Chapter 13: Attacking the City (1/2)

A half-smile tugged at Sir Ying’s lips and he disappeared from the city wall without a word of explanation.

Lu Yun’s expression darkened. It was obvious that he was the man’s target.

“A governor being prevented from returning to his city by a mere officer? If word of this gets out, I might as well just resign!” A dark smile graced his face.

“Allow this servant to kill him, master!” Yuying’s face was twisted in anger. In her eyes, Lu Yun was the master of life and death in all realms. How dare a mere cultivator offend him?

“No, that’s alright. You killing him would be unjustified. People would accuse me of murdering the innocent and use that to move against me.

“What a pathetic governor I am! The Dusk aristocracy assigned an old servant to monitor me in my own manor! Ha, they think I’m a pushover, eh? Well, they’ve got another think coming!”

Lu Yun rummaged in his clothes and fished out a shiny, palm-sized token meant to be hung on the waist. One side read “Dusk Province” and the other read “Command”. It was a token for army deployment.

Based on what Wanfeng had relayed, it would allow him to command the heavenly army stationed in Dusk Province.

“Summon the heavenly army for me!” Lu Yun handed Yuying the token.

“Master is also the governor of Dusk Province!” Yuying’s eyes lit up. She’d once been in his position, so she naturally knew how to activate the token. “How dare a mere defending officer turn away the governor?! He must have a death wish!”

She held the token in her hand, infusing it with a hazy glow of emerald light.

Buzz.

A golden beam of light shot into the clouds, illuminating almost the entire eastern side of the city. An enormous door slowly opened at the center of the beam.

“Ah, immortals. I thought it’d simply shoot a signal flare or something, but it straight up opened up a portal for the army!” Lu Yun clucked his tongue.

Sir Ying trembled atop the city wall, stumbling and tripping his way out of the gate tower. He stared up at the door in the sky, his face ashen with fear. “He… he summoned the Dusk Phalanx stationed on the shores of the North Sea. Isn’t he worried that the sea monsters will seize the opportunity to attack?” [1]

“Hail the command token of Dusk! The Dusk Phalanx is hereby ordered to make haste for Dusk City and quell unrest!” Yuying’s declaration trailed the golden light and faded into the portal.

“Understood!”

A tremendous army marched out of the door, enshrouded by brilliant light. It was ten thousand strong, uniformly clad in heavy black armor, and bristling with spears and heavy shields. They were an awe-inspiring sight to behold. The very earth trembled when they landed.

“General Yin Xuantian greets Your Excellency!” A man in black armor approached Lu Yun and knelt on one knee.

A moment of stunned silence later, heroic excitement rose from Lu Yun’s heart. What the hell did he have to fear with such an army at his command?

“At ease.” Mentally preparing himself, he drew a deep breath and declared, “Rush the city! Show no mercy for those who resist! No exceptions!” He was a tomb raider; survivors of that dark world were quick and decisive.

“Understood!” Yin Xuantian rose to his feet and boomed, “Attack!”

“Kill!”

“Kill!”

“Kill!”

Battle cries threatened to shatter the sky as even the city wall trembled. One after another, heavily armored soldiers charged at the city wall, crushing the city defenders like insects. The eastern city gate fell in only a few breaths of time.

“Strange. Why is the Dusk Phalanx so weak?” Yuying frowned at the soldiers.

“Weak?” Ge Long gulped. He remembered Lu Yun threatening him with the heavenly army before. He’d thought it was a bluff then, but now it was right here before his eyes! “That’s an army of core realm experts! Sir Yin Xuantian is a spirit realm master! Do you know what that means? He’s so far above us that we can’t even see the soles of his shoes! He’s the same as the heavyweights that spearhead the aristocratic families!”