Lord Shadow

Chapter 2084: Civil And Military

He did not know who pushed this events but he has his suspicion.

He expected it might be the world powers.

So, he had sent people to the border, to the barrier to see that if there is anyone would do anything to it.

The barrier is more of a measure to stop people from coming in.

it is a fear that both Wang Jian and Sasha have.

They fear that when they were fighting each other, the world powers would suddenly land inside Pandemonium continent and find a way to dismantle them both and weaken Pandemonium

Even though Pandemonium position in the World Council is quite stable, there is nothing as guarantee

Death Monarch is not here.

Some people he is in the wider universe and he might not come back for years, some said he is in seclusion and it would take decade before he comes out

No one really knows and this is the reason for this chaos.

Before everyone thought that Death Monarch is present.

But when it is revealed that the one in the palace is only a clone, then probably there would be many enemies of Pandemonium that wanted to test Pandemonium mettle

In that few seconds, Wang Jian minds had gone through so many possibilities

"Who broke it?" Wang Jian ask. The messenger then said

"No one knows. But...." and the messenger gulps.

"One of the Energy Sensing Diviner said that...that..."

"What!?" Wang Jian shouted.

"A Divine Sense"

"What? A Divine Sense?"

One of Wang Jian generals frowned

"One Divine Sense is enough to break the barrier? That is ridiculous!" the general almost shouted

"That barrier is not some normal barrier. It had so many talisman and hexes and runes forged into it that even our military engineer estimated that it would take around three Battlestars unleashing all of their powers to break it when it became solid"

"Divine Sense is powerful. But even if it was Jean, no one has the ability to break that barrier using only Divine Sense. No one in this world..." and the general suddenly stop his word and his face become pale like the blood is drained from his face

Just before he finished his words a terrifying possibility reached his mind and he dares not say it.

Because as he is saying it, he understood it.

And everyone on the deck also understood it and everyone face become solemn

"My lord" One of the generals look at Wang Jian with a complicated expression

They understood the implication. There is only one person in the world that could do this effortlessly

Their true lord had returned. The Emperor has returned!

No one knows the news at Arturia yet. If they knew they would not be this surprised. Wang Jian after hearing the report was stunned.

Did his lord returned? If he had returned why not reveal himself? If his lord had come there is no need to continue the war. With one edict, Wang Jian would bow and kneel

"What is my lord doing?" this is the question of Wang Jian. But this is a question he only dares say in his mind and dare not say it loudly

For a moment, Wang Jian did not know what to do.

His mind went blank.

Around him his generals is waiting for him to say something.

But he just stands there. He could see that his generals is mouthing words.

But he could not listen. No, it is like white noise to him right now.

Because right now, his thoughts are running like it is the fastest thing in the world.

All kinds of speculations, all kinds of thoughts is running in his mind right now and all of the noise around him seems to fade out.

He close his eyes and, in that moment, it was like he is alone with his thought. He only close his eyes for a second but it felt the moment stretched on.

Opening his eyes, the noise all come back to him

He heard one of the generals said

"If it is really our lord, we need to establish contact"

"What if we establish contact and that is not what the lord wanted us to do? Wouldn’t that incur his wrath?"

"We need to at least knows what our lord wanted to do?"

"Should we stop attacking the capital?"

"Stop the attack!"

Some shouted, some scowl and some timidly tries to say something. The orders are unclear and everyone have their own thoughts.

The meeting room has never been this chaotic before. Wang Jian take all of this in and he could not help but smiles bitterly

"We need to stop the attack. Convey my orders, the Battlestars would stop the bombardment of the capital. Even if the capital attack us, we need only to defend and no attack them. Tell all the attacking ground and air forces to retreat a few miles from the engagement point and focus on defending"

Wang Jian quickly convey his order and the chaos in the deck is quickly supressed.

The other generals nodded and then they quickly convey the orders to the forces in the sky and on the ground

Then he look around and said "

I need a moment" Wang Jian said this and he quickly went out of the main deck

He went out of the main deck and went to the observation room. Then he look below him. Right now, this Battlestar had gone beyond the clouds. But he is looking at the clouds below him

At the same time, he is also looking at the view of anything above him

He seems to fear something.

"Sasha....will you also look at the sky from your palace when you understand what is happening right now? Or are you truly confident you are right and you are devoid of blame? If there is even a trace of guilt, you would surely be like me right now. Fearing you did something wrong. You would look at the sky from those many towers in the palace" Saying this Wang Jian sighed

He did not know Sasha well. And he did not know Death Monarch that well compared to Sasha. But he knows how a ruler acts.

And he knows what Sasha fears.

"I wonder whether my thoughts were right?" he smiles bitterly

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At the same time Wang Jian notices the barrier is breaking down, Sasha who is inside the Palace, and is watching the battle inside the War Room, also got the report.

She is not in a good mood. Wang Jian really showed her.

He really shows her the difference between a general and a civil official.

The reputation that Wang Jian built for himself over the years is not a false reputation.

That man might not be adept in intrigues and political matters....but in waging war he is one of the best.

If he were to command a modern army, he probably would not surpass any of those generals trained in West Point or those generals cultivated by the modern nation

No, he would not even be considered a legitimate candidate. No one would want to hire him and no one would trust him

But....this is a magical world now. And it follows a different kind of method and a different kind of rules.

Those people who uses drones and who uses remote controlled tech could not fight these magical soldiers and warriors

You could send drones but a warrior that is in Energy Disperse stage inside a military formation could send out a strike to swept all the clouds and make the skies empty with one strike.

There is also military formation to disrupt electrical circuit.

And there is many other method to jammed remote signals in a magical world then it was before the Fall.

Not to mention Wang Jian ability to create a powerful military formation that is rumoured to have the power to cut even a Divine Comprehension realm being

This is rumoured because no Divine Comprehension realm being on earth would attack Pandemonium for no reason.

In this magical world a brave warrior could turn the tide of battle. Bravery itself could be used to unleash devastating attack.

Morale is not something invisible that could not be used in the material world. In this magical world, morale has effect beyond just making sure that the army are reenergised and would not falter when faced with insurmountable odds. It could even strengthen them

A cohesive unit of an Energy Disperse stage could even rival that of those who reached Disk Formation realm

Conceptual attack like using one bravery to send a slash that ignores distance and space and reach you and give you damage beyond a conventional weapon could

Well, when you got literal gods running around....no conventional weapon would be that effective in such world.

After all, objects of the mortal world is inherently restricted by the very rules and laws of the world

These beings however are not restricted by things like logic.

Logic itself has to change when dealing with beings that exceed the normal capacity of old logic.

When a new logic is found, then the new logic had to rewrite this new law.

What is normal before is not normal now. And the people that lived in this new world had to bow to this new normal

Adapt or be left behind.

One thing is clear.

Once Wang Jian is serious and do not hold back, he easily take all the defensible position and occupies all of the advantageous spots in the capital from the mountain and hills and all Sasha has been hearing for the couple of days is the report of defeat

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