A week ago, in Kol palace-
"King Koldorus, this is our genuine offer to you. If you help us dethrone our current lord, you may claim 30% of Carny's lands as war renumerations and will obtain princess Xiao as well." The spy spoke.
"Is this really Xiao? Does such a woman really exist?" Koldorus stared at the full body painting of Xiao's, incredulously. It was a very realistic painting, artistically focusing on Xiao's huge breasts and milfy curves, barely hidden in a micro bikini.
"Yes indeed! Princess Xiao looks exactly as portrayed here and she often wears such revealing clothes. She is a slutty woman who enjoys teasing men. Her father Zhang is equally perverted and has raped countless women. This father and daughter duo is ruining our Carny state. We request your aid in getting rid of Zhang and in exchange we'll gift you this unbelievably sexy princess!" The spy said.
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Present-
Koldorus was staring at Xiao's painting and sighing while masturbating. His actions were against his dignified reputation and appearance. He had short black hair, sleek malicious black eyes, a tall and muscular body and he was known for his stout character. But masturbating to a mere painting revealed his intense lust towards Xiao.
"Ah Xiao, when will I get to see you? I want to hold you close, relish in your beauty, bury my face in your lewd breasts and fuck you hard to ninth heaven!" Koldorus murmured and picked up the pace of stroking. "Ahh Xiao...!!"
Spurt! Spurt! Spurt! A thick load of semen soon landed on Xiao's painting. Koldorus sighed in short satisfaction and proceeded to wipe the painting clean.
"My King, another city has been conquered. Carny council really provided correct details of their defenses." A Kol elder spoke from outside the enclosed chariot.
"Hmm…good. Let us camp in the city then and make preparations for Carny's retaliation." Koldorus said.
"Yes, my king." The elder spoke. This person had a unique appearance. His hairs were entirely green, he was tall and slightly muscular. His skin was whitish and he was extremely handsome!
"And oh! Plant King…" Koldorus called out.
"Yes, my king?" Elder Plant King asked.
"Later, make a realistic doll of Xiao's for me. With…holes." Koldorus spoke.
"….." Plant King's face twitched. "As you wish my king." He spoke and left. He felt disgusted at this vile change in Koldorus' character. It was inappropriate for a King and also not really Koldorus' usual nature. But since the moment he saw Xiao's painting, he had been blinded by lust!
"Then again…she indeed is the most beautiful woman we have ever seen painting of." Plant King thought. "Even I wish to see her in person. This war…is worth it!" His eyes glistened with not lust but passion instead.
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That night, Koldorus had fun with Xiao's doll. It was made of soft wood, clay and was painted perfectly. It was nude and had a vagina and asshole too. It was in the position of arms spread as though asking for a hug and legs slightly spread to allow penetration. Plant King had made a really artistic replica of Xiao's based on her painting.
All night long, grunts could be heard from Koldorus' room as he fucked Xiao's doll. His intense lust had turned into mad depravity. One could only dread the kind of things he'd do if he got his hands on real Xiao.
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Meanwhile in Carny, Xiao was standing in the exact same position. A minister was clinging to her from front, stuffing his face in her huge breasts while fucking her vagina. And another minister was hugging her from behind, fucking her asshole.
Fwap-fwap-fwap-slosh-slosh. Wet sexual sounds echoed in Xiao's room.
"Ahhn! Hyannn! Yess...!" Xiao moaned, thoroughly enjoying double penetration. There were dozens of men inside her room, naked and stroking their penises, waiting for their turns. Some of them were ministers and some were their followers and guards.
Zhang had left for battle with some warrior ministers and general Zhang. Yichen, Mengyao and their supporters were finally free to do whatever they wanted. They immediately started a fuckfest that continued nonstop day and night. Xiao was fucked continuously. She was not drugged anymore but was willingly having sex. This was the effect of the crystal ring that turned her submissive.
"Ah Xiao, take this!"
"Ohh! I'm coming in your ass Xiao!"
The two ministers shouted and shot thick loads of their semen inside her vagina & asshole.
"Ahhnn! Yes…! Give me all of your semen!" Xiao said aloud lewdly and squeezed her bottom, squeezing out every last drop of semen.
Then other ministers quickly replaced the previous ones and Xiao relished in amazing sex again.
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As the dawn arose, two armies marched into a large field and stood in front of one another.
"Tch, after all those defensive arrangements, we still ended up coming out in the field. Isn't this type of war style rather old fashioned?" One of the many elders of Kol kingdom complained.
"Well, Carny lord Zhang is an old man. No wonder he's old fashioned." Another one said.
"It's all in our favor. We are well aware of his techniques and weaknesses, hehe. He has no idea that his own council & General has betrayed him." Yet another elder spoke.
"Ah, glad he came straight towards his death. Now I can kill him and claim his daughter hahaha!" Koldorus chuckled and cracked his knuckles as he gazed afar at Zhang who looked rather ominous with his red colored thick battle armor, fierce beast head-like helmet, shining scythe and cruel gaze. Despite his old age, Zhang looked every bit of a warrior that he was when he was young.
Compared to him, Koldorus looked entirely simple. He was sporting merely baggy brown pants and boots. His upper body was bare, revealing his sculpted tough muscles. His arms were covered in white bandages and he had a nonchalant expression on his face.
"Hmph cocky brat." Zhang muttered. Koldorus not only accepted Zhang's open field battle challenge, but he also showed up without any weapon or armor. He was showcasing his overconfidence which irked Zhang.
Whoonnnngggg….! Loud bugles rang from both sides.
"Attack!!" Zhang roared.
Swoosh! He was already several feet ahead before his troops took the first steps.
"Spearheading the attack? How eager." Koldorus muttered smilingly. "Retreat!" He spoke aloud.
Carny's army charged ahead without using any ballistae, cannons or anything. It was a plain bloody battle they were seeking. However, Kol army retreated immediately. They also had brought no heavy machinery for sake of their own battle plan.
Zhang frowned, realizing that something was fishy. But he did not stop. He went straight towards Koldorus who was retreating rather slowly, allowing Zhang to catch up.
Swoosh! A red streak dashed towards Koldorus. Zhang swung his scythe, cleaving through air.
Koldorus took a strong stance and punched towards the incoming scythe.
Bam! His bare fist punched the sharp scythe! A powerful shockwave rippled outwards with Koldorus and Zhang as epicenter.
Swish! Swish! Bam! Bam! Bam! The two of them moved too fast and exchanged dozens of moves within a few seconds. Zhang was taken aback at how his scythe could not even scratch the bandage on Koldorus's hands. Koldorus was also amazed at how strong this old man Zhang was.
Koldorus' main technique was Herculean Strength technique; a brute-force type Unique grade technique. It provided him incredible strength and defense. If he used all his might, he could even shatter an entire mountain! His level 1 Master realm cultivation was at its peak.
Zhang cultivated Blood Reaper Technique; a weapon-based unique Empyrean grade technique. It focused on mostly attack speed. But to be able to endure the powerful punches from Koldorus, it signified that Zhang had ample strength and defensive capability too.
Bam! Bam! Boom! Shockwaves kept rippling out as these two rulers battled it out. Meanwhile, the Carny army halted upon Fang's signal. By now they had already engulfed Koldorus. There was a circular area left vacant for Zhang and Koldorus to battle. It seemed rather unbelievable that Kol army would let their king be surrounded by enemies and retreat, but it filled Carny troops with great unease. Just how confident was the enemy? Just how powerful was Koldorus? Did they have a trump card? What was going on? Many questions filled the warriors' minds.
Kol army by now however, had encircled the entire Carny army. From a bird's eye view this scene looked like three concentric circles. The outer one was Kol army, inner one was Carny army and the center area was left out for Koldorus and Zhang.
Suddenly, large trees grew up on the ground at visible speed, turning tall with several branches, pushing against the Carny soldiers, dumfounding them, before turning animate and starting to bash around with their thick branches, attacking, capturing and crushing their enemies!
Plant King focused, continuously channeling his energy into the ground, controlling the trees. He was called Plant King for obvious reasons.
"What the hell is going on!?"
"Fight! Cut down these trees!"
"Ahh! Save me!"
There was absolute chaos in the Carny troops.
"Wood element constitution…" Fang muttered as he glanced at Plant King. He had heard rumors about an exceptional cultivator in the continent, possessing wood element constitution which was unheard of amidst humans. Only elves possessed wood element constitutions.
Swoosh! Fang leapt towards Plant King, leaving the troops management to the next person in rank after him.
But at the same time, Kol troops finally attacked Carny troops from all sides. Enemies from outside, trees from inside…Carny army quickly suffered from several casualties and deaths.
Swoosh. Fang almost flew and reached Plant King, cutting through the defending soldiers.
Clang! Their swords collided. Plant King smiled and pushed Fang back. Landing on his feet, Fang immediately used a trump card move.
"Sparrow steps, sword lotus!" Fang shouted and sped fast. His afterimages surrounded Plant King and his sword flashed, creating shape of a large lotus of chi that engulfed him entirely.
Spurt! Spurt! Frshhhh!! Blood spurted out from Plant King's entire body. His limbs fell, having been chopped off.
"Impressive. This is one of the best sword moves I've ever seen." Plant King said while getting up. His wounds had already healed and his limbs regrown within moments! At once, Fang was dumbfounded, staring at this insane regeneration capability.
"Hmph, perks of wood element?" Fang asked.
"Indeed." Plant King replied and picked up his sword.
"Shouldn't your trees be trying to take out Zhang?" Fang asked.
"Come on. Our King Koldorus has got it covered. Let's have our own fun here, shall we?" Plant King smiled.
"Hmph. It's your funeral." Fang said, aiming his sword toward Plant King.
"Sparrow steps, Sword rush!" With his sword brimming with energy, Fang leapt at him.
"1000 vines!" Plant King raised his left hand and a thousand thick vines grew up everywhere around him, slowing Fang down and secreting poisonous gas.
While they were fighting, similar fierce fights were happening at different areas of the battlefield. Kol Kingdom had several elders and generals which could all rival Fang. Although the trees stopped rampaging since Plant King was now occupied with Fang, the other Kol elders continued to pummel Carny troops.
Fire billowed, worms attacked, ground shook and weapons flashed. Meanwhile, Zhang was going berserk.
"Blood Reaper! Hundred Kills!" Red afterimages of Zhang flashed all around Koldorus.
Swoosh! As Zhang landed behind Koldorus with his back towards him, blood finally spurted out of Koldorus' body in multiple small showers. He had been inflicted with hundred cuts.
"…Not bad, old man." Koldorus spoke, turning around. His skin turned dark brown and his wounds healed too. There was a metallic luster glistening on his skin. "But my Herculean Strength technique is of Unique grade. The more injured I get, the stronger and tougher I become!"
Swoosh! Koldorus leapt at Zhang and attacked.
"Herculean Gatling!" Koldorus punched hundred times each second, creating blurry afterimages of his arms.
Bam-bam-bam-bam-bam! Boom! With loud punching sounds Zhang was battered and the last punch threw him backwards like a cannonball, creating a shockwave.
Zhang's red streaky figure cleaved through both armies and skidded on the ground for about a hundred meters until finally, Zhang regained his footing. His head spun a little. His mighty armor was battered and he had lost his scythe. His helmet had several dents on it, deforming the beast-head shape of it.
"…" Zhang stood up slowly. There was blood trickling down the corners of his lips. He stared hard at Koldorus.
Swoosh! Zhang sprinted towards the center of the battle, creating a red streak behind him. Koldorus sprinted towards him too, leaving afterimages behind him.
Boom!! They collided once again, causing shockwaves that threw hundreds of men off the ground.
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In a different area of the battlefield, a Kol elder named Pyrus was flying around, hurling down fireballs that burst with powerful explosions.
In another area, ground was shaking. Stone slabs suddenly rose up, colliding with Carny soldiers, breaking their bones and killing some with powerful impacts. Kol elder Kim confined, controlled and killed the Carny soldiers with ease.
A sexy snake-woman was slithering around rapidly, spitting venom, coiling around her prey and squeezing them to deaths. She was Kol elder Chloe.
A seemingly ten years old boy was giggling as he floated on a small water stream. Whoever he passed by, they shriveled up and died as their bodily water was extracted and added into the water stream. This boy was Kol elder Ling.
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"Sword shredder!" Fang shouted and threw his sword at Plant King. The sword spun rapidly, cutting through all the hurdles of numerous trees and vines and attacked Plant King who agilely dodged, but the sword kept coming after him.
Meanwhile Fang was sweating and frowning. His energy was mostly depleted. Plant King was only one opponent but his moves were comprehensive, powerful and had a large range. His energy recovery was also probably boosted by his wood element constitution. He was someone who could take on an entire army by himself.
"If he was not enough, there are four equally troublesome warriors on their side." Fang thought as he quickly glanced through the battlefield using an observational support type technique.
"There's a possibility that 3 of them: Pyrus, Ling and Kim have elemental constitutions. Then there is this Plant King and that snake woman Chloe. Just these Kol elders are so damn powerful! But why are they not attacking Zhang!?" Fang's eyes turned bloodshot as he sprinted towards the distracted Plant King, summoned another sword and started attacking in a frenzy.
"Sword Rush! Sword Lotus! Sword Barrage!" Powerful moves landed on Plant King who pitifully defended before getting cut down by Fang. Blood spurted everywhere and dyed the ground red but Plant King wasn't flustered. His limbs regrew at visible speed and his wounds healed while Fang was leaning on his sword stabbed in the ground, panting heavily.
"Why are you all not attacking Zhang? This is not what we had agreed upon!" Fang asked angrily.
"No need to get so worked up." Plant King smiled as he stood before Fang, good as new. "Our King hasn't been able to fight to his heart's content in a long while. He asked us to not intervene until he has used up all his moves at least once."
"I see…well sorry to spoil your fun but you folks are cutting down my comrades!" Fang growled. "If you want Xiao then show us your sincerity right now!"
"And so what if we don't show sincerity?" Plant King smiled. "We can win Xiao without adhering to your terms. What can you do against us? You're the only capable general of Carny troops and you're already at your last legs. What can you do?"
"…." Fang felt speechless. Turned out that, Carny army was weaker than Kol army. Kol kingdom had several elders and generals while their King was mighty powerful. Though Carny's Lord was equally powerful and they had more soldiers than Kol army; they still lacked capable generals and captains.
"You know what I hate the most, Fang?" Plant King asked as vines grew underneath him and coiled all around his body, forming a green armor.
"I hate cowards who not only lack power but also uses women to curry favor and would not stoop to backstab their own master." As Plant King spoke, he got entirely covered by tough thorny vines. A long sword appeared in his right hand as he leapt towards Fang speedily.
"…Hmph, what do you know about us!" Fang swallowed a yang pill, recovering his chi and leapt towards Plant King too.
Clang! Clang! Bam! Swoosh! The two of them tangled in a speedy fight.
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Booom!! Suddenly another loud explosion occurred at the center of the battlefield, disbalancing everyone & causing dust and winds to billow wantonly. There was a large crater at the center where Zhang had been beaten down to and was bleeding profusely as his armor shattered and his body was covered in injuries.
"Ohok!" Zhang coughed out a mouthful of blood and looked at Koldorus who was equally injured but was even stronger than before this exchange. His technique was really troublesome. The longer the battle dragged on and the more he was injured, the stronger he'd become. He had already managed to beat down Zhang.
"Haah…it has been a long while." Koldorus said sighing in satisfaction.
"Ah what a great fight, old Zhang! Let's end this now!" He shouted.
"Hmph, cocky brat, I have barely warmed up so far." Zhang muttered before his energy pulsated outwards abruptly.
Bwoosh! Gales of energy kept bursting out from Zhang's body as his cultivation base arose.
"Level 2…level 3…level 4!! Level 4 Master realm!" At once Koldorus' eyes opened wide in shock. Not just him but everyone was stunned for a while.
"What the hell…"
"He's so powerful!"
"He'd been hiding his real cultivation base all this while?"
"Such power! All hail Lord Zhang!"
"Victory will be ours! Fight! Fight! Fight!"
All sorts of exclamations echoed from both armies. Carny soldiers were elated and felt a surge of confidence and power. Their ruler was 3 levels above the enemy King. None of Kol elders were at Master realm. The tables had turned abruptly.
Boom! Boom! Clang! Swish! All sorts of powerful moves were used by thousands of warriors. The battle reached its climax!
"Damn it! You lied to us about his cultivation base!" Plant King shouted at Fang.
"Fuck you! Even I didn't know he's at level 4!" Fang rebuked.
Swoosh- Plant King retreated and so did the other Kol elders.
Swish-swish-swish-swish! They all landed before Koldorus, facing Zhang with trepidation. Shit had just gotten real.
Plant King is my fav. male character :D
In the underground dungeon of Carny palace, a group of cultivators was moving.
"How is your arm now, minister Yichen?" A hooded person asked.
"It's getting better, Mr. Mingli. Healing pills are taking their time though. Sigh, we should have an Empyrean doctor in Carny but our Lord would rather spend money on making new brothels, hmph." Yichen spoke while rubbing his right arm.
"That will soon change though. We can make Carny so much a better place after killing Zhang!" Another minister spoke heatedly.
"Indeed. Then we can officially invite Mr. Mingli to be our strategy formation master hehehe. What do you say Mr. Mingli?" Yichen asked.
"I'd be glad to work for Carny. Though I must say, Mr. Howin did a thorough work on this strategy. Such a large intricate one requires years to assemble! I have been continuously tuning it according to your demands but so far, I have only scratched the surface of it! All junctions of it are hidden and I am unable to judge just where this strategy finally ends. It's seemingly too large." Mingli spoke. He was the strategy expert Yichen had invited to tamper with the palatial strategy so that it could provide them support during the upcoming revolution.
"Howin was quite a hardworking genius indeed. Even his combat technique was not bad. I underestimated him and paid for it with a stab in my arm. But anyway, do not mind the range of this strategy. As long as you tune it into something that can boost our combat prowess, that's plenty. Later on, you can explore its entirety at your leisure." Yichen said.
"As you wish." Mingli smiled and continued to work, stopping many times and tuning the hidden nodes and junctions of the strategy.
"Pity, Howin had to die. We can't let Zhang's loyalists live on any further. Revolution demands blood after all." Someone said meanwhile.
"Indeed. Though we will give Howin a proper burial befitting him." Another minister said.
In Zhang's absence, the council had been steadfast & assassinated some important Zhang loyalists. But they could not do away with all the rest as that could prove detrimental. They were yet to obtain intel on Zhang's cultivation base. That would determine the timing and method of revolution. They could not brazenly take over the palace behind Zhang just yet.
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Far away on a battlefield, Koldorus was scowling in frustration as 50 blood scythes hovered in air. Koldorus and his elders were gravely injured, save for Plant King.
"Not only his cultivation base is too high but he is revealing trump cards that we were not informed of." Koldorus muttered.
"It seems, Carny council has also been in the dark about Zhang's real prowess." Plant King pointed out.
"So, it's like this…they used us to test him?" Koldorus frowned.
"I'd say, yes. My king, let's retreat for now." Plant King suggested.
"Hmm…yes, let's do so. I'll come back for Xiao later again." Koldorus said and signalled retreat.
Kol army retreated speedily. Carny troops gave chase. The battlefield turned chaotic once again. But Koldorus stayed behind facing Zhang.
"You've got guts, but it's futile. All of you will perish today." Zhang sneered and made his move. The 50 blood scythes surrounded Koldorus once again.
"100 Kills!" Zhang shouted and his scythes moves swiftly, performing the 100 kills move. But with 50 scythes, it became 5000 slashes!
Shink-shink-shinkk-shink-shink! As the scythes stopped, Koldorus turned into minced meat and splattered down on the ground before disappearing.
"!!!" Zhang's eyes opened wide as he realised that he had been in an illusion! Koldorus had retreated with his army. Zhang had been fighting empty air!
"That snakewoman! I must kill…hey wait; she's got potential, and she's sexy." Zhang rubbed his chin. His anger turned into amazement and then lust as he smirked, looking at the last of Kol troops retreating into the safety of their conquered fortified city.
Swoosh! Zhang sprinted rapidly, quickly approaching the city walls.
"Charge! Destroy everything. Kill them all! And bring me that snakewoman!" Zhang roared and attacked, creating a huge hole in the city wall and barging in. The battle continued while Kol kingdom's main troops retreated.
"We have two more cities behind us. The traps we set up in this one should be able to delay Carny troops with aid of some of our soldiers. Let's continue retreating." Koldorus said while nursing his wounds.
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Two days later, Zhang stood before a ruined city. Smoke was rising from different areas of it. This was the last city that Kol kingdom had occupied. In their retreat they had lost 2 battalions but their main troops still succeeded in retreating to their homeland. From here onwards Carny would be the aggressor and Kol would have to defend.
"Camp here. And send my message to Koldorus." Zhang spoke with a smirk.
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The next day Carny troops retreated. Some of the battalions were left behind to mend the destroyed cities and guard the Carny territory while the main troops marched back towards the capital. The battle had ended in truce. Zhang demanded elder Chloe of Kol Kingdom in exchange of peace. Koldorus agreed. Although he was indignant and his elders still had some hidden trump cards; they had basically lost the war. In front of Zhang's overwhelming power, there were not many options of retaliation.
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Inside an enclosed wagon, Zhang was sipping wine while a voluptuous woman in her 30s stood in front of him. She had long black hair, exotic brown skin, big natural breasts, a beautiful face and large hips. She was the elder Chloe of Kol kingdom.
"Hmm so you aren't exactly a snake-woman?" Zhang asked with slight disappointment but continued to stare at Chloe, admiring her curves and her thicc thighs.
"N-no my Lord. My Beastial technique is unique grade. It allows me to manipulate beasts and even merge with them. So far I have only been able to merge with pythons and horses." Chloe said while blushing.
"Hmm, this is interesting. Hand over your technique at once." Zhang demanded and Chloe complied. She summoned a scroll from her spatial ring and knelt before Zhang, offering him the scroll respectfully. Since she had been traded off in exchange of peace, it was necessary for her to appease Zhang so that she could at least become his concubine. Otherwise, her fate could be that of a sex slave.
Taking a glance at the content of the scroll, Zhang nodded slightly. It was a great find. He was pleased as he looked at Chloe and smiled perversely.
"Come sit on my lap." Zhang ordered. Chloe complied, immediately getting up and seductively sitting on his lap while blushing. Her performance was flawless. It was hard to believe that she was a warrior and not a prostitute.
Zhang wrapped his left arm around her waist and groped her breasts with his right hand.
"Ahhnn…" Chloe let out a moan. Her breasts were soft and big. Zhang played with them while kissing her neck. Chloe moaned erotically, doing her best to please him.
Soon Chloe's moans became louder and Zhang's grunts could be heard, leaking out of the wagon. Inside, Chloe was bent over on the stuffed bench with Zhang's penis moving back and forth inside her tight vagina.
"Ahhn! Ahhn! Yes, ohh!" Chloe exclaimed aloud as Zhang fucked her hard and spanked her big hips.
Sstak! Sstak! Loud slapping sounds kept echoing. Chloe's hips had turned red already with several hand imprints on them. Zhang grabbed her waist then and picked up the pace, rampaging inside her wet vagina.
Slosh-slosh-slosh-fwap-fwap-fwap! Meaty clapping wet sounds formed an erotic beat.
"Hnnng! Take this!" Zhang yanked Chloe's hair, pulling her head back and making her back arch beautifully while he rammed his penis deep and ejaculating a thick load of semen which flowed right into Chloe's womb, filling it to the brim.
"Ahhh! Uhhhh…" Chloe screamed and moaned, still bent over and panting. But just when she thought it was all finally over, Zhang's penis regained its erection and he shoved it up in her virgin asshole!
"Ahhh?!!!" Chloe's blood curdling scream startled the soldiers who were marching alongside Zhang's wagon.
"Fucking bitch, stop screaming and spread your hips!" Zhang shouted and slapped Chloe's hips too hard.
"Unhhhghhh…!" Chloe bit her lower lip, enduring the pain, and widened her stance, spreading her hips in the process. Her asshole was bleeding but Zhang showed her no mercy. He fucked her savagely nonstop for hours. Chloe wept and wallowed, allowing herself to be raped by Zhang throughout their journey.
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Three days later, Carny military reached the capital. Three of its battalions had been stationed in the destroyed cities for reconstruction and security. The rest reached the military camps area and settled down a bit.
Zhang entered his palace with chosen few soldiers who had achieved great merits in the war against Kol kingdom. Loud drums and musical instruments rang, creating a festive mood. Zhang walked into the palace proudly. By his side was Chloe. She was completely naked, her cheeks had several hand imprints, her nipples were chewed off and there were bite marks all over her body. She walked stiffly as her holes were hurting badly. Earlier, she was unsure of what her status would be in Carny; but from the fact that she had been fucked savagely throughout the journey and now had been paraded naked across the capital, it was obvious that she'd be no different than a sex slave to Zhang.
"All hail Lord Zhang!"
"Glory to Lord Zhang!"
"Congratulations upon the victory, my Lord!"
Many people shouted and showed excited expressions. Most of them were faking it; some were trying to fawn over Zhang.
As Zhang eventually sat on his throne, Chloe stood next to it with her head hung low. The ministers were awed by her beauty and felt rather smug when they learned that Chloe is a Kol elder. Her pitiful state boasted & advertised Carny's victory over Kol.
One by one, all the ministers of the council congratulated Zhang and this scene lasted for a while. Afterwards, Zhang demanded a status report of the palace and capital.
"My lord, in your absence, the palace was infiltrated by assassins and we've lost some important figures such as Mr. Howin." Yichen spoke. "We believe the assassins were sent by Kol kingdom to weaken us." Chloe was startled as Kol kingdom had never sent any assassins over. But she kept quiet, quickly realising that this must be the ploy of the rebel ministers.
"Hmm…I see. Pity. That Howin was a remarkable strategy expert." Zhang said while grimacing. "And…where is that whore of a daughter of mine?"
"Princess Xiao has been in the harem all this while, awaiting you." Yichen spoke.
"She has built up considerable amount of yin chi my lord." Chonglin, the harem administrator spoke with a perverse smile. He was lying. Xiao's yin chi had been extracted by numerous men as they fucked her every day. When news of Zhang's return arrived, Chonglin had force-fed yin pills to Xiao, restoring her yin so that Zhang wouldn't notice.
"Heheh. Good-good." Zhang smiled. Meanwhile Chloe blinked in surprise. Kol kingdom had not obtained any reliable information on Xiao but hearing about her now, she realised that Xiao was an incestuous concubine of Zhang? Chloe had a hard time processing this information.
"Alright, all of my loyal warriors, come forth." Zhang spoke smilingly. "I must reward you for your valour."
There were about 100 soldiers. They were all fanatically loyal to Zhang and thus had outdone themselves in war, killing several enemy soldiers. They were all in Advanced realm and were experienced warriors of different ranks in Carny's army.
At once, the centre of the large council room became crowded as the 100 soldiers stood in proper order. They were wearing their battle armours with their weapons by their sides.
"But before the rewards, you must do one more service for me." Zhang spoke. "Kill all the ministers and their followers in here."
"…!!!"
At once a dreary silence befell the hall. Everyone was shocked silly.
"M-my lord?" Yichen mumbled and fell to his knees.
"My lord, have mercy! What have we devoted subjects done to offend you?" Mengyao cried as she knelt too, placing her hands on the floor and revealing her deep cleavage to Zhang. "Have I not served you wholeheartedly?"
"Hahahah!" Zhang cackled while the soldier turned towards the rows of council members, taking out their weapons. All the ministers were filled with shock and fear.
Meanwhile Yichen, Mengyao and Fang exchanged quick glances. Neither of them knew how to tackle this situation. Was Zhang messing with them? Would the revolution have to begin right now? Zhang was too powerful. The council was yet to discuss things and set their plans right, but they had been taken by surprise.
Zhang let out a powerful gust of energy, revealing his level 4 Master realm cultivation.
"Do you think I don't know about your schemes? I still have some loyal spies hmph! I knew from the beginning that you were all planning a rebellion." Zhang revealed as his gaze shone cruelly. "Die for me now."
"My lord! I am still loyal to you! I did not betray you!" A minister shouted.
"My lord, spare me! I knew nothing about this rebellion! I swear!"
Many ministers and guards pleaded. They indeed were few of Zhang loyalists but Zhang was taking no chances any more. He intended to kill them all and would create a new council afterwards.
Any rebellion or movement requires detailed planning. But Zhang had taken them all by surprise. All the traitors were present in the palace while most of their supporters and defected troops were still in the regiment camp. Zhang had showcased his cunning here.
Shing! Fang unsheathed his sword as he stepped forward.
"To arms! To revolution! To Carny's freedom! Fight to the death!" He roared, fully displaying his level 10 Advanced realm cultivation, encouraging the rebels and declaring the revolution.
"To arms! Fight!" Yichen also shouted and stood by Fang's side. Mengyao meanwhile had stealthily disappeared in the chaos.
A fight broke out. Weapons clashed, chi and energy bursts occurred, people collided, limbs were hacked down, heads rolled, screams and commotion filled the council hall. It was the most underwhelming revolution ever. The council was unprepared and several ministers had already lost their lives.
Fang quickly summoned an emergency beacon and shattered it. It was a signal for his followers to come to his aid.
However, there was already a chaotic skirmish going on in the regiment camp. Troops loyal to Zhang were attacking all the others. They had received orders from Zhang during their journey, regarding this. Blood had already begun to flow. The capital was soon to engulf in utter chaos.
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Yingjie was suddenly startled as he sensed that the beacon inside his spatial ring had just shattered. It meant that Fang had crushed the one connected to Yingjie's. As discussed between them in secrecy at some unknown point of time, this was the signal that revolution had begun and Yingjie must mobilize the rebel troops.
Beacons were pendant-sized artifacts, made by strategy methods. Usually, they came in pairs of twos. If one was crushed, the other would get crushed too, no matter what distance. They were rumoured to have originated from dwarf or elf technology from long distant past. Beacons had different names, shapes and features. But they were all used for similar purposes of sending signals over large distances.
Yingjie had been stationed in the regiment building to train Sui Lu and protect Wind while awaiting instructions from Fang.
"The revolution has begun already?" Sui Lu asked. She was feeding milk to little Wind.
"Yes. This is abrupt but there is no doubt about it!" Yingjie immediately took out a small bugle from his ring and blew on it.
Whoooong!! Its surprisingly loud sound echoed in the entire building and nearby area. It was his signal for the soldiers to gather near the building and march together for revolution. Their target would obviously be the palace. Yingjie then turned to Sui Lu and spoke to her.
"Take the underground passage and leave the capital quickly. You must protect young master Wind! Return here only if you learn concrete news of revolution's success. Otherwise…it'll be up to you to train Wind so he can someday return for revenge and freedom of Carny from Zhang."
"…Yes, I understand." Sui Lu said with sad determination as she stowed Wind into her spatial ring. Then, as Yingjie moved towards the exit, Sui Lu suddenly hugged him from behind.
"…." There was a momentary silence in the room.
Sui Lu silently let go of him and left towards the underground passage. Yingjie sighed and didn't turn around. He and Sui Lu had developed feeling for each other during their time together but in front of their respective duties, love weighed little.
Sui Lu took Wind and escaped while Yingjie took charge of some of the troops and marched towards the palace. Though in his path there would be Zhang loyalist troops and it would take a while to cut a path through them.
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"Sparrow steps, sword lotus!" Fang shouted and attacked Zhang again but Zhang remained seated on his throne. Scythes made of his blood were revolving around him, protecting him by cancelling out the incoming attacks.
"Blood reaper, 100 kills." Zhang spoke and the scythes performed numerous slashes in all directions, cancelling out the sword lotus move and attacking Fang and Yichen.
The two of them retreated while defending. They were sweating, panting and already had minor injuries while Zhang had not even left his seat. Their fight had been going on for a few minutes already.
Suddenly, the entire palace began to lightly glow from the inside. Energy wafted off from the glowing walls and seeped into the rebels' bodies, boosting their prowess quickly! Those on their last legs became rejuvenated and attacked the soldiers back. They had managed to gain some respite and footing.
Fang and Yichen also felt their strength increase. Apparently Mingli had succeeded in activating the palatial strategy from a hidden corner in the dungeon. It had taken him time to activate the strategy because not all of it had been modified by him and he didn't have full control & could not activate it remotely.
Regardless, the strategy showed its benefit quickly and several Zhang loyalist soldiers were injured and killed. Even so, the ministers weren't exactly warriors. So what if they gained a lot of chi and some strength boost? Could a politician beat a soldier in fight? They had to gang up to kill even one soldier and later could only huddle together in a defensive manner to bide their time until reinforcement arrive.
"Together." Fang uttered.
"Hmm." Yichen nodded.
"Sword Shredder! Sword Rush! Sword Lotus!" The two of them synced their multiple moves.
Sword shredder move deflected the blood scythes hovering in air, Sword Rush allowed them to get close to Zhang immediately and Sword Lotus was the finishing blow.
At once brilliant sword slashes engulfed Zhang entirely, creating two overlapping lotus images.
As the lotus images disappeared, Zhang's figure was revealed, still intact and unhurt! A thick coat of blood had protected him.
"Blood Reaper Cloak." Zhang uttered his move's name smilingly. His throne had been hacked to tiny pieces while Chloe had barely dodged the sword lotus moves. Zhang remained unhurt but Fang and Yichen had ashen expressions. They had already used all the tricks in the bag and could not inflict a single scratch on Zhang!
Boom! Suddenly Chloe's body exploded! Meat and blood splattered everywhere while her head flew and collided against a wall before dropping and rolling on the floor. She had self-detonated!
"What the…" Zhang, Fang and Yichen uttered in unison as they stared at this scene.
Suddenly there was a flash of light and multiple people teleported into the council hall. They were Koldorus and his powerful generals and elders!
"Koldorus!?" Everyone was astonished.
"Surprise, motherfcuker!" Koldorus shouted and grinned at Zhang. He had successfully infiltrated Carny palace.
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