Chapter 7272 Blonde Clown
Chapter 7272 Blonde Clown
Giant arrows bigger than spears flashed across the battlefield, making even half-step Heavenly Sovereigns wary. These arrows were accompanied by countless cannon shells that ravaged the densest part of the battlefield, killing countless outsider devils as well as countless people of the nine heavens. The battlefield instantly looked empty.
Long Chen’s order had stunned the army of the nine heavens, but it had also stunned the outsider devils. The blonde woman was also shocked; she hadn’t expected a human to be this ruthless.
“Long Chen, you bastard! I will definitely avenge this enmity!” roared the Heaven Transcension Sword Sect’s master. He had managed to survive that volley of attacks, but he had failed to protect his beloved disciple. Yue Zhen had been wiped out of existence.
Long Chen ignored him. He waved his hand, and a second wave of attacks flew over.
“Long Cheeeeeeen!!!”
The sect master’s anger turned into terror. He finally realized that Long Chen had no intention of letting them live.
This round of attacks covered a wider area. The outsider devils didn’t have time to retreat; as for the nine heavens’ side, the survivors were almost all wiped out by this attack.
On the side of the Four Cardinal Alliance, everyone was shaking. If they originally had any doubts about Long Chen’s ruthlessness, those doubts had long since vanished.
The sect master spat out blood. His face was covered with rancor and terror. He charged out of the battlefield.
“Deserters will be executed!”
Long Chen suddenly raised his arms, and those behind him saw that a bow had appeared in his hands.
An arrow shot through the battlefield like lightning. This arrow was not shot at the fleeing sect master, but towards an empty space somewhere in the distance. Yet, somehow, the sect master seemed to be drawn to it, as if he wanted to catch it. With a flash, the arrow pierced his head, and a mighty half-step Heavenly Sovereign died just like that.
The remaining members of the Four Cardinal Alliance were shaking. They didn’t dare to even breathe loudly. In their eyes, Long Chen was more terrifying than the outsider devils. At least they could run from the outsider devils, but right now, they truly didn’t dare to turn their backs towards Long Chen.
Finally one person stepped forward. “Long Chen, are you not afraid of retribution by killing so many innocent people?”
He had only just spoken when Long Chen clenched his hand and the speaker was instantly crushed into a mass of blood and flesh.
“To think that the outsider devils would dare to possess members of the human race in front of me! You really do deserve death!” snorted Long Chen, startling everyone.
They felt they were witnessing an entirely new level of face thickness. To kill people at will and then claim they were possessed by devils required unprecedented shamelessness.
“Come, let me see how many of you have been possessed by outsider devils!” Long Chen’s gaze swept over the crowd.
Everyone shivered. Quite a few people had been filled with indignation at Long Chen’s actions, but they knew better than to voice that indignation. Clearly, minor things like morality and compassion might be able to bind Su Yu, but they meant nothing to Long Chen.
Even Su Yu was a bit pale. She also hadn’t thought Long Chen would be so ruthless. He was taking on all this infamy, which meant that she had essentially harmed him.
“Remember, the enemies that are beside you are the most frightening. You might be able to win against devils easily, but if you’re carrying a punch of pigs on your back, you will suffer a miserable defeat,” warned Long Chen. “As the commander, you are responsible for the ones who have faith in you, but how can you take care of your people if you’re busy taking care of pigs? If you endanger your own people for the sake of some pigs, then you fail to live up to their faith in you!”
Su Yu took a deep breath. She finally understood that she had been too greedy before. She could not have her cake and eat it too; there were no such good things in this world. If Long Chen hadn’t come, she would have led the brothers and sisters who had entrusted their lives to her into this battle just to save some fools who had thrown away their advantage. Was that really worth it?
Just then, a horn rang out on the other side, and terrifying auras rose in response.
Everyone on the nine heavens’ side turned pale. “Heavens, there have to be hundreds of half-step Heavenly Sovereigns...”
The alliance only had thirty-seven half-step Heavenly Sovereigns to begin with, and now, only thirty-one remained. The rest had been killed by Long Chen. How were they supposed to face the enemy?
Everyone panicked and began to step back. Only the core members of the Four Cardinal Alliance remained where they were.
“So they were baiting us! They were setting up a trap to kill us all!” Su Yu clenched her teeth.
The enemy’s forces clearly far surpassed theirs. There was no way they could win in a frontal clash, and if the outsider devils had started off by fielding all these forces, then her army would have definitely fled right at the start. Yet the outsider devil leaders had put together a tactic that really would have gotten all of them killed!
As for Yue Zhen and his master, they really were fools among fools. They had practically done their best to help their enemies. Not only was the Heaven Transcension Sword Sect fighting a losing battle, even a few of their close allies were dragged in as well.
Su Yu’s words were a slap in the face to all those who were cursing Long Chen and her for not helping them. Now, they realized how stupid they had been. If it weren’t for Long Chen’s arrival, they would have all died. Even someone with a minuscule brain could tell as much.
“If you don’t want to participate in this battle, you may leave. Don’t worry, no one will touch you!” said Long Chen.
A large mass of people immediately turned around and fled. Quite a few people stood where they were for a few moments, waiting to see if Long Chen was telling the truth. Upon seeing that he really was ignoring them, another mass of people also fled. Other than the eight half-step Heavenly Sovereigns who were original members of the Four Cardinal Alliance, the other half-step Heavenly Sovereigns all ran away; similarly, most of those who were not original members of the Four Cardinal Alliance made themselves scarce.
Yet some remained where they were, some ignoring their sect members’ pleas and orders alike.
“Why not leave? If you stay here, you will likely die!”
Long Chen looked at the ones who remained. Without exception, they were members of the junior generation; to him, they looked like children.
“Lord Long Chen, you saved our lives, and they belong to you. We will do whatever we must to repay you!” shouted one of them.
Long Chen gave Su Yu a meaningful look.
Su Yu took a deep breath. The furious river brought by Long Chen had washed away the sand and left the gold. These were the true comrades, the true allies that could entrust their lives to each other. As for the rest, they were nothing but pigs, and she did not need any such people.
Before she could say anything, the outsider devil’s army charged over. But just as they were about to reach the city, Long Chen shouted, “You blonde clown, come over here. Boss San has a few things to tell you!”