Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 920: All the Way to Peak Fire

This was the third day Alan had arrived in Mountain City.

It was night, and the City Lord's Mansion was brightly lit. In the study room, warmth emerged from the floors and walls. Even though it was the end of winter, it did not feel cold. There was a temperature control room in the city lord's mansion, and steam generated during the winter flowed through the pipes laid to the main rooms of the city lord's mansion. In winter, even if they were wearing thin clothes, they wouldn't feel cold walking around the city lord's mansion. This was even more so in Rackard's study, where the old count was dressed in thin clothes, sitting at the table and reading the secret reports that Justin had sent him.

This was an espionage report sent by Allen's spies. As the army expanded, Rackett also tried to build his own intelligence system. This espionage team had only been established for half a year now. Its scale was not there, and its ability was limited. However, it was still able to monitor one or two people on its own territory and report back. After being screened by Justin, the report before the Rackett case was simple and straightforward.

In terms of time, where Alan had been in the past three days, and who he had contacted, were listed in detail in the report. Several of them were repeatedly read by Rackett. After reading the reports, Rackett snorted heavily.

Coincidentally, the eldest son, Yopuni, pushed open the door and entered. Hearing this heavy snort, he knew that his father was in a bad mood. Yopuni gestured to Justin, who quickly retreated. He walked up to the count and asked, "What happened?"

Rackett pushed the spy in front of Yopuni and pointed at the places he should pay attention to. Yopuni swept his gaze over and frowned, "This Sir Alan and Remington came into contact and went to the Diamond Empress Theatre last night. Could it be to see Parsons?"

"I told Parson not to entangle himself with that singer. What kind of woman does he want?" Rick shook his head. "Look, if it weren't for Ollie, no outsider would have been able to track him down so easily. But what bothers me is that these two brats didn't mention anything about coming into contact with Alan!"

Yopney thought for a moment and said, "Parson, I think it's because of Ollie that I didn't dare to mention it to you. As for Remington, that would be interesting. He was so guilty the night before yesterday and found out if this Sir Alan was behind the army you sent out of town."

"Needless to say, even though this bastard didn't do anything in Mountain City, he clearly wants to provoke our father-son relationship. I hate those two brats. One is weak, the other is timid. They're all mud that can't be helped to the wall! They didn't even tell me about this father when they came into contact with my sworn enemy. This is going to anger me to death."

A smile flashed across Yopuni's eyes, but he said, "They're just ignorant."

"Parson also forget it, Remington this kid is not small, also can not understand the weight? I think he's determined to go against me. Alright, he's not allowed to go out for the next few days. Send someone to keep an eye on him for me and let him stay at home obediently. If this brat dares to talk too much, then break his leg. We'll lock him up until the viscount leaves, "Rackett said, knocking on the table." Also, inform Gonza that his men are to stay in the barracks and not take a single step out of Mountain City. If they let that guy find out, the empire's cavalry will probably arrive at the gates of our mountain city tomorrow. "

Yopuni nodded. "I've already informed Gonzalo. I think he knows the weight."

"If only Remington was half as sensible as you," sighed Rackett. "I, as a father, could breathe a sigh of relief."

"It's getting late. You can go back and rest."

"Don't worry too much." Yopuni smiled and walked out of the study. When the door closed, he looked at the old man in the crack of the door and walked to his bedroom happily. He did inform the outsider general, but he also reached an agreement with Gonza. Of course, these agreements were unknown to Rackett.

'"This old bastard keeps saying that he wants to entrust me with a heavy responsibility. Even a military commander is not letting me go. Father, father, you are too clever. Can you still take this power to the coffin?" Closing the bedroom, Yopuni muttered, "It's fine if you don't give it to me. I'll take it myself."

The mountain path was vast.

Coiling Snake Mountain Road had become the private road of Earl Rackett's family, ranging from the citizens to the nobles and wealthy merchants in the city. If it wasn't necessary, no one would take the Coiling Snake Highway. Besides, this place was deathly lifeless, and at night, it was covered in a cold mist. Who would be able to run to Coiling Snake Mountain Dao after they had eaten their fill? Rackett simply set up a barricade of guards at the entrance of the mountain path. Unless it was someone from Rackett's own family, outsiders would need to communicate with each other.

It was already the end of winter, but the weather did not show the slightest sign of warming up. Instead, it was cold no matter how hard it was. Especially when the mountain city was built around the mountain, it was even colder at night. Coiling Snake Mountain Road was locked in a deep frost mist, and its line of sight was no more than five meters. Even though there was a street lamp every three meters on the mountain path, in the night mist, these street lamps were faintly like ghosts and fires, and could only barely illuminate an inch of land.

Inside the sentry post at the entrance of the mountain path, two soldiers were smoking while wrapping their cotton-padded clothes tightly. It's hard work to be on duty in this deadly weather. The guards of Coiling Snake Mountain Road were all drawn from the barracks in turn. Such unlucky people who were excluded from the barracks had no money and suffered from the cold. It was said that they were on duty on a rotating basis, but every time the officer arranged a duty schedule, they would come and go with familiar names.

A few of them were quick-witted and knew how to stuff gold coins into platoon officers' pockets. Only then did they get removed from the watch list. Most of them could only complain verbally, but nothing could change. Furthermore, they had obtained the Coiling Snake Mountain Dao to accept this living sin.

Tonight was no different from before, but the two soldiers at the sentry post felt that the atmosphere was depressing and did not know what was going on. Then, he heard footsteps coming from outside again and again. The older one stabbed the younger colleague beside him, "Go take a look."

"Why didn't you go?"

Then he kicked him, and the young man cursed and threw the cigarette butt. He casually grabbed a saber, but it was so cold that his hand was branded. So he lifted a fire and gun, tightened his tight body and walked over to his cotton-padded clothes. Outside the sentry post, there was a horse-stopping bolt at the entrance of the mountain path. The soldier held the wooden cork in his hand and looked ahead. A figure gradually appeared in the thick fog.

It was a similarly young man with a long saber in his hand, and he buried his head in it.

"Stop!" The soldier shouted, "Are you blind? I can't tell this is Mount Coiling Snake Road, and above it is the City Lord's Mansion. This is not a place for you to wander around. Scram! Scram! Scram! I'm too lazy to argue with you. If it were someone else, you wouldn't be beaten up!"

The man smiled and said, "Just to you, you don't have to die tonight."

"What are you talking about?" The soldier dug his ears, unable to hear the man's words clearly. He waved his fire impatiently. The gun said, "Leave soon, or I'll shoot."

That person really didn't seem to understand as he walked forward with his saber in his arms. The soldier scolded, but it wasn't good to actually shoot. The surroundings were deathly quiet, and even the City Lord's Mansion listened to the gunshot. To let the old count know that he was only shooting to drive a madman away, he had to put on a layer of skin. He immediately bypassed the horse stop bolt, used the gun as a stick, and stabbed the man in the lower abdomen, wanting to knock him unconscious and pull him away.

Unexpectedly, the butt of the rifle had only just arrived at the human body's perimeter, and it was as if it had stabbed into a piece of ripe skin. However, there was still a long distance between the rifle and the person, and the soldier's face was filled with panic. The light in his eyes gradually lit up. He raised his head in shock, only to see that the light was transmitted from the person's lower body.

That person smiled faintly and suddenly shone brightly!

A surge of boundless heat erupted, and the soldier screamed and flew backwards. He flew high over the barricade and fell under a street lamp a few meters away. The old soldier in the sentry post heard the cries from outside and ran out cursing with a gun. He happened to see a ball of flame slowly retracting and finally condensing into a complicated pattern of light on the uninvited guest's body.

The man gently spat out a mouthful of hot air. Suddenly, the lights in the sentry post lit up, and Yu Xin, who was almost extinguished in the furnace, suddenly lit up. Not only that, but the lamps on Mount Coiling Snake Road also lit up. Then, with a rumble, the lampshade exploded. Inside, a flame soared into the sky. The Coiling Snake Mountain Road suddenly lit up, and the flame dispersed the cold mist. The cigarette in the veteran's mouth fell to the ground, and he looked at the strange scenery from ear to ear. At this moment, each street lamp was like a torch, winding up the mountain path like a flaming corridor.

Peak fire all the way!

Ellen smiled, "Isn't it fair to smash the arena like this?" After that, he stepped forward, and the Heavenly Fire Qi Engine naturally surged forward. The horse-stopping bolt first ignited without fire. The wooden cork, which had been soaked in cold water, was difficult to ignite, but this time it burned like dry firewood, snapping in the middle as Alan approached. Alan stepped over the broken wood and passed by the soldier. Only after he took ten steps did the soldier know how to jump up and point his gun at Allen's back, saying in a trembling voice, "Stop."

At the end of his sentence, a loud explosion rang out from behind. The soldier was knocked to the ground by the shockwaves and felt the earth shake. When everything calmed down, he looked back and saw that the sentry post had been blown up. Flames were spraying out from the cracks in the pile of stones. The soldier's face was pale as he looked at a hand under a rock and suddenly heard what Allen had just said.

You can live tonight!

In other words, many people would probably die besides him? The soldier finally collapsed, crying and screaming to throw away the fire. The gun stumbled in the opposite direction.

Alan held his saber and walked up the road. As he moved forward, the streetlights were burned brighter and brighter by the power of the Heavenly Fire Source. As he pas by, that fire oil in the lamp burned out and the street lamp went out one by one. As a result, Allen was the dividing line on the mountain path. There was light in front of him, and the darkness behind him was as deep as an abyss!

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