Zongwang: Unspeakable fear!

Chapter 527: Gao Yang's "Legendary" Strength

Garnard knew that after Lan Bai said that the other five fortresses had retreated, the matter had been completely determined in Gao Yang.

However, after hearing what Lan Bo said, Gao Yang, whose aura was as deep as the sea, gradually restrained all his aura.

Gao Yang turned to look at Garnard standing beside him, his voice icy, "So, Commander Garnard, were the other five fortresses disobeying orders, or was it decided from the beginning to sacrifice Fort Fran and shrink the defense line?"

Cold sweat trickled down Garnard's forehead. Facing Gao Yang's calm but cold question, his throat seemed to be blocked by something and he couldn't make a sound.

Seeing that Garnard didn't speak, Gao Yang continued, "You are the commander of Moran Fortress, and this is the front line of the battle against the Old Gods.

If you don’t know, don’t tell me the truth.”

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Cold sweat dripped from the ends of his eyebrows, hitting the heavy armor on his chest with a wet sound.

Garnard lowered his head, and his voice seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.

“It was the defenders of the five fortresses behind Fort Fran who disobeyed orders and left their posts, which led to the tragedy.

But we have already dealt the five fortresses with the most severe punishment to resolutely prevent such incidents from happening again."

Gao Yang's expression grew calmer as he listened to Garnard's explanation. He chuckled and asked Lan Bai, "Were all the generals of the five fortresses executed?"

Lan Bo held the Life Doctrine in his hand and shook his head without hesitation.

Gao Yang retracted his gaze and looked at Garnard again:

“Haha, the highest commanders of all the fortresses were not executed, but you told me that the most severe punishment was given to these five fortresses. Is the so-called punishment to kill a few scapegoats and then confiscate some of the salaries of the real culprits or demote them?
Is this what you call the harshest punishment, Commander Gardner?"

Garnard's face looked grim, but he still said, "For them, this punishment is already extremely severe. They and their families will never be able to set foot in the core again for the rest of their lives."

"Let me guess. The grandparents of those guys should belong to the core circle of your Sanglong Empire. In other words, they are a group of second, third, or fourth generations with strong backgrounds."

When Gao Yang said this, what came to his mind were the three young men from the Military Merit Office whom he met when Dulong took him to the Military Merit Office to exchange military merits.

They all have delicate skin and tender flesh, without the slightest evil aura, and are obviously people who have lived a life of luxury.

"For these beasts, losing power, and even losing the qualifications to join the center of power, is indeed the same as killing them." Gao Yang said calmly, "But if they survive, who will be responsible for the betrayed defenders of the Fran Fortress?"

Garnard said, "The Empire has already arranged for the families of the soldiers who died on the battlefield. Their families can all live safely near the imperial capital."

Gao Yang listened to Garnard's explanation and suddenly sighed: "How ridiculous."

Garnard's eyes twitched, and he remained silent in the face of Gao Yang's sarcasm.

The lightning ring rose several degrees, forcing Garnard to raise his head and look directly into Gao Yang's eyes.

"Commander Garnard, if I demand that all those involved in this incident be brought before me and executed, can you do it?"

Garnard opened his mouth, intending to refuse, but the moment the words came out of his mouth, he swallowed them back.

He had a feeling that if he said no, there would be no hope for the world.

After swallowing hard, Garnard finally sorted out his thoughts: "This is difficult. Their backgrounds are not ordinary. Each of them can be said to control the lifeline of this empire in some aspect."

"Haha, Empire?" Gao Yang pointed at the black earth in the distance, which was littered with corpses, and taunted, "It's just a ruined body that is about to be destroyed. Haven't you recognized yourselves yet?
Well, now that I'm here, I should do something."

As Gao Yang finished speaking, Yongyao automatically flew into his palm, and the next moment, his body suddenly soared into the air. His fighting spirit was boiling, and thunder was madly leaping on his body. His terrifying power spread like waves, and wherever he passed, even the pale sky brightened a little.

Garnard and the other two stood on the ground, staring blankly at the man who was surrounded by thunder and fire, like a god.

That terrifying energy fluctuation was beyond their imagination.

A trace of brutal murderous intent flashed in Gao Yang's eyes. The next moment, he let out a low roar and slashed at the mountain range beside him with his sword.

'Natural Disaster: The Abyss Falls!'

A sword was slashed out, thunder and fire roared, and a giant flaming sword that seemed to tear the sky and the earth apart was born out of thin air. The giant sword was made entirely of flames, and above the sword body was swirling purple thunder, and the breath of destruction spread unscrupulously.

Wherever the giant sword passed, layers of space exploded, and tens of meters long void cracks quickly formed.

The giant sword fell on the mountain, without any sound or roar as imagined, just like a hot knife cutting butter. Wherever the giant sword passed, the mountain was melted directly, leaving only the bare surface and a bottomless and terrifying rift.

With just one sword strike, the mountains on the left side of Moran Fortress were wiped out.

"legend!!"

Sophia exclaimed.

Garnard's eyelids twitched wildly. If he was not sure about Gao Yang's strength before, now he was extremely certain that the young man standing in front of them was definitely a genuine human legendary strongman!
But what replaced it was the hope that grew wildly in my heart.

With the help of such a legendary powerful man, they will definitely be able to defeat the Pope of the Old Gods. As long as they defeat the Pope, the Empire will be able to completely kill the Old Gods and thus completely save their world.

When he thought of this, Garnard no longer had any hesitation in his heart and knew what to do.

The moment Gao Yang landed in front of him, Garnard shouted, "Sir Gao Yang, please rest assured. Give me three days, no, give me two days, and I will bring all those involved in this matter before you."

Gao Yang looked at the excited Garnard and emphasized, "Everyone. If anyone slips through the net, your world will no longer have any reason to exist.

Although I won't take the initiative, the Old Ones will do all this, do you understand?"

Garnard felt a chill in his heart, and he understood what Gao Yang meant.

The current state of the Sanglong Empire is that of a dying person. Without strong support, it will die suddenly in no time.

If Gao Yang is disappointed in the handling of this matter, he won't have to do anything and can just watch this broken empire collapse.

By that time, no matter whether they were princes, nobles, or common people, absolutely no citizen of the empire would be able to survive under the rule of the Old Gods.

In other words, if all the criminals involved in the Fran Fortress are not killed, the consequence will be that the entire Sanglong world will be buried with them.

On the contrary, if Gao Yang is satisfied, there is a high probability that he will help them defeat the Old Gods.

In that case, not only can the current empire continue, but even their world can be restored to its original state.

Comparing the two, Garnard naturally knew which one was more important.

"Please rest assured, Lord Gao Yang."

(End of this chapter)