Chapter 279 - 35: Battle of Cangdu
Should I join the fray? Lu Hong hesitated. If it was a battle of Third Transition Peak powerhouses, going there would be akin to courting death, but he was also very curious to stealthily observe the elves’ methods and see if they were at all like those he remembered from his past gaming experiences.
At that moment, Old Lee floated over to Lu Hong’s side and patted his shoulder affectionately, "His Majesty asked me to bring you into the battle to familiarize yourself with the elves’ skills in advance."
"Don’t worry, with me here, no one will be able to kill you," Old Lee said with great confidence. In the territory of Cangdu City, he indeed had the strength to back up those words.
"Thank you for protecting me, Old Lee," Lu Hong said, bowing slightly. He felt a deep sense of gratitude toward Old Lee.
"No trouble at all. Those elves are quite bold to dare attack Cangdu City. They’ve really grown some guts," said Old Lee as he activated his magic power and whisked Lu Hong into the skies, heading toward the battlefield.
The elves’ attack was not reckless. The Elven Prince had made meticulous preparations. The Kings of the Seven Kingdoms rarely gathered together, and the large conference held in Cangdu City was an opportunity that came once in a millennium. If they could wipe out all the Kings in one go, subsequent activities that the elves planned to carry out in Umbra would face significantly fewer obstacles.
With this in mind, the Elven Prince had taken the risk and decided to deploy his strongest warriors to besiege Cangdu City, aiming to assassinate the Kings of the Seven Kingdoms and overturn Umbra.
The elves were quite formidable. By the time Lu Hong arrived at the battlefield, the King of Cangdu and the three other Kings had already been embroiled in a fierce battle. Each King was surrounded by more than four Third Transition Peak elf warriors. Though they had not yet faced defeat, their situation was far from favorable.
The King of Shate Kingdom launched twirling sandstorms to repel the elven warriors, cursing, "Damn it, the elves play dirty, taking advantage when we’re down!" A month had not been enough for the Kings to recover from the battle with the Burn Snake, and crucially, the number of powerful warriors they could bring on a visit to Cangdu City was limited. Hence, in terms of high-level combat power, the countries of Umbra were at a disadvantage—in fact, for the first time in their conflicts with the elves. Could the four Kings not be furious?
However, luckily, once the great formation of Cangdu was activated, the strength of the elves was generally suppressed by a tier, with thousands of Third Transition powerhouses being pushed down to Second-Transition Peak or mid-phase. Otherwise, by the morning of the next day, Cangdu City might indeed face a change of regime.