Chapter 209 The Destruction Plan Begins! Black Mystic Slaughters Civilians?
[And at this moment,]
[In the scene depicted on the celestial backdrop.]
After the conversation in the dimly lit, secret room, the map marked with blood became a turning point in the fate of the Tang Clan members.
Hei Xuanzi wasted no time and summoned Huo Yuhao and the others to Shrek Academy's temporary residence that very night.
[In the scene...]
Hei Xuanzi stood with his hands behind his back. His aged face appeared exceptionally solemn under the illumination of the soul-guiding lamp, even exuding an almost tragic sense of holiness.
He looked down at Hei Huo Yuhao, who was sitting in a wheelchair, and then glanced around at the Tang Clan members who also looked exhausted.
"My children, I now entrust you with a task. This task has no trophy from the Soul Master Competition, but it concerns the lives of billions of people across the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent."
[Hei Xuanzi's voice was low and hoarse.]
"The Sun Moon Empire's arsenal is stockpiled with terrifying soul-guided weapons powerful enough to destroy three kingdoms. If we don't act now, once war breaks out, your homes, your friends, and even Shrek Academy will be razed to the ground."
A flicker of extreme hesitation flashed in Huo Yuhao's dark pupils.
Although Xuanzi's words sounded agreeable, there seemed to be no indication that war was imminent.
Therefore, Huo Yuhao asked Xuanzi with some confusion about his question.
Xuanzi then spoke directly, saying, "You're too young. You can't see the undercurrents on the Douluo Continent, so someone needs to tell you about this."
Huo Yuhao still hesitated for a moment, then said to Xuanzi:
"But Elder Xuan... infiltrating the core territory of the Sun Moon Empire, in our current state, would likely be a one-way trip."
"So this is the moment for heroes!" Hei Xuanzi suddenly raised his voice, his eyes blazing with fanaticism.
"Shrek's glory has never been about winning a few championships in the ring, but about using your own body to block the abyss before darkness descends!"
"Yuhao, you are the soul of the Tang Sect, and your spiritual detection is the only key. Are you willing to watch the Douluo Continent suffer for your own safety? This is the mission that you, as Shrek elites, must bear!"
Under Hei Xuanzi's impassioned speech, which constantly emphasized "the big picture" and "glory," the eyes of Hei Huo Yuhao and the others gradually shifted from confusion to a fervent fervor filled with a sense of mission.
They finally straightened their backs and unanimously agreed to this task, which was almost tantamount to suicide.
Upon witnessing this scene, the Soul Masters of the Underworld erupted in a chorus of speechless and angry discussions.
"They just agreed like that? They really just agreed like that?" A young Soul Master from the underworld looked on incredulously.
"Xuanzi was clearly tricking them into going to their deaths, yet they all acted as if they were being given important responsibilities? This is absurd."
"This is brainwashing." An old Soul Master from the underworld sneered, his tone filled with deep disgust.
"Look at Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er's eyes. That's not the calmness a normal person would have when facing a death mission. It's an instinctive obedience after being indoctrinated with the 'Shrek supremacy' ideology for a long time."
"They do whatever Shrek Academy tells them to do, without even the most basic risk assessment. These aren't students; they're clearly mass-produced suicide soldiers by Shrek!"
These doubts spread rapidly in the underworld, even disheartening many who had originally supported Shrek.
Meanwhile, inside Shrek Academy in the dark world, Hei Xuanzi listened to these voices, his face alternating between red and blue.
He clenched his fists and muttered to himself, "This isn't brainwashing... this is the price they willingly paid for the future of the mainland. This is justice, something you faithless people simply don't understand!"
However, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er, who were sitting behind him, were now engaged in intense self-reflection.
Looking at the "self" reflected in the sky, whose blood was boiling over from a few inflammatory words, they felt a strong sense of alienation.
"We...were we really doing this voluntarily?" Hei Wang Dong'er touched her chest, which had once been overflowing with loyalty to the academy, but now only a cold chill from being manipulated remained.
The scene shifts to the day the operation began.
To create chaos for Huo Yuhao's team infiltrating the armory, Hei Xuanzi and his group must lure away the large number of elite troops stationed inside Mingdu.
However, the methods he used caught everyone off guard.
[In the scene, Hei Xuanzi hovers above the bustling city center of Mingdu, his face devoid of any compassion, displaying only an almost insane decisiveness.]
"These sacrifices are unavoidable for the sake of peace on the mainland," Hei Xuanzi said coldly.
The next second, his terrifying soul power, at the Super Douluo level, erupted.
Instead of attacking the military fortress, he unleashed a wide-range attack spirit skill, blasting it towards the most bustling streets and densely populated residential areas of Mingdu.
[Boom!]
A massive explosion rocked the night sky, instantly shattering the silence with the screams of countless civilians. The streets were engulfed in flames, and the elderly, women, and children, who had been asleep, perished in this sudden and unexpected attack.
["An evil spirit master has launched a sneak attack! Guards, rush to the city center to rescue civilians!" The alarms in Mingdu blared frantically.]
To exacerbate the chaos, Hei Xuanzi and his group continuously roamed the civilian district, relentlessly destroying buildings in an attempt to force the Sun Moon Empire's garrison to turn back and provide reinforcements.
In the eyes of these so-called righteous powerful figures, the common people of Mingdu at this moment are nothing more than bait to lure their enemies.
Upon witnessing this scene, all the voices of the Dark World Soul Masters froze in an instant, then transformed into earth-shattering anger and shock.
"To complete the mission... they've actually resorted to such unscrupulous means?" A rogue soul master from the underworld pointed at the sky, his hand trembling uncontrollably.
"Hei Xuanzi would actually do something like this? He represents Shrek Academy, he's a leader of justice! Attacking unarmed civilians just to draw away the guards? How is that any different from an evil spirit master?"
"This is too cruel! This is absolutely outrageous!" Countless people cursed at the sky.
"Is this what they call 'for the sake of Douluo Continent'? Killing civilians from other families to protect your own, is that what you call righteousness? Where exactly is Shrek Academy's bottom line?"
The people of the Dark World stared at Hei Xuanzi's cold face in the sky, then looked at the desolate ruins of Mingdu in the scene. An unprecedented sense of faith collapse was exploding wildly in everyone's hearts.
They suddenly realized that this so-called "leader of the righteous path" used far darker methods to achieve his goals than they had imagined.
(End of chapter)