My Shadow Betrays Me And Becomes The Shadow Lord Overnight

Chapter 35: Chapter 28: Fighting Magic with Magic

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Zhang Yun thought about it for a long time.

In the end, he chose Option A.

There was no other choice. Sister Silver Wolf’s Revolutionary Army had too little high-end combat power. Even if Kanan was an unstable time bomb, Zhang Yun and Fjolm still had to think of a way to win him over.

Otherwise, with Brother Shadow’s current abilities, he would not be a match for the Five Dragon Generals.

The ‘Personal Interference’ Option was also restricted.

And…

With the threat of being assassinated by the mage of the Five Dragon Generals, Zhang Yun and Fjolm would likely repeat the ending of the second round. The shadow orb would strike the two again without them being able to fight back.

Zhang Yun would lose either way.

He might as well choose a strategy that had a higher chance of winning. Fighting magic with magic, and counter-attacking poison with another poison!

[You told Kanan your background and identity. You then invited him to the border to join the Revolutionary Army of the Ice Kingdom. If Kanan helped your forces defeat the Royal Army at the border, he would have the chance to meet the Ice Emperor. This could protect the lives of the 32 children from the Maple Leaf Clan.]

[As one of the Five Dragon Generals, Kanan started to hesitate. However, when he remembered the children he had spent so much time with, Kanan realized that if he couldn’t find a backer, the children wouldn’t be able to escape the fate of being sacrificed by the Flame Emperor. In the end, he agreed to your request and joined the Revolutionary Army.]

[You set off to immediately leave the Flaming Canyon and head to the border of Ventaginya Kingdom in the south.]

[On the way, you asked Kanan if he knew the specific reason why the Flame Emperor had to sacrifice the ‘Ice Kingdom’ in order to save the volcanic region.]

[Kanan shook his head. He expressed his lack of knowledge about these things. But with his understanding of the Flame Emperor, he would never joke about this matter. This shouldn’t be a trick.]

[You inquired again. If the Flame Emperor couldn’t find these 32 children and couldn’t activate the sacrificial array, would he give up the plan to invade the Ice Kingdom? Could the civilians of the volcanic area, including Kanan and these 32 children, continue to live?]

[You tried to confirm his allegiance. If Kanan didn’t sacrifice his clan, not only would Kanan and those children die, but everyone in the volcanic land would also die. On the contrary, by sacrificing the children, Kanan could save everyone else. Would he help the Flame Emperor again?]

[Just like that, under your continuous deep interrogation, Kanan gave his answer.]

[Kanan wouldn’t return to help the Flame Emperor. He would only fight for these 32 children.]

[Because…although Kanan didn’t know what kind of tribulation the volcanic land was going to suffer, he got an important piece of information from the Flame Emperor.]

[As long as the volcanic area was willing to sacrifice 90% of its population, this disaster could be stopped.]

[But the Flame Emperor was the same as Kanan. Garukasa was also a selfish person. Be it the operation to sacrifice the virgin boys and girls or the plan to invade the Ice Kingdom, they were all sacrifices and risks he made to protect 90% of his people in the volcanic region.]

[Let the people of the Ice Kingdom and the children who were sacrificed suffer in the place of the other people of the volcanic land. This was the Flame Emperor’s original intention.]

Zhang Yun looked at the words in front of him. His conversation with Kanan appeared in his mind.

When it came to whether or not Kanan would return to help the Flame Emperor, his face was full of pity. It was as if he sympathized with those people in the volcanic area, but his eyes were unusually firm.

This guy…

Kanan was a good father who would rather give up the world to protect his precious people…

However, he was not a good general who would consider the national interests…

Zhang Yun sighed.

At this moment, he wanted to shout, “This simulation is set.”

However, when Zhang Yun thought about the real reason why the Flame Emperor invaded the Ice Kingdom and the fact that he had to bear such a huge responsibility and difficulties, his excitement was completely washed away.

What if Zhang Yun’s world became a volcanic land? What would happen if he stepped onto the Flame Emperor’s or Kanan’s shoes? What choices would he make?

Would he make sacrifices for the greater good like the Flame Emperor?

Or would he be like Kanan? Would he betray the world for the sake of his loved ones?

He would probably choose the second option, wouldn’t he?

In the end, Zhang Yun was similar to the Flame Emperor and Kanan. He was also a selfish person…

He was not a great saint who could sacrifice anything…

And the simulation this time…

Zhang Yun also firmly stood by the side of Sister Silver Wolf, whom he met earlier…

[After several days of travel, you and Kanan finally left the territory of the volcanic land and brought those children to the territory of the Ice Kingdom.]

[However, the Flame Emperor already received news of the death of Dark Knight Leon. He also knew that Kanan disobeyed orders and escaped from the Flaming Canyon.]

[The Flame Emperor knew he couldn’t send the Dragon Cavalry. They were still extremely weak and didn’t have the ability to eliminate you. He could only instruct Dark Knight Leon’s Unit to leave the border of the volcanic land and stop you at all costs.]

[Although the Dark Knights were impressive as a whole, they didn’t have the reliable commanding ability of Dark Knight Leon, nor did they have the powerful ability to open up a path with a single shot.]

[The heavily armored knights who caught up were quickly entangled by the Shadow Legion you summoned, and they were unable to escape.]

[When Hero Kanan, who had the strength to crush everyone, entered the field, he eliminated all of the Dark Knights as if he was merely slicing through melons and vegetables.]

[In the end, after killing all the soldiers of the Dark Knights, you and Kanan brought the children of the Maple Leaf Clan and successfully returned to the main stronghold of the Silver Wolf Bandits.]

[You quickly explain the situation of Kanan and the others to Fjolm. You reminded Fjolm that the Flame Emperor would not let this matter go easily. Your faction must immediately send scouts to the north and guard against any surprise attack.]

[Simultaneously, your group needed to lay out traps and ambush the mage with Teleportation ability. His assassination attempt must be prevented.]

[At this time, Hero Kanan was doubtful. Based on what he knew, the mage among the Five Dragon Generals was just an ordinary Dark Mage.]

[Kanan asked why do you think the mage could teleport.]

[Choose an option.]

[A: Tell Kanan the truth about seeing the mage use this ability prior to your rebirth.]

[B: Lie and claim that you saw the mage before and knew that he deliberately hid his ability from Kanan and the others.]

[C: Do not give any explanation. Just tell Kanan to listen to you and ambush the other party.]

[Special: Personally interfere (Prohibited)]

F*ck?

Zhang Yun was wondering why the Flame Emperor didn’t ask the mage to teleport and deal with him and Kanan. He could have delayed Zhang Yun and waited for the Dragon Cavalry to arrive!

As it turned out, they didn’t even know that the purple-robed mage had such a heaven-defying power!

Then?

Could the mage be hiding his ability to teleport as his trump card? Did he only take the initiative to reveal it so that he could kill the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Fjolm?

What did the mage want to do?

Shouldn’t the mage have told the Flame Emperor about it and made good use of this ability?

Or perhaps?

Was Zhang Yun’s judgment wrong?

Did that historical document about the past of the Ice Kingdom record a piece of inaccurate information?

The real purple-robed mage was someone else. He might not be a mage from the Prongia Empire. Someone else was turned into a scapegoat?!