Cloud nodded, holding the coin in his hand before boarding the airship together with Jared. Their ship subsequently soared into the sky and flew toward Imperial Beast City.
The airship had made traveling a lot easier for them. All they needed to do was quietly wait until they arrived at their destination. Meanwhile, Imperial Beast City was on full alert.
A huge amount of guards were standing vigilantly at their stations. On top of a hill nearby, hordes of soldiers had appeared alongside an equally massive amount of demon beasts.
Separated by a distance of a few thousand meters, both sides were raring to get at each other’s throats. At that moment, the frowning Yuven was sitting on the throne in the palace with his generals gathered in front of him.
However, there was a lack of powerful warriors, as the strongest among them was no more than a Seventh Level Body Fusion Realm cultivator.
Ever since Xandros and Tigerus seized Imperial Beast City through their plot, the powerful warriors who were loyal to Yuven ended up being slaughtered in secret. Tigerus was worried that he could not put them down in the event of a rebellion.
As he had secured his position with the help of Norwal City, he knew that he could never rely on them forever to establish his reign. He had killed anyone in the city who posed a threat to him.
The purge had wiped out the most powerful warriors in the city, leaving only the Body Fusion Realm cultivators standing before Yuven.
Initially, Imperial Beast City had five powerful warriors protecting the king. Only when the city was in danger would Yuven trigger a secret mechanism for them to appear.
All five of them were Tribulator cultivators who, under normal circumstances, were constantly in training and would not get involved in the city’s affairs. However, Tigerus’ betrayal had been so sudden that Yuven didn’t manage to summon them in time.
After Yuven took back the city and killed Tigerus, the first thing he did was to check on the five, but he soon discovered that they had died miserable deaths. Without a doubt, Tigerus had caught them off guard and slaughtered them all.
The turn of events had drastically reduced the strength of Imperial Beast City. Other than Yuven alone, there was no other Tribulator cultivator within it.
Fortunately, the city had plenty of guards. Together with the demon beasts in the city’s vicinity, they had formed an army of more than ten thousand, enough to protect the city for the time being.
Nevertheless, when Lucian learned of Yuven’s return and how he had taken back the city, he immediately sent his army to attack it again.
Given that Lucian had come prepared and had brought along many powerful warriors, his army obviously had the upper hand.
In spite of that, the moat protecting Imperial Beast City prevented him from launching a direct attack, resulting in the current stalemate.
“Your Majesty, King Lucian is just too much for attempting to invade us. At most, we will fight him to the death!” one of the generals suggested, breaking the silence in the room.
“I disagree. King Lucian is obviously more powerful than us. I think we should make peace. Since he hasn’t attacked us right away, I have a feeling that he is open to the idea. We can send out an emissary to discuss terms. Worse comes to worst, we’ll offer them resources in return for their retreat,” another general proposed, fearful of Lucian’s strength.
The mere mention of making peace triggered a frown from Yuven and a murderous glint in his eyes. Glaring at the general who suggested it, Yuven swung his palm at him.
Boom…
The general, who was sent flying by the impact, exploded in midair. The gruesome scene caused everyone in the room to catch their breath in fear.
“I’ve gathered you to discuss how to defeat the enemy, not to have you beg for peace. This is the consequence of attempting to lower the army’s morale,” Yuven said in an icy tone.
