Magic, Evil Gods, and the Fourth Calamity

Chapter 88 When Everything Erupts

That violent aura drew the gods to the Supreme Temple, and Ai was naturally among them.

When Ai arrived at the High Temple, he saw the enormous, blood-red orc sitting cross-legged on a round throne, looking around at the surrounding gods with a mocking and ferocious smile.

The gods, gazing upon the strangely shaped and aura-filled orc god, couldn't help but question, "War, what do you intend to do?"

"No, no, no, from this moment on, I am no longer war!"

"I am death, I am the end, I am chaos!"

The red orc grinned as he looked at the surrounding gods, answering in a hoarse, broken voice as if stating a fact.

The red orc's answer drew the attention of all beings called gods to him, and the entire Supreme Temple fell into an eerie silence.

The silence was broken by a light and melodious voice; it was [Dark Night Veil] who spoke.

"Wolf, are you crazy?"

"I'm not crazy, I've just figured some things out! I've just realized... maybe I shouldn't be on the side of order!!"

The red orc's words instantly threw the gods into chaos, and one after another, they channeled their divine power, directing their attacks at the red orc.

In response, the red orc simply raised his hand and struck the round base beneath him heavily, the dull thud sending the surrounding gods flying backward.

Some were illusory, some could not maintain their projection in the Supreme Temple, and some were forced to withdraw from the Supreme Temple and return to their sojourning divine kingdom.

Only five powerful beings remained unmoved, their expressions incredibly complex as they looked at the orc god who radiated violence and madness.

The techniques the opponent just used contained undeniable chaotic power, which is irrefutable proof that they have abandoned order and sided with chaos.

"You're really crazy! You shouldn't be like this!"

【Dark Night Curtain】 spoke again, but this time her words were filled with regret and helplessness.

"Heh, Lilith, you're wrong. I should have done this, I should have done this a long time ago!!!"

The red orc looked at [Dark Night Veil] and sneered, then looked around the High Temple and found Aiyi hiding in a corner.

This time, the red orc did not target Ai again. He stood up from his pedestal, and his three-meter-tall body instantly put immense pressure on the gods who were still present.

He returned to his powerful divine strength, and he abandoned order and turned to chaos.

"My friends, I like war, but I like the death and chaos it brings even more! War will shatter order, war will kill all living beings!"

The tall orc murmured in a hoarse voice, his tone filled with unparalleled excitement and madness.

"So, everyone, please enjoy the war that's about to begin!"

The red giant grinned menacingly as its massive body slowly disappeared from the Supreme Temple.

……

【Ding! 】

[Expansion pack, War and Peace, has officially begun. The entire map of the Orc Empire has been developed. All players, please prepare for the upcoming celebration!]

For all of humanity!

The sudden game notification echoed across the game panels of 600,000 players, causing all of them to collectively erupt in excitement.

Countless players are eagerly anticipating the upcoming grand expedition.

That's right, it's the Great Expedition.

In the past two months or so in the game, apart from occasionally grinding monsters and asking NPCs for quests, most veteran players have actually entered a retirement phase.

Without the motivation to upgrade, I just wander around the developed map of "Otherworld Online" every day, not knowing what to do, but I can always find something to play.

Chop down trees and dig holes, hunt and fight, explore the city, and tease NPCs.

It's fair to say that players have explored every playable area on the developed maps, and many can even pinpoint the exact location just by looking at a photo.

This game is actually quite good. With its 100% realism, it's not bad as a casual game.

However, players always feel that this is not good, after all, Otherworld Online has a very perfect combat system and a seemingly very interesting background story.

But since it was just a beta game, it's understandable that the storyline was a bit thin.

Therefore, veteran players are now waiting, either enjoying the unique scenery of the other world, or forming small groups to log in to "Otherworld Online" and then using the built-in network system of "Otherworld Online" and the mind-accelerating cheat to play another game called "Under the Stars".

The official team behind "Under the Stars" naturally noticed the existence of these players with extraordinary thinking abilities. They even opened a "speed server" specifically for this purpose, secretly transferring the data of players whose thinking was far beyond that of ordinary people to the "speed server".

This idea was proposed by the CEO of HJK ​​Company. HJK Company has been unable to contact the developer of "Otherworld Online" to this day, so it has been forced to change itself in the face of this "legal" cheat from the outside world.

Everything was so calm, but the update announcement seven days ago had all the players looking forward to it.

Today's full announcement has drawn the attention of all veteran players to the Orc Empire in the east.

As an MMORPG still in closed beta, Otherworld Online doesn't have much of a storyline, but its overly free game world has led many players to treat it like a real-time strategy game.

Sogoria and Kolster are the best examples of this.

After capturing these two cities, players did have plans to expand northward and eastward, but due to the existence of invisible walls in the game, they had to abandon the expansion and focus on developing their faction's main city.

Therefore, when the Orc Empire fully opened its map, the two player factions, with Sogoria and Kolster as their main cities, couldn't wait to launch a great expedition against the Orc Empire.

Everyone is hoping to conquer as much land as possible in this game world.

Thus, amidst the internal strife within the Orc Empire, teams composed of players were steadily making their way into the Orc Empire.

This makes the already chaotic war even more unpredictable.

Qu Nan eventually logged into "Otherworld Online," after all, his purpose was to play games with his partner, so how could he give up his real goal because of a few game data points?

Because of the time-limited event, after re-creating his character and re-entering the game, he immediately reached the upper Black Iron tier. Then, after joining the Blue Alliance, he used his partner's contribution points to purchase a Bronze tier promotion qualification ticket, successfully reaching the middle Bronze tier and catching up with his partner, Fearless Firecracker, who had been playing the game since beta 2.0.

At this very moment, he and his partner have joined the Blue Alliance expedition team.

This expedition team consists of 100,000 people, ranging from lower-tier Black Iron to mid-tier Bronze players.

The expedition team's leader is a player with the ID "Blooming Prosperity," who, to put it bluntly, is a true veteran player of this game.

"I said fearless, is this what it means to be a master?"

Qu Nan looked at the cold, hard two hundred yuan lying in his account and couldn't help but ask his team.

Two hundred per person, and a team of one hundred thousand people. That means that the big spender named Huakai Fugui spent at least two million for this team!

"Of course, Flower Bloom is a veteran who has been playing this game since the closed beta."

Not only does he spend money like water in games, but he's also an ultra-rich tycoon in real life, reportedly owning dozens of buildings!

Hearing this, Qu Nan recalled the 50,000 yuan he had painstakingly saved over several years of work and fell into a long silence.

Finally, he said with a touch of sadness, "No wonder he's a big shot; even playing a game is this extravagant?"

"Spendthrift? Heh, honey, you're sorely mistaken! That two million was earned by the big shot, Flower Blossom, through real money in the game... Remember Blackwater City?"

"What do you remember?"

"Half of Blackwater City is the property of the Azure Dragon Group. Players who want to buy a house in Blackwater City have to pay contribution points to the Azure Dragon Group. If they don't have enough contribution points, they can buy more from the Azure Dragon Group with real money."

"Huh? Doesn't the official game management care about this?"

"Baby, do you really think a game company that can deliver five times the speed of thought and dreamlike virtual reality would care about this little bit of money? And haven't you noticed that there isn't a single in-app purchase option in the entire 'Otherworld Online'?"

"..."

Real time, 7 PM on Friday.

The player contingent of 100,000 set off from Sogoria on time, marching in a grand and undisciplined manner toward the Orc Empire, moving about haphazardly like a pile of loose sand.

A passing orc tribe noticed the group, but they didn't pay much attention, assuming they were human refugees, and charged at them with howls.

Then, the howling orcs were beaten down by the players.

The moment the orcs appeared, the players, who had been scattered like sand, suddenly became like jackals smelling blood.

This orc tribe, numbering approximately 30,000, couldn't even last half an hour against the crazed players.

None of the 30,000 orcs survived.

Although the Blue League has this slogan of racial harmony, when a real fight breaks out, who cares about this or that?

If you meet someone on the battlefield, they are enemies.

As for surrendering, sorry!

Players who joined the game during the closed beta 3.0 but missed the limited-time event are now eagerly awaiting experience and won't miss any opportunity to gain it.

The players marched westward like tireless war machines, traversing the land teeming with orcs.

They encountered one orc city after another, and without exception, the orcs in these cities were engaged in internal strife.

Before the orcs could even settle their score, the players stormed into the city, giving both sides a major rout. They also conveniently liberated all the humans in the city.

Players rampage through the orcish empire, elbowing every orc unit that comes their way.

Soon, rumors about terrifying humans spread throughout the entire territory of the Orc Empire.

Those humans were incredibly powerful and terrifying, possessing extraordinary strength, and they also attacked orcs like mad dogs.

Some orcs believed that the humans were monsters in human skin, others believed that the humans were descendants of chaos who had sided with an evil god, and still others believed that the humans were weapons of war created by the god of light.

Rumors about this group of humans were rampant among the orcs, and all the orcs were cautiously on guard against their appearance.

Suddenly, that group of crazed humans vanished from the orc empire, and some orcs saw those terrifying creatures retreating westward.

No orc knew what those guys were planning or why they chose to retreat after a series of victories.

Because those guys were practically invincible in the orcish territory; no orc had ever defeated them. Many orcs even suspected that if they wanted to, they might actually be able to take down the orcish royal court.

The beastmen didn't understand.

They naturally wouldn't understand.

After all, they never imagined that there would be something called the end of the weekend, or that there would be a sense of helplessness like "Monday is here, time to go to school/work!!!"

The orcish empire did not find peace after the departure of humans; the orcs continued to fight among themselves.

After nearly a month of fighting, several orc tribes emerged victorious and challenged the lofty orc royal court.

The Orcish Royal Court, not to be outdone, showcased the rich heritage of a court that rose from the ruins of a human empire and boasts a history spanning millennia.

The battle reached a stalemate, with one side receiving powerful blessings from the crazed orc god, and the other side unleashing all their trump cards from the past millennia.

However, this stalemate is only temporary. As soon as one side makes a mistake, the outcome will be decided.

Then, the human's massive shield swung towards the orcs again, and the human forces, which had retreated for almost a month, reappeared within the territory of the orcish empire.

And this time they went straight to the Orcish royal court.

The massive army of 400,000 players swept through the land, leaving nothing but devastation in their wake.

"Damn it, how can there be so many humans! How can there be so many powerful humans!"

To be honest, the orcs panicked.

Whether it's the orcs surrounding the royal court or the orcs trapped inside it.

In the War God Kingdom, Wolf, the former [War Hall] who had defected to Chaos, was also bewildered. He felt that the current situation was completely out of control.

His plan was that either the newly formed tribes would overthrow the old royal court and then expand towards the periphery of the empire, or the old royal court would suppress other tribes and then expand towards the periphery of the empire.

Regardless, he could obtain enough chaotic power from it to gradually approach that supreme being.

But what's going on now?

Not only was the acquisition of chaotic energy far less than expected, but a large number of unstable entities also appeared on the battlefield.

What's going on with these humans? Where did these powerful humans come from?

Wolf remembered that there was indeed a group of strange humans in the Kingdom of Ruhr.

After all, when he was still in the [Hall of War], he suffered a great loss because of this group of strange humans.

Wolf didn't care about those guys, after all, they were too weak, so weak that he could kill them all with a sneeze.

Wolf had no idea that these guys would become such a huge unexpected turn of events in his plans.

These guys didn't just kill millions of orcs; they also completely devoured the dead orcs, leaving Wolf unable to gain any power.

Devour...

Devour!

Wolf suddenly realized something, and he turned his angry gaze toward the Kingdom of War and the Kingdom of Light, which was also parasitic on the World Membrane.

Something's wrong with the God of Light!

He was wrong from the very beginning!