### Chapter 6: Female Emperor (3)
The crowd in the mountain stronghold let out a collective sigh of relief when Fatty and Trissa returned safely.
Just moments ago, they had witnessed a swarm of demons flying ominously overhead, especially those giant mosquito-like creatures hovering over the valley. Even a fool could tell they were gunning for the Human Emperor.
Their hearts raced with anxiety; they had no clue what was happening to Leng Yi, Fatty, and the others.
Morris even took the initiative to lead a charge against the Fallen Species, but alas, they were outnumbered and had the advantage of air superiority.
After a chaotic brawl, Morris had no choice but to retreat, leaving behind some fallen soldiers.
Fortunately, these demons seemed uninterested in the mountain stronghold. Otherwise, with their strength and numbers, surviving this catastrophe would have been impossible.
“What happened in the valley?” Morris asked, visibly relieved to see Fatty and Trissa safe.
Fatty quickly summarized the situation regarding the Human and Demon Emperors. Everyone was stunned to learn that the Human Emperor looked exactly like the Great King.
“Right now, our top priority is to find the Great King,” Fatty declared decisively.
Immediately, soldiers were dispatched to bring out a few hunting dogs. Adeline pulled some clothes from Lin Nan’s room for the dogs to sniff, and the tracking mission was officially underway.
Fatty took the lead, with Trissa as his second-in-command, and over two hundred soldiers followed them in search of the Great King’s whereabouts.
The remaining crowd in the stronghold was on high alert, ready to set up defenses against incoming demon attacks.
Meanwhile, the members of the Giant Wave Gang, without any latest orders from their leader, joined the mountain stronghold in constructing fortifications.
“Strange, it’s almost summer and it’s snowing?” Fatty noticed some ice crystals fluttering down from the sky, looking utterly perplexed.
But the scene felt oddly familiar; something flashed in his mind, but he couldn’t quite grasp it.
Trissa said, “Maybe it’s a result of the two having a magical duel in the skies.”
Fatty suddenly understood, “So it’s true what they say about the Human and Demon Emperors. We need to hurry!”
Not long after descending from the mountain, Fatty and his group encountered a horse-drawn carriage.
They assumed it was just a passerby and didn’t want to bother, but suddenly a young boy leapt out from the carriage, shouting, “Fatty! I want to see the Great King!”
Fatty spun around, shooting him a glare.
In this world, it was probably only the Great King who could call him by that nickname. Everyone else respectfully referred to him as “General Duan.”
Who does this kid think he is, acting so high and mighty?
But the moment Little Shiyuan’s face popped into view, Fatty froze, his anger melting away instantly.
Technically, this guy was the Great King’s husband; calling him Fatty was practically a given!
“Groom, what are you doing here? When you suddenly disappeared, we were all so worried!”
A few days ago, the Great King had disguised herself as “Woman in Red,” orchestrating Little Shiyuan’s plot to join her harem. Upon revealing her identity, Little Shiyuan had fainted in anger and then vanished.
Fatty figured he left out of frustration, so he didn’t think much of it.
Who would’ve guessed he’d show up now? Surely, he wasn’t plotting something fishy.
“I’ve thought long and hard about it. It’s really my lack of worldly experience. It’s not that my dear wife was wrong; I just didn’t grasp her deep intentions. Now that she wishes to acknowledge me as her husband, I want to share in my responsibilities as a man and help ease her burdens.”
Little Shiyuan seemed to be very thoughtful, even though his legs trembled slightly as he spoke to the bewildered Fatty and Trissa.
Nearby, a few black hunting dogs barked restlessly since they couldn’t dash off immediately.
“Groom, we’re on an urgent mission. It’s not safe over at the stronghold; I suggest you turn back and not come this way!” Fatty hurriedly said.
“What?” Little Shiyuan was taken aback.
He had thought that returning to the stronghold after a long journey would earn him the crowd’s support and a warm welcome.
Instead, this Fatty, who had always been so polite to him, was telling him to scram!
“Dear groom, please return! It’s too dangerous to linger here!” Trissa chimed in.
So, the others ignored him and sped away with the eager hunting dogs towards the distance.
Little Shiyuan stood dumbfounded for a moment, gritted his teeth, and unexpectedly took off after Fatty and the others. He couldn’t shake off the feeling that their urgency had something to do with “Woman in Red.”
At the same time, in the valley, the once-dry leaves and moss-covered ground transformed into a soggy mess with the start of the snowstorm.
Since spring began, the valley had been parched; the falling snowflakes melted away instantly, rarely leaving any accumulation.
However, even so, the sight of snow in June left everyone present utterly stunned.
Controlling the weather? Is this the Human Emperor’s power?
No, it couldn’t be that simple!
Liao Chen felt wary, quickening his movements.
The Demon-Slaying Grand Array was set up and had successfully trapped the Human Emperor and her companions. It looked like a mere cage on the surface, but in reality, it could continuously absorb energy from those ensnared.
Indeed, he didn’t need her to surrender; as long as she couldn’t escape the array, even a grand immortality master would have their powers stripped away.
That’s what made this upgraded Demon-Slaying Grand Array so terrifying.
“Your Majesty, give the orders! We’ll charge out together and create a path for you!”
The lead statue knelt before Lin Nan, the essence of their existence being loyalty to the Human Emperor.
After the lion statue was destroyed by the Demon-Slaying Grand Array, everyone trapped realized the severity of their situation.
After all, no one knew what the backup plan of this formation was, worrying that prolonged exposure would make the Demon Emperor’s tactics even more ruthless.
Once she transformed into the Human Emperor, Lin Nan’s strength and senses had significantly enhanced, so she wasn’t completely oblivious to the Grand Array’s true purpose.
However, she was contemplating how to play the Human Emperor part just right, so the system wouldn’t find any fault.
From the current situation, it seemed a slumbering ancient demon wouldn’t be so easily controlled by the enemy.
“Don’t! Just hold the rear for me!” Lin Nan rejected the statues’ eagerness to charge forward.
At that moment, she floated in the air with a rotating prayer bead spinning above her head.
With her arms outstretched, the very fabric of the world shifted.
An endless sea of dark clouds suddenly billowed above the Fallen Species, completely shrouding the bright sky.
