"Emperor Shi Chong, your actions are unforgivable. When you were Crown Prince, you abducted my wife, Queen Li, and not only dishonored me but also your own ancestors by lusting over your own vassal lordâs wife. Though the Late Emperor returned her, the wound never healed. Now, as Emperor, you shall pay for your betrayal.
Surrender your throne and offer your head, or I will raze your city and wipe your dynastyâs name from history. This is your only chance to spar your people and your dynasty. Choose wisely, for my legions stand ready to bring you to ruin.
King Qi, Genesis Federation."
After reading out the letter loud and clear, Alina handed it to an official standing nearby to hand it over to Shi Chong, indicating that she didnât misread the contents of the letter.
As the scroll was taken to Shi Chong, he crushed it without even reading it, clenching his teeth and fists in anger and frustration, feeling humiliated in front of everyone. Stay updated with novelhall.CoÌm
However, before anyone responded to the letter, Alina spoke, "Now, this is a message from the Chancellor of Genesis Federation. Do note that these are the exact words of Chancellor Lu Zhen."
The guests exchanging their glances earlier now returned their attention back to Alina as she spoke, "Shi Chong, you challenged King Qi for a fair battle, and yet, not only did you send an imposter in your place but also sent Xu Sect to ambush my subordinate with such cheap tricks. Adding on top of that, you have forced the neutral guilds and foreign forces, such as the Dragon Empire, to be involved. Hence, now, this is no longer between the Golden Eagle kingdom and the Leon Empire. This is now between Genesis Federation and Leon Empire. You have a final opportunity to amend your mistakes.
Come to Huangying City and fight King Qi in a one-on-one battle. For fairness, none of you would have access to your ether energy. No weapons, no armor, no artifacts. It would be nothing more than a pure brawl between two men.
You win, your life will be spared, and neither Genesis Federation nor Golden Eagle Kingdom will advance further to the north. We would forget the matter. But if you lose, you will attend our public trial, where your punishment will be decided. Meanwhile, we will continue our conquest, leaving the Leon Empire no choice but to either surrender and annex or get destroyed and annexed.
Reject this message of mine, and I wouldnât hesitate to raze down everything that my 15 robots see. In case you manage to survive, I will make a personal visit to see this to an end. The lives of your people lie in your decision."
Alina then shifted his gaze to Yuan De and continued, "Dragon Empire representatives, I believe I have already given you a warning not to poke your nose in this matter. Since you have dared to cross the line, be prepared for the consequences. You and your soldiers might have arrived at Leon Empire at your behest, but you wonât be able to leave without my will. I give you 60 minutes to escape. After that, you and your troops would be at our mercy."
Alina wasnât done yet. Her attention fell to the right, where the guild leaders were sitting, "Leaders of Swordsman, Archery, and Mage guilds, you were supposed to be neutral and should never be involved in political affairs. Yet, your greed couldnât stop you from doing that. Many of your guild personnel tried attacking our forces, and I see 81422 adventurers were gathered in this city, waiting to fight us. However, everyone deserves a second chance.
From the moment my messenger completes her duty, you are also left with 60 minutes. After 60 minutes, if any adventurer belonging to your guilds but doesnât belong to Leon Empireâs imperial city stays in the city premises, or if any of you still stay there, I would treat it as that you have drawn the clear line of enmity against Genesis Federation and you would be dealt as such. I would make sure that your guilds wonât be able to find any single town or city anywhere in the world as your home. If you think Iâm bluffing, you are free to take my words lightly. But, once the time is up, there would be no going back, and neither should you expect any kind of change of heart in me. Whatever choice you make is up to you."
Mark didnât have any special message for the sects because they are sects either way. They might fight a war on the grounds of righteousness but they still donât belong to the secular world. Once the war is over and peace is established, they would go back to their mountains.
Alina, who was done delivering all the messages, once again looked back at Shi Chong, "Now, if you excuse me, I will return."
"Wai..."
Shi Chong was about to speak but Alina turned into specks of light, disappearing from their sight.
We are fighting for millions of commoners. Think about your own family, your wives, sisters, and daughters. Do you want to let that arrogant son of a b*tch touch our ladies and think we will let it slide?"
"No..." Everyone shouted in unison; rage built up in their bodies by King Qiâs words, and they wanted to go out there and massacre their enemies.
"Do you want to let the imperial family trample on our pride?
"No..."
"Today, Iâm going to destroy the Shi Dynasty from its roots. Who is with me?"
"Me..."
"All Hail Chancellor Lu."
Soldiers: "All Hail Chancellor Lu."
"Oraaa..."
Letting out a battle roar, King Qi jumped onto a Fire drake, his contracted pet, as he flew past the robotâs hand. The fire drake flew toward the city, and the soldiers started running.
Alina, who was standing on top of Ark Beta and had her eyes shut, opened her eyes to look at the city and mumbled, "Time is up."
"Ark Beta, Ark Lamba, activate Spatial Prison."
Two of the fifteen colossal robots raised their hands toward the city, unleashing a joint spell together.
Meanwhile, in the palace, Long Jin, the demigod who was standing on the balcony alongside the Emperor, let out a gasp, "Itâs the Spatial imprisonment."
"What did you say, Saint Long?"
Long Jin looked at Shi Chong and answered, "The entire Leon City has been cut off from the rest of the world."
At the same time, an enormous black dome was seen from the outside that covered the city. Nothing could be seen from the outside.