Chapter - 1443

“Looks like I’ve really underestimated you, Julian Thisleton,” said General Maples with a snicker. “But no matter. No accident is worth mentioning in the face of absolute power.”

Julian refused to accept the truth. “How… How could you have withstood the King’s Technique? That’s impossible unless you’re King Class. But… But you’re not much stronger than I am. You’re not King Class!”

With a smirk, General Maples gave his own body a shake.

His coat crumbled and fell to the ground in pieces.

Surrounding his body was shiny armor.

“This is Lundr’s latest bulletproof armor. If it can stop bullets, what more can I say about physical attacks? It shielded me against most of yours.”

“Arghhhh!”

Julian let out a cry of rage.

He had lost to Lundr’s technology once again.

“Alright. Enough nonsense,” General Maples said. “Your time has come.”

“Wait!” Julian hurriedly yelled. “I give up! | surrender!”

General Maples might have been injured, but he was still a warrior.

Julian, however, was now crippled.

It would be a piece of cake for General Maples to kill him.

Giving up was the only way Julian could save himself.

The people of Eurasia were mind-blown by Julian’s declaration.

Many of them stood up and stared at him in disbelief, refusing to accept such an outcome.

To them, Julian still had the strength to fight, but was instead choosing to give up.

It was too humiliating.

On top of that, they would have to hand the Southern Archipelago over to General Maples.

They’re robbing us of our rights!

Julian Thisleton is a traitor!

They began to hurl insults at the man.

The Lundrian army now behaved completely differently.

They were initially on the brink of defeat, but the tides had now turned.

Words couldn’t describe their excitement.

Many Lundrians were even so stirred up that they began to cry.

They screamed General Maples’ name loud and far, their voices resonating across the Southern Archipelago.

General Maples waved his hand towards his men.

The army instantly quieted down.

“You’ve lost, Julian Thisleton. It’s time for you to deliver what has been promised,” General Maples declared. “Hand the Southern Archipelago over to Lundr. Eurasia’s always taken pride in their honesty and integrity; you’re not thinking of walking out on the deal, are you?”

The Eurasian army fell silent.

They were truly out of options now.

If they chose not to hand the islands over, Eurasia’s reputation would be severely damaged. The country would be scorned across the globe, and its future would be at stake.

However, if they were to give up the islands, Eurasia’s sovereignty would be incomplete.

In fact, more enemies would eventually split the nation apart.

Emily gritted her teeth in anger. “What a loser. You can’t even beat a foreigner. Why would I want you?”

She had initially thought of using Julian to humiliate Zeke and Lacey.

But now, that no longer seemed possible.

Lacey subconsciously turned to Zeke. “Do you have any ways to keep the islands, Zeke? We can’t let them fall in Lundr’s hands no matter what.”

Zeke nodded with a smile. “Don’t worry. I’ve figured out a plan long ago.”

“Heh! What can a cripple like him do? Bow at our enemies’ feet?” Emily scoffed. “Our only option is to have Ares fight for our sake now. Who knows? They might just give in and no longer try to obtain the islands because Ares is King Class.”