Chapter 1019 278: The Crusaders' Expedition and the System Prompt Ringing in Players' Ears (10K)
Chapter 1019 278: The Crusaders' Expedition and the System Prompt Ringing in Players' Ears (10K)
No...
The adventurer sighed inwardly.
There is no such thing as "truly believing," it's just a means of self-consolation.
Like shouting in one's heart, "This is to eradicate the evil bloodline," or using grand slogans like, "It's all for the holy Briania."
At its core, there's a belief that this mission is wrong, but lacking the power to stop it and unwilling to face such a cruel reality, one ultimately chooses this method of "deceiving oneself."
But will this make any real change for them?
It's meaningless because our hands are already stained with blood, and there's no going back.
It's quite funny, to think how many of the priests initially joining the Church had the intention to harm like this?
He thought in his heart.
Just at that moment, he seemed to faintly feel a slight tremor of an earthquake.
He suddenly looked up, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, indiscernible whether it was of disappointment or joy, and he said:
"They've arrived, the Church's army has arrived, soon this will all be over."
At this moment, if someone were to look down from the sky, they would quickly notice that a vast expanse covered in snow stretched from the north, crossing the northern plains where the Barbarians reside, turning the entire Lancaster Territory into a snow-capped landscape.
Currently, twenty kilometers outside Titan City, an expanse of wasteland had transformed into a large camp, where the Expeditionary Crusade assembled by the God of Ice Church was all set, waiting for the order to strike.
Undoubtedly, when numbers rise to a certain extent, an endless visual effect appears in the eyes of ordinary people.
And the number of assembled Expeditionary Crusaders was far beyond ten thousand.
They wore pure white priest robes or church knight uniforms, the tents blended with the snow, stretching to the horizon. At a glance, even during the daytime, one could mistake them for uneven mounds.
Currently, countless priests are moving through, making final preparations.
They are clearly a trained regular army; even with so many tents on-site, they maintain a sense of orderly discipline in their actions.
Undoubtedly, this is a group of elite forces.
Their clothes bore the insignia of the God of Ice Church, with occasional Frost Knights passing through.
If Kael saw this scene, he would surely marvel at their order and clear division of responsibilities, a level currently unattainable for the Rangers.
After all, the Rangers expanded from over a hundred to more than eight thousand, diluting the ranks numerous times, and expecting the incoming personnel to quickly reach such a representation of order is overestimating them.
If someone inspected closely, they would discover other life forms confined within the camp.
For instance, the Snow Monster Cavalry formed by snow monsters towering over three meters.
Or, two Frost Giants firmly restrained by chains, whose bodies, although far from the legendary Titans, still impressed with their daunting size of over sixty meters.
Rumors say that the Frost Giants live in the coldest polar mountainous areas of the world, a haven for ice attribute demons and the hunting grounds for the Frost Giants.
Given the human physique, Frost Giants are enormous, incapable of satisfying hunting needs, making them, to humans, relatively gentle beings.
No other reason, no related interests, also considering the humans shorter than their younglings, should they resist, it would still cause some pain.
Thus, Frost Giants simply choose not to act against these beings.
Even without engaging humans, these colossal figures in warfare remain top-tier weapons of destruction.
Consider that these giant forms cause subtle tremors underfoot, enough to make one short of breath and dizzy.
Now, this Expeditionary Crusade, traveling through glaciers, successfully reunited with the priests of the God of Ice Church, who had infiltrated disguised as adventurers.
"You've worked hard, leave the elimination of enemies to us."
The leading Church Knight lightly patted the "adventurers" who had been warming by the fire under the tree, a slight smile on his face.
But maybe the sudden cold air intake caused his breath to become too rapid, he couldn't help but cough, grumbling:
"The church-level large-scale Divine Arts are truly terrifying, even as followers of the God of Ice, we're greatly affected now.
And the sudden heavy snow prevents us from gathering military resources within Lancaster."
The adventurer paused, then smiled and said, "Why not conquer a resource town? Given Lancaster's affluence, the resources in one town should suffice for our needs."
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