Chapter 12

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After running for a day, Li Yu led the remaining members of the Knights and rushed back to the capital of the Bauhinia Kingdom.

Along the way, they gathered the defenders of the various cities. By the time they reached the capital, there were already 100,000 soldiers gathered behind them. They had thought that they would have to go through a difficult siege, but they had not expected the gates of the capital to open wide. The soldiers of the Kingdom of Fire who were originally stationed there had all been disarmed, and they knelt on the ground as a sign of surrender.

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Fire had terrified expressions on their faces. They kept scanning their surroundings as if there were some ferocious beasts nearby that could cause them to lose their lives at any moment.

The defenders on the city walls were guarded by the soldiers of the Bauhinia Kingdom, and they once again took control of the capital.

“Your Highness the Crown Prince, you have finally returned.”

The commander of the Bauhinia Kingdom who was guarding the city walls saw that Li Yu had returned. He excitedly walked down the city walls and bowed.

He had previously sent twenty teams of scouts to various places to search for the crown prince who had escaped. Unfortunately, there had been no news. He did not expect to see him here.

Because the Bauhinia Kingdom king had already died, the entire royal family had been massacred. Only Li Yu, the crown prince, could succeed the throne and stabilize the overall situation in the Bauhinia Kingdom. Without someone from the royal family to succeed the throne, the Bauhinia kingdom would eventually be completely wiped out. If they were swallowed up by other forces, the local officials would be in a miserable state.

Li Yu helped the general up and asked, “What’s going on?”

“Why did you suddenly counterattack and take over the capital?”

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to see this scene, but after the Kingdom of Fire’s army invaded the capital, they announced that if the civilians didn’t resist, they wouldn’t attack the civilians. They killed most of the royal family’s members, and this rule also spread to the Bauhinia Kingdom’s defending army.

Now that the Bauhinia Kingdom’s army attacked the Kingdom of Fire’s defending army, it was very likely that the Kingdom of Fire would launch a fierce counterattack. It might even massacre the entire city.

Although the archaic God said that he had destroyed the Kingdom of Fire, he only told the members of the Knight Regiment and didn’t spread it over here.

It was possible that even the Kingdom of Fire’s defending army wasn’t clear about this.

There was a difference in the information, so the risk of acting rashly wasn’t small.

The general’s face was filled with joy as he said, “Reporting to your highness. Congratulations. Not long ago, the Kingdom of Fire suffered divine punishment. The Fire King, as well as many officials and generals, died under the divine punishment. No one was spared, and they were all exterminated.”

“It was precisely because I knew this news that I dared to lead the troops to counterattack. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have dared to risk the lives of the entire city’s soldiers and civilians to bet that the soldiers of the Kingdom of Fire would not massacre the citizens.”

“Tell me in detail what happened.”

Li Yu and the others felt their hearts tremble. They had long since had a premonition, but they still wanted to know what exactly had happened.

What exactly were the methods of that archaic God?

“It is said that yesterday, a vast and enormous archaic God suddenly appeared in the capital of the Kingdom of Fire. The instep of that God’s foot was even higher than the city walls of the capital. A single large hand was able to hold up a huge city. His eyes were comparable to the sun and moon, making it impossible to look directly at him. His body was so large that it was impossible to see his entire appearance. His divine might was illustrious.”

“I don’t know how that Fire King offended a god, but in the end, he was punished by a god. The officials and generals of the Kingdom of Fire were all killed.”

When he spoke of this, the general’s expression was filled with awe and admiration.

Yesterday, they had forcefully suppressed and nearly destroyed the powerful and prosperous Bauhinia Kingdom. Yet in the blink of an eye, the Kingdom of Fire had been reduced to ashes.

The corner of Li Yu’s mouth twitched, and he anxiously asked, “Divine punishment? Just tell me what kind of divine punishment it is.”

He asked specifically, not to listen to this nonsense.

The general looked embarrassed, he explained, “Your Highness, our spies outside the capital city of the Kingdom of Fire reported that the archaic God took out a divine weapon and instantly froze the land for thousands of miles. The capital city of the Kingdom of Fire, including the living beings, was frozen into an ice sculpture. The cold air spread for hundreds of miles.”

“Because the speed of the divine punishment was too fast, no one escaped. Only the diamond warriors barely survived, but they were also affected by the strong cold poison, so they couldn’t survive for too long.”

“That was a cold current catastrophe that was even more terrifying than the cold wave recorded in our history. According to the Intelligence Department’s estimation, because of the cold current catastrophe, more than ten million people of the Kingdom of Fire have been killed or injured.”

Over ten million!

The moment these words left his mouth, Li Yu’s entire body trembled. Over ten million people had died. Didn’t that mean that at least one-tenth of the fire kingdom’s population had completely disappeared?

One-tenth of the population… just what kind of terrifying calamity could cause such a thing?

Was that divine might? Casually making a move would cause countless lives to be lost.

After dealing with the 50,000 soldiers of the Kingdom of Fire with a wave of his hand, Li Yu and the members of the Knight Regiment once again felt the terror of an archaic God.

“This is the portrait sent back by the Intelligence Department.” After the general finished explaining, he remembered to take out the portrait.

Li Yu took it and took a look. There was no scenery in the portrait. Only a large patch of snow-white could be seen from it. One could only see the shadow of the Kingdom of Fire’s capital city and the densely packed dots on the city walls. Those were the commoners who had been frozen into ice sculptures.

Some more generals came out from the Bauhinia capital city. They had gone to consolidate their troops before rushing to the entrance.

Seeing Li Yu looking at the portrait of the Fire King’s capital at the entrance, they immediately took two steps forward, they said, “Your Highness, this is a great opportunity. While the Kingdom of Fire is being destroyed, we will occupy their territory and expand our territory. We have not encountered a single divine punishment for over a thousand years. This opportunity must not be missed.”

“The scattered troops in the city have been reorganized. Adding the troops that your highness brought with you, we can send 800,000 troops.”

“I am willing to lead my troops to attack the capital of the fire kingdom first.”

“Your Highness, we wish to send our troops!”

A few generals in the army came forward one after another to suggest. Seeing that Li Yu had yet to give an accurate reply, they immediately knelt on one knee to request for orders.

The many soldiers at the back also knelt down on one knee, requesting to send their troops.

Although the army of the Kingdom of Fire had not massacred the city, they had still accidentally injured many civilians and killed many defending troops. This hatred could not be put down for a short period of time. Now that they could take revenge, no one was willing to back down.

“Alright, Generals, prepare yourselves. Send troops to the Kingdom of Fire. I will follow the army and march out to witness your achievements!”

As the crown prince, Li Yu was not an incompetent person, so he decisively gave the order.

If they missed this opportunity, who knew how long they would have to wait before they would have the same opportunity.

“Yes, sir!”

The many generals received the order in unison and began to gather to discuss the route of the march and the arrangements within the army.

In the end, the 800,000 troops left 300,000 to guard the capital, preventing the Kingdom of Fire from rebelling and causing chaos in the capital.

The 500,000 troops of the Bauhinia Kingdom quickly set off for the Kingdom of Fire.

After three days and three nights, they finally arrived at the capital of the Kingdom of Fire.

Hu, hu, hu.

When Li Yu and the others brought the army to the capital of the Kingdom of Fire, the cold air whistled through the wind.

It was summer, and the sun was shining brightly. However, it was extremely cold in the vicinity of this city. It was as if winter had arrived. From time to time, bone-piercing cold air would blow, causing everyone to subconsciously tighten their clothes.

“This…”

“I originally didn’t quite believe in the drawing drawn by the intelligence department. Who would have thought that there would be such a formidable person? I didn’t expect that only one-tenth of the scene would appear on the drawing. This is even more terrifying than the drawing.”

“The power of an archaic God isn’t something we can imagine.”

“It’s not just here. Let me tell you. At that time, our Knight Regiment protected His Highness the Crown Prince at the Forbidden Land of Gods. When we met that archaic God, he destroyed the Fire Kingdom’s 50,000 pursuers with a wave of our hands. The poison barrier covered a radius of several dozen miles.”

“Such a terrifying power of ice isn’t something we mortals can resist.”

“It’s said that the power of the cold has decreased. When it comes out, it’s impossible to enter within a radius of 30 miles. Those who enter will be frostbitten. If they don’t leave, they will be frostbitten.”

“Terrifying. In the future, if we provoke any enemies, we can’t go against an archaic God.”