Chapter 548 - Planetary Fortress Legion

Chapter 548 - Planetary Fortress Legion

Whoosh!
The humming of the enormous city continued unabated after Beta's corpse was destroyed. It traveled quickly along the starlight barrier's orbit and into the distance.
Beta was killed in the collision.
The elves stared blankly at the exploding crimson mist in the air. Beta, who was so confident that a spherical metropolis could easily annihilate the Gods' Remains, did not even see the city clearly.
"That spherical city's speed and power are too terrifying. Most importantly, is there no one in the city? They didn't even come out to take a look after crushing a person," the rest of the elves ridiculed.
At that moment, Beta, who had been crushed into a blood mist in mid-air and blown away by the high-speed whirlwind caused by the city's movement, was floating in mid-air. The blood beads were constantly squirming and merging, returning Beta to his original appearance.
He appeared considerably weaker than before. Veins were visible on his pale face, and his blood vessels were bulging. "How dare those blasted humans ignore me like that? They must have a connection somewhere. How dare they bump into me?"
Beta's back had bone wings as he screamed violently. He was about to take flight and pursue the city. Delta grimaced. "Wait, Beta, what are you doing? We're here on a secret mission to capture Watson. For that reason, we have to hide our identity as assassins. It's one thing for you to stop the city forcefully, but now you want to chase after them. Do you want to expose us and fight head-on with the humans? "
They were assassins. An assassin's guiding philosophy was to fulfill a mission by any means necessary. Those who engaged in open combat with others were not assassins but knights.
"So what if we expose ourselves? We just have to ask where the fortress city is! After confirming its location, we can rush in to complete the mission. Only the lowest-level assassins are required to keep their identities hidden. This is the ideal infiltration as long as we are strong enough to murder everyone."
"Beta, do you really dare to say that? That's what you said before we arrived at the fortress city, right? What happened then? After we arrived here, we did not even get to see the city's silhouette. We wasted half a day trying to break through the barrier. I feel that the fortress city is different from a day ago. There must be a reason for the changes that have happened here. Before we figure it out, we should not act rashly."
Delta, are you lecturing me? Before I lose my temper, I advise you to let go quickly.
Beta glanced at Delta, who was grabbing his arm. Then, he shifted his gaze to Delta's face and spoke impatiently.
It was hard for him, as a top-tier assassin, not to understand what Delta was saying. However, he could not endure the humiliation of being crushed in front of so many elves. He was tens of times stronger than he had been. He could even command the Gods' Remains and wield the power of death. Who else could be that strong in the world?
He was already so powerful that he could not keep his rage in check after being attacked. He wanted to use his strength to convey what was truly terrifying to the residents of the fortress city.
Delta pursed her lips and unwillingly let go of Beta's body, sensing the unchangeable intention in Beta's words. She allowed the hard bone armor to appear on Beta's body as he controlled the undead army to fly into the sky.
"Lady Delta, what should we do now?" After Beta left, an elf came to Delta's side and asked helplessly.
"What else are we able to do? Let us go with him. We had a difficult time breaking through the nine barriers. Beta is the only one who can break through them. If something happens to him, we can forget about the King's assignment for us, let alone to leave this place."
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In the sky, the former fortress city had transformed into a planetary fortress...
"You are quite fortunate. As the first set of warriors chosen to guard the nine planetary fortresses, you will receive a handsome reward of 10,000 gold coins every year and complimentary potions produced by His Highness Watson with water from the golden river water! Those potions are known as Dragon Transformation Potion and Blessings of the Angels and Devils. I will get them to you right away. You should thank His Highness Watson for his efforts and see him as the one most likely to repay you. Do you get it?"
A group of armored soldiers stood neatly at the Planetary Fortress City's gate, staring straight ahead. Fawkes stood in front of them, holding a box of potions and instructions.
Many of the potions in the package in his palm radiated a powerful aura. There were faint phantoms of various species of dragons on them. Some of them were black and white beads with an ancient aura in them. It was a blessing from the gods that made it happen.
When they saw those potions, the over one thousand soldiers there gulped before they responded politely in unison, "Yes, Lord Fawkes."
"Your Highness Watson, do you think it's okay for me to say that? Do you have anything else to add?" Fawkes nodded in satisfaction. His serious expression turned to flattery as he asked Watson, who was standing beside him.
"Then I will add something else. The nine planetary fortresses I have built are now the Holy Dragon Kingdom's outer defense line. The soldiers at the top may not be able to come home more than once a year. As a result, people who have a family or are inconvenienced can withdraw from this!"
Watson took a peek around. When they heard his comments, all soldiers heaved their chests. There was no hesitation, and no one opted to leave.
Watson had just finished building the nine planetary fortresses, which shook the entire city. Fawkes had gathered the whole city to make an announcement. Watson wanted to pick qualified troops from the city to live in the other eight planetary fortresses, continually monitoring the situation at the kingdom's numerous boundaries. They would be known as the Planetary Fortress Corps. It indicated that the warriors of the corps were the experts of the Holy Dragon Kingdom's defense. With their help, the Holy Dragon Kingdom would be invincible.
In addition to the glorious title of Planetary Fortress Corps, the selected soldiers also had the right to obtain resources from Watson for free. Those resources included potions that could grant people eternal life. Those potions could allow people to be promoted to diamond-tier dragons, as well as armor and weapons that were no weaker than platinum-tier.
They would not have believed such a condition if it had been provided to them in the past. They might even think the other party has gone insane. However, since Watson had made the announcement, they had no reason to disbelieve him. It was not a disadvantage to be unable to return home in the face of such enormous benefits. As soon as Watson's words left his mouth, everyone in the city flocked to the selection process in an attempt to pass and become a member of the Holy Dragon Kingdom's encirclement.
It was not for glory but because Watson had given them too much.
There were too many people who had signed up, so Fawkes had no choice but to choose a thousand outstanding soldiers from the army as the vanguard.. After giving them the medicine, Watson was about to send them to other planetary fortresses.