Yama Reborn-Chapter 597 - 594: Flames of War Spread

Once the topic was opened, Nolan's behavior seemed a bit mentally unstable—this guy appeared more interested in "killing the Octopus Monster." Comparatively, it seemed like he didn't really care about his own survival if it would achieve that goal.

——Who knows what kind of torment this guy suffered under the Octopus Monster to develop such immense hatred.

However, there's another reason why Nolan seemed happier:

"That way, we don't have to worry about the attack forged by our search team angering the Octopus Monster."

Nolan laughed and said, "Originally, the Wizard and I planned that after tonight's cooperation with you, the Wizard would simply defect and run away, leaving me to put all the blame on the Wizard.

Finally, we would seize the opportunity to launch a joint attack on the Octopus Monster.

But it seems unnecessary now.

Even if the Octopus Monster suspects us due to tonight's fabricated attack... it doesn't matter.

It still needs to use us as cannon fodder to attack the Mother Clone.

Before that happens, even if it knows we are disloyal, it'll just turn a blind eye.

Moreover... honestly, the Octopus Monster has known about our disloyalty from the very beginning.

It doesn't care about that. All it wants is for us to be cannon fodder in the final assault on the Mother Clone.

Until that mission is completed, it will tolerate our little maneuvers as much as possible."

Upon hearing this, the Wizard raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Exactly! I thought I'd have to run away after tonight and continue cooperating with you all from the shadows."

Nolan tapped his finger twice on the rim of his glass, pondered for a moment, then frowned and said, "But there's one thing that's very suspicious, which we still haven't figured out."

"Lillian the Diamond Queen's death?" Chen Nuo asked.

The Wizard's face suddenly darkened—the change in his expression was caught by Chen Nuo, who couldn't help but speculate: Did the sly Wizard truly have real feelings for Lillian the Diamond Queen?

Such a big reaction?

Nolan looked very serious: "Lillian's death was indeed very bizarre. Because of this, I always have some troubling suspicions. That guy named Pengpeng you met, based on what you said, his ability is a rare spatial one, and my ability also falls under the space category, but seemingly not as powerful as his.

I've simulated many scenarios in my mind regarding Lillian's defeat and injury, yet I don't understand why she was so severely hurt.

Furthermore, the Octopus Monster is also deliberately hiding the news of Lillian's death from us."

Chen Nuo shook his head and said, "I can't quite make sense of it either. Logically, it needs us as cannon fodder to deal with the Mother Clone, so the more and stronger the cannon fodder, the better.

It should try hard to keep the Diamond Queen alive.

But the Diamond Queen died too quickly and too horribly."

"Could it be that Pengpeng's strength was beyond expectation, so the Diamond Queen lost too quickly, and even the Octopus Monster couldn't save her?" the Son of the Sun interjected.

Chen Nuo frowned and shook his head: "Doesn't seem like it. I've fought Pengpeng; his strength is indeed impressive, but not to the extent of incapacitating the Diamond Queen in such a short time. He is notably stronger than Lillian, but... not to that degree."

The Son of the Sun tried to guess: "Or maybe Lillian underestimated the enemy? Was caught off guard in battle and couldn't escape after realizing she was no match? After all, running away from a top-tier space user is really difficult."

Chen Nuo, the Wizard, and Nolan all pondered for a while but couldn't draw any conclusions.

"Perhaps the Octopus Monster still intends to use us as cannon fodder, and he knows well that we're disloyal to him.

So he's worried that if we know about Lillian's death, we might get cold feet and not continue with his plan.

That's why he deliberately hid the news of Lillian's death?"

This was Nolan's guess.

Chen Nuo remained skeptical—he vaguely felt something was off.

Because Chen Nuo always felt Pengpeng didn't have the power to fatally injure Lillian to death.

Furthermore, Chen Nuo also had a lingering intuition: Lillian's death might have something to do with the Octopus Monster.

"Or maybe, Lillian discovered something, was silenced by the Octopus Monster upon her discovery?" Chen Nuo suddenly thought. "Could it be possible that during her fight with Pengpeng, Lillian accidentally learned something, and then the Octopus Monster silenced her because she found out his secret? Is that why after Lillian's death, the entire Consciousness Space was wiped clean, and even extracting residual thoughts from her Consciousness Space was impossible!"

The Wizard's expression darkened, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "If that's the case, I must make that bastard pay!"

Nolan shook his head and said, "Speculating here won't get us an answer.

Regardless, what we can confirm now is that the Octopus Monster was tricked to Africa, and the target is the Mother Clone here!

Since it wants to devour the Mother Clone, it will eventually need us to act as cannon fodder!

As long as that is confirmed, the minor details don't matter.

We just need to disrupt the Octopus Monster's plan, and then, as Mr. Chen Nuo said, let the Octopus Monster and the Mother Clone fight each other, hopefully both suffering serious damage... then maybe our chance will come!"

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Nolan's words were quite reasonable—since it's confirmed that the Octopus Monster's goal is the Mother Clone, it will definitely need a few Controllers as cannon fodder.

By exploiting this, there will certainly be a chance to trap the Octopus Monster.

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After discussing until almost dawn, Nolan and the Wizard bade farewell.

Even though it's clear that the Octopus Monster will definitely be suspicious, they still needed to put on a show.

Nolan told Chen Nuo that he would report the losses from the "attack" to the Octopus Monster and then wait for its next instructions.

Waiting for the Octopus Monster to lead everyone to find the Mother Clone.

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After sending off the Wizard and Nolan, Chen Nuo and the Son of the Sun didn't have much more to say, each went back to their rooms.

When Chen Nuo returned to his room, Lu Xixi was lying in bed reading a novel.

This time, she was not reading "The Count of Monte Cristo," but seemingly a Latin version of "One Hundred Years of Solitude."

But Lu Xixi didn't get far before expressing that she couldn't get into it.

"It's too dull, and I simply can't understand what it's trying to say."

Of course, Lu Xixi also admitted that it must be her lacking ability—since it's a work by a Nobel Prize-winning author, acknowledged worldwide as a masterpiece.

Seeing that his own wife was still very self-aware, Chen Nuo chuckled, hugged her, and said, "If it doesn't work, should I find you a copy of 'The Return of the Condor Heroes'?"

Lu Xixi gave Chen Nuo a sidelong look.

Chen Nuo shared the content of the discussion with the Wizard and the others with Lu Xixi, but Lu Xixi showed little interest.

"Just leave everything to your arrangements, I don't like thinking too much about complex stuff, too much thinking gives me a headache."

Lu Xixi said this, then wrapped her arms around Chen Nuo, snuggling her soft body against Chen Xiaoguo, whispering: "Little Candy used to handle everything for me, and all I had to do was beat people up, I never liked thinking about complex things.

So, hubby~

Please don't ask me to think about these things in the future, okay? You just make the decisions, and I'll listen to you."

Chen Nuo laughed, "But there are some things you need to understand."

Lu Xixi blinked her enchanting big eyes twice, "What's unclear about it? Simply put, hit the Mother Clone, hit the Octopus Monster, and it's best if they hit each other, right?"

Don't say it, really, don't say it...

Seems like there's no problem with that.

Chen Nuo decided to keep his mouth shut.

But he was still contemplating another matter in his heart.

Zero told him: Join the action of the Octopus Monster, if everything goes on, there will be a chance to meet Zero again...

When will this opportunity arrive?

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The days in this town passed leisurely and freely...

After all, living in the luxurious Mayor Mansion, with a batch of servants to serve.

The food, clothing, use, and housing were all very good—any special demand, just a phone call, and the Octopus Monster Company could airlift it to you without considering the cost.

Moreover, here, for Chen Nuo and others, no matter what they say or do, it is basically authoritative, practically living like a local emperor.

Chen Nuo would even have wild thoughts: if he were shameless enough, issuing some kind of "Right of First Night" locally could probably be implemented with this kind of oppressive rule...

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It had been more than three days since Chen Nuo met Pengpeng.

Pengpeng's warning at that time, Chen Nuo naturally didn't take it to heart.

However, this guy didn't have the guts to launch another sneak attack.

But soon, the situation changed again.

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The temporary mayor of the town, Enke, hastily came in the evening to seek an audience with Chen Nuo.

Originally, Chen Nuo didn't want to participate in this rising local warlord game anymore, but Enke brought some news from the capital.

The good news was that in the capital, after the sudden death of the former president, the remaining military leaders of their faction, after mutual fighting, finally reached a conclusion.

An extremely powerful military leader declared himself as the temporary president. Another one, relatively powerful but slightly weaker, took up the position of marshal.

It was a compromise for a barely stable balance.

This news was of no concern to Chen Nuo.

But Enke brought another piece of news.

For reasons unknown, a deal or agreement might have been made, or perhaps due to considerations or plans...

The temporary president and the marshal, these two military leaders, jointly signed a declaration.

Announcing the initiation of a military punitive operation against the anti-government forces in the north of this country.

Yes, it's "declaring war"!

When Enke brought this news, he looked extremely terrified, incessantly screaming, "They've gone mad! They must be mad!! How dare they!!"

The last president was "punished" by Pengpeng because of dealing with these foreign mercenary groups and allowing their troops into the country.

Coupled with the country's decades-old legend of "Heaven's Punishment," no oligarch dared to provoke or subdue this chaos.

After just finishing a power struggle, how dare these two severely wounded factions even attempt it?

Chen Nuo was quite clear...most likely, it was the Octopus Monster that intervened.

It must have been some kind of deal or involvement from an external force.

To confirm this news, Chen Nuo made a call to Nolan.

On the phone, Nolan informed Chen Nuo that he had almost been stripped of his command by the Octopus Monster.

Originally, as the Chosen One and agent of the Octopus Monster, the Octopus Monster Company Group, all matters were handled and managed by Nolan.

Especially two years ago, when the Octopus Monster brutally purged the Elders' Council, Nolan came to power, and all authority was handed over to Nolan.

During this trip to Africa, from resource allocation, the mercenary group forces, military preparations, and even dealings with the local government, all went through Nolan.

But starting a few days ago, these matters no longer went through Nolan.

However, Nolan wasn't entirely oblivious, as he still shared with Chen Nuo some information he gathered.

After all, he had been the agent for two years, and although stripped of his power, he still had information channels within the organization.

Reportedly, just a few days ago, an elder from the Octopus Monster Group's Elders' Council quickly returned to power, flew to the capital, and met with those military leaders at the President's Mansion of this country.

After swiftly making a series of deals, the Octopus Monster Company assembled two mercenary forces and four field teams to enter the country.

And a batch of armaments was airlifted in.

These arms were sent into the "government army" camps, and then...

After hearing all this on the phone, Chen Nuo sighed, "So, a larger war is about to break out?"

"The batch of arms brought in is enough to equip an army of five thousand. Adding the two mercenary forces brought in, there's a force of over four thousand troops.

Enough to wage a small-scale war.", Nolan's tone was also very serious over the phone: "The Octopus Monster is setting up a scenario we can't understand."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Nuo sighed.

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The next day, news came again from the capital.

On the second day of the government army's launch of their offensive, the temporary president and marshal, who signed the punitive declaration...

Both were killed in the Capital City!

The President's Mansion was almost leveled in a violent explosion!

The blast's fire and dense smoke were clearly visible from miles away!

Countless were dead and injured in the capital, so much so that even two streets near the President's Mansion were nearly wiped out!

Chen Nuo understood: Pengpeng had made a move again!

Pengpeng would never allow anyone attempting to unify and subdue this country to establish a united, strong government.

Soon after, several local separatist forces included in the punitive list began large-scale counterattacks.

Several anti-government forces, along with the government army, commenced a chaotic battle with tens of thousands of troops...

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