Chapter 471: I will slay him myself

Above the ruins.

A golden figure flew swiftly over, followed by several dozen people.

"Your Majesty, the aura ends here."

Blood Armor King Mi Sida followed behind the War Goddess, furrowing his brow as he spoke.

"Go down and check."

The War Goddess's expression was very displeased, mixed with a hint of hidden worry.

The intense battle fluctuations within thirty thousand kilometers of the Capital of War caught her attention.

The aura of the Overlord Blaze King and that of the Chief Divine Artifact led her to guess the possibility, and she hurriedly brought her subordinates over.

Having arrived at the battlefield, she looked around and saw the short, sturdy divine spirit's corpse lying on the ground, which was enough to explain everything.

"Old Man Wu Mu..."

Seeing the Overlord Blaze King's corpse, the War Goddess's face grimaced, and sorrow welled up from her heart.

"Ah, old friend..."

Blood Armor King Mi Sida also felt great sorrow, never expecting that his old friend of several thousand years would die so suddenly.

"An Upper God beside him said, 'Your Majesty, judging from the battle traces and aura at the scene, Prince Wu Mu must have fought fiercely with the enemy and used a Secret Art. Given the strength of that adventurer and the Upper God, it's impossible for them to be a match for the Prince; there must be a mysterious expert helping.'"

The War Goddess half-knelt beside the Overlord Blaze King's corpse, her face sorrowful but her mind still clear.

She shook her head and said, "No, nobody else—it was that adventurer who did it."

"Your Majesty, that's impossible. I know Wu Mu's strength well; aside from you and the veteran officials in the War God Nation, no one could defeat him. Even with the Chief Divine Artifact,..."

Mi Sida wanted to retort.

But before he could finish, the War Goddess said, "He's no ordinary person; even in the Holy Land he could match me and shatter my High-grade Divine Artifact 【Immortal War Helm】. Now that he has become a demigod, and with someone wielding a Chief Divine Artifact helping him, it's possible for Old Man Wu Mu to be overcome."

"This, this..."

Mi Sida's face looked grim.

Gazing at the Overlord Blaze King, whose aura had vanished and who was dead beyond death, he sighed.

Then he said, "Your Majesty, please allow this old official to issue a wanted order. Those two must pay with their lives!"

"No, impossible!"

The War Goddess shook her head and calmly said, "Although I also want to kill them, this matter is actually... Old Man Wu Mu was at fault first. Sending out the Chief Divine Artifact without retrieving it is unjustified; we are in the wrong, and if we still issue a wanted order,"

"if they spread it abroad, the reputation of the War God Nation would likely be wiped out."

"What should we do, just let it go like that!" Blood Armor King Mi Sida urged anxiously.

His peers have all passed away, leaving only Wu Mu as his old friend.

Now that his old friend has been killed, he wishes he could immediately slaughter Xiao Feng and He Er Na.

But since the monarch said so, he cannot help but listen.

"I will avenge this grudge myself." The War Goddess sighed and said, "That adventurer has tremendous potential; the more time we give him to grow, the less we can handle him. Let's return first; after I absorb the Chief God's power from my father's remains, I will personally deal with him."

The Overlord Blaze King's strength ranked among the top five in the War God Nation; even he is dead, so others may not be of much use either.

Only by inheriting the Chief God's power and stepping into the Half-step Chief God realm can there be hope to slay him!

Moreover... he is an adventurer; killing him once is not enough—we must kill him many times!

Blood Armor King Mi Sida asked, "But Your Majesty, by then they will have already fled into the Elemental Sea; how will you find them then?"

The War Goddess replied, "The Blood Prison Arm Guard bears my mark; no matter how far they flee, I can find them. That adventurer ruined my plans in the Abyss, preventing me from obtaining the War Horn—this matter should have been settled with him, but I couldn't bring it up before the officials. Now another blood feud has been added; I cannot coexist with him under the same sky. Within at most a month, I will surely slay him myself!"

Hearing those words, Blood Armor King Mi Sida felt somewhat relieved and said, "I understand, Your Majesty. If you have any use for this old servant, just speak; this old bone is willing to fight for my old friend."

"Hmm, let's go back first."

The War Goddess sighed.

The party carried the Overlord Blaze King's corpse and returned toward the Capital of War.

Not long after they left, this land, devastated beyond recognition, quickly recovered its original state under the system's power, as if no battle had ever occurred.

One hour later, in a deep mountain range over twenty thousand kilometers away.

He Er Na brought Xiao Feng flying swiftly, landing in a rocky mountain valley.

"Master, we've traveled far; there should be no pursuers. Let's rest here for a while."

This place is over thirty thousand kilometers from the Capital of War, equivalent to crossing the Zhu Shen Da Lu, making it extremely remote.

Xiao Feng's chest felt stuffy, as if hit by a large truck, and it hadn't improved after an hour.

This place is full of rocks; on the cliffs and steep walls grow

ancient pines and moss.

He lay flat on a smooth stone, rubbing his chest, and said helplessly, "That old short guy really packs a punch; good thing this is a game, otherwise I'd be screaming for my mom."

Experiencing such prolonged pain after being hit is something he's encountering for the first time.

Everything in the Shen Jie seems utterly different from the Zhu Shen Da Lu, even the sense of pain is much heightened.

He Er Na knelt beside him, stretched out her soft hands, and gently massaged his chest wound.

While easing Xiao Feng's pain, she said, "That Overlord Blaze King cultivates war power, which is inherently domineering and brutal. I also suffered greatly from his two punches earlier, but after taking the Holy Origin Pill I felt much better. Master, if you feel unwell, you might try taking some medicine."

"Forget it, that medicine can only be exchanged at the Heavenly Tower; let's save where we can." Xiao Feng said.

He hasn't yet visited the Shen Jie market, so he doesn't know if such medicine is sold there.

But even if it were available, given his current amount of Divine Power Crystals, he likely couldn't buy much.

Let it hurt a little; it'll probably be fine after a while.

Besides, having a gentle goddess help with the massage makes it not a loss!

"He Er Na, you said you got punched twice and it really hurt; want me to rub you?" Xiao Feng suddenly joked, his eyes fixed on her puffed chest.

Pain is pain, he won a battle, and his mood is still very good!

"No, no, Master... you... you're really improper!" He Er Na's face turned red, and she hurriedly refused.

Lately Xiao Feng has been getting worse; he just finished a life-and-death battle, yet he's still in the mood to joke like this, making it hard for her to cope.

Hahaha~

Being called improper, Xiao Feng felt no embarrassment at all; instead, he was quite proud.

He laughed and said, "Well then, I'll stop teasing you for now—please give me a good rub. Not only does my chest hurt, but other places ache too."

"......"

He Er Na didn't dare to respond at all.

Under normal circumstances, upon hearing such a remark, one would definitely ask, "Where else does it hurt?"

But she could almost guess what Xiao Feng would say next if she asked that.

So she simply kept quiet, avoiding falling into his trap.

Seeing her remain silent for a moment, Xiao Feng felt a bit disappointed.

However, he wasn't in a rush to flirt with her.

Anyway, there's plenty of time ahead; he had all the time in the world to slowly win her over!

(End of chapter)