The Human Emperor (200-400)

C253: The Goguryeon's Treasure

Given that the battle had just begun, it was impossible that a hundred men had died within the first base. Without a doubt, the notices the Destiny Stone sent involved the Goguryeon soldiers from the other bases as well.

"Could this be the reason why?"

In the blink of an eye, a thought flashed across Wang Chong's mind. He took a resplendent golden token out from his embrace.

This was the token that King Song gave him, and it also represented the complete authority that he wielded over this operation. After much contemplation, the only reason why the dead Goguryeons in the other bases could be attributed to him had to be due to this token of unparalleled authority.

Does this mean that such a token... or perhaps the authority of an official, would allow the kills to be attributed to me in such an operation, and I need not slay the men personally?, Wang Chong thought.

Having come to this realization, Wang Chong was delighted. He had found a way to make his Bane of the Battlefield grow swiftly.

Hong long!

At this moment, Wang Chong had finished the final step to his metamorphosis. Hong long long, furious winds raged, and thunder rumbled within his head. Along with this rumbling, a massive, formless ripple was suddenly pulled inward, dragging a huge surge of energy back to him.

【Congratulations to user for killing more than 100 soldiers of the Goguryeo Empire! The Bane of the Battlefield aura is upgraded from level 0 to level 1!】

The distinctive cold voice of the Destiny Stone echoed in Wang Chong's head. At the same moment, the area of Wang Chong's Bane of the Battlefield aura expanded greatly.

In an instant, all of the Goguryeon troops in the first base were covered in the area of effect of the halo. A white ripple abruptly appeared around them, scaring the Imperial Army guards fighting with them. Thinking that it might be a hidden means of their enemies, they immediately fought even more furiously.

However, the Goguryeon troops they were facing were even more shocked than them. They were already in a disadvantageous position, and this aura only made it worse for them.

Some of the True Martial realm 1-dan “Single Halo” experts even found their Thorn Halos flickering weakly, like candles before a strong gale. However, the ones who were hit the worst were the Origin Energy Tier 9 Goguryeon soldiers. Putting aside how their cultivation fell to Origin Energy Tier 8, there were signs that it was going to fall even further.

"What's going on?"

The unkempt Li Jiuhuan was astonished and angered. As the head of the base, he wasn't affected by the Bane of the Battlefield. As such, he couldn't understand what the others were experiencing.

However, it was clear to him that none of his men were in their best states.

"Retreat! Retreat!" Li Jiuhuan bellowed loudly. The Great Tang Imperial Army had clearly come well-prepared. Not only were their formations organized, they also had plenty of experts with them.

Li Jiuhuan knew that now that they were exposed, the base was a goner.

The only hope he had now was that the only place exposed was theirs.

Xiu xiu xiu!

Steel arrows suddenly whizzed out from the depths of the residence like venomous vipers. At this crucial moment, the condor snipers in the first base had made their moves.

Even though there were only two of them, they clearly displayed the incredible might that condor snipers wielded. In just a moment, five deadly arrows had struck the Imperial soldiers in the courtyard.