It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

"Come on, let me see how strong you are."

"...Then let's see the truth in our hands!"

Cheng Gujian didn't waste any words, the grey flames on his spear rekindled, and his first move was a killing move!

Of course he also felt the crisis. The fights he had with Xia Wuyou were just minor ones, but the old man in front of him was no ordinary person!

Although he would not put his opponent in the "God's Realm", that is, SSS, he must also go all out against an opponent with similar strength to himself!

The gun shot out like a dragon, and the offensive force it brought was much stronger than the one he faced just now against Xia Wuyou. Even black spots appeared in the surrounding space, as if it had been completely destroyed.

Facing the opponent's offensive, Wen Shengkui also became serious.

"defense."

The old man stood still and recited softly.

The next second, Cheng Gujian felt tremendous resistance around him, and it was extremely difficult to move forward even a little bit.

He frowned subconsciously.

He knew that Wen Shengkui was quite powerful, but he had no idea what his abilities were. This shot was also meant to be a test.

So his ability... is protection?

Before he could confirm, Wen Shengkui's voice came again.

"die."

In an instant, Cheng Gujian felt the air around him become cold, as if an evil ghost was sticking to his body, constantly eroding his vitality.

Not good!

Grand Duke Gu Jian's heart tightened, obviously he didn't expect the other party's ability to be so overbearing.

However, his response was fast enough. He paused with his spear and a wisp of gray air appeared around him.

As the gray gas burned like flames, his complexion began to look a little better.

"...Madam Xia, what are they doing?"

Dongfang Xiao blinked and asked in confusion.

If she could at least enjoy the fight between Xia Wuyou and Cheng Gujian just now, now she really couldn't understand it at all.

I didn't feel that the confrontation between the two was earth-shattering, but there was an indescribable weirdness to it.

Xia Wuyou pursed her lips, but was willing to explain it to her.

Of course she was well aware of Grandpa Wen's ability of "knowledge is power". The scene of him wiping out the S-level Long Tianding with just a wave of his hand during the riot in Sin City a year ago was still vivid in her mind.

It now seems that the old man's abilities have been further enhanced during this year of going overseas.

It is not difficult for him to improve his abilities. As long as he maintains a normal intake of knowledge, he will definitely see improvements.

Although his hope of reaching SSS was slim due to physical reasons, there was no doubt that he was definitely among the top ones in the SS level.

At least now he has reached the state of "his words are followed by his actions".

If he said he wanted to defend, he could establish an invisible absolute defense. If he said he wanted to die, death would come upon Cheng Gujian without him knowing.

As for how Cheng Gujian defended, he used his destructive power to forcibly destroy "Words Come True" - Wen Shengkui was using his own supernatural aura to launch all of this, so he could still resist in essence.

Of course, this is only because Cheng Gujian is an SS of the same level as Wen Shengkui. If it were someone else, they would have been killed without leaving any trace.

The confrontation in aura was relatively mysterious and not within her area of ​​expertise, but Xia Xiaomao could feel how terrifying the silent confrontation between top combat forces was.

It doesn't have to be earth-shattering, but it must be meticulous and not miss any flaws or details. The best proof of this is that they are so close but are not affected at all, and don't even feel any oppression.

If it were her, or Xu Shi, Xie Qingyan or other S-level or even S+ players, it would be difficult to achieve such precision.

“…Isn’t this too amazing?!”

The little queen said she didn't understand, but she was greatly shocked. In her mind, Cheng Gujian's strength was already the best, but she didn't expect there was someone even more terrifying?

Xia Wuyou didn't comment, but she was more concerned about whether Wen Shengkui could handle it.

On the surface, the old man definitely has the upper hand now, but she also knows that with the opponent's physical fitness, activating his ability is a difficult task in itself.

If Cheng Gujian cannot be completely defeated before he reaches his limit, it will be useless no matter how hard he is suppressed.

Fortunately, this worry seems a bit unnecessary. Although Wen Shengkui's condition is visibly declining, he is still better after all.

As the third judgment of "death" fell, the aura of destruction around Cheng Gujian could finally no longer be resisted.

The arrogance gradually dissipated, and he was flung out uncontrollably, landing not far from Xia Wuyou and Dongfang Xiao.

The spear had already been shattered, and the body of the Grand Duke Gu Jian was cracked like a porcelain doll.

The little queen swore that she had never seen him so miserable.

She had never expected that the other party's obsession would be so strong. Even after becoming like this, he was still trying to kill her.

"you……"

He whimpered hoarsely and unwillingly, trying to throw the broken blade in his hand, "Just one step... just one step!"

"…A traitor, beyond redemption!"

Looking at the broken blade falling at his feet, Dongfang Xiao was shaking with anger. He raised the sword in his hand, ready to give him the final blow.

Cheng Gujian is now at the end of his strength. Not to mention other people, even a child can easily take his life.

however.

Just when the little queen's sword was about to fall.

A voice came from afar.

"I advise you not to do this."

Xu Shi arrived late with the others, "Or, at least listen to me first, then it won't be too late to kill him?"

"Brother Cheng, you want to use my hands to finish this game of chess, but I won't let you get your wish."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 301 Die with regret, Brother Cheng

2023-10-25

Maybe it was because he had been trained too much, when Dongfang Xiao heard Xu Shi's stop, he stopped almost reflexively.

But she was indeed a little confused.

"What do you mean?"

What does it mean to use him to finish the game? What game does Cheng Gujian want to play?

Hasn't he already lost? Why did Xu Shi stop himself from killing him?

"Can't you see it yet?"

Xu Shi's expression was not very good. "He is paving the way for you with his own life, Your Majesty."

"What did you say?!"

The little queen thought there was something wrong with her ears, and after confirming it, she still found it unbelievable.

Cheng Gujian, using his life to pave the way for himself?

Who would believe this?

Anyway, she didn't believe it. In her heart, the other party had long been a deeply rooted image of a powerful and treacherous official. How could he do such a thing?

"I know you don't believe it. I didn't believe it at first either."

Xu Shi explained, "But if he really wants to rebel, this is a bad time to do it."

Yes.

He felt something was wrong when he was fighting with the Holy See just now, but his focus was on Miss Saint at that time and he didn't have time to think too much.

After calming down a bit, he realized that there was something wrong with the timing of Cheng Gujian's uprising!

You know, in today's Hualan Empire, the most powerful parties are nothing more than three: the Holy See, the royal family headed by Cheng Gujian, and himself, an outsider.

In this case, if you want to get the most benefit, there are only two best ways.

The first is to join forces, where the two parties work together to eliminate one of the two first, and then slowly wear down each other.

The second method is to steal the home point, taking advantage of the fierce fighting between two parties and stealing the fruits of victory unexpectedly in the chaos.

If I have to say, the previous situation was more inclined towards the first one. I reached a cooperation with the royal family and first pointed the finger at the Holy See.

There is no need to worry about anyone secretly colluding with him. When he first came to the main city, he knew how hostile the royal family and the Holy See were. Cheng Gujian himself had a strong personal inclination towards the Holy See. It was a dream to expect them to cooperate, even if it was impossible for them to join forces to deal with an outsider like him.

Xu Shi also had his own reasons, and of course he would not have anything to do with the Vatican.

but.

This situation changed from the moment today's events began.

Gu Yi said before that Cheng Gujian was using them, which was absolutely true. After all, when they were fighting a life-and-death battle with the Holy See just now, Cheng Gujian didn't do anything to help. It was obviously a case of killing someone with a borrowed knife, hoping to use this opportunity to make both himself and the Holy See suffer losses.

It would be great if one of the parties were completely destroyed, but even if not, at least one of the parties would be seriously injured.

According to the theory of relativity, if others become weaker, it is equivalent to my becoming stronger, so he is of course the biggest beneficiary.

However, although this is the truth, Cheng Gujian can't really do nothing. He can maximize his benefits by intervening when both sides are suffering losses. It would be best if he can eliminate both competitors in one fell swoop, so that he can be the only one in the future.

Anyway, if the roles were reversed, Boss Xu would definitely do the same. He didn't believe that Cheng Gujian didn't understand such a simple truth.

This is where the weird part comes in. If he knew about this, why didn't he come to the palace to seize power? Instead, he turned around and went to the palace to seize the throne?

This operation is confusing. Even if the Hualan Empire has its own inherent self-confidence, this is definitely a bad move. Wouldn't it be better to solve other threats first and then rebel with peace of mind? After waiting for so many years, why do you care about this time difference?

Not to mention that he only started raising his army after the dispute between him and the Holy See was settled - Xu Shi was very clear that Cheng Gujian had definitely been paying attention to him, and of course he knew exactly what the situation was between him and the Holy See.

Without being modest, we were almost suppressing the Holy See. If we go by the data, the casualty ratio was almost in double digits.

Such exaggerated data also means that once he has dealt with the Holy See, he will be fully capable of continuing the battle with Cheng Gujian.

Not to mention that Cheng Gujian is a SS and has nothing to fear. The Holy See also has an old pope who is a SS. Wasn't he dealt with as well?

Well, since everything is so clear, and Grand Duke Gu Jian still wants to do this, there is only one possibility left.

He did it on purpose.

Intentional means that his ultimate goal is not to rebel and become emperor. Instead, he wants to take the initiative to give himself, or Dongfang Xiao, a chance to get rid of him with good reason.

In other words, he never wanted this so-called rebellion to succeed, and even if it succeeded, he would find a way to make it fail.

"If my idea is correct, even without an outsider like me messing things up, you will still decide to cut yourself off from Her Majesty the Queen, right?"

Xu Shi exhaled deeply and said calmly, "But considering that I am also a potential threat in your eyes, I'm afraid your actions will be even more extreme."

"For example... self-destruction?"

"..."

Cheng Gujian's face had been getting worse as Xu Shi's analysis went on, and after hearing him say the word "self-destruction", he finally let out a sigh as if accepting his fate.

Obviously, what Xu Shi said was not exactly the same as what he thought in his heart, but it was at least 80% to 90% correct.

He never thought of replacing Dongfang Xiao, but had always been following the late emperor's will, doing his best to help the little empress become successful, and finally took sole power to consolidate the country.

However, Dongfang Xiao was too young when he succeeded to the throne and could not make any decisions, so he had to show his swift and decisive skills and control the government to clear away obstacles for him.

There is certainly nothing wrong with this approach, but the bad thing is that his ability is a little too strong, and over time he will be in a very embarrassing situation from which he cannot extricate himself.

At least a smooth transfer of power is unlikely - the royal family, or the entire empire probably recognizes Cheng Gujian more than the little empress. If he simply returns the battle, he will still be grilled by his supporters.

By then, even if he didn't want to, he might be forced to rebel - it's not that he couldn't suppress his subordinates, but once such a situation occurred, the Hualan Empire would inevitably fall into turmoil, and all his previous efforts would be destroyed.

Under such circumstances, he must use his own life to exchange for the stability of Dongfang Xiao's throne - the new empress can even overthrow Grand Duke Gu Jian. Not to mention all of them, but she can definitely convince and respect most people.

Especially Dongfang Xiao, who suppressed and resolved his own rebellion, was even more persuasive.

However, there is still a lot of resistance to this plan.

The first is the Holy See. It is easy for it to want to die, but once there is no me as a restraint, given the Holy See’s ambitions over the years, it will definitely take the opportunity to start a war.

So before dying, you must find a way to destroy it completely.

His original plan was to support another force to fight against himself while also allowing the Hualan Empire to enter a three-way confrontation.