67: The final resistance, never surrender!
“Your Majesty, the situation on Dongying Island has completely changed. Everything must be planned carefully.”
“These people no longer support us. From now on, whether we try to conscript soldiers or ask them to help us manufacture weapons, we will face immense obstacles.”
“If we continue to fight, the hope of clearing the instance is also bleak.”
Ito Hidekazu’s eyes were devoid of joy or sorrow at this moment.
However, because the previous two instances ended in utter defeat, this third failure was somewhat numbing for Ito Hidekazu.
Therefore, Ito Hidekazu no longer cared much about the new “Extinguish Country Fleet” or the cutting-edge technology Lin Ye had just displayed in the instance.
He once thought that with the Emperor’s support and a million compatriots forming a group, he could deliver a fatal blow to Lin Ye, resolve all previous humiliations, and allow him, Ito Hidekazu, to return to his former glory!
Now it seemed it was nothing but his own delusion! It was his most foolish and naive pipe dream.
There was no fundamental difference between the Emperor leading the team and him leading the team.
It was all about being abused, all about being trampled upon…
Looking at it this way, it wasn’t that he was incompetent, but simply that Lin Ye was too strong.
Even a top-tier expert like the Emperor found it difficult to contend, and he was just a young Designer. It was perfectly normal that he couldn’t defeat Lin Ye. At this moment, he even felt a bit of admiration for Lin Ye.
“Your Majesty… Lin Ye’s military technology reserves are simply too strong. I had previously speculated that this person might have countless forces supporting him, or even the collective support of many Settlements!”
“This time, it will be very difficult for us to defeat him. It would be better to surrender directly to Eagle Country, so as to avoid humiliation in the instance and being ridiculed by those watching on Azure Star…”
Before Ito Hidekazu could finish his sentence, the Emperor angrily overturned the table. Another loud crash echoed in the quiet Songzhi Pavilion.
“How dare you! Ito Hidekazu! You actually spoke such words that disgrace my Dahe Clan!”
“I think you have a death wish!”
The Emperor’s furious roar scared Ito Hidekazu into immediately kneeling down.
“Since ancient times, when has my Dahe Clan ever surrendered voluntarily in an instance?!”
“Have you forgotten the creed of Bushido? We would rather die standing than surrender on our knees!”
At this moment, the Emperor exuded an indescribable killing intent. His eyes were bloodshot, as if blood tears could flow out at any moment.
The intense rage made his entire body convulse, but his so-called dignity forcibly pulled him, making him appear extremely contorted.
“As a Dahe person, how can you choose to yield out of fear of humiliation? Do you think that by doing so, the people of Azure Star won’t mock us?”
“They will think that all of us Dahe people are weaklings! Cowards who cling to life and fear death!”
Ito Hidekazu was so scared that he immediately started kowtowing, making the floor bang loudly. Tears born of fear streamed from his eyes.
Even though he felt utterly speechless internally, he could only submit outwardly. He was just a small fry, and it was impossible for him to challenge the Emperor.
“Your Majesty, your subordinate admits his guilt!”
“I just said it casually, I didn’t think that much… Everything still follows your Majesty’s command. I would never dare to defy your Majesty’s orders.”
The Emperor took a deep breath, then let out a cold snort, suddenly drawing the Bushido sword from his waist once more.
The gleaming sword light made Ito Hidekazu shiver again. He repeatedly knelt on the ground and retreated two steps.
At the same time, the Emperor opened all communication devices on the control panel, establishing contact with all military bases on Dongying Island.
“All Challengers listen up! From now on, I will fight Eagle Country to the end, until I die in battle!”
“All citizens of Da He Settlement must also stand firm with me on Dongying Island until the very last moment. No one is allowed to desert the battle, otherwise I will deal with you myself after leaving the instance!”
The Emperor’s words were meant for Ito Hidekazu, but even more so for all Challengers in the instance.
At this moment, he would not allow any Challenger to surrender to Eagle Country! Whoever dared to disobey would be betraying him and betraying Da He Settlement.
The Emperor directly grabbed Ito Hidekazu by the collar, pulling him forcefully from the ground, then leaned his mouth close to Ito Hidekazu’s ear and whispered:
“Hmph, Ito-kun, do you know what surrender means… Surrender means we yield to Lin Ye! Yielding to Lin Ye means yielding to Great Harmony!!!”
“This time, we might find it difficult to clear the instance, and we might ultimately die in battle, but no matter what, we must make Eagle Country pay a price! Instead of being so humiliatingly crushed and trampled upon right now!”
“I want Lin Ye to reveal all his trump cards in the instance, so we can obtain information about this instance. Only then will we have a chance to attack the instance next time, otherwise this instance challenge will be meaningless!”
Facing the Emperor, who was now somewhat enraged to the point of being mentally abnormal, Ito Hidekazu dared not resist. He could only stammeringly follow the Emperor’s words:
“Your… Your Majesty, I will listen to everything you say! I… I will definitely fight until the very last moment.”
The Emperor snorted, slowly released his grip on Ito Hidekazu, then turned and walked towards the command platform.
“All military base leaders listen up! Get into formation and prepare for battle with all your might!”
“Anyone who can kill Eagle Country soldiers or destroy Eagle Country military equipment, no matter what you do in the instance, I will give you extra rewards after you leave the instance!”
“You must force Lin Ye to reveal all his trump cards!!!”
The Emperor shrieked hysterically, implicitly setting the strategy for the upcoming instance.
That was to never surrender to Eagle Country! To defend Dongying Island until the very last moment!
Ito Hidekazu felt a mix of emotions at this moment, and a deep sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart.
Was this still the respected, exceptionally skilled Emperor?
Was this still the gentle and refined leader of Da He Settlement?!
The Emperor now seemed like a completely different person, becoming irrational and irritable, completely unlike the spiritual pillar Ito Hidekazu had in his heart. As a leader of a Settlement, the Emperor should never be so deranged, so out of control.
Could it be that by persisting, they could truly uncover Lin Ye’s and Raging Sea’s trump cards? This was just wishful thinking. Given the combat power Raging Sea displayed, there was no need to use any trump cards at all!
Regardless of the outcome of this instance, just the fact that an LV4 Emperor was forced to this extent by an LV3 Lin Ye meant they had already lost.
In fact, Ito Hidekazu wanted to surrender for another reason: he was truly afraid that dragging it out would lead to other unforeseen variables!
Such things had happened in his previous two instances, and he already had a psychological shadow.
Every time he resisted Eagle Country or ignored the Sky Curtain’s prompts, the outcome was disastrous.
The biggest possibility was triggering a special event, which would then change the instance mission, leading to double the punishment for mission failure.
Last time, Ito Hidekazu had 5,000 points directly deducted because he acted recklessly in the instance.
Once bitten, twice shy. These were lessons learned through blood.
He was genuinely afraid now. If the situation from last time occurred again, it might not be as simple as a downgrade; there was a high probability of instant death!
But he dared not voice these words at this moment. If he resisted the Emperor now, he would surely be dealt with after leaving the instance. One was possibly very bad, the other was definitely very bad. Ito Hidekazu had no choice…
All he could do now was pray that Lin Ye would be merciful and not implement any special mechanisms in this instance.
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