Above Destiny

Chapter 767 Under the Harmful Wind (Thanks to the Alliance Leader "Death Star Shining")

During the long, drawn-out meeting, everyone's expressions grew increasingly grim.

The two sides engaged in a heated debate, arguing and shifting blame, with neither side willing to invest any effort or be the scapegoat. The situation remained deadlocked for a time.

"What, do you think you can strike first?" Garisto sneered. "In my opinion, it's too late. The Ji family has already gained momentum, and Luo Island is difficult to shake. Don't you all understand even the most basic situation? Do you really want things to get out of control?"

"If things really get out of control, we will definitely not be the ones who suffer the most."

Seeing that the time was almost right, the old woman from Macheng said with a gloomy expression, "If it really comes down to a fight to the death, do you think we can all just sit here and wait to be killed?"

If it really comes to a complete wasteland, then so be it. Let the Ji family scavenge for scraps in the ruins of the seven cities. Do you think the centuries of hard work and resources accumulated by each family and city should be given away to an outsider?

"Oh?"

Garisto chuckled: "Does the old lady intend to lead everyone to Darrow Island?"

Why fight?

The old woman looked over expressionlessly and chuckled coldly: "Since Luo Cheng and Xiang Zhou don't like playing games with everyone, then let them play their own games!"

The moment those words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

stunned.

"shut up!"

Speaker Fernand, who had remained silent throughout, finally slammed his fist on the table, his face turning ashen. "Do you know what you're saying?"

"Does Mr. Fernand have any other options at this juncture?"

The old woman retorted indifferently, "Since in the beginning, three cities could become seven cities, now seven cities can also become five cities! Seven cities belong to everyone, and the rules belong to everyone."

Since Luo Island and Xiangzhou are unwilling to comply, why keep such a major threat around?

"..."

In the sudden silence, everyone looked at each other, their eyes lighting up.

Wonderful!

Isn't this a solution? If we can't solve it or get rid of it, why not just cut it off?

I'm not playing with you anymore, go play by yourself!

Expelled from all seven ranks!
That is the allure of the Divine Cut.

Break up!

Since the covert approach doesn't work, let's go for the open. Eliminate the ambiguous areas that Ji Jue was stirring up, directly divide the camps and distances, and completely cut off Ji Jue's reach to the other five cities.

In any case, all shipping agreements and transportation in the Seven Cities are now accepted and signed in the name of the Seven Cities Alliance. This includes many businesses and dealings. Without the Alliance's approval, Luo Island won't get a single bite of this soup.

Without the alliance's position, how will you erode and control the power of the Seven Cities? Do you dare to launch a war right next to the Federation?
Underhanded tactics won't work. If we really have to play both sides on the overt rules, we've been playing both sides for so many years, are we going to be afraid of you?
By changing the battlefield and the route, turning the internal affairs of the seven cities into external affairs, what grand plans do you, surnamed Ji, still have to make? Just go play on Luo Island by yourself!
When all parties band together and simultaneously isolate and sever all ties with Luo Island, even Ji Jue will face difficulties. Without the alliance agreement, he won't even be able to use the flight routes, and he won't even be qualified to go fishing in the resource areas of the Seven Cities.

"It's not impossible."

Surprisingly, the first to respond was Garisto, who had just been the most vocal opponent.

The worst-case scenario was that Ji Jue would become the leader of the Seven Cities Alliance, and he would have no chance anymore. But now, since the champion's seed has been eliminated from the competition, doesn't he, as the runner-up, have a chance to win a gold medal?!
If I can't be the leader of the Seven Cities Alliance, then the Five Cities Alliance?
It's not that it's unacceptable!
"Absolutely not!"

Fernand was furious, glaring at everyone who was interested.

The others were not surprised at all: he had spent his whole life patching things up between the seven cities, and finally managed to put together a decent product, only to have it split up by his own hands. All his hard work had gone down the drain... How could he accept that?

But what if I don't accept it?

“Mr. Fernand, you wouldn’t be outwardly the speaker of the Seven Cities Council while secretly fawning over that Ji fellow, would you? From what I’m seeing, he doesn’t seem to appreciate your methods…”

The head of the dental department sneered, "Maybe the first one to be eliminated will be you, you old thing."

"Then let's just follow the rules."

The old woman from Ma City smiled slightly: "Let's vote. Isn't this what Mr. Fernand advocated? Seven Cities is a democratic country. Everything will be done according to the voting results, won't it?"

“Absolutely, absolutely.” Old Deng from Sikkim nodded repeatedly.

"Me too."

Garisto was overjoyed that the beast had taken control of the jaws.

Macheng, Yamen, Dancheng, Xidao... even Pucheng, represented by Fernand, opposed it, but it still won four out of seven votes.

Even before the vote has started, the expulsion of the seven members of Luo Island is already a foregone conclusion!
"Damn it, stir it up, stir it up, stir it up!"

Fernand slammed his pen on the table, his eyes bloodshot: "Let's stir up trouble in the entire Seven Cities, let's make it a fight to the death, a fight to the death! In the end, let's all die together!"

Clearly, these minor noises could not shake the enthusiasm in everyone's hearts.

They even meticulously prepared the necessary procedures...

"Then let's begin the vote."

Garisto raised his hand to propose it, and immediately many people agreed.

Everyone was happily exploring their grand plan for the future insects around the round table, tacitly ignoring Fernand's expression, and just as they were about to speak...

Everything went black!
Dead silence.

A deathly silence fell suddenly. In the instant the lights flickered, everyone stared at each other, frozen in shock. The lights flickered for a moment, then flickered again.

In the silence, no one spoke, but they could hear a distant rumble, a magnificent sound emanating from the very fabric of the earth.

Loud bang!

boom! boom! boom! boom!
No one knows exactly how far away it was, but when that vast echo traveled along the ocean to this place, it could still be distinguished by the naked ear.

more importantly……

lighthouse!

Right in the very center of Pucheng, the once silent lighthouse suddenly burst into light. The dim light pierced the night and instantly enveloped the entire territory of the seven cities, driving away countless wandering locusts and herds.

Similarly, it also illuminated a blurry shadow on the distant sea.

Like a giant pillar piercing the sky and sea!
One after another, giant pillars descended lightly from the sky, landing on the turbulent sea, yet they seemed to sink into solid soil, supporting the enormous bodies hidden in the clouds.

Amidst the relentless raging wind and rain, thunder and lightning flashed incessantly. Each flash of lightning faintly illuminated the massive outline, yet its exact shape remained undiscovered.

It was as if the storm had grown long, slender legs and was leisurely strolling on the sea. It came slowly from afar, and every now and then a slender tentacle would hang down from the clouds, swirling up the huge monsters in the sea and pulling them up into the clouds. Soon, amidst the sharp, shattering sounds of thunder, blood and broken bones were sprayed onto the world like rain.

Big.

too big……

Its island-like form, hidden in the dark clouds and thunder, moved slowly forward.

The lighthouse's glow, illuminating seven cities, was but a firefly compared to the city's grand scale. Yet, this tiny glimmer seemed to attract its attention, and for a fleeting moment, its massive form appeared to pause.

The storm shifted its direction, looking towards the seven cities not far away.

In the near-suffocating silence, the distant gaze calmly returned to the front, and the storm continued its march forward.

Pass by.

In the distance, from the turbulent and raging endless sea, a roar of rage seemed to echo.

In the deep sea, suddenly opening up, tentacles stretched out, extending towards the sky, disappearing into the dark clouds, entangled with the massive outline within the thunderclouds.

Under the raging wind and torrential rain, the sea surface seemed to boil.

Thunder and lightning raged, and torrential rain poured down.

Everything was shrouded in darkness.

Only amidst the violent tremors, roars echoed across the sea and sky, and enormous waves surged and rippled in all directions. The brutal storm raged for half the night, until just before dawn, when the torrential rain and thunder subsided slightly. Tentacles descended from the clouds, devouring all the monstrous beasts in the sea before setting off again, slowly heading towards the deepest reaches of the endless ocean…

All that remained was a sea stained black by viscous ink, and the remains of countless scavenged beasts. And also, countless bystanders, still shaken after a whole night of anxiety and bewilderment.

This was the closest the entire Seven Cities had ever come to destruction.

All night long!
At dawn the next day, the sun had already risen, but the sky was still dark, and the smell of the sea wafted from the turbulent waves.

Between the grey and black sea and sky, the lighthouse's faint light still flickers.

It looks so dilapidated.

The announcement from the federal government arrived belatedly.

A day ago, the long-lost annihilation-level monster, Gluttonous Turtle Charybdis, reappeared in the northern part of the Endless Sea, seemingly defeated in a battle, and bearing unexplained injuries.

On November 27, it was repelled by the Leviathan fleet when it attempted to approach the Federation's waters, and is now moving from north to south... Please be aware of this throughout the Thousand Islands and take timely precautions.

Everyone who received the message looked grim.

It felt like I'd eaten shit.

You're only saying this now? Where the hell were you all this time?!
They've already passed by, finished eating and drinking, and left!

If we were to actually take an interest in the Seven Cities, we'd all be dead by now...

Charybdis was the name given to it by the first imperial people to observe it; it means "sea tornado."

It is said that when it feeds, it is like a tornado rising from the sea, and everything caught in it will be swallowed up.

During each season of severe winds, it becomes active, drifting around with the ocean currents, feasting, and then disappearing again.

The only good news is that it's picky about food. Things as small as humans don't have much nutrition, so even if you gather a lot of food, it won't bother to open its mouth.

But who knows what will happen when it goes crazy from hunger?

The entire Seven Cities just passed right by its mouth, so who wouldn't be afraid of it?

Even when passing through the Seven Cities and fighting that unknown giant monster, he was still injured, yet he still devoured countless giant beasts.

Even now, the enormous carcass of that sea monster still floats between the waves, and the scene of gravity out of control in the surrounding area has not yet subsided.

The harmful winds blew, and the situation worsened.

Countless monstrous beasts surged and churned amidst the waves, fighting and devouring each other in a frenzy. The true period of rampage had finally begun...

The behemoths' revelry has begun!

(End of this chapter)