Chapter 650
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Chapter 650: Squeezing to Death
"Hongze is finished."
With one sentence, Lord Qiantang pronounced the end.
With the breaking of the Gaojia Weir tonight, Hongze Lake will gradually return to its historical status.
Huaishui flows directly into the East China Sea, and the water remaining in Hongze Lake will flow into the sea along the Huai River.
Hongze Lake was born because of the Huai River, and now it is also going to disappear along with the Huai River.
It is unknown if a waterway leading to the Yangtze River will be preserved, this water transport is something many people are unwilling to give up.
But that is something for later generations to worry about, for the people on Hongze Lake now, what they need to be concerned about is how to control the lake properly. Its water capacity is still huge and cannot be drained all at once.
The damage to Gaojia Weir has caused the water status of Hongze Lake itself to plummet rapidly, like a tire with a leak, it’s only a matter of time before all the air leaks out.
But Hongze Lake is not a tire, it’s more like a balloon. As a hanging lake on the ground, a puncture might not just lead to a leak, but to an explosion.
Lu Yunchuan realized that he must control the situation well, at least before the Huai River completely flows into the East China Sea. He must control Hongze Lake and prevent a water disaster.
"Please all dragon kings help suppress the waters of Hongze."
The heroic spirit directly asked the dragon kings present for help. These dragon races are all dragon kings and dragon queens, they control their own water systems, but working together to save Hongze Lake is quite challenging.
Lu Yunchuan even thought about how to negotiate, but Lord Chaohu stepped forward first and said. I will help.
He glanced at Lord Hongze and said. To prevent any desperate actions, it’s necessary to control Hongze.
Lord Qiantang readily agreed, "Alright, after watching for so long, it’s time to make a move."
Lord Dongting stroked his beard and said. If you’re interested, I’ll lend a hand.
"Thank you, old friends," Lu Yunchuan said, clasping his hands together.
The dragon lords scattered and quickly began to stabilize the unstable waters of Hongze Lake.
Many people dispersed from the lake, leaving only a few behind.
Bai Wei’s focus had shifted back to this side. For him, most of the tasks were done, but there were still loose ends to tie up. Some things were unclear to him, and there were still tasks waiting for him to complete.
"Longque," Bai Wei whispered, knowing that no one was around.
Xia Longque jumped down from above and asked, "What’s going on?"
Bai Wei said. I suggest you visit Gaoyou and Shao Bo River.
Xia Longque pondered, "Are those Class A felons who escaped from the dungeon?"
"Hongze collapsed, they lost their hiding place. Sooner or later, the truth will come out. It’s better to escape now. With your abilities, it’s not a problem to capture them all." Bai Wei said. A heroic spirit can come and go faster, giving you an hour.
"No need, thirty minutes." Xia Longque cut the time in half directly, muttered before leaving, "They deliberately distracted me again."
Bai Wei gently patted her back, "Stop being childish, listen."
Xia Longque playfully covered her bottom and took two steps back, sticking out her tongue, "Rogue!"
If others saw this scene, they would have their eyes wide open.
Bai Wei silently turned his head, and not far away on the shore, some military personnel were discreetly observing the water level of Hongze Lake.
"We didn’t see anything!"
"…"
This rebel is getting naughty.
Bai Wei took a deep breath and pushed away his romantic thoughts.
He heard the rumbling thunder once again, a remnant of the Dragon King’s anger.
Lord Hongze must be going crazy, losing his mind. The foundation he relied on will soon disappear, destroyed completely.
Without Lake Hongze, the Dragon Lord will have no reason to exist. And once Hongze vanishes, his past wrongdoings will surely be dealt with.
Even the North Sea can’t protect him.
A crazy soul can do unpredictable things.
With everything destroyed, Bai Wei wouldn’t be surprised if he pressed a button and blew up Lake Hongze.
It needed a way to release, and the best choice was not the faraway Huaishui monarch, heroic spirit, or Dragon Lord, but oneself.
Especially… the stall that Xia Longque had just left.
When Xia Longque left, it immediately approached as if it had smelled blood like a shark, very honestly.
Actually, with a little thought, it was clear that the key point was Bai Wei intentionally allowing Xia Longque, who had an overly intimate relationship with him, to leave, showing a trap, but unfortunately… it fell for it, almost losing its ability to think rationally in anger, or perhaps it knew it was doomed and didn’t care about the trap.
Bai Wei paid no attention to the approaching danger, took a step forward, and with bare hands, split open a path in the water, jumped in, and disappeared into the lake.
The underwater Dragon Palace of Hongze.
It was his first time seeing it, but the underwater palace was basically the same. Moving in water was not easy for human bodies, constantly enduring water pressure and constraints, so fish-shaped bodies were streamlined to facilitate exerting force and moving with the water flow.
However, near the Dragon Palace, there was no water. Compressed air created a barrier zone isolating the water flow, and the palace built with special water-repelling stones and formations happened to be the exact place Bai Wei needed.
It’s unclear whether the news from the lake surface had spread, but the entire Dragon Palace was in chaos. Hongze Lake had only been around for a few hundred years, and with Lord Hongze recruiting soldiers all over, the aquatic residents left behind were not particularly loyal. Upon hearing about Gaojia Weir collapsing and Huaishui entering the East Sea, they scattered like birds and beasts, even taking time to snatch decorations and treasures from the Dragon Palace before leaving.
Like how the villagers in Goose City raided the house of Huang Silang, they took away all the jewelry, chairs, and belongings.
Messy and deserted, as if all the food was gone and the birds flew away, leaving everything clean and empty.
Bai Wei heard footsteps. He stood calmly in the middle of the hall, turning around as if he was welcoming guests as the host.
He tilted his head as the blade coming from behind pierced through the wall and beams.
Bai Wei brushed off the dust from his shoulders and said. A mob is still a mob, no matter how many gather.
He walked towards the Dragon Palace hall, confidently sat on the Dragon Throne, overlooking the Black Dragon of Lord Hongze.
"Only you and I are left here at last."
Lord Hongze’s eyes turned red, his appearance shifting between human and dragon, like a wild beast cornered.
"I will kill you, tear you into pieces, bind your bones, drag them across every inch of the desolate sea, let sea monsters devour and chew your flesh and bones, trap your soul in the depths of the Great Wilderness, endure a thousand or ten thousand years of punishment until you can no longer make a sound, never to reincarnate!"
He gritted his teeth, wishing to rush up and devour Bai Wei alive.
His spirituality faded away, leaving only a burning desire to kill.
Bai Wei was quite pleased with the hatred in his eyes, "I must say, you look much better now when you’re so angry. It’s only when losers act hysterically that they look good. Come on, continue, let me enjoy your messy appearance."
Lord Hongze roared as he charged forward, unleashing all his strength, leaping into the air. He was also a legendary dragon king, not as skilled in battle as Yuan Cheng, but the ferocious power of his last-ditch effort was still quite astonishing, enough to disturb the lake and even break through mountains.
Then he received a kick to the face, flying backwards, crashing through the main hall, shattering pillars, breaking walls, rolling like a cylinder, sliding headfirst on the ground.
Bai Wei lowered his leg, "Compared to Yuan Cheng, you are far behind. But you don’t even know, I haven’t even tried that hard to defeat him."
Lord Hongze lifted his head, staring at Bai Wei, his violent nature growing more intense as he lunged forward again.
But the moment he entered the Dragon Palace hall, a heavy pressure descended all around.
The young man on the dragon throne raised his eyes, his pupils no longer deep black, but a dazzling golden hue.
Golden Power.
This is something that cannot be used in front of everyone in the Ming Country, but here in the underwater Dragon Palace, he can use it without any worries. In the Eastern Divine Land, not many people are aware of the mysterious ultimate power from Europe. With eyes of golden color, its mystery surpasses even the authority of Wuzhiqi.
Bai Wei sat on the dragon throne, crossing his legs and holding a fist under his chin.
This sitting posture may seem lazy to many, but it is exactly this lazy posture that keeps people from getting too close.
The emperor’s gaze cast endless disdain, as if it had a tangible weight, suppressing the legendary dragon clan.
In terms of ferocity, it is not even one-thousandth as fierce as the true tyrant who has slain tens of thousands of people.
"You should not have come to provoke me."
"From the moment you decided to be my enemy, your life has started its countdown."
"For me, killing you has never been a challenge, it’s just that others simply don’t know the depth of my strength."
"I told you earlier that I would kill your whole family, leaving no one behind. Did you think I was joking?"
"Even though killing you is not much harder than squashing a moth, I chose a more challenging way."
"Just destroying you is not enough. I will break your spirit, crush everything about you, and only then will your life be next…"
"Now, after completing all the long preliminary steps, how does it feel to have everything destroyed? Your hysterical and desperate behavior brings me long-lost joy."
"Huaishui enters the East Sea, Hongze is no more… With all your supports gone and no additional conditions left for your removal, I no longer need to endure."
Bai Wei’s fingers pressed on the armrest of the dragon throne, and cracks spreading from beneath his fingertips gradually spread across every inch of the chair.
The emperor clenched his five fingers, the dragon throne collapsed, and the dragon palace shook, "Oh no…"
"I can finally squish you to death."
