Chapter 108: War Erupts


    The unending sounds of explosions grew louder and louder.


    "Kelly, check what''s happening,"manded General Edward.


    Kelly rushed out of the pce and returned shortly after.


    "This is bad! The Divine Empireunched a sudden offensive! An intense battle has started outside the!" she reported anxiously.


    "See? The sly Fille has clearly made use of these foolish kids," said Principal Sosse.


    Everyone was at a loss for words. The change hade so suddenly, and this wasn''t a twist inexperienced youngsters like us could easily wrap our heads around.


    "Everyone, return to your positions. Prince Toruse, you''ll be in charge of protecting the king, the duke, and the other officials. As for these envoys, ce them under temporary arrest,"manded Edward.


    Kelly shot Zhang Xingxing a sullen nce before rushing off. Edward and Ang left next.


    "Team Leader, Canyue,e to my pce. I''ll have to inconvenience you guys for a bit," said Toruse apologetically.


    "I understand. This change is too sudden. We also need some time to think," said Zhang Xingxing.


    About twenty soldiers stepped forth to escort us. Toruse would lead us all to his pce. Before leaving, Zhang Xingxing and Old Du gave King Yido and Duke Yidon a bow to show their respects. Everyone followed Prince Toruse to his personal pce.


    "Canyue, I''ll look for a chance to release all of you. I won''t hand you guys to the Interster League no matter what," whispered the prince to me.


    "Thanks, brother. I''m not worried about that at all. I am, however, disgusted and sick of these politicians and their schemes," I said gloomily.


    "You need to get used to it. These people have way tooplicated thoughts. I am also having a hard time adapting to them. But for the kingdom, I can only force myself to learn," said the prince.


    Soon, we arrived at the prince''s pce. The pce was actually located beside the audience hall.


    "Canyue, Team Leader, I''ll have to trouble you to stay here for a bit. I need to head to themand and learn more about what''s happening," said the prince, clearly in a hurry.


    "Go. We''ll be fine," said Zhang Xingxing.


    The prince then rushed off.


    "Canyue, I checked. There are only six guards outside. We are still fully armed. He is obviously creating an opportunity for us to run," said Zhang Bao''er the moment the prince left.


    "How should we escape? Which side are we on after escaping? We don''t even know the status of the battle," said Old Du.


    I walked to the window and looked out at the sky. Vague silhouettes of massive battleships could be seen moving around while the bright explosions outside the were visible all the way to the surface of the.


    "The battle is probably very intense," said Master Crystal, standing beside me.


    "Without a ship, we can''t do anything," said Dodo.


    "If possible, I would rather join the league and fight the Eternals with them," said Titan.


    "It''s not like those from the league are good guys. All of them are unscrupulous people who only care for benefits," said Domo.


    "We can''t lump everyone together. General Edward and Kelly are both good people," said Zhang Xingxing.


    "Tasse, what exactly is the emperor nning? He tricked us to set off as envoys while nning an assault at the same time. Is he trying to get us killed?" demanded Zhang Bao''er as he grabbed Tasse''s cors.


    "I don''t know, but I believe there is something we don''t know at work here," said Tasse.


    "Bao''er, don''t trouble him. I feel like he is also clueless," I said.


    "Canyue, what should we do now? The battle out there is bing very intense, yet they have warriors like us locked here? What is the meaning of this?" Zhang Bao''er was bing agitated again.


    "Team Leader, based on our current circumstances, I propose that we think of a way to escape before thinking of what to do next," said Old Du.


    "How do we escape? We don''t even have a ship," said Zhang Xingxing.


    "I don''t believe a big kingdom like this won''t have a single battleship. Just knock one of the guards out and question him," said Zhang Bao''er.


    "No, that isn''t proper. There is no need to create needless conflict. I have an idea," I said.


    "What do you have in mind? Out with it already!" said Zhang Bao''er, growing visibly excited.


    "Domo, I need to borrow your cloak of invisibility yet again. I''ll use my thrusters and your cloak to leave with you and Dondon and scout around. Everyone else, wait for me here," I said.


    "No! I want to go too! Why are you always the one getting to y hero? I''ll report you if you don''t take me as well!" Zhang Bao''er threw a tantrum.


    Everyone did not know whether tough or cry. He was actually throwing a tantrum like a child during a moment like this.


    "Alright. Canyue, take him with you. You can look out for each other. We''ll cover your departure here," said Zhang Xingxing.


    "Roger," I answered.


    The four of us immediately approached the window. Domo took out two cloaks and handed them to me and Bao''er.


    "Go invisible. Prepare to move out," I said after lifting Dondon up.


    "Wait, I''m not working with this fatty. He''s not capable enough to be my partner," protested Domo.


    ''Great. Who can Iin to for having these two on a mission with me?'' I thought to myself.


    Not wanting to keep arguing, I lifted Domo. He draped the cloak over us, and the cloak immediately projected our surroundings to make us invisible. Meanwhile, I slowly dropped to the ground from the window with my thrusters working at minimum capacity.


    "Bao''er, are you here?" I asked through themunicator.


    "I''m on the ground," said Bao''er.


    The battle outside the was exceptionally bitter. I could even see the broken piece of a destroyed battleship entering the atmosphere before burning brightly.


    "There seems to be an exit at the wall ahead. Let''s take a look," I said.


    We ran toward the exit. While running, I noticed something odd. Despite the intense battle, it was extremely calm and quiet in the pce. In fact, not a single person was spotted around us.


    "Canyue, why is this pce so empty? I can''t see anyone," asked Zhang Bao''er.


    "I''m wondering the same, but ignore that for now. Focus on looking for a flying vehicle," I said.


    Before long, we reached the exit. Since no guards were in sight, we took off our cloaks. Surprisingly, we found that the exit was locked by a dualyered electromaic system upon approaching it.


    When we looked up, we saw countless electromaic muzzles at the upper section of the wall. These muzzles were constantly releasing invisible electromaic waves, forming a powerful defensive system that served to prevent any intrusions.


    "My god, this is a top-tier defensive system. It feels almost as good as what the imperial pce has," eximed Zhang Bao''er.


    "No wonder they don''t need guards here," I said.


    "That''s no trouble at all. Don''t you have your morph-capable shields? Just walk through it," said Domo.


    "Stupid dwarf. Our shields are morph-capable, but look at the electromaic waves. They cover every single angle and leave no openings. How are we supposed to morph through something like that? Why don''t you volunteer to walk through?" said Zhang Bao''er.


    Domo, who didn''t understand how our morph-capable shields worked, had practically opened himself up for this abuse. He decided to shut his mouth in fury.


    "Domo, I remember you said that your time door relies on the electromaic system of Lidu. Can you make use of the system here? It''s so powerful, after all," I asked.


    "What bullshit electromaic waves are these? My transportation system is very energy intensive. The energy here will be far from enough. Unless..." Domo trailed off.


    During that pause, an even louder explosion came from the sky. The constant explosions were causing all of us to slowly turn impatient.


    "Unless what?" I asked with impatience.


    "Um, for this, well, 10 gold coins," Domo slowly said.


    A loud "bang" rang out, startling Dondon, who was sneakily snacking on some crackers, and causing him to drop the pack of crackers.


    "You damn dwarf! Gold coins arepletely unrted to energy! Why are you thinking about money all the time?" Zhang Bao''er raged.


    "Gold coins are greatly rted to motivation. Motivation is a type of power as well," argued Domo.


    "Deal. I''ll pay you 10 gold coins," I replied.


    "Excellent! I''ll get to it immediately," replied Domo in excitement.


    "You''re letting him scam you all the time. From now on, I''ll start charging for work as well," grumbled Zhang Bao''er.


    Because the explosions in the sky were intensifying, I wasn''t in the mood to be bothered with Zhang Bao''ers antics. With his device, Domo attempted to produce a time door. He did not lie. Unlike Lidu, this was not fully covered by an electromaic system. Just the little bit of electromaic energy on the wall was rather insufficient to create a time door. However, Domo was still rather capable despite how greedy he was. It did not take him long to activate his device. A time door appeared before us.


    "Go through quickly! My energy won''tst long!" said Domo.


    I was the first to rush through. The rest followed behind me. After leaving the pce, we were faced with an expansive grasnd of ash-gray grasses. At the end of the grasnd, I could actually see an airport housing all the fighter crafts. There, the Akko army''s bird-shaped fighters could be seen taking off andnding continuously.


    "Good thing we managed to get out! There really is an airport nearby!" said Zhang Bao''er in excitement.


    "We have limited time. Move immediately. Our goal is to snatch two fighters from the airport." I added, "Dondon, send the coordinates of the airport to Team Leader Zhang Xingxing immediately."


    "Roger," Dondon answered before contacting Zhang Xingxing with themunicator.


    We prepared for the operation. After donning the cloaks of invisibility, we rushed toward the airport.


    "Canyue, I can''t contact the team leader and the others. Only static sound ising from themunicator," said Dondon.


    "What''s going on? We''re not even 100 meters away from them. Why is themunicator not working?" I asked doubtfully.


    "It must be the electromaic system around the wall. It is stopping signal transmissions," said Domo.


    "That''s likely. We can''t do anything for now. Get moving. We''ll get the fighters beforeing back for them," I decided.


    And thus, the mission began. The airport was roughly three kilometers away. With the help of our thrusters, we were able to move rapidly. Right as we were about to reach the airport, a massive sound came from the sky. We raised our heads and saw countless Milky Wayss battleships from the Divine Empire entering the atmosphere.


    "This is bad. The league has been defeated. The imperial fleet has probably broken through their defensive line," Zhang Bao''er eximed with worry.


    "There will probably be a chaotic battle once they reach the surface. We need to get the fighters promptly and ensure the team is safe," I said.


    The four of us started making a n to snatch the fighters we needed.