Chapter 129 : Chapter 129
“I say, Ye Ze, how in the world did you do this?”
Wan Feipeng asked in utter disbelief, pointing at the city defense troops outside.
Just a moment ago, the Lionheart Kingdom’s army had been shouting about killing them.
And now, in the next moment, they had become vassals of Ye Ze’s summoned beast instead?
Even a Legendary-grade control skill...should not have been able to silently control such a huge group of people over such a wide area, right?
And indeed, the Magic Dragon’s [Brutal Rule] was a Legend · Higher-order talent skill.
Its effects were naturally terrifying.
Even for a Seventh-Rank Hunter like Wan Feipeng, it was perfectly normal that he had never seen anything like it before.
Perhaps only a myth-grade skill appearing in the future could possibly overshadow the brilliance of a Higher-order Legendary skill.
Ye Ze smiled calmly and said casually, “With this kind of fear effect, taking Notting City will go much more smoothly.”
“That’s true!”
Wan Feipeng nodded happily, and Tong Mo and Shi Qing agreed as well.
In a normal battle, setting aside the losses China’s forces would suffer, Notting City itself would certainly be left in ruins and suffer enormous damage...Even if they occupied it, they would still have to spend huge amounts of manpower and resources defending it in the future.
But if they could control Notting City’s city defense army and turn the enemy into a defensive force of their own, the effect would be completely different!
Wan Feipeng could not help giving Ye Ze another look...Just how many strange methods did this kid still have?
But Shi Qing frowned slightly at that moment. “Are we still going to keep fighting?”
“This is, after all, the Lionheart Kingdom’s stronghold. Their reinforcements will probably be arriving endlessly at any moment...”
Ye Ze gave a strange smile. “The more people who come, the better!”
After all, the maximum number of people the Magic Dragon’s [Brutal Rule] could control had no upper limit!
At the same time, there were only a handful of Fifth-Rank enemies left in the Lionheart Kingdom’s forces, and the effect of the Magic Dragon’s [Brutal Rule] expanded once more!
Throughout the entire city, even some of the Lionheart Kingdom’s nobles had begun submitting to the Magic Dragon’s Domination.
Moreover, among the second and third waves of city defense troops, and even the king’s personal guard, as they hurried over to reinforce the battlefield... nearly half of them instantly fell into fear!
“What is going on?”
“Why does this Magic Dragon feel even more dangerous than the Fiends?”
“I was wrong. I feel like I’d rather go fight the Fiends...”
At that moment, countless people of the Lionheart Kingdom, including the king’s personal guard, were thrown into chaos.
Seeing this, Ye Ze decided to add fuel to the fire.
[Skill Enhancement - Super], target selected: Brutal Rule!
【Skill Enhancement successful! Current enhancement: Brutal Rule - Super!】
In an instant, the fear blanketing the battlefield seemed to change from a thin layer of mist into a giant hand covering the sky!
It gripped the hearts of every enemy present with crushing force.
Then, in a flash, the Magic Dragon soared into the air.
His true-form wings spread wide, and his colossal figure descended onto one side of Notting City’s walls.
Perched atop the steel wall dozens of meters high, the Magic Dragon’s massive body looked even more savage and terrifying, his might overwhelming.
“Roar—!”
The Tyrant’s dragon roar shook heaven and earth, plunging all of Notting City into endless fear.
But it was not merely for show. After the skill evolved, every movement the Tyrant made could cause enemies to feel fear, or even submit.
One dragon roar, and the whole city fell under his pressure!
【Brutal Rule — Tyrant - Simon, current number under his rule: 14,000. Attributes gained: 290 points!】
Of course, those who were so weak that one dragon roar could make them submit in terror were mostly of very low strength, and the attributes they provided were minimal.
But the weaker people were, the greater their numbers. In the blink of an eye, fourteen thousand people of the Lionheart Kingdom—nobles included—had come under his rule.
With nearly three hundred attribute points gained, the Magic Dragon’s other three attributes had all climbed close to one thousand!
And the fear effect was still spreading!
Notting City held far more than just fourteen thousand people!
This was the ruling power of a Tyrant!
At that moment, Wan Feipeng answered a call from Wu Ming. Wu Ming’s tone was rather anxious.
“Are you in danger over there? Do you need me to send reinforcements immediately?”
Since Wu Ming had not received any news from the three of them for so long, he had assumed something had gone wrong.
That had made him uneasy as he waited with the army, ready to support them...Hearing this, Wan Feipeng looked as though he wanted to laugh and gestured for Ye Ze to answer.
Ye Ze considered it for a moment before saying, “Brother Wu, bring the men over and clean up the battlefield.”
“We’re about to take Notting City.”
Wu Ming: “???”
On the other end of the line, Wu Ming fell silent...Was this a joke?
That was the strongest fortified city in the entire Lionheart Kingdom!
In order to take Notting City, Wu Ming had prepared a full force of a thousand fully equipped Demon Suppression Army troops, all to make absolutely sure nothing went wrong.
But the four of them had taken it with what, exactly!?
Wu Ming asked in utter disbelief, “Really?”
Hearing that, Ye Ze lifted his head and looked at the Magic Dragon’s talent panel:
【Brutal Rule — Tyrant - Simon, current number under his rule: 55,000. Attributes gained: 1,000 points!】
The effect of the super-enhanced Tyrant truly was terrifying!
With one thousand attribute points distributed evenly across the four stats, the Magic Dragon’s attributes had already broken past 1,200!
At this rate, the Magic Dragon’s attributes might soon become the highest of all!
The Magic Dragon continued rampaging through Notting City. Wherever he went, fear and submission followed.
Ye Ze replied, “Really. You can start preparing to deal with the Freedom Empire.”
On the other end of the call, Wu Ming fell silent again for a long time. In the stillness, the shocked cries of Demon Suppression Army soldiers could also be heard.
Then Wu Ming said in a low voice, “Impressive.”
The plainest praise a man could give.
“I’m bringing the men over right now!”
Beside Ye Ze, Wan Feipeng nudged the unconscious king on the ground with his foot. “Originally, I planned to keep him alive so he could make it easier for us to take over Notting City...”
“But now it seems he’s no longer needed.”
At this point, Notting City was basically theirs, which meant China had one less potential enemy!
If they could also seize Saint Luo City of the Freedom Empire, then China would truly have the momentum to unify everything!
The pressure of dealing with the Fiends would be greater, yes, but at least they would no longer have to worry about these two nations stabbing China in the back or deliberately forcing it to fight on multiple fronts...
“So should we head for the Freedom Empire now?”
Ye Ze was already eager to move.
Although the Freedom Empire’s Saint Luo City was vastly stronger than the Lionheart Kingdom’s Notting City, with far more Sixth-Rank Hunters...that also meant vast amounts of experience, and vast amounts of attribute points!
But just then, Ye Ze, Wan Feipeng, and the others—including Wu Ming’s side—suddenly received a call from Chief Administrator Wei Zheng.
When Ye Ze heard the news from the other end, he was utterly shocked.
“The Freedom Empire surrendered?”
The Freedom Empire still possessed seven Sixth-Rank Hunters, countless elite regular troops, and some of Blue Star’s best technology and equipment... and yet it was surrendering?
But Wei Zheng said helplessly, “They did surrender, but not to us.”
Everyone froze, and then a terrifying possibility came to mind.
“They surrendered to the Abyss.”
“According to our inside source, the Fiends promised to make them the rulers of Blue Star, but on one condition: they must let Contaminated Lands spread across the entire planet!”
Wei Zheng sighed first, then spoke in an urgent tone.
“The situation is critical!”
“The Freedom Empire has not only completely given up resisting, it is also preparing to send troops to overrun other countries.”
“Their Mech Corps and heavy armored forces have already set out. They are all being led by Sixth-Rank Hunters, and they will reach Notting City very soon!”
“You must withdraw immediately!”