Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 370 Crossing Three Thousand Miles

As we sped along, vast stretches of plains appeared on both sides, with almost no mountains in sight.

The road was straight and unobstructed. Li Wei sped along at 100 kilometers per hour, hoping that Hathaway's territory was just at the end of the road.

But after running for nearly two hundred kilometers, he encountered no destroyed highway bridges or any superhumans, as if he were the only person left in the world.

It seems that the Frost Duke's legion of superhumans has not been deployed here at all.

"Holy crap, could Hathaway's territory be upstream of that river?!"

Li Wei was extremely annoyed, but he had no other choice. He couldn't possibly send Ah Dai to scout ahead of time. Ah Dai could fool other ability users, and even some of the Neanderthal cross-borderers, but he couldn't fool real Neanderthal masters, such as that giant eagle from earlier.

Once they discover he's coming, he'll be met with a massive army. He can forget about ever replicating the miracle of destroying a fortress with three arrows again!
“Ah Dai, I’ll trouble you. Continue searching along this road for another two hundred kilometers, and then use that as a radius to conduct a large-scale search to see if there are any similar areas to be developed.”

Li Wei gave the order to maintain the speed of 80 kilometers per hour.

At that moment, he even had a thought: should he abandon the enchanted war chariot, turn around, and sneak back?

After all, this vehicle is too conspicuous and subject to too many restrictions.

However, in the end, he dismissed the idea, deciding that he should not abandon the car unless absolutely necessary.

The enchanted truck still has half its battery left, and the tires and everything else are in good condition. In this wilderness, it's an excellent defensive structure, and the best part is that it can still move.

Speaking of which, it would be a huge failure if the magical world couldn't design magic-powered armored vehicles.

Ah-Dai was gone for half a day, and Li Wei didn't dare to stop the car, in case there were pursuers behind them. They drove like this from about 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., before the sky completely darkened. Ah-Dai returned with some bad news: it had not found any territory that matched the description, and the road ahead was not damaged.

But if you keep going forward, after crossing a few mountains, you'll reach the desolate Gobi Desert, and you might even end up in the vast desert.

"Holy crap, where have I ended up?"

Li Wei calculated that it would be about 600 li from Ron’s territory, heading west, to the bridgehead fortress.

The fact that Duke Frost's legion of superhumans was gathered there, along with powerful Neanderthal experts, indicates that there really is a territory nearby that is under siege.

Then he rushed across the bridge, still heading southwest. He had now traveled about 600 miles when you told him that the Gobi Desert lay ahead.
So what do we do now?
Should we turn back?
I'm afraid they've already laid a trap, a snare, just waiting for him to walk right into it.

Alas, is his alliance plan doomed to fail?

Just as he was struggling with this, Li Wei suddenly snapped to attention because he heard the sound of horses' hooves, or rather, the sound of vehicles moving around.

Are the pursuers coming?

No, the sound is coming from ahead!

Have the pursuers already caught up?
But that's not right.

"Hey, take off!"

Li Wei quickly gave the order, and he himself was ready to charge into the mountain ahead. Yes, the enemy was more terrifying than he had imagined. So the only way was to charge into the mountain, use the complex terrain to evade pursuit, then make a detour and hurry home to tighten the defenses!
But at that moment, bright headlights came on from the opposite side. At the same time, Ah-Dai also sent back the scene from ahead. It wasn't a superhuman, but a natural person!

There were three clearly enchanted chariots, plus six knights, and the person charging at the front looked so familiar.

"Holy crap, am I hallucinating?"

"Have they been bewitched by dark magic again?"

"No matter how powerful the Ice Duke is, he can't possibly create a Hathaway for me."

At this moment, Li Wei was so excited that his hands were trembling. He was really almost in despair, but the situation took an unexpected turn for the better.

How did Hathaway know to come and meet him?
If the territory being attacked by the Ice Duke with a large force upstream is not Hathaway's territory, then whose territory is it?
噫！
It is Socrates' territory!

Holy crap, it matches up, it matches up!

Starting from Ron's territory and heading west, all the highway bridges were destroyed. That wasn't to prevent Li Wei from coming to make connections, but to prevent Ron from making connections with Socrates, since their territories were only six or seven hundred miles apart.

Then the bridgehead fortress wasn't there to guard against Li Wei, but rather to prevent Hathaway from sending reinforcements.

Therefore, Hathaway has been keeping a close eye on Socrates' situation.

So, after seeing the announcement throughout the region, they immediately knew he was coming and that's why they ran out to meet him?
The moment Li Wei stopped the car and jumped out of the door, Hathaway rode up on horseback and leaped into his arms.

At that moment, all he could do was grin like an idiot, hahaha!

It's like a dream.

Hathaway was even more excited, calling Li Wei's name over and over again, clinging to him tightly like a child.

Fortunately, they were all extraordinary people and quickly calmed down. However, before Li Wei could speak, Hathaway quickly said, "When I saw the announcement throughout the region, I knew you were coming to find me, so I ordered everyone to prepare to leave at any time. Now we must race against time because the enemy is more cunning and vicious than we imagined!"

“Back then, Duke Hanbing personally led a large army to launch a feigned attack on Zhao Kewu. I even went to see Ron and Socrates at that time, but neither of them was willing to merge. Socrates didn’t want to be subordinate to anyone and asked for too high a price, which was a strategic miscalculation.”

"Ron, on the other hand, fell for it. He wasn't vigilant enough last year, thinking that the psychics under the Duke of Frost were easy to deal with. So after completing several bounty missions, he even went to the Duke of Frost's territory, had lunch with the Duke, and chatted with him. As a result, he fell for it then. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stood by and watched Socrates be attacked. He was just like King Théoden, short-sighted and completely deceived!" "Unfortunately, although I am a second-tier spellcasting witch, I am not Gandalf after all. I cannot save him."

"And half a month ago, Duke Frost suddenly led his elite main force in a feint attack, traversing three thousand miles to launch a lightning strike on Socrates, destroying Socrates' outer fortress in one battle. Now it's only a matter of time before his territory falls, and Ron is like a skeleton in a tomb, beyond saving!"

After hearing this, Li Wei didn't say a word and got into the car. Hathaway sat in the passenger seat, and the group sped off, turning around and heading back.

As it turned out, Hathaway's territory was indeed near the Gobi Desert at the foot of that mountain, where there was also a small town that seemed to have prospered because of oil.

Hathaway has developed the area quite well, especially with an abundance of electric trucks, but it still lacks water and food.

When Li Wei returned to the place with Hathaway's guidance, he saw a full fifty electric trucks lined up, loaded with supplies and personnel, ready to depart at any time.

I was even thinking about how to persuade Hathaway, haha!

The result is obvious; smart people will naturally know what to choose without needing any persuasion.

But Hathaway's territory is really far away.

Perhaps it was because of its remote location that it wasn't targeted by the Ice Duke first.
After all, Socrates' territory was the key to Li Wei's territory.

As long as ships are built and sailed downstream, can Li Wei's riverside fortress hold them off?
That was truly fertile land, a strategic stronghold!

"Hathaway, do you think we can intervene and prolong the fall of Socrates' territory as much as possible?"

Li Wei then asked.

"No, the Ice Duke is the final boss, a six-star being. Without a hundred units of magic power, you simply cannot withstand the onslaught of his army!"

"He's intelligent and has a strategic vision. He's planning the whole situation. He not only wants to eliminate us, but also to deal with those barbarian intruders. So even if you and I combine our strength, don't even think about wielding weapons in front of such a strategic mastermind!"

"The reason why Duke Frost hasn't attacked me yet, and didn't expect you to leave Ron and Socrates unattended to come to my aid, is because he has no idea about the relationship between you and me. In fact, I didn't expect it either, Li Wei—you really surprised me. Do you know how excited I was when I saw the announcement across the entire territory? I, I think no one could refuse such an invitation! For me, this is a confession worth remembering for all eternity!"

"But this is also an oversight in Duke Frost's strategic plan. This is an opportunity for us. Before he can react, before he has time to pay attention, before he thinks that even if we want to cooperate, we will negotiate and need to waste a few days packing supplies and preparing, we must run as far away as possible."

"Li Wei, do you know that I have been preparing for this day for a month? Although I never thought you would come, you actually came."

Hathaway spoke rapidly and was unusually calm; only her tearful eyes revealed the depth of her inner turmoil.

"Understood. Let's go. You lead the way this time." Li Wei nodded, turned around, and disassembled all the four-star logs from his enchanted war chariot.

Hathaway's preparations were definitely more thorough than he had imagined. Compared to her preparations at that nameless base, they were like a child's errand.

After the dismantling was completed, Hathaway waved her hand, and the bald woman at the front of the convoy grinned at Li Wei, started the vehicle, and the convoy slowly moved forward, heading straight for the desert.

Wait, this person looks familiar. Who is it?
Forget it, never mind. He let Hathaway pull him by the hand and get into a war chariot that was completely sealed off by steel plates.

Ah-Dai wanted to follow, but Li Wei chased him away.

"There's nothing good to eat here. Let's go find that bald lady up ahead."

What kind of eyesight do you have!

Do you think I'm like you?

"Wait, is this your little crow? It's changed so much!"

Hathaway invited Ah-Dai into the car, affectionately stroking its feathers. After gazing at it for a moment, she turned to Li Wei and asked, "Do you still remember your fiancée from the newbie mission world?"

"Oh, what's wrong?"

Li Weiyi was stunned.

Seeing his expression, Hathaway shook her head and sighed, "Your little raven has a part of her soul in it, you should treat it well. By the way, what's its name?"

"Dumb."

"I think you should be called idiot."

"So, you're saying Ah-Dai will turn into a woman in the future?"

"What are you thinking? No, it will be very affectionate towards you. What I really wanted to say is, I'm so envious of you, a five-star hunting pet! So many hunters dream of raising one."

As Hathaway spoke, she casually took out a potion bottle that shimmered with magical light and poured it down Ah-Dai's throat. It seemed to taste quite good. After drinking it, Ah-Dai was like a drunkard, and the next second, he fell into a deep sleep as if he had died.

"Don't worry, Ah Dai must have been under some kind of evil spell. It's exhausted. Don't you feel sorry for it? A five-star pet card can only restore its physical injuries and stamina, not magical damage. Sigh, you!"

Hathaway rolled her eyes at him helplessly.

Li Wei was shocked by what he heard. He knew where the problem lay: it was from the previous battle, when he was harmed by the Nyon druid.

This is indeed his weakness.

(End of this chapter)