Lieutenant General Ye smiled. "Black Queen, as long as you withdraw your domain and surrender obediently, I will not only release Tang Xin, but also let all the villagers go.
After all, we came only to capture you. These ordinary people are of no use to us.
I swear it on the Federation's honor!"
Tang Guo looked painfully at Tang Xin, who was being held hostage, then turned toward the several brigadier generals in the distance who were rounding up the villagers.
The villagers had Daylight's protection, but under the siege, Daylight was gradually being overwhelmed. His snow-white fur had long since been dyed red with blood.
She... fell silent.
She stood alone upon the snow-covered earth, surrounded by Federation generals in spotless white uniforms fluttering in the wind.
They watched her coldly, every pair of eyes filled with lofty scrutiny, smothering all her pride and resistance.
Not far behind her, the trembling villagers cried out in terror. The elderly, weak, women, and children huddled together, their despairing gazes fixed on her lonely back...
Tang Guo had been driven completely into an impossible dilemma.
Before her stood powerful enemies in white, sharp as blades. Behind her were the vulnerable lives hanging by a thread.
The world was vast, yet she was all alone, standing amid the snow-covered ruins with no one to rely on.
"Fine, but release Tang Xin first." The voice Bai Ye had once praised as strong as a little cow was now hoarse and low.
Her clenched fists turned her knuckles white, while her slightly sharp nails dug into her palms, drawing crimson blood.
"As soon as you shut down your domain, I'll release Tang Xin." Lieutenant General Ye brought the long blade in his hand another half inch closer. Tang Xin cried out in pain, blood