Chapter 157: I Must Save Her!
If Wen Yu were present, the Eastern Army officers would have dared to stand with her, even if it meant confronting the Imperial Marshal and the Military Department.
Without Wen Yu, they had lost their backbone.
Faced with Li Yinglong’s overwhelming presence, none of them had the courage to defy the authority of the Imperial Marshal.
Watching the room fall into silence, a satisfied smile appeared on Li Yinglong’s face.
His gaze turned toward the Command Hall’s monitors, where energy fluctuations continued to surge within the Trial Space. His eyes narrowed, and a faint smirk surfaced.
Everything was going according to plan. In fact, things were progressing even more smoothly than expected.
The commotion was larger than anticipated, but that only worked in his favor—the greater the chaos, the greater the blame on Wen Yu.
There was no concern over exposure.
Even if the truth was uncovered, with the Qin Family and the Military Department working together, unless Lu Ji was willing to completely break ties with both factions, he would be forced to let this matter be buried.
At most, the Qin Family and the Military Department would make a few insignificant sacrifices, pushing scapegoats forward while securing their absolute advantage.
A bizarre scene unfolded.
Inside the Trial Space, a catastrophic Void Invasion was turning everything into a blood-soaked hellscape, where countless young elites were being slaughtered.
Yet in the Command Hall, the officers merely sat still and no one reacted.
Just dozens of kilometers away, the Imperial Capital remained lively, oblivious to the carnage unfolding beneath its surface.
Terrifying Void Creatures rampaged through the battlefield, slaughtering everything in their path.
Corpses were strewn across the ground, and the once-proud young elites were paralyzed with fear.
Horror filled their faces. None of them could believe what they were witnessing. How could real Void Creatures appear in the Trial Space?
These were not the digitalized bosses they had encountered before!
“Where is the army?! Why haven’t reinforcements arrived?!”
“Why can’t I leave the Trial Space? My teleportation crystal isn’t working!”
Panic spread as they realized they had been completely trapped.
Against Level 30 to Level 40 Void Creatures, they were utterly defenseless. Even escaping was impossible. Despair filled the air, and the Trial Space had become a living nightmare.
The Crystal Palace suffered the worst of it.
Several Void Rifts had opened in multiple locations within the palace. Through these rifts, monstrous Void Beasts poured in one after another…
Divine light surged around Wen Xu, his radiant battle armor gleaming as he swung his greatsword, slashing down at the monstrous Void Creature before him.
This creature resembled a gigantic spider, yet its upper torso was distinctly humanoid—a grotesque fusion of beast and human.
It was a Void Elite. By human classification, this would be a Level 30 elite monster.
With a mighty strike, Wen Xu cut it down and his expression was grim.
Why had the Void suddenly descended?!
His concerns, however, were not for himself. His mind was focused on one thing—Gu Anran, ‘Would she be alright?’
Nearby, Li Ling, Zhao Haoran, and Xu Taichu had also finished dealing with a few Void Creatures before gathering around Wen Xu.
According to their coordinates, Gu Anran was deep inside the Crystal Palace. A greater sense of urgency filled Wen Xu. He had already tried calling Gu Anran. He had sent multiple messages.
“Xiao Xu!” A familiar aura descended from the sky and it was Wen Yu who had arrived.
Seeing her younger brother safe and unharmed, the tension in her face melted away. Her greatest fear had been for Wen Xu’s safety.
The moment the Void descended, her first instinct should have been to return to the Command Hall to take charge of the situation.
Yet, without hesitation, she had rushed straight to the Crystal Palace, determined to ensure her brother’s survival.
She had just opened her mouth to speak when—A deafening, otherworldly roar shook the battlefield.
From the far side of the Void Rift, a colossal hand burst through the spatial tear.
The moment it struck the ground, the entire terrain ruptured, sending massive fissures splitting across the battlefield.
Just its hand alone was several stories tall. No one dared to imagine just how massive the creature’s full form would be.
Wen Yu’s expression hardened as this wasn’t just any Void Creature. Its power was equivalent to Level 60—a Quasi Void Lord.
If it fully descended, she could still suppress it, but the shockwaves from their battle alone would annihilate every person within kilometers.
“Xiao Xu, you and the others must leave now! This place is too dangerous!” Her voice carried an undeniable authority, filled with urgency and command.
The moment the Void descended, she had immediately realized something crucial—
This wasn’t the Military Department’s doing. The Military Department only wanted to disrupt the trials.
Someone had placed a Void Beacon to force a full-scale invasion. The only faction capable of pulling this off was the Qin Family. A profound sense of crisis filled Wen Yu’s heart.
Yet Wen Xu didn’t hesitate and shook his head firmly, “No! I can’t leave! Anran is still inside!”
“Anran?” Wen Yu’s eyes flickered as she realized Gu Anran wasn’t with them.
Nearby, Zhao Haoran’s face was filled with concern.
“Anran and I entered the Crystal Palace together, but we got separated. Based on the location beacon, she seems to have gotten lost and is now in the deepest part of the palace!”
‘Lost?!’ Wen Yu gritted her teeth.
She had always known that Gu Anran was a bit absentminded, but to get lost at a time was utterly infuriating.
Without another word, Wen Xu turned and sprinted toward the depths of the Crystal Palace.
“Big Sis, I’m going to save her!!!”