Astral Apostle - Chapter 541: Intimidation and Secret Connection (2)

541 Intimidation and Secret Connection (2)

Yuwen Yan laughed dryly and gave him a flattery.

He did not want to dwell on this point and changed the topic,

“Chen Feng is so ferocious and vicious. If he makes a comeback, how should we deal with him? We can’t repeat the same mistake today. Do you have a plan?”

When everyone present heard this, they immediately lowered their heads in silence.

They were all people who understood warfare well. If the Perfected One could not restrain Chen Feng, with Chen Feng’s mobility and lethality, it could be said that he could come and go as he pleased. As long as he kept attacking the camp, he could cause great damage to the soldiers. It was almost an unbreakable battle method.

Ma Zhen’s heart was solemn as he now agreed with Privy Pang’s warnings before he left.

As expected, Chen Feng was not a person that was all brawn but no brains. He was basically a figure who had never appeared in the world… He had broken through the army and defeated everyone to seize the area. His momentum was like the thunder in the nine heavens, and his attacks were so strong that he could be said to be a top figure since ancient times. He was really difficult to deal with.

The more Ma Zhen thought about it, the more his head hurt. He really did not know how to restrain such an enemy.

This world had never come into contact with such supernatural wars, so it had no relevant experience at all.

Even if Ma Zhen could think of a way, he could not cook without rice… After all, the only supernatural being under him who could match the enemy’s top combat strength was actually an undercover “werewolf”.

“… Pass down the order. Tell the various camps to strengthen their night defense. Don’t slack off.”

Ma Zhen took a deep breath. He could only take some conventional precautions at this point. It was better than nothing.

The five strategies to break the bandits had worked, but he had also released a fearless tiger because of this. He did not know which was more advantageous, and he could not help but feel a little vexed about the results.

However, he had no choice. If he wanted to break through the Huyang stronghold, he had to do everything he could. He could not hold back.

“Maybe I should consider retreating and prepare my final trump card…”

This thought flashed through Ma Zhen’s mind.

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That night, a frontline camp of the official army was completely destroyed. The next day, the officials could only send people to clean up the battlefield and deal with the corpses. This chapter was first shared on the n(0))vel(b)(j)(n) platform.

The soldiers who were tidying up the battlefield saw the cruel and tragic scene here and were naturally terrified. They felt that this resembled the purgatory of the mortal world.

There were many survivors who participated in the support that night. Soon, the news spread throughout the army, and more and more soldiers found out about the situation that night.

Chen Feng had destroyed a camp alone and even repelled the reinforcements. Even though the attacked camp had discovered their assailant in advance and was prepared to face the enemy, they still did not escape the fate of being completely wiped out.

Even if they discovered him in advance, they could not stop him!

There were even rumors that Chen Feng was a cannibalistic demon who liked to eat people’s hearts the most. This rumor was actually unanimously agreed by countless soldiers. It was as if the more ferocious and terrifying Chen Feng was, the more it matched their expectations of his image.

In the next few days, Zhou Jing did not stay idle and attacked repeatedly.

Fan Zong’s expression suddenly changed as he narrowed his eyes at him.

Cao Sheng’s heart turned cold. He hurriedly took out a letter from the hidden pocket of his sleeve and quietly handed it over.

“Big Brother is known as the Golden Scale King and is one of the famous Three Flood Dragons of Huyang. The Imperial Court admires Big Brother’s abilities and specially found me to be a lobbyist. They want to recruit Big Brother and give him a bright future.”

“The Three Flood Dragons of Huyang are long gone. I submitted to Chief Chen two to three years ago. Now, I’m just an ordinary leader under him.”

Fan Zong’s tone was indifferent, but he did not immediately call his personal guards in to capture him. Instead, he took the letter and read it.

This was a personal letter from a general among the soldiers. Other than pleasantries, it was all about the recruitment conditions.

Seeing this, Cao Sheng was delighted. He felt that there was a chance and advised,

“Big Brother, you’re also a famous figure. After all, you were once the leader of a stronghold. How can you endure living under someone else’s roof? Big Brother underestimated his enemy and lost to Chen Feng, so you had no choice but to submit to that person. Don’t you feel aggrieved? Now that the government is willing to offer an official position to recruit Big Brother, why don’t you abandon this group of rebels and return to the right path? You know that rebellion is a crime worthy of killing nine generations of your family, how can you miss this opportunity to turn back?”

“You sure know how to think for me.”

Fan Zong was not angry. He only lowered his head to read the letter before burning it on the candlelight.

“Big Brother, Chen Feng’s actions go against the Heavenly Dao. He will definitely be punished by the heavens. Why do we have to stick with him?”

Cao Sheng persuaded earnestly.

Fan Zong frowned and looked a little hesitant, as if he was in a dilemma. He finally shook his head.

“Go back and send a message. Let me consider this matter… But if word gets out, I don’t want to hear you mention it again. Leave.”

Hearing this, Cao Sheng knew that Fan Zong would not make up his mind so quickly. He did not dare to rush him and quickly stood up to bid farewell and return to report.

Fan Zong watched him leave and subconsciously stroked his beard that was already a little white. His expression became subtle.

He had already submitted to the Dragon King Stronghold for a few years. He was once the Chief of a faction, but now, he was only an ordinary leader on the mountain. This made him feel a little awkward at times.

Most of the leaders who had originally followed him had already been divided and completely integrated into the Dragon King Stronghold.

For example, his former military advisor, Du Ying, had completely submitted to Chen Feng. Now, his seat was even above his, and they rarely interacted with each other.

It was as if he was saying, “Don’t contact me. I’m afraid the Chief will misunderstand.”

Fan Zong was the first faction to be subdued by Chen Feng. Back then, he surrendered to save his life, having had no choice but to do so. In the end, he became the only survivor of the Three Flood Dragons of Huyang.

However, in the past few years on the mountain, he had become more and more depressed because of the difference in status.

Now, the Imperial Court wanted to poach him and give him, the “rebel”, a way out. They wanted to bribe him to open the pass that they were guarding so that the officials could march in and destroy the back courtyard of the Dragon King Stronghold.

As long as he could help the Imperial Court succeed, not only would he let bygones be bygones, but he could also obtain an official position and rise above others.

“Repent and you will be saved, huh…”

Fan Zong muttered to himself, his eyes flickering.