Chapter 343: Day 772 (2) – The Servants Of The Divine Empress

Chapter 343: Day 772 (2) – The Servants Of The Divine Empress

Fuyuka

“Clear the path for the Divine Empress!” I shouted out. The soldiers shifted a bit but did not move from their spot in front of the gate through the burnt flesh wall. The Divine Empress came to a stop about twenty paces from them and she gestured forward with one and flicked her hand to the side, before putting it behind her back.

“My apologies Divine Empress,” the soldier in front said. “But as the Commanders of your Black Talons and defenders of the Forbidden City-“

“You stand before the Divine Empress. You have no right to question her!” I saw the Divine Empress nod slightly after I had brought my hand down in a chopping motion. The practice from before was quite useful so we could all attack their mentality at the same time to break through any opposition. “I am her Speaker, appointed by Divine Empress Hei Long herself. Clear the path or suffer her displeasure,” I commanded with absolute confidence.

“That does not explain her weird energy signature that looks like a monster and you. Someone who I have not seen who wears that armor.” This was it Fuyuka, no hesitation, no doubt.

“The Divine Empress was injured in battle and looks to rest and recover. Her energy is strange, her complexion off, and will not speak since she is focused on holding the curse damage at bay and stopping it from overtaking her body. Hei Nu and myself aided the Divine Empress, and she has seen fit to have me speak on her behalf while he kills all you might disobey. Are you disobeying?” I challenged the man loudly so that all who were listening could overhear.

He glanced at his companions who looked back at him. “That is not-“

“Insolence!” The Divine Empress pointed and Hei Nu was already moving. The soldier ducked out of the way of the sword swing, but it wasn’t a swing it was a throw. It impaled one of the other two leaders behind the first one in the head, shattering his face. Teeth went flying everywhere. He screamed in pain.

A follow up kick sent the soldier in front stumbling. Hei Nu rushed forward, and he grabbed the man’s waist as he tried to leap away. Hei Nu then squeezed him between his hands, and they went through the gap between the upper portion of armor and the lower portion of the armor.

Blood and guts poured out as his hands sank into the soldier’s body. The soldier screamed. Hei Nu grasped the man’s spinal cord through his body with both hands and pulled, separating the soldier in two. He held both halves by the spin as blood and guts poured out in a torrent. I had seen far worse and didn’t even blink. He tossed both halves to the side. He walked over and punched in the head of the soldier whose face had been smashed in by his throw sword.

Punch after punch rained down. The soldier’s screams stopped but he kept punching until there was only a bloody paste left and a rivulet of blood coming out of the neck.

After that soldier was dead, he retrieved his sword. Blood dripping from his hands and armor. Hei Nu then gestured at the last soldier who was looking at the entire scene and had backed up a few steps.

The Divine Empress shook her head slowly and began moving forward and around the corpses and blood. Hei Nu retrieved his sword. I looked at the last standing soldier as we went past him. “Be thankful the Divine Empress spared you for your insolence. Clean up this mess and make sure no further troubles come her way. She will summon you later to address this failure on your part personally.” I didn’t wait to hear a confirmation as I fell back into formation at the side of the Divine Empress.

I was committed to seeing this through no matter what.

Michael

I was paying close attention as Fuyuka argued with the soldiers barring our path. They clearly realized something was off about Abs. But she handled the situation well. I then heard the key word to start killing. I threw my buster stick, smashing one soldier and then got up close and personal with the second.

Reaching through his guts and grabbing his spine was something I would never forget. The blood and viscera poured out as I ripped the man in half. I didn’t wait to see his last feeble struggles as I punched in the first soldier’s head.

I looked at Fuyuka and she was already moving, so I quickly had Abs move around the corpses, retrieved my sword, and got back into formation. She something to the remaining soldier as we made our way past. I grinned under my blood splattered helmet.

The plan was working. Just kill anyone that disagrees in the most horrific manner possible to make a point and keep moving. That was the key, keep moving and don’t get held up.

That was when I saw a large fat fan rushing down the road towards us in a nice outfit. He began to talk but Fuyuka cut him off. I heard the key words and controlled Abs correctly. When the man tried to approach Abs I had to improvise quickly and had Abs hold its palm indicating he should come no closer.

Fuyuka kept talking with him and if I had to guess he was the Master Fleshcrafter. Using my Sense stat it was clear he had a high level of energy and therefore stats. He had more than the Envoy and every other person in the evil empire, not counting the ludicrous Divine Empress.

I had no doubt that I would be seeing this man again. He was put on my priority to kill list. Anyone dressed in fancy clothes or just in the city in general was a target of mine. But if he was the Master Fleshcrafter, killing him was even more important to disrupt the function of the Divine Empress’s research and how the evil empire functioned. First points, then mass murder. Had to keep my eye on the prize.

We kept moving after that after Fuyuka managed to get him to run off without having to kill him. I wanted to ask what black magic she had used. That was seriously impressive on her part managing to get someone who knew the Divine Empress personally and convince them to leave without killing them.

As we made our advance, I was more and more impressed by Fuyuka. She had really come through. I had my doubts replacing Bao Wang with her, but there had been no other option. Now it seemed like it was the best possible decision.

The inner city was impressive with its five floor buildings in tasteful black and white color combined with dragon motifs. Where the previous buildings kept their plain gray color, the inner city had been spruced up.

We were approaching the plaza and I saw a lot of people moving chests and standing at the ready. It was really happening. I was about to get around 10 billion points and rise up in power to become a real contender for the title of the strongest of the Systemic Lands. It would take more time and effort, but it was within my grasp.