Chapter 497 Fierce Confrontation! The First Wave of Engagement Among the Five Powers!

After being mocked with increasingly vicious words by the four individuals, Kannai Gusji's expression immediately changed. Normally, as the emperor of the Sakura Empire, even the most arrogant person would show at least superficial respect in his presence. How could they be as rampant and overbearing as these four foreign heroes? If it weren't for his apprehension of the four acting in concert, Kannai Gusji might have already lost his temper and attacked them himself! He glanced at the formidable and solemn Undead Legion behind him, along with its thirteen legion commanders. Kannai Gusji turned his head away, a sinister smile playing on his lips. "Very well! You foreign heroes have no other skills but to be eloquent with your tongues. And you've all become incredibly arrogant, truly believing yourselves to be invincible! Today, I will show you what it means when one says there are always people better than you, and skies beyond the skies... That through this battle, the name of the Sakura Emperor will resonate throughout the universe!" After admiring Kannai Gusji's grand pronouncements once more, An Ruo, who was on the verge of laughter, suddenly noticed a hidden piece of information in Kannai Gusji's words and was momentarily stunned. "Ah? What did you say? Sakura Emperor?!" Kannai Gusji thought that his title had indeed shocked An Ruo and couldn't help but grin. "That's right! What, are you scared? Standing before you now is the emperor of the Sakura Empire, that is me... Kannai Gusji! Today, I will act on behalf of heaven and eradicate the main forces of your four foreign races, along with the four of you!" After Kannai Gusji finished speaking, not only An Ruo, but also Musaaro, Dracula, and Kel'Thuzad were taken aback, staring at him in a daze, silent. Kannai Gusji merely thought he was truly terrifying and felt a surge of joy. However, just as he was about to let out a hearty laugh, continuous laughter erupted from the other side. And their laughter sounded even more frenzied than before. "Truly, it's like finding a needle in a haystack... I never expected you to be hiding here!" "Heh! Sakura Emperor? I finally found you, damn it! You were really hard to find!" "I initially thought if you insisted on playing the coward, we would have to turn the entire Kyushu Island upside down to find you... but now, it seems it won't be that troublesome!" "Good! Very good! Excellent! Since you've so cooperatively revealed yourself, I'll even offer you a generous condition..." "Now, drop your weapons and surrender, and I can ensure you won't be harmed before meeting the boss..." "Otherwise, with your frail body, it would be lucky if we didn't turn you into a bloody sieve!" It was understandable why these four were so agitated. After all, before they set out, their boss had set a reward target for them... that was to capture the emperor of the Sakura Kingdom alive and bring him to meet him. Most importantly, the reward offered by that boss was extremely generous, so generous that even people of their status would go mad for it. So, how could they possibly disregard such a reward? Moreover, Kannai Gusji was now so proactively delivering himself to them... If they couldn't seize such an opportunity, they truly wouldn't deserve to be leaders anymore. And Kannai Gusji, upon seeing the four's reaction, was both ashamed and enraged. "You four foreign heroes, you completely disregard me! You actually intend to capture me alive and have me surrender, planning to take me to appease some unknown individual. Your intentions are utterly damnable. If I don't quickly show you something real to slap your faces, you'll truly think I'm nothing and can be manipulated at will!" "Charge! Fight them to the death!" "It's best... if you can twist off their skulls, one by one!" Kannai Gusji's face contorted with rage as he waved his hand, issuing orders to the Undead Legion behind him. These Undead Legionnaires naturally would not disobey Kannai Gusji's command, and in an instant, they charged forward, forming a scene of surrounding the four heroes. "Do you really think your fancy moves are that effective? Watch closely as we crush you!" An Ruo, facing Kannai Gusji's aggressive opening move, naturally did not show any sign of retreating. He directly signaled his elite elves to engage head-on. Of course, his action was also a way to transmit information to the other three heroes and to proactively take on the heaviest responsibility as a gesture of goodwill. With this level of effort, the other three wouldn't hold back, he thought. As expected! Seeing An Ruo's righteousness and his proactive assumption of the frontal pressure, the other three also began to grin menacingly. In the next moment, the elite undead, the elite orcs, and the elite blood kin simultaneously charged towards the Undead Legion in the air from the left, right, and rear. At this sensitive time, they naturally did not want to further escalate the conflict. Therefore, quickly taking down Kannai Gusji simultaneously and minimizing losses was the best course of action. It could only be said that the marching speed of all five factions was extremely fast, and they were equally unwilling to yield, so they soon experienced their first large-scale collision in the air. Clang! Clang! Clang! Accompanied by the sounds of clashing armor and weapons, the five forces soon collided and intertwined slightly at the edges. Due to the immense head-on force of impact, both sides suffered rather heavy losses in this first wave of charge. Especially the Undead Legion and the elite elves who bore the brunt of the attack; nearly one-tenth of their forces fell. The other three allied races also lost about five percent. Seeing this, the eyelids of the four foreign heroes couldn't help but twitch. It was truly heartbreaking! It had to be known that those still standing on the battlefield were their most powerful troops, all core elites. To have so many casualties after just one exchange, it was natural for their scalps to tingle. For Dracula and Kel'Thuzad, the loss of low-level blood thralls and skeletal warriors was inconsequential... But the loss of these truly elite warriors, even one, was upsetting. As for An Ruo, who bore the greatest burden, he could only sigh inwardly. It was unavoidable. As the nominal commander among the four, he had to act this way to appease his troops. Fortunately, Kannai Gusji, who was the reward target, was right before their eyes... Otherwise, he would truly have lost so much that he'd vomit blood!