Chapter 301 No Choice, Victory Undecided

Underground city.

The underground city of Jingjue Kingdom covers an area comparable to that of Jingjue City on the surface.

The Ghost Cave Tribe, as their name suggests, lived in the underground city all year round and rarely left. However, a raging fire that started from the surface spread to this magnificent underground city through the caves connected to the surface. As the surface city was burned down and the buildings collapsed, the cave entrances were sealed one by one.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"It's so choking!"

"Damn the Qin people! They actually set fire to the city."

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Faced with the thick smoke seeping in from the surface, most of the Ghost Cave people hiding in the underground city had their eyes red and tears streaming. Violent coughing echoed in every corner of the underground city. They were no longer calm and composed as before and were extremely panicked.

Zizizi!
There are a large number of snakes in the underground city, including the black-eyed monster snake that the Queen of Jingjue used to fight the Qin army, as well as common venomous snakes such as the bamboo leaf green snake and the rice shovel head. The Ghost Cave Clan has its own way of controlling venomous snakes. From the elderly to the toddlers, all of them regard venomous snakes as pets and playmates.

However, with the influx of thick smoke, the originally docile venomous snakes became restless under the stimulation of the thick smoke, with forked tongues moving in and out, emitting fishy-smelling poisonous mist and venom that sprayed out and merged into the thick smoke.

Click!
In the center of the underground city, there is a life-sized konjac shaped like a big tree that exudes a rich fragrance and should not appear in the human world.

She was wearing a dark cloak with a hood covering her long black hair. Above her nose, she was covered with a thin veil, covering her eyes tightly. She didn't care if such an outfit would affect her vision. Her exposed small nose and cherry mouth were enough to make people stunning. The Queen of Jingjue, who was regarded as the most beautiful woman in the Western Regions, sat on a golden throne under this konjac.

Two golden snakes, resembling golden dragons, coiled around the snow-white and delicate neck of the Queen of Jingjue, and together with a golden pendant worn on her neck, became ornaments that set off the beauty of the Queen of Jingjue. A blazing fire poured a huge amount of thick smoke into the underground city, and even the place where the Queen of Jingjue lived was gradually filled with thick smoke.

However, the leader of the Ghost Cave tribe did not cough like her tribesmen in the thick smoke. She used a jade-like hand to grasp a poisonous snake as thick as her arm that was coiled on her throne. With a crisp sound, the ten-foot-long poisonous snake did not even have time to struggle before it was strangled to death by the furious Queen of Jingjue.

"Queen, the smoke is thick, find a solution!"

"Queen, cough cough cough, the air in the dungeon is getting thinner and the Qin army is still blocking the ventilation vents!"

"Ahem, ahem, Queen, we can't go on like this. If we continue like this, we'll all be suffocated to death!"

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When the Queen of Jingjue strangled her beloved pet to death, seven or eight members of the Ghost Cave tribe rushed into her palace in the underground city. They knelt on one knee at the feet of the Queen of Jingjue and reported to her the current situation in the city. While they were talking, they coughed violently, proving to the Queen of Jingjue how bad the situation in the city was.

"Pass on my order. Divide the tribesmen into five teams and break out from the four exits in the east, south, west and north. The last team will be led by me personally and will charge directly into the main formation of the Qin army."

As she spoke, the Queen of Jingjue turned her head and seemed to look at the ten rectangular wooden boxes placed in a corner of the palace. No, they were not wooden boxes, but real coffins. Each coffin was made of high-quality wood and had not completely decayed even after years of changes. Invisibly, there was a surge of hostility overflowing from these coffins.

"Here."

When the Ghost Cave tribe members heard the order from the Queen of Jingjue, they all responded in unison and ran out quickly to pass on the Queen of Jingjue's order. Immediately, countless chaotic footsteps could be heard throughout the underground city.

"Good Lord Wushuang, you really deserve the title 'unparalleled in the world'." After issuing the order to break out and abandon the city, the Queen of Jingjue did not leave the palace immediately. She stood up on the throne and said in a tone that was half hateful and half admiring, "I have prepared dozens of mechanisms for you in the city on the surface, and hundreds of mechanisms for you in this underground city." "How could I have thought that you would use a fire to turn all the gifts I prepared for you into a joke!"

"However," the Queen of Jingjue changed the subject halfway through her words, her voice resounding, "The outcome is still uncertain, so don't be too happy too soon!"

Roar!Roar!Roar!
As the Queen of Jingjue said this, roars that sounded like neither human nor beast came from the ten coffins that she had placed in a corner. The roars were full of bloodthirstiness and cruelty, and were enough to make anyone shudder.

………………

"Kill!"

"Come on!"

"Brothers, kill all these Qin dogs!"

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There are five exits in the underground city, four of which are located in the four directions between ten and fifty miles away from Jingjue City. The last one is located inside Jingjue City, and after exiting, it is the palace of the Queen of Jingjue on the surface. The Ghost Cave people who don't want to be burned alive, led by some respected elders, fight their way out through the four exits in the southeast, northwest, and northeast.

From the time the Qin army arrived at the vicinity of Jingjue City, until Tianxuan listened to Li Shang's advice and started a raging fire, causing a large amount of thick smoke to flow back into the underground city through the caves in Jingjue City. At most, it took only four hours, and the four exits in the east, south, west and north were simply blocked with mud mixed with stones.

Relying on their numbers, the Guidong tribe broke through the obstacles set by the Qin army, shouting slogans that the Qin army could not understand at all, but they knew that they were definitely not good words, and rushed towards the Qin army. The Qin army, which had been prepared for a long time, was unwilling to show weakness in the face of the oncoming enemy.

"Qin Feng!"

"Let us bravely fight together against the national crisis."

"Looking northwards as the smoke of war rises"

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The exits of the four underground cities were located in the belly of the mountain, in the valley, on the mountain, and on the ground. Although the Ghost Cave tribe opened the entrance quite large, it was only big enough for five or six people to walk out side by side. The Qin army was well-rested and had mastered the geographical advantage of the exit. With the sound of military trumpets and military songs, they defeated the Ghost Cave tribe, most of whom were old, weak, women and children.

puff!puff!puff!
Swords whistled and spears and halberds clanged.

Corpses fell to the ground one after another, and clusters of blood exploded, which was extremely beautiful under the burning torches.

Boom!

The Qin soldiers who were guarding the four exits respectively fought a fierce battle with the Ghost Cave Clan members who escaped from the underground city. The mixed sounds of fighting, together with the strong smell of blood, were set off by the silent night sky and were picked up by the howling cold wind and transmitted far away.

Even though they were far away, Tianxuan still caught the noises coming from all directions. He knew that his subordinates had already started fighting with the Guidong people. His lips curled up slightly, and when he was about to say something, a horrifying sound came from the Jingjue City which was shrouded in flames.

(End of this chapter)