Many times, the world will not develop as you plan. Just as Gawain previously thought that the confrontation between the royal family and the Eastern Territory would at least continue until the end of the Great Wall project, Ansu would at least be able to survive before the war resumed. There was peace for a year, but the fact is that just over half a year later, another fire started from an unexpected place - to be honest, the actions of the Death Council were beyond Gawain's expectation.
He did know that the dark sect was a hidden danger, and knew that those cultists were full of madness and destruction, but until he discovered the "vine" in the shadow world, he did not expect the erosion of the Death Society of All Things. It was already so serious, and until last month, he did not expect that they would directly attack the royal family and the noble army in the east. At this point, their actions had completely separated from the concept of "dark sect".
On the 5th of the Resurrection Month in Anzu 738, Gawain, Amber and others returned to Cecil City and immediately summoned military and intelligence personnel.
In a high-level conference room in the Government Affairs Hall, Amber reported the intelligence just sent by his subordinates:
"...About two-thirds of the Military Intelligence Bureau officers have collected After receiving the order, they were on their way back to the southern border. The remaining one-third of the personnel were out of contact. The last time they sent back information was on the last day of last month. The operators in Baisong Town, a royal-controlled area, sent back news that local residents were returning to the southern border. A secret and suspicious gathering was held, but the local lord has not appeared for three weeks."
Gawain looked at Amber: "Where are the missing people mainly located?"
" In the intersection and confrontation zone between the royal family's control area and the eastern border control area, the intelligence in these areas has been completely interrupted."
Hetty stood up on Gawain's right: "Since late last month. , the teams of merchants, travelers, and adventurers from the above-mentioned areas were all interrupted. The last time the Rock Fortress and the checkpoints in the Gulen area registered immigrants from the above-mentioned areas was on the 41st of the Cold Moon, a caravan - currently We have closely monitored all those who entered the country from the above-mentioned areas throughout last winter and are currently stranded in the southern border. We have not found any cases of curses, magical spells, or plagues, but the quarantine is still continuing. In addition, all the information returned by Baisha Mining. Normal, the order in the east has not been affected. I have ordered Holm to be more vigilant and prepare to evacuate."
Gawain nodded and turned to Rebecca: "What's there in Kamel? Is there any progress?"
Rebecca also stood up quickly: "Yes, yes, Mr. Kamel has brought out a lot of information, including the characteristics of the various stages of the deity's mutation and the characteristics of the magic reaction. He said that the biggest characteristic of divine evil is that it releases arcane energy with mixed attributes uncontrollably, but he also said that this is all data from a thousand years ago, and there is no guarantee that the divine evil created by the death of all things will be like this."
Finally, Gawain looked at Philip and Byron.
"The armored forces have been assembled and ready in the Rock Fortress and Gulen area," Philip stood up first and said, "In addition to bringingIn addition to tanks with heavy burners, we also have a large supply of 'conventional' fuels, including alchemical grease and viscous gum. "
Followed by Byron: "Warships can block the Dorgon River at any time. ”
Gawain breathed out.
Fortunately, no matter how unexpected the actions of the All-Death Society were, he was not really unable to cope with them.
He He was always prepared for the worst.
Then he turned his attention to Solderin.
The senior ranger had already stood up and waited. The order.
"Take your most elite team members and the best equipment and enter the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plains. You must understand the situation there. "
Hetty took a slight breath. Although she had already guessed that such a situation would happen, she couldn't help but remind her: "This may be regarded as a provocation or even an invasion by the noble lords of the Holy Spirit Plains... ..."
"Then they are welcome to come to me with their heads to protest," Gawain said lightly. "They are unable to protect their land and people. I will help them. If they are still unable to recognize If the situation is clear, I will help them too. ”
Then he continued to give instructions: “Solderin, you enter the confrontation zone along the direction of the Pompeii-Lenburg-Jumu crossing, but don’t go too deep. If you find refugees who can be rescued, send a signal immediately.” , I will order Sir Walder to prepare a group of mechanical ships to be on standby at the mouth of the Dorgon River to pick you up at any time - but if it is found that the spread of the plague has begun... withdraw immediately. "
The senior ranger hit his chest with his hand: "Yes. ”
Gawain will try his best to save those people in the Holy Spirit Plains who may have been in danger, but he cannot save everyone, and he must also consider that a deadly plague has spread deep in the royal family-Eastern Confrontation Zone, from the above areas The fleeing refugees are carrying infections. In this situation, he must first ensure the safety of the southern border.
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In the Holy Spirit Plains, deep in the confrontation zone, a sudden crisis occurred. Thick fog enveloped the entire Giant Tree Crossing area.
White Pine Town, Giant Tree Valley, Gorlondo area, Gray Mountain City, Boulder City... in just a few hours, more than ten towns and countless others. The villages, camps, and manors are all shrouded in fog.
The giant sun is already in the sky, but the heat of the sun is still unable to dispel the thick fog. The houses, the spiers of the churches, the bell towers, and the city walls. Everything looked hazy in the gray-white fog, and the sunlight from the sky looked particularly dim and weak due to the thick fog. Under this weak skylight, the doors and windows of every household were closed tightly, and towns seemed to suddenly change. It became an empty city.
In front of a barracks, the soldiers were looking uneasily at the scene on the street not far away. There seemed to be a frightening power hidden in this abnormal fog, even for those who were brave. The soldiers couldn't help but become nervous after seeing the streets looming in the fog.
"This damn weather... this shit is thick fog," one soldier said.Holding the spear in his hand tightly, he used curses to relieve the tension deep in his heart, "The fog this spring is too great!"
"I have never seen such a heavy fog in my life," Another soldier muttered, "I heard that this kind of horrible weather is only found in Typhon - they have to live in the fog for half the year."
"There's something about me. Itchy - I suspect I haven't taken a shower all winter."
"Don't doubt it, you damn# haven't taken a shower all winter."
It seems like a few words. The tension in the hearts of the soldiers was slightly relieved, and they became relaxed and once again turned their sights to the shadowy streets in the distance.
A tall figure walking out of the thick fog entered the soldier's sight.
"Who is it?" The soldiers subconsciously clenched their weapons and shouted loudly at the figure walking out of the thick fog.
In another town, several knights who were patrolling the area around the lord's castle stopped cautiously. A tall and shadowy figure came out of the strangely thick fog in the distance and approached silently.
The figure was wearing a long black robe, and all his face was hidden in the shadow of the hood. The knights could only make out the staggering height of the figure - as if he was half a giant in legend. Like the people of the mountains, with a height of nearly three meters, people can only look up.
The knights quickly drew their swords in their hands and shouted loudly: "Stop! You are stepping onto the viscount's forbidden territory!"
The tall figure stopped, with a dark hood There seemed to be a pair of alien eyes in the shadows quietly watching the knights in front of them.
The knights suddenly felt a little itchy on their bodies.
In towns and streets, a figure nearly three meters tall wearing a black robe walked out of the thick fog.
They seemed to be wandering aimlessly on the streets, but they appeared almost evenly in every place.
The closed doors and windows opened, and a large number of civilians hiding in the houses came out.
Some of them were nervous, some were enthusiastic, and some were happy. With various expressions, they walked onto the street in silence and tacit understanding, following behind those tall figures.
More confused and uneasy sights appeared behind the open windows. The owners of these sights looked at the scene on the street in a daze, as if they didn’t know what was happening, but as those tall people The black-robed figure passed in front of them, and the confusion in their eyes gradually faded away. They also opened the door and walked onto the street.
On the roof of a church, the twin elves with almost identical appearances stood on the eaves, smiling at the scene in the thick fog.
"Did you hear it?" they whispered, "that heart really started beating..."
...
The sound of heartbeat filled the whole underground crack. The valley is so powerful that it shocks the mind of everyone who dares to set foot here.
Watching flesh and bloodThe leaders of the Death of All Things in the Abyss stood on a platform floating above the magma, holding their breath and looking forward with great enthusiasm and expectation.
A huge piece of meat bound in mid-air by runic chains is constantly squirming and changing with the sound of heartbeats. After every heartbeat, this huge and twisted piece of meat will become more condensed and more... Get rid of that horrible, dirty blood-stained form.
It gradually condensed its limbs, gradually condensed its fur, and gradually condensed into the shape of a giant deer.
Countless slaves with blindfolded eyes, plugged ears, and rune collars lined up on the long bridge, walking forward in a daze along the bridges leading to the bodies of false gods. Whenever they When they get within a few meters of the "Giant Deer", their bodies will be eroded by some invisible force, instantly turning into indescribable twisted flesh and blood, which will be integrated into the body of the false god - and then most of the flesh and blood will become " The "waste" was abandoned and fell into the surging magma below. Only a few shimmering "factors" remained, becoming the "food" for the growth of the false god's body.
That is the element of divine evil, a component of the gods that humans have inherited from the time of Gondor.
Now, they are reuniting and forming a new god.
However, the quantity is still not enough, this level of "sacrifice" is still not enough, the process of awakening the false god's body has stalled at the last step, and the giant deer, which has initially gained a sense of sanctity and power, floats quietly. Above the magma, it still closed its eyes tightly, and the fur on its body and the blood vessels and muscles under the fur were constantly squirming, as if it was continuing the process of continuous aggregation and collapse.
A figure walked out from the depths of the shadows. He was wearing a black priest's robe with complicated patterns, but his face was hidden in the depths of some kind of twisted illusion. He stepped in the air and came to the head of the "Giant Deer" Position, the Priest of the Death of All Things on the platform and the priests further away knelt down neatly: "Grand Priest!"
Having locked himself in the secret room for hundreds of years, The Grand Priest of the Death of All Things, who almost never appeared in public, finally left his room and came to the final ritual site.
"There is only one last step left," the man whose face was shrouded in illusion spoke. "The awakening of the artificial gods requires more evil factors and the first and final believers...
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“Let’s get started. "
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Gudu...
The soldier swallowed nervously - even though the figure in black robe was already not far away from him Stopped.
He had to summon his courage by shouting: "Take off the hood - now! ”
The black-robed figure stood motionless until half a minute later, when he turned his head slightly, as if listening to the sound in the air.
Then he took off his head. After taking off his hood, the black robe quietly turned to dust
A giant made of flesh and crystal stood in the thick fog.Crystallized eyeballs with no human features stared at the soldier in front of him.
The soldier opened his mouth in great horror, but he could no longer make any sound.
He stared at the giant, trembling all over, as if he was looking at the messenger of God. His teeth quickly turned into crystals, crystal clusters grew on the surface of his body, his joints crackled, and energy surged between his flesh and blood. .
He raised his head, and in his rapidly alienated vision, he saw a divine radiance emerging from the depths of the thick fog, and a giant white deer walked out of the radiance. The giant deer had a light-cast horns and crystal texture eyes.
The giant deer looked at him with pity, as if looking at everyone in the world, and a sigh came from the light.
The sigh seemed to contain endless regret and helplessness.
Ansu 738, the 10th day of the month of recovery.
The first disaster caused by the power of gods in this era was started by human hands.