Standing outside the Brown Steel Prefecture capital, Huang Guo and the one hundred barren land soldiers waited patiently for the arrival of their army and Prefecture Lord.
Minutes turned to hours but their army and Prefecture Lord did not show up as agreed.
Standing under the bright scorching sun, a bittersweet smile appeared on his mouth.
He knew some of the Prefecture Lords would try to play on their goodwill of giving them leeway, but it never occurred to him that it would be this soon.
With the might of their army, it was easy for them to destroy the Brown Steel Prefecture without breaking a sweat.
However, they were biding their time before they showed the full might of their army.
Their target was not against the state or empire but to conquer the whole continent in one clean swoop.
Thus, they could not yet reveal their full might.
Inside the Brown Steel Prefecture Lord's main hall, an old man sat on the throne with a pensive expression on his face.
"Are you sure this plan will work?" He asked the lady standing a couple of feet from him.
It had been five days since the Celestial Heavenly Sect Emissary asked them to surrender or battle against their men.
However, he received the order from the Governor asking him not to comply with the rebel demands.
Since the rebels had not yet attacked or destroyed any prefecture, they believed they did not want to kill innocent people.
Thus, the plan was to use that against them and wait to see their reaction. Finally, if the rebels decided to attack the capital, they would use the innocent people as their shield while attacking them.
The plan was to paint the rebels as a blood-seeking power that won't hesitate to kill the innocent people to get what they want.
The plan seemed viable, but there was one clause. They did not know how the Celestial Heavenly Sect would respond.
Five days of waiting, their plan was working.
Suddenly, a massive Thunderbird beast appeared, and the one hundred barren land soldiers jumped onto its back and departed.
When the guards on the wall saw this, a bright smile appeared on their faces, and the guard commander sent the report to the Prefecture Lord.
"They've left!" The Prefecture Lord exclaimed when he heard the report.
"I told you. The Governor's plan would work." The lady standing before him said proudly.
Realizing their plans were working, the Prefecture Lord was brimming with confidence.
"They might be powerful, but they are all spineless bastards. I think we can go to the second phase of the plan," the Prefecture Lord said and stood from his seat.
"Yes. I will get my people right to it," the lady responded and prepared to depart when a voice echoed throughout the capital.
"What is that?!" The Prefecture Lord shouted and rushed out of the hall.
Many did not sleep as they waited for the hour to pass. This was the first time such had happened in the history of the empire.
and thus, everyone wanted to witness it.
Meanwhile, at the depth of the southern sea, a massive Spirit Construct was sailing slowly.
It was the Spirit Submarine.
Inside the Spirit Submarine, a young man stood with a look of anticipation on his face.
He was the captain of the Destroyer. Tonight would mark their first official mission.
"Captain, we've received the green signal."
"Get ready!" He shouted. "Every man in his station."
"How are we doing?"
"We're all green, sir?"
"Good." He took a deep breath and said. "Fire!"
At the back of the submarine, the weapon compartment opened and a 5 ft long object whistled out.
The pressure that came from the object made every beast in the vicinity shiver.
Meanwhile, the Brown Steel Prefecture was quiet but everyone could feel an ominous cloud over their heads.
"Why do I feel I'm in danger?" The Prefecture Lord said with panic in his voice.
The lady also had a pensive expression on her face. She was an Early Core Refining stage 1 expert, thus she could feel the imminent danger.
But from where?!
With every second passing by, the feeling was going stronger.
Even those that were waiting to see what would happen could feel the aura of death over the Brown Steel Prefecture.
"The Brown Steel Prefecture is done for," the Baidu Prefecture Lord muttered and shook her head in pity.
Suddenly, over the Brown Steel Prefecture capital, a loud piercing sound echoed in their ears as they watched an object descending from the sky.
"What is that?!" They all cried in their hearts only to receive one response.
Boom!
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