Chapter 1144: Chapter 1144

After some thought, Du You said to the two sisters, "You two stay here, I’ll go by myself this time."

"No, we want to go together." The two sisters had always followed Du You wherever he went, separating only for special missions. How could they stay behind when their master was heading into danger?

Waving his hand, Du You replied, "Don’t worry, my strength is now such that there is no danger for me in the Beastman Kingdom. The Beastman Kingdom lacks any sixth-tier beings, and after suffering heavy losses in the Sandpeople War, they have contracted their forces and are on the defensive, so it’s very safe."

Du You continued, "Moreover, we now need time to refine our skills. I’ve already refined many of mine, so while I’m away, you two should continue your refinement here. By the time I return, your skills should also be nearing completion, which would be ideal. It wouldn’t waste time."

Previously, during skill refinement, it was Du You who was pressured, so now he had more than a dozen skills. The two sisters hadn’t refined many, and Du You did not want to waste this precious time.

Next, they still needed to improve. They were only level 46 now, and after some time to adjust, they needed to push for level 49 as soon as possible. Wasting even a little time now would need to be made up for later.

"Yes, the two of you should stay here. With the lord’s strength, no one in the Beastman Kingdom can pose a threat to him. Besides, this mission is mainly about establishing territory; it’s enough for one person to go and help," affirmed Shaliya, which finally managed to soothe the sisters. They both knew this was the best and most efficient method, but deep down, it still pained them. This was the first time they were hiding behind while Du You, their lord, was going into battle. They clenched their fists, determined to never let such a situation happen again.

As for Shaliya, her approach was entirely about making the most optimal choices.

Having led the Shenghai Kingdom for so long, Shaliya had always considered the overall benefit first. With Du You not in danger, her priority was figuring out how the group could make the best collective advancements.

"If you won’t take us, then at least take some soldiers with you. Holy Fox City doesn’t have a strong expert to hold the fort; we need to send some troops as well," Lin Yucha proposed as a compromise.

Shaliya was quick to respond, "Indeed, we have hidden too many troops here that can’t be utilized, and since they are idle anyway, better to put them to use. We have a batch of fifth-tier experts that can be dispatched, and even if the Beastman Kingdom suspects something, it doesn’t matter by then."

While Du You might still consider Elsa’s feelings, Shaliya did not. To her, having humans rule over Beastmen was inconsequential. In fact, Shaliya believed human governance would be better for them.

"Once both territories develop, we can create a pincer attack from the north and south against the Divine Flame Empire. Once we have sufficient strength, we could swallow the Divine Flame Empire whole, establishing ourselves as the most powerful empire in the east of the continent." Was Shaliya revealing her ambition?

With a frown, Du You couldn’t help but admit that Shaliya’s plan was highly feasible and indeed an optimized choice. Sighing, Du You conceded, "Alright, how many do you think I should take with me?"

"Time waits for no one; send a branch of the armed forces that can fly, that way they’ll be quicker," decided Shaliya without hesitation as she determined the troops for Du You. "Take one hundred Griffin King knights; their presence has not been revealed yet, plus one hundred Griffin Kings and two hundred Vajra Gryphons, just that should suffice. Normally, if the Gryphons take action, no one can tell their association with humans."

Du You was taken aback by Shaliya’s boldness. The Griffin King knights were among the strongest branches of the armed forces in the Shenghai Kingdom, reaching the level cap of 50. Griffin Kings were level 48, and Vajra Gryphons level 45.

Although the Vajra Gryphons were of a lower level, their combat prowess was so formidable that they often posed a greater threat than the Griffin Kings. These branches of the armed forces had only been engaged against the Kingdom of Hanhai and had not been exposed yet.

Let alone the Divine Flame Empire, even their own civilians were unaware of these branches’ existence, ensuring high secrecy. Shaliya was now deploying two months’ worth of these three branches at once – a total of four hundred fifth-tier beings, including one hundred knights. This was even more than the forces they had mobilized when resisting the Quicksand Empire.

This substantial force, if discovered by the Divine Flame Empire, would undoubtedly cause a stir because such power could cause trouble for an empire without deploying a sixth-tier presence.

Nevertheless, to support Elsa, it was okay to bring them out. After pondering, Du You agreed, "Alright, I’ll take them with me. You arrange the route."

The shortest distance would be straight across the western region of the Divine Flame Empire, but this had too high a risk of being discovered, so a route needed to be planned.

Ever since he had Shadow Assassins in his territory, the rate at which his intelligence department developed soared, and their infiltration into the Divine Flame Empire grew increasingly significant. Thus, planning a route was a simple task. Du You did not wish to expose this operation, especially not to the Divine Flame Empire, to avoid revealing his hidden strength.

In less than twenty minutes, Shaliya had the planned route ready and handed it to Du You. Taking it, he unfurled two great wings and soared into the sky. "Good, we depart now."

This partial transformation involved unfurling the wings of a Shadow Dragon, which enabled Du You to fly faster than the fifth-tier Gryphons.

With the speed of a fifth-tier flying branch, it would take at least two days to reach Elsa’s location from here. If there were rests along the way, it could take even longer. But within three days, they would definitely arrive. Follow current novels on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝔫𝔢𝔱

As Du You could not continue to contact Elsa while in flight, there was no news for these three days.

In less than three days, Du You led the troops through the air and entered the Beastman Kingdom’s territory undetected. Finally, he was able to contact Elsa. "Elsa, send me your location; I’ve reached the Beastman Kingdom."

"Wuwu, big brother, please come quick." Elsa’s voice, tinged with sobs, caused Du You’s brows to furrow. What on earth had happened? The territory had not disappeared; could someone be bullying Elsa?

At that thought, Du You felt a surge of anger rising within him. Following the coordinates Elsa provided, he flew rapidly to her location.