novelraw Chapter 20 War Arrives
Chapter 20 War Arrives
Krillin didn't really understand what a hero was!
But he vaguely understood that the Kingdom of Ruhr might not be destroyed.
Moreover, after listening to the special envoy from the capital, he knew what he should do now.
Where should the statue of a deity be placed?
That's a church, of course.
There is a church in Blackwater City belonging to the Holy See of Light. Although the Holy See of Light has been gone for a thousand years, the Kingdom of Ruhr still preserves the church.
Furthermore, due to the presence of the Illuminati in the capital, the "miracles" of the Holy See of Light would appear from time to time, indicating that the Holy See of Light was about to reappear in the world.
But as a bronze-level warrior, Blackwater City Lord Kurin knew that those so-called "miracles" were nothing more than tricks by the Illuminati to deceive the people!
But this time, everything is different; a miracle seems to be truly about to occur.
Inside the Church of Light in Blackwater City.
The abstract statue symbolizing the Holy Throne of Light was removed and replaced with a lifelike statue of a man.
He was handsome and tall, the successor to the Throne of Light, the God of Light, Ai.
The royal envoy addressed the crowd gathered at the church, briefly recounting the princess's pilgrimage and the birth of the God of Light. He then used a remarkably effective light purification spell to convince everyone of the God of Light's ascension to the throne.
Above the capital of the Kingdom of Ruhr, in the hidden golden kingdom, Ai noticed a significant increase in faith points and turned her gaze toward Blackwater City.
They saw the densely packed orc army outside the city, and also the crowd kneeling in worship in the church.
Finally, His gaze fell upon the city lord, Kurin. This city lord did not have a deep faith in the God of Light, but his pure and bright soul had already shown his stance.
"She's a good character!"
As Ai spoke, she pointed at Kurin.
The next moment, a golden light shone from the small statue in the Blackwater City church and entered Kurin's body.
In that instant, Kulin realized that his strength, which had been trapped at the upper level of the purple copper realm for several years, was loosening and was rapidly increasing at an incredible speed.
Lower Silver tier, Middle Silver tier, and finally stopped at Upper Silver tier!
Kulin bowed deeply in gratitude, while Ai nodded in satisfaction.
That's more like it!
A significant disparity in strength between the opposing side and the player can greatly impact the player's gaming experience.
Let this guy hold off the upper-tier silver boss in the orc army!
All the players need to do is use their immortality to continuously whittle down the orcs' ordinary soldiers!
As for the other side sending a stronger opponent, then we'll consider sending Eileen over, or personally taking part in the fight!
Currently, Ai's most powerful weapon is not herself, but the will of the Errol world, which has relegated all those above the legendary level to the margins of the world.
Since the orcs are clamoring to bring him under the command of the God of War, they probably believe that he, the successor to the Throne of Light, is a demigod with weak divine power!
After all, the highest level of life force that the Errol world, which is currently in a state of self-repair, can accept is the level of weak divine power.
The fact that Ai is not being ostracized from the world suggests that he is merely a demigod with weak divine power.
This is normal.
All deities begin with weak divine power, gradually increasing their control over the authority of containment, and then climbing higher step by step with the help of the faith of the gods.
Weak divine power, medium divine power, strong divine power, and finally, supreme divine power.
This is an extremely long process.
Unfortunately, Ai is not a normal deity!
His true form is the [Gluttonous Dragon], a being of immense divine power.
Dealing with ordinary, weak divine power is a piece of cake.
Moreover, he also controls the divine kingdom of the Holy Throne of Light, as well as his two authorities.
……
The war began so suddenly that when Eileen received a warning letter that appeared to be from an elf, she immediately dispatched people to Blackwater City.
Blackwater City is about 300 kilometers away from the royal city. Even riding horses with the blood of magical beasts, it took the people sent by the royal city a day and a night to reach Blackwater City.
No sooner had he stepped into Blackwater City than the orc army stationed on the Holder Plains outside the city launched an attack.
In the eyes of the orc general Gagu, this so-called important border town of the Ruhr Kingdom could be easily crushed by his 50,000-strong orc army.
Even though the orc emperor gave him a year, he believed that he could conquer the Ruhr Kingdom in three months at most.
Even if this country has a demigod, behind him stands the supreme [Hall of War], which has twenty subordinate gods, twelve of whom are demigods with weak divine power.
Gagu couldn't fathom why a mere human kingdom protected by a faint divine power couldn't be pacified in three months.
The three-thousand-meter-tall orc vanguard attacked Blackwater City, and the entire land seemed to tremble as a result.
On the walls of Blackwater, fear was written on the faces of every human soldier, yet not one of them flinched at that moment.
Because behind them lies the home where they will spend their entire lives.
If they leave, that family will cease to exist.
Therefore, even knowing they would die, knowing they were no match for those orcs, they still stood there, ready to fight to the death.
"Release the arrows"
When the vanguard of the orc army was a hundred paces from the city wall, Lord Kulin, standing on the city wall, gave an order, and hundreds of archers fired sharp arrows at the enemy.
Against the thick-skinned orcs, arrows were not very effective; they often lost all their power after piercing the orcs' skin.
The beastmen knew of the humans' weakness, and were even so arrogant as not to avoid them.
Fortunately, the humans were also aware of this, so all the arrows they shot were coated with deadly poison.
As the first group of orcs fell, struck by arrows, the arrogant orcs hurriedly pulled out their shields to defend against the rain of arrows and charged madly toward Blackwater City.
Then they hit a barrier and could not move forward an inch.
The barrier was transparent and sturdy, shimmering with a diamond-like luster under the sunlight, beautiful and sacred.
The barrier protected the entire Blackwater City, leaving no opening for the orc army to breach it.
"Is that a divine barrier?"
Behind the orc army, the orc general Gagu also noticed this scene, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.
This is a method frequently used in urban defense in countries that believe in deities.
Since that great war a thousand years ago, the gods no longer walk on the earth.
The gods who could no longer protect believers no longer fully absorbed their faith. Instead, they transformed the faith into divine power, storing it within the idols of various churches.
In this way, believers can invoke the divine power within the idol through prayer.
Divine Barrier is one such application.
Moreover, since the barrier's energy source is divine power, it is one of the most robust protective shields in the world. Attacks that also originate from divine power cannot damage the barrier.
Trouble!
Gagu had not anticipated this situation.
The Holy Throne of Light has been fallen for nearly a thousand years, while the God of Light has only returned for a little over a month.
A city of Blackwater's size should not be able to cast a divine barrier.
Could it be that the God of Light created this barrier?
If that's the case, it's unclear how long this barrier will last.
Does this mean that for the first battle against humanity, we must request the Hall of War to send a demigod to descend?
As Gagu was pondering this, a gap a hundred meters wide appeared in the magical barrier that was supposed to protect the entire Blackwater City.
That gap was pointing towards the orc army, seemingly taunting them: "If you're so capable, then break in from here!"
Ha ha!
Upon seeing this, Ga Gu laughed!
In his view, this behavior was a sign that the opposing demigod was afraid to confront the [Hall of War] head-on. And since the other side had deliberately exposed a weakness, he wouldn't hesitate to challenge them!
"All troops, attack!"
Without any hesitation, Gagu knew that in this situation, there was no choice but to launch a full-scale attack.
In the Golden Kingdom, Ai watched this scene through the eyes of her believers, and a smile unconsciously crept onto her lips.
The opposing team coordinated very well!
He was genuinely a little scared, afraid that the other party would directly summon a demigod to attack the barrier.
After all, he has over a thousand players eagerly awaiting their help!
If a demigod were to descend, then the players would have absolutely no gaming experience left!
……
The highly anticipated game, hailed by players as a truly groundbreaking title, is called "Otherworld Online".
Just a few days after the 0.2 closed beta test began, in response to the enthusiastic requests from players, the 1.0 closed beta test was launched in a hurry, and 1000 closed beta test qualifications were issued in one go.
Although 1000 closed beta test slots were pitifully few, they still caused quite a stir in the Blue Star gaming industry.
People flocked to the game's official website, pushing the number of pre-registrations from only 100,000 to a staggering one million.
Upon seeing this, the players who had made reservations early and were hoping to be selected immediately turned green with envy.
Unfortunately, the closed beta test qualifications for this game are "randomly selected" from those who have made reservations. If the probability for each person was one percent before, it is now one in a thousand.
However, what these people didn't know was...
In fact, the test qualifications for closed beta 1.0 have already been distributed at this moment.
Even the selected closed beta testers have already quietly entered the game and are going on a killing spree in the expansion pack called "Orcs".
However, unlike the players in the closed beta 0.2, they were not born in the royal city of the Ruhr Kingdom, nor did they receive any beautiful female NPCs who gave them equipment.
They were greeted only by a few fully armed guards, whose bodies were clearly battle-hardened, who stuffed the simplest equipment into their hands.
"Heroes of another world! The ferocious orc army has attacked! Gear up and grip your weapons! Offer your hearts to protect Blackwater City and the future of humanity!!"
Upon hearing this, the players became incredibly excited. With the help of the guards, they donned their gear and rushed towards the Blackwater City walls, following the quest instructions they had received.
"Oh, oh, oh! To dedicate our hearts to the future of humanity!"