"When 'Chen Rui' first met 'Iciz', I already suspected it." Catherine looked at him quietly, "Judging from this suspicion, you have more and more flaws … Although you used a powerful substitute when I visited the Fallen Angel Empire last time, which confused me for a while, I was completely sure of your identity when I first saw you today."
"I have nowhere to hide in your eyes." Chen Rui sighed and shook his head. When Catherine visited the Fallen Angel Empire, he was in the human world. It was Isabella's idea to let Rolla pretend to be him. If he was there, he would definitely go in person when he learned that Catherine was visiting. Then, he would probably be exposed earlier.
"I finally understand why you refused to accept my recruitment, even if I used myself as a bargaining chip. It turns out that Jía has already given you a bargaining chip earlier. " Catherine's bright eyes were slightly enlightened, "In this way, the previous mysteries have been solved. From reversing the Dark Moon's crisis to bringing down Obsidian, then to the development of the entire Fallen Angel Empire, it is all controlled by you. It is equivalent to holding the entire Fallen Angel Empire in your hands. If it weren't for the crisis of the Bloody Empire invasion that gave you sufficient time to develop, the power of the Fallen Angel Empire will expand to a terrifying level in a few years. Even the Shadow Empire and the Bloody Empire will not be able to escape the disaster of destruction. The Demon Realm will be completely controlled by you, a human! Good means, good scheming! "
Means? Humans control the Demon Realm? Chen Rui widened his eyes and smiled bitterly, "I only have one answer, you are thinking too much. Do you think that a man who has been labeled as an idiot by you would have this kind of ambition? "
Catherine stared at his eyes tightly. This man's determination to teleport Broc in the Silent Night Wetland and his determination to crush her heart in the Crystal Valley appeared in her mind. Her deep eyes couldn't help but soften. Yes, he is indeed a stupid guy.
She immediately shifted her gaze to the side to prevent him from noticing her softness. Instead, she coldly snorted, "Perhaps I'm overthinking things. You're just a drunkard who's been seduced by women. I now admire Empress Jía very much. She has long seen your talent and nature. She did not hesitate to sacrifice her beauty to fascinate you, making the Dark Moon reverse the decline and rise in one fell swoop. She defeated Obsidian with an almost impossible performance to regain the throne, and developed the Fallen Angel Empire to this level today. "
"It's not what you think." Chen Rui shook his head, "Jía and I were just in a rather ordinary relationship at the beginning. When I first met you in the Silent Night Wetland, I was still thinking about how to get rid of the Dark Moon Estate. Later … many things happened, and we really got together. To be honest, up until now, the degree of 'intimacy' between me and her … is not even as close as ours. "
Catherine felt inexplicably annoyed, and she sneered, "Sure enough, the unobtainable is the best. It seems that Jía is much smarter than I thought."
Chen Rui frowned, "In your heart, are there only words like value or bargaining chips?"
"An emperor must remain ruthless. The emotional emperors in history will only lead the empire to decline and destruction. I carry the hope of the entire empire on my shoulders, so I will never be swayed by personal feelings. From the moment I personally killed my brother, I have vowed that for this empire, I will do whatever it takes, even if my hands are stained with blood, even if … "Catherine didn't continue. Her eyes that gradually became cold had already expressed her meaning. Even if she had feelings for Chen Rui, she would never change her mind because of this.
Chen Rui looked straight into the coldness in Catherine's eyes, "You want to tell me that this is the real you?"
"This has always been the real me. You don't have to waste your efforts to persuade me, and I don't have to use any perfunctory means. I will tell you frankly and honestly today."
Catherine's temperament changed, revealing a solemn expression, "You should be very clear that the Fallen Angel Empire will definitely lose this battle, but it is not easy for Raizen to take down the Fallen Angel Empire. Coupled with my secret means, at least half of the troops will be lost. As long as I take down the Dark Moon and the Red Spirit Estate, I can wait for them to exhaust themselves and defend based on the danger. Within 10 years, the Bloody Empire will not have the spare power to deal with the Shadow Empire. If I have your help, I am confident that the national power and military power will be above the Bloody Empire in 10 years. By then, even if Raizen is still in power, the Bloody Empire is not my opponent. You join the Shadow Empire now and help me destroy the Fallen Angel Empire first, then the Bloody Empire, and establish the first unified empire in the history of the Demon Realm. "
Chen Rui frowned slightly, then Catherine continued to say, "You are the only man I admire. Except for the throne, I can meet all your conditions. Once the Fallen Angel Empire is destroyed, with Jía's temperament, she will never survive. Even if she doesn't die, Raizen and I can't allow her to live. Except for her, I can tolerate your other women. This is my bottom line and the last chance I give you. We are all smart people. Don't waste time delaying. I want to hear your answer immediately. "
This kind of condition could no longer be described as "generous". Just the Demon Realm's first beauty, the empress, being willing to accept other women was already an unimaginable condition for outsiders. She believed that few men in the entire Demon Realm could refuse it.
Chen Rui was silent for a moment, then he shook his head slowly.
This was a 2-choice question. Although this answer seemed to be a 50-50 choice on the surface, which was not unexpected, Catherine's heart suddenly surged with unspeakable indignation. She almost lost her usual calmness, "Is Jía so important? In this situation, if you insist on doing things your own way, you can only die with her! "
"I don't know any means of imperial power. I only know one thing. For the woman I love, if one day, even if everything in the world is standing on the opposite side of her, I will still be by her side."
"Understood," Catherine took a deep breath. Her black eyes became quiet, and there was a faint coldness in them. Her long hair began to move without wind. The atmosphere of the entire courtyard suddenly changed. It was full of murderous intention, "Since you refuse, then … I will not tolerate an enemy who is a huge threat to the empire to live."
"This courtyard has a magic circle that isolates teleportation or leaving right? I felt it as soon as I came in. It seems that you have such a plan for a long time," Chen Rui sighed, "Do we really have to go to this step between us?"
"I gave you a choice." There was a hint of coldness in Catherine's voice, and the entire space suddenly burned. There were only flames left in Chen Rui's eyes, black flames.
As soon as Catherine made her move, it was the strongest "Dark Phoenix Territory". In the space of black flames, 4 golden figures appeared around Chen Rui and surrounded him.
"Boom boom boom!"
The magic crystal cannons of Warlock Fortress spat out flames. Wherever the destructive light passed, even the special reflective shields could still completely eliminate the power of this improved version of the magic crystal cannons. The soldiers holding the shields turned into nothingness. However, the Reflective Shield was not completely useless. The lethality of the magic crystal cannon was also reduced a lot.
The army of the Bloody Empire was indeed a well-trained elite. Even though their companions were annihilated or fell one by one around them, the formation was still not in the slightest disorder. Facing the Warlock Fortress, the largest and also known as the strongest fortress city in the Demon Realm, the soldiers maintained the original speed and advanced unhurriedly, just like when they crushed the Town Black Cloud's defense line before. This momentum caused tremendous psychological pressure on the defensive side.
The soldiers of the Warlock Fortress had followed the first general of the Fallen Angel Empire, George, for many years. They were also well-trained elites. They did not make any noise or panic. They just waited silently for Commander Francis's orders.
Due to the cooldown, the bombardment of the magic crystal cannon stopped temporarily. Francis waved his hand, and the commanding officer's magic horn blew a strange rhythm. The goblin warriors responsible for long-range strikes took their positions and prepared. Shadows of rows of strange weapons appeared on the shooting holes of the fortress.
"Ballista?"
In the temporary base of the Town Black Cloud, in a huge magic crystal mirror, the first general of the Bloody Empire, Gustav, was watching the battle of the Warlock Fortress. Beside him were the Great Prince Aleus and the Little Prince Travis of the Bloody Empire.
Aleus frowned, "Although the range of the ballista is considerable, it has long been eliminated from the ordinary battlefield because of the complicated loading, slow firing speed, small attack range and other reasons. At this time, even magic bows and arrows are stronger than the attack frequency and killing range of the ballista. It is hard to believe that George will make this kind of mistake."
"So, there must be something wrong with these ballista." Travis said, "In the decisive battle between the Dark Moon and Obsidian, the improved magic crystal cannon once exerted unexpected power. I think this kind of ballista should be one of the secret weapons that was not exposed at that time. I believe we will get the answer soon."
Travis's expectation was right. As Francis gave the order, countless spear-like ballista arrows whistled out. The sky was filled with the terrifying sound of tearing air.
The soldiers of the Bloody Empire raised their shields under the command of the commander. However, the reflective shield that could offset energy attacks to a considerable extent was as fragile as paper in the face of the terrifying ballista arrows. The ballista arrows were easily penetrated by the soldiers and shields. The ballista arrows that penetrated the target exploded violently, bursting out countless small fragmented arrows. They were also highly toxic. The nearby soldiers fell to the ground and died.
Every arrow shot could take the lives of several soldiers. What was more terrifying was that the loading speed of this kind of ballista was much faster than ordinary ballista. Of course, there was the operating level of the goblin warriors, but the more important reason was the improvement of the ballista itself.
The Bloody Empire's army suffered countless casualties under the ballista's arrow rain, but they still tried their best to maintain the formation. It was just that the speed of advancement had slowed down.
"It's really weird." Gustav nodded slowly in front of the magic mirror, "The soldiers will not die in vain. We have determined the enemy's long-range attack range. We should be able to build the catapults and giant shield ramparts immediately. The Air Legion can also start preparing."
"Yes, the real war has just begun. This will be a great feast that is enough to change the history of the Demon Realm." Travis smiled elegantly, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
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