For everyone in the Dark World, the night of August 17th was bound to be long.
The constantly changing situation affected everyone’s heart. In the Office of the President, the chaos of the situation even diluted Li Tianlan’s surprise at the sudden arrival of Qin Weibai.
Li Tianlan’s expression was still calm.
But as the situation changed, his heart kept sinking. He seemed to have fallen into h.e.l.l from heaven and entered winter from midsummer.
The screen in front of him was full of red light everywhere.
The Holy Punishment of Void, a murderous weapon of North America, had been silent for a long time. This time, Ka.s.s Rotter fired it with all his strength, and its lethality was truly at its peak. The whole night sky was completely dyed red. The heavy rain in the night was still violent. In the dark night, however, it seemed as if countless evening glows had suddenly appeared. The incomparably colorful color burned the whole sky. The red clouds were continually dancing, and the void was twisted and hollow due to the burning.
Li Tianlan watched this scene quietly and kept silent for a long time.
At this moment, many people in different places in the world were silent.
It didn’t take a long time for the Holy Punishment of Void to store energy, but it would cost a little more time than the murderous weapon Setting Sun in Zhongzhou State.
Thus, it was natural that its power was also stronger than that of the Setting Sun.
As for Ka.s.s Rotter’s true strength, strictly speaking, he was not even as powerful as Gu Xingyun.
It went without saying what it meant.
Everything that happened just now was so weird.
Ka.s.s Rotter took out the Holy Punishment of Void and aimed it at Paul.
A figure, glowing with red light, ignored the domain formed by the Holy Punishment of Void before it was fired and appeared straightly in front of Ka.s.s Rotter.
It was strange enough.
But what was even more incomprehensible was that Ka.s.s Rotter had been under the man’s complete control the moment the latter had appeared in front of him, without being able to resist at all.
Ka.s.s Rotter, therefore, pulled the trigger in front of himself. The shot, it might be said, was fired at himself.
Why did it turn out this way?
The only reasonable explanation was that Ka.s.s Rotter was weaker than that man.
At the very least, the man was an expert at the peak of the Invincible Realm, for only a man with such strength was able to control Ka.s.s Rotter as soon as he got close to him. People like Deity, Lin Fengting, and Aresis could do that.
Such an expert had the strength to suppress everyone on the battlefield. If he was well prepared, he could also forcibly resist a blow from a murderous weapon.
The other party had no reason to perish together with Ka.s.s Rotter.
But if that person hadn’t reached the peak of the Invincible Realm, how had he been able to control Ka.s.s Rotter?
Li Tianlan’s mind went blank.
The red clouds dancing in the sky kept rising, burying the truth and evaporating everything.
At this moment, Li Tianlan suddenly didn’t want to think about anything.
He couldn’t figure out how the person had been able to control Ka.s.s Rotter.
But it was actually no longer important.
The most important thing was that in such a short distance, the energy of the Holy Punishment of Void was pouring out frantically, stripping Ka.s.s Rotter any chance of surviving.
The G.o.d of War of Star State finally died in Eastern Europe.
In the beginning, Jiang Qiannian, Black Ghost, and Chaos died, then Mitch.e.l.l and Huan Kong perished tonight, and now, Ka.s.s Rotter met his fate.
The chaos in Eastern Europe had already torn up the lives of the six superiors of the Invincible Realm.
In addition to Qin Xilai, whose condition was unknown for the time being, maybe there were seven of them.
How many Invincible Realm experts were there in the whole world?
However, the general trend in Eastern Europe was still surging with the wind and rain, and like a torrent, it was going on and on as if it would never end.
Li Tianlan looked at the screen in front of him, but his eyes seemed to lose focus.
The red light that filled the sky and earth on the screen began to dissipate.
The light disappeared, and the distorted s.p.a.ce gradually regained calmness. The heavy rain fell, as if nothing had happened.
Something seemed to have fallen from the sky.
At the place where the Holy Punishment of Void had just been fired, the murderous weapon had disappeared.
Ka.s.s Rotter had also disappeared, as though he had never existed.
Li Tianlan narrowed his eyes tightly.
The disparity of power on the battlefield had already presented itself in the most obvious fashion.
Paul, KingTong, Violet, Lagos, and Husteel.
Rafael, Situ Cangyue, and Mellad.
Eight Invincible Realm experts.
Strictly speaking, Mellad was just Li Tianlan’s cooperative partner, and the Vatican was always open to change its stance.
Therefore, strictly speaking, only Situ Cangyue and Rafael were on Li Tianlan’s side at this point.
Li Tianlan couldn’t hear what Paul said.
But he knew that he had lost.
From the very beginning, Li Tianlan had gained the upper hand, but now, the situation had reversed. Everything that had happened to Li Tianlan tonight had truly been a crushing defeat.
And the most fatal flaw of all this was that they had seriously underestimated Paul’s strength.
After joining hands with KingTong, Paul could be said to be a real expert at the peak of the Invincible Realm. He held off a few experts at the peak of the Invincible Realm alone for a long time and directly overturned everything that Li Tianlan had prepared carefully.
He reversed the overall situation with his own strength.
That was an expert at the peak of the Invincible Realm.
Li Tianlan took a deep breath.
All the resentment in his heart seemed to turn into a flame in his body, and his whole body seemed to be on fire, but his expression was frighteningly calm.
Qin Weibai, who had been sitting next to Li Tianlan, suddenly said, “It was my mistake.”
It was the Samsara Palace that estimated Paul’s strength. According to the intelligence of the Samsara Palace, Paul should be able to enter the Divine List with his current strength, but it was not as good as KingTong’s.
But the reality was wildly wrong.
Based on the power that Paul had shown tonight, it was likely that two KingTongs were not as powerful as him.
The mistake in the intelligence directly led to everything that happened tonight.
Otherwise, everything would be going well tonight.
“It’s not your fault.”
Li Tianlan shook his head. The mistake tonight seemed to be because of the information of the Samsara Palace, but it also let Li Tianlan recognize his flaws.
At this moment, Li Tianlan finally admitted that no matter how perfect his willpower in Martial Arts was, he was still a little impetuous in the general trend. Trusting the information provided by the Samsara Palace was not a mistake itself. The biggest mistake was that his plan was too crazy.
Being crazy meant that he was extremely aggressive.
He pressed forward with an indomitable will, leaving no room for retreat.
Such a plan often meant that he could master everything perfectly.
As a result, when Paul’s strength exceeded his expectations, the whole plan was completely out of control. A crushing defeat was already predestined.
Li Tianlan asked himself subconsciously, “Predestined?”
The moment the question appeared in his mind, he asked himself again, “Is it really predestined?”
Li Tianlan suddenly spoke, “There’s still a chance.”
“Of course.”
Qin Weibai chuckled and said softly, “Tianlan, do you know ‘Sun Tzu’s Art of War’? Most of the time, the more complicated and unfavorable the situation is, the simpler the way we have to deal with it. Tonight, in Recchi City, you can do whatever you want, no matter who wins or loses.”
Li Tianlan didn’t say anything but glanced at the screen again.
There was no room for his plan.
But in fact, there was still a lot of room.
When Qin Xilai and Tribulation withdrew from the battlefield and when Rafael and Situ Cangyue were not in their peak state, Li Tianlan didn’t show his last trump card.
He had not acted yet.
In this complicated and unfavorable situation, the simplest method for him was to lead the elites of the Snowdance Corps and charge over.
He would face Paul, KingTong, Violet, Lagos, and Husteel.
The enormous pressure came to him like a mountain and a sea.
Li Tianlan’s eyes were silent and deep.
He said softly, “I can’t lose.”
He couldn’t lose and was unwilling to accept this outcome.
Everything that had happened tonight was supposed to have a very perfect ending in his plan.
But if the situation continued to develop, Li Tianlan’s advantage in Recchi City would be completely ruined, not to mention a perfect ending, in the case of facing a crushing defeat.
The chaos in Eastern Europe might not end tonight, but after tonight, the overall situation was bound to become clear. At this critical moment, if Li Tianlan admitted his failure and left Recchi City, there would be no place for the Snowdance Corps in Eastern Europe. If he returned to Zhongzhou State with such a result, the future of him and the Li family would become dull.
Li Tianlan was now like a gambler who knew that he would lose, but he couldn’t afford to lose at all. With red eyes, he almost lost his mind and wanted to risk everything he had.
Li Tianlan was looking at the screen.
Qin Weibai was looking at Li Tianlan.
Li Tianlan was motionless.
However, Qin Weibai clearly felt that a force called unwillingness was struggling and burning in him. And finally, he became crazy and hysterical.
Her eyes were gentle and affectionate, but there was a trance in the depths of her eyes.
It seemed that in a long and yet yesterday’s memory, there was also a man who was silent, struggling, and crazy in the face of great difficulties. The man once amazed the whole Dark World.
At that time, she was still very innocent and naive.
So she helplessly watched the man walking into a dilemma in silence, falling into a desperate situation, and finally burying everything in his hands.
The memory pa.s.sed through the quiet years and was shrouded in the light.
Li Tianlan’s figure seemed to merge with the man in her memory, and there was no distinction between them.
Qin Weibai suddenly laughed.
She reached out and put her palm in Li Tianlan’s hand.
“Nothing is perfect.”
She said softly, “But there’s nothing that can’t be made up for. Tianlan, you won’t lose.”
Her voice was soft and firm.
At present, she was Qin Weibai and Li Tianlan’s woman.
She was no longer innocent and naive.
She had the qualifications to really stand beside Li Tianlan.
The current Li Tianlan might not be perfect.
But Qin Weibai firmly believed that her standing beside Li Tianlan would make him perfect.
The intelligence of the Samsara Palace could make a mistake.
She could make a mistake herself.
But she would not allow herself to fail.
The silver bracelet on Li Tianlan’s left wrist lit up.
The sword intent was extremely intense, and the silver bracelet was shining brighter and brighter.
“This sword…”
Qin Weibai looked at the silver light on Li Tianlan’s wrist and whispered, “It’s not perfect.”
Li Tianlan said softly, “It’s not perfect, but I have to use it.”
The silver light spread in his hand.
The sword named Falling Stars presented itself before him.
However, at this very moment, some faintly discernible cracks had already appeared on the silver blade of the Falling Stars.
Li Tianlan looked at the cracks on the blade in silence.
“It lacks intelligence and Sword Energy. What’s worse, there are flaws on the blade. Since it’s not perfect, there’s no need to use it.”
Qin Weibai looked at Li Tianlan.
There was a flash of obvious hesitation in her eyes, but she finally made up her mind. She smiled and said, “Tianlan, how about I send you a sword?”
“Oh?”
Li Tianlan was a little confused. “What kind of sword is it?”
“Of course it’s a real divine weapon that’s most suitable for you at present and in the future.”
Qin Weibai stared at Li Tianlan’s face with a sad look in her eyes.
She turned to look at the screen.
On the screen, the red light all over the sky completely dissipated.
The night was dark.
Qin Weibai suddenly asked, “Tianlan, do you know how the person from the Devil Troop controlled Ka.s.s Rotter?”
