The decree was passed down from level to level, and the entire Tianhun City was mobilized and put into the highest alert state.
The breakout team quickly assembled.
【……】
In the main hall, Wei Lin murmured.
"Su Junran..."
"I'm not wrong. Imperial power requires trade-offs. There is no way out for the throne, and there is no way out... It's you, it's you who are too stubborn..."
"..."
["When I ascend the throne, I will become the greatest emperor in the history of the Heavenly Soul Empire! Believe me, together we will get rid of all those rotten and degenerate guys who have nothing to do with their corpses. Let the Heavenly Soul Empire be reborn!"]
[At that time, the young Wei Lin was so heroic and loud. Behind him stood more than ten young companions of similar age, all of whom had the same expectations and dreams. 】
When he was young and frivolous, he traveled around the world with his friends and imagined the future. It seemed that as long as he sat on the throne, he could make great plans, realize his ideals, and do anything in the world.
However, when he finally ascended the throne, he discovered that the throne did not equal imperial power. Imperial power was far more complicated than they imagined, and it was a hundred times, a thousand times, or ten thousand times crueler.
It turns out that he cannot decide many things. It turns out that his ideals are so small, so insignificant, and so vulnerable in front of the imperial power...
His ideals turned out to be obstacles.
The flower of idealism is, after all, too young and cannot withstand the test of the storm. In the end, all that is waiting for it is withering and withering...
As a result, his ideals became a victim, and he also lost and fell step by step in the imperial power. He waved the butcher's knife again and again against his once like-minded friends.
The young man who once dressed up in anger and vowed to wipe out the empire and restore a bright future to the Heavenly Soul Empire ended up ironically becoming the person the young man hated, despised and looked down upon the most.
Ideals are buried in imperial power, and the rising sun falls into dust.
And the empire... is still in decay...
Change of throne.
It has changed, but it seems like nothing has changed.
At the end of the story, Wei Lin ascended to the throne, and the price... was just to give up that "insignificant ideal" in the name of growth.
【……】
The night is dark.
The moonlight is cool.
There was silence between heaven and earth.
The closed city gate opened with a creaking sound, and then, groups of Tianhun soldiers poured out. They held sharp blades and looked solemn, and charged towards the Sun and Moon army outside the city.
"kill!"
"For the Heavenly Soul Empire!"
"Long live your Majesty, the Heavenly Soul will surely win!"
"..."
The cry of killing suddenly rang out.
The next second, the fire lit up and smoke rose into the sky.
Before the Heavenly Soul Army reached the Sun and Moon Camp, they were locked by the detection soul guidance device, and a large number of soul guidance beams flew out and exploded in the crowd.
Boom, boom!!
Immediately, blood and flesh flew everywhere, broken bones scattered everywhere, and countless people were killed and injured.
Violent explosions continued continuously. Screams and wails were mixed together, and thick smoke and fire broke the night.
The armies of the sun and the moon just pulled the front line apart in an orderly manner, and then the soul beams poured out round after round.
Although the attack method was single, it achieved remarkable results. The Heavenly Soul soldiers were unable to move under such intensive firepower. The overwhelming advantage of the Soul Guide Legion over the ordinary army was undoubtedly revealed.
Even if the Sun and Moon army used heavy soul guidance weapons such as custom-installed soul guidance cannons, Tianhun City might be able to capture it in one fell swoop.
However, the Sun and Moon Army is still stationed outside Tianhun City and has no further plans.
Taking advantage of the fierce fighting between the two sides, West led the team to break out of the city and mobilize the army as planned.
The Tianhun Empire's army is roughly divided into two parts.
They are the border defense corps stationed at the borders of the three empires of Sun Moon, Star Luo, and Dou Ling. Because they are at war all year round, each army is the best among the best.
The second is the standing legion stationed in the major towns and fortress areas of the Tianhun Empire. The Royal Knights also belong to the standing legion.
The purpose of West's trip was to mobilize nearby standing legions to return to support Tianhun City.
After all, distant water cannot quench the near thirst. In five days, there is no time to mobilize all the troops. They can only be regarded as the second echelon.
In addition, Xing Luo and Dou Ling Empire are also going to visit.
Although the three empires usually have their own disputes, when faced with the threat of the Sun and Moon Empire, they will put aside their past grievances and unite to fight against foreign enemies. This is the principle established at the beginning of the establishment of the alliance.
However, it also takes time for the two empires to mobilize their armies for the expedition. They can only rely on themselves to resolve the siege of Tianhun City.
Taking advantage of the chaos, he broke through the heavy siege and dispatched troops to return for reinforcements with Wei Lin's orders.
West led his team in a very hidden way. The roads he chose were very remote and left very few traces along the way.
Although most of the firepower was contained by the frontal battlefield, people outside the city were detecting the detection and control range of the soul guide. They must avoid leaving traces. Once discovered, they could only decisively sacrifice their entangled companions.
Fortunately, their journey was relatively smooth. They only sacrificed less than one-fifth of their manpower and broke out from Tianhun City. Then they separated and headed for their destinations.
With the successful breakout, the Tianhun City's attack also stopped, and the Tianhun army outside the city began to gather, and under the command of officers at all levels, they quickly evacuated the battlefield.
Everything returned to calm.
The defenders of Tianhun City huddled up again and fell into silence.
The remaining flames of war have gradually been extinguished.
Under night, the outside of Tianhun City was devastated, with bomb craters and deep pits everywhere. Dead bodies were piled up like mountains. There were broken limbs and broken arms everywhere outside the city, and blood gathered into a river, soaking the ground.
A pungent smell of blood, mixed with the smell of burning, filled the air, making it nauseating.
The outside of the city has become a piece of scorched earth, with many charred corpses scattered around. Some of them were even charred and turned into ashes, indicating what kind of tragic war this place had just suffered.
In less than half an hour from the beginning to the end, more than half of the defenders of Tianhun City were injured, and most of those who were withdrawn were injured. The price paid by the Sun and Moon was only the soul power that could be recovered at any time.
In the sky, at some point, dark clouds had drifted to the top of the city, covering the moon, making this ancient city seem to be shrouded in an atmosphere of haze.
On the city wall, a burly middle-aged man wearing silver armor stood there, looking far outside the city at the camp of the Sun and Moon Soul Mentor Corps that had stopped attacking.
"Soul guide..."
His face was as cold as ice, and there was a solemn expression between his brows.
Although the purpose of this battle was to cover the troops leaving the city, the Sun and Moon Soul Mentor Corps showed an almost crushing military strength, but he felt chills rising from the bottom of his heart.
Is the soul guide really so powerful?
Thinking back to when Su Junran proposed to him to lift the restrictions on soul guidance devices, he had even scoffed at it.