88: Chapter 88 Cutting Off the Way Out

"Sophia, enter Kimura Shun's territory in my stead and command the battle."

Dicas sent a message to his admirer.

With so many lords entering Kimura Shun's territory, combined with the fact that some had only sent their heroes and Troop Types without showing up themselves, chaotic command was inevitable.

Since Angus and the others were personally present, they could keep the lords of their respective races in check. The Sin Race also needed a lord of equal weight to step up and keep things under control.

Sophia's status was naturally inferior to Dicas's.

But the Sin Clan Lords basically all knew about her relationship with Dicas, and combined with her being a top-tier lord herself, she was indeed capable of keeping the others in line.

"Ah, Dicas, aren't you going?"

Sophia had no objections to Dicas's arrangement; she just felt it was a pity.

In her eyes, the greatest credit for taking down an Super-spec Lord like Lin Xiao would undoubtedly belong to Dicas. Now that he wasn't going, this credit would fall into the hands of others.

"Lin Xiao is already a trapped turtle, unable to escape even if he grew wings. My presence wouldn't make much of a difference."

"But I still feel it's not entirely safe. Therefore, I want to snuff out his very last glimmer of hope."

Dicas said coldly.

"Are you going to attack Lin Xiao's territory?"

Sophia was startled, but she quickly realized his intention.

"Yes."

Dicas didn't deny it.

In the past, the main reason they couldn't locate Lin Xiao's territory coordinates was that any invading lord would quickly be targeted for revenge and killed by Lin Xiao.

But now, Lin Xiao was trapped in Kimura Shun's territory.

In someone else's territory, he couldn't even open the invasion panel, let alone seek revenge.

Therefore, locating Lin Xiao's territory coordinates was only a matter of time.

"I see."

Anyone else would surely think Dicas was being overly cautious, but Sophia was different; she had absolute faith in Dicas's decisions.

That made sense. Lin Xiao was an Super-spec Lord, after all. Who knew what unknown trump cards he might be holding?

Even if those cards couldn't help him defeat the massive army of so many lords, it wasn't entirely impossible for him to forcefully kill Kimura Shun and break out of their encirclement.

Furthermore, the Human Race wouldn't just sit by and watch Lin Xiao. They would definitely launch a rescue operation.

Sophia quickly thought of various possibilities.

Without any delay, she bid farewell to Dicas and quickly invaded Kimura Shun's territory.

"Once this matter is over, I must confess my feelings to Dicas..."

...

Dicas moved swiftly, arranging for lords to attempt to invade Lin Xiao's territory one by one.

This kind of pathfinding work didn't strictly require veteran lords, so he had no shortage of manpower.

Next, he would enter the territories of these pathfinding lords to investigate them one by one.

To successfully locate Lin Xiao's territory coordinates, Dicas had long ago applied to the higher-ups to summon an Epic Hero with the corresponding skill.

Even if Lin Xiao had a special building in his territory that shielded heavenly secrets, it wouldn't be able to block the investigation of an Epic Hero within the First Source Sea.

Perhaps his luck had finally started to turn.

Or perhaps Lin Xiao's doom had arrived.

It didn't take long during this investigation for Dicas to successfully locate Lin Xiao's territory.

"That's right, this is the territory."

"It's absolutely him."

"Hahaha, Lin Xiao, your time of death has come."

Dicas's eyes shone with excitement. Given his Heart-Nature, he couldn't help but laugh out loud at this moment.

"I shall deliver this fatal blow myself."

Dicas immediately gathered his remaining forces. He hadn't thrown all his available power into the encirclement of Lin Xiao precisely because he was waiting for this moment.

In particular, he still held a batch of powerful flying Troop Types in his hands.

"Lin Xiao, let me show you what it means to pay someone back in their own coin."

Dicas sneered.

...

Meanwhile.

The Human Race was not idling either.

"It is time to upgrade to a Tier 3 territory."

"This is the opportunity Lin Xiao has won for us..."

Wei Xuanqi murmured.

The news of the Four Great Races joining forces to hunt down Lin Xiao was quickly leaked by the Human Race's spies planted within the Sin Race. Such a massive movement could not possibly be kept a secret.

Rescuing Lin Xiao was definitely unrealistic. The Human Race's veteran lords and top-tier lords in the First Source Sea were all pinned down, and they simply couldn't spare any extra manpower.

Left with no choice, they could only have all the Prodigies upgrade to Tier 3 territories at the same time.

They hoped this would alarm the Four Great Races, forcing them to divert their forces to suppress Wei Xuanqi and the others, which would give Lin Xiao a sliver of hope for survival.

If the Four Great Races didn't fall for it, then at the very least, Wei Xuanqi and the others would successfully pass through their vulnerable period and become new top-tier lords.

Thus, a spectacular scene unfolded.

On the prodigy ranking, everyone upgraded together, resulting in a uniform display of Tier 3 territories.

However, the one ranking first was still Lin Xiao.

In less than a month, the entire prodigy ranking consisted of Tier 3 territories. Such a situation was rare even in the history of the Human Race.

...

[Your territory has been invaded.]

The System notification rang in Lin Xiao's ears.

"They really are cautious."

Lin Xiao smiled faintly, not caring too much.

Even though he had already walked into the trap and was being surrounded and attacked by their massive army, Dicas was still sending people to invade his territory. This showed how cautious the enemy was—they were worried he might escape the encirclement by forcefully killing their lords.

"So what if you've confirmed my territory's coordinates?"

Lin Xiao wasn't overly concerned.

Through the eyes of the Burning Sky Flame Dragon high in the sky, he could see a massive army appearing around the territory. There were Human Race Troop Types, as well as armies from the Purgatory Race, Bull Demon Race, and Shadow Race.

Within a short span of time, hundreds of thousands of troops had been teleported in.

With such a powerful lineup deployed here, how much strength could Dicas possibly have left in his hands?

After all, Lin Xiao had left Jiang Yao behind to guard his territory.

As for the possibility of his territory coordinates being exposed and drawing subsequent frenzied sieges from the Four Great Races...

This possibility was extremely low.

After all, once this battle was over, the situation in the First Source Sea would be completely different.

Furthermore, upon entering the Second Source Sea, the territory would generate new coordinates. Therefore, Lin Xiao wasn't worried about his First Source Sea territory coordinates being exposed.

What he needed to do now was fight this battle well and completely turn the tables.

First, he had to cut off their retreat.

"Qian Ying, do it."

Lin Xiao's voice rang in Qian Ying's ears.

At this moment, Qian Ying was lurking in the Void Realm not far from Kimura Shun.

After a round of investigation and repeated confirmation, she finally determined that the Sin Clan Lord before her was indeed the master of this territory.

Upon hearing Lin Xiao's command, Qian Ying didn't hesitate at all. With a flash of her body, she appeared beside Kimura Shun.

*Smack!*

Before Kimura Shun could even react, he was knocked unconscious by a strike from Qian Ying's dagger.

"Who's there?!"

"Oh no!"

Only then did the heroes and Troop Types guarding Kimura Shun react. They wanted to resist, but Qian Ying's figure flickered, slaying them one by one, slaughtering them all in an instant.

"My Lord, it's done."

Qian Ying's cheerful voice rang out.

With Kimura Shun now under Qian Ying's control,

the escape route of everyone who had entered his territory was cut off by Lin Xiao.