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Ongoing Mission (1):
Defend Longyue
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It’s a whole mess. I wasn’t even in the realm for that long! Julius went into denial from the destruction around him that keeps growing in numbers. He landed on the roof of the main hall, viewing right at the tower. It appeared to be fine and stable. No sense of the Skolritters or Empress Cai around.
< What happened? > Licht awakened from the slumber.
Julius turned confused after hearing his voice. << Were you sleeping this whole time? >>
< What did I miss? >
<< A lot, and I don’t have time right now as Longyue is under attack. Talk later. >> Julius rapidly articulated.
He scanned around the area from the roof, hearing the panicking footsteps sprinting across all directions within the palace complex. Even the inside isn’t safe. Julius jumped down through one of the large gaping holes of the breezeway. A screeching cry came from one of the buildings above.
“Get the hell out of here!”
Julius traced the hearing back to the Department of Staff building. Lifting his knees up from the ground from the landing, he dashed right into one of the windows and entered into the main hallway of the ground floor.
He coughed continuously from the heavy smoke lingering on the ceiling to where it was visible all the way to the end of the hallway for all he could see. Next to his boots, there were decapitated limbs laid in a pool of blood and scorched torn clothes. An entire bloodbath enraged Julius before hearing the same screams right above him.
There were thumping noises above, and he carefully pinned and listened until the noises brought a silent gap. Almost there. A rumbling interval of footsteps he subsequently heard. Somebody up there was running pretty fast from something.
“All of you! Get the hell away!” A high cry at something. What followed was a loud tumble that rammed the floor like loaded shelves. The footsteps continued of the person who yelled, sprinting away from Julius. There was silence in the opposite direction, prompting him to dash through the roof, tearing the entire wood paneling with his head.
The debris blasted at pursuers, and Julius did a backflip to the safe spot on the second floor.
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Ongoing Mission (1):
Defend Longyue
New Mission Added (1):
Eliminate all the intruders within the Department of Staff Building.
Rewards:
Cultivation Level ↑
General Class ↑
Swordsman Class ↑
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Time for a derby. Julius breathed, dispersing the flying debris and revealing a group of armed soldiers that were definitely not from the same group as when he first confronted them when meeting Empress Cai. They appeared more carnage and animal-like with no sense of dignity just from their dominant body language.
One of them rage breathed, gesturing at Julius. In turn, he launched a vertical slash, generating a cannon slash that ripped the floor up into bare bones of the floor. The first batch was easily cleared, scorched into thin dust.
Julius turned around and went looking for the lady that was being pursued by them seconds ago. He dashed right to a corner and expectedly found her, braced right against the wall and shook. “You, okay?!”
She continued pointing back in the direction he came from. He noticed her hands were going through a series of traumatic tremors. Subsequently, Julius, kneeling down, placed both of his hands on her shoulders, meeting with resistance as she cried and tried to counteract it. He took a step back, giving her some personal space while eyeing the hallway. Another glance at her if she was okay only to be confronted by another group of mobsters. They came through the intersection that was on Julius’s right when he sprinted past while looking for the lady.
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Her fears amplified again when she peeked out of the wall. Julius told her to stay there while not moving an inch before firing a tennis-sized blast across multiple meters, striking the entire mob.
“We got to go, otherwise you will get stuck here,” Julius muttered through the roaring explosion that was tearing the outer walls.
The lady raised both of her arms over her face, screaming in a panic.
Mentally frustrated, Julius remained calm, switching words. “Is Lady Lin safe?”
Fortunately, the lady lowered her guard, and the tremors relaxed. He could see she was still in the moment but was able to mumble her words. Julius leaned closer with his ear in her direction.
“I…don’t know…where she could be. I was the last one out,” she answered.
Julius leaned away, nodding. “Okay, I’m going to get you out of here now with the rest of the crew. Can you trust me?” he asked, offering her a hand.
Slowly, she raised her right hand and eventually allowed him to grab her palm, lifting her up from the corner. When he took her hand, it was cold and pale. The feat must have put her entire body under such stress it has weakened. Unsure how many she was sprinting away from, Julius understood. The lady has no qi which she can’t fight back with projectiles. And her reaction meant a no-fighter by heart.
With the opportunity, he transferred a trace of his qi to her through the hand grip. Immediately, the hand returned to normal temperature, feeling the strength returning. “Better?”
She nodded before another explosion around in the same spot. Leaving no choice and to reduce the lady’s anxiety, Julius turned right at the dead-end wall that connected to the corner. He thrust and kicked the entire bricks and wood panels out of sight, leaving an opening for the two to depart.
“Hey, we got survivors here!”
Julius looked at the spot of the call to find one of the familiar maids followed by a crowd of civilians in traditional robes and jackets. He turned to the lady. “You’re safe now,” Julius muttered, summoning a whiff of qi that descends her down safely. She was greeted by compassionate people who took her away to safety.
The maid stood by, watching them leave as Julius leaped down to the floor, not without shattering the ground.
“I didn’t expect to see you here, Daiyu’s summoner. What’s the premise?” Julius asked.
The maid in the black dress handed him a scroll. He unrolled it and read each line, leaving him in shambles. “Why do I always get the problems?!” Julius asked himself, tearing up the scroll. He tossed up the scraps, blasting them in the air. “Is there anything else I need to know before I depart?”
She shook her head, “You are best to go now. They don’t know you are alive, but they are waiting for your need of help.”
“Hold on, what do you mean alive? How long has it been?”
“Two weeks?! Oh, my Yinhai! Two fucking weeks!?”
“I’m sorry, sir. It’s been a while. In fact, the scroll was meant for somebody else; but I recognized you. So, I gave you back the claim.”
Julius nodded. “You’re a good Daiyu. Remember that…”
Boom!
He flew right up high in the sky, booming through the heavy dark clouds. Angrily, Julius exerted his qi and allowed it to burst throughout his entire body, shooting it all through the vicinity. The smoke had no choice but to wipe itself away. The effort cleared at least two miles worth of toxic air, bringing the bright moonlight back to the surface. Julius observed, finding everything in a disarray.
The spot where the entrance to the Department of Staff was faced in relation to the main palace’s entrance. Quickly, he took notice of it as the east. Skoltor confirmed it from its displaying compass. As a result, he turned to his left, now observing the West where the moon was hovering. The two moons showing their prominent luminescence was all he needed. He then took off in that direction.
There should be that tower here somewhere. Julius scanned around. The scroll described it as a pinnacle with a circular platform, confidently revealing its drums with the intent to be rang heard.
A lightning bolt from the bottom struck upwards like a spike trap, forcing him to detour. Funny enough, more lightning came abruptly and aggressively in response. Julius dodged it many times, going through a phantom maze of them. Before long, he made it out.
Bang!
Julius’s face crashed into something very solid like rock, enough to hurt his jaw. He tumbled down crashing down hard on his back. Why do I always get hit in the back! The mind rocked but resisted the pain and refocused to where he realized his body was on a flat surface.
“Oh, shit,” he muttered when he was right at the edge of the surface, viewing all the clouds below.
He speedily rolled back in and laid flat where he saw the gigantic circular surface towering above him. The huge art of a dragon’s head was on it too. Julius stood to get a closer look. Upon viewing, Skoltor updated.
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Mission Completed (1):
Eliminate all the intruders within the Department of Staff Building.
Ongoing Mission (1):
Defend Longyue
New Mission Added (1):
Bang the drum till it cries.
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Out of nowhere, Julius heard a piece of epic music despite no one being in sight or appearing obvious. The horns followed in synchronously as he ignited both his hands in hot blue qi. Clenching his fist, he stared immensely at the drum and the vicious dragon’s head.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom boomboom! Bang, bang, bang. Bang!
A thunderous roar in the distance can be heard. Clouds began to stack like a pack of playing cards while spitting bursts of lightning in between red and yellow. Within it, a manifestation of a dragon’s face blew hurricane-like gusts, leading Julius to brace his weight on the platform. Holy shit. This is it!
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Mission Completed (2):
Eliminate all the intruders within the Department of Staff Building.
Bang the drum till it cries.
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