flstandardbreds Chapter 443 Speedrun of Nathan Island Dungeon
Chapter 443 Speedrun of Nathan Island Dungeon
"Now, give me your choice," Li Muyang said again. "Will you give me the Golden Branch yourself and participate in my plan, or will you continue to mess around on your own and most likely fail to achieve the Divine Tree's goal?"
Elijah stared blankly at Li Muyang: "Do I even have a choice?"
“Yes.” Li Muyang smiled wickedly: “If you refuse to cooperate, then I will have no choice but to forcibly seize the Golden Branch and ultimately destroy Nathan Island.”
"Don't worry, I'll take the Golden Branch and erase your memory of this incident. You'll also forget that you broke the Golden Branch. That way, you'll still be Nathan's loyal bodyguard! King Nathan's personal bodyguard! Isn't that considerate enough?"
Elijah gave a bitter smile and sighed, "Forget it, I can't stand that kind of muddled life anymore! Once someone knows too much of the truth, it's hard for them to continue being a fool!"
Why would he harbor disloyal thoughts? It's because the allure of the world is too dazzling, and Elijah has seen too much of it! That's why he questioned the authority of the sacred tree; compared to the world, the sacred tree is too small.
Whether it was Qu Tong or Li Muyang, they merely brought his hidden doubts into the open.
After saying that, he stretched out his hand, and a branch that looked like it was radiating golden light slowly emerged from his wrist!
Li Muyang wasn't in a hurry. With a wave of his hand, a contract landed in front of Elijah: "I'm a man of my word. Let's settle this with a contract! I will do my best to ensure the safety of the Nathan Islanders. Don't worry, they'll all be my people from now on, so I won't let them get seriously injured! At most, I'll make them face reality!"
Elijah quickly glanced at the contract, then silently signed it. The contract transformed into a stream of light that flowed into his brow. He then handed the golden branch to Li Muyang.
After doing all this, Li Muyang returned to his seat, then snapped his fingers, and time resumed its flow.
Elijah also regained his previous demeanor, showing no signs of having just made a dirty deal with Li Muyang.
Bah! How dare you speak like that? What do you mean by "filthy"? This is clearly to save these foolish believers!
There's no future in following this sacred tree!
Queen Nathan's speech ended quickly, summarizing that she welcomed the person who broke the golden branch to go to Nathan Island, kill her, and become the new queen, provided that this person could break through the protection of the Nathan Guard, that is, be able to do so.
According to the rules of Nathan Island, the process of electing and changing the new king must be communicated to all the different factions, and everyone is welcome to come and watch the spectacle.
Soon after, King Nathan bid farewell to Nathan Guard. Before leaving, Elijah seemed to remember something and had a conversation with Zhang Chulan, which made Zhang Chulan eager to go to Nathan Island to join in the fun. Zhao Fangxu originally disagreed, but later, due to some changes in the situation, he agreed to Zhang Chulan's wish to join in the fun.
The premise is that, just like when he went to cause trouble at the Tang Clan before, he must go in his personal capacity.
Secondly, Zhang Chulan needs to figure out how to get to Nathan Island himself; the company's channels cannot be used.
Zhang Chulan turned to look at Li Muyang.
Li Muyang didn't even glance at Zhang Chulan, giving him no chance to speak, and ran away without any sense of loyalty, taking Xuan Yue and Morian's group with him as well.
Seeing that Lao Li was unreliable, Zhang Chulan had no choice but to seek help from others. He first approached the Lu siblings, Lu Linglong and Lu Lin, but unfortunately, they were also helpless. He had to ask others for help and finally found Baron, a foreign explorer who had also mastered one of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, the Six Treasures Immortal Thief.
After they set off, Li Muyang and his group also set off.
At the same time, the observation team from Na Du Tong also set off, led by Huang Boren, one of the board members, and the rest were Zhuge Qing and several people recruited in Biyou Village.
As for the so-called variables on Nathan Island, they were naturally created by the people of Behemoth of the United States. They claimed that the election process for King Nathan was too bloody and violent, and that they wanted to uphold justice and democracy. They brought people to check the proceedings and, if necessary, even took over Nathan Island.
Yes, that's very much the United States!
Isn't it just that they covet the technology from Nathan Island to create Inhumans? And they talk about it with such righteous indignation?
Unlike most other supernatural forces, which value individual nobility and power, the top leaders of Behemoth have only one common characteristic: they are rich!
To put it bluntly, they are a group of people who control "money power"! Or, to put it another way, they are a group of rich people. In their eyes, Inhumans are just a technology. Apart from a small number of Inhumans they have recruited, the rest of the Behemoths are mutants created with the help of some kind of SP drug.
To be precise, according to them, it's about stimulating the hidden abilities within the body?
Of course, in this mixed world, the forces within Behemoth are not limited to the drug-using mutants; there are also other mutants, though they are not the main body.
Sitting on a luxurious cruise ship, reclining in a deck chair, wearing sunglasses and sun-protective clothing, basking in the sun, Xuan Yue couldn't help but complain, "Boss, do you have nothing better to do than store something this big in your storage artifact?"
The luxurious cruise ship, several hundred meters long, drifted leisurely on the sea, but behind it, the huge displacement caused turbulent waves, and the speed was completely out of line with the cruise ship's level, especially since such a huge thing appeared with just a wave of Li Muyang's hand.
He even gently placed the cruise ship on the sea surface, instead of throwing it out directly.
Li Muyang: Handling things gently is a good habit!
Li Muyang adjusted his sunglasses, took a sip of juice, and joked, "As long as conditions allow, I'm not willing to compromise myself. Besides, there are so many of us, I can't possibly sail to Nathan Island in a small boat, can I? Or is it that His Highness the Third Prince doesn't consider a cruise ship of this caliber worthy of his attention?"
"Of course, teleporting there isn't out of the question, but then how am I supposed to show off my muscles!"
Yes, he was there to cause trouble! Hiding and dodging isn't in Li Muyang's nature! That's why he subtly refused Zhang Chulan's request for help by running away, because the two of them were destined to be on different paths this time!
Zhang Chulan and his group are going to keep their identities hidden this time, while Li Muyang is here to make a big scene, so they can't go together. As for what happens if they run into each other along the way... well, that's another story.
With Li Muyang manipulating the seawater to propel it, the cruise ship quickly approached the vicinity of Nathan Island, but someone else beat them to it—a fleet!
There's nothing we can do about it; not only was it premeditated, but it's also located close to Nathan Island!
I have to say, Behemoth is incredibly rich!
Just as Li Muyang mentioned earlier, he could teleport everyone, even the cruise ship, over, but that wouldn't have the effect of flexing his muscles. It would be more impressive to openly bring the ship over.
As the cruise ship approached Nathan Island, others who had gotten there first sent a warning—yes, it was the Behemoth organization from the United States—warning Li Muyang and his group not to get any closer! Otherwise, they would launch an attack!
Old Li remained silent, simply continuing to move the boat closer!
The Behemoth crew was completely dumbfounded! Holy crap! Are they crazy? Driving so fast! And they even crashed into us!
They were so frightened that they hurriedly changed the direction of the aircraft carrier, but how could they possibly dodge in this situation? There wasn't even time to attack! Because they hadn't expected such a crazy situation!
Unexpectedly, as the cruise ship approached them, it suddenly slowed down and then performed a drift that defied the laws of physics, stopping perfectly next to the aircraft carrier less than a meter away.
Behemoth's men were so frightened they were wiping away cold sweat!
Then, Ron, who had already taken refuge inside the aircraft carrier's cabin, spotted the figure appearing on their deck through the surveillance cameras.
He breathed a sigh of relief, then realized what was happening and hurriedly called for someone to go out and greet them.
"Mr. Li! I'm so sorry! I didn't expect it to be you!" Ron greeted Li Muyang with a bright, diplomatic smile and jogged over to shake hands.
Li Muyang, not one to hit a smiling face, returned the smile with the same formulaic one: "I came without telling you, of course, because of Mr. Ron's grand plan. It just so happens that there are some materials on this island that I need for refining weapons, so I came to collect them."
“I see…” Ron laughed and waved his hand, “It’s just collecting materials, why does Mr. Li need to come in person? Just say the word and we’ll deliver it for you!”
Li Muyang waved his hand with a faint smile: "There's no need to trouble Mr. Ron and everyone else with their work. That ingredient is very special, something that ordinary people can't see or touch. In your words, it's what you call the power of faith. So, I'll collect it myself. Don't worry, it won't interfere with your plans and operations on Nathan Island."
With Li Muyang's guarantee, Ron felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders. He truly had no way to deal with Li Muyang. While ordinary superhumans might fear firearms, based on the intelligence gathered by Behemoth, it was clear that Li Muyang was not the type to be afraid of firearms.
Whether it was the Yamata no Orochi he had killed before, or the White King, conventional firearms were completely useless. They couldn't last more than a few rounds against Li Muyang and were easily dealt with. As it stands, there is no clear upper limit to how strong Li Muyang really is.
Even so, Ron was certain that the firepower of the firearms he brought was absolutely insufficient to deal with Old Lee.
It wasn't even enough to deal with the other people on Old Li's cruise ship.
Looking at the people on the cruise ship, Ron felt a toothache. Good heavens! Are you trying to take over Nathan Island?
Well, as Li Muyang mentioned earlier, we can't possibly bring so many of us over in a small boat, can we?
The real meaning is that Li Muyang had Xuan Yue bring his Fallen Angel mercenary group along with him! Including the twelve Fallen Angels!
Except for Samuel, because he was already dead.
So, right now, the entire cruise ship is in complete chaos! Although the remaining fallen angels are all handpicked by Xuan Yue and are loyal and don't cause much trouble, well... when it comes to reputation, everyone knows that.
Keep in mind that in the original story, this was someone who could rival the 72 Demon Pillars of Kalenkaya! While there are indeed many minor enemies among them, it's relative! The "Star Stealer" combat system is significantly stronger than that of a single individual!