Chapter Ninety-One: The Fall of Ruite

Sun Licheng’s army had besieged the Great Pyramid for a long time and launched repeated assaults, but with no effect at all.

What made Sun Licheng somewhat anxious was that he discovered the firepower of his troops was growing weaker.

It turned out that ever since Rhett stopped sending out his own forces, Sun Licheng had no way to absorb the other side’s energy anymore. A storm of furious attacks looked magnificent enough, but the consumption of energy was enormous. In the ebb and flow of it all, the energy in Sun Licheng’s mind was already struggling to sustain a war of such intensity.

“Am I really going to keep wearing myself out against that bastard Rhett like this? In the end, am I going to grind myself to death?”

Looking at the Great Pyramid, still as solid as ever, Sun Licheng began to feel uneasy.

Inside the pyramid, Rhett had already sensed that Sun Licheng’s assault was weakening. He was extremely pleased with his own tactics and became even more determined to defend this turtle shell to the death.

Just when Sun Licheng was at a loss, Dark Aquila Red Hood flew over.

“My king, I have an idea. It might be able to break through this Great Pyramid.”

Red Hood leaned close to Sun Licheng’s ear and whispered, though his shrill voice could be heard clearly even from far away.

Sun Licheng was overjoyed and hurriedly said, “Then speak quickly. If it works, I’ll reward you handsomely.”

“My king, ever since I put on this holy robe, I’ve learned many secrets and taboos of the Saints. Among those taboos, there is one move of tremendous power, but it has been sealed by the goddess.”

As Red Hood spoke, a sharp light flickered in his eyes.

Sun Licheng froze for a moment, then his mind raced, and he remembered it too.

In Saint Seiya, there was a combination technique called Athena Exclamation, which required at least three Gold Saints to perform.

It was said that this move could unleash the power of creation and destruction itself. Because it was too powerful, Athena had sealed it away. Of course, that seal was only on paper; after the Underworld arc, many people had used the move, and nothing much had come of it.

“Then let’s try it?”

Sun Licheng was uncertain. After all, the Great Pyramid before him was simply too sturdy.

“My king, this move won’t affect us, will it? They say those who use it will be punished by the goddess. I’m scared!”

Red Hood seemed troubled and actually clung to Sun Licheng’s arm, acting spoiled.

“What are you scared of? I’ll take full responsibility. Since I’ve approved it, there won’t be any problem.”

Sun Licheng’s face hardened as he answered unhappily. At this critical moment, whether the shot hit the target or not, he had to take it.

After the order was given, the Dark Saints began to change into their battle array. Their leaders donned the dark divine robes of the Twelve Gold Saints.

Red Hood wore the robe of Scorpio, the Wolf Grandmother wore Cancer, Master Dongguo wore Aries, Pinocchio wore Taurus, the brothers Benboba and Baboben wore the robes of Sagittarius and Leo, and the remaining Golden Houses were filled by the minor leaders.

Thus, in the sky above the pyramid, there appeared a gigantic ring formed by the dark divine Saints of the Twelve Gold Houses.

Clothes make the man. Once they had changed into the highest-grade divine robes, even if they were dark robes, their aura immediately came alive. Even Commander Rhett inside the Great Pyramid felt a chill in his bones and hastened to reinforce the pyramid with all his might.

Seeing that his subordinates were ready, Sun Licheng waved his hand. All the plasma worms ceased firing, and under the cover of the Scorpio troops, they slowly withdrew. Meanwhile, the Dark Divine Saints all flew into the sky, ready to provide support at any moment.

“This is make or break.”

Sun Licheng muttered under his breath, clenched his fist, flapped his wings, and flew up into the sky.

He went straight to the center of the ring, brought his hands together and extended them, palms open in a blasting gesture, and the other eleven Dark Saints did the same.

“Athena Exclamation!”

Led by Sun Licheng, the Twelve Gold Houses unleashed their strongest cry. Waves stirred in the sky, and then a massive surge of energy suddenly shot from the ring toward the pyramid.

The power of this energy was so immense that it sent Sun Licheng’s army arrayed outside staggering and reeling. Even the sky seemed to change color.

The energy wave struck the outer wall of the pyramid. The wall resisted only briefly before caving inward, then exploding violently as countless stones flew into the sky.

Outside the realm of consciousness, in the control room of the underground fortress of the Goblin Empire, Sun Licheng’s body was now floating in midair, his whole body radiating black and white light. The tai chi vortex in his abdomen had accelerated to its utmost speed, and streams of air burst outward from every pore, shrouding him entirely in cloud and mist. The scene was bizarre beyond measure.

Inside the pyramid, the shrieking alarm tore at the eardrums, like steel needles stabbing into Commander Rhett’s heart.

“How is this possible? How is this possible? He’s just a mortal!”

Rhett cried out inwardly, unable to believe that he was about to be finished like this.

Suddenly, he felt the entire ground shaking. Then the walls exploded apart, and a colossal beam of light came straight at him from outside.

“No! I don’t want to die yet...”

Rhett let out a dying scream, but before he could finish, he was completely vaporized by the energy.

“It’s all over!”

Looking at the pierced-through Great Pyramid, the huge breach still smoking in the air, Sun Licheng finally let out a long breath.

“We won!”

Red Hood raised his fist and shouted to the sky, instantly setting the whole army ablaze with excitement.

“Victory! Victory!”

No one knew who began shouting those words first, but Sun Licheng felt they matched his own mood perfectly, and he too raised his fist and shouted.

Seeing the king cry out like that, everyone else, whether they understood or not, joined the shouting.

At once, heaven and earth were filled with only two words: Victory! Victory!

And in the real world, the brain inside the light sphere twitched twice, then a stream of blood gushed forth, and after that it no longer moved.

Commander Rhett, after more than ten thousand years, had finally completed his mission.

...

“Ah...”

Sun Licheng slowly opened his eyes, then let out a long sigh.

He lightly shook his head, and the beam of light linking him to the sphere vanished without a trace.

He had returned, carrying with him more than ten thousand years of Commander Rhett’s memories.

Back in reality, looking at the cold and ruined steel control cabin, Sun Licheng finally understood why so many people loved to daydream.

In his dream, he had been the tall, handsome version of himself, somewhat older perhaps, but still a hundred times better than this green-skinned monster in reality!

In his dream, he had been the king there, the god there, able to do whatever he wished. But in reality, he had to bow and scrape everywhere, and after finally clinging to the thighs of two deities, they still turned out to be useless fools.

In his dream, he had countless subordinates and endless force, slaying gods and ghosts alike. But in reality, he had only two mechanical puppets, one wolf, three wolf-rabbits, and one spider. As for those goblin warriors, they were almost negligible. Because his martial strength was so feeble, he was trapped on this plateau and unable to move, forced to rely on the breath of other tribes to complete the task of finding the divine spark.

The contrast between dream and reality made Sun Licheng feel unbearably miserable. And when he thought of his family on Earth, he suddenly covered his face, fell to his knees on the ground, and burst into loud sobs.

“I want to go home! I want to go home...”

Sun Licheng’s heart-rending cries echoed for a long time in the empty control cabin.