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After three full months of bloody fighting, Music King City had been reduced to ruins. Music King had lost the Crystal Harp that symbolized his authority, Dance King had lost a leg, Song King had suffered internal injuries from an infrasound attack and had yet to recover, and Moyana was bedridden with severe wounds. Against the overwhelming might of the New Eight Kings, they had no hope of victory. In the end, Fayan Luo had faced all eight powerful enemies alone to protect his companions. Though he fought desperately and inflicted serious injuries, he was ultimately overwhelmed, bound in heavy chains, and hung beneath a helicopter like cargo, forcibly taken from the battlefield.
At the very last moment before he was carried away, Fayan Luo used the last of his strength to shout Doumen Kai's name, telling him to find Xun Uchiha. But the two new Military Kings refused to let the messenger escape and beat him half to death. Just as his life hung in the balance, Fei and Hui Yanduo from the bar arrived in an aircraft and tried to rescue him. During their escape, however, they were ambushed. Shellfire struck the helicopter, and it crashed deep in the mountains. Everyone parachuted to safety. Doumen Kai's last memory before losing consciousness was the burning aircraft.
In a strange twist of fate, he had somehow landed at the entrance to the Ancient Underground Palace at the foot of the mountain.
Xun Uchiha drew a deep breath, suppressing the fury in his heart. He knew that every member of Heavenly King's Personal Guard possessed AA-Rank strength, with attacks delivering up to three tons of force, while Fayan Luo was only A-Rank. One against eight, all of them at peak strength-how horrific that battle must have been.
"Where are they?"