Chapter 1483: The Storm Dissipates

Rumble—

Almost at the same time Chen Ling raised the gun, a low rumble of thunder sounded from the clouds!

Atop the tower in the distance, looking out over White Dove Square, the gazes of Bai Ye and Diamond Q froze simultaneously. The next second, both figures vanished without a trace!

Chen Ling’s sudden overturning of the table was completely beyond Lord Lingxu’s expectations…

He stared blankly at the figure who was smiling and pointing the muzzle at his own temple amidst the scattered pieces. Only at this moment did he realize that the Chen Ling in front of him, although looking exactly like the person in his memory, had a completely different personality.

The opera singer in red in his memory was elegant, peaceful, and strategic, someone who wouldn’t easily choose to use force if things could be resolved through discussion and trade…

Lord Lingxu had assumed that since he was his successor, his personality would be somewhat similar. Therefore, Lord Lingxu had arranged this meeting according to the personality of the previous Red King: starting by honestly exchanging information, clarifying pros and cons, using both soft and hard tactics, and playing the game on the chessboard rather than in reality…

But this opera singer in red in front of him had chosen to overturn the table right from the start!

Lord Lingxu opened his mouth, about to say something…

The next second,

a blood shadow flashed, and a figure in black had almost teleported to the side of the opera singer in red!

“So you want to fight, huh!” The figure in black leather stood beside Chen Ling, one hand reaching directly behind his waist. An ancient sword hilt was outlined from the void, and the moment he grasped it without hesitation, a surging ancient killing intent soared into the sky!!

“Don’t think that just because our Red King is a newcomer, the Twilight Society is easy to bully!”

“I’m warning you!”

“If you dare to touch a single hair on our Red King, I will absolutely not let you off!”

Jian Changsheng grasped the sword hilt behind his back with one hand, while the thumb of his other hand pointed proudly at himself. His black wolf-tail hair fluttered amidst the surging killing intent. In his eyes, there was no fear of Lord Lingxu, only high-spirited fighting intent and the excitement of feeling “I’m so damn cool!”

I don’t care if you’re Heart 6, the Overlord of the Ghost-Mocking Abyss, or some Red King…

Chen Ling,

is under my protection!!

All the Twilight Society members present could see that this negotiation seemed to have collapsed… And although Jian Changsheng was relatively far away, he had long been prepared, having pricked his fingertip in advance. The moment Chen Ling overturned the table, he used the Blood-Drip Top to teleport over with thunderous speed!

Among all the Twilight Society members, Jian Changsheng was the first to arrive.

Immediately after,

a lion-dance figure in a Tang suit and a white-haired figure wrapped in bandages also descended from the sky, landing steadily beside Chen Ling!

Sun Bumian was no longer grinning. He had a cold face, his emotions unreadable behind his small round sunglasses, his arms crossed over his chest, looking at the knight captains as if estimating whether they could withstand a single kick from him.

Or, if they really fought, how long could he hold off Lord Lingxu?

As for Jiang Xiaohua, he remained standing there like a coffin lid, motionless, his white hair fluttering, looking unfathomable.

Chen Ling was stunned.

He hadn’t expected the three of them to be so fast. He glanced at Jian Changsheng, Sun Bumian, and Jiang Xiaohua beside him from the corner of his eye, the corners of his mouth curling into a slight arc…

Chen Ling’s overturning of the table and the light-speed entry of the 6-generation members undoubtedly ignited the atmosphere of White Dove Square. Heart 9, Spades Q, and Heart J stood up from the ground, three auras shooting straight into the sky. In their eyes, there was likewise no fear of Lord Lingxu, only excitement for the coming storm!

Meanwhile,

the flying white doves gathered into the figure of the magician in the square;

the flower-selling couple looked at each other and squeezed out of the vast crowd silently;

the young girl who had been holding the handsome man’s hand was about to say something, but when she turned back, she found the handsome man had vanished without a trace…

Figure after figure walked out from the crowd, God Path auras surging from them. Pair after pair of hostile eyes watched Lord Lingxu under the green shade. The atmosphere of the square, which had been relatively peaceful, instantly turned cold and murderous!

Gales swept through the crowd, and killing intent spread silently.

“Oh no… are they really going to fight?” Diamond Q, who had arrived behind the crowd, frowned tightly.

“This isn’t a wise choice. This is the territory of the Lingxu Domain. If they really fight, Lord Lingxu alone could cause us heavy casualties…”

“What on earth is this Red King thinking??”

As more and more figures gathered behind Chen Ling, the expressions of the six great knight orders turned incredibly ugly. They tensed their bodies, ready to deal with the attack of this group of Twilight Society lunatics at any moment!

Lord Lingxu’s peripheral vision caught the reaction of the knights around him, and his brows furrowed slightly…

A flash of doubt crossed his eyes.

Then, as if realizing something, he swept his gaze over Chen Ling’s back and then looked at Chen Ling, who was smiling in front of him.

“No wonder you had the confidence not to play chess with me…” Lord Lingxu said slowly. “So, you were prepared all along.”

“Facing you, the legendary strongest of the Nine Lords, one must always be cautious.”

The Captain of the Amber Knights stepped forward and leaned into Lord Lingxu’s ear: “Lord Lingxu, the chessboard has been fully activated. No one can leave this square… We can strike at any time.”

“Strike?”

Lord Lingxu snorted coldly. “Open your eyes and look, who… are you going to strike?”

Captain Amber was stunned, and the other captains also looked up ahead in confusion. Their eyes blinked, and the next second, the swarming crowd behind Chen Ling actually vanished into thin air… but as they blinked again, those people seemed to appear in their field of vision once more.

“This is…” The brows of several captains furrowed tightly.

At the same time, Jian Changsheng, Sun Bumian, Jiang Xiaohua, Spade 9, Plum 8, Spades Q, Heart J… the vision of these people also flickered slightly, the scene before them constantly flashing between illusion and reality. They were stunned, and deep confusion appeared in their eyes.

Bai Ye, who was to the side, seemed to have sensed something. His expression, which had just been heavy, suddenly turned into a light laugh.

“So that’s it…”

“‘Go if you want to’… So that’s what it meant.”

Diamond Q didn’t understand what he meant and was about to ask something, but the figure in red sitting at the very front tilted his head slightly to look at the crowd behind him…

The new Red King smiled and spoke:

“Everyone, this team-building event ends here for now…”

“Thank you all for your support and for showing up…”

“Until next time.”

Snap—

Chen Ling snapped his fingers lightly.

The next moment, the Twilight Society members seemed to finally sense something and looked down at their hands. At the same time, in the vision of everyone around them, their bodies actually turned into swirling storms!

The storms raged, swallowing the figures of the Twilight Society members and the shock in their eyes, finally disappearing into the void…

White Dove Square behind Chen Ling was empty,

and except for the four K-cards still standing there, the others seemed to have never appeared.

Tree shadows swayed. Under the gaze of the dumbfounded onlookers and knight orders, Chen Ling calmly tapped the cracked chessboard with the muzzle of his gun…

“Now, back to that question…”

“Do you…”

“still want to play chess with me?”