Chapter 238 The Torrent of Destiny
The Civil War in the Federation was something no one had expected.
The Oslan Empire and some member states were forced to take sides. The Sote Republic was of course in Zong Yan's camp. The other member states all stood on Zong Yan's side, and together they occupied half of the Federation's power. It can be seen that Zong Yan has been managing his own power in advance in order to compete with the leader, but he did not expect that this day would come so early.
Because of the exchange of interests with the leader, Liberi had to stand on the leader's side.
This indirectly led to a battle between the commanders of Luka and Munakata on the battlefield. Both were powerful commanders, sympathetic to each other but with differing perspectives. Because they were the most respected opponents, neither held back, and the battle became extremely tense.
And Anubis and the rebels happened to become the third force at this time.
Every time they would take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack after the battle between the leader and Zong Yan's camps.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. No matter which side, Zong Yan or the leader, is eliminated by the other, the next step will be for the rebels to eliminate the remaining side.
Chaos ensued, with fighting between various factions escalating. The Federation, and indeed much of the interstellar system, became destitute. Orcs from the Wandering Alliance rose up in the chaos, and incidents of looting and slaughter became increasingly frequent.
Fate is like a racing car with broken brakes, hurtling towards the cliff, and no one can control it.
The only pure land in the war is the Alliance of Freedom.
During the civil war, Qiao Suisui and Sang Yan used the power of the Dragon Clan to shelter orcs who had lost their homes. They also used the power of the Free Organization to continuously deliver supplies to orcs in bombed-out war zones, helping them survive. The two became close comrades in the process, and their tacit understanding was unparalleled in both work and decision-making.
When Qiao Susu and Carl were on the southern battlefield, their emotions underwent a subtle change.
In crisis after crisis, Carl stepped forward bravely. Although he was the most uninhibited and unruly person, he was willing to walk the most thorny road with her.
Not long after the two exposed the underground laboratory, Qiao Susu agreed to his intense pursuit and they finally confirmed their relationship.
Meanwhile, Zongfang found the evidence in the recorder in the dead bone prisoner, which he had been hiding under the skin of his arm. He thought he could go see her after his service, but the tide of time pushed the two further and further apart.
In fact, not long after the civil war began, Munakata tried to avoid all of Munakata's eyes and ears and secretly came to see her.
But at that time, he saw Anubis holding her hand and explaining the meaning of the wolf fang to her with a blushing face -
"I left in such a hurry last time that I didn't have time to tell you. Qiao, this is the symbol of the Wolf King, and it's also my token of my love. I like you! I really like you! It's not safe outside right now, and this wolf fang can be used to command the rebels. You can use it to protect yourself when necessary, or do whatever you want.
The wolf tribe only recognizes one mate in their lifetime. When I gave you the wolf fang, I decided on you. I know they all love you very much. I won't force you to be with me alone. I just want you to be happy.
In the end, Munakata didn't show up, so he couldn't see her expression, but Anubis's joyful reaction made everything self-evident.
He didn't impulsively kill the boy like before, but turned away dejectedly. The god of war, invincible on the battlefield, now looked like a fleeing soldier. He was afraid to hear her answer, afraid to know that she loved someone else as much as he loved her.
Zongfang deceived himself by thinking that even if he couldn't hear, he still had one last glimmer of hope.
What he didn't know was that Qiao Sui Sui had been trying to contact him, not only because she hoped that Zong Fang would stop helping Zong Yan and end the war, but also because she wanted to talk everything out with Zong Fang. But no matter how she tried to contact him and meet him, all the messages fell on deaf ears, with no response.
The turning point came after Qiao Suisui gave birth. Carl suddenly didn't want her to stay in the Federation anymore, wanting to take her and the children to the Free Alliance for seclusion. Four snow leopard cubs had just been born, and Carl, despite Qiao Suisui having just given birth, insisted on taking her away immediately. Even Luka and Liberi, uncharacteristically, didn't try to stop him, having already arranged a spaceship to take her away from Osland.
Qiao Susu sensed something was wrong and after pressing the issue, she learned that the situation had reversed yesterday.
Anubis, unwilling to harm those Qiao Suisui cared about, and unwilling to antagonize Luka or Zongfang, had attempted to persuade his father months earlier. He proposed that if Zongjian and the leader were killed, everything would be settled, and the rebellion would be vindicated. After a heated argument, father and son finally relented.
The plan to eliminate Zong Yanhe and the leader was very careful, but their action failed.
Upon his arrival, Anubis discovered that the operation had become a trap. The leader and Zong Yan had secretly agreed to a temporary truce, joining forces to annihilate the rebels. Thousands of his companions perished in the brutal slaughter. Dante Connor, consumed by self-blame and indignation, fought to the bitter end, refusing to surrender even when the leader had his intestines ripped out.
At the moment his father died, Anubis looked up in despair, but was surprisingly calm.
He glanced in the direction he came from and remembered the last time he saw her, when she held his hand and asked him to come back soon.
Anubis smiled wistfully, then boosted his mental strength and talent to the limit, charging into the encirclement. Even though he stood alone against an army of thousands, he ultimately perished under the swords of the enemy.
After hearing the news, the leader simply said, "Cut off the flesh of the father and son and feed the bones to the dogs."
The news of Anubis's death was so tragic that Luka and the others kept it a secret from her. It was Qiao Sui Sui who keenly noticed their change in attitude and kept asking questions, only then did she learn that Anubis was dead.
Shocked, Qiao Susu lost her composure and spilled the hot tea at hand. Several men immediately surrounded her anxiously.
In this timeline, she returned the self-healing ability to Munakata, and the two of them were unable to resolve the misunderstanding, so there was no subsequent incident where Munakata asked her to use the talent deprivation ability again.
A layer of blisters immediately appeared on her arms due to the burns, but she could not feel anything at that moment.
Luka gripped her wrist with a distressed look and held her close. Liberi growled, calling for medicine, then knelt before her with a frown as he applied it. He watched her fair skin turn red, feeling as if he'd been punched in the heart, wishing it were him who was burned.
Karl turned his face away, unable to bear to look at her wound. He clenched his fists at both sides of his body and stood aside, his eyes filled with unconcealable worry.
He said to Qiao Suisui, "I'll help you kill them."
Sang Yan stopped him and told him not to be impulsive.
(End of this chapter)
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