Blue Phoenix Chapter 89 - The Hunt

Leaving the two dead Saints behind, Hui Yue and Wan Qiao rushed further into the city with Lord Zhu and Lady Sun by their sides. The force behind them was getting denser and denser as more and more armies slowly folded into the flood of beasts who rushed towards the Imperial Castle. No beast in the city had anything to fight against as the humans had long since given up fighting now that they knew they could safely escape; not to mention the threat of the crusaders that hung above their heads. All of them silently agreed to head towards the castle. Perhaps they would find more soldiers there who were willing to fight; who were willing to give their lives for the sake of protecting the Royal Family.

Without paying too much attention, Hui Yue and Wan Qiao rushed forward as one Saint after another fell in line behind them. The entire army was soon gathered, and they all rushed towards the palace hoping to catch up with the Emperor and the Grand Marshall. Hui Yue knew there was a chance that they had already fled through a hidden tunnel somewhere, and that if this were the case, they would have vanished far away, but he could not help feeling that everything had gone far too smoothly for them. Had the Grand Marshall truly underestimated them so much that they would win so easily or was this their scheme? Hui Yue dared not believe it would be so easy, and he expected to find Saints and crusaders lying in wait every time they took a turn, yet no matter how far they went they saw no one. The city was empty; the citizens were long gone. Weapons, items, and valuables were laying all over. People grabbed everything they could while fleeing, but some things were lost during their escape.

While moving through the city, hours had passed before they finally stood in front of the massive Imperial Palace, which was built into the mountainside itself. No guards were visible at the front gates, but as they slowly traveled further and further in, Hui Yue found that a few loyal soldiers had stayed behind. All of them trembled full of

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