1380 The Contract of the Black Vatican (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
The mysterious man looked at General Bin Wei, who noticed everyone was looking at her. She replied after a moment, ”Are you referring to the Great Wall?”
”Yes, the powerful Beijiang Desolate Beasts were the greatest threat in North Valley in the past. The people here were constantly at war with them. The ancient defensive mechanism was built during that period. It had been a long time since then, long enough for the people to forget about it,” the mysterious man said.
”The defense of the ancient Wall is outstanding indeed, but I'm afraid it's still not enough to stop the undead of the Great Pyramid of Giza, right?” Commander Ye Hong said.
General Bin Wei emphasized when she realized something too, ”It's true that the ancient wall of the Northguard Fortress isn't enough to stop the Great Pyramid of Giza, but if we work with the other fortresses in North Valley and set up a barrier at the right place, even the undead of the Great Pyramid of Giza will not be able to set a single foot in our land!”
”That's right!” the mysterious man said. ”It's the strongest defense that our ancestors built. Our first priority is to evacuate everyone in North Valley. We should be able to reduce the casualties to the minimum once we activate the defense!”
The eyes of the people in the memorial hall glittered with hope after hearing the mysterious man's words!
If they could activate the defense of the ancient wall, they might be able to stop the Great Pyramid of Giza's forces!
”That's right, fighting them head-on is out of the question. Even the whole army of North Valley wouldn't be able to take them on, but if we can stop them from advancing and buy the people enough time to evacuate, we wouldn't mind giving them the land!” General Ye Hong knocked his head as he came to that conclusion.
”How can we activate the defense? I don't think we have many successors of the Great Wall, like General Bin Wei, left?”
”Don't worry; if I've come up with the plan, I have a way to activate the defense. However, the process isn't simple, and I'll need the help of everyone here...” the mysterious man proposed.
Commander Ye Hong patted his chest and said, ”Prophet, just tell me if you need any help. I'm willing to risk my life to ensure North Valley's safety!”
General Bin Wei showed firm determination, too. She had more reason to do it, as a successor of the ancient wall.
”There really is a way, as long as there is a will. See, Old Zhao, it's not as terrible as you thought!” Mo Fan said.
Zhao Manyan twisted his lips and said, ”Do you really think it's not terrible enough? We aren't even sure if we can activate the defense. Even if we did, we still don't know if it can hold off the undead, let alone guarantee that the people will have enough time to evacuate. The plan might work theoretically, but it's extremely difficult to execute it! We don't even know what kind of accidents might happen...”
”But we still have to give it a try!” Zhang Xiaohou countered.
”We need the exact location where the Great Pyramid of Giza will show up, which means Mo Fan will continue to infiltrate the Black Vatican to obtain more information, and the others will come with me to activate the defense to hold off the army of undead!” the mysterious man declared.
The hope served as a glimpse of light, motivating people stuck in a pitch-black abyss to move forward. Instead of waiting to rot in the darkness, they would rather use all their energy to climb toward the light, regardless of how filthy, difficult, and lengthy the journey was. It was better than waiting in silence and despair. If they made it out, they would surely be reborn to a greater height!
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It was just as the mysterious man said. Mo Fan had to split up from the others.
Mo Fe had now infiltrated the Black Vatican. He believed he would find out the exact location where the Great Pyramid of Giza would be once the Black Vatican proceeded with its ceremony. He would also witness the Cold Prince carrying out his crazy plan!
Killing him was all Mo Fan wanted to do. He had sworn to become stronger in Bo City, to prevent the disaster from happening again. However, it had all happened so quickly, and there was really nothing Mo Fan could have done.
But this time, Mo Fan would not back away again!
He would surely send all scum of the Black Vatican to Hell, including the Cold Prince that dared to stir up troubles in their country!
Mo Fan said goodbye to the others and proceeded along the path alone, the same path that Chief Military Instructor Zhan Kong had chosen!
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”Where's Old Zhao?” Mo Fan asked Zhang Xiaohou and Lingling before leaving the village.
Zhao Manyan had left the memorial hall in advance. He seemed to be reluctant to commit to the necessary sacrifices, nor was he willing to let Mo Fan bear the risk alone. He was right that the plan was only theories; there were too many unknown factors about it. If anything went wrong, they would die because of it. Besides, there was no plan to retreat if things went out of control. They were basically placing their lives in the hands of fate!
”Maybe he went out to get some air, Brother Fan, we won't be able to support you from here on, do be careful,” Zhang Xiaohou told him.
”I'll be fine,” Mo Fan replied.
Mo Fan went around, but still could not find Zhao Manyan. He felt a little sorry for Zhao Manyan, since he did promise he would retreat after collecting the evidence, but they had somehow ended up in a situation where they had to face a true Pyramid. Anyone would have lost their mind by now!
He wanted to say goodbye to Zhao Manyan, but the man was most likely holding a grudge against him. He might even be hiding somewhere, waiting for a chance to knock him out and drag him away… Mo Fan had overstayed slightly. He could not afford to wait any longer.