Volume 5 Chapter 116
by Need_More_SleepVolume 5 + Chapter 116: The Sealed Divine Artifact
Yue Liu assembled both the Restoration Army and the foxfolk forces, marching in great numbers toward Qiuqianyuan.
The dragons joined as well.
“Your Highness, why are we here?” Elly asked curiously. “It’s nothing but reeds everywhere!”
Before Xia Yi stretched a vast sea of reeds, swaying like waves in the late autumn wind.
Some reeds in the wetlands even grew taller than a person.
Someone tall like Karami could barely poke their head above them, but for someone of Xia Yi’s petite stature…
How infuriating. She used to be a tall, robust man over 1.8 meters, how had she become this short now?
The thought annoyed her slightly.
Still, she explained to Elly and the others.
“After fleeing the palace, the Sect Leader came here. This is his final stronghold. Our goal is to eliminate him and remove the last threat to the fox race.”
“I see, so this is the final battle,” Elly said in realization.
“But something feels off,” Karami remarked. “If he’s hiding here, it’s not a wise choice. We dragons could ignite these reeds with dragonfire and turn this place into an inferno, trapping him instead.”
“That’s true. He likely has another purpose for choosing this place. Either way, we must stay cautious,” Xia Yi said.
“Agreed,” Karami nodded.
In contrast, the foxfolk were far more optimistic.
In terms of numbers, they held overwhelming superiority, and combined forces totaled nearly one hundred thousand.
How could the Sect Leader possibly fight that?
All they needed to do was encircle Qiuqianyuan, tighten the net, cut off all escape routes, and capture him like a turtle in a jar.
“Report! The encirclement is complete and steadily advancing inward!”
A fox officer reported.
“Good. Maintain the advance,” Yue Liu ordered. “Stay alert, do not let any suspicious individual slip through!”
“Yes!”
The officer departed.
“Princess, he cannot escape now,” Fenghua said confidently. “No matter how strong he is, can he overturn a force of one hundred thousand?”
“This time, we must eliminate him no matter what!” Yue Liu declared firmly.
“Ha!”
Up ahead, soldiers fought wild beasts.
Spears thrust in unison, bringing down a boar with a final cry.
“Tonight, we will feast on the game!” the soldiers cheered.
Though dangerous for ordinary foxfolk, Qiuqianyuan posed little threat to such a massive army, beasts and magical creatures alike were swept aside.
“Do you think the Sect Leader is already scared out of his wits seeing our numbers?”
“Probably!”
“Don’t underestimate him, he’s as strong as His Majesty!”
“So you think we’ll lose?”
“No. No matter how strong he is, we have the numbers, and Princess Yue Liu has awakened the Fox God’s bloodline. Victory will be ours!”
The soldiers chatted cheerfully.
“When this is over, what will you do?”
“I’m going home to get married.”
“Already planning ahead, huh? I’ll quit smoking, maybe then I’ll find someone.”
“I’ll go see my newborn daughter.”
They were already dreaming of the future.
Victory felt inevitable.
…
As the army advanced, scouts reported something unusual.
“Princess, we found traces of a large group entering Qiuqianyuan, at least a thousand people!”
“So many?” Yue Liu was surprised.
Soon after, another urgent report arrived.
“Princess, new intelligence confirms that when the Sect Leader came here, he brought over a thousand foxfolk with him!”
Yue Liu fell into thought.
Could it be…
Had he brought all remaining sect members here?
“Ha! Looks like he’s gathered all his forces so we can wipe them out in one go!” Fenghua laughed.
“Perfect, we’ll eliminate them all!”
“…”
Bai Yang remained silent, wary. Having been outmaneuvered before, he suspected a deeper scheme.
But he didn’t dampen morale, he simply stayed vigilant.
“New objective, eliminate not only the Sect Leader, but all remaining sect members,” Yue Liu declared. “Uproot them completely!”
…
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Qiuqianyuan, central region.
“Father, the false priestess has led nearly one hundred thousand troops here. They’ve surrounded the plains and are advancing inward. Within three days, they will reach us.”
Bai Lian reported.
Hearing this, the Sect Leader did not panic, instead, he smiled.
In his palm floated the divine artifact obtained from the Fox God’s Box…
The Yasakani no Magatama.
“What a bunch of fools. Since they’re so eager to die… I’ll send them all to the underworld together!”
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