Game of the World Tree

Kerets' summoning of Frank the White Knight was just a blip.

In fact, except for some of the players who participated in the war, most of them are not even aware of the fact that there is an extra human mercenary group in the war mission of destroying demons.

The power of the player has long since changed, and there are demigods in charge, so... the advancement of this war mission is not difficult.

After a night's rest, the army continued to head south.

The news of the elf army's attack has already spread throughout the southern region, and the players' record has already defeated the lingering demons, so they hardly encountered any decent resistance along the way.

And less than four days later, the players finally arrived at Morudo, the last stronghold of the demons in the world of Seggs.

This is a city that has been transformed into a fort by demons. The city wall, which was originally only ten meters high, has been raised to a full forty meters by the demons.

And the number of demons entrenched here exceeds 50,000, and all of them are powerful guys.

This is also normal. Those who are not strong have already become players' contribution and experience points in the chase and kill again and again. Those who can escape here are not weak.

Of course, even if the strength is strong, compared to the high-spirited player legion, the number of participants has exceeded the 200,000 mark, it is still not enough to see.

After several years of battles, the players have already accumulated enough experience. This city of demons, which was judged as unbreakable by the imperial army, was broken by the players in less than half a month.

Among them, the demigod Kerets even just shot and killed a demon monarch with legendary strength.

Fifty thousand demons were encircled and wiped out, seventeen abyss broods were destroyed, and the scepter flag belonging to the Church of Life was planted on the city wall.

The statue of Eve was also welcomed into the temporary temple by the accompanying elf priest after the war.

Inside the temple, the demigod Kerets bowed before the statue and prayed devoutly.

Behind him, a group of elf priests followed.

For so many days, Kerets did not make a move, and what he was waiting for was today.

His divine power has more important things to do.

I saw him facing the god statue, with a symbol of the scepter of life drawn on his chest, and prayed sincerely:

"Praise nature, praise life, praise the great world tree - Eve Uktrahir!"

"Supreme Mother Goddess! May you descend upon a great power to purify this filthy world..."

Kerets looked pious and solemn.

Following his prayers, golden rays of light bloomed on his body, which quickly resonated with the idol.

At the same time, in the entire Southern Territory, all the cities captured by the players, in the temples, the statues of Eve began to shine.

Immediately afterwards, beams of dazzling beams of light soared into the sky, reaching the sky.

On the sky, the rolling clouds were instantly torn apart, and that was the power of the abyss gathered in the sky.

At this moment, they seem to be pulled by some mysterious force, and they begin to dissipate quickly and purify...

The beam of light continued to flicker, and above the sky, white clouds gradually replaced the black clouds, and the cotton-like clouds continued to condense and gradually became thicker.

The rumbling sound came from the clouds, the wind was blowing, and the next moment, the rain began to fall from the sky.

The fresh air unique to rainy days blows in, dispelling the rancid stench left by the demons on the earth.

And if you look closely, you will find that there is a little brilliance in the rain...

The brilliance seemed to carry the power of purification. When the rain fell to the ground, a strange scene appeared.

I saw that the land that was originally polluted by the abyss began to quickly fade away...

The cracked earth slowly closed, the pervasive black mist gradually dissipated, and the withered plants regained their vitality.

A little bit of greenery reappeared on the ground, grass buds grew, flowers bloomed, withered trees trembled in the rain, and new buds gradually grew between the branches.

Soon, the hellish scene in the entire Southern Territory was replaced by a burst of vitality...

Above the ground, the hidden creatures came out of the hiding place.

They looked at the rain falling in the sky, cheered excitedly, shouted and danced.

Some hiding intelligent creatures either kissed the earth excitedly, or raised their faces, closed their eyes, and felt the comfort of the rain with purifying power, or stared blankly at the renewed vitality of the earth, losing their voices. weeping...

The entire Southern Territory fell into a carnival at this moment.

The rain fell for two hours before slowly stopping.

And when the wind stopped and the rain stopped, the once dark earth had completely disappeared.

Instead, there is a world full of life and greenery.

Above the sky, the deep black clouds slowly dissipated, revealing the azure blue sky, and streaks of golden sunlight pierced through the clouds and illuminated the dark earth...

The ethereal and sacred illusory chant played slowly, and golden and green photons flew out from the beams of light, like fluttering feathers, and like sprinkling snowflakes...

At this moment, the whole world seemed to be bathed in light.

It wasn't until a moment later that the photons slowly dissipated, and the dazzling beam of light gradually disappeared.

The power of the stalwart and the breath of the vastness gradually subsided, and only the vibrant earth, and the sky as pure as a mirror and as blue as the sea, told what kind of miracle the world had just ushered in.

Colorful rainbow light appeared on the sky, it was the rainbow after the rain.

The entire southern collar was rejuvenated.

Looking at this beautiful world, one after another, praises sounded everywhere...

The creatures who had escaped the demon invasion were prostrate on the ground and worshipped in the northwest direction.

That is the direction of the Forest of Spirits.

That is the direction of the world tree.

They know who this miracle originated from.

Frank also stared blankly at the sky, shaking in his heart.

His original idea was slightly shaken.

But soon, he suppressed the excitement in his heart.

Taking a deep breath, he led the crowd away from the captured city and rushed towards the southern mountain range...

And in the forest of elves, in the core area.

Eve, who had performed the miracle with the body of the World Tree, had a painful expression on her face, and slowly gathered her divine power.

World Tree needs a miracle to declare its power and to strengthen its stalwart image while the iron is hot.

And what He chose was to use divine power to forcibly purify the land contaminated by demons.

Although the consumption is a bit exaggerated, Eve feels that the effort is worth it when she sees a new batch of light of faith emerging from the sky of the kingdom of God.

So far, the Southern Territory has been properly controlled by Him.

...

The news of the war in the Southern Territory, the purification of the Goddess of Life, soon spread to every corner of Seggs along with the activities of the bards and caravans.

For a time, the reputation of the elves, Eve's reputation, once again reached a new peak.

Players who traveled in the mainland were delighted and surprised to find that for a while, more and more people seemed to be interested in the Church of Life, and the difficulty of preaching seemed to be getting lower and lower.

On the other hand, everyone happily discovered that the initial favorability of the new Life Cultist NPC... seems to be getting higher and higher.

Even when traveling on the mainland, when staying in hotels or taverns, they are often invited to drink by mercenaries and adventurers, and even discounted by merchants...

It can be said that with the status of the goddess in the world tree, with the players' adventures of punishing evil and promoting good, with the army of elves defeating the devil, with the goddess purifying the entire southern region in one fell swoop... The prestige of the goddess and the elves, both It is increasing at a fairly rapid rate.

However, some people are happy and some people are not happy.

Holy Mania Empire, the eternal holy city of Mania.

In the Central Sanctuary of the Eternal Church, Pope Benedict II listened to the report of the Bishop of the Tribunal with a calm expression.

"That's the way it is, His Majesty the Pope, the elves have wiped out the demons in the south and occupied the land in the south, and the goddess of life has also performed miracles to purify the entire southern region..."

"Now, my Lord's belief in the southern region has completely collapsed, and on the contrary, the belief in the goddess of life has begun to spread rapidly..."

"Especially along the Weimur River, the area adjacent to the Maple Moon Free Territory, and some territories near the Southern Border Territory, the faith of the Church of Life has appeared..."

"Among them, in addition to some unauthorized elves preaching privately, there are also some, even those civilians who spontaneously believe..."

"His Majesty the Pope, if this continues, the foundation of my lord's faith in the world of Saiggs will be seriously shaken!"

The black-robed bishop of the courthouse looked serious.

After listening to his words, Pope Benedict II also narrowed his eyes slightly.

The tips of his fingers clenching the Pope's scepter turned white, obviously using force, and his deep eyes became deeper and deeper...

"How are the preparations for the recruitment and training of the trial knights?"

He suddenly asked.

The black-robed bishop replied respectfully:

"Your Majesty, it's almost the end, the trial knights can now fight at any time!"

"Almost... how much is it?"

The Pope took a deep look at the black-robed bishop.

Being looked at by the legendary powerhouse who could perform the demigod-level divine descent, even if he had already touched the threshold of the legend, the black-robed bishop couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling.

He took a deep breath and said:

"Although it's still a little short, it has been able to form four trial legions with an average strength reaching the golden rank."

"And if it takes time, we can form more such legions..."

"However... as you would expect, they have lost the possibility to go further because of the forcible injection of divine power. Not only that, but because of their physical damage, the lifespan of these judge knights will not exceed five years."

"But, I think it's enough for the war of faith."

"In addition, the imperial aristocracy can also provide a considerable army. The life believers hate the aristocracy, and they also hate these heretics..."

"Your Majesty, I think it's time to take action."

The black-robed bishop was respectful.

After listening to his words, Benedict II slowly knocked on the armrest of the Holy See and pondered:

"Then let's start the final preparations..."

"However, before that, let's clean up the little bugs in the various parishes."

...

Maple Moon freely leads the East and North Ayres leads.

This is one of the southern territories of the Holy Mania Empire, sandwiched between the Maple Moon Free Territory, the Southern Mountain Range, the Southern Frontier Territory, and the Kingdom of Ayres.

When the abyss invaded, the eastern and northern areas of the territory were also completely occupied, and the entire territory was divided into two.

Only the nearly two-thirds of the southwestern region, relying on the terrain of the southern mountains and the support of the Kingdom of Ayres, survived.

Of course, this is also because in the process of the abyss invasion, after the abyss legion opened up the passage to the Maple Moon Free Territory, it no longer continued to attack the south.

When the demons invaded, several imperial cities near the southern mountain range also became one of the main areas for refugees to flee.

At this moment, in Larona, the largest city in Northern Ayres.

In the slums forgotten by the nobles, a human priest wearing a holy white robe and holding the Holy Code of Life is preaching devoutly.

Around him, there are all kinds of listeners, there are dilapidated houses in the city, there are hunters and farmers, there are craftsmen, mercenaries and adventurers...

Each of them showed piety and listened to the teachings of the priests.

The priest was none other than old John who had left Zeroland.

At this moment, the brilliance of his body is more holy, and behind him, there are a large number of followers.

There are ordinary people, there are professionals, there are poor people, and there are merchants who have abandoned everything.

They looked at Old John in front of them with admiration, and they clenched the scepter symbol in their hands with pious eyes.

And old John, while drawing the symbol of the scepter of life on his chest, spoke passionately to the people who came to hear the sermon:

"The empire has decayed, the nobles have fallen, and the Eternal Church has lost its glory..."

"This is a dark age, but it is also an age of dawn, and the great world tree, the great goddess of life Eve, is the light of dawn..."

"He is the light in the dark, he is the embodiment of justice and goodness, and in his world, life is supreme and all things are equal."

"Believe in him and recite his name silently. Only in this way can we find light in this dark age, and only in this way can we gain new life..."

"Look! It is the great Eve who eliminated the demons and purifies the filth. It is the great Eve who blesses the Free Leader of the Maple Moon and makes this magical and dreamy land a pure land..."

"Everyone, the old era is about to pass, and the new era is about to come, believe in life and nature, and believe in the great goddess Eve!"

"Your majesty, the kind and kind goddess, will surely guide us to find new light and new hope!"

"Let's pray together and recite the name of the goddess together!"

"Praise nature, praise life, praise the great world tree Eve Uktrahir!"

Old John praised passionately.

"Praise nature, praise life, praise the great world tree Eve Uktrahir!"

The believers who listened were also enthusiastic, excited and sincere.