Chapter 240
Chapter 240 Day Six · Sparing No Effort
Shinichi Miyamoto looked at the battlefield ahead quietly .
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There were battles near the station of Zhongzhou State . Meanwhile, there were sporadic fights near the headquarter of East Island .
The general trend intertwined with a chaotic situation . Now, the battlefield with an area of hundreds of kilometers in Changdao was like a peaceful hell . Any sound almost meant a battle .
Arguing came from a giant and gorgeous tent . The voice became increasingly loud while the tone got sharper and sharper . All the impudent questions seemed to be against Shinichi Miyamoto .
Shinichi Miyamoto went a little further and watched the rainstorm before his eyes leisurely .
He distanced himself from the arguing .
The voice suddenly trailed off .
Shinichi Miyamoto looked down at his watch and frowned .
The bickering sounded clear for a while, and then it got muffled again .
In the center of the headquarter, the giant and gorgeous tent fly was lifted and then put down .
A slender figure in red walked up behind Shinichi Miyamoto and looked angry .
The figure appeared to be a 25 or 26 years old girl . She was over 1 . 6 meters tall and looked petite . However, she looked attractive and wild .
She wore a vivid red furcal dress . There was a strong wind in the night rain . When it came, her dress was fluttering in the wind, and her snowy-white and slender legs were exposed . In the storm, she stood behind Shinichi Miyamoto in fiery red, which seemed to bring a touch of lively color and fragrance to the whole night .
“Master, those people are too much . ”
The woman looked at the motionless Shinichi Miyamoto and said as she bit her rosy lip .
She looked beautiful and attractive . Even in anger, she impressed people with her coquettish taste .
Shinichi Miyamoto said nothing .
She looked increasingly aggrieved . She bound her slender waist with a piece of long red silk . Both ends of the red silk fell to her thighs . Two tiny folding fans were fastened to the ends and swayed gently with the wind .
She reached out to hold the folding fans along the red silk . With a swish, she unfolded the fans . And then, they tore the rain apart with great impetus . Suddenly, a thermal wave rose from the chilly rain .
“I want to kill those people . They hurt people like mad dogs . Master, can I go in to kill them?”
She smiled sweetly—an evil killing intent generated from her fascinating smile .
“All the dead were theirs, so it’s normal for them to overact . ”
Shinichi Miyamoto turned back, looked at his most excellent disciple, and said calmly .
“Overaction is quite different from abuse . Do they think they can abuse our special forces because they are generals? What the f**k do they think they are! They appeared to argue with High Priest Tian Yue, but actually, they held against you . ”
She said in hatred . Her smiling face showed hidden bitterness .
Shinichi Miyamoto laughed without words . He ordered to withdraw into passive defense in East Island . Experts removed temporarily, so it was necessary to send a lot of elites for filling a vacancy or consuming the enemies’ strength .
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To speak bluntly, those people were cannon fodder .
However, cannon fodder was a term that was limited to this battlefield . After all, it was a dark collision among superpowers or even states . Zhongzhou State now had more than 1,000 people in Changdao, which was few, but all of them reached Four Realms of Martial Arts at least .
How could common cannon fodder inflict heavy losses on them?
All the cannon fodder sent by Shinichi Miyamoto were the elite squads of East Island .
Here was the home field of East Island .
As long as soldiers took off military uniforms and held no rank, nobody could say they were soldiers . Even if everybody knew the truth, nobody would say that they broke the rules and gained a home advantage . If Shinichi Miyamoto said they were combatants of Special Warfare System, they were like that .
In doing so, he would not face any outside pressure, but he subjected himself to internal pressure for the first time .
The cannon fodder roaming the battlefield were the elites of East Island, the armed forces that were temporarily integrated into the Special Warfare System .
However, Shinichi Miyamoto used them as cannon fodder to drain the enemies’ strength .
As soon as the decision spread, he suffered from an outcry from the military .
He paid little attention to that . He was the commander in chief on the battlefield . And, military orders could not be disobeyed . As he gave the order, almost 6,000 ‘cannon fodder’ were sent to the battlefield .
They were the most costly cannon fodder .
Shinichi Miyamoto sent them without hesitation, to consume Zhongzhou State’s strength, put off their attack, and win the fight .
This way was understandable, but not all people could accept it .
Several generals in the military came to the general headquarters at once . The cannon fodder sent by Shinichi Miyamoto were elites, and most of them came from some elite troops . However, the generals who came were also from elite forces .
To a certain extent, they were the most powerful in the military .
Shinichi Miyamoto avoided meeting them . He gave Tian Yue, the High Priest of Ise Grand Shrine, a free hand to handle everything . Meanwhile, he left his most excellent disciple Mai Shiranui to take part in the discussion .
Not long after the meeting, Mai Shiranui could not stand these generals’ sarcastic remarks and left in anger . Suddenly, the meeting in the tent became more lively .
“That was to be expected . ”
Shinichi Miyamoto paused for a moment and shook his head, saying calmly, “Look at the rain . ”
Mai Shiranui wanted to say something, but eventually, she remained silent . She accompanied Shinichi Miyamoto to watch the night rain .
The arguing became louder again . In the night, it sounded increasingly clear .
Mai Shiranui was distressed and agitated . She suddenly asked, “Is it true?”
“What?”
Shinichi Miyamoto doubted .
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Mai Shiranui, who stayed with Shinichi Miyamoto from childhood, did not hold her master in awe . She only had genuine respect and concern toward him, like a daughter to her father .
“Master, I heard some rumors… about you . ”
Mai Shiranui murmured in the storm .
Shinichi Miyamoto was indifferent .
“Moreover, I saw Crown Prince yesterday… I got peeved at the way he talked, and he was frivolous…”
Shinichi Miyamoto turned back and looked at Mai Shiranui deeply . His indifferent glance flashed by .
“Master, your status… is no less than Gu Xingyun of Zhongzhou State . You only used some cannon fodder, and you’re not for self-interest . Although the generals have real power, they usually dare not come here to denounce you publicly . They…”
Shinichi Miyamoto suddenly interrupted Mai Shiranui and said calmly, “They need someone to take responsibility . ”
Suddenly, Mai Shiranui changed color . She felt panic and mumbled to herself, “So, the rumors are true?”
It had been rumored for a long time .
At the first few days of Changdao Battle, the situation in East Island was difficult . Everyone else was jittery . After the battle, the Special Warfare System of East Island was uncertain . However, it suffered unrecoverable economic losses . And it turned out that even in the final fight, Shinichi Miyamoto’s performance was not satisfying and inflicted considerable losses .
Under such circumstances, how could there be no rumors?
In recent days, a lot of people said that East Island suffered such huge losses was because of Shinichi Miyamoto’s hesitation and incompetence after reaching Changdao . There seemed to be a force behind the scene, blaming all failures in East Island on Shinichi Miyamoto .
That was why the Crown Prince openly and wantonly suggested to her when Mai Shiranui met him yesterday .
That was why the generals, who Shinichi Miyamoto looked down upon, dared to denounce him publicly .
“Master… What’s the royal family’s attitude?”
Mai Shiranui asked abruptly .
“The result is still unknown . What could the imperial family do?”
Shinichi Miyamoto shook his head .
Mai Shiranui was unconvinced . If the imperial family expressed no opinion now, they might support her master implicitly . If so, why did Crown Prince say those words to her yesterday?
“Crown Prince…”
Mai Shiranui began to speak and then hesitated .
“Oh…”
Shinichi Miyamoto laughed and said quietly, “He’s insignificant in such matters . ”
“Don’t worry . I’ll be alright . ”
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Shinichi Miyamoto glanced at Mai Shiranui and said slowly, “At the worst, I give up my power in Divine Wind Force . ”
He said easily .
However, Mai Shiranui saw gloominess from his eyes .
“Is there no other way?”
Mai Shiranui asked softly .
When Shinichi Miyamoto was about to speak, two figures walked through the night rain in a hurry and came up to him .
They were the Mikado’s royal security guards .
Glacier .
Tide .
Shinichi Miyamoto looked at them and asked softly, “Is there any news?”
“Yeah . ”
Glacier nodded gravely . He had a bright look, with unspeakable excitement . “His Highness Tianhai Wuji just made contact with the imperial family . He’s expected to come to Changdao 15 hours later . ”
The bright look in his eyes flashed away, but Shinichi Miyamoto fixed his eyes on Tide with composure .
“What did they say?”
Shinichi Miyamoto asked .
He mentioned the dark forces who illegally occupied Changdao, instead of the people of East Island .
Zhongzhou State, which held the upper hand, had fallen into a dangerous situation .
More than ten hours later, East Island’s power would change substantially and overwhelm that of Zhongzhou State .
At this time, the other dark forces’ attitudes were relevant .
In such a situation, Zhongzhou State sent some people to negotiate with the dark forces .
East Island would naturally send someone to sound out their intention .
The five superpowers cooperated and competed with each other . Under such circumstances, which choice would they make?
To withdraw from Changdao?
To fight against East Island with Zhongzhou State .
To conspire against Zhongzhou State with East Island .
Everything seemed possible .
Shinichi Miyamoto hoped that they made the third choice .
He hoped that the five dark forces would conspire against Zhongzhou State with East Island .
If so, the crisis of East Island would be thoroughly resolved . Moreover, he could calmly deal with his failure of duty after the battle .
East Island was about to receive tremendous support . Thus, it was possible to persuade the five dark forces to deal with Zhongzhou State together .
The key was what price Shinichi Miyamoto or East Island would pay .
“They agreed to do it . ”
Tide said gently, “More than one hour ago, the Polar Ground Alliance and the Heroes’ Club had killed a fraction of elites of Zhongzhou State, to show their sincerity . However, they seem to want too much . ”
“What do they want?”
Shinichi Miyamoto said gently, and the glow in his eyes grew brighter .
“The Jiang family of South America want Li Tianlan . They only want him . ”
Tide thought for a while and said .
Shinichi Miyamoto listened calmly .
Tide continued, “Knights Templars want to establish East Asia parish . It should be the will of the Vatican . ”
“The Polar Ground Alliance… King Bear made no requirement . He just said that he was willing to assist us . ”
“Fantasy World and the Heroes’ Club put forward the same condition . They…”
Tide looked at Shinichi Miyamoto and hesitated .
“Tell me . ”
Shinichi Miyamoto said placidly .
Tide gnashed his teeth and kept his eyes off Shinichi Miyamoto . He turned back and said quickly, “Both of them want Liuhuo Palace . ”
Liuhuo Palace!
It was Shinichi Miyamoto’s foundation, which was quite different from the Divine Wind Force .
A foundation of force that only belonged to him!
Shinichi Miyamoto was not angry . His eyes lit up once again . He raised the corners of his mouth and gave a mysterious smile .
Mai Shiranui was indignant . Before she started to speak, Shinichi Miyamoto waved and said firmly, “Give them whatever they want . We won’t wait anymore . Give out my order . Let’s make the first move and spare no effort to attack Zhongzhou State!”
He looked at Mai Shiranui, Glacier, and Tide, as he stressed again, “Spare no effort . Everybody, let’s start right away!”