ATPnovel #463 - God's punishment is coming
#463 - God's punishment is coming
Even through the 'earth wall,' the roaring sound of the flood could be heard. The naval commander of the Peacekeeper King's mansion looked at the 'earth wall' blocking his path, then consulted the map in his hand, and said to a guard beside him, "Go scout ahead."
A guard on the large ship sprouted wings from his back. With a gentle flap, he soared into the sky. After a short while, he returned, "Reporting, sir, the opposite side is indeed the main path of the raging flood. We have not taken the wrong route. The path ahead seems to have been blocked by someone using supernatural powers."
The commander's face turned extremely ugly. "Damn it, something big is about to happen! Our advance is blocked, and the three million troops on the other side will not receive reinforcements. I'm afraid they will be buried by the flood. Quickly send a message to the King, requesting his instructions."
The winged guard took to the air, soaring freely like a bird into the clouds, his figure disappearing into the misty rain.
Of course, the movements of the enemy's navy did not escape Zhang Chen's notice. Watching the birdman who went to report, Zhang Chen shook his head inwardly, "It's too late! It will take at least an hour for them to go back and forth. By then, the raging flood will have already submerged the army."
"How about we go watch the excitement together?" Xie Lingyun also affirmed Zhang Chen's judgment. Now that the flood had been unleashed, even if the experts around the Peacekeeper King came to dismantle the 'earth wall,' it would be too late.
Zhang Chen summoned an ice boat, and then the two of them went along the raging flood. In just half an hour, they caught up with the滔滔flood. From afar, they saw a flood tens of meters deep, carrying rocks, rushing into the continuous camps that had retreated from the White Bone Great Wall.
Some clever Qi Blood martial artists sprinted wildly towards the mountain peaks, but after all, those who practiced Qi Blood martial arts were only a rare few. Most of the remaining people were ordinary people. Faced with the raging flood, even if they sprinted wildly, they could not outrun the speed of the flood.
The flood was like a monster, constantly devouring the endless tents, swallowing countless troops into its belly one by one.
Miserable cries were endless. Faced with natural and man-made disasters, a million troops were like an ant nest being watered, completely without any power to resist.
Even those who were good at swimming were smashed with broken bones by the rocks carried in the water and sank into the flood.
"爽!" Xie Lingyun stood on the ice boat, looking at the submerged million troops, her eyes full of excitement and joy.
However, on the opposite side, Zhang Chen's face sank, and his eyes looked at the lives struggling in the river, his expression extremely complicated.
He was, after all, a human being, not a heartless beast. At this moment, watching the three million lives struggling in the flood, a sense of unbearable compassion arose in his heart.
Xie Lingyun seemed to察觉到 Zhang Chen's沉重 in his heart. The smile on his face收敛, turning his head to look at Zhang Chen, "Are you feeling unbearable in your heart?"
"After all, it's three million lives, representing three million families behind them, yet they were buried by my one thought. I feel very uneasy." If he hadn't come to watch the scene, three million lives would have been just cold numbers to him. But personally witnessing the tragedy and hearing the cries in his ears, Zhang Chen was moved.
"These three million troops are the Peacekeeper King's main force to deal with the imperial court in the future. When the two armies fight, it will be six million families, or even tens of millions of families. Your actions will save countless people from disaster," Xie Lingyun said.
Although this was the case, Zhang Chen knew in his heart that it wasn't quite the truth. What Xie Lingyun said made sense, but it was biased and too focused on her own position.
"This is the foundation of the Peacekeeper King's mansion. If its foundation is not removed, the Peacekeeper King's fortune will not decline, and you will never be able to take revenge, and you will have to live forever in the Peacekeeper King's mansion's pursuit. So you don't have to regret it. Everyone is in a different camp, and naturally they will do whatever it takes," Xie Lingyun said.
Zhang Chen smiled bitterly when he heard this, "I don't regret it, I just can't bear it."
Did he regret it?
He didn't regret it, after all, he was already in an irreconcilable situation with the Peacekeeper King's mansion. Naturally, both sides would do whatever it takes when fighting. Most importantly, the cause and effect of the matter couldn't be blamed on him. It was all the Peacekeeper King's own fault. If the Peacekeeper King hadn't released the flood, how could he have taken advantage of it?
The flooding of the Northern Lands was a certainty. Zhang Chen had merely reversed the order of events.
Compared to the hundreds of millions of people who were flooded and homeless, the lives of a mere three million troops seemed insignificant.
"Help! Save me!" A soldier struggled in the river, saw Zhang Chen and Xie Lingyun sitting on the ice boat, and quickly called for help.
Xie Lingyun looked at Zhang Chen, but Zhang Chen stood still on the ice boat, allowing the soldier to be swallowed by the river. Seeing this scene, Xie Lingyun nodded secretly. Zhang Chen was not someone who acted on emotion.
"I thought you would save them," Xie Lingyun said.
Zhang Chen smiled and shook his head, "I can't bear it in my heart, but if you say save them..."
Zhang Chen didn't finish his words, but Xie Lingyun already knew what Zhang Chen wanted to express.
Upstream at 天池, at this time, the gods were moving a large mountain away from its original position, and allowing the flood from the 天池 to pour out. Just at this moment, the aura between heaven and earth changed inexplicably. In the clouds, there was a strange wind converging, blowing the dark clouds in the sky into a vortex. Then, a thunderous sound came from the vortex. The eight gods who moved the mountain cried out miserably, and suddenly, red flames emerged from their bodies.
'Ah~'
Miserable cries echoed between heaven and earth. The gods were wrapped in flames,发出声声惨叫, then directly threw themselves into the water, wanting to use the water to extinguish the flames. But who knew that the red flames were not afraid of the water at all, and actually burned in the water.
"What kind of flame is that? It can actually burn without fear of water?" The Peacekeeper King looked at the gods struggling in the flood. The red flame seemed to ignite the water, and he couldn't help but exclaim, his eyes full of terror.
At this time, the 太清道九阶神灵大真人谷明月 had a doubtful expression. "It seems to be the legendary karmic fire."
"Karmic fire? What kind of flame is that?" Mr. Five Six curiously asked.
"Every move of a cultivator has an impact on the world. The consequences of that impact, good results are called merit, and negative results are called karma. If karma accumulates to a certain extent, it will turn into karmic fire for liquidation. In the past, I only saw records in the church's classics. I didn't expect it to be true. Karmic fire actually exists." Gu Mingyue's eyes were fixed on the flame, his eyes full of solemnity. "It must be the gods moving the mountain, causing countless beings in the Northern Lands to suffer calamity. Then, karma is缠身 and turns into karmic fire to be liquidated."
Gu Mingyue was now feeling lingering fear. In the past, he had only seen descriptions in the church's classics, and he was skeptical about cause and effect, karma, and heavenly punishment. After all, cause and effect and karma were虚无缥缈, invisible and intangible. Who knew it was all true.
"Is there a way to extinguish it?" The Peacekeeper King listened to the cries in his ears, and looked at the gods struggling in the lake, and quickly asked.
Gu Mingyue shook his head, indicating his inability to do anything. The Peacekeeper King looked at the团团 of flames rolling in the water, and anxiously said, "What should I do? What should I do?"
Just as he was嘀咕, the flames rolling in the water stopped rolling. The eight gods had all turned into ashes and disappeared into the world without a trace.
"This..."
Seeing the tragic state of the eight gods, all the experts under the Peacekeeper King were frightened. You looked at me, I looked at you, and for a time, everyone噤若寒蝉.
"Today, I finally know that cause and effect and karma are not虚." Gu Mingyue sighed with lingering fear.
When the Peacekeeper King heard Gu Mingyue's words, he turned his head to look at the gods under his command. The gods all had ugly faces. Meeting the Peacekeeper King's gaze, they lowered their heads.
Seeing this, the Peacekeeper King was also helpless. He knew in his heart that if he encountered this kind of thing again in the future, it would be difficult to ask the gods to take action.
However, the matter was not over. Just as the atmosphere in the field was depressed, a rumbling sound came from the clouds. Then, a point of purple light was brewing in the clouds. Then, a purple divine thunder as thick as a bowl formed in the clouds,蜿蜒扭曲 and smashed down on the Peacekeeper King.
The moment the purple lightning formed, the修士 in the field who had mastered the power of mystery were all like being attacked by a natural enemy. A look of terror appeared in their eyes. The power of blood and divine power沉寂, their minds were blank. At that moment, everyone was like a prisoner being taken to the execution ground, unable to do anything in the face of the purple divine thunder.
"Save me! Quickly save me!"
The Peacekeeper King looked at the purple lightning rushing towards him, a look of horror appeared in his eyes, and he shouted with a凄厉 voice. However, the修士 beside him were all like wax figures,呆若木鸡. Faced with heavenly punishment, they were夺了心神 and couldn't even react.
Seeing that the purple lightning was about to fall on the Peacekeeper King, at the critical moment, the purple dragon energy on the Peacekeeper King's body rose into the air,发出龙吟, and迎击 towards the lightning.
Zhang Chen, who was boating in the distance, felt that familiar mysterious aura between heaven and earth, and quickly looked towards the clouds. Sure enough, he saw a familiar purple light映入眼帘:
"Heavenly Punishment!"
"Someone has provoked heavenly punishment? Who is it that heavenly punishment is盯上了?" Zhang Chen's voice was full of terror.
"Heavenly Punishment?" Xie Lingyun also turned her head to look, looking at the接天连地的 purple light, a look of慎重 appeared in her eyes. "What a terrifying lightning! I seem to have turned into an ant, and even the Yin God cannot be调动 by a single hair. What is heavenly punishment?"
Zhang Chen explained the meaning of heavenly punishment to Xie Lingyun, and Xie Lingyun倒吸一口冷气. "There is actually such an existence in the world? I have never heard of it before. The one who suffered heavenly punishment must be the Peacekeeper King!"
"Probably because no one has ever造孽 like the Peacekeeper King before, so sister has never heard of it. Today, the Peacekeeper King can be said to have set a precedent." Zhang Chen also felt that the heavenly punishment was coming for the Peacekeeper King. According to the location estimate, that direction overlapped with the Peacekeeper King's location.