I've Become the King of Villains in the Game

Soon, his brows furrowed.

"They'd rather blow up the bridgehead fortress than give it to us?"

General Vance snorted coldly.

He immediately ordered the troops to use "Alchemical Stimulants" to increase the speed of the attack, and also had the "Mechanical Falcon" team shoot and kill those enemy soldiers carrying barrels of gunpowder from the air.

"Priest Kuni, is it possible to manipulate the flow of the Benavides River to strike at those powder kegs on the high walls of the bridgehead fortress?"

General Vance turned to the clergy of the Hailing Group, this being the first time he had asked for help.

Chen Lun could tell that the general was getting anxious, otherwise, given his personality, he would never have readily sought help from these clergymen.

"Hmm... All right."

Priest Kuni thought for a moment, then calmly nodded in agreement.

He and those around him from the Hailing Group stood up, didn't waste any time, left the command center, and went towards the entrance of the bridge. A group of Sequence Five Transcendents of the Deep Sea, with their Sequence Ability "Diver", summoned waves as high as tens of meters.

Boom...

Even the clouds in the sky darkened a bit.

Chen Lun silently watched this scene, recalling his initial encounter on board the Pearl Barmogo. Those "Hands of Pale Leaves" Transcendents of the Deep Sea seemed to have manipulated the weather, causing the ship to encounter a storm.

'However, with just Sequence Five, they probably can't create a storm directly; it's most likely a case of catalyzing with the existing conditions... The current weather doesn't seem like it will bring rain; those from the Hailing Group will likely need some external aid.'

Sure enough.

Priest Kuni and the others then produced a palm-sized fish skull and activated it; the surrounding high waves began to rotate on their own, and large whirlpools appeared on the swift Benavides River.

Whoosh whoosh!

A strong wind came from nowhere, and the waterspouts grew taller and taller, even connecting to the sky.

With a rumble, lightning flashed across the clouds.

This anomaly attracted the attention of everyone on the battlefield, whether the Anlong troops atop the bridgehead fortress or the Imperial Army, they all noticed the environment becoming dimmer.

But compared to the Imperial Army's indifference, the Anlong side became somewhat flustered.

"It seems they realize their plan is falling apart..."

General Vance said with a chuckle as he watched through his monocular.

Suddenly, the next second, a peculiar luminance flickering with starlight shot out from the highest point of the bridgehead fortress, like a lighthouse beam, straight towards General Vance's position.

General Vance looked stunned for a second, and then his expression slightly changed.

"It's an enemy Transcendent!"

"Protect the general!"

With several shouts, the tall personal guards trained by the military immediately shielded the general on both sides, yet the dazzling light pierced through their bodies, causing them to freeze in place like statues.

The middle-aged nun from the Moon Church, with a cold expression, stood up and extended her hand forward, a black ring of light forming to intercept the incoming luminance.

Hum!!

The intangible clash lasted only a moment; the next, the middle-aged nun clutched her head and screamed in agony before collapsing stiffly to the ground.

In the end, she managed to shriek:

"Incarnation of the Saint!!"

The black ring of light silently shattered, and the luminance was about to land on General Vance.

In the nick of time, everyone's vision blurred.

General Vance vanished from sight, and the luminance only hit an empty chair, causing the metal folding chair to deform; within a few breaths, it turned into a marble chair adorned with patterns, looking like a work of art.

Chen Lun, holding General Vance's arm, appeared with him on an open space several meters away; the latter took a breath and softly thanked him.

After a brief silence at the scene, General Vance said in a stern voice:

"Hmph... not even hesitating to deploy Transcendents to attack the command post, it seems we struck a nerve! Messenger, continue to urge them! Speed up the attack!"

Yet, Chen Lun glanced at the general's shadow without showing any outward reaction.

Right before he acted to save General Vance, he had noticed a slight movement in the general's shadow, as if something was lurking within.

'It seems the upper echelons of the Imperial Military have more than just visible protection forces... Perhaps even if I had not saved him just now, he would not have been easily harmed.'

Meanwhile, heavy rain had begun to fall from the sky, shrouding the entire battlefield.

But the area a kilometer away remained dry, as if the Hailing Group's spellcasting range had an upper limit.

Chen Lun gazed into the distance at the bridgehead fortress. With his powerful vision, he saw a short-haired woman in uniform on top of the high wall, watching indifferently.

In the moment their gazes crossed, both seemed to discern each other's identities.

"Governing Officer Jack, regarding the attack just now, do you have any good countermeasures?"

General Vance turned his head towards Chen Lun and asked seriously.

Chen Lun glanced at him and nodded slightly.

"Just kill her."

The general couldn't help but be taken aback.