#2313 - Queen of Dusk, how dare you!

In the past few days, discussions filled every city in the Everlasting Continent.

The Sunset Dynasty's attempt to resolve the Basha issue in Sunset Province through a summit failed, and the content and process of the meeting were recorded using rune memory stones.

The Sunset Dynasty released the entire summit's proceedings to the world.

People were shocked by the attitude and inflexibility of the Serret Dynasty.

The words of King Serret and his princes were astonishing, as they publicly declared their intention to slaughter all the Basha people before the leaders of various nations.

They proclaimed themselves the chosen people of heaven, boasted of their noble bloodline, and regarded the Basha people as slaves.

Such remarks were simply unbelievable.

"The Serret Dynasty is too arrogant. I don't know where their sense of superiority comes from, thinking their bloodline is noble. Moreover, their methods are extremely cruel!"

"Indeed, if no one deals with such a dynasty, once the Serret Dynasty upgrades to an empire, with their way of doing things, I'm afraid many more Bashas will appear, and all nations will suffer deeply."

"The Serret Dynasty is so cruel and insane. What will be the consequences if they continue to grow stronger?

They can slaughter the Basha now, and they will slaughter other countries in the future. As long as they are not Serret, as long as they are weaker than them, they will probably be subjected to ruthless slaughter!"

"That's right. The joint proclamation of the Sunset Dynasty and other nations is very accurate.

If the Serret Dynasty is allowed to continue growing, it will surely bring disaster to Everlasting!

This era is already very difficult, with Dark Creatures invading from the outside. We don't know when they will launch a fierce attack. We should be united internally, yet the Serret Dynasty is acting like this!"

"Haven't you noticed? The Dark Creatures' invasion is about extermination, and isn't the Serret Dynasty doing the same to the Basha, carrying out a great racial extermination!"

"Yes! The Serret Dynasty is the Dark Creature of our Everlasting Continent. We must not allow this tumor to exist!"

"We must support the Sunset Dynasty's righteous army to wipe out Serret, remove the tumor for Everlasting, and act on behalf of heaven!"

… …

Throughout Everlasting, countless people were hotly debating.

Although some forces tried to twist the public opinion, with the rune-recorded images available, coupled with the Serret Dynasty's years of slaughtering the Basha already spread, those forces did not succeed.

Their rhetoric to twist public opinion was quickly drowned out by the waves of condemnation.

… …

At the same time, in the Serret Dynasty, in the royal palace hall.

Some ministers, having learned the news through information channels, were reporting the matter to King Serret on the throne.

"Your Majesty, what do you think the Sunset Dynasty is trying to do by doing this?

Do they really intend to attack us?"

"Yes, the Sunset Dynasty is creating such momentum. It seems they are serious.

If they hadn't decided to move their troops, why would they do this?"

Some ministers of the Serret Dynasty began to worry.

Although their Serret Dynasty had decent military equipment, such as rune armor and spears, as well as rune crossbows, their rune weapons were considered relatively advanced among the nations.

However, compared to a behemoth like the Sunset Dynasty, they were not on the same level at all.

Moreover, their Serret Dynasty only had one or two hundred million soldiers, while the Sunset Dynasty had nearly two hundred legions, each legion with a standard establishment of one hundred million people, totaling nearly twenty billion troops!

"You don't need to worry, the Sunset Dynasty won't dare to attack!"

King Serret was very calm, confident, and sneered, "The Sunset Empress is just playing psychological warfare.

She's trying to create the illusion that she will send troops, so we'll give in to her demands under pressure.

But she is just a young girl, she also wants to play tricks with this Emperor, it is extremely ridiculous.

I had already anticipated this move of hers when she attended the meeting.

Wait and see, she will eventually suffer the consequences of her actions.

The proclamation has been issued, but in the end, it will be all thunder and no rain, let's see how she will end up!

This time, the Sunset Dynasty's prestige will be swept away, and she, the Empress, will be criticized and looked down upon, becoming a laughingstock to the world, hahaha!"

"Your Majesty is wise, with discerning eyes, how could you not see through the Sunset Empress's schemes?

We Serret are the chosen people of heaven, born with noble blood flowing through our veins. How could the Sunset Dynasty dare to attack us just because they say so?

The Sunset Dynasty and the surrounding countries actually have no reverence for us, the chosen people of heaven, which is truly arrogant!

In the future, with the help of the envoys from the Immortal Domain, after our Serret Dynasty completes its upgrade to an empire, once our strength greatly increases, we will definitely let the Sunset Dynasty and other nations know the majesty of the chosen people of heaven!"

"Minister of War, Lord Galante, speaks well!

I was momentarily anxious and forgot that our Serret Dynasty has the strong support of envoys from the Immortal Domain!

With the envoys from the Immortal Domain here, even if the Sunset Empress had ten times the courage, she wouldn't dare to send troops to attack us."

"Hmph, the Sunset Empress is just a puppet.

How could Mu Zhengqi really hand over the empire to her?

The real imperial power of the Sunset Dynasty is still in Mu Zhengqi's hands. The Sunset Empress simply cannot mobilize troops to go to war against us.

Just as Your Majesty said, let's just wait and see her make a fool of herself. Maybe the Sunset Empress is being reprimanded by Mu Zhengqi right now, hahaha!"

Just as King Serret and his ministers were certain that the Sunset Dynasty wouldn't dare to attack, all wearing sneers and smug expressions, a general in armor rushed in, his face full of panic.

"Report! Your Majesty! The Sunset Dynasty's army is gathering at Qinghe City on the border. We have received intelligence that they are about to send troops to attack our dynasty's border city!"

"What? Are you sure the intelligence is accurate?"

The smiles on the faces of the Serret Dynasty's ministers froze, and their eyes showed fear.

"Don't panic, the Sunset Empress is just bluffing.

At most, she will just have the troops put on a show to create psychological pressure on us.

The Sunset army is controlled by Mu Zhengqi. She cannot mobilize the army to fight abroad, let alone attack our Serret Dynasty.

Gentlemen, there is no need to worry. A few days ago, I met with the envoy from the Immortal Domain.

The envoy had already communicated with the immortals of the Sunset Dynasty, so the Sunset Dynasty's army does not dare to attack.

Now, gentlemen, follow me to the border city, and we will wait and see the Sunset Empress make a fool of herself!"

"So the envoys from the Immortal Domain have exchanged messages. It seems we have been overthinking things.

The Sunset Empress actually wants to scare us, how ridiculous!"

The fear in the eyes of the Serret Dynasty's ministers had disappeared, they felt confident, and smug smiles returned to their faces.

Immediately, the ministers of the Serret Dynasty followed King Serret to the border city, with several princes following along the way.

They now only wanted to wait and see the Sunset Empress make a fool of herself, see how she would end up, and how she would get off the stage.

They wondered if the Sunset Empress would come to Qinghe City on the border.

It would be best if she came to the border, so they could mock her a few words in person.

… …

Before long, King Serret and his party arrived at the border city, and from the distant sky, they saw an estimated two hundred million troops gathered outside Qinghe City, heading towards the border.

The Sunset Empress was prominently among them.

King Serret sneered, "This Sunset Empress is putting on quite a show. It's just that, the more realistic the act, the harder it will be to get off the stage."

"Your Majesty is wise, your words are absolutely correct, hahaha!"

The princes and ministers of the Serret Dynasty all burst into laughter.

They really didn't understand why the Sunset Empress hadn't thought about how to end this if the intimidation failed?

How could the ministers of the Sunset Dynasty agree to her acting so recklessly?

It seems she is still too young.

"Report! Your Majesty, armies from various countries are pressing down on our country's borders in other directions!

It seems they have learned of the Sunset Dynasty's attack and are preparing to kick us when we're down!"

"Excellent!"

King Serret clapped his hands and exclaimed, "I was already planning to deal with them, but I didn't have a good excuse.

Today, they are taking the initiative to deliver themselves to our door, which is exactly what we wanted!

Immediately tell the commanders in various border regions to prepare for battle and be sure to leave no enemy soldier alive, so they will know how powerful the army of the chosen people of heaven is!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The man hurriedly left.

At this moment, a rumbling of the earth came from afar, dust filled the air, stirring up a sky full of yellow sand, and a sense of chilling killing intent pressed down like a raging storm.

The Sunset Dynasty's army had arrived, with an imposing momentum. Reaching the border, the boundless torrent of steel gave people a suffocating sense of oppression.

Immediately, the rumbling sound stopped abruptly.

Although the number of two hundred million troops was astonishing, they were incredibly orderly.

When they reached the border line, they stopped in unison, facing the border city of the Serret Dynasty across a vast expanse of land.

"Sunset Empress, what great power you wield."

King Serret stood on the city tower, his hands behind his back, a confident smile on his face, "The Empress leads two hundred million troops to the border, is she here for a drill or to let me observe the Sunset military formation?

Empress, this grand display looks a little scary.

However, do you think I will be frightened by you?

Do you dare to attack?

I would like to see how you will end this, having come this far."

"King Serret, you will pay the price for everything you have done.

The Serret Dynasty, because of your arrogance and stupidity, will cease to exist."

Mu Lian'yue stood on the royal chariot, her eyes indifferent, her whole body exuding imperial majesty.

"Hahaha, I say, Empress, stop acting. Do you think that by taking the act to the extreme, you can achieve your psychological warfare?

Do you dare to attack our Serret Dynasty today?

Even if you had ten times the courage, you wouldn't dare to attack!

We Serret are the chosen people of heaven, and you should be in awe. Such behavior is already disrespectful. If it continues, you will eventually be punished!"

"Ignorant ants who do not know life or death, arrogant and foolish, dare to clamor so before the Imperial Lord!"

The marshal leading the campaign against Sele shouted coldly, then looked at Mu Lian Yue and asked, "Your Majesty, shall we attack the city immediately?"

Mu Lian Yue nodded. "Soldiers of the three armies, break through Sele's border for me, flatten the Sele Dynasty, and show the might of my Twilight Empire!"

"Show the might of the Twilight Empire, kill! Kill! Kill!"

Two hundred million soldiers raised the spears in their hands, their killing intent soaring to the sky.

The Sele King on the city tower's face changed slightly, then he sneered, "Stop putting on an act. This king doesn't believe you really dare to attack!

Come on, attack and let this king see!"

Thinking of the emissary from the Immortal Domain, the Sele King was full of confidence, not afraid at all, and remained extremely arrogant.

"Ballista bomb carts, get in position, lock onto the rune weapons on the city wall, pinpoint blast them, and take them down for me!"

The Twilight Ballista Bomb Army general waved the command flag in his hand, issuing the military order.

Rumble—喀喀喀—

The metallic sounds of the rune ballista bomb carts moving and the crossbow arrow tubes turning rang out almost simultaneously.

In an instant, tens of thousands of rune ballista bomb carts locked onto various points along the long city wall where rune war weapons were placed.

The runes on the crossbow arrow tubes lit up, a brilliant display, and the aura of slaughter instantly stirred throughout the border.

"Twilight Empress, how dare you!"

At this moment, the Sele King's expression finally changed, his face full of shock and anger, his voice echoing like thunder in the heavens and earth.

The princes and ministers beside him trembled, their legs feeling weak, and the smiles on their faces froze.

"Ballista Bomb Battalion, listen to my command, thirty-six volleys in unison, fire—launch!—"

As the Ballista Bomb Battalion general gave the order, the sounds of '咻咻咻' were endless.

The brilliant rune crossbow arrows, when shot out of the arrow tubes, pulled long trails of rune fire, streaking across the sky, dense and numerous, emitting a sound that made the Twilight soldiers' blood boil.

"Twilight Empress, you actually dare to do this!"

The Sele King looked at the rune ballista bomb arrows streaking across the sky like shooting stars, his face pale, and he was so angry that his lungs almost exploded.

"Quick, protect the rune war weapons, don't let them be destroyed!

Counterattack, take down their ballista bomb carts! All defending soldiers, quickly prepare to meet the enemy!"

The Sele King panicked, and was in a state of chaos.

He simply hadn't expected the Twilight army to really attack, and hadn't made any preparations.

Beside him, many of the ministers were so frightened that they had collapsed to the ground, almost losing control of their bladders.

They knew very well that if the Twilight army really launched an attack, the border simply couldn't be defended.

After the city fell, all of them would have to die!

"Twilight Empress, you will pay the price for today's actions!"

The Sele Dynasty's princes roared, rising into the air, their hands drawing, constructing huge light curtain barriers, like large shields, to resist the rune ballista bomb arrows.

"You still want to struggle?"

A Twilight general took out a large bow, fiercely drew the bowstring, locked onto a prince, and with a booming sound, shot out a beam-like arrow, bursting out with the sound of thunder.

The arrow was wrapped in a terrifying slaughter, instantly piercing through the long sky, shattering the prince's secret technique barrier shield, causing his pupils to contract, and he hurriedly constructed layers of secret techniques to resist.

However, all the defenses constructed by his secret techniques could not block the arrow, and he was pierced through by one arrow, his body flying far away, nailed to the top of a tall building in the city.

"A bunch of bugs, a small dynasty. In front of my Twilight army, you are not even as good as ants. We can crush you at any time!

You dare to challenge the Empress with your kind of stuff.

We ignored you in the past, and you really thought you were something, that you had a position in Twilight Province? It's simply a joke!"

The general who shot through the Sele prince with an arrow sneered, his words full of contempt and disdain.

"Ants? You are the ants. You think my Sele Dynasty is afraid of you?"

Several figures appeared in the void somewhere in the city, and came to the side of the nailed prince in one step, pulling out the arrow from his chest.

"For hurting someone from the Sele royal family, you must die today!"

The old man who pulled out the arrow had icy cold eyes. He stepped across the long sky from the city and came to the sky above the city wall. The pressure of the Ancestral God swept out, and he threw the arrow in his hand.

The arrow broke through the air, locking onto the Twilight Dynasty's archery general. The sharp slaughter made people feel chills all over their bodies.

The Ancestral God powerhouse in the Twilight army was about to take action.

Beside Mu Lian Yue, a heroic young man took a step forward, grabbed a battle spear from the air, and threw it out casually.

With a loud bang, the entire world trembled.

The battle spear broke through the air, and the void collapsed along the way, a terrifying scene.

A faint Chaos golden light flowed on the battle spear, and it shattered the reversed arrow into powder with a force of destruction.

The battle spear continued forward, directly approaching the Sele Dynasty's Ancestral God elder.

The old man sneered, and with a single wave of his hand, a secret technique rune diagram appeared, evolving into a vortex, to meet the killing battle spear, and at the same time, a large handprint manifested, slapped forward, and blasted the spear-throwing youth across the long sky.

However, what he didn't expect was that the handprint was shattered by the killing power of the battle spear even from a very long distance.

With a booming sound.

His secret technique diagram shattered, and the battle spear instantly came upon him, causing him to be terrified, and he had no time to make an effective response.

Seeing this, the other Ancestral God powerhouses of the Sele Dynasty exclaimed in surprise, wanting to rescue him, but it was too late.

Puff!

Fresh blood splattered, accompanied by the miserable cry of the Ancestral God elder, the battle spear pierced through his forehead, and all the way, it flew his corpse into the city, and was nailed to a stone tower in the city with a 'ding'.

The Ancestral God powerhouse's eyes widened, his primordial spirit was nailed and shattered, and a large amount of blood flowed down from his forehead, and the hanging body twitched a few times before there was no movement.

"Archers cover, infantry attack, break through this city!"

The Twilight generals came back to their senses and immediately gave orders.

At this time, they were shocked at who that fierce man was.

When did such a terrifying young powerhouse appear beside the Empress, actually killing a powerhouse above the Ancestral God Great Celestial Realm in seconds!

Arrows from bows and crossbows, dense as rain, covered the sky and covered the earth, shooting towards the Sele Dynasty's defending archers on the city wall, carrying out a violent suppression.

"Kill!"

The Twilight infantry, holding shields in one hand and spears in the other, wearing battle armor, rushed forward like a steel torrent.

The Sele army on the city wall could only dodge or resist the arrows with rune shields. Seeing the torrent of the Twilight army rushing towards them, their livers and gallbladders were splitting, they were so frightened that their legs were weak, and their morale was almost collapsing.

Jun Wu Xie then rose into the air, walking step by step towards the city, the aura of slaughter locking onto all the Ancestral God powerhouses in the city.

His eyes were cold and ruthless, causing the Ancestral God powerhouses of the Sele Dynasty to be shocked and angry.

Who is this person, so young, how could he be so powerful?

Until this time, they had all ignored the faint Chaos golden light on the previous battle spear.

They did not associate the visitor with the Son of the War Immortal.

The Son of the War Immortal did not look like this, and how could he come here?

Therefore, they simply did not think about that aspect.