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#281 - Section 281
Meanwhile, the other fleets targeted the dark elves with their cannons, severing the connection between Tyberia and her followers.
King against king, general against general.
It wasn't out of fear that Tyberia might create some kind of chemical reaction with her troops, but rather to prevent her from using her followers as batteries when the Goddess of War was at a disadvantage.
As the plane's ascension was completed, the God-Abomination Ship, in order to return to the Evernight World, began to unlock its suppressed final combat power.
Its offensive and defensive strength, along with all its attributes, rapidly climbed, reaching the peak that the current world could accommodate, surpassing the strength of Tyberia's single incarnation.
The simple numerical increase wasn't important; what mattered more was that the God-Abomination Ship could exert its full power, and the skill it had prepared for the Goddess of War for many years, which had been unusable, was now unlocked, truly shining its light upon her.
So-called gods, let's use genuine god-slaying weaponry to deal with them!
Watching the light emanating from the twelve giant whales, with the powerful energy fluctuations constantly spreading and contracting, a hint of anger flashed in Tyberia's eyes:
The enemy has blocked the transmission of divine power, yet they have an exclusive channel themselves?
How shameless!
It's like we agreed to fight in an arena, but the enemy not only temporarily changed the rules of the game but also cheated by giving themselves various attribute boosts. It's simply outrageous.
But the mage incarnation immediately laughed mockingly, "Naive mortals, do you think simply stacking magic power can contend against a god?"
"It's not just magic power."
Roger responded calmly, appearing as if he had anticipated everything and calculated all of Tyberia's reactions.
The twelve God-Abomination Ships resonated with each other. Although the God-Abominations were dead gods, without godhood, without divine power, only dormant divinity, they were excellent materials to support them as strategic fortresses of the empire.
But in this moment of resonance, they relied on this divinity to enter a temporary state, exuding an aura almost identical to that of the Goddess of War.
Even purer than this incarnation, as if the Goddess of War's main body had appeared here, forcibly dominating its body...
Then, they began to forcibly share the divine power within her!
The twelve God-Abomination Ships plundered the divine power of Tyberia's incarnation, decomposing the foundation that constituted her body, returning it to the most fundamental power of faith, and in turn, enhancing the God-Abomination Ships.
Gods are no longer carbon-based lifeforms, without nerves or internal organs; the power of faith is everything to them, so such plundering is like scraping poison from the bones, bringing the most fundamental pain.
Tyberia couldn't help but cry out, her delicate body trembling, feeling perplexed by this situation of divine power being out of control, and this perplexity turned into the most fundamental fear.
"What have you done? My divine power, my strength, that's my power!"
Feeling the loss of power, her confident attitude faltered, and a panic arose that even she didn't realize.
The three incarnations were a perfect combination, not only in terms of profession but also in attributes and skills, a result of countless refinements, confident in being able to cope with any situation.
But now, the God-Abomination Ship had shaken Tyberia's perfect foundation!
It was like holding a royal flush, and now the change made might only alter the value of a single card, but the power of the combination had dropped several levels.
"Perfect things are exquisite and powerful, but this also means they are prone to flaws, and any flaw can lead to imperfect results... So I prefer a robust and durable combination that allows for more error tolerance."
Roger calmly commented on the events unfolding on the battlefield, making Tyberia's emotions even more unstable.
But she barely managed to control the decline of her realm, asking in confusion, "How did you do it?"
"Because we never forget you, My Lord!"
From all directions, from the other eleven God-Abomination Ships, came shockingly identical beliefs in different timbres, different personalities, and different ages.
Roger smiled, "Your Majesty, Goddess of War, besides Dole, the control center of the God-Abomination Ships are all your most devout believers. Are you not familiar with their voices?!"
"Nonsense, my believers, how could they attack me, harbor hostility towards me..."
"Oh, then maybe add a prefix, former, formerly your believers."
As Roger spoke, his expression gradually turned cold. Recalling the process of the three years of war and the many things he had seen in the core control area of the gods, they were all very tragic and desolate stories.
Beneath the shining image of the gods lay countless sufferings, supporting their divine kingdom in the heavens.
"Selfish, arrogant, and irritable selfish ghosts, able to act recklessly because they create nothing. In the past, such things went unpunished, so let the Green Vine Empire, on behalf of mortals, initiate a trial against you!"
Roger's grand voice echoed across the battlefield, stirring up the morale of the entire Second Fleet.
Most of them were not people of the empire, but ordinary believers and lower-class civilians who had been taken in by Roger after he broke through the Church of the God of War during the three years of war.
After ending their most miserable fate, recognizing reality, mastering knowledge, and having more choices, they no longer had any attachment to faith, and resolutely joined the fight against the gods.
Even if it was a cross-plane battle with no return, so be it!
Further away, the people of the empire, hearing Roger's announcement, also knew that the final moment had arrived.
They also had serious expressions. Although the empire had long since expelled the existence of the church, their childhoods and the lives of their parents and elders were still under the oppression of gods and nobles, silently enduring their helpless fate...
It was the Evernight Empress who founded the empire, and it was Marshal Roger who brought about one change after another, allowing them to have the happy lives they have today, and to be able to raise their heads and stand tall in front of the gods.
All the mortals present, in unison with Roger, questioned Tyberia:
"Dare we ask, are you worthy to be gods?"
The twelve God-Abomination Ships, which had been in secret contact with Tyberia's three incarnations, linked their light together, turning into chains entwined with dim blood, wrapping around Tyberia.
Such colors usually represent darkness and chaos, but these chains looked filthy, yet their aura was righteous and not evil. The countless painful voices within were not the wails of hell...
That was the voice of the human world. The human world under the rule of the gods was hell filled with pain!
"Bastards, what are you doing? Why is my divine power out of control? Why can't I do anything?"
Tyberia's three incarnations were bound by the chains, unable to move, while simultaneously feeling countless voices resounding in her divine sense.
"This is the Twilight of the Gods, if you cannot break free..."
Roger's voice became increasingly indifferent, also appearing fair and ruthless, "It means that the believers who provide you with the power of faith, who constitute your body... do not approve of your actions!"
The gods take faith as their source, but they are selfish and self-interested. Today, mortals finally use faith as chains to ask the gods:
Besides power, what else do you have?
"Rebellion, rebellion! How dare you mortals attack a god?"
Yavensa Lee retreated step by step amidst the sky full of cannon fire, revealing disbelief as she watched her master being subdued like a prisoner.
After so much hardship to become a god, only to find that the era of gods is coming to an end?
Chapter 259: The Next Game, Both Sides Are Full of Confidence
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The Twilight of the Gods is a skill that Roger summarized from his experience in long-term operations behind enemy lines, combined with his understanding of the essence of gods in the Source Sea, put forward the principle, handed it over to the empire for feasibility analysis, and finally completed.
No, given the complexity of its implementation, the harsh conditions, the long preparation, and the huge consumption, it's a bit of an understatement to call it a skill.
It should be called a tactical system, or one of the ultimate weapons currently mastered by the empire for fighting gods.
The principle is actually not complicated:
Simulate the godhood of the target god, interfere with its use of divine power, and then have its believers restore the power of faith that constitutes its body, causing further interference.
This operation is actually very similar to a virus invading the human body, first causing a pathological reaction, and then taking advantage of the weakness.
Then, reverse transcribe the DNA, so that the body expresses the proteins needed to synthesize the virus, and with the help of the host's organelles, complete the reproduction of the virus.
The empire's [Twilight of the Gods] is also such a set of operations, and at this moment, it is using the Goddess of War's own power to control her there.
The power is weakened layer by layer, the huge power of faith that constitutes the incarnation is becoming more and more out of control, the resistance is becoming weaker and weaker, and the control over itself is constantly decreasing.
Those who can embark on the path of becoming a god are all the top powerhouses in the world. Even if the Goddess of War was directly created by the God King, she herself is actually worthy of being called hardworking and is a very ambitious existence. Naturally, she has her own unique understanding of the use of power, and she also believes that she has mastered every bit of her body to the limit.
This feeling of divine power being out of control and the body not listening to reactions is extremely unfamiliar to Tyberia. The voices produced in her mind are becoming more and more grand, making her feel a sense of positional fear.
This empire prepared a trap for her. She once didn't care about the methods of mortals, believing that she could overcome everything with one force.
As a result, after arriving at the enemy's home field, it became her wish to rely on the combination of the three incarnations, the war-mage-priest iron triangle, to play a set of combo skills, and then be cleverly interfered with and destroyed by the enemy.
Then, the plane's ascension created the perfect state of the twelve God-Abomination Ships, and the Twilight of the Gods was launched, putting her in this embarrassing situation.
The divine power is constantly being lost. According to Tyberia's character, if she can't break through the empire's defenses, she will definitely sacrifice the dark elves on the spot to provide herself with the power of faith.
At least, crushing Yavensa Lee can also recover a large amount of faith power. Although she had never thought that such a scene would occur, if sacrificing her subordinates could exchange for her own freedom, how could Tyberia refuse?
Unfortunately, the Imperial Military Department has conducted countless deductions about Tyberia's possible reactions. Her characteristic of sacrificing her subordinates without hesitation has been demonstrated countless times:
Even in the Evernight World, Tassica's hatred for the Goddess of War was not because she used the orcs, but never gave any equal return for their piety, treating them from beginning to end only as pawns that could be sacrificed at any time?
Not to mention on the battlefield of directly resisting the gods, deep behind enemy lines under the control of the Goddess of War, all kinds of scenes fully proved how unreliable Tyberia was.
Therefore, while Roger was carrying out the key strike, the Second Fleet had already made ample arrangements to strictly separate Tyberia and the dark elves led by Yavensa Lee.
Even if she recovered her mana, Tyberia had no possibility of breaking free from the chains. The Twilight of the Gods was a terminal illness for her.
But what if there was a miracle?
The empire has been preparing for so long, and doesn't want to add variables, so it sees Tyberia's little thoughts clearly and is unwilling to give her this loophole.
Tyberia also finally realized that she was going to fall here today. Although it was only three incarnations, the meaning behind it was quite terrifying.
These mortals already have the means to control the gods, and it is so perfect and so precise, analyzing the many characteristics of divine power clearly.
Some characteristics of godhood allow gods to have computing and response capabilities equivalent to a supercomputer, so that they can manage churches and believers, and complete operations such as the granting of divine arts.
Therefore, the thinking ability of gods is very large. In the three minutes that Tyberia's incarnation was bound by the chains, she actually tried countless methods, but ultimately failed.
Among them are the plans that the empire had prepared long ago, as well as the dismantling of Tyberia's trump cards--
Godhood has the computing power of a supercomputer, but the empire is now preparing an array composed of hundreds of times the supercomputing power, intending to master every wave of magic elements around Tyberia, and then infer its intentions, avoiding the possibility of its actions succeeding.
Strict defense, using the power of the whole country, pressing on all from the beginning to ask you to die!
This is the real killer move that the Green Vine Empire has deployed today. Even if the Twilight of the Gods does not take effect, there are still many methods waiting for Tyberia later.
After the New Arcane Movement, the empire's ideological schools of thought contend, and various magic crystal machines emerge in endlessly. The analysis of magic and various underlying principles has also embarked on a fast track.
Even the mysteries of divine power, after Shana opened the tip of the iceberg and completed the conversion of energy, the empire has also mastered more application methods.
It is still not possible for everyone to be like a god, using magic crystal machines to easily simulate all the applications of divine power, but specific applications in specific occasions already have principles to rely on.
For example, simulating the godhood of the Goddess of War today, such as reversing divine power into the power of faith, these are all successful practices brought about by the empire's progress in theory.
The power of gods does not lie in the accumulation of power, but also in their mystery, which is too different from mortal existence.
Gods have always been stingy in their actions. Subjectively, it is because they are proud and greedy, and believe that problems that can be solved through the church are not worth their own action.
Objectively, it has also created limited understanding of gods by mortals, and naturally there is no targeted combat method.
Although in history, the event of mortals slaughtering gods has happened more than once, all of them were the result of being born under many special conditions, and there may be other gods competing behind them.
That level of Great Divine Power is already comparable to many ancient gods. The only reason for their fall is divine war, a scheme of the same level, capable of ending the eternal immortality of such beings.
Relying solely on the power of mortals to completely control the avatar of a god is unprecedented for the Green Vine Empire.
Seemingly without any setbacks, Tyberia stepped onto the stage prepared by the Green Vine Empire without any defenses, and the empire didn't even suffer many casualties.
Even the previously destroyed fleet was just bait, with the personnel evacuated and dispersed long ago.
But in reality, this ordinary outcome is the most difficult, representing countless days and nights of preparation and analysis, and the constant collision of countless brilliant ideas, accumulating a trap that even a god cannot escape.
It was only at this moment, when completely controlled by the Green Vine Empire, that Tyberia suddenly realized and re-examined the empire with the eyes of an enemy of the same level, and was then surprised by its ambition.
The mage avatar laughed neurotically: "You not only want to protect your own world and avoid being controlled by the gods, but you are even analyzing the location of my divine kingdom to counter-kill me?"
"Listen to the voices in your head. Even using the resources of ten worlds, your sins cannot be written clean. Why are we not qualified to eliminate you?"
"These voices? Hahaha, strong is strong, weak is weak, and weak lambs should be exploited. This is the law of the universe. What's wrong with me?"
"This is not the law of the universe, but the law set by the gods. Using strength, bloodline, talent, and piety, using these various shackles to limit the development possibilities of mortals, in order to maintain your eternal position of vampires..."
"So what? We are strong, so we can naturally maintain this system."
"That's right, so we can only become stronger than you, and then return the universe to the rules we approve of."
"A group of mortals, wanting the gods to abide by your rules?"
Tyberia laughed even more肆无忌惮, as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world.
"If they don't comply, then kill them."
Roger saw an important piece of information analyzed by the empire's mages: they had already pinpointed the location of Conqueror's Canyon.
Tyberia also realized this, but she didn't care at all.
Just because they destroyed three of her avatars, they dare to go directly to the divine kingdom and declare to kill her?