The sudden turn of events caught Chong Yingluan off guard.
A hand seized him by the throat on the spot!
"Cough, cough..."
Chong Yingluan's face turned as red as a boiled prawn. He beat frantically at the arm.
But it was no use.
Nothing worked.
"Save me... Hurry and save me!!"
Chong Yingluan forced the words out.
Yet strangely, every soldier and general around him acted as though they could not see what was happening.
Countless banners fluttered in the wind.
But the silence was terrifying.
It was as if he and the people around him existed in different worlds. Not one of them reacted to his plight.
Even as he struggled with desperate fury
and whispered hopeless pleas for help,
he could not draw so much as a glance.
"Shen Gongbao... Was... was this your doing??"
Chong Yingluan came to his senses and understood everything.
His mind nearly exploded.
He stared, dumbstruck!!!
Something called fear even rose within him!!
Shen Gongbao really was a spy sent by Wen Zhong!
Hiss!!
Who would have believed the man had done so much, risking everything to set up Chong Houhu's rescue today?
The damned beast!!!
Crack!!
The crisp sound of bone breaking rang out.
The steel-hard arm casually tossed the corpse to the ground.
Then a towering, powerfully built figure emerged from the mist. Unprecedented rage and savage light burned in his eyes.
"I truly am a sinner!!"
"I never imagined that my misplaced mercy would throw the Northern Border into chaos."
"Who knows how many people have lost their homes and families because of me? I am a sinner!!!"
Chong Houhu's face twisted with anguish.
The murderous intent around him only grew heavier. "Wake up!!!!!!!!"
"I have awakened! Will the rest of you not wake up as well?!!!!!"
Rumble!
As his