Raging Seas, Drowning 200,000 Enemies! (Seeking Collections!)

Chapter 6: Raging Seas, Flooding Two Hundred Thousand Enemy Troops!

Hearing the sudden, eerie sound, the sentry whipped his head around, only to be met by a figure clad in a black robe.

Before he could make another move, his vision plummeted, and his consciousness faded into nothingness.

West of Ming City.

As the direction closest to the Gulei Kingdom, this was the area most heavily besieged by the Gulei Kingdom's forces.

In this sector alone, a full one hundred and fifty thousand troops had gathered.

On the city walls.

The Holy Spirit Sect deacon, having returned from completing his mission, approached Long Xiaoyao respectfully.

"Grand Elder, the decapitation mission has been completed perfectly."

Hum~

Hearing this, Long Xiaoyao slowly opened his eyes.

"The plan has changed. Tell everyone from the Holy Spirit Sect to wait."

After dropping this indifferent remark, Long Xiaoyao closed his eyes once more.

Under Xu Nian'an's direction, all residents in the west of Ming City had been evacuated, and a massive mountain had been moved to the northwest and southwest of the city, effectively sealing off the West City.

All connections between the West City and Ming City were severed.

Perhaps Long Xiaoyao, a Limit Douluo, along with the many Spirit Douluos and Spirit Sages of the Holy Spirit Sect, could defeat these two hundred thousand troops.

But annihilating them completely was somewhat impossible; they had been summoned and possessed no large-caliber soul guidance devices.

Thus, while Xu Nian'an could use them to repel the Gulei Kingdom's army, having them complete the system's mission was another matter entirely.

This forced Xu Nian'an to put his thinking cap on.

What method could take down these two hundred thousand troops without losing any of his own forces?

Perhaps it would be difficult elsewhere, but Ming City was situated at the peak of the East Sea, with only the West City lying slightly lower.

Seeing this geographical layout and remembering that the Great Ming Kingdom was located by the East Sea, an idea instantly struck Xu Nian'an.

It was fortunate that the terrain sloped from north to south; otherwise, it would have been quite difficult for Xu Nian'an to pull this off.

The front lines.

Before the Gulei army.

"What is going on?"

"Why haven't we received word from the King for so long? Could it be... could something have happened?"

A middle-aged man clad in heavy yellow armor with a resolute face frowned.

"General Lei Shun, I have already sent a squad of sentries to request orders. It won't be long before, under your brilliant command, we take the Starry Sky Kingdom."

Lei Shun did not speak; it was clear that in his heart, the Starry Sky Kingdom was already within his grasp.

It didn't matter that his subordinate said such things.

"Urgent, Royal Decree!"

Just then, a figure came sprinting at full speed from the rear of the Gulei army.

The troops along the way parted to make way.

"The King's oral decree: gather all forces and take Starry Sky City within one day!"

Looking at the messenger, Lei Shun frowned.

"An oral decree?"

"Is the King well?"

"Everything is well. Please, General Lei Shun, complete the mission as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Lei Shun relaxed his furrowed brow. In truth, he felt a flicker of excitement in his heart.

As long as he took the Starry Sky Kingdom, he would be the greatest general in the history of the Gulei Kingdom.

Well, although the Gulei Kingdom had only recently gained independence due to the Heaven Dou Empire, the thought of becoming the greatest general the Gulei Kingdom had ever seen—and would ever see—made him impatient.

It took two hours, four hours in total, until the sky began to darken, for Lei Shun to finally gather all the Gulei Kingdom forces surrounding Ming City.

"Hear my command: Attack the city!!!"

Bang! Rumble!!!

The Gulei army surged into motion instantly.

Before long, the city gates were breached. They encountered almost no resistance as they pushed into Mingxi City.

"Gr-Great General, it's empty... this is a ghost city!"

Upon hearing the report from the front lines, Lei Shun's eyes widened in an instant.

"A ghost city? How is that possible!"

Only after he, commanding the rear guard, had fully entered Mingxi City did Lei Shun see the true state of affairs.

"Impossible. Even if they didn't leave troops behind to resist, they would never have taken all the common civilians with them!"

It was a trap!

That was Lei Shun's first thought.

As they pushed deeper, they suddenly discovered a massive wall blocking their path forward.

This giant wall had appeared quite abruptly, like a stroke of a brush cutting across the landscape, and it was clearly many times taller and more imposing than any other city wall.

Above the northwest city wall...

Xu Nian'an looked down from his vantage point at the Gulei army within Mingxi City, a flash of fierce murderous intent crossing his eyes.

"Open the sluice gates and release the water!"

"Drown these damned animals for me!!!"

The Great Ming Kingdom occupied a unique geographical position; there was only one way to annihilate the Gulei Kingdom without losing a single soldier.

That was the strategy of the empty city combined with the North Sea Water Diversion Project: to drown an army of two hundred thousand!

This couldn't help but remind Xu Nian'an of the God of War, Bai Qi, flooding Yan City.

However, Xu Nian'an was fundamentally different from him.

Bai Qi had been the aggressor, while Xu Nian'an was the defender, and this group of people truly deserved to die.

Whoosh—

Boom, rumble!!!

The seawater from the North Sea, carrying the force of the heavens, surged out in a rapid deluge.

Rocks, flowers, grass... even trees were all completely destroyed.

The moment Xu Nian'an ordered the sluice gates opened, every obstruction was swept away.

"Your Majesty, you should retreat further back. The outlet is expanding rapidly, and I fear the water volume will exceed our initial estimates and reach you."

The moment the North Sea sluice was opened, Xu Yi had led his men to withdraw and come to Xu Nian'an's side.

Xu Nian'an looked at the distance between himself and the sluice gate—a full ten kilometers—and couldn't help but feel speechless at Xu Yi's words.

If he were in the direct path of the outlet, Xu Nian'an would have left without a word, but he was currently standing on a high mountain; there was no need to dodge at all.

Most importantly, the outlet was aimed directly at Mingxi City.

"No need. This position is perfect; it allows me to watch with my own eyes as these Gulei Kingdom scumbags are drowned."

Rumble—!!

Massive amounts of seawater, carrying boulders and trees along its path, rushed down rapidly.

Rumble—!

The ground of Mingxi City began to tremble slowly.

"It's here."

Feeling the frequency of the tremors, Long Xiaoyao opened his eyes instantly.

He raised his hand, and a burst of black light shone forth.

Roar—!!!

With a casual strike, Long Xiaoyao sent a massive black dragon flying out.

Bang—boom!!!

The black dragon, condensed from immense soul power, accurately destroyed the north wall of Mingxi City.

Rumble—!!!

"Wh-what is happening?"

Feeling the earth shaking, Lei Shun suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

The Starry Sky Kingdom would not give up their city so easily, especially since this was their capital; therefore, this was a ruse.

Swish, swish, swish—

At that very moment, on the massive, towering wall they had seen earlier, magnificent Sun and Moon Flags suddenly appeared one after another.

"Great Ming Kingdom, mighty and invincible!"

"Long live the Great Ming Kingdom!!"

"Long live the Great Ming Kingdom!!!"

"Those who offend the might of Great Ming shall have their cities razed and their kingdoms annihilated!!!"

Grea... Great Ming?

What kind of power is this? Does this kingdom even exist on the continent?

Rumble~!!!!

No one answered his question, for in the next second, the world before his eyes was suddenly engulfed by a scene of raging, tempestuous seas.

No~!

Something was wrong, something was very wrong; everything was wrong. Why would they mobilize all their forces for a siege, and why was it the King's own command?

By the time Lei Shun reacted and turned to look at the messenger, he discovered the messenger's lips curling into a mocking sneer as he slowly peeled off his human skin.

"Damn it, Heaven intends to destroy my Gulei Kingdom!!!"

Rumble, rumble, rumble!!!