin Family.
Photon City’s army was 80 miles from Jin’an City.
Photon City’s army was 60 miles from Jin’an City.
Photon City’s army was now only 30 miles from Jin’an City!
Each scout’s report made everyone in the Jin Family increasingly tense.
Without any hesitation, the Jin Family Master left and summoned the only reclusive expert in the family, a Jin Family Clan Elder at the early stage of Martial King Ninth Layer.
Of course, the Jin Family still had seven or eight Late Stage Martial King experts, who were also summoned by the Family Head.
All the Jin Family’s forces in Jin’an City were mobilized, ready at any moment to confront Photon City or the forces behind them. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
Early the next morning, as the red sun slowly rose over the horizon, Lu Hong walked leisurely with his hands behind his back.
Behind him was a uniformly well-equipped mighty army.
Following Lu Hong step by step, they steadily approached Jin’an City.
Suddenly, the gates of Jin’an City slammed shut, and the Jin Family Master ascended to the city wall, staring intently at Lu Hong and the powerful army behind him.
When they got within three hundred meters of the city gates, Lu Hong stopped, lifted his head to look at the Jin Family Master on the city wall, and said, "I assume you already know about the destruction of Lai’an City. You ought to understand what I want this time. Surrender my people, and have everyone in Jin’an City above the Martial Arts Sect level commit suicide, and I might consider sparing Jin’an City."
Hearing this, the Jin Family Master, who initially considered negotiations, instantly abandoned the idea. It’s one thing to surrender, but making everyone above the Martial Arts Sect in Jin’an City commit suicide? Who do you think you are?
"Hehe, City Lord Lu, I, Jin, absolutely will not agree to your terms, and besides, I don’t even know who you want me to hand over. I assume City Lord Lu has got the wrong people?"
Lu Hong showed no surprise: "Before, Lai’an City seemed to have said something similar, and then they were gone."
Upon hearing this, the Jin Family Master’s face turned grim, and he said solemnly, "City Lord Lu, are you threatening Jin’an City?!"
"I’m merely offering your Jin Family a way to survive. Since you don’t want it, then so be it."
Lu Hong had no intention of wasting words with the other party. Avenging and training the troops were both critical objectives of his on this trip. The Blood-colored Divine Might Army was a force he had personally fostered. Although powerful, they had never been on the battlefield. To become a truly formidable army, they needed a baptism, a baptism of blood.
As Lu Hong raised his hand, the 30,000 Divine Might Army immediately began to form ranks, with overwhelming Qi Blood Power again filling the sky. Roiling blood waves surged violently, crashing towards the walls of Jin’an City.
Witnessing this, the Jin Family soldiers seemed to suddenly comprehend the scouts’ previous descriptions of Lai’an City’s devastation. Could such terrifying might be withstood?
At this moment, the strongest Jin Family Clan Elder decided to go all out to protect Jin’an City.
The Qi Blood Power within him fully erupted, transforming him into a humanoid flame of blood, charging toward the surging waves.
The other Martial King-level clan elders of the Jin Family followed suit, attempting to construct a human wall to resist the storming blood waves.
In response, Lu Hong raised his hand, the Heavy Sword coalescing with power, and in an instant, it was ready to strike.
The Extreme One Flash was unleashed immediately, with the Sword Qi surpassing the speed of the blood waves, slicing through the Jin Family’s line of Martial King-level defenders, including that top Martial King Ninth Layer expert, severing them at the waist.
