The Luckiest Dumb Doctor

Chapter 681: Chapter 681 Various Forces_1 Chapter 681: Chapter 681 Various Forces_1 “`

As the middle-aged man with the mutton chop beard bellowed his command, people from the Bright Church pulled out their swords to face the opposition without wasting half a word in dialogue, charging forward.

“Damn it! If we’re going to die, let’s die, but no one gets through before the Dragon King arrives!”

“Right! In eighteen years, I’ll be a hero again, let’s all go at them together, brothers!”

“We absolutely can’t let these people look down on us!”

Every faction under the banner of the Dragon King’s Palace clenched their teeth and had no choice but to brace themselves and join the fray.

After all, the only option before them was this one path; if they chose to flee, then what awaited them would be the punishment of the Dragon King’s Palace.

Better to fight it out than to die either way.

Having realized this, all the major forces faced the difficulties head-on and soon clashed with the people from the Bright Church.

In an instant, outside the gates of the Fairy House Cave Mansion, there was a flash of swords and shadows of blades, and screams filled the air; in just a brief encounter, nearly a hundred suffered death or injury.

Initially, these major forces could barely contend with the people from the Bright Church.

But as time passed, they gradually came to realize that their strength was far inferior to their opponents’.

In less than five minutes, the people of the Bright Church overwhelmed and wiped out more than half of their forces.

In contrast, the factions of the Dragon King’s Palace were beaten back, decisively outmatched.

“Hiss! These people really overestimate themselves, how dare they go head-to-head with the people of the Bright Church?”

“Aren’t they just a bunch of losers riding on others’ coattails? If it weren’t for the Dragon King’s Palace backing them, they wouldn’t dare make a move even if they had a hundred times the courage.”

“I don’t think it’ll be long before they can’t hold out anymore, and once the people from the Bright Church charge in, we’ll follow right after them!”

“Fight on! The more that die, the better for us; the competition will lessen as well!”

The onlookers around were pointing and making comments, with none of them intending to lift a finger.

Among the crowd, there was a team of over a thousand people standing a hundred meters away, silent and expressionless, witnessing everything unfolding before them.

“Colonel, when do we move out?”

One of the men in cloaks suddenly turned his head to ask.

The middle-aged man with the mutton chop beard snorted coldly, “No rush! Let them bite each other like dogs first, when both sides are worn down, that’ll be our best chance to strike!”

Without a doubt, these were all troops from Cherrywood and the West Union, who had also arrived early around the Fairy House Cave Mansion.

Just to avoid exposing their identities and intentions, they didn’t move forward but stood hundreds of meters away, watching the changes unfold.

This time, their purpose was not just to seize the treasures within the Fairy House Cave Mansion.

More importantly, they were looking for an opportunity to assassinate the Dragon King, to take over the resources of the Dragon King’s Palace completely and re-contest the territory of the Eight countries in Southeast.

One of the blue-eyed men from the West Union licked his lips, impatient to act, and said:

“If it weren’t for fear of affecting the overall situation, I’d rush in and kill left and right!”

Someone beside him rolled their eyes and couldn’t help but retort:

“What’s the point fighting these jellyfish? We should fight people like the Dragon King—that fits our status!”

“Exactly! Our great Cherrywood wouldn’t stoop to engage with these wastes of space!”

“Just you wait! It won’t be long before the Dragon King shows up!”

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Because they knew all too well that the Dragon King’s Palace had issued an order at the very first moment, forbidding anyone from entering the Fairy House Cave Mansion ahead of time.

In plain terms, they eyed the treasures inside the Fairy House Cave Mansion, deciding to claim them as their own and unwilling to share a piece of the pie with others.

This time, the people from the Bright Church directly took action, killing so many of their Dragon King’s Palace’s men. The Dragon King lurking behind the scenes would definitely not let them off easily.

When the two sides eventually fought, one would surely suffer losses, and they could hide behind the scenes and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

At the same time, on the other side of the great desert, there was a nearly three-thousand-strong army in black robes, fully equipped and ready for action.

At the very front of the troop was a majestic sweat-blooded steed, upon which sat a fully armed middle-aged man.

He fiddled with the curved knife at his waist and, with a fierce look on his face, gazed intently at the fierce battle taking place not far away inside the Fairy House Cave Mansion.

“Interesting! The people from the Bright Church have actually moved in so quickly!

It’s a pity that the real troops of the Dragon King’s Palace haven’t shown up yet, what they’re up against now are merely minor soldiers.”

Hearing these words, a subordinate beside him nodded, smiling with disdain, “Sky Dragon General, I think we too can take action now! Just get past those forces of the Dragon King’s Palace, and we might even be able to join the Bright Church’s people in rushing in!”

Inside the Fairy House Cave Mansion lay a large number of magical treasures and various miraculous elixirs, which could definitely provide a significant boost to their strength.

Therefore, the sooner they got there, the better for them; if they were even slightly delayed, they might be preempted by the people from the Bright Church.

Moreover, their current position was on the very outskirts of the great desert.

There were nearly ten thousand people barricading the way ahead, and even if they set off after the Bright Church’s people had entered, it would still take at least fifteen minutes to arrive.

Under such circumstances, even being a minute late could cause them tremendous losses.

However, the Sky Dragon General shook his head, dismissing that notion. He looked around, his face flickering with suspicion, and said:

“As the saying goes, ‘While the praying mantis catches the cricket, the oriole lies in wait.’ Those who rush in first may not necessarily get their hands on anything!

With so many competing for the Fairy House Cave Mansion, do you think they’ll let the Bright Church’s people complete their task so easily?

Everyone outside may put on a show of giving face to the Bright Church due to the power backing them.

But once they actually enter the Fairy House Cave Mansion, no one cares about that anymore.

In their eyes, there are only the resources inside the Fairy House Cave Mansion, so at least for an hour, the people from the Bright Church won’t have an easy time.

And don’t forget that the Dragon King’s Palace’s men have been watching from behind!

Who knows what they’re plotting, perhaps planning to capture all who come in one fell swoop!”

The Sky Dragon General was a subordinate of the Dark Legion. He too was enticed by the Fairy House Cave Mansion.

However, enticing as it was, he thought things through very clearly on his way there; the secret of the Fairy House Cave Mansion was discovered by the Dragon King of the Dragon King’s Palace.

Logically, he wouldn’t recklessly spread the news for all to know.

He should be keeping all the glory for himself, claiming the treasures within.

Yet he did the exact opposite, not keeping it a secret but instead attracting so many people here.

It was hard not to speculate that the true intent of the Dragon King’s Palace was to gather everyone from the Eight countries in Southeast and catch them all in one net.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Sky Dragon General, this operation must be executed with the utmost caution; they absolutely couldn’t capsize the boat in the gutter!