Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong Chapter 2743: 1506: Devious Schemes and Shifting Clouds
Previously on Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong...
The abrupt arrow barrage unleashed by the City Guard Soldiers caught everyone off guard, leaving our mighty warriors without a chance to respond. They stood powerless, eyes fixed as the shafts poured down in a furious deluge, hammering relentlessly into the Barrier Wall.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With the heavy thuds of arrows impacting the Barrier Wall, coupled with the nonstop assaults from the fakes “Crisis” and “Fanny,” our unbreakable shield started to fracture, hanging by a thread before total failure.
Remember, at least thousands of Tier 4 City Guard Soldiers were there, backed by plenty of Tier 5 and Tier 6 generals, giving them overwhelming battle strength overall.
For an instant, even Leo Ray, Moli, and Sheila—the key sources fueling the barrier—sensed a massive drain on their mana, their complexions draining to white. The rest of our elite fighters looked even worse, ashen like sheets.
“You got it wrong, the foes are there! Those are the fakes!”
Moli clenched her teeth and jabbed a finger toward “Crisis” and the rest, yelling at the top of her lungs, obviously believing the City Guard Soldiers had targeted the incorrect side.
Yet, the reply was just a thicker volley of arrows incoming, while the City Guard Soldiers and “Crisis” wore matching cruel, malevolent grins.
At this sight, right as the persistent Moli prepared to call out once more, Leo Ray halted her with a quick gesture.
“No point, they’re after us.”
Sweat beaded on Leo Ray’s brow as he told Moli, “Can you trigger space teleportation right now? First thing is to escape this dangerous spot.”
“Count on me!”
Though doubts swirled in her mind, Moli responded without delay and gave a firm nod.
She clutched her Magic Wand firmly, and through a steady incantation, a dim gray veil lifted around the group, swiftly covering all of us before we vanished from view.
Witnessing that, “Crisis” and the dwarf elf leader general traded sly glances, then split off to launch their deadly hunt on their own.
In a secluded nook beyond a Warehouse near the Fortress’s training area, space warped faintly and unnoticed—the temporary hideout where Leo Ray and the team had fled.
Sheltered by Xiao Jing’s “Lord’s Serenity,” the entire party hid securely in a dimensional gap, evading discovery for the moment.
“Human youth, what exactly happened back there?”
After swallowing a healing Magic Medicine, Moli voiced her bewilderment, “Were those City Guard Soldiers perhaps controlled by that Divine Stone General?”
“No, it’s more likely they’re working together.”
Leo Ray creased his brow sharply and shook his head, “Recall, earlier on the City Wall, the City Guard Soldiers seemed utterly worn out, but when they switched to hitting us, there was no trace of tiredness.”
“True, it’s downright strange—those City Guard Soldiers were panting heavily before, but that latest brutal charge couldn’t stem from a tired troop!”
Moli widened her sparkling eyes in shock, “Still, it doesn’t add up; the City Guard Soldiers had just fended off ‘Corrosion’s’ onslaught—how did they regain strength so fast?”
“Consider this: from the instant we teleported into this Fortress, all we caught were the booms of Magic Cannons and war shouts, but we never saw ‘Corrosion’s’ offensive ourselves.”
Leo Ray dabbed the perspiration from his forehead and answered, “By the time we reached the City Wall, the fight was already done.”
“Right, not even a glimpse of ‘Corrosion’ anywhere.”
Moli lightly rubbed her smooth chin, mulling it over with a nod, “Plus, like you questioned then, if the Fortress was really about to fall, ‘Corrosion’ wouldn’t just drop the assault out of nowhere.”
“Was the victory over ‘Corrosion’s’ attack, along with the exhausted soldiers lying everywhere, all faked by the dwarf elf general and City Guard Soldiers just for our eyes? Had there never been a ‘Corrosion’ Grand Army hitting the Fortress at all?”
Shock deepened swiftly on Moli’s face, disbelief washing over her, “If that’s the case, it totally clarifies why those City Guard Soldiers surged with energy so suddenly—because the whole thing was an act for us!”
As Leo Ray and Moli arrived at this realization, the other followers and powerhouses around shared looks, comprehension lighting their features.
The Lord’s assessment holds; it’s the clearest logic, and all the more terrifying when pondered further.
The foes’ aim was clear—to strike when we let our guard down, wiping us out completely!
“That’s exactly my point. And don’t overlook that the Fortress’s peril was passed to us by the Parasite Divine Stone General.”
Leo Ray backed Moli’s insight, going on, “I reckon the Parasite General and City Guard Soldiers set it all up ahead, mimicking the noises and turbulent energy surges to mimic ‘Corrosion’s’ raid on the Fortress. That’s a major clue why I think the City Guard Soldiers and the fakes are in league.”
“The Lord is spot on; no surprise the subordinate thought the dwarf elf general looked off—I’ve met almost every dwarf elf general around here in the last few days.”
Broy, being a dwarf elf too, bobbed his head strongly in support.