Chapter 555: I am a Logia System Ability User!
Inside the black Castle named 'Sekka Fortress'.
Lord Numa, who was both the Clan Leader of the Randell People and the Governor of The Empire's Northern Autonomous Region, was sitting in his warm Office, reviewing Intelligence and Documents. But his brow remained tightly furrowed, his Gaze constantly serious, until he saw the Content of the Letter sent back from the Imperial Capital, which finally brought a faint Smile to his face.
It said that the imperial court would send a 'Rakshasa' and five hundred Imperial Fist Temple Disciples.
At the same time, a Large Army of fifty thousand Army Unit, led by two Vice Admirals, was also moving north, both to prevent that Mysterious Force from breaking into the Imperial Capital Area and to coordinate with their own Large Army for a pincer Attack.
Numa didn't feel that five hundred Disciples were too few. Because he knew that although the Imperial Fist Temple had nearly ten thousand Personnel undergoing Training, only less than three thousand had achieved success in their practice and been granted the Identity of Disciples.
Furthermore, a portion of these Disciples would be sent to serve as High-level Guards beside the Imperial Family, Nobles, and High Officials, or be responsible for security Missions in important Secret Organizations. It was said that three to five Disciples working together could slaughter an Imperial Arms User using Imperial Arms, even without using Imperial Arms themselves. Therefore, the Frontline Force of the Army, Air Force, and Marines would fiercely argue, and even Sparring and Communication, for the annual Quota of one thousand people.
And the four strongest among these nearly three thousand Disciples were called 'Rakshasa'. They served as instructors at the Imperial Fist Temple and also carried out highly Confidential Missions for The Empire. Legend said that every 'Rakshasa' possessed terrifying Combat Power capable of threatening an Admiral of The Empire, which was why the Imperial Fist Temple was considered the Imperial Family's greatest Reliance in suppressing The Empire for a thousand years!
"Hmm?!"
Just as Numa was wondering how the 'Rakshasa' and others would arrive, a strong Sense of Danger suddenly appeared in his Heart. He didn't hesitate at all. The moment the hairs on his body stood on end, he dodged to the right, completely disregarding the fact that this would make him fall off his chair.
But it seemed to be slightly late. A Blood Hole instantly appeared on his left Shoulder, then formed a pitch-black bullet crater on the desktop. However, Numa had no intention of looking at these things. He quickly rolled a few times on the Plush Carpet to prevent subsequent Bullet Attacks, finally pressing himself against the Stone Wall and half-kneeling on the ground.
But when he looked up, he was surprised to find that there was no Bullet hole in the Wall behind the Office Desk at all. How did that attack just now get in?
Regardless, he had definitely been subjected to Assassination. The most urgent Matter now was to quickly put on his Armor and Imperial Arms! Fortunately, he had never relaxed his martial training, so his Armor and Imperial Arms were always hanging on the walls on his left and right. The question now was which one to grab first?
The Armor for preserving Life, or the Imperial Arms for Combat?
Numa's thinking Time didn't even last a second. It looked like he decisively chose the Imperial Arms on the left. His Speed was very fast. To confuse the assassin hidden in the dark, he even deliberately left a lifelike Afterimage in place, while he himself lunged towards the Long-Handled Weapon, which looked like a Gun and a Blade, hanging on the wall, at a Speed exceeding the Limit of Dynamic Vision of an ordinary Human.
[Whoosh!]
The next second, the familiar Whistling Sound appeared again, immediately followed by a groan of pain, Numa, whose left calf Meat had been pierced, fell to the ground in a sorry state. Streaks of Blood flowed from the Wound, staining the snow-white Plush Carpet red.
"How is this possible?"
He couldn't believe it. That Bullet just now seemed to have predicted his Direction and Speed in advance.
And this time, he finally discovered how the Bullet got in. It was like a Ghost with no Physical Entity, passing through the Castle Wall without Obstruction, and only then did it make a normal Whistling Sound inside the room.
The opponent is an Imperial Arms User!
Thinking this, he gritted his teeth, enduring the Severe Pain in his Shoulder and calf, and desperately lunged forward. In the instant the third Bullet arrived, he finally grabbed the 'Dragon's Gallant Silver Changshan Spear'.
With a swish, the Blade Light flashed.
A long, pointed Bullet was cut in half, bouncing a few times after falling to the ground.
"The Bullet can pass through walls, that's understandable, but how did the opponent observe me through the wall?"
Numa gripped the strange Spear in his hand, which looked like a lengthened and widened pig-slaughtering knife welded onto a pole, and immediately felt a sense of Safety. Actually, the Original Copy of this Imperial Arms wasn't like this. It was just that the current shape was more in line with the traditional Weapon of the Randell People, so he used the Normal Ability of 'Dragon's Gallant Silver' to change Cold Weapons at will to modify it.
"Ahhhhhh!"
"What is that?"
Just then, the Exclamations and Screams of the Guards echoed from the Corridor outside the Door.
[Boom----]
Not long after, the Door was forcibly knocked flying by some kind of Strength. Immediately, an Ominous White Mist with a faint purple tint surged into the room, making the originally quite spacious Office instantly become filled with smoke.
"So Yasopp still hasn't killed you, that's fine too..."
Suddenly, a gentle and elegant voice appeared beside Governor Numa's ear. Immediately after, he personally saw a mass of purple-white Gas converge and spin in front of him. Finally, it transformed into a black-clothed man with very obvious Noble Aura and pink long hair. Moreover, the opponent's Appearance was just as handsome as his own.
"Who are you people!"
Numa's Gaze became extremely sharp. While being wary of Bullets that might appear at any Time, he pointed his Spear Tip at the opponent and asked in a cold voice.
The opponent pondered for a few breaths before answering him: "Cipher Pol 9, under the World Government, here to assassinate you."
But just as he was about to finish speaking, Numa, completely disregarding Martial Ethics, thrust his Gun forward. Its Speed was so fast. It could truly be described as 'A Cold Light arrives first, followed by the Gun like a Dragon'. Perhaps not even the blink of an eye had passed before the Spear Tip had pierced the opponent's Throat.
but the result made Numa's expression change greatly, because he didn't feel any Touch Sensation feedback. Moreover, not only did no Wound or Blood appear at the opponent's Throat, but even the Smile on that handsome face didn't change in the slightest.
"Are you finding it hard to believe?"
The opponent looked at Numa and smiled calmly, "I can completely understand your feelings right now. To you, I am no different from a Deity in Myth."
"Joke!"
Numa snorted coldly and retracted his Spear Tip. "It's nothing more than the Supernatural Ability of some kind of Imperial Arms. How dare you play tricks on me?"
He had seen many Imperial Arms Users, but he had never seen a truly invincible Imperial Arms. The opponent's Ability must have some kind of Weakness or Restriction, which was just hidden by the opponent.
Immediately, the 'Changshan Spear' in his hand swung again, but this time its Spear Shadows were as dense as a Rainstorm of Pear Blossoms, sweeping out in all directions.
[Swish swish swish swish...]
Everything around, whether it was the purple-white Gas, or the Walls, Statues, Armor on the Edge, or even the Office Desk behind him, was enveloped within and became riddled with holes.
This was the Ultimate Skill of the Imperial Arms 'Dragon's Gallant Silver'.
Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix!
Originally, Numa thought that the opponent's Main Body was likely hidden within these Gases, and the figure before him was merely a Phantom Image like an Illusion.
But when he finished this entire set of Secret Techniques, aside from making his Office a complete mess, even the Castle Wall behind was pierced with dense holes, letting in a large amount of Cold Wind.
The opponent and the surrounding Gas recovered on their own without any change.
This made Numa's Expression extremely ugly.
At the same time, the assassin who had been standing quietly in front of him, allowing the Spear Shadows to pierce various parts of his Body, finally made his move.
"A very splendid technique. Well then, since you have already made an Effort for your Life, please rest in peace now."
"Oh, right, my name is Mima Amatori, and I am a Logia System Ability User..."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 556: When Will They Arrive?!
The next day.
In the Plaza in front of Sekka Castle, a bright purple light suddenly appeared, followed by a Phantom Image of the 'Taiji Four Trigrams Diagram' forming on the Ground.
When the Radiance reached its peak brightness, then bloomed and dissipated, a neat yellow formation had already appeared there. Standing in front of the formation was a burly man with a fierce demeanor, a tall stature, and an estimated height of about two meters.
He was Zhu Tian, one of the Four Great Rakshasa from the Imperial Fist Temple sent by the Imperial Capital.
He looked like a bald man with a full beard, a fierce Face, and a wide robe.
For some reason, the Snowflakes falling from the sky would automatically melt when they were less than half a meter away from him, and then be directly swept away by the Cold Wind.
The formation behind him was naturally the five hundred Imperial Fist Temple Disciples. Each of them was robust, with resolute Gaze, standing tall with their hands behind their backs.
Their clothing was uniform, consisting of bright yellow training clothes paired with black belts and black combat boots, giving them an extremely sharp and capable appearance!
A moment later.
Zhu Tian looked speechlessly at the Remains of Numa Saike lying in the Ice Coffin.
However, the other party's Skin was a strange pink, especially his Lips, which were as bright as cherries. Furthermore, aside from his Shoulder and Leg, there were no other fatal Wound visible.
To be honest.
Even he, who had always prided himself on killing countless people, couldn't tell how this Governor Lord had died. The most he could guess was that he had been poisoned by some strange substance.
After Zhu Tian patiently listened to the introduction from a local Official, whose tone was filled with Fear, he roughly understood what had happened.
Immediately, he glared over with a face full of displeasure and shouted, "Over a hundred guards and the Governor himself died, yet you say you didn't even see the Assassin's figure?"
"Ah, this... this..."
Questioned loudly by such a tall, fierce man with a face full of rough flesh, the Official's Body immediately trembled. He shrank his Neck and hurriedly gave an Explanation, his voice shaking.
"Rakshasa Lord, I've been wronged!"
"This official listened to the Report of all the guards who witnessed the Situation at the scene. They all said they only saw a mass of blue and white Gas surge into the Castle, and then everyone who was affected... everyone turned into this appearance, just like the Governor..."
Zhu Tian frowned upon hearing this. He lowered his head thoughtfully and examined Governor Numa's pink Skin again.
At the same time, he thought to himself, "It seems the other party is an Imperial Arms User. Their Ability should be controlling blue and white Poison Gas. If that's all it is, then it poses no Threat to me."
Although the Legend says that the First Emperor a thousand years ago only created forty-eight Imperial Arms, the problem is that both the Alchemy Kingdom in the West and the Shenhe Island Nation in the East actually have the Ability to manufacture Imperial Arms.
Therefore, the exact Number of Imperial Arms is impossible to calculate.
The Number forty-eight only Represent the Number of Imperial Arms created by the First Emperor.
"Immediately transmit the Situation here to the Imperial Capital and the major Cities and Military Camps in the surrounding areas. That Assassin cannot have only made one move!"
Zhu Tian issued the Order in a deep voice.
Although he wasn't some High Official of The Empire, he was the Boss here right now.
"Yes!"
The Official didn't think too much and quickly complied.
Besides not daring to Refuse, it was also because he really didn't want to be too close to the other party.
The Aura emanating from Zhu Tian was like a humanoid high-level Danger Beast. If he stayed any longer, he felt like he would be scared stiff.
"You!"
At this moment, he looked at the other Officials around him. Without asking their Position, he directly instructed them.
"You go prepare enough sumptuous Food for us, and you prepare several sets of Winter Clothes and Warhorses for each of us, and you get us a few Maps of this area!"
Originally, these things should have been prepared for them by Numa Saike, but now Zhu Tian could only have someone prepare them himself...
To the east.
Volga City, about two hundred kilometers away from Sekka City.
At this moment, this place had completely turned into a Bloodbath in the wind and snow. On the city wall and below the city, there was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood everywhere, filled with frozen Corpses and bloody Ice and Snow.
But no one paid any attention to these.
Boom!
One thick City Defense Cannon after another continuously spewed out blazing Gunfire Flash, shooting red Shells towards the Battlefield outside the city. They were completely indiscriminate, firing wherever there were many Black Figures.
And the Soldiers standing by on both sides just tightly hugged the Rifles in their arms, gritting their teeth as they watched their fellow countrymen outside, constantly using their lives to entangle and surround the enemy, then dying under the enemy's Blades or falling amidst their own Cannon Fire.
Their role was that whenever an enemy approached the front of the city, they would all fire at them together, using an extremely dense Firepower Net to force them back.
If Bullets were still ineffective, then the Level 1 Danger Beasts 'Shuplinga Dragons' that had been tamed on top of the City Tower would breathe out Dragon Breath capable of freezing everything!
If the enemy could even break through this, then only General Bai Ya could personally intervene to Intercept them...
Actually, a few days ago.
Their Battlefield was in the wild snowy plains about twenty kilometers from here. Then they were fought all the way back to their own City. In the Accumulated Snow in the distance, there were probably twenty to thirty thousand Corpses that had been hacked to death by the enemy.
Kill!
Earth-shattering roars, sounds of Battle Cries, mixed with the sounds of countless Weapons clashing, breaking, and Flesh and Blood being cut open, enveloped the 'slaughtering ground' within a radius of over ten li.
Nearly ten thousand Warriors wearing Steel Armor and Steel Helmets gripped the cold Steel Spears or Steel Sabers in their hands, roaring like Wild Beasts while charging with bloodshot eyes towards the black-clothed Swordsmen who were a bit taller and sturdier than them.
However.
The Warriors who first engaged would often be cut into chunks of Meat spraying large amounts of Hot Blood by various Flames, Lightning, streams of Water, and Hotei. The Steel Armor on their bodies simply offered no Protection.
"Moonwalk!"
A man who was different from most of the black-clothed Swordsmen, wearing a Black Coat draped over his Shoulder, faced the Steel Spears coming from all sides and the pouncing Ice Fang Wolves.
He unexpectedly stepped on the invisible Air, and under the Despair in the Gazes of the people around him, quickly flew into the air. Then he swung his right Leg forcefully downwards, flinging out a crescent moon-shaped Blue and White Vacuum Blade.
"Tempest Kick!"
Thud thud thud thud...
The next second, around thirty iron-armored Warriors along with the Steel Spears in their hands were cut in half at the waist, letting out a wave of extremely miserable painful wails on the spot.
However, their sounds were truly insignificant here.
More than two hours later.
The Snowy Ground was piled high with Corpses. Nearly ten thousand people were almost completely killed or wounded.
Just as General Bai Ya on the city wall was preparing to continue to deploy Troops, he was surprised to find that the black-clothed Swordsmen had started to retreat.
"Are they preparing to go back and rest? Or is it that after fighting for so many days, their Stamina and condition finally couldn't hold on anymore?"
Just as General Bai Ya was considering whether or not to send out the Shuplinga Dragons and Cavalry Unit to pursue, black dots gradually appeared on the eastern horizon.
This caused all the defending troops on the city wall, including him, to feel extremely uneasy.
Soon.
General Bai Ya clearly saw their Situation through the Telescope in his hand. That was another group of black Troops riding two-wheeled Mechanical Vehicles, numbering roughly less than three thousand.
This immediately caused his Expression to turn ashen.
Because their arrival Represent that the enemy's Scale had reached around five thousand, a full doubling. How much longer could he defend?
Moreover, General Bai Ya knew that the cities being attacked were not just here, which indicated that the enemy still had more Swordsmen this strong.
"Damn it! When exactly are the Imperial Capital reinforcements that Governor Lord mentioned coming?!"
(End of this chapter)
# Chapter 557: Why Is It So Troublesome?
A Small Wooden Boat, uncovered, no more than five or six meters long, carrying two men and three women, was pulled by four Giant Birds using thick Ropes, sweeping over the vast, snow-covered Mountain Ranges below at extreme Speed.
Meilard looked up at the clear blue Sky, then lowered her gaze to admire the majestic silver-white Mountain Peaks below, a pleasant, charming Smile always on her face.
This incomparably beautiful 'Death God' had finally changed into Winter Clothes that were less revealing, though they still couldn't completely conceal her graceful figure.
She felt her Luck was quite good.
Not only had she not encountered any harsh Blizzards along the way, but she hadn't even run into conditions that could be called Strong Wind.
"Lord Melard, the target location is three Snow Mountains away. What do you think?"
Daniel the Butler, whose hair and beard were gray but neatly groomed, and who wore a refined Suit, walked over and asked softly.
Behind him followed two charming Maids in black and white dresses, their Postures humble. They were Gilbert and Cassandra.
They were actually Oarberg's assassins as well, but their main job was to serve Meilard's daily life.
"Land. I'll go the rest of the way myself. You all wait here for three days according to the original Plan. If I don't return after three days, you can transmit the news of my death to the Imperial Capital."
"Understood."
These people, whether discussing death or facing death, could remain calm and natural. It was precisely because of this that they were also decisive and clean when causing death.
A few minutes later, the Airship landed smoothly beside a sheltered Mountain Slope.
After Meilard's figure quickly disappeared from their Line of Sight, Daniel the Butler began setting up the pre-prepared white Tent with Gilbert and Cassandra.
The next day, nearing evening.
Meilard finally saw a team of Black-Clad Soldiers patrolling on snowmobiles, and also discovered several hidden sentries concealed in trees or under the snow.
The subsequent process, naturally, involved relying on her superb Infiltration Ability to pass through layers of Guards and a few 'large Snails' wearing Winter Clothes and moving slowly, without any major incidents.
Meilard naturally didn't know what a Transponder Snail was, but noticing their two large eyes Scanning back and forth, she carefully avoided their Line of Sight.
However, one thing was very strange. Among the patrol teams and the guarding Personnel, more or less all of them had Officers who had Awakened Observation Haki.
Yet, not a single one of them detected Meilard, allowing her to successfully Infiltrate the Camp Base in the Valley.
"Indeed, Modai-chan isn't imprisoned in the Buildings here, but Najenda used the Divination Tortoise Shell to confirm her location is here."
Meilard hid in a corner, thoughtfully watching Black-Clad Soldiers walk past her or around her.
"So there are only two possibilities: either there's a more hidden place, like an Underground Space used for imprisonment, or she was taken into *there*!"
Her beautiful eyes fixed on the white Building in the distance.
Whenever its Main Gate opened to the sides, twenty to thirty Black-Clad Soldiers would always walk out pushing Black Heavy Motorcycles, occasionally mixed with figures wearing Black Suits or white coats.
Of course.
Meilard didn't know what a Motorcycle was. To her, it was just a peculiar Alchemy or Mechanical Vehicle.
"A Space Gate, similar to a space-type Imperial Arms like the Dimensional Array? Although I don't know which Influence/Power these people are from, they've certainly created something remarkable..."
Meilard pondered inwardly, a Smile in the corner of her eye. She suddenly wanted to try entering that white Building to see. Perhaps she'd have a chance to steal the Space Gate?
As for Modai-chan, finding her would naturally be a good thing, but she wouldn't force it if she couldn't.
However, there was a problem before her now.
How to get in?
She could only conceal her Aura, not make her Body completely invisible. It would be impossible not to be discovered in such a small Space.
Should she secretly kill a Soldier and change clothes to go in?
But she had observed for so long and hadn't seen any Soldiers walk in; they were all teams of Soldiers walking out from inside.
After about twenty minutes.
Meilard finally discovered that some figures wearing Black Coats, with two symbols resembling Divine Symbols written on the coats, seemed to be able to freely enter and exit the white Building.
Perhaps she could disguise herself as them?
As for their Body Size and Height, which were comparable to Zhu Tian of the Imperial Fist Temple, that wasn't a problem for her. She was also very skilled at the Martial Arts of controlling the Body.
The key was how to kill one silently and stealthily, and also ensure it wouldn't be discovered within a short period of Time?
A moment later.
With an idea in mind, Meilard once again moved silently and stealthily. At this Time, the Sky was also gradually darkening, and lights began to illuminate one after another in the Valley.
Not long after, she found a small Building whose appearance was similar to other Buildings, but most of the people entering and exiting wore Black Coats.
Through careful observation, she felt that this should be the Dormitory for those Officers.
For the next period of Time, Meilard patiently Infiltrated, waiting for the Sky to darken little by little.
This process was actually quite uncomfortable, because the Temperature outside was very low, and wind and snow blew through from Time to Time. Even though she wore Winter Clothes, it was still very cold.
But as The Empire's strongest assassin, her Will was certainly extraordinary.
Finally.
Night descended, and Meilard Infiltrated the target Dormitory Building.
A few minutes later, a figure who looked to be at least 1.9 meters tall, wearing a full set of Black Military Uniform, Leather Boots, and a Coat, with a Black Gentleman's Hat covering the lower half of their face, walked out.
This person was naturally Meilard.
However, she didn't kill anyone after going in. Instead, she used a spray she brought with her, capable of making a Rank 1 Danger Beast like a Horned Dragon fall asleep for ten hours, to make the person who was already sleeping in a Room on the second floor fall into deep sleep.
This wasn't because she was soft-hearted, but because she was concerned that killing might cause some Accident.
As for her current tall Body Size, it was because for the Martial Arts of the Imperial Fist Temple, making a person's Body smaller or larger was very easy.
Although this Martial Arts was a Secret Technique, as the Commander of Oarberg, she naturally had the qualification to access and practice it.
Perhaps because it was night, there weren't many people on the Base's Street. The occasional patrol teams she encountered simply saluted after seeing her Coat and silently left.
Just like that, Meilard slowly walked into the automatically opening Electric Gate under the gaze of four guarding Soldiers.
Suddenly.
When the gate closed again, thick White Smoke sprayed in from the four corners above. This almost made her think she had been exposed.
But reason kept reminding her that it was simply impossible to be exposed.
As expected.
The Smoke, which smelled a bit pungent, didn't cause any effect on her Body.
And when she successively passed through two gates and was enveloped by smoke that changed color slightly twice, she finally realized this should be a normal Disinfection Procedure.
Then the problem came again, why make it so troublesome?
Carrying this question, Meilard walked out of the third gate. Immediately, a golden yellow Tunnel Entrance, about twenty meters high and seven or eight meters wide, appeared before her eyes.
"What is this Situation? Shouldn't it be a Light Gate?"
(End of this chapter)
## Chapter 558: Eight Gates Golden Lock: Ghost Valley Spring and Autumn!
Imperial Capital.
Golden Throne Hall.
At this time, the Emperor was holding a Court Session with the civil and military officials of The Empire. The main Agenda Item was the increasingly severe Turmoil in the Northern Randall Ethnic Autonomous Region.
"Governor Numa of the Northern Randall Ethnic Autonomous Region died five days ago due to Assassination. According to the investigation by Zhu Tian Rakshasa of the Imperial Fist Temple, the assassin is suspected to be an Imperial Arms User capable of manipulating pinkish-white poisonous mist!"
"Three days ago, Volga City in the Northern Randall Ethnic Autonomous Region fell."
"According to reports, the main reason was the enemy's support troops arriving first, increasing their Military Strength from the original nearly three thousand to nearly six thousand. Furthermore, a Powerhouse suspected of being able to control high-temperature flames appeared. General Bai Ya and his mount, the Polar Tiger, were still no match when fighting together and died in battle!"
"Yesterday, a letter arrived from Oarberg. Their Commander, Mellard Olberg, infiltrated the enemy Base alone and did not return within the agreed-upon time. Therefore, it is speculated that he is either dead or captured!"
Najenda, the current Minister of the Secret Intelligence Department, loudly reported the important Matters that had occurred in the past few days.
However, when she mentioned the last item, for some reason, the image of that perverted woman, Meilard, who had stolen her first kiss, inexplicably appeared in her mind.
"Let all my beloved officials speak."
The Emperor, sitting on the dragon throne, waited for Najenda to return to the ranks, his steady Gaze sweeping over the civil and military officials.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask Minister Najenda if the specific origin of the enemy Influence/Power has been determined?"
Minister of Internal Affairs Saul stepped forward and asked.
This forced Najenda, who had just returned to the ranks, to step forward again and answer, "Your Majesty, can the relevant Intelligence be made public?"
The Emperor above hesitated for a few breaths before finally nodding.
"Speak."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Having received permission, Najenda turned to look at Minister of Internal Affairs Saul, but her subsequent words were actually for everyone present, though the Content was truly too shocking.
But her thoughts were the same as the Emperor's; they both felt that everyone would have to know sooner or later.
"According to the 'confessions' of the three enemy Intelligence Personnel we captured Alive, this Mysterious Force that suddenly appeared in the Northern Snow Mountain is actually the supreme regime from Another World called the World Government!"
"They use a Space Travel Ability called 'Star Gate' to frequently invade other Worlds on a large scale, then completely Conquer them, or even enslave them!"
In reality, this information was not obtained through normal interrogation Means, but by using the Imperial Arms Ability called 'All-Seeing Five: Observer'.
This Imperial Arms looked like a 'Green Eye' that could be worn on the brow.
Its Normal Ability allowed the user to possess Insight, Far Sight, X-ray Vision, and Future Sight. Far Sight and X-ray Vision were self-explanatory, definitely good Abilities.
Insight was the Ability to see through the opponent's thoughts by observing their Expression.
To put it plainly, it was Mind Reading. Don't be fooled by the seemingly reasonable explanation of the principle; it was all nonsense. The Effect was what mattered.
As for Future Sight, despite the grand words 'Future', the Ability was actually to see the opponent's next Reaction through subtle Muscle movements.
Hmm... Although the principle was different, it was essentially a physically-oriented Observation Haki.
That is, Prediction of the Opponent's next move.
In addition to this.
It also had a Profound Secret Technique, which was Illusion Sight. This Ability could make the opponent see illusions, such as seeing the person they cared about most in their Heart.
Considering these Abilities of the 'All-Seeing Five: Observer', the Holy Emperor had already assigned it to the Secret Police Force six hundred years ago.
The current Imperial Arms User was Green.
For the next half hour, Najenda recounted the Intelligence gathered about the World Government in full detail, completely ignoring the increasingly strange Atmosphere in the hall.
At first, most of the civil and military officials thought Najenda was talking nonsense, as World invasion sounded utterly preposterous.
But as she spoke more and more, and the Emperor showed no intention of stopping her, they gradually realized that these might all be facts!
The entire Golden Throne Hall fell into silence for a long time.
Until Minister of Internal Affairs Saul, who was known for his extreme uprightness and integrity, spoke again.
"So, The Empire's current Situation is that to the west is the Alchemy Kingdom of Alkemi, to the east is the Shenhe Island Nation across the vast ocean, and to the north, an Otherworld World Government that has already conquered multiple Worlds has appeared. What about the situation to the south?"
Najenda gave him a speechless look.
"Nothing. The Kledak Ethnic Autonomous Region to the south has not experienced any problems and remains The Empire's largest granary."
Minister of Internal Affairs Saul chuckled lightly, "Is that so? It seems the situation is not too bad yet."
As soon as he finished speaking.
The tense and oppressive Atmosphere in the Main Hall immediately eased. Many officials and military generals also showed Smiles on their faces.
That's right.
As long as the central and southern parts of The Empire were fine, there would be a continuous supply of Resources. This was their greatest Foundation. All that remained was to leave everything to War.
It was just a fight, wasn't it? Who had The Empire feared in a thousand years?
"Hahahaha, well said, Minister of Internal Affairs Saul!"
At this moment, Air Force Admiral General Bols, who had been silent but was covered in Steel Armor, took two steps forward and let out a hearty laugh. Then he bowed and loudly requested permission from the Emperor above to lead the fight.
"Your Majesty, this subordinate is willing to lead the Air Force Unit to the north and deliver a head-on blow to those Invaders from the Otherworld!"
"Good!"
The Emperor was also greatly pleased to hear such inspiring words. But just as he was about to issue the order, he saw an official step out from the ranks of civil officials and urgently advise against it.
"Your Majesty, you must not!"
"You heard it earlier, the enemy also has an Assassination Unit comparable to Imperial Arms Users. If General Bols and the Air Force Unit leave, how can your Safety be guaranteed?"
"Rather than doing this, it would be better to call General Esdeath back from the east to oversee the northern war and temporarily suspend the war of unification against the Shenhe Island Nation!"
General Bols frowned upon hearing these words, but with his magnanimity, he wasn't angered by this. Instead, he was thinking about how to respond.
Because in his Heart, the Emperor's Safety was more important than anything else.
When it came to Loyalty to The Empire, among the three Admirals of the Navy and Air Force, he was the most loyal one.
"Indeed, other things are fine, but the existence called Logia Devil Fruit User is said to only be countered by something called Haki and a Substance called Seastone. Otherwise, no other Means can cause them harm..."
Najenda said in a deep voice, lost in thought.
"There is still a way."
Just then, Minister of Finance Ezra walked out and smiled, "Since there are temporarily no Means to counter them, we should avoid them. Just make sure they can't find us."
"Your beloved official means..."
The Emperor seemed to grasp his idea and quickly said, "Are you suggesting we use the 'Eight Gates Golden Lock'?"
"Your Majesty is wise. This humble official's idea is to use the Profound Secret Technique of the Imperial Arms 'Eight Gates Golden Lock: Ghost Valley Spring and Autumn' to make the entire Imperial Capital Center exist in Another Space!"
Eight Gates Golden Lock: Ghost Valley Spring and Autumn.
An Imperial Arms designated as 'Strategic Level' by the Holy Emperor six hundred years ago.
It consisted of eight different colored Flags. The Imperial Arms User would insert the Flags into the Ground and activate the Imperial Arms' Strength, causing the Flags to become Gates leading to corresponding Spaces.
The Environment within each Space varied, but the Area was not very large, only about ten thousand square kilometers.
The key was that the Profound Secret Technique's Ability was quite good.
As long as the eight Flags were inserted in different directions, the Imperial Arms User could activate the Imperial Arms' Strength, causing the reality Zone enclosed within the Eight Gates to enter another dimensional Space, leaving only an air-like Phantom Image illusion in its place.
At the same time.
The Life Gate among the Eight Gates served as the Entrance/Exit between the inner and outer Spaces, but which one was the Life Gate had to be found by oneself...
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 559: Roar! Roar! Roar!
The cold wind howled in their ears, and large, goose feather-like snowflakes fell from the sky.
The harsh low-temperature environment constantly drained heat from their Bodies, forcing them to pull their sleeves and collars tight.
Zhu Tian, whose Body Size was much taller and sturdier than others, had just stepped onto the City Wall. As his Gaze swept into the distance, a vast, desolate World of white came into view.
This kind of Snowy Region was indeed shocking when first seen, making one feel the overwhelming beauty of nature.
However, after seeing it for a few days, he had gotten used to it.
This was Angulo City.
It was the last gateway east of Sekka Fortress. Although there were two or three Towns nearby, their Scale was too small to support the stationing of a Large Army of over a hundred thousand. However, they were a good choice for stationing Cavalry.
Zhu Tian had originally intended to lead these five hundred Disciples to Volga City, but unexpectedly, halfway there, he encountered a large wave of Routed Soldiers fleeing from that direction. After questioning them, he learned the News that Volga City had been breached and General Bai Ya had died in battle.
Helplessly, he had to gather these Routed Soldiers and come to Angulo City, then ordered the Governor here to send people out to continue receiving them.
Finally, he learned that the number of these Routed Soldiers amounted to as many as sixty to seventy thousand.
This immediately made Zhu Tian laugh in anger.
Nearly a hundred thousand people were actually chopped down and sent scurrying away like rats by a mere five thousand, utterly pathetic! They had completely disgraced the Reputation of the Imperial Soldiers!
However, as he learned more Information, he gained a greater understanding of the enemy's Situation.
Bulletproof underwear, Swordsmanship that produced light and shadow Special Effects, strange and powerful Body Technique Skills – he had already known about these before being transported here.
But there was a terrifying existence who could control Flame, whose Martial Arts were as Strong as a Monster's, and who even General Bai Ya, possessing the Ministerial Arms 'You Zhi Pants' and a Rank A Danger Beast 'Polar Tiger', couldn't last five minutes against.
This was the first time Zhu Tian had heard of such a being.
However, he thought he would encounter them soon enough, unless their Target wasn't Sekka, the capital City behind them!
"Lord Luosha!"
Just then, Lamusen, the Governor of Angulo City, ran onto the City Wall, panting and exhaling White Mist.
He was a forty-six-year-old bald old man wearing thick Winter Clothes, accompanied by several guards behind him, holding an opened Envelope in his hand.
"Hmm?"
Zhu Tian turned around in confusion: "Governor, what is this...?"
"Lord Luosha, this is a Letter that just arrived from the Imperial Capital. The Content inside is simply unbelievable, and I need your help to take a look!" Governor Lamusen explained breathlessly.
"Alright, wait a moment."
Zhu Tian nodded, then took the Envelope and pulled out the Letter inside. He found that the Letter had two pages and contained a lot of Information. He read for a full five minutes before reaching the end.
"Invaders from Another World..."
Honestly, if it weren't for His Majesty's Imperial Seal stamped on both the Envelope and the Letter, Zhu Tian felt he would have taken it as some kind of prank.
But combined with the events happening now, he felt it might actually be true.
At the same time.
The Content in the Letter about 'Logia Devil Fruit Users' also drew his particular attention.
"Element Transformation... Haki..."
Zhu Tian murmured softly. Just as he was thinking about how he should respond if he encountered one, three Knights rode their Horses quickly through the opened City Gate, then dismounted and ran onto the City Wall.
The next moment.
One of the Knights loudly reported to Zhu Tian: "Lord Luosha, the enemy is rapidly approaching! They are about seven or eight li away from here!"
As his words fell, the Atmosphere on the City Wall suddenly became Dead Silence.
Seeing this, Zhu Tian first laughed heartily, then looked heroically at the silver-white Heaven and Earth outside the Fortress and loudly declared: "Excellent! I want to see if they have the Ability/Skill to be opponents of the Imperial Fist Temple!"
Indeed.
As soon as the words 'Imperial Fist Temple' appeared, everyone, including Governor Lamusen, regained their invigorated Expressions.
That's right!
They now had Experts from the Imperial Fist Temple assisting them!
"General Browning, the Army will be under your command from now on. Just proceed according to the Operation we set earlier." Zhu Tian's Gaze turned to the silent, armored General standing beside him.
"This subordinate will do his utmost!"
Zhu Tian was a pure Martial Artist and naturally didn't know how to command an Army. So, he simply handed the Army over to the garrison General of Angulo City.
Logically, the other party's Rank shouldn't allow him to control so much Military Strength.
But what time was it now? No one would choose to rigidly adhere to rules, otherwise, what would they do with this Army of over a hundred thousand?
[Roar!]
The City Gate below burst open, and teams of white-armored Soldiers holding Spears, with resolute Expressions, stepped onto the thick Accumulated Snow first and lined up a hundred meters away, ready for battle.
That towering Killing Intent belonging to Weapons began to permeate the Cold Wind and falling snow. Whenever the cold, clear Sunlight swept across, dense cold light from Weapons was reflected from within the Military Formation.
To be honest, the Troops quality in this Northern Snow Territory was very high.
They had Strong Personalities, were full of Blood Aura, and inherently possessed a disposition for fighting. Otherwise, this place wouldn't be the Military Source that the Imperial Army liked to conscript from the most.
About twenty minutes later.
A rumbling, rumbling sound was carried to everyone's ears by the Cold Wind blowing from the front.
Before long, General Browning and Governor Lamusen on the City Wall, as well as the Soldiers holding Automatic Rifles standing behind the City Wall, all saw black dots appearing one after another on the distant horizon.
As the Distance between the two sides grew shorter, the black dots became clearer and clearer.
Indeed.
They were black-clothed Swordsmen riding black Heavy Motorcycles. They maintained a Distance of about ten meters from each other, causing their number, which was less than five thousand, to form a very wide visual Effect when spread out completely.
"Incorrect!"
Just then, General Browning saw through his Telescope that behind those black-clothed Knights, a large number of black Vehicles with Gun Turrets and Cannon Barrels, yet capable of high-speed movement on their own, appeared one after another.
Their number, just from a rough visual Scan, could be seen to be around two hundred. He was very certain that in all the Intelligence collected before, there was absolutely no Information about them.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, General Browning noticed that those black Vehicles were stopping one after another.
Meanwhile, the black-clothed Knights in front seemed to completely ignore the stern Military Formation that had already lined up here, continuing their charge like a black torrent without slowing down.
[Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!]
Blazing Gunfire Flashes erupted from the muzzles of the pitch-black Gun Barrels, followed by sharp Whistling Sounds in the air.
Before the Soldiers on the Angulo City side could even react, one large, surging Ball of Fire after another exploded within the Military Formation, swallowing up thousands of Lives.
However, even more people died under the Shockwave generated by the Explosions.
"Heavy Artillery!"
General Browning's Expression turned ashen as he watched the scene of explosions blooming everywhere below. It wasn't until the first Cannonball landed on the City Wall not far away, blasting a huge gap, that he realized the true Power of these Cannonball.
He didn't understand.
Why could those Cannon Barrels, which didn't look like they had a large Caliber, produce Power comparable to a Heavy Howitzer?
But regardless, he still made what he believed to be the correct command, which was to send people to order the Cavalry Unit to flank those black mobile artillery from both the left and right wings!
As for the frontal battlefield.
They could only place their hopes on the Lord Luosha and Disciples of the Imperial Fist Temple...
(End of this chapter)