Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1619: The Head is Stuck in the Door
"Oh my god! Did Saint Laurent I's head get caught in a door?!"

Inside the carriage, before Zhou Xu could say anything, Xie Liancheng couldn't help but start cursing.

"They actually launched an attack directly towards our Great Zhou?!"

Xie Liancheng's words were actually expressing the thoughts of all the generals.

Looking at the five generals in the carriage, no one except Li Liancheng dared to speak before Zhou Xu spoke.

Although Zhou Chongshan and Zhuo Ge knew that even if they followed Jie Liancheng in cursing, their majesty would not care at all, they would not do it even so. They could not control others, but this was their duty as subjects.

As for Lex and Peter...

Lex is the state of being free-spirited when having a meeting with the leader, commonly known as being in a daze.

And Peter, now he just wants to become transparent...

Compared to staying in the same carriage with His Majesty the Emperor Zhou, he would rather go and chat with Gilt in another carriage.

Or just let him stay with the soldiers under his command.

He felt extremely stressed being with Emperor Zhou.

After all, compared to other people in the same carriage, he was not that familiar with His Majesty, and he could not relax at all along the way.

However, Peter's loyalty has increased significantly over the years. When he met him, Zhou Xu confirmed at a glance that the other party's loyalty had reached eighty points.

Obviously, the other party was very satisfied with his life in Da Zhou.

At this moment, listening to Jie Liancheng's scolding, Zhou Xu spoke calmly...

"Perhaps Saint Laurent felt that after they invaded Copperforge, this matter could not be resolved peacefully, so they planned to strike first."

From this perspective, Zhou Xu really couldn't say that the other party's judgment was wrong.

Because that is indeed the case.

But when it comes down to it, the sudden attack of the Saint Laurent Empire on Copperforge Fort was outrageous!
But at this point, there is no point in dwelling on this issue.

The steam train they were riding had just passed through Anling City and was still quite a distance away from Shanguan City.

Only by entering Shanguan City could they be considered to have entered the territory of the New Taipei City.

[I don't know if you have entered my support range yet. 】

[In short, let's try it first. ]

"You two protect me, don't let anyone get close to me."

After saying that, Zhou Xu closed his eyes, and his soul quickly left his body and flew into the air.

Over the years, he has also strengthened his soul body.

The main thing is that Zhou Xu discovered that after reaching the out-of-body state, he would not be able to improve his strength without consuming magic power and condensing his soul body.

Compared to the time when his soul body was almost transparent, Zhou Xu's soul body has now become two or three points more solid.

At the same time, his own strength also increased to the second star of gold in the out-of-body realm, and the support range of the soul body became wider.

The perception spread rapidly, and Zhou Xu tried to reach the battlefield directly with the power of his soul body.

This state lasted only a second before Zhou Xu opened his eyes.

[Sure enough, it doesn't work. The distance is still too far.] When Zhou Xu first conducted the test, he was in the Black Moon City Palace. The support range of his soul body could only cover the area between the Grassland City and the Wild Horse City in the grassland area.

And now, he can almost cover an entire grassland area.

If it were this side, he should be able to fly directly to Shanguan City now.

But it was useless. He couldn't do anything like let the soul body rely on this ability to quickly fly to Shanguan City, and then use Shanguan City as a springboard to let the soul body fly to the Plain Fortress for support.

His current support range is equivalent to the maximum range of activity of the soul body.

Once beyond this range, his soul would first feel a tearing pain because it was too far away from his physical body, and then his consciousness would begin to blur until he completely lost consciousness and was forcibly dragged back to his physical body.

In response to this, he had conducted some tests in relatively safe conditions.

Letting his soul return to his physical body temporarily, Zhou Xu slowly exhaled a long breath.

Considering the existence of Saint Laurent I, Zhou Xu must be feeling pressured at this moment.

After all, up to now, he has never had a head-on confrontation with a warrior at the Zongheng realm level.

And as early as in the previous mental simulation, Saint Laurent I was very dangerous to him.

The opponent can glide at an amazing speed and can quickly approach the target. The flying advantage of the soul body is simply invalid in front of the warriors in the Zongheng realm.

On this basis, the attack range of the opponent's true qi is even higher than the "lightning attack" that he relied on most before.

If Saint Laurent I's sword light severely damages his soul and body, he will most likely die!
Long before, he had confirmed that the soul body itself was actually very fragile, although like a ghost, it was immune to physical attacks.

But once the attack carries with it true energy or magic power, it will instantly hurt the soul, and that damage is much more terrifying than physical injury.

For a mage, once the soul is attacked, the worst case scenario is that he dies on the spot or turns into a vegetable. The soul will be damaged, the vitality will be seriously damaged, and he may even fall to a lower realm.

This is also the fundamental reason why it is not recommended to use mental coercion in actual combat.

Mental coercion is essentially using one's soul to crush an enemy whose soul is not as strong as one's own, and there are risks involved.

Not to mention, enemies that can generally be crushed with soul strength can also be crushed by using a safer method. This is essentially a method of bullying and does not have much practical value.

In short, from a safety perspective, it is best to avoid soul support and go to the battlefield in person.

But if this happens, it might be too late.

The price of avoiding risks may very well be giving up the entire New Taipei City!
In Zhou Xu's opinion, this price was obviously too heavy.

The finances have been tight in the past two years, and now the war has begun due to the sudden crisis of the Saint Laurent Empire. The internal financial situation will definitely become even more tense.

If the entire New Taipei City were to be reduced to ruins due to war...

When he thought of this, Zhou Xu suddenly felt a throbbing pain in both sides of his temples.

I always feel that once it gets to that point, even if my internal development isn't destroyed, it will take decades to recover given the current situation.

[At this time, no one knew where the rebellious child had flown to. Saint Laurent I was afraid of it. If he let it fly over first, he might be able to restrain Saint Laurent I to a certain extent and buy more time.]

[Anyway, when we get close enough, let's go over and check the situation.]

[I now have more magical skills. It seems that it is not impossible to keep a distance and prevent Saint Laurent I from getting close to me.]

Thinking of this, Zhou Xu simply closed his eyes again, sensing the distance while simulating the battle in his mind again...

(End of this chapter)