Chapter 100
Chapter 100: The gods are here.
The war is about to start.
Perhaps we should be grateful to the dead high priest. He was already known for his resolute opposition to the alliance between the king and the wizards. Most people believed that this matter could no longer be achieved, but they did not know that the king had secretly signed a treaty with the wizards.
The letter Jill brought to Earl Rachel also bought time for pre-war preparations. When Earl Rachel noticed something was wrong, his mercenary guild network was already in a semi-paralyzed state.
The mercenaries don’t care who the boss is, as long as someone gives money. When His Majesty’s soldiers and wizards occupied the mercenary guild, they did not encounter any particularly decent resistance. Especially after His Majesty’s people announced that they would increase the share of mercenaries, things became even simpler. When Earl Rachel’s order was issued, most of the branches of the Mercenary Guild had changed hands. The king has also announced to the whole country that Earl Rachel is rebellious.
Although the decree of His Majesty the King actually cannot pass through the whole country, at least in the Wangji area, it still has considerable effect.
After solving Earl Rachel’s mercenary guild, the coalition forces began to march north.
The Northland Alliance with Earl Rachel at the core is not monolithic. Since the alliance was formed, many nobles have reduced their military expenditures. Seeing that the army is approaching the city, they can only surrender with a white flag. Of course, there are some nobles who know that their territories are close to the east. However, under the attack of the three-way army, these nobles could only end up in battle.
Three months after His Majesty the King signed the Frammel Tower and West Felix on the east side, the high priest in the royal capital issued an order to suspend the rituals of 12-year-old children being chosen by the gods across the country. The ceremony was postponed for two years, when the thirteen-four-year-old boy and the twelve-year-old school-age child will hold the ceremony together, and officially become believers of the gods.
This matter caused a great uproar, but the high priest also explained this, claiming that this was the result of consultation with His Majesty the King. The monthly ceremonies held in various temples were funded by the nobles, and they were very costly. Now in the war period, these money should be donated by the nobles to support the war. As for the children who have reached the age of twelve and have not been selected by the gods, although they have not been attributed to a **** for the time being, they can enter the workshop or the army as apprentices in advance according to the original plan, and wait until the age of fourteen to choose the gods. , Will not have any impact on their lives. On the contrary, because they are older and mature, they are more likely to be favored by gods.
What the general public cares about is only the children’s future career. Now that the high priest has made such a statement, ordinary people have nothing to worry about. As for the priests and deputy priests of the temple in various places, of course they will not be satisfied with this. However, this matter was the decision of the high priest, and most of the chief priests did not dare to raise objections. Moreover, over the years, temples in various places have accumulated a lot of wealth, and it is not too difficult to survive for two years. Therefore, this decision was smoothly implemented.
There are occasional interruptions in the transmission of front-line messages. Moreover, such messages that are not directly related to the military will not be delivered to the front-line immediately. Therefore, when Alice heard about this, more than half a year had passed. At this time, the East, Central and West three-way coalition forces were victorious and broke into Rachel’s collar.
Alice didn’t know why Damian made such a decision. Perhaps he wanted to use this method to reduce the number of followers of the God of Light and increase the possibility of the teenagers converting to the God of Dark Night in the future. But when Alice first heard about this, the first thing she thought of was…Since the ritual for a twelve-year-old child to be chosen by the gods has been cancelled, then before this ritual, I hope the **** of doomsday will not wake up. Naturally, the ceremony will no longer be held deliberately.
Cecilian had not been able to wake up before, not only because of the serious lack of faith, but also because there were a lot of prayers for him every month. Now that these prayers cease, does it mean that… Cecilian will be able to break free from the shackles and live in a complete posture?
The hotter and hotter contract ring on Alice’s finger seemed to confirm this from the side. The heat emitted by this ring seemed to be endless, and Vioretta drew several small magic circles on her fingers to help her dissipate heat a little bit, so as not to burn her too much. Despite this, her fingers are always hot.
Alice wanted to call Circillian and ask him about it. However, the gods that usually appear as soon as they are called have completely disappeared recently. Alice had to put the matter aside and concentrate on the war.
Soon after entering Rachel’s leader, the army led by Alice went outside of Born, the capital of Rachel’s leader.
Born, the capital of Rachel, was originally an extremely difficult city to attack, and Earl Rachel had many wizards in the city to help. The Ellie Ribbons besieged the city for a month, but they couldn’t find a proper way to attack the city. Taking into account the food reserves in Born, even if the city was besieged for two years, I am afraid that Earl Rachel would not be able to wait for the surrender of Earl Rachel.
Faced with this situation, Alice had no choice but to send someone to the Archmage Talus for help, bringing a giant magic circle dedicated to the siege from the Flamel Mage Tower.
Using a giant magic circle with a giant siege machine, Alice finally knocked open the gate of Born.
As soon as the city gate broke, Alice rushed in.
She first went to the house of Earl Rachel. Almost all the people in the house were gone, and the Earl was not there. But Alice can probably guess where he is.
She has been to Born before and is very familiar with it. At this time, relying on the map, her original impression and the guidance of the ring in her hand, she walked through the streets and alleys and finally came to the outside of a building with an exceptionally high courtyard wall.
Alice met Count Rachel at the door.
There was no guard by the earl. He was holding a sword in his hand and his sleeves reached his elbows. It seemed that he was not wearing heavy armor for the convenience of his movements. Instead, he was wearing an enchanted chain mail. He took a defensive posture and stood here all the time. Beside him, there were the bodies of two soldiers. Alice recognized that they belonged to her.
Alice’s red hair was very conspicuous, and when she came to the count, the count recognized her.
“Oh, it’s you.”
Despite this, he did not move, still maintaining a defensive posture.
Alice showed him her blistered finger that was injured while wearing the ring:
“The time is up, I’m here to fulfill the contract.”
“I am also fulfilling my contract.” Earl Rachel said, “I must fight for her till the end.”
Alice knew that the ‘she” that Earl Rachel said was not referring to Olivia.
“I remember you once said, ‘When the gods have accepted their own annihilation, believers should recognize the facts and be martyred.’” Alice said, “You really shouldn’t stop me here.”
“I did say that.” Count Rachel said, “but even the beasts in the forest roar and show their minions before they die, not to mention the gods. I am here to guard this temple, yes In order to carry out my god’s final will. If you want to enter the temple and take away my god’s priests, you must kill me here and step over my corpse.”
Judging from the impression Alice had made from her previous contact with the earl, earl Rachel said something like this…it looked like him.
Knowing that this battle cannot be avoided, Alice drew her great sword.
When the two swords struck each other, the power transmitted from the blade made Alice realize that she had to face not only the strength of Count Rachel herself.
Since Alice won in the tournament, she has never encountered any opponent who can be evenly matched with her. Her power and technology have reached the extreme, even if she encounters an opponent who has been blessed by the heroic god, she will never fall behind. But when fighting with the sword of Earl Rachel, Alice realized that Earl Rachel’s power was definitely not under her.
The Great Mother God is not ready to surrender.
She poured her power into the body of her believers, giving Count Rachel a superb ability.
If Alice also had the power of Cecilia, she would definitely be able to win, but Cecilia didn’t know where she was at this time. Alice can only rely on herself.
The earl used a simple sword technique, which seemed not to be practiced by him himself, but was directly poured into his body by the great mother god. Alice was struggling to deal with it, so she had to chant the name of the **** in a low voice:
“Cecilia, Cecilia, come and help me.”
The unknown **** did not make a sound, and the synchrony did not happen again, but Alice seemed to have drawn the strength she needed from the name of the god, so that she could persevere and continue fighting against Earl Rachel.
The battle lasted for nearly a day and night.
Alice’s physical strength has been blessed by Circillian, and she is constantly replenishing energy by chanting the name of the gods, but even so, when the sun is about to rise, she still feels that her strength will be exhausted. But Earl Rachel seems to never get tired. Even if he is knocked down by Alice, he can get up quickly. He seems to be able to draw strength from the earth. As long as he steps on the earth, he can get the help of the great mother god. .
Alice realized that she couldn’t defeat Earl Rachel with her own strength.
But she did not stop attacking. At this time, it was not physical strength that supported her, but the spirit that could never lose. Alice clearly realized that she was only one step away from death at this moment.
This is the second time in her life that she has experienced near death, but compared to the first time, it is longer and more painful. She suspected that even if she herself could really defeat Rachel here, she would die the moment she defeated him. She couldn’t even call Cecilian’s name anymore.
If she died here, she would be very sorry.
The sun was about to rise, and the golden light from the east shone from the side, distracting her slightly and looking towards the sunrise.
At this moment, a figure appeared there.
He stood with the sun behind his back, and Alice couldn’t see his face. But the outline was so familiar, Alice realized that her face was itchy, and when she reached out to wipe it, she realized that she had already burst into tears.
The ring on her hand was burning like fire, but she couldn’t notice, and forgot that she was fighting with someone, she just gently called out the name:
“Secilian.”
At the moment the name blurted out, Alice felt her body filled with some familiar force. The arm moved arbitrarily, swinging the sword and knocking down Rachel’s sword on the opposite side.
And the **** who appeared in human form finally walked to her, stood shoulder to shoulder with her, and asked Count Rachel with the voice she knew well:
“Don’t you admit defeat?”