According to the truth revealed by the beauty god Ephdi, Cronus will suffer a disastrous defeat in this battle with the Golden Supreme King, and then flee.
When he ran away, he even left his wife behind, and of course he didn't care about Wanguo City.
The city will fall soon. How happy these followers of the God of War are now, they will be sad in the future.
"Don't you like Cronus?"
Ah Ying noticed the subtle expression on Xu Cheng's face. It was a look that made everyone drunk but I was alone.
Xu Cheng did not make any shocking predictions, but said to Aying: "Would you like to make a bet?"
"What bet?"
"I bet Cronus will fail soon and the City of All Nations will fall."
Ah Ying frowned slightly: "Do you think the Great Lord will take action himself?"
Cronus is one of the most powerful gods. In terms of pure combat power, it is even unmatched by gods. The Golden High King is at most a tie with him, even if the Knights of God are included.
The reason why Ah Ying asked Xu Cheng to send her to the City of Nations was because this was where Cronus took shelter and it was far safer than other places.
Unless the Great Lord strikes again, Kronos will not lose so quickly.
"no."
Xu Cheng shook his head: "Cronos will lose to the Golden King. Do you want to make a bet with me?"
Ah Ying stared at Xu Cheng with his big eyes, wondering why he was so sure that Cronus would lose.
"What's the stakes?"
"If I lose, I don't get paid."
Xu Cheng looked directly into Ah Ying's eyes: "If I win, you tell me your identity."
Ah Ying looked at him for a few seconds and nodded: "Okay."
This bet was just for Xu Cheng to have fun, it was not important.
He looked at the enthusiastic crowd around him and asked Aying: "We have arrived at the City of All Nations, where are you going next?"
"Send me to the City Lord's Mansion."
Ah Ying replied: "When you get there, your escort mission will be completed. No matter whether you win or lose the bet, I will give you a generous reward."
"Let's talk about it then."
Xu Cheng led her through the dense crowd and walked towards the city lord's palace in Wanguo City.
Along the way, we could also meet troops preparing to go to the front line, and received warm farewells from the people, who kept throwing flowers and fruits at them.
The morale of the army was also extremely high. The news that Cronus personally rushed to the front line was a stimulant for them, completely overpowering the fear of going to the battlefield.
Xu Cheng had a subtle look on his face. The higher the morale of the army is now, the faster it will collapse once the news of Cronus' defeat comes.
Cronus's best way to deal with this is to go to the front line, but not to fight the Golden Supreme King, but to maintain the morale of the army as the God of War.
It's a pity that Xu Cheng can't shout out what will happen in the future, otherwise it will definitely cause public outrage.
The City of All Nations is too vast, and Xu Cheng and Aying cannot rush blatantly from the air, so they can only walk slowly.
After walking for a long time, the two finally arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.
It is said to be the city lord's palace, but it is actually a palace covering a very large area. The ruler of this city is no different from a king, and its population of several million is even larger than that of some countries.
There were many people coming in and out of the grand gate of the City Lord's Mansion, but because of the approaching war, the security was very tight, and identification was required for entry and exit. Neither Xu Cheng nor A Ying could walk in casually.
"Send me in quietly without disturbing too many people."
Ah Ying said to Xu Cheng: "Find the person in charge among them."
Her attitude still had a condescending air, and her words had a commanding tone.
Xu Cheng, who was not as experienced as A Ying, took her to the side of the City Lord's Mansion, then used a dark secret technique to wrap the two people up, climbed over the towering wall, and entered the City Lord's Mansion.
The entire City Lord's Mansion was like a high-speed machine at this time, with countless people so busy that they couldn't even touch the ground.
The deployment of armies, the gathering of refugees, the price fluctuations caused by the war, the deterioration of public security and other problems have all made the officials of the city lord's palace very busy.
Ronald. Duke is the chief administrator of the City Lord's Mansion, and his status is only lower than that of the City Lord.
At this time, he was immersed in a mountain of documents, with bubbles at the corners of his mouth and red eyes. It was obvious that he had not rested for several days, but he still managed to keep his spirits up and never stopped using his hands.
His assistants were coming in and out, taking out approved documents and sending new documents in, just like a factory assembly line.
After approving a thick document, Duke reached out and groped around on the table and found a water glass. Without looking, he poured it into his mouth, which was almost burning, only to find that there was no water in the water glass.
He put the water glass on the table and subconsciously wanted to call his assistant to come in and pour him a glass of water. Suddenly he heard the sound of water.
He turned around in surprise and found a man standing beside him at some point, holding a kettle in his hand and filling himself with water.
Behind the man, there was a woman with a veil on her face.
Suddenly seeing two strangers appear, Duke did not panic. Instead, he asked in a sharp tone: "Who are you? How did you get in?"
While speaking, his other hand had quietly reached under the seat. There was a magic stone installed there. As long as he pressed it lightly, the surrounding guards would rush over immediately.
"Drink."
Xu Cheng put down the kettle and put the water glass in front of Duke: "I will pour you water myself. If you don't drink, won't you be disrespectful?"
Duke's expression froze slightly. Under Xu Cheng's gaze, he slowly took the water glass and brought it to his mouth. The water inside looked very clear, and he didn't know if it had been poisoned.
He blew in a pretentious manner, stalling for time.
"Stop scaring him."
Ah Ying walked up from behind and said to Duke: "Take me to see your city lord."
Duke placed the water glass on the table, and his other hand had already touched the magic stone under his butt, and he suddenly felt confident.
"Sorry, the city lord is very busy right now."
Duke said in a very formulaic tone: "If you have any questions, you can tell me first."
Ah Ying did not explain, but took out a pendant from his body, with a black gem hanging from the pendant.
"Do you recognize this?"
Duke frowned and looked at the black gem in her hand. He quickly identified what it was and seemed to guess Aying's identity.
He suddenly stood up from the chair and accidentally bumped into the table. The water glass tipped over and the scalding water splashed out and fell on his thighs.
He didn't care that he was burned. He was sweating profusely and his tone became stammering: "You...you...are..."
Ah Ying put away the black gem and repeated: "Take me to see your city lord."
"Yes Yes Yes!"
Duke hurriedly bowed, stretched out his hand in an inviting gesture: "Please come with me."
Xu Cheng also noticed Duke's drastic change in attitude, but he didn't say anything about it.
…
The core location of the City Lord's Mansion is where the City Lord rests and works.
The city owner's name is Occam, a fat man who is humming a tune and pruning a potted plant in his office.
He has always been indifferent and left the work to the people below him, but this behavior of turning away from the boss did not prevent him from firmly holding the power of Wanguo City.
Because he is the most trusted believer of the God of War. In a country protected by gods, God's trust is more important than anything else. No matter how outstanding his subordinates are, they cannot shake his status.
The Divine Cult Army has defeated many gods in succession and annexed many surrounding countries, causing people to panic, but for Occam, this is not a headache at all.
As all Ares believers firmly believe - as long as Ares attacks, everything will be fine.
Accompanied by the slight ringing of the bell, a servant walked in with a low eyebrow and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty the City Lord, Duke requests a meeting."
"Duke?"
Occam was a little surprised: "Why does he come to me if he doesn't work?"
"I don't know, he brought two strangers here."
"Then let him in."
The servant retreated, and after a while, Duke took A Ying and Xu Cheng into this extremely luxurious office.
The floors and walls are made of pure gold, and even the furniture is inlaid with rare gems.
This is not so much an office as a place to display wealth.
Occam was still pruning potted plants as if no one was watching. When he heard footsteps, he asked without looking back: "Duke, why are you coming to me if you don't work hard?"
Duke didn't know what to say for a moment, so he glanced at Aying quietly, and then whispered: "Sir, you'd better turn around."
"What did you say?"
Hearing Duke say such unreasonable words, Occam slapped the scissors in his hand on the table, and then turned around.
Just as he was about to scold him, his eyes couldn't help but be attracted to Ah Ying.
Although this woman wears a veil on her face and her figure is covered by a loose black dress, she can tell from her perfect eyes that she is absolutely a beauty.
Occam has dealt with countless beautiful women, but he has never seen a woman with such an outstanding temperament and such beautiful eyes.
He seemed to have misunderstood something, and the anger in his heart subsided a little, and he tapped Duke with his hand: "You boy, you are still doing these evil things at this time, okay, let this woman stay, what is going on with this man?" ?”
Hearing the treasonous words of the city lord, Duke's face turned pale, his legs softened, and he fell to his knees on the ground, not daring to raise his head at all.
Xu Cheng laughed dumbly, what happened to this fat pig?
How could such a stupid person be the city lord of the City of All Nations?
Occam still didn't understand what was going on. When he saw Duke kneeling down, he was surprised and said: "Duke, did you make a mistake?"
Duke was trembling and didn't dare to say a word.
Ah Ying said calmly: "Occam, don't you remember me?"
"who are you?"
Seeing that Ah Ying actually called her by her first name, Occam frowned and looked at her, suddenly feeling more and more familiar.
This outfit... and these eyes...
Occam's eyes gradually widened, his face quickly turned pale, and the blood faded.
Like Duke, his legs gave way and he fell to his knees all of a sudden, his mouth trembling and he was completely speechless.
Ah Ying looked back at Xu Cheng: "I will rest here for a while, and your reward will have to wait for a while to be cashed."
Xu Cheng didn't care: "Are you going to wait for Cronus to come back?"
Ah Ying's injury has not healed, Xu Cheng has to continue to protect her, and she can't go anywhere.
"It depends. If he can stop the Golden High King."
Ah Ying looked at Ockham who was kneeling on the ground and ordered: "Arrange a place for him."
The frightened Occam only came back to his senses at this moment. He subconsciously wanted to get up from the ground, but found that his legs were so weak that he had no strength at all. He hurriedly ordered Duke: "Did you hear that? It's not fast. Arrange accommodation for this gentleman and ask for the best.”
He hated this subordinate who didn't warn him in advance.
Duke looked horrified at Occam's resentful look, but was very disappointed in his heart. Why didn't the lady kill the fat pig on the spot?
That's right, he just deliberately didn't remind Occam and wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife, but unfortunately his plan failed.
Xu Cheng followed Duke outside and asked, "When did Cronus set off?"
Duke, who was still deep in thought, subconsciously became angry when he heard that this guy dared to call the God of War by his name.
But he immediately realized that this gentleman came with the lady, and just now he called the God of War by his name in front of the lady, and the lady didn't object.
What is his identity?
Duke became more respectful and bent his straight waist: "His Majesty, the great God of War, set out this morning. Maybe he will return with a great victory tomorrow."
Every believer has unlimited confidence in Cronus.
Xu Cheng did not disturb the other party's dream. The winner between Cronus and the Golden Supreme King should be decided soon. Maybe he would hear the news of defeat tomorrow. He must be prepared in time.
In the city lord's office.
Occam's fat face had swollen into a pig's head, but he still didn't dare to stop, and kept fanning his face with all his strength.
Although he is the most trusted believer of the God of War, if the lady in front of him wants his life, the God of War will probably kill him personally to make amends for the lady.
Ah Ying had no interest in Occam's self-abuse behavior. After he beat himself until his face was bloody, he asked: "When did Cronus set off?"
If Occam was granted amnesty, he hurriedly kowtowed his head on the ground: "Your Majesty set out this morning."
"Did he explain anything before he left?"
"No, His Majesty just asked us to wait for the good news."
This is indeed what Cronus would say. He is stubborn and reckless, but he can always create miracles.
Aying believes that even if Cronus cannot turn the tide, he can at least hinder the Golden Supreme King for a while, and the Great Lord cannot take action frequently for the stability of the World Tree.
But for some reason, what Xu Cheng just said came to Aying's mind.
Why does he think Cronus will lose quickly?
It's impossible no matter how you think about it.
"I will rest here for a while, don't disturb me if you have nothing to do."
Aying turned around and walked out. She was going to rest in the City of Nations for a while, waiting for the winner between Cronus and the Golden Supreme King to decide what to do next.
"You walk slowly."
After Ah Ying left, Occam lay on the ground like a dead pig, panting.
Soon, he suddenly slapped himself hard again, thinking about remedial measures in his heart.
…
Xu Cheng and Aying settled down in the City Lord's Mansion.
Although he was received extremely warmly, Xu Cheng was ready to run away at any time. After all, Cronus would soon be defeated and escape. When the news came back, the entire City of Nations would definitely be in chaos.
But unexpectedly, Cronus' defeat did not occur, and good news kept coming back from the front line.
Since Cronus arrived at the front line, he has defeated several knights of gods one after another, but the Golden High King chose to avoid the battle and did not confront Cronus immediately.
This caused the morale of their own camp to skyrocket. They thought that the God of War had frightened the Golden Supreme King, and they had even begun to prepare for a counterattack.
After Wanguo City received the good news, the whole city was excited and began to decorate with lights and colors, celebrating like a New Year.
After Xu Cheng learned the news, he did not show his face in front of Aying for several days to avoid being laughed at by her.
But he doesn't think he was slapped in the face.
If this is not a parallel world, and if the gods of later generations do not lie, then Cronus will definitely lose if he fights against the Golden Supreme King. The City of Nations is now popping champagne at halftime.
The Golden High King didn't know that Cronus was a coward. He avoided fighting, probably to numb Cronus' nerves and encourage him to be proud and underestimate the enemy.
Of course, Xu Cheng did not say what he said everywhere without being ignorant, so as not to be regarded as a fool.
"Mr. Xu."
A week after living in the City Lord's Mansion, Duke walked into Xu Cheng's residence with a smile on his face.
During this period, he came to Xu Cheng almost every day to get close to him and build relationships. He didn't know whether it was Occam's instigation or his own behavior.
"I won't go, I won't go."
Seeing Duke come in, Xu Cheng waved his hand angrily to refuse.
The way this guy built a good relationship with him was to take him to Goulan to listen to music when he had nothing to do.
At first, Xu Cheng went with him with an expression that all men would understand, but then he found that the place he went to was actually a regular place, and there was nothing about it that the people would like to see.
It's not that he wants to be a ladybug, he just wants to see the entertainment industry in this world.
But, I don’t want it, you have to follow the path.
Duke is also very unjust. You are the person next to that lady. Who knows what your relationship is. How dare I take you to prostitute blatantly and risk your life?
"We're not going to the dance today."
Duke explained: "Haven't you always wanted to know the news from the front line? Today, an army happened to be back to rest, and I was about to go out of the city to greet them. If you want to know the first-hand news, come with me."
"Tell me earlier."
Xu Cheng and Duke hooked up and said, "Let's go together."
He wanted to learn about the situation of the divine army from the frontline soldiers, especially the knights of God. Xu Cheng guessed that his enemies in this mission should mainly be this group of people, and he needed to know their abilities in advance.
The two of them left the city lord's palace together and took a dragon carriage to the outside of the city.
The road was busy with traffic and there were crowds of people everywhere.
Because the good news from the front lines kept coming, the war clouds hanging over the City of All Nations had dissipated. Rich people from several nearby annexed countries had fled here, pushing the prosperity and prices here to a whole new level.
But Xu Cheng can already imagine what kind of tragedy will happen to the city of Ten Thousand Kingdoms, which is full of heretics, when Cronus is defeated and flees, and when the divine army comes to the city.
He is not a savior and has no affection for the city to prevent that future.
Soon, the two arrived outside the city, where a large number of officials and military personnel had gathered, preparing to welcome the troops who had returned to rest.
Xu Cheng sat on the dragon carriage, wandering around with Duke, while thinking about how to get the information he wanted.
"Um?"
Suddenly, with the electromagnetic induction covering the whole city, he felt violent energy fluctuations coming from the City Lord's Mansion.
At the same time, time in the entire world seemed to have been pressed on the pause button, and everyone stopped moving.
Only the manager's prompt appeared in front of Xu Cheng.
【mission failed】
Xu Cheng sat on the dragon carriage in a daze. After a long time, he said: "Fuck!"
What's going on?
Why did the mission suddenly fail? Is there something wrong with Aying?
He immediately chose to watch the replay, watching it from beginning to end, and found nothing unusual throughout the entire process.
In the past few days, because the bet failed and he was a little embarrassed, he didn't appear in front of Aying.
If we don’t see each other for a few days, give me some trouble.
After thinking for a long time, Xu Cheng decided to reopen.
Time began to flow backwards, but he was as nervous as the first time he chose to reopen.
This is an era where gods are everywhere. If he uses a dog to manage the reopening, will he be discovered?
Once you are targeted by the Golden Supreme King or even the Great Lord, then stop doing the mission and find yourself a Feng Shui treasure land to bury in advance.
The time reversal ended and Xu Cheng returned to his residence. Duke had walked in from the outside with a smile on his face: "Mr. Xu."
Xu Cheng raised his head and looked at him, also smiling.
"Are you taking me outside the city?"
"how do you know?"
The shadow under Xu Cheng's feet shot out instantly, splitting into several strands, easily binding Duke's hands and feet, and another sharp shadow directly placed on his neck, piercing his skin.
"Mr. Xu?"
Duke was shocked: "What are you going to do?"
He didn't understand why Xu Cheng suddenly attacked him. Was he dissatisfied with him for not taking him to whoring?
Xu Cheng slowly stood up from the chair: "Who asked you to take me outside the city?"
Duke opened his mouth: "Isn't it yourself?"
"I just asked you to tell me the military intelligence on the front line. I didn't ask you to take me outside the city."
Xu Cheng came over and asked, "Why do you have to take me out at this time?"
During this period of time, he has been hiding in the city lord's palace, guarding Aying and not going anywhere. Just after leaving the city today, something happened with Aying. This is definitely not a coincidence.
The sharp shadow had cut the skin on Duke's throat, causing blood to flow freely.
He shouted in pain: "It's the city lord, it's Occam. He asked me to find a way to take you out of the city today. There happened to be a resting army coming back from the front line, so I will find an excuse to take you out."
"Why would he want me out of town?"
"I do not know either."
Duke loudly cried out that he was wronged. He had schemed against Occam before and was severely beaten. Now he is humble and loyal to Occam's orders.
Xu Cheng controlled the shadow, wiped Duke's neck, and rushed out of his residence.
(End of chapter)
