Chapter 1524
Chapter 1524 - 1520: Inner Fire
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"I am the Child of War, owner of Infinite military power, without my Legion, I am nothing, and if you want me to do something, then provide me with enough of a Legion..."
But this new King, he just openly demanded military power.
Give it to him? How could that be possible?
The dominant Black Fire Army, since it had arrived, was destined to be incorporated into the new Cannon Fodder Legion.
Give him another Legion? Endowing him with some strange power constituting a threat to others?
The Fishman high-level officials either sneered, mocked, or simply ignored... in their eyes, perhaps the moment this fool volunteered to join, his miserable fate was sealed.
If unlucky, a slave cannon fodder, if lucky, to become a Tool Man for some Big Shot.
But now, the army from the Exotic Realm that had come was breaching the defenses; naturally, there was no time to waste.
Urge him to become cannon fodder? Observing his calm exterior, and the slowly burning Black Flame around him, the eerie flame that never ceased or diminished... just this presence alone, in this Ocean World, invoked unease and fear.
"Let’s not bother... Line up to face the battle," one of the Quasi-Gods took the lead in speaking.
When this Fishman Big Shot led the army of his world to meet the enemy, according to the previous agreement, other high-level combat powers also swarmed out.
Those who remained at the camp were naturally just some Stray Soldiers who had recently joined, and among them, the largest seemed to be the one called the "Black King".
He had actually been valued by several Big Shots, who even made promises in private.
If nothing went wrong, he would become one of the lords of other worlds... such a good "Tool" and "subordinate," those Quasi-God Big Shots would not easily let him go.
He... the Black King remained silent, seemingly unwilling and helpless, only able to express his dissatisfaction with silence.
But facing this group composed of several Quasi-Gods and Overlords, what could he, a new King who wasn’t even an Overlord, do?
"There’s much I can do... it should be effective by now."
Lu Ping’an had to struggle to keep from laughing.
He had greatly overestimated these reinforcements’ high-level officials, never expecting they would let himself in so easily... without strict identity checks, no special secret art soul scans, not even the basic lie detection and identity investigation. They simply admitted him as part of the alliance’s high-level and even left his own Legion undisbanded.
Lu Ping’an could understand this was the reality of "lord armies", but now, facing the fully organized regular forces of Mercury 42, still in such disarray, was it really okay? Lu Ping’an had spotted spies, not just himself, those "Free Fish People" and "Hatred Fishman" spies were so blatantly operating within the camp.
"Excitement Herb Oil, huh? That’s somewhat interesting, let me give you a hand..."
In the ocean, other than the difficulty of sustaining flames, the more apparent issue was the widespread proliferation of various "toxins".
These harmless plant-extracted pheromones were the core components of the "Courage Potion" consumed before the battle, absorbable through skin and digestive tract, and took effect very quickly.
It was harmless in itself, merely making the person become more irritable and impulsive... now it likely already covered the entire sea area.
Lu Ping’an estimated that the forest in the "upstream" of the ocean currents was one of the main culprits.
Meanwhile, Lu Ping’an himself was not idle. After realizing this plan, he directly instigated his "Legion" to cause trouble, intensify contradictions, and generate more internal strife.
Initially, he planned to gradually intensify the contradictions, but now, as the two sides were about to launch a war again, when the interior was hollowed out, Lu Ping’an naturally had a better plan.
"Let’s start..."
Lu Ping’an wasn’t foolhardy enough to openly rebel; who knew how many Top Combat Powers were continuously patrolling the camp? Should he expose himself, his movement-impaired self would likely be killed on the spot.
Yes, at this moment, Lu Ping’an was still unable to move.
To be precise, his current form was just an "Avatar".
The Black Flame cracked and dissolved outright, the Black King once again displayed an incredible scene, those who had attended high-level meetings were still just a Flame Clone.
And in a camp somewhere, the true form of the Shark Overlord slowly opened his eyes.
"Heh, this is interesting, the forms of Life are infinite..."
He transformed his physical shape again, which exceeded Lu Ping’an’s own expectations, but when he was in the state of the Black King, it was just a subconscious action, easily accomplished.
Those "Black Soldiers" were his Clones, as well as his Flames.
Now, these "basic Soldiers" were the first-line commanders of the Black Fire Legion, already positioned in every corner and area of the camp.
Lu Ping’an’s true form, still sat patiently on the Throne, calmly awaiting the moment that belonged to him...
Another explosion, this time in the camp area not far away.
It seemed that yet another King had fallen.
The top combat power here was excessively off the scale by all accounts.
But could they really exist independently of the world? Were they truly without fear... Lu Ping’an felt that couldn’t be the case.
The sudden screams at first didn’t capture the attention of the high-level individuals.
Under the sky, amidst the ocean, the collision of advanced combat powers resulted in the loss of some life forms, which failed to garner any concern from the Big Shots.
But in every corner of the camp, clusters of black flames began to spread.
The slaughter had begun.
Fishman Warriors clad in Black Flame, at first, managed to kill in silence.
But soon, as they "leveled up" crazily, their strength surged along with the scorching and malicious Black Flames, igniting even more areas.
Priority was given to destroying logistics areas like the animal pens, granaries, and hospitals, which had been key targets from the start.
"Has the Black King’s Legion gone mad?!"
"Is he killing his own men? No, how can there be any of his own men here?"
The potions that had initially induced agitation now took effect, when life forms faced threats, "overflowing courage" might not be entirely beneficial... Fear could make them irritable and insane, and cause them to lose their minds.
One explosive after another was detonated at this moment.
Their power wasn’t significant... In the Ocean World, effective explosives were rare and expensive, and their power greatly reduced compared to on land.
But the noise they made was more than enough.
This time, a group of Sea Beasts suddenly attacked, dropping bombs that caused fresh chaos and fear.
They were genuine war machines, expensive and rare... and they were supposed to be in the "animal pens".
By now, probably everyone realized what had happened.
"Black King!!"
A sudden roar shook the entire battlefield.
A bolt of lightning was sparked in mid-air, swiftly crossing the entire field of battle.
When an enraged Quasi-God took action with full power, their own Quasi-God allies didn’t have time to intercept... actually, there was no need to intercept.
The Black King’s camp turned into a crater, where the Throne was supposed to be, now obliterated.
The Black King himself? That slowly burning half of a Flame Avatar was all that remained.
"Heh heh, idiots, can’t even tell the difference between the real person and a Clone, and he calls himself the Sea-Thunder God..."
He laughed, mocking a real Quasi-God in front of everyone.
As crimson lightning flashed, the camp and all flames within it became history.
And the real Black King? He had never come here in the first place, having a Clone.
"So this is the fortress leading to another world? Heh, let’s begin..."
The Black King issued the command, and the Blackfire Army commenced a brutal and merciless expedition.
At the same time, the Octopus Reinforcements’ supply warehouse also became a thing of the past, and all routes attempting to deliver supplies... had to pass through those critical Space checkpoints.
"...They will all be ours."
As the Blackfire Legion passed through those stations, they naturally and completely cut off the supply lines.
— End of Chapter 1524 —