novelbest Chapter 623 - 620: Surrender Negotiations
Chapter 623 - 620: Surrender Negotiations
The towering figure appeared, clad in heavy and ancient armor, wielding a short spear and large shield, standing on a magic sand circle, quietly suspended in mid-air—it was Bai Pu.
Bai Pu’s dark gold tower shield, [The Demon Spider Empress’s Warning], was sliced in half during the last Celestial Human War. Fortunately, this tower shield has the ability to absorb the corpses of the strong to restore its durability, saving Bai Pu the trouble of repairs.
Before he arrived, the leading officer of the Advanced Awakened, "Kunpeng", had already reported the sudden situation.
Bai Pu surveyed the battlefield, the situation entirely visible.
When enemy and allied Awakened engage in full combat, the strength of their aura can be identified through the sensing of qi.
Bai Pu clearly grasped the power dynamics and immediately began issuing commands.
"Archer Team, align formation shooting."
"Hero Gang Awakened, lead the defense on the left wing."
"Iron Wall Guild Awakened, lead the defense on the right wing."
A series of clear orders were issued, and the retreating official archer team quickly stabilized, forming formations for a counterattack.
The experts of the Hero Gang and Iron Wall Guild followed Bai Pu’s orders, defending on both sides.
As for the formation facing the largest enemy area, originally guarded by the Drunken Flower Forest, Bai Pu directly flew down.
With a loud boom, the ground seemed to tremble; tiny cracks spread across the ground centered around Bai Pu.
A significant number of Xian Mountain Awakened experts, led by four who had certain flying abilities, charged at the forefront, the fastest among them, directly launching aerial attacks against the archer team from above.
However, these attacks were all blocked by Bai Pu’s large shield, creating a tsunami-like wave wall of vigorous qi, wiping them out completely.
The Xian Mountain Awakened hesitated.
The reputation of Bai Pu as a newly advanced Celestial Being imposes pressure that the mere candidates of the Drunken Flower Forest can’t match.
At this moment, the hoarse voice sounded again:
"No matter how strong he is, he’s still just one person. Are you really going to let a young lad manipulate you hundreds of Advanced Awakened, all end up in an official prison?"
This hoarse voice seemed to echo from all directions, its source unknown.
Bai Pu calmly spoke, "Among you, there might be wanted criminals, but more are those with a clear record, law-abiding Awakened. If you give up resistance and accept official screening, I assure you in my capacity as a Commander in the Huaxia Spirit Realm Wars, you will be proven innocent."
After a pause, Bai Pu added, "As long as you haven’t committed multiple murders, those who inadvertently committed minor offenses will be forgiven."
These words shook the resolve of the Xian Mountain Awakened.
Suddenly someone sighed and said dejectedly, "Alright, since Steel Heart, ranked tenth, of Ba Fang speaks, we must respect him. Anyway, I haven’t committed any major crimes, so let it be."
That person put away his weapon, raised his hands, and flew in front of Bai Pu.
Bai Pu didn’t stand on ceremony, directly signaling Kunpeng to take out a set of Bloody Torture Devices and restrain that person.
Subsequently, more people surrendered one after another.
Some of the seriously guilty Xian Mountain Awakened cursed and even fought against those who surrendered. Hundreds of Xian Mountain Awakened, due to Bai Pu’s words, unexpectedly erupted into a small internal conflict.
Of course, Bai Pu’s words were only the catalyst; the true effect came from the formidable power of Bai Pu’s side.
Bai Pu’s own standing and the credibility of his words that his status brings were crucial factors.
"Enough!"
The hoarse voice sounded for the third time, "All of you are Honored Guest Elders at the Fengzi Auction House, good friends usually, no need to hurt brotherhood for this. Each has their own ambitions, those willing to bow to the officials, let them do so!"
This hoarse voice seemed rather influential; as soon as the words were spoken, the intensity of the internal conflict decreased significantly, the Xian Mountain Awakened stopped fighting among themselves, allowing about one-third of them to surrender.
Luckily, plenty of Bloody Torture Devices were prepared for this attack on the Xian Mountain Border Area; otherwise, there might not have been enough.
With the Bloody Torture Devices on, the Awakened’s power was reduced to nearly a tenth, preventing any unexpected reversals from affecting the battle.
Both sides tacitly refrained from further action, waiting for Bai Pu’s side to finish "accepting the surrender."
The hoarse voice carried a hint of coldness, "Steel Heart, huh! Such arrogance. Ultimately, he is just a young lad; no matter if you have awakened for two years or twenty, what difference does it make? In front of the Great Trend, individual abilities are always insignificant."
Clearly, this hoarse voice was suppressing anger.
Bai Pu’s words had wiped out one-third of the Xian Mountain Awakened’s combat strength, which was painstakingly accumulated by the Fengzi Auction House.
The owner of the hoarse voice was obviously the bigwig behind the Fengzi Auction House, surely feeling distressed.
[Oh? Finally caught a big fish; it seems the other side knows quite a bit about the secrets of the Child of the Sea.]
Bai Pu thought silently but did not respond. Instead, he swung his short spear, "Archer Team, three-stage shooting, target locked in five directions, supporting officers prepare skills!"
Bai Pu raised his hand, splitting the Lasso Strike into five, accurately capturing five enemy Awakened.
The phantom of a collapsing mountain, unstoppable force, dragged the five Awakened towards him.
These five were the targets Bai Pu had just observed, those who cursed the surrender faction most harshly and fought most firmly, truly stubborn individuals.
Several support officers applied Vulnerability Skills such as "Hunter’s Mark" and "Aim" according to their distance.
Then the sound of gunfire merged into one, bullets shot out like meteors!
This was another dimension of dimensional reduction attack.
Though the five Awakened were experts, equipped with full gear enhancement levels and defense skills, they were still riddled by the rain of bullets from firearmsmen.
Bai Pu, being the closest, could even see the shields on the five disintegrating first, damage absorption skills saturating, followed by dense bullet holes forming on their bodies, emptying their blood bars in an instant.
Ripples floated behind Bai Pu as well, clearly some bullets from the magic energy firearmsmen’s coverage hit him.
But under layers of damage reduction and fixed physical damage absorption, many bullets failed to breach defense.
The occasional bullet that did, was absorbed by the Volcano Shield.
The Xian Mountain Awakened cursed and struck, trying to attack the Archer Team to disrupt their rhythm.
The Hero Gang and Iron Wall Guild assisted on both sides, Bai Pu raised the large shield in front. Prismatic Fighting Qi infused into it, the enormous wall of vigorous qi pushed across, obliterating various incoming skills with domineering force.
The instructors of Kunpeng and the Archer Team found the coordination delightful. With Bai Pu at the front, combined with the restricting "Prismatic Domain", the Archer Team advanced with exceptional ease.
The Xian Mountain Awakened quickly collapsed, retreating like sand swept away by waves.