Chapter 857: King Helden of the Quicksand's Scheme
Chapter 857: King Helden of the Quicksand's Scheme
King Yashade of the Whirlwind Clouds placed great importance on this transaction, even going so far as to personally handle the transportation of the Whirlwind Cloud Stones.
About six hours later, the four Whirlwind Cloud Stones, each roughly ten meters in diameter, along with some other materials, were delivered to Su Yu.
After verifying that everything was in order, Su Yu stored all the materials in his necklace.
He waved goodbye to Yashade and left the Whirlwind Cloud City, heading toward the outside world through the wind path.
...
About ten minutes later, Su Yu appeared on the northern side of the Quicksand Kingdom's capital, in a desolate mountain pass.
Upon arrival, he first surveyed the surroundings and then spoke to his pet space, addressing Chenxing, "Chenxing, get ready."
"Got it!" came the cute meow from Su Yu's ear.
Su Yu strolled to a massive boulder in the center of the mountain pass. The boulder was about 20 meters high and 40 meters wide, making Su Yu look like an ant in comparison.
He placed his hand on the boulder, and ripples of spatial magic spread from his palm.
Hum—
With a dull sound of teleportation, the boulder lifted from its position and was teleported to the top of a nearby hill.
Crack—
When the boulder landed on the hilltop, it seemed to trigger something, and a column of earthy yellow light shot up from about 50 meters to the north of the boulder.
This earthy yellow light was incredibly bright, piercing the clouds and visible for several kilometers around.
After activating the light column, Su Yu remained still, counting the items he had acquired in the Whirlwind Cloud City.
...
About 20 minutes later, the earthy yellow light gradually faded.
The moment the light disappeared, the ground in front of Su Yu suddenly rose.
Then, a massive Quicksand Elemental emerged from the earth, towering high.
This Quicksand Elemental was about 50 meters tall, the largest in the entire Quicksand Elemental clan.
If King Yashade were here, he would have been shocked to exclaim, "It's you, King Helden of the Quicksand! Weren't you dead?"
However, the truth was that Helden was not dead. The chaos and madness in the city were all a ruse; the real Helden stood before Su Yu.
"Adventurer, Yashade has taken my core, hasn't he?" Helden asked, looking down at Su Yu from his lofty height.
His body surged with earth elemental power, and if a fifth-stage or lower-ranked strongman were here, they might have felt an urge to kneel before him.
Su Yu flew up to eye level with Helden's head.
He nodded with a smile, "As you predicted, Yashade took the core, and he also traded two Whirlwind Cloud Stones to me."
Su Yu took out the two large Whirlwind Cloud Stones from his necklace and threw them to the Quicksand King.
Helden did not catch both.
He took one Whirlwind Cloud Stone and threw the other back to Su Yu, "You've worked hard. This Whirlwind Cloud Stone is your reward."
"Thank you, King Helden!" Su Yu didn't hesitate, storing the Whirlwind Cloud Stone.
At the same time, a familiar system notification sounded in Su Yu's ear:
"Ding, Legendary Hidden Quest: 'King Helden of the Quicksand's Commission' completed. Reward: 1 Whirlwind Cloud Stone."
...
Su Yu suddenly remembered he had something else on him.
So, he took out the fist-sized legendary quality Hydro Crystal and tossed it to Helton: "Your Majesty, thanks to this Hydro Crystal, I successfully deceived Yashad. Everything went exactly as you planned."
Helton casually caught the Hydro Crystal and laughed heartily, "Haha, I knew that Yashad was a fool. Now he's fallen for it! Once my sub-core is fully integrated and takes over his mind, the entire Whirlwind City will be within my grasp! Adventurer, you have done a great service!"
Helton was now at the pinnacle of his triumph.
In reality, the entire event was a meticulously planned grand conspiracy.
...
This story began three days ago.
King Helton of the Sandflow Kingdom actually had not just one core; his internal structure was very unique, with two cores. One was the "maternal core," and the other was the "sub-core."
Three days ago, when Helton met Su Yu, a bold plan formed in his mind.
He had Su Yu carry the sub-core to Whirlwind City and made King Yashad of the Whirlwind Kingdom falsely believe that he had been killed by Su Yu.
When Yashad saw the sub-core and the small piece of Hydro Crystal given to Su Yu, he would easily believe that Helton was truly dead.
Yashad would undoubtedly want the core, as absorbing it would grant him a significant power boost.
This way, Helton could hand over his sub-core to Yashad without raising any suspicions.
Once Yashad absorbed the core, Helton's sub-core would invade and completely control Yashad's mind.
At that point, not only would Whirlwind City be within his reach, but he would also gain a powerful seventh-stage "avatar," a resounding success!
Now that his sub-core was in Yashad's hands, the plan was on the verge of complete success, and Helton couldn't help but be ecstatic.
With a pleased expression, Helton said to Su Yu, "Adventurer, the plan is about to succeed! Our next step is to lead the kingdom's army to attack Whirlwind City. Prepare yourself well, and I will have a special reward for you once we succeed!"
At the same time, a game notification echoed in Su Yu's ear.
"Ding, congratulations! You have triggered the legendary hidden quest: Surprise Attack on Whirlwind City."
"Quest Requirement: Join the Sandflow Kingdom's army to invade Whirlwind City and eliminate the elemental forces within."
"Quest Progress: Contribution Points (0)."
"Quest Reward: Determined by your contribution points."
Seeing the triggered quest, Su Yu smiled lightly.
He didn't take the quest seriously and instead respectfully said to Helton, "Your Majesty, there is something I desire very much. I hope you will grant it to me."
"Oh? What is it?" Helton asked casually.
"It's your maternal core, the most valuable thing you have. Granting it to me would not be excessive, right?" Su Yu said nonchalantly, as if he were borrowing a pair of badminton rackets from a neighbor.
But to Helton, it sounded like he had misheard.
"Wait? What do you want?" Helton looked at Su Yu in surprise.
"Of course, I want your core and your life. Morningstar, attack!" Su Yu commanded his pet space.
"Meow!"
A piercing cat cry echoed through the air.
Morningstar, who had been waiting in the pet space, leaped out and instantly surged toward Helton's head.
(End of Chapter)
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