Chapter 238: The Torrent of Fate

The Federal civil war was something no one had expected.

The Aosilan Diguo and some member states were forced to take sides. The Sote Republic was naturally in Zong Yan's camp. Other member states took sides with Zong Yan here and there, adding up to occupy half of the Federation's forces, which showed that Zong Yan had been operating his own forces in preparation for a rainy day, just to contend with the Head of State, but he didn't expect this day to come early.

Because Laiboli had interests exchanged with the Head of State, he had to stand in the Head of State's camp.

This indirectly led to Luka and Zongfang, as commanders of the two sides, unfolding a game on the battlefield. Both were strong men who commanded battles, cherishing each other but having their own different positions. Because they were the most respected opponents, neither of them reserved their strength. The battle situation was very intense for a time.

And Anubis and the rebel army happened to become the third force at this time.

Every time after the Head of State and Zong Yan's camps fought, they took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. No matter which side, Zong Yan or the Head of State, was wiped out by the other, the next step was for the rebel army to wipe out the remaining side.

Chaos arose, all parties fought, and the battle situation expanded larger and larger. The Federation and even most of the interstellar space became miserable. Beastmen of the stray alliance rose in the chaos, and incidents of burning, killing, and looting became more and more frequent.

Fate was like a racing car with failed brakes, rushing fiercely toward the cliff, and no one could control it.

And the only pure land in the war was the Freedom Alliance.

During the civil war, Qiao Suisui joined forces with Sang Yan to use the power of the Dragon Clan to take in beastmen who lost their homes due to the war, and used the power of the Freedom Alliance to constantly drop supplies to beastmen in the bombed war zones, helping them survive. In the process of working together, the two became close comrades-in-arms, very tacit in both doing things and decision-making.

And Qiao Suisui and Ka'er's feelings underwent subtle changes when they were on the Southern Battlefield

Through crisis after crisis, Ka'er always stepped forward. Despite having the most laid-back and uninhibited personality, he was willing to walk the thorniest of paths side-by-side with her.

Not long after the two exposed the underground experimental base, Qiao Suisui nodded in response to his intense pursuit, and they finally confirmed their relationship.

At the same time, Zongfang still found the evidence in the recorder at the Si Gu Qiu, which he had kept hidden under the skin of his arm. He had thought he could go see her after his service ended, but the torrent of the era pushed the two further and further apart.

In fact, not long after the civil war began, Zongfang had tried to avoid all of Zong Yan's eyes and ears to secretly come find her.

But at that moment, he saw Anubis holding her hand, blushing as he explained the meaning of the wolf tooth to her—

"I left in such a hurry last time that I didn't get a chance to tell you. Qiao, this is the symbol of the Wolf King, and it is also my heart. I like you! I like you so, so much! It's very unsafe outside right now; this wolf tooth can command the Rebel Army. You can take it out to protect yourself when necessary, or to do whatever you want to do.

The Wolf Clan only recognizes one partner in their lifetime. When I handed the wolf tooth to you, I chose you. I know they all love you very much, and I won't force you to be with only me; I just hope you are happy."

Zongfang ultimately did not reveal himself. He could not see her expression, but Anubis's joyful reaction already made everything self-evident.

He did not impulsively go to kill the youth as he had before, but instead turned away in desolation. The God of War, who was invincible on the battlefield, had a back that looked like a fleeing soldier at this moment. He was afraid to hear her answer, afraid to know that she loved someone else just as she loved him. Zongfang deceived himself into thinking that if he didn't hear it, he would still have one last shred of hope.

What he didn't know was that Qiao Suisui had been trying to contact him, not only because she hoped Zongfang would stop helping Zong Yan and end this war, but also because she wanted to lay everything out in the open with him. But no matter how she tried to contact him or meet him, all her messages were like stones sinking into the ocean, with no response. The turning point came after Qiao Suisui gave birth; Ka'er suddenly became unwilling to let her stay in the Federation any longer, wanting to take her and the children to settle down in the Freedom Alliance to live in seclusion. The four snow leopard cubs had just arrived, and Ka'er insisted on taking her away immediately, regardless of the fact that Qiao Suisui had just given birth. Even Luka and Laiboli, contrary to their usual behavior, did not stop him and had long since arranged a flying ship to send her away from Ausilan.

Qiao Suisui sensed something was wrong, and under her pressing, she learned that the situation had reversed yesterday.

It turned out that because Anubis did not want to hurt the people Qiao Suisui cared about, nor did he want to be enemies with Luka or Zongfang, he had tried to persuade his father months ago. He proposed that as long as they killed Zong Yan and the Head of State, everything would be settled, and the Rebel Army would be vindicated. After a fierce argument between father and son, Dante finally compromised.

The plan to eliminate Zong Yan and the Head of State was formulated very meticulously, but their operation failed.

When Anubis arrived, he realized that this operation had turned into a trap. The Head of State and Zong Yan had actually secretly declared a temporary truce and joined forces to wipe out the Rebel Army. Thousands of comrades died one after another in cruel slaughter. Dante Connor, filled with self-reproach and indignation, fought to the very last moment; even when the Head of State had people rip out his intestines and internal organs, he insisted on neither kneeling nor surrendering.

The moment his father died, Anubis looked up in despair, yet he was surprisingly calm.

He glanced in the direction he had come from, remembering the last time he saw her, when she held his hand and told him to come back early.

Anubis smiled wistfully, then pushed his mental power and talent to the limit, charging into the heavy encirclement. Holding off an army of ten thousand by himself, he ultimately died under a flurry of swords.

After the Head of State heard the news, he only said indifferently: "Cut the meat off the father and son for me, and take the bones to feed the dogs."

The news of Anubis's death was too tragic, and Luka and the others kept it from her. It was only because Qiao Suisui keenly sensed the change in their attitudes and kept asking that she learned Anubis was dead.

Struck by the blow, Qiao Suisui lost her grip and knocked over the hot tea at her side, and the men immediately rushed to surround her in a panic.

On this timeline, she had returned the self-healing ability to Zongfang, and the two had long failed to resolve their misunderstandings, so there was no subsequent incident where Zongfang begged her to use the talent deprivation again.

A layer of blisters immediately rose on her arm from the scalding, but at that moment, she felt nothing at all.

Luka held her wrist with a pained heart and pulled her directly into his arms. Laiboli growled for someone to bring medicine, then frowned and knelt before her to apply it. Watching the fair, tender skin turn bright red, he felt as if his heart had been punched, wishing he were the one who had been scalded.

Ka'er turned his face away, unable to bear looking at her wound. His fists were clenched at his sides as he stood to the side, his eyes filled with unconcealable worry.

He said to Qiao Suisui: "I will go kill them for you."

Sang Yan stopped him, telling him not to be impulsive.

(End of chapter)