Chapter 2241 - Despairing Gao Shang! (1/2)
Chapter 2241: Despairing Gao Shang!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
In the explosion, the two generals had been badly injured, and when they took in the scene of devastation around them, they lost the will to fight and joined the army in fleeing to the north.
“No! We have to quickly find Master!”
Zhao Kan suddenly stopped, his face grave.
Even though it was all over, he was no ordinary soldier. And it wasn’t as though everyone in Youzhou was so lacking in loyalty. An Lushan could still claim to have some faithful subordinates.
“The war is over, but if we find Master and quickly depart, there could still be an opportunity for a comeback!”
“This… mm!” Baizhen Tuoluo hesitated before clenching his teeth and nodding.
Over the last few years, An Lushan had always treated them rather well. To abandon An Lushan at this time and flee alone would be to deeply wrong him.
“Over there!”
The two of them scanned the battlefield and saw a familiar figure some seven thousand feet away, floating in the air.
An Lushan was still wearing the World Armor, and it appeared that the armor had neutralized the majority of the shock. His hair simply appeared disheveled, and he apparently had sustained some minor injuries.
Floating in the air, he looked down at the ground with a slack expression. It was as if he was still lost in the midst of that massive explosion.
But anyone close by would be able to see that An Lushan’s lips were trembling, and he was mumbling the same phrase over and over…
“Impossible, impossible. We are the master of the world and could never lose to him…”
“Master!”
“Master!”
“Now is not the time to stand around! Hurry and get out of here! So long as there are still green hills, there will still be wood to burn!”
Disregarding everything else, the two of them anxiously cried out as they seized two horses and rode over to An Lushan.
Finally, seemingly recognizing their voices, An Lushan began to slowly come to his senses, his eyes coming back into focus.
“An Lushan, you think you can escape?” A cold and aloof voice rumbled through the fortress.
Bang!
Hearing Wang Chong’s cold voice, An Lushan came completely to his senses. Whoosh! Before Zhao Kan and Baizhen Tuoluo could get close, An Lushan shot off into the north like a frightened bird.
“！！！”
“!!!”
Seeing An Lushan instantly leave them far behind, Zhao Kan and Baizhen Tuoluo were rendered speechless, their mouths dropping.
The two of them were certain that An Lushan had passed over their heads just now, but in the entire process, An Lushan had not even glanced at them, only caring about running for his life.
“Let’s go!”
There was an indescribable sensation in their hearts, but the Tang army was coming and there was no time to be concerned about such things. Spurring their horses, they madly fled toward the north.
The army was in a complete retreat, and those that couldn’t escape faced death. But as everyone fled, no one noticed that amidst the debris and bodies, a middle-aged scholar was silently watching this all unfold, appearing so dejected and soulless that he appeared like a walking corpse.
In this battle, as Gao Shang was a civil official, he had been left in the rear, so he had managed to avoid the heart of the explosion.
More importantly, when the explosion happened, countless soldiers had lunged forward, using their bodies to protect Gao Shang.
Even so, Gao Shang didn’t feel fortunate over having survived. All he felt was infinite sorrow and despair.
Gao Shang saw the fleeing alliance army and saw An Lushan fly past his head without even glancing at him, and he watched as the Tang army surged forward, seething with killing intent…
“Impossible, absolutely impossible!
“How did this happen…” Gao Shang muttered.
The army had lost!
Gao Shang was like a deflating leather ball, completely drained of strength. Thump! His legs went weak, and he dropped to his knees.
Gao Shang no longer appeared like that farsighted and confident advisor.
“Was I really wrong? Were the divinations wrong? Was An Lushan not the future true dragon?”
Gao Shang raised his head to the skies, his eyes filled with pain.
The outcome of the battle was secondary, and he cared little about his life.
What he found hardest to accept was that what he had considered the culmination of half his life’s work had ultimately been nothing more than a moon in the water.
“Impossible! Was I really… wrong?”
Gao Shang stared into the depths of the sky. In the world of stars, he could see that the star that was An Lushan’s, which had been beginning to show violet Qi, the image of the true dragon, had seemed to sustain a heavy blow. The violet Qi had scattered, and the form of the black dragon had reemerged.
And that black dragon… seemed to be even weaker than before.