The Immortal's Wine Store

Chapter 565: Before the War

In the Desert Region, an army of ten million soldiers stood in attention. The faces of the soldiers were covered in sweat because of the sweltering heat. However, none of them complained.

At the forefront of this huge army, there were four figures seated before a table. The only thing that shielded them from the glaring heat was a huge umbrella that hovered above them.

"Hecate should have noticed that Elena had left the forest. That guy is seriously obsessed with her so he might be here in a few hours. Our soldiers should be enough to handle their men and the only one I'm worried about is Lilith. We don't know for sure if she would allow us to kill Hecate. I'm not even sure if we could kill that man." Asmodeus rubbed his temples.

Hecate was known in Asgard as the Walking Fortress. That man's physical body was immune to any form of physical damage and he even has a Celestial-rank armor which enhanced his sturdiness and defense.

"Jiu Shen and I will take care of Hecate. You two have to finish off Troy and Sebastian as quickly as you can. I don't believe that we could not kill him if all four of us join hands in fighting him!" Jian Wang muttered under his breath.

"Elena, where is Elyssier?" Jiu Shen suddenly asked.

Elena turned her gaze towards Jiu Shen and smiled. "She's with the treants. That girl is not good at plotting military tactics so just let her be."

Jiu Shen nodded his head.

There were five Celestials in their army, including the spirit body of the Eonic Ragarwood Tree, Elyssier. Her strength is at the mid stage of the Celestial God Realm so her help was necessary to achieve victory. It was a good thing that she came with them of her own accord.

The four of them discussed their battle strategies for several hours, but they still couldn't come up with a way to eliminate Hecate. The man was almost unkillable based on Asmodeus' description.

In truth, Jiu Shen wasn't that worried about Hecate. He was confident that he could stop the man all by himself. The one that worries him the most was the mysterious Lord of Asgard. According to Asmodeus, he had only seen the Lord of Asgard once and he only said a few lines about the Lord.

He is a god!

Jiu Shen wasn't sure about this claim, but somehow, there was some truth to his words.

Suddenly, all four of them stared into the distance.

"He's here!" Asmodeus stood up with his eyebrows furrowed. He then grabbed the Array Formations that he had prepared and threw them in all directions.

Elena hid behind Jiu Shen and peeked over his shoulders.

Soldiers wearing red armor blotted the skies. A man dressed in fiery crimson armor was leading them. He had a wide smile on his face as he looked down at the huge army in the Desert Region.

"Elena, I told you that I would take you as my bride the moment you leave that forest. Are you here to wait for my proposal?" He said as he stared at Elena who was hiding behind Jiu Shen.

Hecate's face turned cold when he saw Elena in close proximity to someone of the opposite gender. He eyed the young man with long silver hair with palpitating killing intent.

"You must be Hecate? Unfortunately, Elena is not here for your proposal. You see, she's more interested in my friend here." Jian Wang chuckled as he winked at Jiu Shen.

Asmodeus almost collapsed when he heard Jian Wang provoking Hecate in such a manner. 'What are you doing, dumbass?! Why are you needlessly angering that war maniac?!'

Hecate's face turned dark, but he soon let out a smile. "Is that so? To tell you the truth, I'm not just here to take back Elena. The Lord has commanded me to come here for a specific matter."

His loud voice echoed throughout the Desert Region.

Asmodeus frowned upon hearing this. He also felt his heart tightening as he stepped forward. "What do you mean, Hecate?!"

If the Lord of Asgard was involved, things might become more complicated.

Hecate grinned as he turned his gaze towards Asmodeus. "The Lord hates traitors the most. He told me to punish the traitor, Asmodeus, and to rain terror in the Primordial God Realm to announce the presence of Asgard to everyone! Hahaha!"

A hideous expression warped on Hecate's rigid face. He then grabbed a crimson helmet from out of nowhere and wore it. "This is my betrothal gift to you, Elena! The blood of those ants and the heads of your friends!"

Troy and Sebastian who were both hovering behind Hecate were stunned. That wasn't what they discussed yesterday at all!

"This... Hall Master, what about the gifts that we prepared yesterday?" Troy sent a voice transmission to Hecate. They even prepared the most valuable items and brought their army as an entourage.

Hecate stiffened when he heard the voice transmission. He glared at Troy, making the man shut his mouth right away.

Hecate gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do. The Lord of Asgard sent him a sudden mission just a few hours before they left Asgard.

"Asmodeus, you filthy traitor! I, Hecate, the Hall Master of the Hall of Might will punish you for betraying the Lord!" Hecate bellowed as he took out a huge burning hammer and a sturdy crimson shield.

Seeing that war was about to break loose, everyone became anxious.

The Heaven Sword Army grabbed their swords, while the soldiers of Asmodeus and Elena also took out their weapons.

Asmodeus immediately activated the Array Formations around the Desert Region and put on a defensive talisman that he had made for himself.

Jiu Shen donned a Celestial-rank plain white armor that was made by Asmodeus. He then summoned his Baleful Dragon Sacred Sword.

The tense atmosphere intensified when he glared at the towering figure dressed in crimson armor.