Chapter 1797 Bold
1797 Bold
"Retreat." Commander Monk commanded.
They formed up into an army and began to move back toward the original line of defense. They had blown right by it and would have no support unless they returned to it.
The good news was that if they rushed, they should be faster so long as they deactivated their formation.
The bad news was that it was hard to pass on information on this land. If they didn't get information to their adjacent armies, then the two armies rushing after them now just might use it as an attempt to push the defensive line before they could be swallowed up.
However, none of them expected that before they could make it much further, a voice would echo.
"That's enough."
The shadow of a Dao God filled the skies and the rumbling armies came to a stop.
Ryu's gaze narrowed, but what he worried about didn't occur. Instead, both armies retreated like a tide.
'Is that all?'
After a while, Ryu accepted it. It made sense.
This war had likely been ongoing for generations. This battle was probably just one of the many to take place in the last week, let alone the last year.
This was most definitely a victory for the Real Plane as the Chaos Plane didn't have the chance to advance their front line and encroach onto the Real Plane any further.
First there was Commander Monk and that insufferably stupid Dao of his. What the hell was the point of a sword turned rod, or vice verse, or whatever it was?
It would have been interesting if he could tap into the aspects of both, fusing them into a single God Path, but he didn't do that. He just turned a sword into a blunt force weapon.
It was the most ridiculous thing Ryu had ever seen, and he was the man who had once dual wielded polearm weapons.
Then there was the fact Commander Monk had actually let a Dao Lord escape after Ryu had given him the chance on a silver platter. Had he not reacted so shocked by Ryu's feat, giving them time to escape, how could Kaisa's cousin get a chance?
Then there were was this useless Dao Sovereign. He sat there so smug and imposing, but when he was battling it out with Commander Tiger in the Chaos Plane, he was practically a fish on a chopping board. But when Ryu gave him the chance to battle it out on the Real Plane, he had only been able to gain a slight upper hand.
What was there to be smug about? This should have been the best chance to kill Commander Tiger, but he didn't do it.
Now, there was a man out there running around knowing Ryu's true secrets, and the man who should have been able to kill him was carelessly ordering Ryu around as though he was doing the latter a favor or something.
In the past, by this point, Ryu would have already snapped and said something ridiculous. But this time, he just stood there calmly, meeting the gaze of the Dao Sovereign with a tranquil expression.
"Who are you?" The Fey Sovereign asked.
"Is that the question you really want to ask?" Ryu asked back.
"You're quite bold for a child."
"I'm the exact opposite. There are many things that I cannot speak about because I must toe a line. Being out in the open will protect me to some extent, but if I am too open, then those in the dark will no longer care about their reputation to act. After all, if their deeds have already been exposed, then what need is there to hide any longer?"
Ryu's response was watertight and there was simply nothing the Sovereign could say back.