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Chapter 771: Betting on Life
Chapter 771: Betting on Life
To avoid arousing the Skrull's suspicions, the blue and white bird flock briefly appeared in the psychic shield area before quickly returning.
Soon after, Zhong Feng followed the bird flock back to the center of the rear garden.
Manina III and Plante would be returning in about three hours. He had to leave before that happened.
"It looks like I have no choice but to bet on life!" Zhong Feng sighed helplessly, pulling out two items from his spatial ring.
One was the Master-Level Natural Wisdom Elixir (Golden), and the other was the Advanced Random Teleportation Scroll (Golden).
The Master-Level Natural Wisdom Elixir was essentially exclusive to druids and shamans. At Zhong Feng's current level, it would boost his overall damage output by about 40%.
As for the Advanced Random Teleportation Scroll, this was the "life-betting item" he had mentioned.
When used, the Advanced Random Teleportation Scroll would randomly teleport the player to any location within a 30-kilometer radius.
Since the Blazing Sun Palace had no teleportation-restriction arrays set up (and they wouldn't set them up anyway), this scroll was usable.
If he got lucky, he could be teleported to a remote area outside the palace, allowing him to quickly escape the danger.
However, if his luck was bad, he could end up inside the palace or in a bustling area nearby, making the scroll worse than useless. Not using it might even prolong his life a bit.
It might really come down to betting on life!
...
But despite holding the Advanced Random Teleportation Scroll, Zhong Feng hesitated to use it.
Honestly, the randomness of this item was too great. He didn't want to entrust his life to such uncertain odds, especially since his luck had never been good.
Moreover, within a 30-kilometer radius around the palace, most areas were bustling parts of Sun City. Even with average luck, he would likely still be caught by the Skrulls.
"If only I had Xu Xiaotian's luck!" Zhong Feng sighed inwardly.
After much consideration, he decided not to use the scroll immediately. Instead, he would wait and see if any opportunities arose.
If all else failed, he would use the scroll. After all, it was a bet on life, whether early or late, it would be the same.
...
Time ticked by, and before he knew it, two and a half hours had passed.
During this time, Emperor Manina and Intelligence Minister Xi Weng sat motionless in the study, like immovable mountains.
The psychic shield's power continued to strengthen, tightly sealing off any chance of escape for Zhong Feng.
The contraction and vibration of the space rift leading to the giant spring on Mount Mitchell were gradually easing.
The vibrations would likely end in about an hour, at which point the two god-level beings would return from Blue Star to Skrull Star.
Seeing only one hour left, Zhong Feng could only sigh deeply.
He hoped his luck would be a bit better when he bet on life!
Holding the Advanced Random Teleportation Scroll in his hand, he prepared to activate it.
...
But just then, an unexpected event occurred!
A significant commotion suddenly erupted within the Blazing Sun Palace. Zhong Feng looked up and saw Emperor Manina's figure quickly flying overhead, heading straight north.
This was the first time he had seen Emperor Manina in person, and he hadn't expected it to be under such circumstances.
Just as Zhong Feng was stunned, Intelligence Minister Xi Weng, accompanied by a large number of 5th and 6th-tier experts, also flew over from the south, vanishing into the northern sky without looking back.
In no time, the high-tier experts stationed in the palace had all but disappeared.
Zhong Feng was a bit dazed.
What's going on? Did something major happen in the north?
However, he quickly realized that his chance to escape had finally come. With all the high-tier experts in the palace gone, there was no better time to make a run for it.
Under the cover of the blue birds, it took Zhong Feng over ten minutes to navigate through the palace, eventually reaching the southernmost area, which was the main gate of the palace.
The spiritual energy shield enveloping the palace had now thickened to a meter, and the two rows of "human walls" that had previously guarded it had vanished without a trace.
Using the [Illusory Stone], Zhong Feng easily passed through the shield and found himself outside the palace. His face bore a mix of relief, emptiness, and confusion as he sprinted toward the intelligence point of the Southern City Guard.
"What on earth is happening? Why did Manina suddenly leave me and rush to the north? Could something significant be happening there?" Zhong Feng pondered as he raced through the streets.
However, a simple analysis provided a rough idea of what might be going on.
To the north of the Scorching Sun Empire lay the Wasteland Continent, the primary destination for most of the players and cultivators from Blue Star. Three days had passed since then, and they must have arrived by now.
And let's not forget, Prime Minister Cao should have reached the Wasteland Continent as well!
The only reasonable explanation for Manina's sudden departure to the north was that Prime Minister Cao's whereabouts had been exposed!
Only the exposure of Cao's movements would drive the Skrull people to such a frenzied assembly in the north.
...
The actual situation was largely consistent with Zhong Feng's thoughts. Manina's swift movement to the north was indeed due to the news about Prime Minister Cao!
This story began three days ago.
Three days prior, Prime Minister Cao arrived on Skrull Star, determined his location, and immediately set off for the Wasteland Continent. By the afternoon, he had entered the territory of the White Eagle Clan.
Under the pressure of his clan, the White Eagle Clan's leader, Frank, had not helped the Skrulls guard the giant psychic spring. Instead, he greeted Prime Minister Cao with great enthusiasm immediately after Cao's arrival.
The White Eagle Clan regarded the Skrulls as their arch-enemies, harboring a deep-seated hatred akin to the Chinese attitude toward the Japanese in 1945.
The leader of the White Eagle Clan also detested the Skrulls deeply.
However, as the leader, he had to be rational and consider the interests of his entire clan. Therefore, he had to temporarily set aside his hatred to pursue greater clan benefits.
For instance, he had voted in favor of the "Civilization Ascension Plan" and had participated in the encirclement of Prime Minister Cao at the North Pole of Skrull Star, all for the benefit of his clan.
Prime Minister Cao was well aware that the leader of the White Eagle Clan only cared about the clan's interests.
Thus, upon reaching the territory of the White Eagles, Cao focused on the clan's interests, trying to persuade them to side with the Blue Star people.
He painted a vivid picture for the White Eagle Clan leader, describing the number of experts and military equipment Blue Star would have when the great war began, conveying one crucial message—when the war starts, we Blue Star people will stand a fifty-fifty chance against the Skrulls!
As long as the White Eagles were willing to side with them, they would eliminate their ancient enemies, the Skrulls, and gain a much broader space for survival and development on Skrull Star!
(End of Chapter)
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