novelslam #3072 - Great terror?
#3072 - Great terror?
The leader of Area 294, Shattered Soul, had been feeling increasingly panicked lately...
The level of panic even led him to mistakenly believe that he might die at any moment.
That's putting it mildly.
In reality, what Shattered Soul was thinking was that the entire Area 294 could become ruins at any moment.
No matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't figure it out.
Where exactly had he offended such a powerful native?
Logically speaking, if he hadn't offended them,
why would such a native force be so determined to deal with him?
Don't underestimate his Area 294 being located in the Second Star Ring.
In the vast starry sky, he was considered to be someone with a reputation...
In fact, the sense of crisis he had been feeling these days.
Made Shattered Soul feel like a fish on a chopping board, completely unable to resist.
Over the years, he had tried every possible way he could think of to find traces of the enemy.
This wasn't because Shattered Soul wanted to fight them to the death.
On the contrary, it was because he felt powerless and had no choice but to do so!
As the leader of Area 294, he didn't want to fall.
Especially after managing Area 294 for so many years, pouring countless efforts into it.
He had originally fantasized about becoming a Grand Luo Golden Immortal or even a Quasi-Sage one day...
Now, if he were to fall completely for some inexplicable reason, that would be a great injustice!
In short, finding the other party was for the sake of 'reconciliation'.
He would not hesitate to pay all his wealth for it.
Wealth, status, and so on were simply not worth mentioning compared to his little life.
In the meeting room, many subordinates looked at Shattered Soul.
Their eyes flickered constantly, and their hearts were brewing with the words they had long prepared.
The silent atmosphere was filled with a hint of seriousness.
Soon, someone took the lead in expressing their thoughts, which was unanimously agreed upon by many people.
"Lord Shattered Soul, I don't think we can continue like this. With our current strength in Area 294, we are no match for them at all. I'm afraid that as long as they are willing to attack us, we won't even have a chance to resist. We are completely like ants."
"I suggest that we leave Area 294 immediately. Let's just leave the hard work of so many years here. At least we can save our lives. With our cultivation and combat power, as long as we find a suitable opportunity in the future, we won't have to worry about making a comeback."
"Instead of clinging to the idea of advancing and retreating together with Area 294, it's better to completely erase this idea. This place is already a large ship burning with raging fire. No one knows when it will be destroyed. We must find a way out for ourselves before it is destroyed."
"Who says otherwise? We can't stay in Area 294 for even a second now. In previous years, we only had a premonition and a little fear in our hearts, but recently, it's as if we are being targeted by a flood of monsters. It makes my whole body cold from time to time. It's too terrifying!"...
Shattered Soul's face showed a gloomy look when he heard the words of his subordinates.
Did they really think he didn't want to run?
Once upon a time, he also thought about leaving this place.
He even tried to sneak to the border of Area 294 alone.
As a result, just as he reached the border of Area 294, a sense of great terror rose in his heart.
It was as if as long as he dared to step out of Area 294, he would fall in the next second.
As the saying goes, it's better to live poorly than to die well.
As the leader of Area 294, it would be too unjust if he were to fall because he wanted to escape early.
His subordinates didn't know about this.
The reason was simple.
On the one hand, it was inconvenient to reveal such things.
Secondly, the reason why he chose to try to leave secretly by himself in the first place.
It was entirely because he was worried that if there were too many people, it would be too noticeable.
Thus, he would be discovered by the enemy who had been hiding in the dark all along.
Who would have thought... that even if he tried to leave secretly by himself, this idea would be shattered.
Thoughts kept churning in Shattered Soul's mind.
If he didn't give a reasonable explanation to what his subordinates were saying now,
I'm afraid these guys would scatter and flee like birds and beasts in an instant.
In normal times, he was the undisputed king of Area 294.
Now, Area 294 was like a dead end.
The creatures inside all knew that a catastrophe was waiting for them.
Like these strong people, there must have been the idea of leaving Area 294 in their minds for a long time.
They didn't mention it before because the threat they felt in the dark wasn't big enough.
Now they mentioned it... because the threat had forced them to make such plans.
Staying here was death, leaving here might have a chance of survival.
He, the king of Area 294, wanted to stabilize people's hearts in this life-and-death moment.
If he didn't think carefully about what to say, people's hearts would definitely scatter...
Thinking of this, Shattered Soul said with some bitterness in his heart:
"Wanting me to appease their minds at this time, how is that possible!"
Putting himself in their shoes, he hadn't even calmed his own heart.
Where did he get the energy to calm other people's hearts?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration appeared in Shattered Soul's mind.
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Instead of painstakingly trying to persuade these subordinates, it would be better to let them take a trip with him directly.
Presumably, when they arrived at the edge of Area 294, their thoughts would be the same as his now.
"Time is of the essence, we can set off now." Shattered Soul said after understanding everything.
His subordinates looked at each other, seeing a trace of disbelief in each other's eyes.
They originally thought that coming to Shattered Soul to talk about this matter would be greatly hindered.
It might even make the other party furious. How could they have imagined that this guy would agree so readily!
Could it be that there were some hidden secrets that they didn't know about?
As strong people who had lived for many years, each of them had many dark sides in their hearts.
Everyone was a true old Yin 13!
As a standard old Yin 13, the most basic quality they must have is to doubt everything unreasonable.
Obviously, Shattered Soul's performance now was extremely unreasonable.
At least it didn't match his subordinates' understanding of him.
They had been together for such a long time in the past.
It was no exaggeration to say that even if Shattered Soul said a word casually.
These guys could guess what he was thinking in his heart.
They couldn't figure it out, and they couldn't discuss him in front of Shattered Soul.
These subordinates chose to whisper to each other:
"Do you think Lord Shattered Soul's brain has been frightened? He wasn't this temperamental before. Facing the mysterious force, Lord Shattered Soul once thought about how to completely destroy them. How many years has it been, and his thoughts have changed?"
"I personally think it's normal for Lord Shattered Soul's thoughts to change. You should also think about it. We have used all means for so many years to find out where the enemy came from. Everyone knows the result very well, that is, we can't find where the other party is at all."
"We are also a force in the Second Star Ring. If we say such a thing, no one will believe it, and they will even think that we are deliberately mystifying. An enemy that theoretically exists but cannot be found at all, how terrifying would it be if it really descended."
"Now that Lord Shattered Soul has agreed to leave with us, let's seize the opportunity to escape this place of right and wrong. As for those clansmen, let them stay here to attract the enemy's attention. Don't blame us for being cruel, it's really that the world of cultivators is a jungle where the strong eat the weak, and the fittest survive!"...
Shattered Soul walked at the forefront of the team.
As for the subordinates in the team behind him, he didn't even have to think about it.
He could also understand what the other party was doing now.
Just as these subordinates understood him.
Shattered Soul also understood the personalities of his many subordinates.
"If I hadn't reached the edge of Area 294 before, I would definitely not have chosen to agree to leave."
"The reason why I'm doing this now is entirely because I don't want to lose the opportunity to continue using you..." Shattered Soul thought to himself.
If he didn't accompany his subordinates in this play.
God knows whether these subordinates would still listen to him in the days to come.
Maybe they would just agree on the surface, but in fact, they would be plotting against each other.
As the strongest in this area, he had to find a way out even if he knew it was a dead end.
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