Apocalypse Forecast

Chapter 1257: Chapter 961: Preemptive Defense (2)

Last time Tier didn’t kill you, you were really lucky...

Won’t you learn from your mistakes!

”Ahem, this battle seems quite intense, both competitors have entered the zone.”

He tried to lighten the mood and unconsciously slipped into commentary mode: ”So fast, Huai Shi’s move effectively halted the opponent’s offensive, creating precious breathing space for himself. Now let’s see how the other competitor responds... Another Celestial Inquiry! Oh dear, this wave is a level crush, how do you lose when three Great Priestesses are riding you...”

Soon enough, he noticed the resentful stares around him.

Just shut up!

And feeling the gaze behind him, full of amusement sweeping over him, Di Ting wisely turned off the open mic—though he was duty-bound to lighten the mood for his good friend, sharing firepower was another matter altogether.

Next time for sure.

Meanwhile, under observation, the entire snowfield had transformed into a hell rampant with countless poisons and curses.

When both Great Priestesses unleashed all their power without reservation, the first to change was the fragile environment—originally focused on controlling and transforming Hell, the Stigma operated at multiple times efficiency, continuously drawing everything towards the more perilous Abyss.

Following that, whether it was the countless hordes evolved from the Ink Sea, or Huai Shi’s miraculous use of Source Substance, it was a sight to behold.

”Always saw that kid Huai Shi charging recklessly, turns out he’s really a summoner.”

Kua Fu marveled: ”Able to go toe-to-toe with a Fourth Stage Sublimator, impressive, truly resembles my style back in the day... What do you think, Little Leaf?”

”He might die?”

On the chair beside him, Ye Xueya said sympathetically.

”Hmm? But he’s fine, isn’t he?” Kua Fu asked in bewilderment.

No, I wasn’t talking about him.

I meant you...

Ye Xueya sighed.

This guy’s hopeless.

But considering how they’ve been colleagues for so long, a helping hand is still worth it, so she turned to Xuan Niao and curiously asked: ”Old man, want to bet over there? Care to join?”

”Xue Ya, I don’t need to lecture you on respecting elders... Gambling during work hours leads to demotion, and if you don’t change, you’ll get fired, okay?”

Xuan Niao, expressionless, waved the administrative penalty regulations in his hand, indicating that these unruly problem children should behave.

Especially that guy Di Ting, who had secretly opened the next day’s news betting page...

Counting on his insider information to earn pocket money.

Shameful!

Without Kylin’s deterrence after Fu Canlight took Dongxia Genealogy’s only honest Xiao Bai to Hell, these guys started slacking at unimaginable speeds.

The old man sighed wistfully, seriously considering: Should I kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, tighten discipline within the Genealogy, and restore the style?

Thus, Kua Fu started shivering inexplicably.

Again and again.

Is the air conditioning too low?

He shoved another packet of chips into his mouth, crunch, crunch, eating with more vigor.

Ye Xueya helplessly shook her head, completely giving up on pulling him back.

Turning instead towards the television projection.

No wonder Xuan Niao was too lazy to conclude.

There was really no need to conclude.

The fact that Huai Shi, as a Third Stage Sublimator, could go back and forth fighting with the Four Stage Great Priestesses was already jaw-dropping.

It’s as if the rank disparity, and the suppression of low rank by high Sacred Stigma within the same path didn’t exist.

Such deep foundations, few can be found across the entire realm.

But Lu BaiYan’s experience was excessively rich, from the beginning to now, apart from underestimating Huai Shi’s Afterimage inadvertently due to his own perspective, he gave Huai Shi no opportunity.

”Is it fifty-fifty?”

She whispered softly.

Too many variables, and the fate entangled between them was immense, with the looming contest between Heavenly Kingdom Genealogy and Golden Dawn behind the scenes.

This was a struggle potent enough to decide the future trend.

Forcing a peek would only harm oneself. Those who observe fate know best to be cautious and careful, never over-examining indifferent places concerning themselves.

Xuan Niao shook his head, reminding her of a point of neglect: ”The problem is, that kid Huai Shi, facing most opponents, at worst might only be a fifty-fifty... Lu BaiYan is past his prime.”

Though it seemed strange for an old man of similar age to say so, Ye Xueya instantly grasped his meaning.

”Time is fleeting,” Xuan Niao sighed: ”Even if stronger than Huai Shi back then, after so many years of confinement, how much edge can still remain?

After departing from Utopia, the power sustaining him perhaps only remains a forgotten hatred.”

He paused, already foreseeing the upcoming developments:

”—If he wants to win, there might be something brewing.”

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At that moment, Luo Su issued a new command.

”How’s the Dragon Flute preheating?” he said, ”Prepare to fire.”

On the other end of the Current Circumstances, returning from the restaurant counter after picking up their meal, Luo Su glanced at his phone screen and instructed Isaac: ”Since we’ve recently acquired so many Curse Light Crystals, let’s use up two units first—”

Isaac’s expression froze: ”Weren’t we waiting for Huai Shi to handle it?”

How is it that the duel’s going well, and you’re suddenly flipping the table?

”Of course, doing that would be best, but we must prepare for the worst, right?”

Luo Su said shamelessly: ”Those Golden Dawn guys aren’t opponents who play by the rules, they’ll stop at nothing to strike the Heavenly Kingdom Genealogy... We call it preemptive defense!”

Preemptive defense, what the heck!

Isaac felt his legal concepts were challenged by his superior.

But since the principal had commanded so, Isaac didn’t disagree—he was originally skeptical about the plan of letting Huai Shi handle the expedition.

Betting the precious future on such a gamble was overly risky.

Can you really talk about morals with these heretics?

Had it not been for Luo Su needing to oversee headquarters, he would’ve taken the field himself long ago.

To counteract the impact of Lu BaiYan’s betrayal, the Ivory Tower expended numerous resources to seize handling rights of this incident from the Jurisdiction Bureau’s hands.

Attempting to smooth the incident that posed a potential threat to Current Circumstances’ safety so smoothly already proved Luo Su’s connections were exceptionally strong—considering that in Current Circumstances, only the Five Constants and Five Great Genealogies possessed the ability to freely exercise sovereignty within their jurisdictions, territories, and genealogy internal scopes.

In other words, this was also Ivory Tower’s must-complete task.

Betting all its reputation and potential resurgence.

From now on, unless matters escalate to an extent the Ivory Tower cannot handle, the Astronomical Society would no longer interfere. Similarly, once the Astronomical Society intervenes, regardless of the outcome, it would sink Heavenly Kingdom Genealogy’s rise for good.

Currently, under observation from various Genealogies, Huai Shi had already proven his strength on par with Lu BaiYan, making for a perfect start.

Thus, though slightly disruptive, finishing swiftly would be good.

Yet, just as he issued the loading command, a raspy voice suddenly emerged from the Dragon Flute’s observation.

Coming from Ye Zhi’s recitation, resonating from the depths of Hell.