Chapter 261: Old Woodsman (1/2)
Chapter 261: Old Woodsman
”Right!”
At that moment, Wang Chong suddenly recalled something. If he could obtain 5 Destiny Energy from slaying three Goguryeon warriors, surely he could earn much more from foiling King Sosurim's plan for a mass assassination of Great Tang officials?
Upon thinking of this, his heart suddenly started pounding excitedly.
While the enhancement of his Bane of the Battlefield aura was a valuable gain, it couldn't compare with the Destiny Energy reward.
I wonder how much Destiny Energy I'll get for taking down King Sosurim... That, the 5 Destiny Energy from killing the three Goguryeon commanders, and the final reward, I've really made the right choice coming here today!, Wang Chong thought in delight.
He was certain that he would receive at least a total of 10 Destiny Energy from the entire operation as a reward.
When he first started on this agenda, he was only thinking of upgrading his Little Yinyang Art, enhancing his Bane of the Battlefield aura, and halting the Goguryeons' assassination. He never thought that he would gain Destiny Energy as a reward as well.
It was truly an unexpected but pleasant gain!
AHHH!
At that moment, a sorrowful cry echoed from the monastery, shaking the heavens.
”NO, NO! THESE FELLOWS AREN'T KING SOSURIM! ——”
That voice which was laced with irrepressible wrath immediately caught everyone's attention.
”It's Ma Yinlong!”
Taken aback, Miyasame Ayaka quickly turned her gaze over to the monastery. After days of working alongside with Ma Yinlong and the group, she had roughly deduced their history.
In this operation, Ma Yinlong's eyes were completely fixated on King Sosurim.
Is there no one within that is King Sosurim?, Miyasame Ayaka thought in shock.
There was no Profound Martial realm expert who could be termed as ordinary. Despite how the three Goguryeon heads could stand their ground for so long despite the relentless attack of such a huge group of people, none of them was King Sosurim?
If none of them were King Sosurim, then where could he be?
This was such a huge operation, but he wasn't on the field?
”Wait for me, I'll go down to take a look!”
A gleam flashed across Wang Chong's eyes as he leapt onto his saddle. Jya! Leaving a billowing cloud of dust in his wake, he galloped down to the bottom of the mountain.
In truth, although no one might have known, he had known from the start that none of the Profound Martial realm experts was King Sosurim.
Di da da!
The pitch-black war steed leapt across the tattered walls of the monastery and landed in the courtyard.
The Great Tang Imperial Army was indeed well-disciplined. Some of them immediately dashed forward to pursue the fleeing Goguryeon soldiers, whereas the others remained near or in the monastery, clearing away the corpses.
Such was the sight Wang Chong saw when he entered the premises.
”Wang gongzi, are those your subordinates?”
Within the ruins of the monastery, the austere but powerful Imperial Army general asked as he lifted his gaze. These were the first words he had spoken to Wang Chong since the start of the operation.
”Un,” Wang Chong nodded.
”Not bad. They are true warriors.” A hint of respect flashed across the eyes of the Imperial Army general. Leaving behind these words, he walked out of the monastery with his horse in hand.
Wang Chong was astonished by the abrupt praise, but soon, his attention was taken away by something else. Leaping down the horse, he walked over to the region where the battle had been the most intense.
At the very center of the monastery, the ground was distorted like fried dough. Innumerable deep depressions filled the ground, and fragments from the brick wall, floor tiles, and pebbles were scattered around the area.
At the center of this ruins was a broken down Ma Yinlong kneeling on the floor. The determination and sharpness he had displayed before had vanished without a trace.
Beside him stood the despondent Old Eagle, Steel Arms, and Solitary Wolf.
The battle had ended. They had managed to take down the three Goguryeon heads, but King Sosurim wasn't inside.
It had taken them fifteen years of waiting for this very day, but seeing their mortal enemy escaped right before them had crumbled all of their faith.
How many of their brothers had been killed and humiliated within the last fifteen years, and they actually allowed the culprit to get away!
They couldn't help but blame themselves for their ineptness. In the end, after all that was done, they still lost in this war against King Sosurim.
”Chong-er!”
Upon seeing Wang Chong, Uncle Li Lin sighed in sympathy. He had never known these men, but he had heard of King Sosurim's name. He was already a youth back when King Sosurim conducted his first round of mass assassinations.
Judging from the reactions of these men, Li Lin could roughly guess their history, but there was nothing he could do to help them.
”Allow me,” Wang Chong said calmly.