Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2138 Kratos, the First Warrior of the Highlands

When Lu Dongzan went to meet Yelü Defei, he was accompanied by only four attendants as he entered the palace.

But each of these four people is a master.

Three of them were Li Hu (Tiger Power Immortal), Li Lu (Deer Power Immortal), and Li Yang (Sheep Power Immortal), who were hidden among the delegation by Yelü Abaoji and thus infiltrated the delegation.

Li Hu, Li Lu, and Li Yang are all strong, but they are only at the peak of the Heavenly Realm, or at best, the middle level among those at the peak of the Heavenly Realm.

They belong to the type of group that, even if given an attribute point, would not be able to directly break through to the level of a god general.

Therefore, although the three of them are not weak, they are not particularly strong either.

However, the three of them possess a combination skill, and the effect of this combination skill is actually not weak.

With the amplification from their combo skills, the three of them could barely manage to put together the combat power of two relatively weak beginner-level god generals.

The last person was not a Dongyi person, but a person from the plateau.

Each of the six delegations from the Northern Plateau was guarded by a Celestial Being or a Divine General-level expert.

Even though Songtsen Gampo had reached a cooperation agreement with the Great Snow Mountain and obtained the participation of a large number of experts from the Great Snow Mountain, it was still an extremely difficult task for him to mobilize so many experts.

With so many experts descending from the plateau, Songtsen Gampo, in fact, had almost no powerful figures left by his side at this time.

However, although the plateau was divided, among the various forces, Songtsen Gampo's branch was undoubtedly the strongest. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to achieve cooperation with the Great Snow Mountain.

Although Songtsen Gampo promised to grant the Great Snow Mountain the status of a state religion, if Songtsen Gampo himself cannot support it, the Great Snow Mountain will not easily pay attention to him.

With the powerful alliance between Songtsen Gampo and the Great Snow Mountain, he believed he already possessed the strength to begin unifying the plateau. What he lacked now was simply the necessary foundation.

To conquer a large territory, one must ensure effective control over those areas and maintain a sufficient reserve of officials.

If you simply take control but fail to establish effective rule, resulting in problems of indigestion, it would be better not to take control at all.

On the plateau, this was precisely the foundation that Songtsen Gampo lacked.

Therefore, even though he had gained such strength through the powerful alliance with the Great Snow Mountain, he remained cautious and did not easily launch a war to unify the snowfield. He even continued to instigate internal strife among the various tribes. He himself pursued building high walls and stockpiling grain.

The fact that the six envoys went down to the plateau was itself an act of building high walls and storing up grain.

Building high walls and stockpiling grain are simply means of accumulating strength. Songtsen Gampo's six missions to the plateau were also aimed at accumulating strength. In fact, they were for the purpose of accumulating strength efficiently and in the long term.

Songtsen Gampo had a very long-term vision; his gaze extended beyond just the plateau, and he even considered the development after unifying the plateau.

In the original course of history, during this chaotic era, heroes emerged in great numbers, like a flock of fish crossing a river.

Even the Dongyi, which had already declined, once had a ruler who revived the dynasty.

In the Land of the Sun, there appeared a figure like Matsushita Osamu, a man who appears only once every thousand years.

Matsushita Ao's abilities are among the best in the Central Plains; he would definitely be able to build a successful career in any era.

However, while the Sun Kingdom made him successful in a certain sense, it also limited him in another.

If he had been born in the Central Plains, his achievements would have been even greater than those in the original historical trajectory.

Among the Northern Di, two heroic figures emerged. Of course, this was also a misfortune for the Northern Di.

However, only in the southern barbarian and plateau regions were there not only no heroes of chaotic times, but also no one who wreaked havoc on the world.

Of course, the fact that these two regions simply lack monarch-type heroes does not mean that there are no heroes at all.

Therefore, Songtsen Gampo was implanted in the plateau, although he was not very lucky, since the infrastructure there was too poor.

However, it doesn't mean that the luck is completely bad; at least, this area is purely a low-level game.

The divine general who accompanied Gar Tongtsen on his mission was a hero of the high plateau in this era. He was also one of the few guards among the six missions who did not come from the snowy mountains.

Of course, in the original historical trajectory, this person was not famous.

After all, in the original historical trajectory, even the Southern Barbarians had some involvement, serving as mercenaries for a period of time in the war between Emperor Ling and Wu.

But in that chaotic era, Gaoyuan truly had no sense of participation whatsoever.

In this lifetime, it was because of a figure like Songtsen Gampo who was planted on the plateau that the people on the plateau began to come into contact with people in the world.

The burly man from the plateau who accompanied Lu Dongzan to meet Yelü Defei was the foremost warrior of the plateau.

However, this greatest warrior of the plateau had no status on the plateau before Songtsen Gampo arrived.

After all, the social system in the plateau at this time was so backward that it was still in the period of slave society.

Although this man was the greatest warrior of the plateau, he was the descendant of a slave before. No matter how strong he was, among the plateau nobles, he was nothing more than an ant in the mud, fighting in the arena for their amusement.

In fact, the reason he appeared with Songtsen Gampo was because Songtsen Gampo traded thirty sheep for him.

If this were in the Central Plains, people would be laughing in their sleep if they could get such a battle-hardened warrior with just thirty sheep.

If it were Wang Yu, even if the price were a hundred times higher, he would still be overjoyed and would trade as many as he had.

After meeting Yelü Defei and confirming his identity, Lu Dongzan revealed his true intentions. Li Hu, Li Lu, and Li Yang, along with this top warrior of the plateau, seized weapons from the Dongyi guards at the door and charged into the house like wolves.

Although people in this world can accompany Lu Dongzan to meet Yede Zanfei, they naturally cannot bring weapons in.

Fortunately, they had only come as accompanying guards and were not qualified to enter the main hall with Lu Dongzan. Instead, they were stopped at the door by the guards of the Dongyi.

Therefore, they had the opportunity to seize troops from the Eastern Yi guards. Of course, this was also part of their own calculations.

Li Hu stood alone at the door, blocking the Dongyi warriors outside who wanted to rush in.

The remaining three men all considered Yelü Defei their target.

For Li Hu, Li Lu, and Li Yang, only after killing Yelü Defei could their leader, Yelü Abaoji, unify the Eastern Yi.

For the people of the plateau, the only way to fulfill Yelü Abaoji's conditions and obtain what they wanted from him was to kill Yelü Defei.

Yelü Defei actually had a celestial bodyguard by his side.

However, that highland warrior was incredibly brave and fierce. Although the weapon he used was not suitable for him, most of the guards in the palace were equipped with swords, but he preferred heavy weapons.

However, it doesn't matter. Having fought in the arena for many years, he has already honed the most ferocious fighting techniques.

In the arena, those noble lords didn't care what weapons you were good at using; whatever was thrown in, they could only use that, and then came the bloodiest battle.

Often, the noble lords wouldn't stop until only one person remained standing.

Therefore, although he prefers to use heavy weapons, it doesn't mean that other weapons cannot be used as a substitute.

However, the battle between the two masters was so intense that no one else had time to pay attention.

Because the climax of the battle inside the hall didn't last long.

On the surface, Yelü Abaoji rejected Gaoyuan's marriage proposal, which is why Lu Dongzan approached them again.

But in reality, Yelü Defei wasn't particularly enthusiastic about this matter either.

He only came to him after being rejected by Yelü Abaoji. What did he take him for? Was he just a backup plan? Is Yelü Defei really that lacking in class?

Moreover, although he didn't really communicate with the plateau, he still knew that the plateau was indeed poor and weak, and was in a state of division.

Even if we form an alliance with them, what help can it bring them?
All the forces in the world are very pragmatic. If they can't bring you any help or benefit, why would they marry off a princess?
However, most powerful forces don't really value such a woman, but they won't give her away if she has no value.

After all, wouldn't it be better to leave the future behind and form an alliance with another valuable power?
In fact, Songtsen Gampo knew that the plateau was weak and could only create limited value, which is why he gritted his teeth and brought out a master to each mission, and he did not hide the existence of these masters.

The purpose of doing this is simply to use these few experts to elevate the status of the plateau.

If a power of the imperial dynasty truly possesses sufficient strength, would it need to resort to such tactics when sending envoys?
When Wang Ying saw the envoys, he noticed that the Celestial-level guards always kept their weapons hidden, only using them when truly needed or at crucial moments.

Because he didn't value the other party, and because he never intended to agree to Gaoyuan's request from the beginning, Yelü Defei, out of proper courtesy, did not make a big fuss about meeting Lu Dongzan.

Therefore, at this time, there were not many people accompanying him in the main hall of his palace, and many key figures were not present.

Aside from the Celestial-level guard, only two generals inside the main hall jumped out to stop them.

However, neither of these two generals had any weapons. Those who did have weapons were all outside the hall at this time.

After all, there are very few people who are qualified to have the privilege of "entering the court without bowing and wearing swords and shoes in the palace".

Even if they had this privilege, apart from powerful ministers, the rest of the officials did not dare to actually use it.

So much so that, even when the two of them joined forces, they were forced to retreat by Li Yang alone, even when they were unarmed.

Apart from these two generals, the rest were mainly civil officials, and they didn't have much combat ability.

Therefore, at this point, there was actually no one left to help Yelü Defei stop the only remaining Li Lu.

Yelü Defei, however, had a weapon in his hand.

Before entering the palace, the generals had to temporarily hand over their swords to the guards outside, but Yelü Defei, as the master, naturally did not need to.

Good news: Yelü Defei has weapons; bad news: Yelü Defei's strength is limited.

Yelü Defei was not a complete weakling; in fact, he was quite brave and possessed a level of strength that was barely above average.

However, his strength was no match for Li Lu, who was at the peak of the Heavenly Realm. Especially since Li Lu had a set of combo skills, he resisted for seven or eight rounds before Li Lu beheaded him.

In fact, by now, Li Hu, Li Lu, Li Yang and the others have already completed their mission.

However, this matter did not end there.

Although Yelü Defei is dead, they are still inside Yelü Defei's palace. There are eight hundred guards inside and outside the palace, not counting the other experts.

Their ability to assassinate Yelü Defei while the guards were not in the main hall does not mean they can easily leave the palace, let alone the city.

Although Yelü Defei was dead, the battle was not over; on the contrary, the guards outside fought even more desperately.

After all, throughout history, how could anyone, alone with just a few people, kill the emperor in someone else's stronghold and then expect the soldiers outside to give up resistance?
It was precisely because Yelü Defei was dead that the guards were even more determined to kill these people.

If they fail to provide adequate protection, their entire family will be executed. Only by capturing these individuals will they have a chance to plead for leniency.

However, at the same time, Kratos had already led his two hundred highland warriors to break in from the outside.

Kratos was a famous figure among the Dongyi people. It was already quite an achievement for him to blend in with the delegation. There was no way he could have entered the royal palace with Lu Dongzan.

Therefore, the sudden attack between the royal palaces could only be entrusted to that highland man, as well as Li Hu, Li Lu, and Li Yang, who had just joined Yelü Abaoji and were not well-known.

Kratos, on the other hand, was responsible for leading his men to launch a strong attack on Yelü Defei's palace at the same time.

When Kratos appeared outside the palace, nothing but bones remained in his wake.

Even though the royal guards did not flee directly, they were forced to retreat continuously, and no one dared to fight Kratos.