Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 292 The Final Winner

"DaDaDa..."

The sound of hurried footsteps came from Yelena's feet. After escaping through the back door, she ran towards the nearest wall while considering the current situation.

Rijeka set this trap for her, and her grandmother's tacit approval was not enough.

Her father would normally attend the birthday party, but he didn't. Was he distracted by Rijeka, or did he tacitly approve of the trap?

...Probably not.

Yelena didn't think her father would allow Rijeka to do that.

If the father had truly decided on a successor, he would have simply stated it directly; there was no need to resort to such despicable means.

Just like my grandmother said, my father is a very proud man. Even though time has made him more composed, it will not change his true nature.

She believes that her father was tricked away by her grandmother and Rijeka, who wanted to create a time gap to make it a fait accompli.

They probably thought that as long as she lost her ability to inherit the throne, even if her father would be furious and dissatisfied afterward, he would not be able to punish Rijeka severely for the sake of the country.

So what I should do now...

brush!
Just as she reached the wall, someone climbed over it from the outside.

Just as Yelena was about to be on guard, she realized that the person who came was her bodyguard, Scoutin.

"Princess, are you injured?"

No, your...your shoulder!

Yelena noticed that Sgorchin's left shoulder was ripped open, and the wound inside must be quite deep.

“It’s just a minor injury,” Sgorchin said.

In order to get to the rescue as soon as possible, she used a life-or-death fighting style to quickly kill Gailkin's dozen or so men, but she was also injured and spent a lot of mental energy.

“Listen to me,” Sgorchen said quickly. “Rieka has made a great decision this time. Military personnel are already on the move, sealing off this area.”

"He actually dared to collude with military generals. It seems he's completely disregarded everything to put me to death."

"Yes. And I just tried it, teleportation items don't work. He must have used special items or abilities to interfere with the manor and the surrounding area. He really went all out."

Items that can interfere with teleportation or disable teleportation devices are extremely rare and expensive. Rijekaken's expenditure of such a high price means he cannot afford the consequences of failure.

"Your Highness, I believe in your father. The Grand Consul must have received the news and is on his way with his men. All we need to do now is hold out for this period of time."

As the two were talking, shouts could be heard coming from not far outside the wall. The sounds were chaotic and varied, and there seemed to be at least dozens of people.

Yelena frowned and said, "If we had enough mental power, we wouldn't need to run at all."

She believed that with her own abilities and the flow of spiritual power she had learned, plus by joining forces with Stochastic, she had nothing to fear from other Ascended Beings.

The problem is that they don't have enough mental energy.

This is also a major limitation for the strong; even if your abilities/tools are very powerful, you will still face the situation of being outnumbered.

Others can use their numerical advantage to trap you and then drain your mental energy with lives. At that point, an ascended being without mental energy will be like a martial arts master without internal energy protection, completely at the mercy of others.

This was the tactic that Sakura wanted to use against the Shadow, but they didn't realize that this tactic was completely ineffective against the Shadow, who could store up mental energy.

“Your Highness, run in the opposite direction. I will do my best to hold off the enemy and buy you time,” Sgorchin said in a deep voice, already resigned to his fate.

However, Yelena did not accept the proposal.

She wouldn't allow Stochastic to die here for her.

In a flash, she remembered the props Guan Tong had given her before she left Beixing.

She immediately took it out of the storage box.

Upon seeing the energy bar-like object, Sgorchin recalled, "Is this the [Stranger Transformation Device] your teacher gave you? But even if I can transform into a stranger, I'll definitely be intercepted if I try to run away. They won't let any suspicious person go!"

Yelena blinked: "Who said I was going outside? It's dark under the lamp."

Upon hearing this, Sgorchin immediately understood Yelena's meaning: "I see. I understand. Then I'll break through alone and mislead the enemy."

"Yes. Be careful."

"Don't worry, they won't focus their attention on me. So let's not delay."

Sgorchin immediately jumped over the wall and ran outside, while Yelena used a prop to randomly transform her body and appearance into that of a woman in her thirties.

She quickly circled back to the house she had been in before. Rijeka's men were searching the perimeter, and no one expected her to come back.

After returning to the room through the back door, she immediately saw the corpses of the assassins she had killed on the floor.

"really……"

She guessed that someone like her brother would be too busy finding her to care about the bodies of his dead subordinates.

Yelena made a quick decision and went over to lie down on the ground, pretending that she was also one of the corpses.

Meanwhile, the search teams on the perimeter couldn't find Yelena, but they did find Sgorchin jumping over the wall and escaping out of the encirclement.

"Report! We've spotted Sgorchin fleeing north. Should we intercept her?" a subordinate reported to Rijeka.

Rijeka asked, "Isn't Yelena with her?"

"No, she's all alone."

"Fool! What's the point of blocking them? The important thing is Yelena. Sgorchin must be trying to lure us away... Yelena must have gone in the opposite direction!"

"Yes, we'll go find it right away!"

Rijeka's men, along with the military personnel he secretly colluded with, searched extensively, but they couldn't find Yelena's whereabouts.

The outer perimeter was completely sealed off, helicopters were deployed in the air, and teleportation jamming devices were deployed throughout the surrounding area; there was no way Yelena could have escaped. But why can't they find her?
A few minutes later, General Puli, who was in league with Rijeka, called.

A frantic Rijeka was overjoyed when he saw the number, thinking that Puli had made progress. As soon as he answered, he asked loudly, "Have you caught him yet?"

However, what came through the receiver was a voice that filled him with despair.

“Rijeka, you have committed a grave crime,” her father’s icy voice rang out. “I now, as the governor of Cisia, order you to abandon all resistance, or you will be annihilated immediately.”

The moment Rijeka heard her father's voice, she knew it was all over.

His plan was to get rid of his sister Yelena before his father returned. But now his father had already captured General Puli, and he couldn't even find Yelena's people.

"Father, I..."

"Beep beep beep." The call has been disconnected.

Rijeka chuckled, just as his trusted confidant, Gerkin, ran over.

He had been tasked with leading men to hold off Stochastic, but when he was overwhelmed, he fled. Stochastic, worried about Yelena, did not pursue him, which saved his life.

"Lord Rijeka, your father's men have arrived! Your sister hasn't arrived yet—"

Before Gelkin could finish speaking, Rijeka collapsed to the ground with a thud, clutching her head with empty eyes: "It's all over, all over... Gelkin, it's all your fault for this terrible idea, you've ruined me..."

"...Please, under no circumstances should you admit it!"

"You insolent brat! What time is it and you're still—"

"Put the blame on the alien spores that control this rule!" Gelkin shouted, interrupting the furious Rijeka. "Then you must tell the Consul that it was because you were too eager to win that the spores took advantage of your weakness and manipulated your mind! Only then will you have a chance of survival!"

Rijeka was taken aback by what he heard.

At this point, a large number of people entered the manor and sealed it off, taking control of everyone inside.

Rijeka and Yelena's father, Gutman Konia, the governor of Sisyah, arrived shortly afterward.

Upon seeing her father, Rijeka immediately pleaded for mercy, following the teachings of Gelkyn: "Father, I didn't mean to... It's all because of the spores, I was manipulated by the spores..."

"Where is your sister?" Gutman interrupted.

"She...I..."

"Father."

At this moment, Yelena came out of the house, having already removed her disguise.

Rijeka was completely incredulous to see that she had been hiding in the mansion all along.

How could this be! He clearly saw Yelena run out the back door with his own eyes. Even if she secretly came back later, how could she have kept it from everyone? You know, there are always people coming and going in and out of the mansion!
"As long as you're okay."

Seeing that his daughter was safe and sound, Guttman did not ask her how she had escaped the pursuit.

“Father, I need an explanation for this.” Yelena said coldly and bluntly.

As the ultimate victor in this succession battle, she clearly wouldn't let anyone involved get away with it, including her brother and grandmother, her two relatives.

"You'll get it."

……

Antu City Public Security Bureau.

The investigators in the bombing investigation team were all very surprised when Yoshino announced the martial law order.

"The order came from the highest commander," Yoshino said. "From today onwards, Sakura Inori is under full martial law, and ordinary people are not allowed to go out at will. There will be sheriffs patrolling the streets 24 hours a day."

The investigators were all puzzled.

"Why...?"

"Could it be that Banzhen discovered some kind of explosive device?"

"No, it shouldn't be related to our bombing case..."

"Commander Yoshino, what exactly happened?"

Yoshino shook his head; he didn't know why martial law had suddenly been declared either.

However, he speculated that it might be related to the intrusion into the administration building.

Because of that case, the headquarters kept his subordinate Suzuki behind to assist in the investigation. Suzuki hasn't returned yet, and the higher-ups suddenly announced a nationwide state of emergency... Has something gone wrong?

Unfortunately, he wasn't authorized to inquire about it.

“Alright, we just need to follow orders and do our jobs.” After Yoshino finished speaking, he asked one of them, “Has Beixing sent over the information about Wu Wang?”

The investigator said, "Beixing sent us some information, but you called a meeting before we could even organize it."

"Let's just release it and see."

"Ok."

The person projected the data onto a large screen in the office, displaying a list of many videos.

"Beixing said that this information was recently sent to them by an anonymous person. The 'protagonist' in it is Wu Wang, whom we are investigating."

Then the videos were opened one by one.

After seeing the contents, everyone in the investigation team fell silent.

After a long pause, someone finally managed to utter a sentence: "That bastard... he's a heartless demolition maniac!"

As the superior officer, Yoshino couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

He put one hand to his forehead and understood why Beixing had sent these videos.

This Wu has carried out so many bombings, with countless victims. The relatives and friends of each victim may seek revenge against him.

Under these circumstances, investigating Wu Wang's social connections is simply wishful thinking and almost impossible.

"Commander Yoshino, how are we supposed to investigate this...?"

Not only was Yoshino in a bind, but everyone in the investigation team was dumbfounded.

"...I'm going to make a phone call."

Yoshino took a deep breath, walked out of the room, took out his phone, and dialed the director's number at headquarters.

He had to request that Suzuki be transferred back; without her assistance, it would be very difficult to continue the investigation.

After the call connected, he carefully explained the situation and made his request: "...If there's any progress in the case over there, I'd like to get Suzuki back to the Antu Police Station as soon as possible. She..."

"She can't go back!" the director shouted frantically, and the call was immediately cut off.

Yoshino was stunned for a moment, wondering what had happened at headquarters that had caused the usually well-mannered director to lose his composure like this.

And what did the director mean by saying Suzuki wouldn't be coming back? Could it be that something really went wrong with the case over there...?

　I should update another chapter later tonight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)