175: Tianzhu Great Fissure
“King Jiang, is there something you need my help with?”
Although it was noon, the sun wasn’t too scorching.
Ye Hong looked at the blazing sun in the sky, his eyes completely unfazed, his mind clear.
Even with Ye Xue’s love-struck mind, she could guess.
The other party coming to his door like this surely meant they had something to ask for; when else couldn’t they simply make acquaintances?
Zheng Longjiang chuckled, feigning nonchalance: “King Ye is truly straightforward. I won’t beat around the bush; it’s about the Great Rift underground.”
Speaking of serious matters, Ye Hong’s expression also grew a bit more solemn.
It was still the same sentiment.
The Human Race and the Vicious Beasts… it was a truly irreconcilable situation.
No matter how fierce other conflicts were, they were just internal strife.
“It’s like this. A few days ago, the five Great Rifts guarded by Human Race powerhouses in the Western Region of the continent all erupted simultaneously.”
“Dragon Breath City and the three surrounding Human Race main cities were all engulfed in an incredibly brutal war.”
“Although we eventually succeeded in driving those beasts back underground, the price paid was immense.”
“Especially the Tian Zhu Great Rift, which our Dragon Breath City is responsible for. That day, the City Lord fought one against three, directly confronting three Ferocious Beast Kings.”
“He fought until the sun and moon lost their light, holding them off until other Kings arrived to reinforce him. However, the Void Mirror, the treasure of his sect, was also on the verge of shattering.”
“Currently, the City Lord is recuperating, and the high-end combat power of Dragon Breath City’s defense line at the Tian Zhu Great Rift is severely lacking, so…”
“Wait a moment.”
Ye Hong keenly noticed a blind spot, his brows slightly furrowed, “Does King Jiang mean he hopes I can step in and guard for a period, to buy Xiaoyao City Lord time to heal?”
“Yes.” Zheng Longjiang nodded directly.
At their Realm, it was best to speak plainly; being evasive would only be a disadvantage.
As if guessing what Ye Hong was wondering.
He then said, “King Ye, are you perhaps wondering why I, a King-level combatant, don’t personally go to the Great Rift to stand guard?”
“Indeed.” Ye Hong acknowledged.
He was indeed curious.
Not doing one’s own work at home but instead calling distant relatives to do it seemed a bit inappropriate.
“Cough, how should I put it, the most important reason is that every Human Race main city has at least a million-level population.”
Zheng Longjiang sighed: “There are too many types of Vicious Beasts, especially during the Great Cataclysm, after the hydrogen and nuclear bombs exploded, there were even more genetic mutations, giving rise to a large number of variants.”
“Among them, like foxes, weasels, and minks, almost all those above the King Level possess the talent to transform into humans.”
“Only Human Race Kings can deal with Ferocious Beast Kings, hence an unwritten rule.”
“Every major Human Race main city must have at least one King-level expert stationed.”
“Otherwise, if a powerful Vicious Beast infiltrates the city, what awaits the populace will be a horrific massacre.”
Ye Hong pondered, he could be certain the other party wasn’t lying.
But something should still be missing.
For example.
This Deputy City Lord’s combat power seemed to be just over one hundred million, at the level of a King-level gatekeeper.
If he really went to the underground Great Rift.
Hmm…
He would be a walking, talking Qi and blood tonic.
“King Ye, I know you are not obligated to accept this matter, and I won’t pressure you with any grand Human Race righteousness.”
“But if you are willing, my Dragon Breath City and all its people will surely remember this kindness!”
Zheng Longjiang’s expression was solemn, and he cupped his hands in a deep bow.
Ye Hong didn’t speak; he was weighing his options.
Actually, it wasn’t really weighing options.
This matter concerned the Human Race’s western defense line.
Once the Vicious Beasts within the Great Rift completely broke out, it would be a disaster for all major cities.
As the current City Lord of Yunhai City, he certainly enjoyed Supreme power.
But he also hadn’t forgotten his fundamental identity.
He was a Human!
Every inch of the Human Race’s current territory was obtained by countless martyrs who did not hesitate to sacrifice their bodies and shed their blood.
Perhaps when he hadn’t obtained the Golden Finger, his Qi and blood were declining, and his family was in dire straits.
There were indeed various flaws in welfare and security.
But it couldn’t be denied.
If it weren’t for those Human Race high-ranking officials in the Endless Ice Domain.
If it weren’t for the Marquises and Kings suppressing the underground Great Rifts across the continent.
Using their lives to stop the invasion of Vicious Beast foreign races and fill that meat-grinder-like death battlefield.
He, in fact, wouldn’t even have the chance to live in such a fundamentally peaceful environment.
Including the entire human civilization, it might no longer exist.
The Great Rift, there was no doubt he had to go.
But when to go, how to fight… Ye Hong had his own ideas.
“Is the current situation extremely critical?”
Ye Hong looked at Zheng Longjiang, concise and to the point.
“You could say that.”
A hint of dimness flashed in Zheng Longjiang’s eyes, “Xiaoyao City Lord’s Void Mirror, although it’s a Star Level sect-protecting treasure, it’s already on the verge of transformation, only half a step away from the Haoyue Level.”
“After being on the verge of shattering, its combat power is estimated to drop by forty percent.”
“Even if the defense line supplies rare Materials, it would take at least ten days to half a month to repair it.”
“And at the Tian Zhu Great Rift, those Vicious Beast King Cities almost all have giant energy mineral deposits remaining.”
“The three Ferocious Beast Kings who participated in the battle that day will probably recover from their injuries in three to five days.”
“Although we have already persuaded a leisurely Human Race King… but two to three hundred million combat power, sigh, let’s not even mention it.”
“Three to five days?” Ye Hong’s expression was a little strange.
“Indeed, the Void Mirror has the effect of continuously preventing wound healing.”
“But it can’t stop those beasts from having mines at home, allowing them to recover quickly by absorbing energy minerals.”
Zheng Longjiang didn’t hear the strangeness in Ye Hong’s words, and said so.
Ye Hong fell silent.
Three to five days.
Was this time a bit too generous?
However, seeing the solemnity in Zheng Longjiang’s eyes, he thought for a moment and said, “King Jiang, can we be a bit bolder in our considerations?”
Zheng Longjiang: “?”
“Instead of just passively defending, why not solve it once and for all?”
Ye Hong’s words were like a bolt from the blue.
Before Zheng Longjiang could react, he took a few steps forward.
He didn’t vocalize through vocal cord vibration.
Instead, he vibrated his Qi and blood, directly manifesting golden characters.
Zheng Longjiang’s eyes widened, watching the characters flowing in the Void Realm like a revolving lantern.
At first, he was bewildered, then shocked in the middle.
Only the final character made his brain almost shut down.
Because.
It was an incredibly condensed character, emanating an overwhelming aura of “Kill.”
…
The banquet ended.
After leaving the Qiantang Grand Hotel.
Zheng Longjiang did not leave, seemingly waiting for something.
A moment later.
Ye Hong stepped forward and said, “King Jiang, during my absence from the city, please trouble your Dragon Breath City to look after my wife and daughter, as well as Liu Chuang’s family.”
“King Ye, please rest assured.”
Upon hearing this, Zheng Longjiang’s tone was firm: “As long as my Dragon Breath City remains, and I still have a breath left, I will not let them suffer any harm.”
Ye Hong’s eye twitched slightly.
Actually, there was no need to say it so seriously; setting up such flags often led to death.