Chapter 388: Fleet Prototype!
"Qu Ming, I saw you seemed to have something unsaid at the meeting. Now that it's just us, speak your mind," He Denlong said directly.
Li Xiang took a deep breath and asked calmly, "Suppose we completely annihilate the Undead Legion, will they reappear in the future?"
Wang Tianba looked at Li Xiang in confusion. "First of all... this assumption doesn't hold. The Undead Legion has vast military strength; it's impossible for us to annihilate them completely.
Secondly... if they were completely annihilated, how could they reappear?"
Li Xiang shook his head and looked at He Denlong. "City Lord He, as a City Lord of a City, you should know what I'm asking, right?"
He Denlong was silent for a moment, his eyes flickering slightly. "City Lord Wang, you may leave first."
Wang Tianba looked at the two of them blankly and withdrew.
Only Li Xiang, Lu Qingshui, and He Denlong remained.
He Denlong sat down on the chair. "It seems the matter of you killing Latu Deng is true."
Li Xiang rubbed his nose. "News travels back so fast."
"That was one of the ten great Generals of the Undead. He was a top-tier combatant in this World. Even if the Title Holders of our Dragon Flame Empire were dispatched, they might not be able to kill him."
Li Xiang nodded. "I did indeed kill him... and wasn't the opening of the World Barrier also because of his death..."
He Denlong hummed in acknowledgment. "You went to the Elf Forest?"
Li Xiang nodded.
"No wonder..."
He Denlong stood up. "Legend has it that the natural spirit knows everything in this World, understanding the past, present, and future. What did you learn from it?"
Li Xiang glanced at Lu Qingshui beside him. "I learned that when the final battle arrives, the relationship between you and me will cease to exist."
He Denlong let out a long sigh of melancholy. "To be honest... I only learned about this after becoming the City Lord of a City."
At that time, I was incredibly shocked."
As he spoke, he looked at Li Xiang. "That I can sit in this position... you have made great contributions, and I do not wish to stand on the opposite side of you."
Li Xiang nodded. "I don't want to either... but this seems to be a done deal."
"Yes... that's why I'm in pain..." He Denlong finished speaking and sighed. "Regarding your question, all I can say is that I don't know much either, but what's certain is that if the Undead Army is wiped out now, it will still reappear later...
However... if the Undead General is killed, the number of the Undead Army will decrease... As far as I know, the root of every Undead Legion is the Undead General. Besides the ten Undead Armies controlled by the Ten Great Generals, there is also the largest Undead Legion in the hands of the Undead King.
The ten Undead Generals are distributed among the ten Empires in the World. The Undead General of the Dafen Empire is Bonecrusher, who has already been killed by you.
The Undead General of our Dragon Flame Empire is the Dragon Slayer, Budavich...
Once an Undead General dies, if no new Undead General is born, the corresponding Undead Legion will vanish with the passage of time."
Li Xiang nodded. "I understand..."
He Denlong looked at Li Xiang. "Qu Ming, do you still have the ability to kill an Undead General?"
After speaking, he said somewhat excitedly, "If you can kill Budavich, once the Empire's support arrives, we will definitely be able to wipe out this Undead Legion..."
Li Xiang glanced at Lu Qingshui beside him again and shook his head. "I'm very sorry... I no longer have that ability."
He Denlong's eyes dimmed slightly. "...It's alright... I look forward to the performance of your Zhushen City in this great battle."
Li Xiang hummed in acknowledgment. "Then we'll leave now."
"Okay, prepare for battle."
...
Leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Lu Qingshui, who had been silent the whole time, pulled Li Xiang back. "Li Xiang... are you hiding something from me?"
Li Xiang smiled and looked at her. "Haven't I told you everything that's happened recently... including what will happen after the game descends into reality?"
Qingshui stared into Li Xiang's eyes. "After you came back yesterday, you barely spoke to me... you didn't go to the company either, and when I wanted to cook for you, you wouldn't let me come over...
Can you tell me... what happened?"
As she spoke, her tears flowed out.
Li Xiang sighed slightly. Was he being too obvious...?
Taking Lu Qingshui's hand, Li Xiang shook his head. "I'm not hiding anything from you, I'm just worried..."
"Worried about what?"
"After the game descends, if the national power of the real world cannot hold up, Blue Star will cease to exist..."
Lu Qingshui hugged Li Xiang and buried her head in his chest. "Do you care about Blue Star very much?"
Li Xiang shook his head. "There's nothing much to care about... it's just that if we fail, we will all have to abandon our physical bodies, and our Souls will fall under the control of that... Source of the Universe..."
Lu Qingshui raised her head and looked at Li Xiang's face. "For me... as long as I can still be with you, I don't care where we are..."
Li Xiang's heart trembled, and he hugged Lu Qingshui tightly. "Don't worry... we will always be together."
Lu Qingshui held out a hand. "Pinky swear."
"Okay, pinky swear!"
...
Letting Lu Qingshui return to Zhushen City first to plan the war, Li Xiang headed towards the Water Demon Wharf.
On the way, Li Xiang's mind was filled with Lu Qingshui's words.
"As long as we're always together..."
Li Xiang clenched his fist.
Such a simple request... yet he couldn't fulfill it now...
"You seem to be suffering~" The Arrogant Demon flew out from Li Xiang's body.
Li Xiang was stunned for a moment. "I didn't summon you, how did you come out?"
Pusiruide yawned. "The power of the contract has weakened, and I am stronger than you, so I just came out like this."
The power of the contract... has weakened?!
Pusiruide spoke up to explain. "This World descending upon your World has a prelude... The weakening of the contract power is just the beginning.
Not just the contract between me and you, but all contracts between people from your World and the beings from this World in this World have started to weaken..."
Li Xiang fell silent.
The situation was even more critical than he had imagined; signs were appearing so quickly...
"But don't worry, I still have a contractual relationship with you now. It's just that I can perceive the outside situation even when I'm not out.
Coming out was just to breathe some fresh air. All right, I'm going back. You can awaken me by silently chanting in your mind; it won't take up your time for summoning me."
After speaking, Pusiruide entered Li Xiang's body.
Li Xiang tried speaking in his mind. "Pusiruide?"
"I'm here... Don't call me unless it's important. The contract has only loosened a little, and responding to you consumes a lot of my mental energy."
"Okay... I understand."
...
Water Demon Wharf.
This was originally just an ordinary wharf, and the Monsters were low-level ones for current players.
Now, it was no longer ordinary at all.
On the water, more than ten large ships were lined up, with a large number of NPCs hammering and banging on them.
No one knew this was built by players; all players thought it was something built by NPCs in the game, and quite a few players even came here looking for quests.
Li Xiang found the Pier Master. Seeing that it was Li Xiang, the Pier Master immediately sent someone to report.
In a moment, Xiao Chuan Shuo Fan Jiu Fan came trotting over.
"President! You're back!"
Li Xiang nodded, patting his shoulder. "These, you built them?"
Xiao Chuan Shuo Fan Jiu Fan nodded repeatedly. "These ships combine transportation and combat functions. They look bulky, but they are inscribed with a large number of acceleration magic arrays, which can greatly increase their speed after consuming a lot of energy. They are very useful for both chasing and escaping!"
"Take me to one, let's test its power."
"Okay! President, this way."