World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 661: March 29: Gui Xingfu doomsday! Destruction!

Chapter 661: March 29: Gui Xingfu doomsday! Destruction!

Suo Lun is not dead? Suo Lun is not dead!

Gui Xingfu’s mind and heart trembled at the name that had already cast a huge psychological shadow over him.

How many losses had Gui Xingfu suffered at Suo Lun’s hands over the past two years?

Chaos Stone Island was deceived; Gui Qinshao and Gui Qinzhong’s sneak attack on Chaos Stone Island failed, resulting in their capture; the first battle of Tianshui City ended in a crushing defeat, with Gui Qinzhong and Gui Qinqu captured; the battle to annihilate Suo ended in a disastrous defeat, with tens of thousands in the Allied Army wiped out, and Gui Xingfu narrowly avoiding capture.

How many encounters, how many defeats!

Gui Xingfu also considered himself extremely clever, once completely manipulating Count Suo Long at his whim, and in recent years, he was virtually without equals in power struggles.

But every single time he crossed swords with Suo Lun, he was defeated utterly and suffered great losses.

Suo Lun not being dead truly caused a tempest of shock and fear in his heart!

Now he finally understood why the garrison of Chaos Stone Castle was so resolute; their leader had not died.

What to do next?

Gui Xingfu found himself in a difficult predicament.

At the moment, he had three options. The first was to attack Chaos Stone Castle to the death, until it was taken.

But this was undoubtedly impossible, as the remaining twenty-five thousand troops had already lost their will to fight.

The second option was to continue staying at the current location and besiege Chaos Stone Island Castle.

That would be the most foolish move. With Suo’s army assaulting Linhai City, once he completely took over Linhai City, he would immediately set sail for Chaos Stone Island, and with a pincer attack from within the castle, Gui Xingfu’s troops would undoubtedly be sentenced to death.

The third option was to withdraw from Chaos Stone Island entirely and head back to assist Linhai City and Gui Qinbi in an offensive against Suo Lun, with the goal of annihilating him completely!

However, this would mean total admission of defeat in the Chaos Stone Island campaign.

Gui Xingfu would have to bear great responsibility; once Turing Tuo and Duke Zhi Wei’s armies eradicated Tian Shui City, the Gui Clan would no longer reap any benefits.

Immediately after, Gui Xingfu remembered another issue.

With Suo Lun’s return, would the Suo family still be annihilated? Would Tian Shui City still fall?

This became an unknown factor, making any future profit sharing seem like a mirage, meaningless.

Gui Xingfu voiced his doubts, then asked Gui Qinzhong, "Third son, which option do you think we should choose?"

Gui Qinzhong replied, "The third one, we must immediately return to Linhai City and relieve the siege of Linhai City."

Gui Xingfu hesitated for a long time before saying, "What if Linhai City has already fallen?"

Gui Qinzhong, startled, said, "How could that be?"

Gui Xingfu said, "What if, this letter asking for help from your elder brother is fake?"

Gui Qinzhong replied, "I just checked it, and it is undoubtedly in my brother’s handwriting, with many letter details that are impossible to imitate, along with the fingerprints, the Crystal Stone seal, all beyond imitation."

Gui Xingfu said, "Is it possible that this letter for help was written by your brother, but the content is false?"

Upon hearing this, Gui Qinzhong’s face dramatically changed as he exclaimed, "You’re saying my brother has defected, that... that’s even more impossible..."

Gui Xingfu said, "Why is it impossible? Nanlin Fort had fifteen thousand troops and countless supplies, yet it fell in just one day. Linhai City has only five thousand troops, all second-line forces. What makes you think they can hold out longer than Nanlin Fort?"

Gui Qinzhong replied, "It’s possible Suo Lun’s army suffered heavy losses when attacking Nanlin Fort, so they could only besiege Linhai City without being able to breach it."

Gui Xingfu nodded and said, "You make sense, but you’ve also seen Suo Lun’s secret weapon—the thunderous explosives—and the terrifying oil bombs. If Suo Lun has a large number of catapults to launch those explosives into the city, don’t you think Nanlin Fort would fall quickly, and Suo Lun would hardly suffer any casualties? Even more terrifying is that the King has Gryphon Knights at his disposal, who could drop these explosives from the sky, launching aerial attacks on both Nanlin Fort and Linhai City."

Visualizing this scene, Gui Qinzhong suddenly shivered violently and said, "Suo Lun could absolutely do this."

Gui Xingfu added, "Therefore, it is very likely Linhai City has already fallen. In that case, your brother’s letter for help is fake, and if we head back to Linhai City now, there’s only one outcome: falling into Suo Lun’s ambush and complete annihilation. You and I, father and son, would die without a place to be buried."

Gui Qinzhong, chilled to the bone, hissed, "Elder brother... he wouldn’t go that far, would he? You are his father, and he’s always been so filial to you. How could he be so heartless as to want you dead?"

"No one knows a son better than the father," sighed Gui Xingfu.

But in his heart was a different thought, one that was judging others by himself.

He, who’d betray family ties for the sake of interest and survival, knew that his eldest son, Gui Qinbi, was much the same. Indeed, his son was a chip off the old block, perhaps even exceeding the teacher, being more cynical and shameless than himself, which was why he had thrived in the Flame Empire.

To understand what Gui Qinbi was thinking was simple: whatever Gui Xingfu would think in a situation, Gui Qinbi would think the same.

If Suo Lun were there, he would have no small amount of admiration for Gui Xingfu.

This old thief, though he knew nothing of the situation, had deduced all of the truth based merely on a letter asking for help.

Though his military talent was not outstanding, his knack for political maneuvering and understanding the human heart were unmatched.

Then, Gui Xingfu’s gaze suddenly shook, and he said, "This is bad, Suo Lun has already rescued your sister, and perhaps even your mother as well."