The Bloodhound watched helplessly as the drill charged towards the imperial palace.
There was no other way.
This drill was several times more powerful than the ones they had encountered before.
To block it would likely leave all the commanding officers present severely wounded, or even cost them their lives.
Evasion.
It was the only choice!
This punch… was terrifyingly boundless!
Beneath the drill, the buildings of Lingxiao City were like thin paper!
Zhang Wei and Tian Zui followed in the wake of the punch, moving as if through an empty realm.
"This imperial city is quite simple."
"The Cloud Country is resource-poor, and their embellishments are greatly reduced."
"Where is their ruler? Once we capture him, this war will be over."
Tian Zui said, "Leave this matter to me!"
An energy sphere rose in Tian Zui's palm, and invisible ripples spread from it, like ripples on the surface of water.
The ripples would bounce back upon contact with a life form, displaying on the energy sphere.
It was similar to… radar.
And the greater the energy of the life form, the clearer the display.
Tian Zui pointed in one direction, "There is only one energy signature within the entire imperial palace that is slightly stronger."
Somewhere within the imperial palace…
The place was rather spacious, with numerous candles illuminating the profound symbols on the ground.
A tall man knelt on the ground, muttering something incessantly.
Boom~~
Zhang Wei and Tian Zui descended from the sky.
The man stood up, illuminated by the candlelight.
He wore a grand red robe, a crown on his head, held a scepter, and a jeweled sword hung at his waist.
Needless to say, this person was undoubtedly the ruler of the Cloud Country!
"Welcome, two esteemed guests. I am Olli Pexel, the ruler of the Cloud Country!"
"So many defensive lines could not stop you… In fact, all of this was within my expectations!"
Olli Pexel was very handsome and appeared neither humble nor arrogant in front of Zhang Wei and Tian Zui.
Zhang Wei did not engage in conversation and instead threw a punch!
The force of the punch grazed Olli Pexel and directly struck the pile of candles, utterly destroying them, along with the runes and offerings on the ground!
Zhang Wei said, "This must be some kind of altar, right? Are you trying to summon a powerful being as a last resort? I don't know what it is, but I'm sorry, I cannot let you succeed."
Anything that the ruler of the Cloud Country would consider a trump card was definitely extraordinary.
Even though Zhang Wei's strength had greatly increased, he did not wish to invite unnecessary trouble or prolonged battles.
Olli Pexel did not show much emotion at the destruction of the altar, merely giving Zhang Wei a deep look.
Zhang Wei said, "Surrender now. You are no match for me. Or… do you wish to struggle?"
"What will you do with me?"
"I will take you away and imprison you in Liangjie Spring or the Northern Territory, and use your name to forcefully end the war, compelling the Cloud Country to admit defeat."
Olli Pexel said, "You are Zhang Wei, aren't you? And you, Tian Zui."
"Do you know? You have destroyed the Cloud Country… tens of millions of free people will become slaves, and countless others will perish because of this."
Absurd words!
Zhang Wei said, "The Northern Territory was merely retaliating. You attacked the Northern Territory first! Moreover, I have no intention of continuing the war for conquest and enslavement. Becoming slaves… heh, that's a peculiar thought."
Just then, the entire imperial palace began to tremble violently!
Countless dust and stone fragments rained down.
Hearing this sound, Olli Pexel's face gradually contorted, veins bulging, and sharp fangs growing longer!
"It's here, it's finally here!"
"Everything is now irreversible. This is all your fault! You forced me!"
A bone-chilling aura spread throughout the secret chamber, as if a great terror was watching.
Zhang Wei felt his hair stand on end, instinctively a feeling of extreme dread welling up!
Could it be…
"Those candles and symbols were just a diversion. The true summoning array is elsewhere!"
Tian Zui's situation was similar to Zhang Wei's; he also appeared to be under immense pressure.
Zhang Wei acted decisively!
He instantly flashed to Olli Pexel's front and reached out to grab him!
Clang!!
Zhang Wei's hand seemed to strike a crystal wall, and he was repelled by a great force!
"Some kind of barrier, incredibly strong! What's coming is no ordinary being!"
Tian Zui gritted his teeth and gave a wry smile, "Yes, I can already feel it!"
Seeing that he was safe, Olli Pexel's expression became increasingly distorted as he laughed maniacally.
As he laughed, tears streamed down his face.
"It's all your fault! It's all your fault!"
"You destroyed the Cloud Country, and you destroyed the Northern Territory!"
Tian Zui roared, "What in the world have you summoned?!"
"Heh heh heh, of course, it's the ancestor of our Cloud Country."
The ancestor of the Cloud Country?
The people of the Cloud Country were mostly mutated beings. It was said that in ancient times, the Gourmet Aristocrats captured the previous generation of humans and forcefully infused them with Gourmet Cells to create experimental subjects.
These primitive species were extremely powerful and had long occupied a corner of the Gourmet World, calling themselves the Demon Food Realm!
If it was truly the ancestor of the Cloud Country, then what was being summoned was from the Demon Food Realm!
The Demon Food Realm…
To the Human Realm, it was no different from the Immortal Realm, the Heavenly Realm, or the ascended worlds. Even a chicken in the backyard there would be stronger than a dragon in the Human Realm.
"Withdraw!"
"Agreed!"
Zhang Wei and Tian Zui exchanged a brief glance.
They reached an immediate consensus!
Turning, they dashed towards the outside!
Along the way, without explanation, they directly pulled Mr. Luo, Atlas, Juro, Himura, and the others with them.
Mr. Luo asked in confusion, "What happened?"
"We'll explain on the way. There's a terrifying being we can't handle!"
At this moment, the Bloodhound had already fallen, severely wounded, but still alive.
Seeing this, he murmured, "They've already used that…"
"Cloud Country… Your Majesty… Alas…"
…
The six moved with incredible speed. They rushed out of the imperial palace and left Cloud Sky City in a mere ten seconds.
Just then, a violent beam of light struck in front of Zhang Wei and the others, blocking their escape route.
From the beam of light emerged a very ugly, emaciated toad, holding the ruler of the Cloud Country, Olli Pexel, in its hand…
"Croak croak croak~~ Gwa~"
Without further ado, the six unleashed their ultimate techniques!
"Zhan Kong Xing Hen!!"
"Chef's Technique: Hyakutōryū!!"
"Zui Yu Si Ling Qiu!!"
"Qing Tian Shen Li, Da Di Si Lie!!"
"Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū: Tenshō Ryūsen!!"
"Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū: Kyū Tō Ryū Sen!!"
They held nothing back!
The oppressive aura emanating from this emaciated toad was too immense!
The group had no intention of testing its limits; they unleashed their most powerful killing moves from the outset!
Dazzling attacks rained down from all angles, with no blind spots, and energy impacts tore through the sky.
On this land of the Cloud Country, such a powerful combined attack had never been witnessed before!
Compared to this, the grand battle that had occurred earlier was like child's play.
The emaciated toad revealed a sinister smile, "Gu gu… gu gu… Gwa~~ Gwa gwa gwa~"