"Your Majesty did not abandon the subjects, but went to do something more important!"
Nio Aike said.
Those present wore undisguised expressions of sarcasm.
"I know you don't believe it, because your rank is not high enough to touch the highest secrets! Secrets only held by the royal family over generationsâwe Sefren still have a trump card!"
This statement was met with skepticism.
Hayden Cook: "Then, what does the General think we should do next?"
Nio Aike's gaze swept over the nobles present, and he said solemnly:
"I know you all have your own ideas, but I only offer you two pathsâ
One, resist with me to the end!
Two, secretly flee within two hours, without taking much material or drawing attention."
The room stirred with commotion.
Some wanted to speak, but meeting Nio Aike's gaze, they ultimately chose to remain silent.
Many nobles who hadn't yet fled actually had the same plan as Duke Miller.
Directly run to surrender, and then surrender the Royal Capital.
Undoubtedly, the latter is more advantageous.
Unfortunately, Nio Aike stood in their way.
"Start counting now, those still in the Royal Capital after two hours, I will regard as willing to die with it, if you have other thoughts, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Nio Aike finished speaking and left the conference room.
Two hours is brief, and some nobles secretly fled the Royal Capital.
At the same time, the entire city began to be under martial law, no irrelevant personnel were allowed to move freely on the streets.
It is noteworthy that there's no City Defense Array in the Royal Capital.
Even though the Seven Western Countries chased after the use of extraordinary power for years, there is still a significant gap.
They can engrave defense runes on smaller fortresses, thus forming a defensive array.
But when expanded to an entire city, the technology for extraordinary casting falls short.
Hence, in the Royal Capital, only the Royal Palace has defense runes to activate arrays, while the outer walls are defended only by city defense cannons made with extraordinary casting techniques.
Such cannons can repel armies but cannot withstand invasions by individuals.
When Li Fei arrived above the Royal Capital, he simply expanded his Tao Domain to cover an entire wall.
Then retracted the Tao Domain.
All extraordinary weapons were rendered useless!
He did not linger and flew towards the direction of the Royal Palace.
Gold-robed above the Royal Palace, the soldiers below were already in turmoil.
"I have arrivedâ"
A grand voice echoed through the city.
No introduction was needed, Li Fei's various legends had spread throughout the Royal Capital during this time.
"Survival or destruction, it's up to you!"
The Guards Army, though carefully selected, had many soldiers falling into panic, some dropping their weapons.
Outside the city, Li Tianyu led thirty thousand Savage Killing Army rapidly approaching.
Along the way, Li Fei's central army had already occupied multiple key strategic locations, requiring troops to guard them.
Thus, he only brought thirty thousand Savage Killing Army to attack Sefren's Royal Capital.
This was partly for personal reasons, to aid Li Tianyu's Military Dao Cultivation.
"Sefren will never surrenderâ!!!"
A furious shout erupted from the Royal Palace.
Immediately, a figure soared to confront Li Fei!
The person was Nio Aike.
He wore battle armor, wielding a five-meter-long spear, radiating dazzling thunder light, and beneath him was a dragon made of lightning, like a legendary Dragon Knight!
This was Nio Aike's Divine Aspectâ[Divine Thunder Dragon Control].
The Commander of the Royal Capital Guards Army chose not to activate the Royal Palace Array to repel Li Fei's attack.
Because he knew whether to lead troops in siege or activate the array to defend, neither could change the final outcome.
So he chose the strategy most likely to rally spiritsâ
To challenge Li Fei alone!
This was his reason for not leaving the Royal Capital.
Sefren needed high-ranking nobles to resist to the end!
"Killâ"
Nio Aike's roar tore through the fear solidifying above the Royal Capital, the heavy armor he wore gleamed in the thunder light, the dragon beneath him, each dragon scale leaped with arcs of destruction, growling solemn and raw!
The five-meter-long thunder spear hummed in his hand, its tip converging into a star piercing the cold air, aiming straight at the golden-robed figure suspended in the sky.
The air was torn apart, sharp sonic boom clouds behind dragon's body exploded like a comet tail, leaving scorching, distorted trails.
The Guards Army inside the city, their eyes of despair for the first time ignited a flickering flame of tragedyâ
Their commander is charging towards the unbeatable Evil God!
Li Fei was floating mid-air, his expression calm, gazing down like staring into a fuss trivial as echo from an ocean abyss.
At the Great Grandmaster level, Nio Aike was undoubtedly a top-tier fighter, even having sparred with once Heavenly List's first, Wang Chengze.
But such power to Li Fei now, was as insignificant as a breeze brushing past.
The gap between them was indeed like gods and mortals!
Yet as a 'mortal' having such courage and loyalty, made Li Fei decide to give him a 'splendid' enough deathâ
He made no move, dazzling golden light blossomed from within.
Buzzâ
A radiant golden sun, too bright to directly gaze at, suddenly appeared above the Royal Capital!
No scorching heat wave surged forward, only an absolute, indisputable majesty and vastness poured down.
Rivers and mountains, towering citadels, earth and mountains, flora and fauna, billions of beings, Six Paths of Reincarnation...
All things in the world existed within!
It replaced the sky, becoming the sole light source and majesty at this moment.
As the shimmering gold light fell, the roaring thunder dragon beneath Nio Aike melted like thin ice tossed into boiling water, emitting piercing 'zizz' sound, arcs dimming, stalling.
Nio Aike hadn't truly entered the Tao Domain, yet already felt a mighty force crashing down, the thunder dragon's furious roar strangled by invisible force deep in its throat.
Light shining down was like an invisible tide, mercilessly battering [Divine Thunder Dragon Control]!
Nio Aike's movements became increasingly sluggish, fear instinctively creeping in his eyes.
But he did not retreat.
Above the Royal Capital, under the attention of hundreds of thousands, the dragon knight shining with thunder light was charging towards the sun!
No earth-shattering collision, no waves of energy impact. Only silent, irreversible dissolution.
The thunder dragon's massive body began to fade from the edges, inch by inch, piece by piece into gold dust.
First the dragon tail, then the dragon wings, next the grim dragon head, finally Nio Aike's upright frame...
In mere moments, the legendary duke of Sefren, once the radiant thunder dragon of the Royal Capital, vanished without a trace.
The golden sun remained aloft, its gaze unbearable.
"...."
A deathly silence fell over the Royal Capital.
Li Fei retracted his Tao Domain, his eyes swept over the deathly silent Royal City.
He noticed apart from Nio Aike, there wasn't another Duke Level, nor any Prince.
The anticipated resistance hadn't materialized, rendering the conquest somewhat dull.
A calm voice rang out again, clearly falling into everyone's ears, like final adjudication from high above:
"One last chance."
"Survival or destruction?"
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West Continent Calendar 926, December 3.
Sefren's Royal Capital fell!
Thus, one of the three most powerful countries of the Western Continent, Sefren had openly lost all resistance, subject to Da Lan Dynasty's whims.
December 17.
Commanded by Wang Chengze, the Left Army broke through all defenses, successfully capturing Kalan Duchy's Royal Capital.
December 23.
Led by Wenren Zheng, the Right Army also effortlessly shattered Briss Duchy's defenses, claiming its Royal Capital.
Thus, nominally, three of the Seven Western Countries had been conquered by Da Lan Dynasty.
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