Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1036: 639. The Shadow’s Pledge 2

The victor becomes king.

The defeated dies.

The rules are just that simple.

Usually, the Qing’s Family doesn’t take sides in the power struggle until the final round of the Shadow dispute, and only at that point can everyone see who will ultimately prevail.

Who is radiant on the surface but filthy behind the scenes.

Who is the waste, who is the strong, it becomes clear after four rounds of Shadow disputes; the real cannot be fake, the fake cannot be real.

In fact, the Shadow dispute isn’t just about choosing the smartest and most ruthless person to be the Shadow; it’s also a long time span for the various factions of the Qing’s Family to see who is truly worth following and investing in.

This process of power differentiation ensures the stability of the Qing’s Family.

However, this time the Shadow dispute is clearly different; the Shadow has little time, and he is forcing everyone to make a choice right now.

Immediately, urgently, with no delay.

Qing Chen thought, no wonder the Shadow, who could have directly opened the Door of Shadow to Taboo Land No. 002, never mentioned it and insisted on hitching a ride.

If the Door of Shadow had been opened in City No. 10, Qing Chen would already be gorged on fruits by now.

The process of this escape is, in itself, a way for the Shadow to see everyone’s pledge of allegiance.

Chen Yu and Li Bingxi need to pledge allegiance.

The Shadow needs it too.

If someone does not present their pledge, then to ensure that Qing Chen’s future path is less obstructed, he might take more people with him.

To clear the final obstacles for Qing Chen and to see clearly those who are hesitant to take sides.

This is what the Shadow wants to do for his brother.

Return countdown: 30:00:00.

The red sun over the distant mountains is setting, and under the sunset, Qing Chen and his companions move quickly across the southern wilderness.

Qing Chen asked Zard, "What are the two black boxes they carried for? Are they for laser guidance?"

Zard replied, "It seems like they’re for guiding weapons. It’s not laser guidance; it’s another kind of radio frequency method. That machine seems to have something that can automatically lock onto something..."

"Hmm?" Qing Chen couldn’t help but laugh. "What kind of jumbled nonsense is that, can’t you explain the principle?"

Zard thought for a moment, "Do you know the Lagrange theorem? It has nothing to do with this."

Qing Chen: "..."

Crazy!

At this moment, the Faceless Army turned back and quietly watched this scene.

A member of the Faceless Army chewed on gum; each time he chewed, the scars on his face would twitch. "Was that just now Master Qing Yi’s teacher? Why does the whole world want to kill him?"

"We don’t understand the matters of big figures; just do our jobs well," the Faceless Army captain said. "Any gum left? Pass me one."

Someone behind the slope threw a piece of gum to the captain, then leaned out and casually shot dead a squad of reconnaissance camp soldiers trying to infiltrate.

The precision of the shooting, even at 200 meters, was on par with Qing Chen’s.

The next moment, a member of the Faceless Army holding a handheld computer said, "The Shenyou A-Class Floating ship has arrived; it should be coming to hunt Qing Chen."

The Faceless Army captain said expressionlessly, "Lock onto it and bring it down. It’s time for another person to hand in their pledge."

Beside him, a member of the Faceless Army began to operate the machine in the black box. He first searched for Shenyou’s target parameters on the machine, then pressed a switch.

At the moment he pressed it, over three thousand kilometers away, at a military base in the north belonging to the Qing’s Family, a war vehicle from the Rocket Army, carrying a missile over six meters long, roared to life.

The launch rack stood up straight, and the back of the missile erupted with massive flames, rising skyward. With the backing of high-performance fuel, the missile reached the terrifying First Cosmic Velocity of 7.9 kilometers per second in just a few minutes.

The missile first entered the celestial orbit, and only as it neared the battlefield did it, under the control of the multi-pulse engine, descend with precision.

By this time, the Shenyou had already detected the missile with its anti-missile system.

The captain frowned as he looked at the radar, which showed the rapidly approaching missile: "What type of missile is this? Why is it so fast?"

The radar operator stammered, "Captain, it’s a Federation Cruise Missile! It just slowed down from its First Cosmic Velocity; a minute ago, it was even faster..."

"What the hell?!" The captain was shocked!

The bridge was filled with panic.

Cruise Missile?!

An A-Class Floating ship isn’t a War Fortress; it has no capability to intercept it!

This thing is meant to target Aerial Fortresses and important military bases!

Without the development of nuclear weapons, this type of missile is the sword and trump card for all the factions. Launching it represents the firmest commitment to battle, with a will to perish with everyone.

A Federation Cruise Missile costs billions to build.

Just the multi-pulse engine on the missile is worth over a billion, and it constantly adjusts its target lock, no matter how the A-Class Floating ship changes direction—it’s impossible to evade.

The speed of the floating ship is nowhere near this missile...

In the face of this Federation Cruise Missile, the relative speed of the floating ship is not much different from that of a snail.

But the problem is unless a full-scale war has broken out with the Federation, unless both sides are killing each other recklessly.

Who would idly use this thing to attack an A-Class Floating ship?!

What they don’t know is, using this thing to attack an A-Class Floating ship is indeed a waste, but it’s exactly what the Shadow wanted to see.