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Chapter 1022 - 674: Blessings from the General

Chapter 1022: Chapter 674: Blessings from the General

Li Changhe knew Xiao Nan’s little scheme.

After all, Xuan City warriors have special attacks against males and mind control against females.

Both genders seem to be restrained.

Right now, it seems that other than hermaphrodites, no one else could probably dodge Xuan City’s restraining scope.

As a male, Li Changhe has Big Lead, so if the Xuan City queen were to mind control him, she would encounter a heavy blow from Big Lead.

In other words, the girl wanted Li Changhe to use the Mirror of Reversal.

In fact, it has already been confirmed by the officials that even with the Mirror of Reversal, players originally male cannot avoid the special attack against males.

Therefore, whether Li Changhe uses the Mirror of Reversal or not, he’s still going to be hit by the male special attack.

What Xiao Nan meant was, since he was going to be attacked either way, he might as well use the Mirror of Reversal.

It would turn Li Changhe from being a main physique player into a high-energy female player for a time.

If the Xuan City queen were to perform mind control on ’her,’ then they would have a method to deal a heavy blow to the opponent.

Of course, Xiao Nan said what she did, but truthfully, she was more interested in seeing what her boyfriend would look like in his reversed state.

To this, Li Changhe expressed that it was absolutely impossible.

"First off, the Mirror of Reversal doesn’t work on these effects... I need to make my stance clear. Even if it means turning around to fight a demigod alone! Even if I get flipped by a demigod, die by his hand! I will not use the Mirror of Reversal!" Li Changhe said with a firm tone, rejecting the suggestion. This left Xiao Nan somewhat disappointed.

Meanwhile, Qiu Wentian, who was in the dark, felt utterly confused and inquired in [Friends], "What’s the big deal? There’s no need to fight a demigod alone, right?"

Li Changhe glanced at her and snorted twice internally. He thought to himself that if it really came to that, you and the girl would probably be deeply shocked.

Thus, Li Changhe awkwardly changed the subject and discussed the next countermeasures.

"Our task this time is to explore the secrets of Xuan City, which seems to refer to the underground space in the inner city of Xuan City," Li Changhe said. "Have you heard any information about this from eavesdropping?"

"No," Xiao Nan recalled for a moment and shook her head, "This might be a secret not known to most people. Even when she just mistook you for her only kind, she didn’t reveal the slightest bit. She must be hiding it intentionally."

This was indeed a bit of a problem; the Xuan City queen also revealed quite some information.

For instance, those four Great Priests were actually strong individuals she had cultivated using the power of the insect god.

Another point was that she couldn’t leave the inner city.

Of course, the most important one was the existence of the insect god.

This was unexpected to Li Changhe and the others. If this were the secret, then the players’ task should have already been unlocked.

"There must be a bigger secret..." Li Changhe thought, a secret related to the insect god was likely to be lethal.

The insect god... The Swarm Queen they encountered in the disaster fog was already judged as a World Destruction Level catastrophe.

She possessed immense reproductive abilities and rapid evolutionary techniques, which made the swarm’s numbers tremendous and their methods plentiful.

And He Feng’s team was on a mission to combat the swarm; during that period, a large number of players and warriors were sacrificed to completely eradicate it.

If that insect god was in a complete state, this task might involve facing a World Destruction Level divinity catastrophe...

"It shouldn’t be, right? If it were that kind of task, then it wouldn’t make sense just to let the four of us players enter," Li Changhe pondered, "It seems we need to enter the inner city to investigate clearly. And you, being females, might be mind controlled."

Seeing Xiao Nan about to speak, Li Changhe cut her off, "Also, don’t tell me about the Mirror of Reversal, that you can reverse into males. But that’s not safe nor reliable, and moreover... it would cause me serious psychological trauma!"

Rather than letting Xiao Nan and the others use the Mirror of Reversal, Li Changhe would prefer to launch a direct assault on the Inner City of Xuan City.

"The problem is, you’ve already been detected," Qiu Wentian reminded him. "That queen has had her eye on you from the start. If you plan to go to the Inner City alone, you’re walking into a trap. That queen has a look in her eyes like she wants to devour you."

"No, what she noticed is actually the Insect God Vest," Li Changhe said, poking at his collar: "It’s a part of the Insect God Shell. And it hasn’t been processed by [Forge], it’s completely native."

Indeed, in order not to lose the magical effect of the vest, Li Changhe did not utilize [Forge], but instead had Mr. Bai tailor a vest for him.

"Does that mean we can use this to mislead them?" Chen Yu said, "Give them the illusion that you’re still in the inn?"

"Exactly," Li Changhe nodded. Then, as if he had remembered something, he looked out of the window and said, "Perhaps, we need to start with them."

....

Elsewhere, atop the carriage beside the water well in the backyard of the inn.

An Auxiliary Army tribune and the Centurion in armor silently stood guard on the carriage.

They had been waiting here for over two hours, and despite the lack of any communication, their anxiety was apparent.

They looked incredibly like fathers waiting outside a maternity ward for their child to be born.

Suddenly, they heard a sound. The Centurion immediately jumped off the carriage and threw a hemp rope into the well.

Soon, someone climbed up from the well using the hemp rope.

The first to emerge was an Auxiliary Army soldier, with a still-bleeding wound on his back, his complexion terrifyingly pale.

The Centurion grabbed his arm, lifting him out of the well, and asked, "Did you find it?"

"Mission accomplished!" the Auxiliary Army soldier handed over a blood-stained wooden tablet, saying weakly, "We successfully found the path to the Bottom Nest. But on our way back, we ran into water ghosts. One adult and two brothers have fallen in battle."

By his brothers, he meant other Auxiliary Army soldiers, and by adult, he likely meant an armored warrior.

To have killed an armored warrior – it seems these so-called water ghosts are not something easy to deal with.

As for the Bottom Nest... is it the name of that underground space?

Li Changhe, eavesdropping from nearby, silently calculated in his heart.

He was now hiding in a tree not far from the carriage, and thanks to the protection of the Jungle Phantom, his concealed aura went undetected by anyone.

After a moment of silence, the Centurion said, "Their sacrifice will not be in vain; rest and heal. Leave the rest to us."

"Yes, sir!"

After the Auxiliary Army soldier was taken to a room, the Centurion said to Guo Yi, "Gather the troops. As for you, don’t go, there’s only one man in the old Guo family."

"Sir, you can’t say that," Guo Yi responded, "Being from the old Guo family, I can’t back down even more. For Chenhai!"

"For Chenhai!" the soldiers in the troop echoed.

The Centurion looked at him, sighing deeply, "For Chenhai, may the empire protect us, and may the general protect us!"

Li Changhe, hiding in the shadows, smiled slightly.

"Well said!"