Chapter 552: Chapter 409: Commander Long Shi
Amidst the discussions, a female officer soared from Yuhuang City and landed, her eyes full of worship and excitement as she said:
“I have seen King Xu!”
She had evidently received notification, knowing that Xu Gu might settle in Yuhuang City, so she had been waiting nearby early on, and hurried out to welcome him upon sensing any activity.
Originally, Xu Gu’s military exploits were only at the Divine General level, but before he was randomly teleported to the Divine Domain Continent, he was already approved by the Human Clan kings through a vote for promotion to Human King!
After confirming Xu Gu’s identity, she gave Xu Gu a standard military salute, extremely respectful.
This was an era of survival of the fittest, let alone among frontline troops.
Soldiers must respect those with higher combat achievements than themselves, and even obey their orders.
Moreover, although this female officer did not know that Xu Gu’s panel data was of a Lower King, and his actual combat power had reached that of an Intermediate King, in the battle at the Mechanical Sea, Xu Gu had shown the strength of an Extreme Marquis, sufficient to keep her, an upper-level Marquis, in admiration and awe.
Seeing this female officer salute, all the guards around were taken aback.
Then, they confirmed that this youth was indeed the Human King!
And not an imposter!
“Could it be, some big-shot is intentionally disguising their Level and age? Even using some treasure for this purpose?”
“Is there such a big-shot with this kind of fetish?”
“Probably not.”
“Who knows, maybe it’s for a particular special mission?”
The guards discussed among themselves.
“Stop guessing! He is not disguised, and he disdains to disguise! Because he is God Xu!” an informed old soldier said with furrowed brows and a solemn tone.
“What?”
At this statement, everyone was shockingly startled.
Then came a wave of joyful exhilaration, their eyes aflame with passion and excitement.
King Xu’s popularity was indeed very high, so high it could even parallel that of the Yang God from a thousand years ago.
Especially in Atlantis, where Xu Gu slaughtered plenty of foreign races and even cut down the Elf King’s and Sea God’s flesh avatars, fiercely vindicating all of the Human Clan.
Therefore, even at the very edge of the eastern warzone of the Divine Domain Battlefield, these officers and soldiers had heard of Xu Gu’s legends and deeds.
Of course, due to geographical isolation, their knowledge of Xu Gu was limited to some stories and legends. Even though they knew Xu Gu was very handsome, super handsome, appearance and build can be disguised, so knowing this was meaningless.
As for Xu Gu’s true aura, they obviously did not know it, so they could not immediately recognize him.
“God Xu has arrived!”
“No! Now we should call him King Xu!”
“Everyone hurry up and come out to welcome him! King Xu has arrived!”
The news of Xu Gu’s arrival instantly exploded throughout Yuhuang City; countless soldiers were boiling with fervor, morale sky-high.
However, there were some old soldiers, or some officers, whose expressions were solemn, somewhat gloomy, and unsightly.
“Be a bit more cautious in the days to come, King Xu,” the leading female officer guiding Xu Gu to the Commander here hesitated for a moment, but couldn’t help speaking out.
“Cautious?” Xu Gu’s eyes narrowed slightly, then a hint of a cold smile appeared on his lips.
Everywhere he went, he would not relax his vigilance, always observing everything around him.
He had made it to this point; a mere bit of carelessness would have cost him his life.
He had of course noticed the anomalies within Yuhuang City.
But he did not take it to heart.
He knew what the others were thinking.
Thus, he also did not take it to heart.
The female officer was about to elaborate.
When a sharp voice rang out:
“Are you Xu Gu?”
The tone of the voice was quite unfriendly.
“Yes, I am Xu Gu.”
Xu Gu’s eyebrows lifted slightly, and he saw a coldly beautiful female officer wearing white armor, holding a long sword, with a slim and graceful figure, her face stunningly beautiful.
“This place doesn’t welcome you!” Long Shi, the white-robed female commander, said indifferently.
Swish!
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere instantly turned icy cold.
Most of the people around had faces filled with shock and surprise, their smiles freezing on the spot.
This white-robed female commander was the commander of their fortress, as well as a Human King!
Her words carried the weight of gold and could not be altered.
They had to be carried out by all the soldiers in Yuhuang City.
If she said Xu Gu wasn’t welcome, then the entire Yuhuang City wouldn’t welcome Xu Gu.
But wasn’t Xu Gu the hope of the entire Human Clan? Why would he be unwelcome?
Most people couldn’t understand it.
Xu Gu scrutinized Long Shi before him: “Why am I not welcome?”
He maintained his patience.
After all, this white-robed female commander, this relatively young Human King, had always been fighting for the Human Clan.
“Because you’re a harbinger of plague,” Long Shi said angrily. “Your arrival will claim the lives of most of the soldiers in Yuhuang City.
“You don’t have the right, nor do you deserve, our sacrifice.”
Whoosh!
The crowd couldn’t help but stir.
That’s when the surrounding soldiers understood the reason.
Xu Gu was wanted by the entire Mechanical Sea.
Now that Xu Gu had appeared in Yuhuang City, he would certainly bring the wrath of the entire Mechanical Sea.
A final battle would erupt in Yuhuang City.
All soldiers in Yuhuang City could potentially die. Even the entire Yuhuang City could be obliterated.
Some soldiers clenched their teeth, wanting to refute their commander, but were stopped by those next to them, or they saw that most around them had lowered their heads, resigning to show a helpless expression and swallowing their own words.
There are always those who do not wish to die.
There are always those who do not want to die for someone unrelated to them.
There are those who may be willing to sacrifice their lives to protect Xu Gu but do not wish to involve their unwilling-to-sacrifice friends or family members.
Thus, the atmosphere grew even heavier.
“Do you understand? If you do, then leave this place, head to the inner regions. The cities in the inner regions have the ability to protect you. We are just a suffering and desolate city on the border, do not doom us,” Long Shi said.
Hearing this, Xu Gu slightly shook his head and said:
“You are wrong. I am not harming you. The ones harming you are the Demon Kings of the Mechanical Sea; I am here to save you.
“Even if I leave, the Demon Kings of the Mechanical Sea will still attack you, will still slaughter you, just later rather than sooner.
“They attack you, and it has nothing to do with anything else, just because you are too weak. Killing dogs and chickens needs no reasons.”
“You!”
Long Shi’s face changed dramatically, ice-cold, clearly stung by Xu Gu’s sharp words.
Xu Gu’s expression also turned icy cold; “Or perhaps, you have already planned to defect to the Mechanical Sea?”
“Nonsense! You’re courting death!”
Long Shi was furious, she who was the esteemed Dragon King, could not tolerate being scolded and slandered by a junior like Xu Gu:
“Let me discipline you on behalf of Champion Marquis and Eternal Sword Saint! Let you understand what it means to respect the elders!”
“Is that so?” Xu Gu scoffed coldly, his Battle Instrument suddenly slashing out.
Faster than lightning, like a rainbow glow, it seemed to transcend time itself.
Utterly swift.
A strike that nearly shattered the heavens and the earth.
“How dare you!”
Faced with such a forceful attack, Long Shi’s pupils contracted sharply, her heart shocked, she had not anticipated that Xu Gu’s attack would be so strong, her feeling of contempt vanished, she hastily moved to defend.