My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 119: I Definitely Have to Pay Him More
The fierce battle continues unabated, with people and beasts constantly filling in from the rear, only to be shredded by the chaos on the battlefield.
Members of the Demon Suppression Bureau are injured, and Pang Manjun is no longer in peak condition. He originally planned to lead the Barbaric Beast army to quickly conquer the pass, drive straight through, and capture the southeast of Liangting. He didn’t expect the Demon Suppression Bureau to arrive so quickly.
But now, he believes the situation is still under control because the Barbaric Beast army is continuously arriving from the rear as reinforcements. As long as he holds off Wei Xun and the others, victory will eventually be his.
Boom!!!
He unleashed all four claws, forming a large seal and exchanging another blow with Wei Xun. The already shattered ground around them sank again, and both sides retreated.
Pang Manjun seized the moment to glance back and was shocked.
What about my reinforcements?!
The rear of the Barbaric Beast front was now an empty expanse, with no reinforcements arriving, not even anyone to tend to the wounded.
Wei Xun, who had been targeting him, noticed his distraction and seized the opportunity to unleash a powerful attack, transforming into a flurry of shadow projections and launching a furious assault from all directions.
Pang Manjun was a beat too slow and could only respond hastily, immediately being suppressed and falling into a disadvantage.
Other members of the Demon Suppression Bureau immediately moved forward to besiege him. Judging by the scene, it wouldn’t be long before this arrogant Barbaric Beast leader would be defeated.
Meanwhile, the command center at the rear and Prince Zhen Dong discovered the anomaly behind the Barbaric Beasts.
"Prince, their reinforcements have been cut off!"
Wu Yun exclaimed with joy, "It worked! That young Master Li succeeded!"
"Men! Spread the word to the entire army, the Barbaric Beasts’ retreat has been severed, everyone charge with full force, victory is within reach!"
As the message spread rapidly through the ranks, the soldiers of Liangting were greatly encouraged. Although most had no idea what had transpired, they understood the significance of cutting off the retreat.
"Kill!!"
Everyone capable of wielding a weapon charged out of their positions.
In the Jia Yi section, some knew what was going on. Several Secret Realm agents had witnessed Li Rui charging through the center of the battlefield towards the enemy’s rear.
Though they hadn’t been briefed on the battle plan in advance, upon hearing the messenger’s announcement, they could piece together most of the story.
However, the question now was, they found it difficult to comprehend how it had been accomplished.
To be precise, just passing through the battlefield where world NPCs were engaged was already extremely difficult. Not only that, but to also cut off the beasts’ retreat from behind enemy lines sounded like a fantasy.
Hong Lu hadn’t specifically looked into the records of this Secret Realm, but even without asking, he could guess that no one had ever accomplished such a feat.
Even the flatterers were left speechless, and even if they wanted to agree with Hong Lu, they found no angle to approach.
Outside the Secret Realm, Kong Ji had just finished some business negotiations, which had gone even more positively than expected, yet he felt no joy.
"Has he awakened?"
He asked his secretary upon meeting her.
"No."
Upon hearing this, his eyes widened, "Not yet? Eight stars?"
"Yes."
The secretary was also puzzled. In such a situation, they should have failed long ago. Eight stars. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Kong Ji knew that the young Li Rui was extraordinary, but there had to be a limit.
"What time are we meeting in the evening? There’s still time, right?"
"There is," the secretary replied, "We have about two extra hours."
"Go to the Qing Garden Branch, I want to see with my own eyes."
The time flows differently inside the Secret Realm, so even if they spent three days there, less than two hours would pass in reality. Therefore, he decided to wait there until they woke up to ask them directly.
Of course, that was assuming they would wake up.
Every entry into the Secret Realm is a challenge. If they were unfortunate enough to encounter someone like Zuo Qiutian, death would be inevitable. But in usual cases, ordinary deaths in the Secret Realm weren’t necessarily safe.
They had entered the Secret Realm at Liangting’s border. If they hadn’t triggered too many stars, they might have found a way to survive, waiting for a non-lethal failure type. But triggering eight stars meant it was victory or death.
When he arrived at the wake-up room at the branch, he indeed found that Kong Hua’s mark had eight Black Stars. Seeing this with his own eyes caused a slight stir in his emotions.
"Damn it."
Kong Ji couldn’t help but curse, then glanced at Li Rui and finally dragged a chair to sit at the door.
The people in the support team’s office certainly knew him and were aware that someone from the Kong family was inside, along with the eight Black Stars situation. Such occurrences were rare. Most people failed in such a Secret Realm long before reaching eight stars, so the gossip spread quickly.
Kong Ji ignored the subtle gazes around him and waited silently. Suddenly, he received a call from Dong Sanchuan.
"Brother Kong, how’s it looking? Has Xiaohua woken up?"
"Not yet, still in the Secret Realm."
"Hmm? Based on the proportion, it’s been over ten hours inside. Quite some time since the eight Black Stars appeared."
"Yeah, I’m puzzled too," Kong Ji muttered.
Dong Sanchuan thought for a moment, "Alright, I’ll call Elder Song and see how he reacts."
Upon hearing this, Kong Ji immediately felt it was reasonable, "Alright, thank you, thank you. Elder Song’s judgment is never wrong. He must know if Li Rui can endure the eight-star Secret Realm."
In truth, he only needed to wait patiently for a while to find out the result. Asking in advance served no practical purpose, but he was anxious due to his concern.
Dong Sanchuan ended the call and immediately called Song Yao.
"Elder Song, do you know about Li Rui’s situation?"
"What situation? Has he come out already?"
"No, still inside."
"Oh, then just wait," Song Yao said, sounding indifferent, "How have you been lately?"
"I’m alright. Leveled up three times in the last Secret Realm, and recently with... Wait, why are we talking about me? It’s about Li Rui, isn’t it?"
Dong Sanchuan clicked his tongue, "Elder Song, it’s an eight-star Secret Realm. He triggered eight Black Stars, and Kong Ji’s non-biological brother is in there too. He’s very worried."
"What’s there to worry about?"
Song Yao replied exasperatedly, "Li Rui is still alive, isn’t he?"
"...I see."
Dong Sanchuan, not being a fool, understood the message clearly. The elder, who had participated in Secret Realm battles and performed great feats by repelling enemy countries, was very certain that Li Rui would make it out of the Liangting border and might even bring a "baggage" along.
He hung up and immediately relayed the news to Kong Ji.
The fat man jolted up in excitement, feeling instantly reassured.
"Thank you, Sanchuan. I’ll treat you to a meal later."
He hung up, clapped his hands in excitement, feeling reinvigorated.
"As long as he brings Xiaohua out safely, I’ll definitely give him a bonus!"
