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Chapter 172: Seemingly Desperate, but Not Desperate
The disastrous defeat of the Empire's Western Legion was like a huge rock thrown into a lake, causing ripples and triggering a series of unexpected chain reactions.
The Imperial City of CATANIE, which originally maintained close trade relations with Zhang Wei, was now forced by the situation to unilaterally terminate trade between the two sides and brazenly seized a fleet of Zhang Wei docked at Chunping Port.
And all this was actually within Zhang Wei's expectations.
Faced with such changes, he had already prepared a response plan.
At the same time, Yuko Takezawa followed the orders of the Imperial Prime Minister, sharpening her knives and actively preparing for a large-scale attack on Zhang Wei's Newt City.
However, what was unexpected was that Zhang Wei, who seemed to be in a passive situation, actually had a hidden secret.
On the night the fleet was seized, a group of vampire troops hiding in the cargo hold at the bottom of the ship quietly emerged.
They attacked as quickly as ghosts and plundered Junpei Port with lightning speed as a powerful response to the unjust actions of Whakatani City.
Afterwards, this vampire army did not stop there, but continued to drive the endless army of zombies northward, aiming directly at the city of Catani.
Seeing the situation taking a turn for the worse, the lord of Catani Castle, Junpei Miyajima, had no choice but to send his trusted confidant to secretly go to Zhang Wei's camp to seek peace and signed a surrender agreement.
Although the city of CATANII managed to escape the disaster, Zhang Wei's army did not stop.
They headed north, sweeping through the towns of Kurze, Coles and Imana around the city of Whakatani in a clockwise direction.
These unfortunate towns fell one after another, and the residents suffered a tragic disaster, being forcibly transformed by vampires into terrible zombies.
The vampires drove the dense swarm of zombies like a tide, quietly set out from the town of Imana and marched straight south.
They move quickly and strangely, like ghosts in the night, catching people off guard.
When Takezawa Yuko's army came under sudden attack, she was shocked.
However, she soon realized that she had been betrayed by Junpei Miyajima!
This comrade who was in the Southern Legion of the Empire and served the Empire has now shamelessly betrayed himself!
Junpei Miyajima deliberately passed false military intelligence to Yuko Takezawa.
He merely told Takezawa Yuko that his Junpei Port had suffered a retaliatory looting by Zhang Wei, but he did not mention a word that Zhang Wei's vampire army had already penetrated deep into the empire.
Faced with this sudden change, Yuko Takezawa demonstrated extraordinary decisiveness and fighting ability.
She remained calm in the face of danger, and immediately organized a defense line, engaging in a thrilling battle with the endless stream of zombies.
Although the battle was extremely brutal, Yuko Takezawa finally succeeded in destroying all these terrible monsters.
However, what worried Takezawa Yuko was that Zhang Wei's vampires evacuated the battlefield unscathed.
She knew very well that this was a warning Zhang Wei gave her specifically.
At this time, Yuko Takezawa did not have the strength to chase and kill those vampires because, after the fierce battle just now, her own army had also suffered huge losses and urgently needed time to recuperate and regroup.
If it were someone else, they might have recalled the main force heading to Lionheart Castle to ensure their own safety.
But Yuko Takezawa only had loyalty to the empire in her heart, and she made the decision without hesitation.
She firmly believed that only by sticking to her post and continuing to carry out her mission could she better safeguard the peace of the empire.
So, she led the exhausted soldiers and marched resolutely towards Lionheart Castle. Since Junpei Miyajima was no longer trustworthy, there was no need for her and her remaining troops to stay in Tris Town.
Yuko Takezawa had no regrets about her upcoming attack on Zhang Wei. In fact, she had spent the past year pretending to trade with Zhang Wei in a friendly manner, but deep down, what she really wanted to do was to capture the other kingdom's territory and expand the territory for the great emperor.
When Zhang Wei discovered that Takezawa Yuko had completely ignored his warnings and still resolutely led the army south, he had no choice but to send another messenger to persuade her: "General Takezawa Yuko, please do not be blinded by so-called blind loyalty! If you insist on doing this, you will regret it in the future!"
However, Takezawa Yuko not only did not appreciate it, but she ruthlessly cut off the messenger's head and hung it high above the towering military flag. Then, she continued to march south.
Soon, Zhang Wei launched a counterattack - the dark dragon that once dominated the battlefield in the western part of the empire and frightened the enemy appeared again in the southern part of the empire. At this moment, Takezawa Yuko was firmly grasped by Zhang Wei's neck and could only watch the dark dragon ruthlessly slaughter the imperial soldiers who were loyal to her...
"How could this happen? Why did it turn out like this..." When Zhang Wei finally let go of her hand and let Takezawa Yuko regain her freedom, she collapsed to the ground, muttering these words over and over again.
"Why? Why?" Takezawa Yuko widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief and unwillingness. She roared at Zhang Wei: "You obviously have such a terrifying and earth-shattering power, why don't you use it to unify the kingdom, but instead use it to harm the brave warriors and innocent people of our empire? Why is this?"
Thinking of those imperial soldiers who died tragically under the fangs of the dark dragon, those Pegasus knights who were ruthlessly shot down by the dark dragon knights, and those several imperial town residents who were transformed alive into horrible zombies by vampires... Yuko Takezawa felt as if her heart was dripping with blood and the pain was unbearable.
However, what made her feel extremely angry and annoyed was that Zhang Wei, the instigator, did not even have the slightest feeling of guilt or regret at this moment!
Why did he treat the soldiers and people of the empire so cruelly?
Not only that, when he saw that the kingdom was gradually falling into a chaotic civil war, Zhang Wei did not even use his extremely powerful forces to massacre the kingdom's army and people.
"This is not fair!!!" Takezawa Yuko was so angry that she was shaking all over, her beautiful eyes wide open, staring at Zhang Wei, and roared hoarsely.
Facing Takezawa Yuko's questioning and scolding, Zhang Wei's face was as gloomy as water, and he responded indifferently without any expression: "How can there be fairness in this world? I have already warned you. I originally hoped to establish a delicate balance with your empire, but unfortunately, you have squandered the precious opportunities I gave you time and time again. Well, go collect the bodies."
Before he finished his words, Zhang Wei's figure flashed and disappeared without a trace like a ghost.
Yuko Takezawa stared blankly at the tragic battlefield in front of her with blood flowing like a river and corpses strewn all over the ground, feeling sad in her heart.
Where are the intact corpses to be picked up here?