Chapter 947 (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Regardless if the mutated soldiers had any real combat ability, they would not have allowed any person to intrude upon holy grounds. Hao Ren did not want to raise any unnecessary havoc, so he thought of a plan. “MDT, you sneak in first, then teleport us in.”
The MDT did another scan on the internals of the reactor’s internals before shaking about. “I’m afraid that’s not possible. That reactor is currently in a very fragile state of balance. It had only shut down because there were insufficient power to supply it. The micro-energy waves from the teleportation may trigger the reactor core, and this place will get blown into kingdom come.”
“The mutated warriors are probably not that tough.” Nangong Sanba squinted as he looked at the Blood Wardens. “If we are fast and accurate enough, we could disarm them without any bloodshed.”
“But that will startle everyone in the city, and the entire ark world thrown into chaos. This is the Furnace of the Ancestors after all.” Nangong Wuyue was a little worried. “What happens when we do force our way in to find that the reactor is beyond repair? And even if we do that, we have not thought out a way to solve the societal issues here.”
“The societal issues can wait. If need be I can get the droids to forcefully tow the ark to either… Io or Tannagost, and proceed to rip the hull of their arks off.” Hao Ren replied. “There will certainly be problems later, but the good thing is that these people have long survived in a state where their survival is at stake, and such a society would be much easier to rebuild. But that’s for later, now we have a reactor to fix.”
To translate what Hao Ren said, it is fare easier to rebuild a societal order after tearing it apart than to fix it. After listening to this rather ambitious plan, Vivian and Lily did not have any particular reaction, but the Nangong siblings were stunned. It took hem a good while before they spoke in unison. “…That’s pretty cool.”
Even the MDT could not help but mutter to itself “That’s more and more like the Xiling style.”
“Then lets crash into the place head-on.” Vivian clapped her hands as she walked with swagger towards the Blood Wardens. “I suppose once we do break in no one will actually come after us. The radiation in there is not something even the Blood Wardens could survive in.”
The Blood Wardens stationed at the Furnace of the Ancestors are probably the most well-known and feared warriors. Legends say that their blood is poisonous and their bones are as hard as metal. A scorching glow exudes from their skin and muscle, and before they are called back by god and the ancestors, these pale warriors had mutated to the point of supposed invincibility and without equal. Everyone believed that, and even the bravest of warriors in all four countries cower at the sight of these massive warriors. At the same time, these warriors were probably the most inexperienced in the world. And while few would dare to state this out publicly, everyone knew that the Blood Wardens would have never needed to fight a battle their entire life. No one would have intruded upon the sacred grounds of the Furnace. Even lunatics knew the place was off-limits. So the warriors stood guard over a gate that would never be attacked, using their massive frames to stand guard, but yet will never see blood split in their lifetime.
So when one of the Blood Wardens saw a lady leading a few outlandishly dressed people crossed the axis and straight into the forbidden zone, his first reaction was not to draw sword. Rather, he was stunned.
It was not until a few other Blood Wardens started congregating than a massive, pale and clearly mutated warrior yelled. “Halt! This is forbidden land!”
The mutated warrior’s voice was hoarse, and had a bestial ring to it. The radiation had destroyed his vocal cords, and muslces grew abnormally over his throat. This warrior was only nineteen years of age, but he was already a veteran. Veteran in the sense that he probably only have five years remaining in his service.
Vivian and Hao Ren continued until there was only a five metre distance between them and the Blood Warden. Both of them spoke almost at the same time. “We’re going in.”
The Blood Warden stood there stunned, and that was probably there was no one who had really tried to intrude upon this forbidden place by force. That left the warden totally forgotteing how to react to the intruders, until Hao Ren had walked past him that he recovered and drew his blade. “Intruders!”
“We are here to fix the reactor!” Nangong Wuyue shouted from the back of the group. “Please calm down!”
The only answer the Blood Warden had for this was a round slash to the head. “Death upon the intruders!”
Nangong Wuyue’s head immediately shrunk back in as she saw the blade coming her way. The next moment a cloud of mist that canvassed the entire area appeared, and within the mist a massive female serpentine figure slithered. “I’m telling you! We really are here just to fix the reactor!”