Chapter 607: A Special Mission |
"When do we set off then?"
Upon hearing his words, Ning Qi couldn't help but ask curiously.
"That depends on their arrangements."
Lei Shan shook his head, then led Ning Qi further inside.
They soon returned to the Zhao Manor located at the Back Mountain.
By the time they arrived at the meeting hall,
they found Zhao Yunze and a few of his brothers already waiting there.
"Brother Ning, you truly returned victorious this time!"
Zhao Tianlei came over, saying with a smile.
Hearing his words, Ning Qi couldn't help but shake his head and say.
"You succeeded. We made such a big commotion, many people now know this operation was done by Lei Shan."
"Given that, it's perfectly reasonable for Lei Shan, to avoid their revenge, to flee to the Realm Sea Battlefield."
"And with you disguised as him, naturally no one will suspect anything further."
Zhao Yunze, hearing his words, said with a smile.
"In that case, we can set off."
Zhao Tianlei also came over, patting Ning Qi, "For this trip, I'm going with you. Let's wreak havoc and show the Blood Demon clan our might."
"Oh, Brother Tianlei is coming with me?"
Hearing this, Ning Qi couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, I'm going with you."
Zhao Tianlei nodded, then continued, "And my little sister is also coming!"
"Right, I'm going too!"
Zhao Zhirou followed over, "I won't hold you back."
"More people, more strength. So when do we depart?"
Only after hearing their words did Ning Qi ask with a smile.
"Master, with so many of them going, won't it be very inconvenient for us?"
"Wanting to send a message will probably be very difficult."
Inside his dantian, the Pill Spirit couldn't help but ask worriedly.
"No matter, I have my own methods."
Ning Qi responded, then refocused his attention on the present.
"We can set off tomorrow."
"We still have some matters to handle along the way."
"By the time we get there, it will be just the right time for them to dispatch their troops!"
Zhao Yunze thought for a moment, then continued, "This time, let's split into two groups."
"One group will follow the main force's departure, the other group will be responsible for handling some business."
"Oh? There's another mission to take care of?"
Hearing his words, Ning Qi couldn't help but become curious.
He never expected they actually had other tasks to do.
"Yes, my main purpose for this trip is to handle that business."
Zhao Tianlei nodded, finally saying.
"Good, then let's go together!"
Ning Qi nodded, showing no intention to refuse.
Since he was here, he might as well accept it. They helped him, so working with them was only natural.
"Good, then it's settled."
Zhao Tianlei let out a hearty laugh, "Tonight, let's have a farewell feast."
"No, that would be too ostentatious."
Ning Qi shook his head, "Remember, I am now Commander Lei. We returned with our tails between our legs. If we leave, it should be like wolves slinking away."
"Doing that would instead arouse suspicion."
"That's true."
Zhao Tianlei, upon hearing this, smiled and said, "Brother Ning considers things thoroughly."
"I see the time is getting late today. Since you've all returned, why not set off now!"
"Our Flying Vessel at the Back Mountain is already prepared."
Zhao Yunze thought for a moment, then said, "As for our main force, let them depart tomorrow!"
"Alright, then let's discuss who goes?"
After agreeing, Zhao Zhirou followed up with a question.
"Let's do it this way. Tianlei, you and Rou'er go."
"Add Young Friend Ning, and we'll assign you a team of men."
Zhao Yunze thought for a moment, then asked, "How about this arrangement?"
"Alright, then how do we arrange the remaining large force?"
Zhao Tianlei nodded, asking curiously.
"Let Tianzang take care of it."
Zhao Yunze had clearly already made plans, continuing to arrange, "This matter is settled. You can set off now."
"Alright, then we'll be on our way."
Zhao Tianlei clasped his fists, then turned and called out, "Brother Ning, Rou'er, let's go first."
"Good!"
"Clan Leader Zhao, we take our leave then."
After the few of them agreed, they bid farewell to Zhao Yunze and left.
They left together like this.
Hurrying towards their Back Mountain. Upon arrival, the formation here activated.
A passage leading to a dark rift was thus opened.
"Master, it seems the people the Demonic Race mobilized are skilled at opening such passages. Even the wormholes are something they excel at!"
Inside Ning Qi's dantian, the Pill Spirit followed with analysis.
"Correct! Let's go, we're about to depart."
Ning Qi responded to his words in his heart.
"Master, we've been here for quite some time now."
"We're finally leaving."
The Pill Spirit couldn't help but begin to sigh with emotion, "When we first arrived, we encountered Princess Xiangxiang. I wonder how she is now."
"Along the way, she has grown up."
Ning Qi corrected.
"Yes, she is already Her Majesty."
Only then did the Pill Spirit have a sudden realization, "Originally, we came to find Miss Xu. Who would have thought so many things would happen."
"Brother Ning, let's board."
Zhao Zhirou had been following Ning Qi.
And Zhao Tianlei had already gone to make arrangements.
Only after hearing her words did Ning Qi snap back to reality.
He saw that ahead was now a void.
Here, there were over a dozen Flying Vessels. Though called vessels, these were far larger than normal Flying Vessels.
Clearly, these were flying wheels. Each one carried many Demonic Race warriors.
"Master, is this a team? This feels like an entire legion."
Watching the scene before him from within Ning Qi's dantian, the Pill Spirit couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
He never expected their "team" would have so many people.
"Yes, this is too many."
"And their strength is not weak. If they fought me, as long as they trapped me, I'd also have to leave my life here."
Looking at the team before him, Ning Qi said.
Is this the strength of the Demonic Race? For them, such a massive army of so many people is called a small team.
"This team has three commanders."
"Grand Commander Wang Haoran, Second Commander is Xue Xiaotian, Third Commander is Lu Wantian."
"Each of them commands fifty thousand troops."
Zhao Zhirou introduced to Ning Qi.
"Fifty thousand troops?"
Ning Qi felt he must have misheard.
He had thought there might be around fifty or sixty thousand people here.
But he never expected there were actually three groups of fifty or sixty thousand.
If this small team went to the True Martial Spirit Realm, even if they couldn't sweep through it completely, they could turn this True Martial Spirit Realm into an abandoned Lower Realm.
The Pill Spirit then asked curiously.
"This realm is strong. This is something I only learned last night."
"Here, our strength simply cannot run rampant. Their magical treasures are endless."
"And the military forces here are also numerous."
"Her Majesty Princess Xiangxiang commands a million troops, and their overall strength is stronger than our True Martial Spirit Realm."
"Let alone these sects."
Ning Qi sighed with emotion, "Our True Martial Spirit Realm still has a long way to go."
The Pill Spirit deeply agreed.
"Let's go too."
Zhao Zhirou, seeing the team ahead had finished assembling, then called for Ning Qi to follow.
"Good!"
Ning Qi snapped back to reality and hurriedly followed.
"Master, you say the teams here are already this strong. What would the battlefield be like when we reach the Realm Sea Battlefield?"
Inside Ning Qi's dantian, the Pill Spirit suddenly thought of a question.
"We'll know when we get there."
Ning Qi didn't say much, instead continuing forward with Zhao Zhirou.
They soon arrived on one of the Flying Vessels.
This Flying Vessel was as big as a small town, though among these flying wheels, it was the smallest.
"Brother Ning, let me introduce you!"
Zhao Tianlei brought people over, saying with a smile, "This is our Wang Haoran, Commander Wang!"
"This is our Commander Xue and Commander Lu."
He introduced them to Ning Qi again one by one.
"Commander Wang, Commander Lu, Commander Xue!"
Ning Qi, in turn, clasped his fists in greeting.
"Young Master Ning!"
...
The several men also politely clasped their fists in response.
Both sides could be considered acquainted now.
"Commander Wang, have the team set off!"
"Let's go slowly at first. After exiting this passage and reaching the Realm Sea, we'll increase speed!"
Zhao Tianlei looked at Wang Haoran, giving the arrangement in a deep voice.
After Wang Haoran acknowledged, he called for the other two to leave.
Clearly, they were going to make arrangements.
"Young Master Ning, let's stay on this Flying Vessel!"
Zhao Tianlei looked around, then said to Ning Qi.
"Alright, are we setting off now too?"
Ning Qi nodded, then asked further.
"Correct, we move out!"
After agreeing, Zhao Tianlei ordered the several helmsmen in the distance.
"Yes!"
They responded one after another, then went to the cabin area.
"How long will it take us to reach the Realm Sea Battlefield?"
Ning Qi walked over and asked curiously.
"It should take about ten days, but we have matters to handle during the journey."
"Probably around fifteen days, and we'll arrive!"
Zhao Tianlei, hearing this, thought carefully before responding.
"Alright, we won't miss it."
Ning Qi nodded, following up.
"Mm, correct!"
Zhao Tianlei looked ahead, "It's been a long time since I left this place. This time out, we must wreak havoc and let them know the might of our Heavenly Demon clan."
"Brother Tian, we can't be careless."
Hearing this, Zhao Zhirou came over to remind him, "There are mountains beyond mountains, skies beyond skies!"
"Mm, you're right. This time, we still need to be careful!"
Zhao Tianlei did not refute, but nodded in agreement.
Right at this moment, someone called out.
Their Flying Vessel began to slowly start up.
After a series of rumbling sounds, the Flying Vessel began to speed forward.
The speed wasn't fast, but because it was so massive, the surrounding void trembled along with it.
"This passage was opened by us."
"So it's not as sturdy as the outside Realm Sea!"
"Otherwise, if it collapses next time, we'll be exposed."
"So that's how it is."
Hearing this, Ning Qi couldn't help but nod.
Only then did he understand what was going on.
"The team is coming up."
Zhao Tianlei glanced back, saying with a smile, "We're setting off."
Ning Qi also looked back and saw their team had indeed set off.
Next, after the Flying Vessel traveled forward for one shichen, Ning Qi saw the passage ahead had reached its end.
"Whoosh!"
"Hum!"
After the Time It Takes to Drink a Cup of Tea passed, their Flying Vessel suddenly accelerated, charging straight out.
After charging out, the Flying Vessel finally entered the Realm Sea space.
It was then that Ning Qi discovered this space was even more sturdy.
Even if the Flying Vessel charged recklessly, the space here wouldn't be smashed open to create gaps, nor would it creak and groan.
Zhao Tianlei sighed, then waved to someone, "Go, summon all three commanders."
"Yes!"
A guard acknowledged the order, then hurriedly withdrew.
"Brother Zhao, what mission are we going to do?"
Ning Qi had always been very curious about this, but just hadn't had the chance to ask much before.
Now they were clearly about to make deployments, so naturally he could inquire about the situation.
"We are going to a meteorite region."
"We have some matters to handle there."
Zhao Tianlei turned his head, continuing, "We left some resources there before, along with our weapons and Armor."
"Because we were worried they might be discovered there, we hid them in an unpopulated place."
"This time we're going over to find the items and then bring them to the battlefield!"
"Oh, then why not let the large force go retrieve them?"
Ning Qi asked, somewhat puzzled.
Wasn't this making things unnecessarily complicated?
He originally thought it was something much more difficult. He never expected it was such a simple matter.
"Because we haven't completely gained control of this region yet."
At this point, Zhao Zhirou came over and said, "There are formation restrictions here that we previously couldn't break through."
"This time, we've prepared sufficient resources to break open these restriction formations, so we're coming to retrieve our resources."
Only then did Ning Qi understand what was going on.
It wasn't that they didn't want to take them away, but that these things weren't truly theirs to begin with.
So this trip over was clearly well-prepared.
"Master, I feel this place definitely has danger."
"Otherwise, they wouldn't bring so many people."
Inside his dantian, the Pill Spirit said curiously.
"I feel that too, but I just don't know exactly what it is."
"This matter is absolutely not as simple as they say!"
Ning Qi also looked ahead, secretly discussing with the Pill Spirit.
"Young Master!"
And right at this moment, Wang Haoran, Xue Xiaotian, and the others arrived separately.
Each and every one wore a grave expression. Clearly, they also knew what this trip was about to do.