Chapter 978 – Start of the Attack

Pressuring people using brute force might be the stupidest method, but sometimes, it was the most effective approach. If one describes this method in just a few words, then it would be 'If one's sword is big enough, then one wouldn't need to make a move!'

There was once a discussion with regards to ancient weaponry. There were a lot of weapons in the old times, and debates happened as to which one was the most powerful. However, it was an undeniable fact that heavy weapons were the most mighty! Take a mace for example, no matter what s.h.i.+eld one uses to defend, the person behind it would still be broken upon meeting a heavy mace.

The O'Neal family was using this exact method. They were using the brute aura of their formidable military. They didn't use any tactics for war, they were straight-up instilling pressure on the enemy. They wanted to make it known that they were unstoppable.

In face of absolute strength, schemes and tactics were no more than clown tricks. Naturally, the O'Neal family was clear about this point. This time, they showcased their enormous force in order to deal with the Winged Pegasus Clan.

Zhao Hai was looking at the monitor since he was still interested in what the O'Neal family wanted to do. At this time, Megan suddenly sighed and said, "I think I now understand why the O'Neal family didn't pursue the undead upon seeing them. And why they are showing their huge firepower today."

Zhao Hai was confused at what Megan said, so he asked, "Oh, why is that?"

Megan smiled faintly and said, "After thinking about it, it is because of you, Big Brother Hai. When you first met Axe, you didn't tell him the real situation of the Ark Continent. Because of this, Axe always thought that there's nothing wrong in the Ark Continent. Additionally, you told them that the continent's strongest person was only 9th rank. This caused them to be certain on their invasion. But when they came to the Ark Continent, they discovered that the Ark Continent was already devoid of people. Then they found out about the Dark Mist as well as the Demon Realm. Since the Dark Mist is full of undead, they couldn't just go in. And then, there is also n.o.body in the Demon Realm. Not to say friends, there weren't any enemies to speak of. At this moment, they are very eager to find people to understand what happened in the Ark Continent. So when they discovered the Winged Pegasus, they couldn't just let go of the opportunity."

When Zhao Hai and the others heard what Megan said, they all nodded. They also thought that Megan was right. Megan looked at the group and continued, "Also, in the process of fighting the undead, the O'Neal family wasn't able to gain any advantages. This greatly affected their morale. Therefore, they are badly thirsting for a taste of victory in order to increase the family's morale. This time, they need to be successful in dealing with the Winged Pegasus, they are not allowed to fail."

Zhao Hai nodded, "That is very reasonable. But this is much better. Hahaha. I want to see the reaction of the Winged Pegasus when they see the O'Neal family's attack."

Laura smiled faintly and said, "I reckon the O'Neal family would use the same tactic they used to enter the Taurus Continent. Their cannons would attack first before their war tanks and magic armors go in at the same time."

Zhao Hai agreed, "Although this method is too straightforward, but you have to recognize that this is the most suited method for the O'Neal family."

The others nodded. At this time, the O'Neal family had already set-up the nearly thousand cannons that they brought. They didn't hide anything as they postured outside the Winged Pegasus Clan's spatial rift. Even those positioned in the spatial rift's defensive line could see the actions made by the O'Neal family.

Despise, this was contempt shown towards the defenders. The Winged Pegasus defenders became angry. Before long, a team of ten thousand Winged Pegasus Cavalry rushed out from the defensive line and proceeded to attack the O'Neal family's cannon positions.

There were a lot of soldiers in the defensive line who had seen the O'Neal family before. They were clear about how powerful these cannons were. So in this attack, besides teaching the O'Neal family a lesson, they wanted to destroy those cannons.

However, even if intentions were good, reality was cruel. To go against the small team of Winged Pegasus Cavalry, the O'Neal family sent 500 of their magic armors. These magic armors went straight towards the cavalry. The Winged Pegasus were surprised to see that the speed they were so proud of didn't seem to be a problem for these huge metallic men.

The 500 magic armors were like 500 arrows that were fired towards the Winged Pegasus Cavalry. But since the Winged Pegasus Cavalry had rich battle experience, they immediately made a response. They began their counter-attack by taking out the blood lightning javelins that they acquired from Zhao Hai.

However, the cavalry still lacked experience when dealing with the magic armors. They still lacked the perfect timing. Just as they took their javelins out, the magic armors didn't wait and immediately fired their bombs. The bombs directly hit the team of Winged Pegasus riders. Almost immediately, almost a thousand cavalry units were killed off. This shows how overbearing the bombs were.

Just as the Winged Pegasus were plunged in chaos, the magic armors rushed towards them. Energy beams shot out in succession. Every time an energy beam flashed, a Winged Pegasus would die.

The two actions made by the magic armor team took several thousand lives from the ten thousand unit troop. The Winged Pegasus army almost immediately collapsed.

At this time, it can be said that the Winged Pegasus soldiers had been lax. Shan and the others wanted the clan to move. However, those in higher position of the clan were afraid that Zhao Hai would clean them up. Therefore, the ordinary people were left with not knowing what to do.

However, it was clear that they were disobeying. They said that they would walk but they were actually going slow to the point of never moving. Moreover, the ongoing contradictions between Shan and the higher-ranked winged Pegasus caused the undercurrent of the clan to turn chaotic. This caused the army to be confused. In this case, how could the soldiers possible do their best in order to fight the enemy.

Because of their low fighting spirit, the army weren't very willing to fight. Therefore, they could only wait to be slaughtered by the united O'Neal family army.

In the clash between the ten thousand Winged Pegasus and the 500 magic armors, the Winged Pegasus Clan suffered 7 thousand losses while the O'Neal family didn't even lose one. This contrast was truly disproportionate.

After repelling the attack of the Winged Pegasus clan, the cannons have also finished being set-up. A thousand cannons were on standby, waiting for an order to fire.

And with Axe's command, a thousand cannons howled as they fired their projectiles towards the Winged Pegasus clan's defensive line.

A thousand cannons indiscriminately attacked the area in and around the defensive line. One could imagine how lethal the attack was. The entire defensive line of the Winged Pegasus was almost erased from the map.

The cannons didn't just stop after one volley, instead they continued until they fired ten times. The Winged Pegasus Clan's defensive line was cleared after the fifth volley. At this point, it was already impossible for the Winged Pegasus clan to resist.

After ten rounds of cannon fire, the defensive line of the Winged Pegasus clan had completely changed in appearance. The high walls have fallen and craters could be seen everywhere. Bodies of dead soldiers were strewn everywhere. Even those who were lucky enough to survive couldn't help but stare at the battlefield with a dull look. They were completely terrified.

However, this wasn't the end. The O'Neal family's war tanks and magic armors proceeded to advance.

At this time, the mentally-weakened Winged Pegasus soldiers have already turned around and ran away. There were also those whose mind had completely collapsed. They began running around the battlefield. The scene was just like the end of the world.

Zhao Hai looked at the defensive line and sighed, "I didn't think that it would be this quick. The Winged Pegasus retreated in less than three hours. Three hours, in that span of time, the defensive line was destroyed."

Laura and the others sighed as well. In fact, this event made it clear to them how strong the O'Neal family really was. Such fighting strength was truly terrifying.

Zhao Hai turned his head and said, "Laura, report this matter to Shan. Meg, please make us some food, it's time for lunch."

Meg nodded before she turned around and went to the kitchen. On the other hand, Laura took out her messenger fish and told Shan about the defensive line's situation. Upon hearing this, Shan was extremely shocked. If not for Zhao Hai being the one who said this, he wouldn't have believed it.

It didn't take a long time before the O'Neal family's army seized the defensive line. They didn't immediately advance towards the rift. Instead, they set up a defense and repaired the destroyed structures.

To be honest, Axe didn't expect their operation to be this smooth. They didn't think that the enemy would fall this quickly.

Although their attack towards the Taurus Continent also went smoothly, Axe understood that it was because their enemy gave up on the place. Therefore, that accomplishment could be said to be negligible.

But this time, the enemy even clashed with their army. There was a large number of enemies in the defensive line as well. However, this huge number of troops had actually been eliminated by them.

Axe was somewhat surprised regarding the Winged Pegasus clan. He didn't expect these people to be weak! They were too weak!

They were able to fight some of the undead that they met before. Whether it was in attack or defense, these undead were much stronger than the Winged Pegasus Clan. Axe always thought that the Winged Pegasus had the same combat power as the undead. However, it turned out that the Winged Pegasus clan was much worse than the undead.

George stood next to Axe. He looked at the battlefield with an excited expression. He found that he was really lucky. He didn't think that the attack would go this smoothly. Also, he didn't even think that Axe would be heading today's attack.

Although Axe was the O'Neal family's Young Lord, he didn't have any military achievements nor did he partic.i.p.ate in previous wars. Because of this, his commanding skill wasn't very good. Now that the O'Neal family had focused its efforts on this place, it's understandable if the family didn't a.s.sign Axe to lead the advance army. But who would've thought that the O'Neal Patriarch would actually appoint Axe as the chief commander of this battle. This exact decision made it possible for George to gain face in front of Axe.

Although George made a very good battle plan back during their initial entrance towards the Taurus Continent, that battle plan was ultimately rendered useless. Although this was still an important event to Axe, George thought that he could do better. He thought that if there were enemies at that time, then he would be able to decimate them all.

And in this attack, the plan that he did went very successfully. This was the reason why George was excited.

While George was indulging in his happiness, Axe suddenly said, "George, well done. Your battle plan is very effective. Good, very good."

George quickly replied, "I thank the Young Lord for the praise. However, I don't dare to take all of the credit. This subordinate's accomplishment is all because of the Young Lord. If the Young Lord didn't allow me, then i wouldn't have been able to make the battle plan."

Everybody liked to listen to flattery, especially someone as young as Axe. Because of this, upon hearing George, Axe couldn't help but laugh. At the same time, he repeatedly patted George's shoulders.

When Zhao Hai heard Axe and George's dialog, he turned to Laura and said, "This George is truly talented. He has the making of a good official."

Laura smiled and said, "I wonder how they would react if they know that everything is because of Brother Hai's arrangements."

Zhao Hai laughed and said, "I believe their expressions would be splendid. Right, Cai'er, those Warriors we met in the O'Neal family's territory, did you pay attention to them? What are they doing now? If there are any troubles in the O'Neal family's backyard, then I think we should help them to deal with it. After all, having these free workers is very good."

As soon as they heard Zhao Hai, Laura and the others chuckled. Cai'er also smiled and said, "Young Master, rest a.s.sured. As long as the Young Master needs it, I can get the recordings over the last few days and have it a.n.a.lyzed."

Zhao Hai waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's leave them be for now. The O'Neal family didn't become a superpower of the Magic Armor continent by being easily dealt with. We don't have to worry about them in the meantime."

Chapter 979 – Shan's Anger!

Shan stared as he sat opposite Speaker Fang. Winged Pegasus Fang was also able to hear the dialogue between Zhao Hai and Shan. When Speaker Fang heard it, his expression changed. He didn't expect the enemy to progress this quickly.

Boom! Shan crushed the table in front of him. Shan raged with his blood red eyes, he said, "Too much, it's too much!"

Speaker Fang smiled faintly and said, "It's a bit too much. Mister Zhao Hai is clearly on the scene, yet he didn't spare any help. It's too much."

Shan looked at Speaker Fang and said, "You say that Mister is too much? Didn't he already gave us a warning? Didn't he already arrange an escape route for us? All the things that Mister did, aren't they all good for us? If I were Mister, I would have long ignored our clan. How could it be possible for Mister to be excessive? The ones who are being too excessive are those people from the clan. Look at them, they really think that Mister regards them as important. Without Mister, let's see what would happen to those b.a.s.t.a.r.ds. They are the reason why the Winged Pegasus reached this point and lost too many people!"

Speaker Fang didn't think that Shan would say so. However, he quickly changed his mind. As Shan said, Zhao Hai had already arranged everything for them. It's just that they didn't go into the road that Zhao Hai prepared.

Shan looked at Speaker Fang and said, "Speaker, did you ever think that if we go on like this, then Mister would get angry at us? If Mister decides to give up on the Winged Pegasus Clan, then what kind of situation would we be in?"

When Speaker Fang heard this, he couldn't help but stare. Then his expression changed. He was very clear about what would happen if Zhao Hai decides to give up on them. Even without the O'Neal family, the Winged Pegasus would still be in a terrible situation. After all, the Winged Pegasus wasn't a very strong race. If Zhao Hai did leave them behind, then once the foreign races decides to do something to them, then the Winged Pegasus would have no way to fight back.

Don't talk about the foreign races, even the O'Neal family outside was too strong for the Winged Pegasus Clan. They simply had no way to resist the magic armors. In this case, the only thing they could do was to follow Zhao Hai.

Zhao Hai's method might be overbearing, but one has to recognize that his intention was sincere. If they didn't accept his goodwill, then that would be their problem.

Shan looked at Speaker Fang and knew that his thought had gone through. Shan said, "Speaker, what we need to do right now is to send our clan to the s.p.a.ce as soon as possible. But before we do that, we need to have our people feel grat.i.tude towards Mister."

Speaker Fang looked confused at Shan, "Why? Mister didn't request our people to feel that way towards him. As long as our people enter the s.p.a.ce, then it would be fine."

Shan coldly snorted and said, "Speaker, you're being naive. Mister is intimate with the Thunder Clan as well as the Barbarians. This is because the remaining Thunder Clan members are close to Fei'er. Fei'er chose to go against his Patriarch and bring his people into the s.p.a.ce. At the same time, all of the Barbarians willingly entered the s.p.a.ce, which was something Mister wanted to see. Because of this, he would certainly look at the Barbarians in a positive light. On the other hand, what did the Winged Pegasus Clan do? Among the three clans, the one being the most arrogant towards Mister is us. Later on, we agreed to move towards the s.p.a.ce but we broke this promise. Let me ask you, if you were Mister, would you still forgive those guys? Does the Winged Pegasus Clan have any use for Mister? Is there any reason for Mister to save us?"

Speaker Fang didn't make any noise. He knew that Shan was telling the truth. However, he still wanted to know why the people needed to be grateful towards Zhao Hai.

Shan took a deep breath before continuing, "Our people have already offended Mister. The two messages that Mister said could be taken as warnings. If our people keep offending him, then it wouldn't be easy for us to ask him for help. But Mister is a person who heavily values sentiment. As long as our people feel grateful and respectful to Mister, he surely wouldn't be cruel enough to overlook our distress. Also, Speaker, don't forget, we will be entering Mister's s.p.a.ce. If our people are still disrespectful, then Mister might destroy our clan. I'm afraid we need to change our people's minds."

As soon as Speaker Fang heard this, his expression truly changed. He was very clear about how true Shan's words were. If things were just like how Shan said, then if their people don't respect Zhao Hai, then even if they enter the s.p.a.ce, they would still be destroyed by Zhao Hai sooner or later.

After thinking about this, Speaker Fang let out a long breath as he nodded and said, "Alright, let's go according to what you say. How do you want to do it?"

Shan sneered and said, "Didn't these people think they are strong? Didn't they believe that Mister is deceiving them? Alright, then let's have them taste the O'Neal family's cannons. Perhaps they might regret their decisions in time. They will come to understand how much Mister has done for us." Speaker Fang gawked when he heard this. But in the end he still nodded. He can understand Shan. It seems like Shan has decided to deal with those people who weren't obedient.

Speaker Fang looked at Shan and said, "So what do we do next?"

Shan smiled faintly and asid, "Let's turn the tables around. We'll wait here. Aren't they strong? I still remember what they said. I will learn from their actions. Since they decided to drag on, then I will also delay."

Speaker Fang knit his brows and said, "But if we do that, a lot of people will die."

Shan coldly snorted and said, "It's a disaster that they brought onto themselves. To be honest, I'm tired of calling them my clansmen. I intended to help them since they are my people, but what did they do? When I needed their cooperation, where were they? I just want our people to be safe. If they aren't taught a lesson, then they will never know what the real world is."

Speaker Fang sighed. He didn't say anything. He also knew the suffering that Shan experienced. To be honest, even his own heart was being suffocated. His clansmen really did go too far.

Shan looked at Speaker Fang and then turned his head and gave a command, "Come clean the room and bring a new table in." Someone outside the door immediately responded. Then two people came in to clean the place as well as bring a new table. After which they promptly left.

These two people were Speaker Fang's loyal subordinates. They were now the only ones that Shan can trust. Only these people were willing to work for Shan.

At this point, the clan had blocked Shan out completely. His clansmen wouldn't listen to any of his words, n.o.body even came to talk to him. Moreover, their people didn't even provide Shan with any living supplies. If not for the stockpiles in the mansion, Shan would have already starved.

Upon facing this situation, even if Shan was a well-tempered person, he would still be angered. His purpose was for the betterment of the clan, but they actually treated him in such a matter. How could Shan not be angry.

After the place has been tidied up, Shan suddenly turned to Speaker Fang and said, "Speaker, let's go to the s.p.a.ce. I'm sure Fei'er and the others have been eating well. In the past few days, we've been eating quite poorly. We haven't had proper sleep as well. I've almost turned mad by our clansmen. Now let's see who has the right to be angry next time."

Speaker Fang also wanted to relax. In any case, things have already developed to this point, doing anything else would be useless. Because of this, Speaker Fang quickly nodded and said, "Alright, let's go. I hope Fei'er left some good wine for us. I have to say, Mister's wines are very delicious."

When Shan heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. Then he took his command token out and waved his hand before entering the s.p.a.ce.

At this time, Fei'er was incomparably relaxed. The s.p.a.ce's environment was fantastic. Even if you lie down at home all the time, n.o.body would stop you. As long as you find some food outside, you will never be hungry. Moreover, the s.p.a.ce had its own way of dealing with criminals. This caused the people inside to be free of worry.

Originally, Fei'er thought that nothing would change upon entering the s.p.a.ce. If he wanted to manage the clan, then he would still have to spend a lot of effort. However, he found that he was overthinking after entering the s.p.a.ce. The environment here was good, far from his imagination. It was precisely because of this environment that Fei'er's life had gone smoothly. He suddenly found that managing the clan had become much easier.

Although Fei'er can't taste the feeling of power now, it wasn't important to him. What Fei'er wanted to see was his people living good lives like this. This kind of life was really good for his people.

Inside the s.p.a.ce, people wouldn't have to be afraid of having ambition. In fact, having ambition was very good. If you want to live as an emperor, then you can as long as you exchange enough things to the churches. You can get anything that you want. There were even things that they haven't seen or heard about before.

Fei'er's life was very simple. He would cultivate everyday, then he would either collect food, research magic formations, study potions and so on. Everyday was spent in ease, but it was very fulfilling. Fei'er was very satisfied with this life.

The only sole worry that Fei'er had was Shan. Fei'er can understand Shan's situation, so he couldn't help but worry.

Fei'er thinks that Zhao Hai understood as well. Zhao Hai let the Thunder Clan into the s.p.a.ce when they were about to be killed off. Moreover, he kept his promise of not interfering. But with how the Winged Pegasus did things, what would Zhao Hai's reaction be? Because of this, Fei'er felt nervous about Shan's situation.

Chapter 980 – Fenglei's Regret

Fei'er was currently inside his room reading. Then suddenly, someone's voice came in from outside, "Fei'er, are you in? Let's have a drink."

Upon hearing that it was Shan, Fei'er immediately put his book down and opened the door. After seeing Shan and Speaker Fang outside, Fei'er quickly said, "You actually have time to come here? Come in, quick." Then he invited the two over to his house.

Shan looked at Fei'er's house and smiled faintly before he said, "It's quite nice. It seems like you have been living well these days."

One couldn't blame Shan for saying this. The house where Fei'er lived was truly good. His house was like villa, but it wasn't very big. The entire house seem to have five to six rooms, it was well made.

Upon hearing Shan, Fei'er couldn't help but smile and said, "I used gold coins to exchange for this house. Inside the s.p.a.ce, as long as you pay enough gold coins to the church, you can have any house you want."

Shan inspected the place curiously. The house's setup was very good, it had a good natural flow to it. Not only was its shape beautiful, its interior decoration was also attractive. It gave people a sense of belonging without losing its refined taste.

One must know that achieving this point wasn't easy. Fei'er and the others were members of the Thunder Clan. With their tall figures, one would need to make a lot of considerations in order to make their dwellings.

After Fei'er invited the two to sit down, he looked at Shan and said, "Shan, why did you have time to come here? Did something happen to your clan? Do you need any help? If needed, I can lend you a hand."

Shan shook his head and said, "It's fine, there's no need for you to make a move. I came today in order to ask you for a drink and to share some food."

When Fei'er heard Shan, he couldn't help but smile. Then he quickly said, "Having a drink is certainly not a problem. But I thought you came here because something happened? How about telling me?"

Shan smiled faintly and said, "The O'Neal family's magic armors are already outside our spatial rift. They had repelled our defensive line and war would soon break out."

If somebody else saw Shan telling these matters with a smile, then they would certainly think that he has gone crazy. Generally, people wouldn't smile as they recall their clansmen being destroyed. However, Fei'er could understand. He clearly knew the state of the Winged Pegasus Clan and understood why Shan was like this.

Just in the recent past, Shan went to the s.p.a.ce and asked Fei'er to help him prepare some fresh vegetables. The reason for this was because the Winged Pegasus Clan refused to give him any food. When Fei'er heard this, he couldn't help but get shocked.

He didn't expect Shan to be this miserable. He actually can't regularly eat food. This also caused Fei'er to be angry at the Winged Pegasus Clan.

Fei'er, Shan, and Ding share a very good relations.h.i.+p. These three were friends who went through life and death. After hearing their friend going through such experience, Ding almost sent his people to attack the Winged Pegasus Clan. Fortunately, Fei'er was able to stop him.

After hearing Shan talk now, Fei'er immediately understood. He looked at Shan and said, "So the day you wanted will finally come soon? Then it surely is worth a celebration."

Shan laughed and said, "Let's get Ding as well. I also wanted to hide from my people, so I entered the s.p.a.ce. Didn't they want to not see me? Then I won't care about them anymore. If they think they're strong enough, then let them handle the problem themselves."

Fei'er laughed and said, "Good, good. You finally know what to do. You call Ding while I prepare the food. My food here isn't delicious, I'll have to go to the church and exchange for good ones."

Shan looked at Fei'er in surprise, "You can also exchange for food?"

Fei'er laughed, "In addition to being unable to exchange for living people, there are really few things that you cannot exchange for." After he said that, Fei'er left the house.

At the same time, Shan took his messenger fish out and called Ding. Just like Fei'er, Ding had also been quite relaxed in the past few days. Although the Barbarians were a militant race, this didn't mean that they always want to court death. Barbarians weren't stupid, it was just that their temperament was too simple.

Now, inside the s.p.a.ce, the Barbarians, Winged Pegasus, and the Thunder Clan were well mixed in. The three clans were former comrades who fought side by side. Recently, their lives have been better. Naturally, n.o.body discriminated anybody. Because of this, the place where the Barbarians lived was very near to Fei'er's house.

Not long after Fei'er returned with some food and wine, Ding arrived. Ding was happy for Shan upon knowing what was happening to the Winged Pegasus Clan. The group were merry as they drank and ate. It seems like they didn't know of what was currently happening to the Winged Pegasus Clan.

The Winged Pegasus Clan were frightened after the attack of the nine Supreme Elders. So now, they arranged a lot of monitoring points behind the defensive line. As soon as the defensive line was attacked, these scouts immediately sent news back to the family. Those scouts were equipped with messenger fishes. Therefore, the news of the defensive line's destruction was immediately transmitted back. In no time, the higher level figures of the family received the news.

When they came to know of the situation, they were really shocked. They didn't expect Zhao Hai's words to be true. Someone truly wanted to invade them.

It was just like Shan said, these people didn't want to see him. Every time Shan opened the matter of moving to the s.p.a.ce, these people would just stay there as though nothing was wrong.

It can be said that Shan was being treated worse than a puppet. At the very least, n.o.body was being hostile to a puppet. On the other hand, Shan and Speaker Fang were being treated with hostility. They weren't treated like a member of the clan.

The Winged Pegasus Clan's Vice Speaker, Fenglei, was currently inside the hall. There were also a lot of Winged Pegasus members present. These people were high ranking members of the clan. Some were the senior council members while some were great generals. There were also city lords present. It can be said that these people were the decision makers of the Winged Pegasus Clan.

Fenglei was the iron official of the Winged Pegasus Clan. If it weren't for him keeping Speaker Fang back, then Speaker Fang's influence wouldn't have reduced so much. And after Yifei was killed by Zhao Hai, it was Fenglei who proposed delaying. He was also the one who made sure that Shan was ignored.

Fenglei looks to be in his fifties. His hair was a little white but his face wasn't wrinkled. The whites of his hair seem to add some touch of maturity into him. But in his calm expression, one could see a hint of arrogance.

At this time, Fenglei's face sank as though it was a drop of water. He looked at the people in the room and said, "Everyone should have already received the news. Just like what Zhao Hai and Shan said, there is an invading army just outside our spatial rift. And in only three hours, they managed to break through the 200 thousand troops we stationed in the defensive line. What opinions does everyone have?"

The people inside the room looked at each other. They really didn't know what to say. The fighting strength of the opposite party was beyond their expectation. In three hours, 200 thousand people were killed. Even the nine Supreme Elders weren't able to do this.

Fenglei looked at their eyes and couldn't help but flare in anger. Then after that, a flash of fear appeared. He was afraid of the O'Neal family's invasion, and he was also afraid of Zhao Hai.

However, he still didn't think about asking the foreign races for help. This would mean that he was also asking Zhao Hai. Fenglei clearly understood that he had greatly offended Shan. If he wanted to ask Zhao Hai for help, then it would be very difficult to do so. Not to say about Zhao Hai declining to help, but even if Zhao Hai did make a move, then this meant that Fenglei's great days would be gone. He was even afraid that he wouldn't be able to keep his life after this ordeal.

At this moment, Fenglei began to feel regret. He regretted that he guessed wrong. He regretted that he didn't listen to Zhao Hai and didn't enter the s.p.a.ce. At this point, he didn't know what he should do.

Chapter 981 – Confrontation

Axe stood calmly on top of a war tank as he looked at the place on the other side of the spatial rift. It was like another world. Although he couldn't see any people, he could affirm that this place wasn't any smaller compared to the Ark Continent.

Although his expression was calm, Axe's heart was actually excited. Another plane, it was another plane. Up until now, how many planes did they manage to find? These many planes, even the other families in the Atlanta Plane wouldn't  have met this many planes. Most importantly, all of these planes would be under the O'Neal family!

Axe was extremely moved at this thought. Then he took a deep breath to stabilize his heartbeat. However, he still couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes.

George was standing right beside Axe. Upon looking at Axe's appearance, George couldn't help but be influenced by it as well. To be honest, even he didn't expect this expedition to be this huge. George knew very well what this meant for the O'Neal family. Moreover, he made great contributions to this matter.

George looked at Axe and said, "Young Master, let's go back in. The wind is getting strong."

Axe turned to George and smiled, "George, if we conquer this place, how much bigger would our O'Neal family become?"

George smiled and said, "If we conquer this place, then I can affirm that the O'Neal family would become the most powerful family in the Atlanta Plane."

Axe laughed, "Good, good. It's just as you said, our O'Neal family would truly become the most powerful family in the Atlanta Plane."

George responded to this with a smile. After some time, Axe calmed down. Then he looked at the Winged Pegasus plane and coldly snorted as he said, "This place now belongs to the O'Neal family. No matter who lives here, they only have one road, either they surrender or they die!"

George replied in a serious tone, "I ask Young Master to feel relieved. This subordinate is willing to break their bones in the name of the O'Neal family!"

Axe gave a satisfied nod, then he said, "George, you must do well. The future development of the O'Neal family would surely be huge. The family would need loyal people to establish va.s.sal clans. If you do well, then your family would certainly occupy your own plane."

George's face was flushed with happiness as he bowed to Axe and said, "Yes, Young Master. This one will surely be loyal towards the Young Master and the O'Neal family." George chose his words carefully. He said 'Young Master' before the O'Neal family. This meant that he would be loyal to Axe first before the family.

Loyalty to the O'Neal family didn't really mean that they would be loyal to Axe. Axe was still not the Patriarch of the O'Neal family. This meant that those who swore loyalty to the family wouldn't generally be loyal to Axe. What Axe needed the most at this time were subordinates that were loyal to him.

Moreover, George had also changed how he addressed Axe. In the past, he called him 'Young Lord', now he called Axe 'Young Master'. This was also a sign of his status undergoing a change.

Upon calling him 'Young Lord' this meant that George was under the influence of the O'Neal family. This meant that he still wasn't completely under Axe. Now that George was using 'Young Master', this implied that he had fully incorporated himself into Axe's camp. George would join Axe in all of his ups and downs.

Axe was evidently happy, he patted George's shoulder and said, "Good, good. Let's go back and discuss how to take this plane."

George nodded, then together with Axe, they jumped down from the war tank. Then they entered the commanding war tank specifically prepared for Axe.

A Commanding War Tank was actually just like a war tank but with no magic armors inside. It was designed to be a place where the commander would stay in. It was like the RV. Although it wasn't as comfortable as a recreational vehicle, it was clearly safer.

When Axe returned to his war tank, George also followed behind him. At this point, George had become one of Axe's most trusted men. And with George's great talent, he quickly became important to Axe.

Upon returning to their war tank, George immediately poured Axe a cup of water. Axe looked at the half-completed map on the table and gently frowned, "George, look at this map. This only shows the area we managed to scout. In these areas, we discovered that there were monitoring stations. But now, they had retreated. From what I can see, it seems like the other side knew that we're already here. What do you think?"

George looked at the stretch of map and said, "Young Master, we don't know much about this place. But the thing we're sure of is that those people aren't very strong. We're fully capable of dealing with them. So the next step we should do is to not care about what they are doing, instead we should think about what we should do."

Axe raised a brow and said, "Oh, explain it to me."

George nodded and said, "Yes, Young Master. Our O'Neal family is very strong, much stronger compared to the opposite party. However, we need to be careful. After all, this is the enemy territory. If we care too much about what they are doing, then we might be led by the nose. What I'm saying is, we shouldn't worry about what they are doing. Instead, we should follow our plan, step by step, and don't rush to attack. Even if the enemy keeps annoying us, we still have to go one step at a time. This way, we will squeeze them in and before long they would have to come out and fight us head-on."

Upon hearing this, Axe frowned, "But with this method, we would take more time in dealing with them. It's a very stupid method."

George nodded and said, "Young Master, it is indeed a very stupid method. But Young Master, we don't know anything about our enemy at all. We don't know what their real combat power is. We don't know their fighting methods and even their strongest weapons. The only thing we are certain of is that they seem to be following the Warrior discipline and they also have flying mounts. For us, this information is too small. If we make a risky attack, then we may suffer. And if we lose too much, then I'm afraid that it would be disadvantageous to the Young Master."

When Axe heard this, he couldn't help but stare for a moment. Then his expression changed as he nodded and said, "You are right. The plan that you said, although it is stupid, but we can also minimize the losses that we suffer. It is the safest way of going forward. Alright, then let's do it as what you said."

But George didn't have a happy expression, he looked at Axe and said, "Young Master, but if we do it this way, then you would be under a lot of pressure. Since this method is slow, then it might seem like you aren't interested. Those who are in the military wouldn't easily agree to use this method."

Axe's voice turned cold as he replied, "Even if they don't agree, they still have to do it my way. In any case, I'm still the chief commander of this army. George, just go about your matters with confidence. You don't need to worry about other things. Just make sure that the battle plan is perfect."

George nodded, but he was still worried as he said, "Young Master, I don't think it would be good to be too stiff with those people. The Young Master is going to be the leader of the family in the future. If too many people in the army are against you, then it would be very unfavorable to your position."

When Axe heard George, his eyes couldn't help but furrow. Then he nodded and said, "Right, that's correct. It seems like I shouldn't be too strict. Alright, George, let me handle this. You can do your thing."

George nodded before giving a salute and leaving. He knew that he was still only a subordinate of Axe. He just said what he needed to, even if he could do more. If he involved himself too much, then not only would he fail to win Axe's favor, he might even make Axe think that he wanted to control him. That would be troublesome. There were only specific matters that George can get into, he shouldn't overstep his bounds.

Axe looked at George's departing back and nodded. He appreciates how George handled matters and how George was clear about his status. This was why he got Axe's favor.

Just as George said, although Axe needs talents, he would also need the support of the family's Elders as well as the Patriarchs of the va.s.sal clans. It was impossible for Axe to rely on people like George. George and the others might be talented, but they had no real power. And in the future, power was what Axe would need the most.

Axe stood in front of the gla.s.s window as he looked outside. He sighed lightly, he understood that he had been too naive before, he didn't understand anything. Every day, he would only indulge himself in risks. After he came in contact with the Clan's management, he discovered that running it wasn't an easy matter.

Fenglei looked at the silent people who were inside the room. He couldn't help but be disappointed as he said, "What? You don't have any ideas?"

Fenglei didn't want to get angry, he was afraid of being angry. At this moment, the Winged Pegasus could be described as dispersed. These people used to be loyal to Yifei and were dissatisfied when Zhao Hai killed the Patriarch. Because of this, these people were currently on Fenglei's side. If Fenglei starts to show his temper, then these people might side towards Shan. After all, Shan was a Patriarch candidate. Therefore, Fenglei could only endure in front of these people.

At this time, a Councilman said, "I believe we should talk to Shan. Have him ask Zhao Hai to act."

Just after the Councilman said this, everyone in the room looked at him like he was an idiot. A general forced a smile and said, "You want to let Shan ask Zhao Hai to act? Have you been asleep? You should know how Shan is doing these past few days. Don't be stupid. Do you really think that Shan would ask Zhao Hai for us? Even if Shan invites Zhao Hai, why would Zhao Hai even help us?"

The Councilman looked at the General in anger as he said, "If you don't like my idea, then why don't you come up with a better one?"

The General coldly replied, "I might not have any ideas right now, but I certainly wouldn't come up with such a disappointing one. It would only turn us even more pa.s.sive and make our deaths come even sooner."

The Councilman sneered and said, "So we won't die if we don't follow my idea? I really don't know what the Winged Pegasus military is doing right now. You keep posturing here and there, yet you actually don't have any teeth."

As soon as the General heard the Councilman, his expression couldn't help but change. He looked at the Councilman and said ,"What did you say? People like you are just good at using your mouth. Who is currently fighting in the front lines right now? It certainly isn't you guys. You only know how to sit in this place and blabber your mouth. During times like these, all of you are useless."

What he said offended every Councilman inside the room. Even Fenglei's expression wasn't attractive to look at. After all, he was the Vice Speaker, a Councilman himself.

However, Fenglei wasn't actually able to retort at this time. If he helped the Councilmen, then he would offend the Military Men. If he offended the Generals, then these Generals might be compelled to side with Shan. If that time comes, then he's finished.

But he also couldn't offend the Councilmen. It was at this time that another Councilman pointed at the General and shouted, "Zhans.h.i.+, what are you saying? Are really looking down on us? You need to explain yourself."

Zhans.h.i.+ coldly snorted and said, "Get lost. If you think I'm wrong, then let's go outside and fight. Let's see who's the real grandfather!"

The room became even livelier as the Councilmen kept berating Zhans.h.i.+ for his actions. However, Zhans.h.i.+ wasn't easy to deal with and had started to berate back. In the end, it became a fight between Councilmen and the Generals. The actions of these two groups plunged to room into great mess."

Fenglei wished for them to stop several times. However, it came to a point that he couldn't do anything. He didn't have enough prestige to suppress the scene. The current situation made Fenglei's face ugly to behold.

Boom! The loud bang stopped the room. Everyone turned to look at the source and discovered that it was Fenglei. Fengeli was currently looking at them with his pale face. The table in front of him was already turned into splintered blocks.

Fenglei's cold eyes scanned the room before he said, "Why are all of you arguing? We're here to solve problems, now look at what all of you are doing. Infighting is the last thing we want right now. We are currently facing a great enemy and stopping their invasion is the most important thing right now.  I don't want to get angry, but all of you wouldn't stop unless I make a sound!"

Although Fenglei was very angry, he didn't actually utter any harsh words. At the same time, the room turned peaceful. Everyone stopped shouting inconsiderately.

However, n.o.body was still able to present an idea to relieve Fenglei's headache. At this time, a nearby Councilman suddenly said, "I think we should look for Shan. Even if he couldn't ask Zhao Hai to help, through Shan we could still invite the Thunder Clan and the Barbarians over."