MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again-Chapter 581 - 69: The Situation is Grim

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Chapter 581: Chapter 69: The Situation is Grim

"It’s all fake, all of it!"

With the collapse of their beliefs, many young and impassioned soldiers let out hysterical screams.

Questasa’s expression was one of sorrow; no less devastated than these crumbling soldiers.

As the situation grew increasingly chaotic, Lu Hong, clad in a blood-colored battle robe and wielding the Blood Holy Sword, stepped forward.

He slammed down the Holy Sword with great force, and the heavy sound was hard to ignore.

Seeing the soldiers turning their gaze toward the source of the noise, Lu Hong’s face was stern as he shouted, "What are you all doing?!"

Dressed in their blood-colored military attire, the soldiers of the Blood-colored Divine Might Army were stunned.

"Lord Divine Might Duke?"

"Yes, I am Tukulu, the Sacred Empire—the Divine Might Duke," Lu Hong responded to the soldiers’ call and immediately scolded them, "Making mistakes, committing errors is not to be feared, but lacking the courage to confront them, lacking the resilience to make amends, you do not deserve to follow my lead, and the Blood-colored Divine Might Army does not need such cowards!"

Lu Hong’s fierce words caused the soldiers to be too ashamed to lift their heads.

Seeing their reaction, Lu Hong nodded in satisfaction: "There’s still a sense of shame, which means there’s still hope."

Then Lu Hong continued, "Questasa has already revealed the whole truth, so I won’t elaborate further. To me, making mistakes isn’t dreadful, but as men, you should be brave enough to admit, confront, and make amends for them. Look at yourselves, weeping and wailing for whom to see? Now, immediately, right this moment, collect yourselves and discard this pitiable demeanor. My Blood-colored Divine Might Army should be invincible, indomitable, and only those who are such can qualify to be true soldiers of the Blood-colored Divine Might Army."

"Did you hear me?"

Lu Hong roared in anger, bringing back those whose faith was shattered.

Putting aside their mournful demeanor, with firm and sharp expressions, they replied in unison, "By your command, my Lord Duke!"

Lu Hong nodded slightly, "That’s more like it."

After resolving the urgent matter at hand, Lu Hong swept his gaze over the faces of the hundred thousand soldiers and commanded, "Everyone lay down your weapons, and do not resist."

While he spoke, a blazing Holy Sun consolidated in the clouds above, casting down pure and hallowed light.

With Lu Hong’s command, all the soldiers complied.

Moments later, the hidden agents of the dark realm within the Blood-colored Divine Might Army could no longer withstand it and began to invoke their magic power to resist the corrosion of the Holy Light.

As dark violet smoke started to rise from within, Augustus swiftly blinked from spot to spot, choking the life out of the exposed soldiers one by one.

After the first group of exposed agents were killed, the rest of the dark realm’s people no longer sat waiting for death and immediately grabbed nearby weapons, attempting to break out and escape.

"Trying to run under the shine of my divine power?" Aragon locked on the targets quickly, and the scorching Holy Sun instantly shot out countless golden arrows, one by one taking out the dark realm agents.

Watching those exposed dark realm agents, even with ample mental preparation, Questasa couldn’t stop the shivers running through his heart, and a chill surged within him.

A hundred thousand soldiers, with three thousand amongst them as hidden agents!

Questasa had not neglected to anticipate infiltration from the dark realm; the Blood-colored Divine Might Army had indeed implemented methods to identify these dark agents. Yet, under the collusion and cover of the enemy, this identification method became a mockery of itself. In addition to the ten thousand corpses walking under the control of the dark realm in their assault on the City Lord Mansion, there were another three thousand.

And this was just the situation in the first town, what about the second and third towns?

Questasa didn’t dare to think about it; perhaps they were already under the control of the dark realm?

Lu Hong patted his shoulder, "First, seal off the news. The situations in the second and third towns aren’t optimistic, we can’t let a single person from the dark realm escape."

Questasa nodded, "Understood, my lord."

Lu Hong quickly secured communication with the reinforcements provided to him by Konstantin and sealed off the news within the first town.

Within two days, the Liu Family from the East’s victory brought an army of four hundred thousand troops into the first town.

The Commander leading the Liu Family’s team this time was still Lu Hong’s old acquaintance, Liu Mei.

"Why is it you?" Lu Hong was somewhat surprised and then remembered, "Did you also come out when the Trial of the God of Strength closed?"

"What else could I do? All the trials and challenges of the Trial were sealed off. What good is staying inside? Better to come back and do something practical for the Empire." Liu Mei looked at Lu Hong as if she was seeing an old friend. Although they hadn’t interacted much during their time in the Trial of the God of Strength, it did nothing to hinder Liu Mei’s subsequent understanding of Lu Hong. Ever since Lu Hong had defeated the Naga Queen single-handedly, Liu Mei was thoroughly convinced by him.

Before, Liu Mei thought there were no young talents in the world worthy of her, but now she felt as if she might not be worthy of Lu Hong. That faint trace of affection was transformed into awe for Lu Hong after her rational deliberation.

"The situation is quite troublesome now. The Underworld’s infiltration of the northern planes is quite severe. Not only that, but they have also hidden a large army. If we don’t root them out, the north will be thrown into chaos."

"I know. After receiving the message from Your Grace, I sent two letters, one to my father and the other to Goldrus. I trust that His Majesty is also considering how to resolve the issues of the north," Liu Mei said as she took the tea handed over by Lu Hong and continued, "You... weren’t you supposed to be dead?"

Lu Hong smiled slightly, "Is Miss Liu so eager to see me dead?"

"No, no, no." Seeing that Lu Hong had misunderstood, Liu Mei quickly explained, "I was just curious, curious about how Your Grace managed to come back from death."

"Don’t be curious; it’s a long story. I’ll tell you all about it after we’ve completely eradicated the threat from the Underworld."

"Hmm."

Liu Mei nodded and then started planning the elimination of the Underworld’s hidden agents in the second and third towns, with the help of Questasa.

Two days later, having ensured that nothing could go wrong, Lu Hong and his brothers, Questasa, and the Liu Family’s army set off for the second town to begin the purge.

The second town was an essential plane for Questasa’s production of military supplies. It was stationed with all the support troops of the Blood-colored Divine Might Army and was a key logistical support location for the Divine Might Army, a place where failures could not be tolerated.

With Lu Hong’s presence and Questasa’s leadership, the second town did not experience any major upheaval. However, during a thorough investigation, they found an alarming number of hidden agents from the Underworld.

Reserve troops, support soldiers, and civilians living within the plane totaled more than three hundred million people. Only a tenth of the population had been screened when they unearthed over two thousand hidden agents from the Underworld.

Holding the data they had gathered, Questasa’s face turned pale.

Lu Hong also furrowed his brows and asked, "Why does the second town have such a large population?"

Ambona, the second town, was not meant to be fought over, and according to the early data provided by Konstantin, the original population was around fifty million at most.

"The populations of the three towns were transferred to one location by this old servant, hence the larger numbers," Questasa said. "Master, it’s highly likely that many of the civilians living here have been turned by the Underworld. You’ll need to think of a solution. We can’t just kill them all, can we?"

Lu Hong did not immediately have a good solution and turned to look at Liu Mei.

Liu Mei, who came from a major household, decisively said, "If what Lord Questasa said is true, then we have no choice but to abandon them."

"But...,"

Before Questasa could object, he was silenced by Lu Hong, "Liu Mei is right. If they’ve truly been controlled by the Underworld’s Soul Water, unless we can find the source controlling them, we have no choice but to kill them all. Otherwise, they will become a ticking time bomb planted in the Star Sea’s northern territory."

Remorse showed on Questasa’s face as he closed his eyes. If he had not heeded Funie’s orders to take over the third town, such a difficult situation would not have arisen.

Seeing that neither was objecting, Liu Mei immediately made a decision, setting the plan and comforting Questasa, "Lord Questasa, the sacrifice is only to protect more people; sometimes, such sacrifices are unavoidable."

"I know, I know," Questasa said. In an instant, he seemed to age considerably, steadying himself against the wall and shakily leaving the temporary command post.

Lu Hong let out a sigh. He too found it hard to bear, but as long as it was unclear who was controlling the civilians, the slaughter had to be carried out.

Civilians may not have combat ability, but once influenced by the Soul Water, they could start cultivating. Because they had no prior cultivation experience, they could naturally transition into professions of the Underworld, and their potential for growth was much greater than that of the controlled soldiers.

Moreover, a small number of soldiers could be monitored, but a large population of civilians could not.

The mercenary continent had once suffered the invasion of the Soul Water. Those mercenaries who drank the Soul Water had been marked for destruction. At the first sign of abnormalities, they were ready to detonate and eliminate the risk.

While the civilians could also be marked, the detonation magic required one-on-one control. Where would the Empire find so many mages proficient in this type of fire magic Skill to monitor them constantly?

Thus, abandoning these civilians controlled by the Underworld was the best and most helpless method.

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