262: Angel's Weakness

With the enemy losing air superiority, Thor became arrogant, rushing forward with a sneer. He seized the opportunity and began relentlessly unleashing lightning bolts on the ground forces.

An hour later, the battle concluded.

“Clear them all out!”

Han Huohuo not only aimed to snipe this main force but also utilized the gundam's flexibility to eliminate all small scattered units in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Even so, Han Huohuo was not content to let matters rest.

“Kill, retake Wanqing City!”

Led by Thor, thirteen gundams followed closely behind, leading a motley crew as they charged towards Wanqing City.

Gongsun Leopard's frontline commander never expected Han Huohuo's counterattack to be so fierce and sudden.

The thirteen gundams instantly flew to Wanqing City, standing on the city walls and guarding the city gates, sweeping fire in all directions. The soldiers and officers of Wanqing City couldn't even close the city gates. Before long, the thirty-six Barbarian Kings' subordinates arrived from behind and swarmed into the city. Wanqing City, without even organizing a proper defense, was swiftly captured by Han Huohuo.

When Han Huohuo entered the city, the entire city was filled with people holding small Barbarian King flags, welcoming the return of Lord Barbarian King.

Han Huohuo waved triumphantly to the people around him.

At this moment, a Lord ran over: “Da Ge, come see the warehouse, what is all this stuff?”

Forgetting about being approachable, Han Huohuo's eyes turned green at the mention of the warehouse. He immediately followed the Lord, dashing to the warehouse, and quickly opened the enemy's storage. Even Han Huohuo, who had seen grand sights, salivated at the sight of the mountain of resources piled inside the warehouse.

You obtained 10 million food.

You obtained 20 million wood.

You obtained 5 million stone.

You obtained 2 million iron ingots.

You found 50 million gold coins.

You found 2000 ice field mercury.

You found 2000 fire sea sulfur.

…

An immense amount of resources—these were resources Gongsun Leopard had prepared for attacking the Ten Thousand Mountains, just transported to Wanqing City. Unexpectedly, Han Huohuo suddenly counter-attacked and seized all of them.

Han Huohuo accepted them with tears of joy.

When Gongsun Leopard received this news, he couldn't help but spit out three mouthfuls of blood. These were resources he had prepared for a long time. He never expected this kid to keep retreating, thinking he was a coward, only to find out it was a trap.

Han Huohuo was in dire need of resources, and this was simply a heaven-sent gift, filling him with great joy.

He couldn't help but want to expand his gains, but Hua Mulan, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, dissuaded him: “Lord, stop. This is a frontline warehouse, and it's the only one you managed to seize. Now is not the time for us to expand the war.”

Han Huohuo was surprised: “Hua Mulan, you weren't like this before, were you? I thought you'd persuade me to fight all the way to the Capital City? Why does this argument sound so much like another guy?”

Hua Mulan was a bit embarrassed; she couldn't lie: “Han Xin told me to tell you this. He's commanding at the front and couldn't come, so he entrusted me with this message. Actually, I don't agree with him either. How about we fight all the way to the Capital City?”

Han Huohuo chuckled and dropped the matter, no longer mentioning attacking the Capital City.

He considered it and still felt that Han Xin was right; that kid's strategic vision was definitely far superior to his own.

Besides, Gongsun Leopard had at least several hundred Angels, and they could be resurrected repeatedly. His own gundam numbers were insufficient, so attacking the Capital City would likely fail.

Holding Wanqing City, all resources were transported back to Tongtian City, with Han Huohuo personally overseeing the convoy.

As the convoy reached Yanmen Pass, they saw a veiled woman standing in front of the pass. Beside her was a carriage pulled by eight black sheep.

Han Huohuo stopped and looked at the woman.

“Esteemed Lord Han Huohuo, I have been waiting for you for a long time.”

“Come over and speak.”

Han Huohuo suddenly wanted to hear what Cold Blade had to say to him. He initially thought this woman was a spy sent by Cold Blade, but her subsequent highly public actions revealed she was an envoy sent by Cold Blade.

Since she was an openly dispatched envoy, Han Huohuo couldn't be too impolite.

“Yes!” The Snake Woman bowed gracefully and followed behind Han Huohuo. After entering the city, she first sent the supplies back to the warehouse.

Then the Snake Woman followed Han Huohuo to the bandit leader's office.

“Sit!”

Han Huohuo poured a cup of tea for the Snake Woman.

The Snake Woman sat down.

“Did Cold Blade send you to tell me something?”

“Yes, Lord Cold Blade said that Gongsun Leopard is a wolf with wild ambitions and will surely march his army to the Ten Thousand Mountains, relying on his Angels to wreak havoc. Lord Cold Blade said he and you are the same kind of people—I don't understand why he said that—but he has a way to deal with Angels and wishes to lend Lord a hand!”

Han Huohuo was drinking tea and almost choked. He wondered what trick Cold Blade was playing now. Would he be so kind as to help him?

“Lord Cold Blade also said that you take the Northwest and Northeast, and he takes the Southwest and Southeast, and then one day you can both vie for the world. For now, why not cooperate temporarily and clear out these annoying guys?”

Han Huohuo thought about it. At first, it seemed reasonable, but on second thought, something was off. He was still fighting the Undead in the North; how could he have the strength to contend for the world with them?

This guy had ill intentions!

The Snake Woman seemed to notice Han Huohuo's change in expression.

The Snake Woman quickly added: “Lord Han, when Lord Cold Blade said those words, there was no Undead invasion yet, so it's not what you're thinking. Later, Lord Cold Blade sent another message, saying that I should first tell you the method to deal with Angels, and you can decide your strategy yourself after the Undead are pacified.”

Han Huohuo sneered; this guy was truly meticulous. But he was genuinely curious what weakness Angels had that Cold Blade knew about.

He remained silent, watching the Snake Woman, waiting for her to speak.

As an envoy, the Snake Woman naturally understood how to read expressions. Knowing Han Huohuo was intrigued, she slowly began: “Angels are very troublesome. When defending, if they die on the battlefield, they are immediately resurrected there. Hundreds of Angels feel endless, and their combat power is extremely formidable. Back then, the Mu family's army swept across the land and reached the gates of the Gongsun family's city, but ultimately couldn't do anything to the Gongsun family and had to compromise. However, now that they have left their homeland and embarked on a long expedition, a flaw has appeared: the battlefield is too far. For example, if they fight in the Ten Thousand Mountains, but the Angels resurrect in Gongsun's homeland, they won't be able to reinforce the battlefield in time. That's why Gongsun Leopard created a spatial artifact called the white jade plate. Angels can resurrect within the white jade plate, allowing them to quickly return to the battlefield. But the white jade plate is not indestructible; it is a spatial artifact that can be destroyed…”

Han Huohuo was very curious where Cold Blade got this information, but thinking about it, it also made sense. He still had some doubts: “So if I destroy the white jade plate, what happens to the Angels?”

The Snake Woman replied: “Lord, if you destroy the white jade plate, the Angels will return to Gongsun Leopard's homeland, where there is a rift leading to another world, and resurrect there again.”

Han Huohuo shook his head: “That's not the method I want. I want to know if Angels, as a species, can be completely killed?”