Catherine's own expression was also a little surprised. Although Nirvana could greatly improve people's strength, its biggest role was to induce a qualitative change in physique and soul, allowing the fixed foundation to make a significant leap and break through bottlenecks more easily. Unexpectedly, she was directly promoted to the Kingdom Level this time.
This time, she originally launched Nirvana with the awareness of death, but the fifth Nirvana that caused the death of countless Asmodeus Royal Family geniuses was unexpectedly smooth. Of course, this "smooth" actually happened after Chen Rui triggered his own Nirvana's Flame into her body regardless of life and death. Although she didn't know the specific reason, it was certain that if it weren't for this man, she would have been annihilated in the "fire bath" like countless predecessors.
"Congratulations."
Seeing Chen Rui's smile, Her Majesty Empress thought of the two of them not long ago, and her cheeks couldn't help but blush. She moved her gaze to the magic house behind, waved her hand, and put it away.
"Uh …" Both of their voices sounded at the same time.
"You speak first." They spoke in unison again.
This time, both of them were silent, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while. There was no indulgence and intimacy like when they were naked previously.
"I'll speak first." Catherine took the lead to break the deadlock. She looked into Chen Rui's eyes, "There's no need to beat around the bush between us. I just want to ask, are you going back with me?"
This sentence seemed to be easy to answer, but Chen Rui understood what she meant. This was a multiple-choice question.
A cliché multiple-choice question.
If it was in the past, Chen Rui could give her an answer without much hesitation, but after experiencing this incident, he could no longer be decisive. He fell into extreme contradiction for a while.
"I know this will make it difficult for you to choose, but I have no choice." Catherine sighed. "Other people are not a problem, but between her and me, you can only choose one."
There was a naked relationship of interests between empires. As the supreme ruler and the representative of national interests, whether it was Jía or Catherine, their relationship with each other could only be enemies, not true friends. As long as the time and conditions allowed, the two would fight each other mercilessly.
Seeing Chen Rui bowing his head and not speaking, Catherine lowered her eyes, "This Nirvana has promoted me to the state level. As long as I completely control the undead puppet, even Raizen can't do anything to me. The Shadow Empire is more powerful than the Fallen Angel Empire. I can give you everything she can. I can give you everything she can't. This kind of stake and condition might make you feel disgusted, but what I said is the truth. Moreover, between you and me … it's not about benefits, nor is it a deal. "
"I understand." Chen Rui raised his head, "But, I can't go with you. I must rush to the Warlock Fortress because Jía is facing the 6 million elites of the Bloody Empire there. She is in a very dangerous situation. If it were you, I would also rush there without hesitation. "
"This answer is just evasion or self-deception." Catherine shook her head and took a deep look at him, "What if I'm leading the 6 million elites? Even if I join forces with her for the sake of the empire this time, what about the next time? You know very well that she and I … are not just ourselves. We will meet on the battlefield sooner or later. Sooner or later, we will fight to the death! "
Chen Rui was silent for a while, then he smiled bitterly, "Maybe I should regret it now. I regret that the first time I appeared was not in the Dark Shadow's capital but the Dark Moon Estate. I regret that I didn't go to the Shadow Empire to find you after the Silent Night Wetland. I regret that I pretended to be dead and escaped in the Crystal Valley … If I was more decisive, or there weren't so many 'in the past', both of us should be very happy now. I don't want to lie to you. What I really feel now is an unprecedented joy because what I have … is the greatest meaning of my life. You … are also one of them. "
"It turns out that we have missed so many times." There was a touch of sadness in Catherine's eyes, "Unfortunately, I missed it. As for the others, I can't pursue and have them. Because even if I can let everyone choose, I can't always let myself choose … I think I already know your choice. "
"Catherine, I …"
"You don't have to say it. This is the last time I give you a choice." As soon as Catherine finished speaking, she appeared in front of him in an instant and stretched out her hand. Chen Rui's eyelids twitched slightly, but he didn't move.
Catherine's hand gently stroked Chen Rui's face as if she was stroking the most precious thing. Her star-like eyes were quickly covered with a layer of faint mist. Finally, she couldn't hold back, and a drop of crystal clear tears slowly slid down her face.
Chen Rui's heart trembled. He wanted to hold her hand, but there was nothing. The warm hand became an unreachable phantom.
Almost like a shadow, Catherine's figure had retreated to the distance.
"Forget me."
After saying this, there was already a veil on her face. In the blink of an eye, the figure turned into a stream of light and blasted into the sky like a meteor.
There was no threat, detention, or killing. It was just these 3 simple words.
Because here, she thought of herself more as Christina, as Isis, as a woman who loved him, rather than the ruler of the empire, Catherine the Great.
Between you and me … it's not about benefits, let alone a deal.
"Don't forget me."
"Forget me."
Chen Rui's eyes were already red. He clenched his fists and shouted, "Catherine!"
This shout made the stream of light move faster. The wetness on the veil became bigger and bigger. Even if she flew at a high speed, she couldn't dry it.
"2 years!"
The man's shout with all his strength came faintly from behind. Catherine still didn't look back and let her tears flow freely. Because after leaving this place, all her tears and emotions would be sealed.
Because she was Catherine Asmodeus, the Dark Shadow Emperor.
Chen Rui's knuckles turned white as he clenched his fists – Power! I need more power! Not only the hard power of an individual, but also the soft power to influence and control the entire Demon Realm!
"Catherine, wait for me." A blue light gate appeared in the air. Chen Rui looked back at the direction where the stream of light disappeared, whispered, and disappeared into the light gate.
Time passed day by day.
Although the death of Great Prince Aleus had a considerable impact on the morale of the Bloody Empire Army, under the leadership of Gustav and Travis, they quickly recovered their morale and continued to launch a fierce attack on the Warlock Fortress.
In the fierce offensive and defensive battle, both sides almost exhausted all their means. The Warlock Fortress was shattered several times, but it always stood firm. The two sides were in a stalemate for a while and fell into a tug of war.
Travis' patience was much better than Aleus, and his means were more brilliant. He made full use of the advantage of numbers and combat power to force the Warlock Fortress to fight a war of attrition.
After several rounds of attack and defense, the military power and material consumption of the Warlock Fortress was considerable, and it even fell into an extremely dangerous situation several times. Aguile's "envoy" to the Shadow Empire still did not reply. The morale of the Fallen Angel Empire inevitably began to waver, including many generals. They pinned their hopes on the "secret weapon" that Jía mentioned.
If this continued, then the Warlock Fortress might not be able to withstand the enemy's next round of attack. Now, the army of the Fallen Angel Empire relied on the geographical advantage to maintain a stalemate with the Bloody Empire Army. If it was a battle in a normal combat environment, the army of the Fallen Angel Empire was definitely not the opponent of the Bloody Empire elites.
Once the Warlock Fortress was lost and the White Feather Estate was captured, the Fallen Angel Capital would be open. The Bloody Empire Army would march straight in and sweep the entire empire.
In this case, Jía finally couldn't keep silent. She gritted her teeth and used a trump card.
This trump card was called Poison Thunderbolt. The launching equipment was a relatively ordinary catapult, but the ammunition was not a boulder coated with magic fuel, but a special round stone bullet.
When this stone bullet landed, it would burst like an ordinary meteor, but it was not the stone that burst, but the spreading poisonous gas.
The toxin contained in this poisonous gas was by no means simple. Aldas developed it based on Paglio's toxin. It was a hundred times more intense than the toxin contained in the explosive bolts fired by the crossbow. Once the terrifying poisonous gas spread, the soldiers within the range would be corroded. Besides, ordinary antidotes couldn't cure it at all.
Just like the killing equipment such as magic crystal cannons, weapons and armors manufactured by mechanics, pharmaceutics had finally become the dominant force in harvesting lives on the battlefield. This was not only the helplessness of science, but also the helplessness of human nature.
As soon as this kind of Poison Thunderbolt was used, the Bloody Empire's siege army suffered huge losses. They did not launch any attacks for the next 3 days.
On the fourth day, Teris finally made his move. It was also a trump card.
The Bloody Empire Army dispatched an air legion. In addition to the 2 main legions, the Wind Dragon Legion and the Blood Lion Legion, a strange thing appeared in the air.
If Chen Rui was here, he would definitely exclaim, Airship!
Yes, it's an airship. The power system is magic crystal. Its appearance is similar to the one used by the Dark Elemental King in the Dead Sea.
There were hundreds of airships. As soon as they appeared, they immediately showed terrifying combat power. The attack of the airships was not parachuting, but throwing. Magic bombs fell on the Warlock Fortress, causing the already broken fortress to be blasted full of holes. The nearby soldiers were either killed or injured.
Arrows or catapults couldn't attack those high above at all. Even the Poison Thunderbolt was no exception. As the 2 Bloody Empire Air Legions protecting the airships were very powerful, the Fallen Angel's air force couldn't break in and destroy the airships at all. The soldiers of the Warlock Fortress could only be beaten passively with heavy casualties. Most of the immobile Poison Thunderbolts and catapults were destroyed.
Paglio below couldn't hold back anymore. He turned into a dragon, flew into the sky, and rushed toward the airships. It was not the first time the poison dragon appeared. The Bloody Empire was prepared. Dozens of figures flew out and surrounded the poison dragon.
Since Paglio received the guidance of Ogulas, his strength had made a great leap. Coupled with Dodo's stimulation, he finally reached the S + + level. He was only one step away from nationalization. However, the poison dragon's eyes looked very solemn because the strength of these people was actually all Demon Overlord. At least 10 of them were the peak stage of the Demon Overlord!
At the same time, a large number of infantry and siege equipment began to appear in the sight of the city wall garrison. It seemed that this time Teris dispatched not only the secret weapon airship, but he also used all his strength to defeat the Fallen Angel's defense in one fell swoop.
In the fortress below, Jía and others also noticed that something was wrong. Their figures soared into the sky one by one.
The fiercest battle was about to begin. This battle would be related to the survival of the Warlock Fortress.
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