novelraw Chapter 267 - 24: The Rebellious Military God Baludopa (Part 2)
Chapter 267 - 24: The Rebellious Military God Baludopa (Part 2)
In fact.
The Military God, Baludopa, had done exactly that.
Upon receiving Flame Emperor Galukasa’s order to open three fronts, he had immediately rushed to the Imperial Royal City to request command. He sought to serve Galukasa with unwavering loyalty and crush all enemies of the Gulad Empire.
However, his fervent loyalty to Flame Emperor Galukasa and the Gulad Empire was met with a flippant remark from the emperor: "You should retire."
To make matters worse, he was struck by an incredibly bizarre Sealing Magic from Nesia, which stripped him of all his Extraordinary Power and turned him into a helpless cripple, unable to defend himself from danger.
How could he tolerate that?
It might be hard to believe, but Baludopa, the Imperial Military God, actually endured it.
He didn’t seem to care about Flame Emperor Galukasa’s treacherous act—casting him aside after he was no longer needed—nor did he care that he had become a cripple, unable to use his Extraordinary Power.
However.
The Military God, Baludopa, absolutely could not tolerate Flame Emperor Galukasa’s madness in provoking the Divine Chosen Lords everywhere.
Especially not letting someone like Nesia, who clearly harbored ill intentions, run rampant in the Imperial Capital and drag the entire Gulad Empire into peril.
After all, the one he had sworn allegiance to was never Galukasa himself. It was the brilliant and wise old Flame Emperor, and the Gulad Empire that the title of Flame Emperor represented.
Therefore, when the Military God, Baludopa, learned that the player faction known as the "Holy Empire" had already occupied the empire’s Northern Territory and was about to launch an attack on the Central Region,
he immediately leveraged the prestige and connections he had built up over many years at Eagle Fortress.
He had everyone collectively surrender to Qin Feng.
Of course, they didn’t intend to throw themselves completely into the arms of the Holy Empire, to take up arms against their former comrades and kin, or to plunder the wealth and treasures of their own homeland.
Instead, they wanted to borrow the power of the Divine Chosen Lord, Tingfeng, to knock some sense into the obstinate Flame Emperor Galukasa. They wanted to make him cease his current foolishness—dispatching troops to smash the Lord’s Halls of the Lord Players—which was continuously enraging the Deities.
Even if this action might shatter Flame Emperor Galukasa’s dream of becoming the "Heaven’s Chosen Ruler,"
the Military God, Baludopa, didn’t care.
After all,
if they couldn’t properly handle these Lord Players chosen by the Deities,
then their Gulad Empire might very well be completely erased from this Plane of existence by those Powerful Deities,
just like the ancient civilizations that had mysteriously vanished throughout history.
At that point,
forget about being the Heaven’s Chosen Ruler;
Flame Emperor Galukasa wouldn’t even be able to save his favorite pet dog.
After understanding the Military God Baludopa’s inner thoughts, especially the specific reasons for his decisive defection, Qin Feng couldn’t help but exclaim aloud:
"Good heavens!"
"So that’s how it is!"
"Truly worthy of the name Imperial Military God. To have such guts in the face of a major crisis, turning traitor just like that!"
’Unfortunately, the Imperial Military God Baludopa is currently surrendering as a "village native," not as one of my Divine Chosen Heroes.’
’So I can’t see his detailed stats panel for now.’
’And I have no idea what kind of Magic Seal Nesia placed on this legendary old-timer, this War God incarnate.’
’I’ll have to wait until the Military God, Baludopa, is completely won over by my charisma and immense power, willingly becoming a soul-bound, 100% loyal Divine Chosen Hero. Only then will I have a chance to find a way to break the Magic Seal on his Extraordinary Power.’
’As for that group of old-timers, the previous generation’s Five Dragon Generals...’
’Although their strength has degenerated considerably due to their advanced age, they are still among the top combatants in the entire Lord World.’
’Combined with my Divine-level Talent, "Evil Aura," which affects all allied units...’
’These guys are just missing a Winged Dragon Beast to perfectly complement them.’
’Otherwise...’
’...they could all possess the same supreme combat power and top-tier kiting ability as Royal Dragon Cavalry.’
’They could easily take an enemy general’s head from within a ten-thousand-strong army...’
’...and then retreat unscathed.’
’Without shedding a single drop of blood.’
As for the remaining ordinary soldiers and Extraordinary Soldiers, there wasn’t much to say.
Qin Feng’s plan for them...
...was to convert as many as possible into his Divine Chosen Soldiers.
If these native Imperial soldiers were unwilling,
Qin Feng wouldn’t force them.
Moreover,
as long as they didn’t betray him or cause trouble in the future,
Qin Feng wouldn’t interfere with their future decisions about staying in or leaving the army, nor would he force them to become cannon fodder in his Divine Chosen Army.
In any case, it was all about maintaining the persona of a benevolent monarch.
"Alright."
"Eagle Fortress is considered taken."
"Next, we’ll march directly into the empire’s Central Region and launch a Strong Attack on the Imperial Royal City—which is practically an empty city—as well as the surrounding subsidiary cities and fortresses."
"As long as we can take the Imperial Capital’s Royal City..."
"...we can let MC unlock the Extraordinary Dragon Cavalry he’s been dreaming of."
With this in mind, Qin Feng waved his hand. With no intention of resting, he immediately ordered the Divine Chosen Army to march on toward the empire’s Central Region.
「Meanwhile.」
Nesia had already used Teleportation to return from the Dragon Realm to the Imperial Royal City.
"Damn it!"
"I knew these ’players’ from the Otherworld couldn’t be trusted!"
"I still have to handle this myself!"
With that said, Nesia gritted her teeth and summoned the Envious Mages, who wielded Powerful Magic. She ordered them to head to Eagle Fortress, which connected the Imperial Central Region to the Northern Territory, and resist the approaching army of the Holy Empire.
"Uhh..."
"Lady Nesia..."
"Eagle Fortress has already fallen..."
"That guy named Tingfeng is leading his Holy Empire army, and they’re heading for the Gulad Empire’s Imperial Royal City..."
Nesia: "???"
"Fallen?"
"What about the Duke of the Northern Territory’s rebel forces?"
"And what about the group of old-generation Five Dragon Generals who were guarding Eagle Fortress?"
The Black Robe Mage, who had degenerated into a believer of the God of Envy, replied in a low, trembling voice:
"Lady Nesia..."
"The Duke of the Northern Territory’s rebel forces have been wiped out by the enemy..."
"The captive soldiers who weren’t killed in battle have all defected to the Holy Empire’s side, becoming our enemies..."
"As for Eagle Fortress..."
"Under the leadership of the Military God, Baludopa—the one you completely crippled with your scheme..."
"...the old-generation Five Dragon Generals have all defected to the Holy Empire’s side as well..."
"They’re fighting alongside Tingfeng’s Holy Empire army, and together they’ve already convinced several cities and fortresses in the empire’s Central Region to surrender and be occupied..."
Nesia: "??????"
’No!’
’What the fuck is this?!’
’So I leave home for a little while, and the whole house gets torn down by the enemy?’
’And another thing!’
’Who in the world is this Divine Chosen Lord, Tingfeng?’
’How is he so terrifyingly strong?’
’In such a short time, he not only crushed the vanguard that attacked the Minotaur Kingdom, but also crushed the Duke of the Northern Territory’s massive rebel army!’
’He’s more like an Evil God Believer than an actual Evil God Believer!’
As she thought of this, a sudden ominous premonition struck Nesia. ’Could it be? Am I going to be completely wrecked by this Tingfeng guy?’
’Damn it!’
’My judgment was wrong!’
’I never should have listened to that guy "Pride" and his bullshit!’
’I should have just hit them with a Heavy Punch from the start, eliminated these highly unpredictable but not-yet-fully-grown Divine Chosen Lords, and then focused all my energy on slowly dealing with our most troublesome enemy, the Gulad Empire!’
Having thought this, Nesia turned to the Black Robe Mage beside her and spoke quickly:
"Abby!"
"Relay my orders!"
"Have all our Evil God Believers hidden within the empire mobilize!"
"Crush this Divine Chosen Lord named Tingfeng!"
The Envious Mage named Abby asked in confusion:
"All of them?"
"Lady Nesia?"
"Won’t this be a little too... brazen?"
Nesia gritted her teeth and said:
"Yes!"
"All of them!"
"I’ve had enough of these stupid teammates!"
"That idiot, the Duke of the Northern Territory, has definitely revealed my identity as an Evil God Believer to Tingfeng anyway!"
"And he will definitely use that ’chat channel’ thing to tell the other Divine Chosen Lords about my identity, which will then lead to the high-ranking nobles of other countries and Flame Emperor Galukasa learning my secret!"
"Hiding my identity doesn’t matter anymore!"
"Besides!"
"The greatest threat, Flame Emperor Galukasa, has already been trapped by Ventecenia’s special Magic Array!"
"He won’t be able to escape anytime soon!"
"The military losses of the two strongest nations have also been extremely severe!"
"As long as we then go and open all the Void Gates within the empire, and then find a way to open some of the Void Gates in Ventecenia, we can plunge the whole world into the chaos of the Evil God’s scourge once more!"
"They won’t be able to stop us right away!"
"And we can take our time dealing with these problems!"