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Chapter 133: The Fall of the Tros Family
Chapter 133: The Fall of the Tros Family
Morning Star Year 5204, March 12th
As one of the three major families in White River City, the Tros Family continued to maintain their grandeur and opulence as usual.
In the family's main hall, Rock Tros sat in the main seat, listening to the report from the head of the family's secret guards.
His expression was stern, his posture straight and rigid, with a sharp glint in his eyes that exuded the authority of a family patriarch.
Ever since he provided his father with the information about the "Void Crystals" and successfully obtained hundreds of them from a commission auctioneer half a year ago, despite a minor mishap with a little mouse escaping, John Tros was extremely pleased. He immediately appointed Rock as the new family head.
At this moment, the secret guard in front of him delivered a puzzling piece of news.
"According to our investigation, a few days ago, Master Grimm met with an unknown first-rank Ember Fleet captain. Our intelligence team has confirmed that this first-rank captain is a member of the White Tower Song Family."
"The White Tower Song Family?" Rock Tros pondered, quickly recalling all the information about the White Tower Song Family.
A branch of the Song family from Stabilizing Sea, Lionheart Song Ming Song is hailed as the most likely candidate to advance to the fourth rank in the next two hundred years, making the Song Family an entity the Tros Family cannot afford to provoke.
This thought made him curious about why his nephew would want to interact with the younger generation of the Song Family.
What is that boy up to by contacting someone from the Song Family?
After a moment of contemplation, Rock continued his questioning.
"Do you know the reason?"
"According to the intelligence team, the Song Family recently acquired a batch of insectoid essence meat. Master Grimm wanted to quickly enhance his Guiding Technique level, so he sought out the Song..."
Before he could finish, the secret guard's tone abruptly changed. Just as Rock Tros was about to ask why, the secret guard's expression suddenly turned grave.
"Lord, we're under attack!"
Rock Tros was taken aback. Although he had assumed the position of family head, it was still a recent development. He was currently searching for a purple ascension fire source and had yet to advance to the second rank, making his perception less acute compared to the second-rank secret guard in front of him.
"What are you waiting for? Gather the troops..."
As he spoke, several booming sounds echoed through the Tros Family compound.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
This was followed by a terrifying explosion.
Above, fifteen Ember Fleet warships of varying sizes hovered in the sky, overlooking the energy shield that had been significantly weakened by a single volley.
Similar to the Blood Blade Pirate Group, the Tros Family compound was protected by a hemispherical energy shield capable of withstanding third-rank attacks.
In fact, it wasn't just the Blood Blade Pirate Group and the Tros Family. Most powerful factions in the Star Sea Human Civilization domain would install a similar energy shield at their headquarters to ensure their safety. The Lionheart Family also had one.
Of course, this was the most basic type. Larger factions would purchase high-power energy shield generators, which, though extremely expensive and requiring fourth-rank or higher Floating Land essence, could generate fourth-rank energy shields.
Below, the Tros Family reacted quickly. With the sudden attack, four hundred-meter-long escort ships soon appeared above the compound, facing off against the fifteen Ember Fleet warships.
Naturally, these four escort ships did not dare to leave the energy shield's coverage. The two thousand-meter-long warships at the forefront of the fifteen warships above were a significant deterrent.
To be honest, the Tros Family was not weak. In normal circumstances, their four escort ships would be enough to protect the family for a thousand years.
But unfortunately, they had provoked the Song Family today.
In the communication projection of the fifteen Song Family Ember Fleet warships, Grandma Bai Xiuqin said,
"That's John Tros's flagship among them, Leader, we can move now!"
Hearing this, in the lead cruiser on the left, a circular platform much larger than the one on the Azure Sky's fixed deployment platform suddenly glowed with a dark light. Four blazing soldier puppets standing back-to-back on the platform vanished.
At the same time, a rough voice came from the right cruiser.
"Move!"
With that, he activated the main cannon on the Lionheart, which had the "Shield-Breaking" characteristic, and fired it.
If it weren't to lure out John Tros and prevent him from losing the will to resist once the energy shield was instantly shattered, he could have destroyed the shield with the first shot.
Swish!
The main cannon at the bow of the Lionheart roared, and a beam of light shot out.
In the next second, the energy shield, which had been holding up, crumbled entirely. This sudden change filled the four Tros Family escort ships within the shield with terror.
In the main control room of the Covenant, the elderly John Tros no longer had the high-and-mighty demeanor he once had. His face was dark, and fear flickered in his eyes.
In his original estimation, as long as the nuclear energy shield held for a minute or two, the crisis would be averted once the White River Academy's Dean arrived. However, he never expected that a peak third-stage nuclear energy shield would be breached so quickly.
Moreover, he had another, less favorable suspicion gnawing at him. Perhaps the group above had already arranged things with the Dean. Given the proximity of his family's base to the White River First Spark Academy, even the few dozen seconds it took for these fifteen unfamiliar Spark Warships to appear should have been enough for the Dean to arrive.
Beneath the confusion and terror, John Tross felt a deep sense of injustice. In a few more months, he could have extended his lifespan and continued his quest for breakthroughs in the vast star seas.
Driven by this intense sense of injustice, John Tross tentatively sent a communication request to the two cruisers above.
On the Anger Lion, Song Mingsong, who had intended to answer, withdrew his hand under Bai Xiuqin's stern gaze.
On the Mountain Peak, Song Shan answered the call.
Seeing Song Shan, John Tross's pupils constricted sharply. As a seasoned peak second-stage Spark Captain, how could he not recognize Song Shan? The Song family branch from Stabilizing the Sea was no secret among the upper echelons of the White Tower Floating Land.
"Sir Song Shan, if I recall correctly, my Tross family has never offended your Song family, has it?"
John Tross carefully phrased his words to sound respectful rather than accusatory.
Song Shan, who had prepared his response, replied:
"I heard that your Tross family controls a secret realm?"
In the holographic projection, John Tross's face showed shock, his eyes filled with confusion, as if he were wearing a giant question mark.
Ignoring his seemingly genuine expression, Song Shan coldly stated:
"Stop acting. We'll find out if you have it or not after a thorough search. However..."
His tone suddenly turned harsh:
"I can't guarantee the safety of anyone after that. And don't expect any help from the Dean; you won't get it!"
With that, the main cannons of the fifteen Spark Warships above began to recharge.
This sight sent John Tross's heart into a frenzy.
"Who, who leaked this information?!"
He had never revealed the existence of the secret realm to anyone outside his closest family members. He couldn't fathom how the Song family had discovered this.
"Could it be..."
A glint of insight flashed in his mind, but he had no time to dwell on it. If the fifteen Spark Warships above unleashed their main cannons, without the protection of the nuclear energy shield, the entire Tross family would be reduced to dust.
"Sir Song Shan, I do control a secret realm, but I have a condition!"
He had hoped that this statement would make the fifteen warships above stop recharging their cannons. However, the increasingly bright lights above told him that his hope was misplaced.
John Tross seemed to realize something, and the forced smile on his face quickly faded, replaced by a look of madness.
He roared out an order to Rock Tross, who was in the main hall below.
"Destroy the secret realm, quickly!"
After giving this order, he sneered and looked back at the projection of Song Shan.
"Since you never intended to spare my Tross family, you won't get that secret realm either!"
Seeing his deranged expression, Song Shan remained exceptionally calm.
"Did you really think I was just wasting time? How foolish!"
John Tross's sneer froze, a sense of dread washing over him. Before he could issue another command, Song Mingsong suddenly appeared in the projection before him.
"Touch my grandson, and see if you can summon the White Tower Guardian. No one will protect your Tross family today."
Hearing this almost shouted statement, John Tross was filled with confusion.
"Anger Lion, explain yourself. When did I..."
His words trailed off as another projection connected to the main screen, showing Song Chi from the Skypeak.
To make a deeper impression, Song Chi wore the mask he had used to conceal his identity.
The familiar mask instantly reminded John Tross of Song Chi's identity.
"Void Crystal, it's you!!"
At the same time, he fully understood the sequence of events leading to this moment.
In the projection, Song Chi removed the mask, revealing his true face with a smile.
"Seems you remember. Tsk, tsk, how does it feel to bully the weak?"
”
His words, though spoken in a casual tone, were undeniably a death sentence.
Back then, the other party had personally hunted him down as a Second-Rank Ember Fleet Captain. Now, the two Third-Rank Ember Fleet Captains from his own clan were here, looking down upon the family they were about to annihilate.
Quite a dramatic turn of events, wouldn't you say?
……
Below, within the Tros family compound, after receiving the order, Rock Tros quickly led a group of more than ten people to the secret chamber deep beneath the family estate.
But when he reached the entrance to the chamber, his eyes narrowed sharply.
“Grim, why are you here? You should leave immediately, take your mother with you—”
Before he could finish, Rock's voice faltered. He had just seen the four terrifying Blazing Soldier Golems standing behind his nephew.
“Third-Rank Soldier Golems, you… you've been controlled by the Song family?”
Rock Tros's eyes blazed with fury. The dozens of Second-Rank Soldier Golems and the other Tros clan members behind him quickly rushed toward the chamber's entrance.
For a moment, the entrance to the underground chamber was filled with intense battle cries.
……
Several kilometers away from the Tros family compound, a kilometer-long battleship hovered silently in the clouds. In the ship's main control room, the enlarged screen displayed a clear view of the battle above the Tros family compound.
Headmaster White River, while watching the screen, respectfully addressed the projection beside him:
“Sir, should we not intervene?”
His words were met with a cool response from the communication projection.
“No need to intervene. It seems the young Song has done something significant. The Song family of Dinghai has already sent word allowing his lineage to return. We must respect the face of the Dinghai clan!”
“Yes, sir!”
If an outsider were to see the almost all-powerful Headmaster White River showing such respect, they would likely be stunned. But if they knew the identity of the person in the projection, they would find it perfectly reasonable.
For the person in the projection was none other than the ruler of the entire White Tower Floating Land, the owner of the Fourth-Rank Chasing Deer Ship "Deep Sea Long Sky," and the guardian of the White Tower Floating Land.
Geralt Eagle
……
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
On the Covenant, John Tros, having received no reply from his son for a long time, had already prepared for the worst.
He cut off communication with the Song family. From the moment he saw Song Chi, he knew he had no way out. With the temperament of Roaring Lion Song Ming Song, he was determined to kill him.
With a resolute gaze, the purple engine of the Covenant entered overdrive. Without hesitation, he activated the ship's active feature, "Light Speed Dash."
Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, the Covenant, which had been alongside three Tros family escort ships, transformed into a streak of light, shooting straight into the sky.
This sudden movement caught Song Ming Song and Song Shan, the two Third-Rank Ember Fleet Captains, off guard, but they quickly sneered.
Several kilometers above, the Covenant, which had been dashing, seemed to have hit something.
With a loud buzz, the entire ship deformed, the bow caved in by several meters, and even the cockpit was affected, crushing John Tros into a bloody pulp.
The speed of Light Speed Dash was astonishing, and the immense kinetic energy was too much for even an escort ship to withstand.
Of course, the main reason was that the Covenant's hull armor was only blue in quality, and its Ember Fleet body was white, far inferior to its purple shield and purple engine.
Inside the Song family's battleship, the Song family members were pleasantly surprised. They hadn't expected such an outcome.
The "Void Cage" they had set up was meant to prevent any escapees, but they hadn't anticipated this unexpected bonus.
The Covenant's collision directly led to the death of John Tros, a Second-Rank Ember Fleet Captain, and saved the Covenant from sinking.
As a nearly three-hundred-year-old Ember Fleet Captain, John Tros's ship was bound to be filled with valuable items, which was why the Song family members were so pleased.
Below, the remaining three Tros family escort ships, seeing the situation, knew they were doomed. They no longer hesitated and charged recklessly toward the fifteen Ember Fleet battleships, determined to take a few with them.
But against two cruisers and eight escort ships, their efforts were nothing more than a desperate last stand. They were quickly and thoroughly destroyed.
Thus, the Tros family, which had thrived in White River City for over two hundred years, was destined for annihilation.
(End of Chapter)
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