Meeting Robert

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!!!" Aubrey watched his soldiers fall like wheat being harvested, his heart bleeding with agony. The soldiers lost previously had mostly been under Dieter's command, but those now being pierced by spikes were from his own Arika province. Having achieved nothing, he had sacrificed so many warriors in vain; how could he answer to the City Lord upon his return? At the thought of this, Aubrey felt as if his heart were being twisted by a knife. He deeply regretted bringing troops to this war. He had assumed it would be a slaughter with no resistance, and indeed, the facts proved it was a slaughter—it was just that the roles of the slaughterer and the slaughtered were the opposite of what he had expected!

"Hey, Robert, why aren't you retreating yet? What are you doing?" Dieter roared at Robert, who had reined in his horse and remained motionless.

Robert turned his head. "My daughter is still in their hands. I must see their leader!"

"You're insane! These magical beasts will tear you to shreds!" Dieter's eyes widened.

Robert shook his head. "No, haven't they shown enough intelligence already? General Dieter, do not treat them like beasts occupying a mountain in the jungle. If we want to defeat them, we must place them on equal footing with us humans! I leave the soldiers of Morton to your command. If I do not return in three days, report to His Majesty the King and say that I have sacrificed myself!!!"

"You—you are truly mad!" Dieter was incredulous.

Robert galloped forward, a lone boat sailing against the current amidst the panicked, fleeing soldiers!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" Upon reaching the front line, spikes immediately flew toward him. Robert swung his longsword in a circle, radiating silver battle qi through the weapon. As he swung, it formed a massive silver vortex before him, making it seem as if he were holding a giant silver shield!

"Bang, bang, bang, bang!" The spikes struck the vortex of battle qi, their trajectories altered by the rotational force, sending them flying elsewhere. This method of using battle qi was ingenious; by deflecting and changing the direction of the attacks, it was far less taxing than defending head-on! Even so, the immense force behind the spikes caused Robert's forward momentum to slow drastically.

However, his performance was already dazzling compared to the soldiers desperately fleeing for their lives!

"The attack intensity of these spikes has reached that of a Tier 2 warrior. Damn it, how are these magical beasts so strong!" Having experienced the attacks firsthand, Robert realized their defeat was no accident. Even if these beasts hadn't launched a surprise attack from the ground, the nine thousand soldiers would likely have gained no advantage in a head-on battle!

"Do not attack! I am Robert, Angelina's father. I want to talk to your supreme leader!!!" Robert's roar, infused with battle qi, carried far into the Zerg Hive.

Beside Ye Luo, the restless Angelina stood up instantly. "My father, it's my father! Ye Luo, don't hurt him, I beg you, don't hurt him!"

Ye Luo narrowed his eyes, a thought occurring to him. A large number of Zergling immediately surrounded Robert, and Ye Meng transformed into his humanoid form, waving his sharp claws. "Drop your weapons, and I will take you to see your daughter!"

"My daughter, she's still alive?" The moment Robert saw Ye Meng, he knew he had bet correctly!

"She is alive. Drop your weapons! Only then can you see her!"

"Fine!" Robert gritted his teeth and slammed his longsword into the ground!

In the distance, Dieter watched Robert being engulfed by countless Zergling, lost in thought. After a moment of hesitation, he pulled on his horse's reins and led the remaining soldiers as they vanished over the horizon...

"My Emperor, in this battle, we killed a total of 3,623 enemies and lost 213 Zergling. A complete victory!" Ye Wang reported to Ye Luo, his face full of pride.

Ye Luo nodded. "Mutate six more Overlord to expand our current reconnaissance range..."

"As you command, my Emperor!" As Ye Wang left, Ye Luo suddenly looked up. "Angelina, your father has arrived..."

Robert was not qualified to enter the Zerg Hive, so Ye Luo met him on the outskirts of the mine.

Seeing that Angelina was unharmed, Robert felt a lingering fear. He regretted more than once that he had been blinded by greed into trying to capture Ye Luo and his kin. If anything had happened to Angelina because of his stupidity, he would never have forgiven himself.

"Robert, answer me two questions, and you may take your daughter!" Ye Luo looked coldly at the man; it was because of his stupidity that his base had been exposed to the world prematurely.

Robert looked at Ye Luo with a complex expression. "Although I am Angelina's father, I am first and foremost a kingdom general. If your questions involve kingdom secrets, I still cannot tell you!"

Ye Luo extended his right hand, and a parasite immediately began to spin in his palm... "This little bug will enter your brain and dig out all your secrets, even memories you don't want to recall or have already forgotten. I don't want to use such methods on you, so think carefully..."

Robert's eyes widened as he looked at his daughter. Angelina nodded helplessly. "Father, he—he is telling the truth!"

"Fine! What are your questions!"

"The military strength of the Keren Kingdom, and the enemies we are about to face!"

Robert gritted his teeth. "The Keren Kingdom is a negligible kingdom on the Haolan Continent, located in the northwest of the Keren Continent. It possesses three major legions totaling nearly 60,000 royal troops. Each legion commander is a Tier 6 Diamond powerhouse, and under each commander are five generals, all of whom are above the level of Gold warriors. Most soldiers in a legion are between Tier 1 battle apprentices and Tier 2 Black Iron warriors, but there is also an elite force composed of those above Tier 2 Black Iron level; I do not know the exact number. Of course, in addition to these conventional forces, the three legions are equipped with specialized armed forces. According to the King's orders, the kingdom's Third Legion, the Black Thorn Legion, which is currently gathering here, is equipped with two full squadrons of 500 combat mages..."

"Tier 1 to 2 ordinary combat power, elite forces above Tier 2... and 500 mages?" Ye Luo frowned deeply. This force was not something they could easily resolve...

Robert watched Ye Luo, who remained silent for a long time, and a thought struck him. "Leader Ye Luo, if I may be so bold, I'm afraid you won't be able to defend against the powerful military might of the Third Legion!"

Ye Luo stared at him and smiled. "It seems City Lord Robert has some good advice?"

Robert took a deep breath and stared intently into Ye Luo's eyes. "Leader Ye Luo, have you considered... surrendering?"

Ye Luo chuckled lightly. He said softly, "You really have thought too much..."

"But the Third Legion is powerful. It is the foundation of a kingdom, far beyond what provincial-level armies like ours can compare to. If you don't surrender..."

"If we don't surrender, we might abandon this base at most. However, don't forget, we are not human; we are magical beasts. As long as we dive into the deep mountains and forests, let alone an army of 18,000, even if all three legions—60,000 troops—were brought here, what could you do to us? You also said that the Keren Kingdom is just a small kingdom on this continent. If worst comes to worst, we can just withdraw from this kingdom first. But from that moment on, overthrowing the Keren Kingdom will be the latest goal of the Huaxia Zerg. With the infiltration of our omnipresent humanoid magical beasts, I'd like to see how long the Keren Kingdom can hold out!" Ye Luo smiled slightly, looking into Robert's eyes as he spoke!