Mission: The Queen, Part Two

Foreword:

She encountered a wolf, panicked and fled up a tree, met a snake among the vines and leaves, and then jumped into the river in a desperate attempt to escape, where she was eventually swallowed by a crocodile that had been lurking in the water for a long time.

[Part 1 - Big Opening]

The moment Axue left East Horse Port, the rainy and snowy weather improved slightly, and then came the moment of General of Tears.

The two brothers, Zhao Lie and Zhao Yi, who were born out of wedlock, were not as mobile as the eldest son, who was born out of wedlock (they flew too fast and were beaten into Swiss cheese by the Spirit Cloud Squad). The Gloria was of a much lower grade than that of the clan leader (they were eager for revenge and were cut in two by the Wolf Sword Technique). They were even inferior to the eldest son's concubines (they escaped too slowly and were all killed by the General of Tears).

The two were first sent by the clan chief to protect Gloria, and later, they were ordered by Lady Axue to return and continue the pursuit of General of Tears. They walked back and forth on the main street from the northwest to the southeast of the market twice—just checking their WeChat steps, without doing any real work. They wasted twenty-four minutes, which became the distance between life and death.

Under the command of headquarters, the scouts of the Dragon Cavalry' Third and Second Groups transformed into a treasure-protecting force. They found the Black Serpent in the treacherous terrain of the chaotic battleground of Huacheng Bay and regarded the Black Serpent's Soul Power Creation as a "treasure" to deliver to the General of Tears. In fact, there were also a few chocolates in the cloakroom of the Church of Dionysus, but during the process of the Spirit Cloud Squad searching for supplies and equipment and bringing them back to Berloberg, Hao Bro completely ignored these candies.

Twenty-four minutes later, the six brothers in the scout team, having run their legs off and covered more than four thousand meters with all their might, found the General of Tears hiding in the teahouse and handed three chocolate candies to the lapis lazuli half-wolf.

Almost immediately, Zhao Lie and Zhao Yi stepped into the firing range of the second group of scouts.

"If I eat it," Bu Liuxing said, holding three differently shaped chocolates in one hand at the same time, "I can regain some of my energy?"

Upon seeing the enemy approach, the leader of the second scout group immediately became tense and excited, pulling out a detailed description of poisons and drugs from the chest protector of his carrying gear.

"Wait a minute, General of Tears, I also have a set of toxicological and pharmacological instructions for the modified proteins and proteases, which Ms. Flavia verbally instructed me to transcribe. It includes the dosage for each dose, the allergic reactions to watch out for, and the kind of psionic tides and soul power traits they will bring, etc."

Gunshots rang out from downstairs; the vanguard of the second and third groups had already made their attack preparations and had begun.

Without hesitation, Meteor threw three spherical candies into his mouth at the same time. Instantly, the Homo sapiens' cheeks turned into round squirrel-like shapes. With just one bite, the pungent aroma of the liqueur made his face turn red and his body burst into flames, with the Rose Shining Stone erupting in raging fire.

He dashed and leaped towards the window, his body hitting the last wisps of thin snow in the overcast weather as he was in mid-air; there was no more deadly hail to block his way.

Before the General of Tears even landed, the agile and strong Homo sapiens arched its back, snow-white fur grew wildly from all over its skin, and its skull deformed, making strange clicking sounds, and it once again returned to its half-wolf state.

As he fell, he saw a scout on the first floor near the alley wall being grabbed by the neck by a grass owl spirit and being dragged into the alley. The soldier was struggling in his death throes. His stab-proof vest saved his life, and he also took the Universal Elixir from the folded pages of his collar to try to survive, but he wouldn't last long.

The wolf's keen eyes quickly locked onto the target. After landing, it no longer displayed its conservative and cowardly "cluster stance," but instead, with a sword in one hand and three claws, it crawled and pawed at the ground, running wildly—exposing its most obvious weak point, its head, to the enemy with almost no reservations.

That's too fast, way too fast!

In the blink of an eye--

Before Zhao Lie could react, he heard a series of drumming sounds beside his ear, the vibrations of the giant wolf's heavy hooves pounding the cobblestones of the street as it ran at full speed.

The powerful sword left a brilliant rainbow in the air as the spirit weapon responded to the call. In the first round of the encounter, the General of Tears chose a position with his back to the enemy, grabbed the back of the Zhaoyi's head, and pierced the beast's heart with his sword and shield combined. However, his eyes were watching the grass owl flying further and further away from the alley entrance, hoping to kill the main body directly and break the spirit to rescue his companion.

Zhaoyi first felt a burning sensation in her chest from the stabbing by Berloberg, and the upward sneak attack warmed Ding Nuanxin's heart as well, turning him into a kebab of roasted meat with the momentum of a giant wolf charging and thrusting its sword, his whole body suspended in mid-air.

General of Tears began to twirl his sword, the rotten flesh on the blade floated up and, before it even hit the ground, was cleaved into chunks by a terrifying triple slash of sword speed!

"So light." Meteor was still lost in the strange feel of Berloberg's touch.

He paid no attention to the enemy's expression or Zhaolie's reaction.

To onlookers, the wolfhound leaped from the second floor, ran swiftly, and assassinated the Consort Zhao, tearing the Blood-giving Monster to pieces in just five seconds.

Zhao Lie's pupils dilated violently; he was almost paralyzed by the terrifying spiritual pressure and stunned by the fierce sword strike of the Azure-Gold Half-Wolf. His mind was still engaged in useless thoughts.

How many sword strikes did he make?

Four swords or five swords? It's just a matter of a moment.

Is there any hope for Consort Zhao? She can't even utter a scream; she's been reduced to more than ten pieces of mangled flesh. Can she be reassembled and survive?

"Berloberg! Not this guy! You should have told me sooner!" Meteor whirled around. The owl spirit that had been dragging its companion was still there, perfectly fine—it seemed he had killed the wrong person.

For Zhaolie, that murderous gaze alone felt like it was burning his skin.

He instinctively called for the help of his spirit, but the owl avatar that was still restraining the Dragon Cavalry suddenly dissipated, returning to his main body to protect and assist him.

Meteor clasped his hands together, locking onto a target no more than seven and a half feet away to his side. Berloberg's attached spiritual weapon transformed once more into the form of the Dragon Slayer Greatsword, unleashing a surging wave of flame-shaped energy.

The General of Tears shouted, "You are about to die!"

Zhaolie fought desperately, determined to strike first.

"[Sing For Me]! Patriarch! Protect me!"

The barn owl spirit bristled instantly, flapping its wings and launching sharp psionic blades. To ordinary people, these subsonic projectiles with a speed exceeding 220 meters per second were indestructible deadly flying swords.

Faced with such a fierce offensive, the half-wolf neither dodged nor retreated. He raised his sword and slashed at empty space. In the moment of leaping and bounding, his terrifying eyesight and reflexes made the flame-shaped sword light like a rag—absorbing all the dense, rain-like projectile attacks into a single sword strike.

As Zhao Lie's strength waned, he saw the giant wolf, which should have been bound by its weight, floating lightly in mid-air. It seemed to be impacted by the projectile of the feather blade, leaning against the outer wall of the teahouse, surrounded by inexplicable soap bubbles—it was about to fly over.

It was too late to escape! Zhaolie called upon his spirit again, but before he could speak—

--Berloberg unleashed a wave of scorching heat, and the nimble giant wolf, armed with deadly blades, became even more formidable with the psychic power granted by the chocolate candy.

The blade struck Zhaolie squarely in the face, but seemingly due to insufficient impact, it became lodged in his skull!

But it doesn't matter!

With a click!

Meteor drew his sword and slashed again!

The sword blade caused him to lose his balance, and Zhaolie leaned forward. His brain was injured, and he was unable to react.

The half-wolf hadn't quite regained its footing, seemingly still adjusting to the weightlessness of its body and the "heavy sword"—the greatsword slashing into Zhaolie's neck, only to get stuck halfway through again.

But it doesn't matter!

He stepped onto Zhaolie's chest and spine, then drew his sword and slashed again!

The third sword strike, a fierce slash resembling a bowing head, finally cleaved the monster in two. Crimson blood gushed wildly from the split corpse, turning into foul-smelling black smoke upon contact with Berloberg's flames.

"I'll examine the body!" shouted the observer from Group Two. "Go support Mr. Plark! Siyao's shop needs you!"

[Part ②: Youth is Invincible]

Without saying a word, Meteor sprinted at full speed toward the next battle point.

The cold winds brought by the rain and snow couldn't affect him; it seemed that one of the chocolates used lava pepper as an alchemical base, giving it the effect of resisting the cold.

The weightlessness effect just now must have been Yukri Anunnaki's Soul Power superpower—it can make herself and some of her equipment lose weight. Otherwise, her half-wolf body wouldn't be so agile, nor would it have such amazing sword speed.

Run out of the northwest side of the market and head towards Huadu Road.

The meteor hesitated for a moment.

Gloria's spiritual pressure was very close, and she seemed weak, as if she were struggling to survive.

He took another look, carefully gazing at the blurry landscape six hundred meters away from the city garden. The half-wolf's eyesight was far inferior to that of a human, and after staring for a few seconds, he heard a piercing gunshot!

"You just mentioned a nuclear bomb, didn't you! You filthy bitch!" Master Hong Fan stomped on Gloria's head and blasted Dionysus's kneecap off again with his gun. "Where is it? What exactly are you talking about?"

"The MK28 thermonuclear bomb, also known as a hydrogen bomb." Da Chun had already opened his tablet and was searching for entries on top-grade dangerous goods in the Corps' public archives. "During the Cold War, in the 1960s, the United States of America lost a total of fourteen of them—the one with a simple detonation procedure, suitable for salvage, and capable of long-term transport and maintenance, should be the one lost in the Arctic during the Tule Air Force Base accident, which remains missing to this day."

Observer Zhang Hao received the leader's Summoning Bell and simultaneously sent a message.

"That also matches what Axue just said; it has the equivalent of two million tons of TNT and is located at the ruins in the Magpie Mountains."

"It has seven detonation safety mechanisms, and conventional explosives can be refilled. After the plane crash, the other three nuclear bombs created a 4.8-kilometer-wide dirty bomb contamination zone in the Arctic Ocean."

"We need an explosives expert to handle it. Its exact location should be in the vertical shaft of an ancient tomb on one of the hills in the Magpie Mountains. It needs to be spacious enough to allow at least 500 meters of vertical drop space—the deceleration parachutes of the nuclear warheads must fully deploy and remain in place for a period of time. These nuclear bombs crashed onto the ice along with the burning B-52 bomber, and only this barometric altitude safety device failed to trigger."

"How the hell are we supposed to find this?!" Master Hong Fan exclaimed in frustration, pointing to the rolling mountains stretching for dozens of kilometers behind him. It would take at least half a year to search every single mountain, both north and south.

"Hehehehehe. Hehehehe." Gloria had fallen into a state of semi-madness.

The dramatic changes that occurred in just a few days transformed her from a high and mighty deity into a monstrous creature beneath the feet of a hybrid of monstrous beasts.

Hong Fan cursed, "What the hell are you laughing at! Where did you hide the nuclear bomb?! Speak up! Aren't you Immortals? Don't you want to live?!"

"The command center needs to calculate the damage radius of the thermonuclear bomb." Da Chun's face turned extremely grim when he found out the detailed data of the MK28. Born in the underground world, he couldn't believe that this was a weapon that the civilized world had casually abandoned.

Zhang Hao counted on his fingers and recited the gunsmith's manual to the team leader. "Special Class Dangerous Goods, Radioactive Subcategory, Bomber Bombs, exceeding one million tons of TNT equivalent, with a damage radius of five kilometers under airburst conditions, and a kill radius equal to C × explosive yield^(1/3). Divided into three types: underwater explosion, airburst, and underground explosion."

Da Chun asked, "What about the topography of the Magpie Mountains?"

Zhang Hao replied, "This place is so damp it's moldy. There are countless natural caves and grottoes in Magpie Mountain. It's a standard karst landform, with a loose structure built up from travertine and limestone layers. It's located in the southeastern hemisphere's circulation zone of the Pompeii Sea. This is a coastal city, and there are active volcanoes underwater—you saw how quickly the War King's illusion came when the Origin Magic was activated."

"So that means?" Master Hong Fan had never received any adult education as a gunsmith.

"If it lands inside the mountain and explodes in a location rich in underground water resources in the Magpie Mountains, it will generate a very, very large shockwave. It could destroy every culvert and tunnel in the underground palace, completely disrupting the previously stable geological structure, and could even cause flash floods, mudslides, and volcanic eruptions." Zhang Hao paused for a moment, then continued, "... a huge shockwave that could destroy every culvert and tunnel in the underground palace. The previously stable geological structure would completely fail, and flash floods, mudslides, and volcanic eruptions are all possible."

"Damn it!" Hong Fan immediately took off his military boots, intending to use them, stained with grease and grime and afflicted with over twenty years of untreated athlete's foot, to humiliate Gloria's face. "Playing with firecrackers now! This little bitch's got some nerve!"

"If you dare to do that! You will all die! All of you will die!" Gloria suddenly came to her senses. Before Master Hong Fan could tear off her clothes and make her lose face, these filthy, smelly feet had already brought her back to some of her senses.

At this moment, Bu Liuxing finally arrived in front of Gloria.

When they met again, the man with shattered knees, kneeling before the legion members as if worshipping a god, had become the very embodiment of Dionysus.

"No!" Gloria's eyes suddenly flickered, unable to look directly at the valiant half-wolf general. She pulled at the dirty curtain covering her body, barely clothed, with only a few hairs on her head. In her traumatized state, she was unable to mobilize her soul power to protect herself.

"Don't look at me, don't!"

"Fate has once again brought me before you." Bu Liuxing raised his sword and questioned, "I don't have much time left, let's get straight to the point."

"We will not abandon the civilians of East Horse Port. The warriors of Guangling Zhixi are not bandits or robbers. They came to this wilderness only to stop Judas' evil plan—if this nuclear bomb explodes, neither you nor I will survive."

Tell me, where is it?

Gloria retorted defiantly, "Why should I tell you?! I rely on this to save my life! How many words of truth does your brother ever utter?! Doesn't he just get an answer and then shoot the prisoner?!"

That's how gunsmiths operate; they have absolutely no credibility. Once they get crucial information, any Blood-giving Monster that falls into their hands rarely fare well—the only difference is whether it's painless or excruciatingly painful.

"I want to live. Judging from its area, this city is enormous, with at least two million people including the surrounding towns and counties." The General of Tears raised his sword and lifted Gloria's chin, forcing this angel with her festering wounds to see every blade of grass and tree on the long street— Berloberg had burned new scars on her face, causing her pain, but also bringing her to her senses.

The meteor said, "They want to live too. Life begins in their mother's womb, and from then on, they fight tooth and nail to live."

Gloria was surprised and bewildered.

--Is this guy really not planning to run away?

Although thermonuclear bombs are incredibly powerful, going to the dock to board a ship now means taking a step back and opening up a whole new world.

Who cares whether the people of East Horse Port live or die? Perhaps only the Ming De warriors would do something so foolish.

Calm down, Gloria, this might be your hope for turning things around!

This very kindness and compassion is their weakness.

"I can't tell you! But I'm willing to take you there!" Gloria growled. "If I can take you there and personally show you the way, you can at least live a little longer! If I tell you the answer and the location of MK28, you bunch of idiots might not even be able to find it!"

Her strong will to survive drove her to rack her brains and do everything she could to delay her death.

Bu Liuxing's thoughts were actually the same as his older brother's: as long as Gloria was willing to talk, he would spare her life for half an hour, have a good talk with her about the future, let her regain her vitality, and live on with the hope of survival—this would also ensure the accuracy of the nuclear bomb intelligence.

"You always say you can control your destiny. There's a little story in Aesop's Fables about a murderer who was wanted by the victim's family and friends. On his escape, he encountered a wolf and, frightened, climbed a tree. However, a large python in the tree forced him into the river. He tried every possible way to hide and escape, but in the end, he couldn't escape his destined death—he was swallowed whole by a crocodile in the river."

Master Hong Fan immediately said, "Oh! General of Tears, please don't insult me! I'm a pike, not a crocodile!"

Meteor didn't respond. He carefully observed Gloria's expression, trying to read some changes in her eyes, and used his half-wolf's keen sense of smell to analyze her pheromones.

From her blood-stained face, he took a blood-tinged tear from the corner of Gloria's eye, rubbed it on his thick tongue, and tasted it.

Meteor was certain this wasn't a lie; the fear of dying was driving her nearly insane.

Lead the way.