Chapter 411: The Plan to Attack Shrek
After all, only Shrek Academy had the qualifications to teach a genius like Huo Yuhao.
Cai Mei'er's mind was racing:
"It's all Dai Hao and the Duchess's fault!
They didn't treat Huo Yuhao well enough, which drove him to leave for the Sun Moon Empire in anger!
If not for that, with his status as the White Tiger Duke's son, he would have surely enrolled in Shrek Academy.
He could have fought for Shrek's millennium long glory, and in the future, he would have become an unparalleled powerhouse one of Shrek Academy's greatest pillars of strength."
Just then, the door swung open, and Elder Song and Xian Lin'er entered one after another.
Both had dark, solemn expressions, their brows tightly furrowed it was clear they were in an extremely bad mood.
Seeing their grim faces, Cai Mei'er's heart sank.
She quickly stood up from her chair and walked toward them, asking anxiously:
"Elder Song, Lin'er, what did you find out during your investigation?"
Elder Song shook her head and sighed:
"The results are not good, as expected.
Mei'er, the entire Mingdu has been sealed off by the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Engineer Legions.
Even the teams that left earlier have likely been captured by the Sun Moon Empire."
"What?!"
Cai Mei'er's face was filled with shock.
"The Sun Moon Empire actually dares to do something like this?
Are they already prepared to start a war?"
After all, most of the teams that came to compete in Mingdu whether from hidden sects or prestigious academies were from the three Douluo nations.
If the Sun Moon Empire wanted to maintain a facade of peace, they had no reason to go to such extreme lengths.
Capturing all the competitors from rival nations would be a blatant declaration of war.
Elder Song nodded with a troubled expression:
"Based on the current situation, the Sun Moon Empire is indeed ready to launch a full scale war.
Mei'er, we can't stop this war from coming, but we must do everything in our power to delay its start.
If we can disrupt the Sun Moon Empire's war preparations, we can at least throw their invasion plans into disarray.
After all, the three empires are at a severe disadvantage in soul tool technology.
If war breaks out now, they won't stand a chance against the Sun Moon Empire.
And we, as Shrek Academy, must intervene
We must help the Douluo nations stop the evil Sun Moon Empire from uniting the continent!"
Cai Mei'er's expression grew increasingly tense:
"Elder Song! I agree that delaying the war is crucial, and that disrupting the Sun Moon Empire's plans is important…
But right now, our priority should be escaping Mingdu!
If we can't get ourselves and our students out of here safely, then how can we help the Douluo nations later?"
Shrek Academy was indeed powerful.
But if they lost three Sea God's Pavilion Elders and a group of their most talented students, it would be a devastating blow.
Elder Song stepped forward toward the table and said:
"Mei'er, I understand your concerns.
You might not know this, but while the Sun Moon Empire has indeed deployed high level Soul Engineers to seal off Mingdu, they have deliberately left the western side unguarded.
That route is still open for us to escape."
Cai Mei'er frowned, her mind full of doubt:
"Elder Song, the western route is the farthest path from our academy.
Could the Sun Moon Empire have done this on purpose?
Shrek Academy has always been a thorn in their side.
If I were in their position, I would see this as the perfect opportunity to eliminate three Pavilion Elders and a group of our best students.
There's no way they would overlook such a critical mistake."
Elder Song nodded in agreement:
"You're right, Mei'er. I came to the same conclusion.
This is definitely intentional.
But the situation in the other three directions is also dire
They likely have Ninth Tier Fixed Soul Guided Shells at the ready.
Just one of those is equivalent to an attack from an Ultimate Douluo!
And we have too many people. If we get caught in the blast, it will be catastrophic."
"I believe the Sun Moon Empire is deliberately leaving an opening.
They want us to escape west so they can ambush us later.
Think about it
We're in Mingdu, the heart of the Sun Moon Empire.
If we were to engage in combat here, thousands of civilians would die in the crossfire."
Cai Mei'er fell into deep thought.
What Elder Song said made sense.
She sighed and said:
"Elder Song, even if we escape Mingdu, won't we still be facing pursuit from the Sun Moon Empire's strongest forces and even the Holy Spirit Cult?
If only Elder Xuan hadn't made that foolish mistake and attacked the other competitors…
If he were still with us, we'd have another Rank 98 Super Douluo on our side.
That would have been a tremendous help in getting us back to the academy safely."
Xian Lin'er nodded in agreement:
"That's right. Even though Elder Xuan made a mistake, his strength is undeniable.
Mother, now that the Sun Moon Empire's intentions are clear, how should we lead our students back to the academy safely?"
Both Cai Mei'er and Xian Lin'er looked deeply troubled.
Elder Song pondered for a moment, then said:
"If we try to fight them head on, our chances of success will be slim.
Instead, we should create a diversion to draw the Sun Moon Empire's attention away from us.
If we force them to recall their forces to defend Mingdu, it will give our students a better chance to retreat.
Here's what we'll do
We'll attack the Sun Moon Imperial Palace. That will force their strongest fighters to return and defend it."
Cai Mei'er was startled:
"Elder Song, why not attack Mingde Hall or sabotage their supply depots instead?"
Elder Song explained:
"Mei'er, do you remember when you first tried to recruit Huo Yuhao into Shrek Academy?
Kong Deming sent you a warning through voice transmission, which means he was nearby at the time.
Huo Yuhao is a once in a generation genius. In the future, he will become a peerless powerhouse and lead the Sun Moon Empire to even greater strength.
There's no way the empire would leave him unprotected he's definitely under Kong Deming's protection.
And since Huo Yuhao is a student at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, Kong Deming is likely stationed there as well.
If we attack Mingde Hall, we'd be walking straight into a trap."
"As for the supply depots, they're not easy to locate.
We don't have enough time to track them down.
And if we blow them up, we'll cause massive civilian casualties
which would only benefit the Holy Spirit Cult and their evil Soul Masters."
"However, attacking the imperial palace won't be easy either.
There will definitely be powerful protectors stationed there.
That's why we'll need to find some allies to join us in this operation."
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