Chapter 997, Breaking the Promise

Qi Bodu hated Gu Hang.

He still remembered that Gu Hang had promised to extend his life. This deal between them was the thing he cared about most during the time when his life was about to end.

Time and again he tried every possible means to send messages to the far east of the empire, requesting Gu Hang to come and perform the improved version of the life-extending surgery that was promised to him.

However, he never received a response.

Is it because of the Star Language Isolation after the appearance of the scarlet scar?
Yes, that's definitely part of the reason.

Ordinary, common communication methods are indeed unusable in the context of a major catastrophe.

But he is the Prime Minister of the Empire. The means he can employ go far beyond what are considered 'ordinary'.
Through the scars, in the other side of the empire, they made many connections.

Although the connection was unstable and the calls were intermittent, at least we were able to get in touch.

But it's the alliance, and we just can't get in touch with them no matter what we do.

You, Gu Hang, are a man of extraordinary abilities, so why can't we contact you at this time?
During those days, Qi Bodu could calmly and rationally realize that Gu Hang was deliberately ignoring his messages. In any case, with the Scarlet Scar separating them and the impact of the Great Cataclysm, Holy Terra's influence was unprecedentedly limited to its own small territory. It couldn't even guarantee control over the Holy Frontier of the Empire, let alone the Eastern Frontier of the Empire, which was separated by an insurmountable barrier.

On the other hand, his wishful thinking made him hope until his death that it was just a matter of the message not being connected, and that Gu Hang was still trying to contact the Holy Terra and would eventually fulfill his promise to come and perform the life-extending surgery on him.

What else to do?

He should be able to calmly face his impending and inevitable death, and properly handle his affairs after death, handing over power so that the political structure of the empire remains stable after his death.

Give me a break.

After I die, I don't care about the raging floods!

In the end, his loving father gave him salvation.

But his hatred for Gu Hang not only did not diminish in the slightest, but actually became even stronger.

"It was you...it was you who pushed me to this point."

"And now, it is you again, standing in my way of becoming the true master of the empire..."

"You will not succeed! I am the ultimate victor!"

With this belief, he sat upon his decaying throne, and as the Alliance army descended, he summoned wave after wave of plague cannons, destroying one Titan after another.

He also invoked warp magic, attempting to infiltrate the bodies of all Alliance soldiers with the poisonous mist. However, this effort was largely ineffective. An additional divine power continuously purified all the Alliance soldiers.

Qi Bodu knew where this power came from, which made him even angrier.

In addition, he tore open many warp rifts, allowing more demons to swarm into the real universe.

However, there were no more great impures among them.

The Great Demons aren't some random finds; seventy-seven were prepared and sent into battle—that was already the limit. Trying to bring in more now is impossible.

However, these newly arrived lower- and mid-level demons had a negligible impact on the battlefield situation.

Then he saw Robert and the Imperial Guard arrive. That made him slightly worried.

Although the enemy's Titan numbers were being decimated rapidly, their own Archmages were falling one after another. Most importantly, the most threatening individuals on the enemy side were still alive.

Not only are they alive, but Robert and Yan Xinzhen have also joined them.

If the fight continues at this rate, he can't say he's guaranteed a win.

As long as he cannot secure a victory, Qi Bodu will feel uneasy and then want to do something.

Will he personally participate in this battle?

No, no, no, Qi Bodu wouldn't do that.

He is the focal point of this war; if anything were to happen to him, the entire battlefield would collapse. His loving father has bestowed countless blessings upon him, and it is precisely this power, which has long been present within him, that supports the semi-subspaced nature of the entire region, allowing so many powerful demons to coexist simultaneously.

If he dies, the process of semi-subspace transformation will end, and the remaining great demons will dissipate in a very short time due to the loss of their support.

While his current body possesses power far greater than that of an ordinary great demon, it is by no means invincible.

He was unwilling to put himself in danger.

This was the eternal life he had finally obtained, and he couldn't afford to lose it in the slightest.

What else can he do besides this place?

some.

He is tearing the veil of reality to an even greater extent.

Although there weren't many more Greater Demons to summon in the other warp, it was still meaningful to further warpify this current region, especially to bring it closer to the environment of Nurgle's realm. Even if the humans were immune to Nurgle's toxins thanks to the blessing of that liar and treacherous one, their own demons, especially the Great Unclean, would be further strengthened.

This is also a bargaining chip to increase one's chances of winning.

On the field, one by one, lower-ranking demons were sacrificed, turning into puddles of mud amidst terrified screams.

The power within their bodies was extracted and, as pure evil magic, merged into the Great Demon's body along with the yellowish-green air.

In any case, these lower-ranking demons didn't offer much help on the battlefield. Throughout the entire battle, very few Titans were actually pushed to their feet or blown up by them. They could only futilely fight against the ordinary human troops, unable to even get close to the Titans.

Since it's useless, we might as well offer it up to make the Great Demon even stronger.

Qi Bodu's move brought about a significant change to the battlefield. The increased power of the demons made it very difficult for the humans to adapt. Their sudden attacks caused several opportunities for the human experts to suffer heavy blows instead.

Several chapter champions died as a result, and even Raymond Viss, the chapter leader of the Saints and a Chosen Champion, was knocked down in one attack. A shield of lightning appeared around him, but it was not enough to completely protect him from the blow. The huge scythe sent his body flying, and he lay on the ground, his life hanging in the balance.

Several blessed sons of saints rushed over and protected the warband commander's body, but they were unable to drag him to safety—there was no safe place on this battlefield!
But just then, Gu Jing, who thought he had seized the opportunity, suddenly made a move.

Lightning flashed around him, and a beam of light from his hand teleported forty 'Space Marines' dressed in silver and blue with phoenix-winged blue crowns to his side.

(End of this chapter)