Chapter 244, Rat Empire and Human Empire

Chapter 244, Rat Empire and Human Empire

Outside Mountain Dew.

Among the continuous shacks, a slightly embarrassed team was wandering here.

There are many nobles and knights in this team, but they are committed to this messy slum. One knight turned back from the city wall with an indignant face, constantly uttering vulgar words in his mouth, showing no restraint of a nobleman.

This is not surprising.

They protected the people all the way before arriving at this tall city, and also brought warnings. This journey was not easy. The accelerated rush made everyone in the team look so embarrassed, but they were stopped. Outside the city.

He doesn't even have the qualifications to enter this city.

They didn't care what was happening in the city at this time. Amidst the noise, a commotion almost broke out.

These knights, this army, they are not at odds with the great nobles of this city.

The conflict between the two sides was on the verge of breaking out. They arrived here in embarrassment and were humiliated by the lord. They were filled with resentment.

Among the troops gathered in front of the city gate, some stupid young men began to take off the crossbows from their backs and pointed them at the guards in front of the city gate.

The arrogant guard in front of the city gate realized something was wrong and regretted a little more, but it was obvious that it was a little late.

The heavy city gate was lowered, and the guards stationed on the city wall noticed something was wrong below and guarded against possible impacts.

For a time, both parties felt helpless.

It was obvious that these knights were not ready to attack the city wall in front of them, or in other words, they had no such plan at all. But after the stupid young man raised his crossbow, the tired and angry warriors kept pulling out their weapons. .

Moments like this.

An arrow was shot from the army towards the panic-looking guard, but a chaotic battle did not break out.

Because there was a burst of laughter even faster than shooting the arrow.

A burst of laughter.

The arrow hit the guard's helmet, piercing it away from his head and sinking deeply into the thick city wall gate.

The originally arrogant guard was trembling. It was obvious that his arrogance did not come from his own strength.

Kneel down on the ground.

A pool of fishy water appeared on the ground, and the tired but angry soldiers laughed loudly. Without the tense situation just now, the crisis was eliminated.

The army is stationed in the shanty town outside the city. The knights come to the city again every day to communicate, but the news they get is not very good.

Infuriating.

Until today, when an old man arrived, a purple flag with dots of stars replaced the blue flag flying on the city wall, and the heavy city gate was pushed open again.

The knight paused, and a group of equally elite knights left the city. They clustered around a figure, clustered around an old figure.

The old figure walked towards the angry knight, stepping on the road of the dirty shanty town, and stopped, standing in front of the knight, with a surprised expression on his face.

The knight leaned forward with strict etiquette, showing respect and announcing more.

The Star Gazing Pope is indeed a suitable candidate. In this turbulent era, the huge fame and revered reputation, even if the god disappears without a trace, the Star Gazing Pope just exists as a person, which is enough to get him. Such a title.

"Hello, Your Majesty!"

The turmoil in the city is over, and the guy who has ascended to a high position is enough to convince the public.

Orders were issued from the city one after another, and at the same time, all the gates of this huge city were opened.

People in the towns and villages that had not yet fallen were moving towards the Mountain Dew City, and at the same time they also brought a huge batch of food.

Such actions were naturally noticed by the rat people. Rat Zhan did not issue an order to stop the attack, but the scattered teams of rat people took action spontaneously.

The Dark-Eyed people who left the town manor were obviously very tempting. Even without any urging or instructions, it was enough to make these guys hiding in the darkness pay attention and be ready to make a move.

In order to deal with such situations.

Teams of Holy See knights left Mountain Dew City, serving as guards and guides.

This is a rather risky move, because all the power of the Stargazer Church now falls on these Holy See Knights, but at this time they were all sent out without any reservation.

But the Pope still did this. Not only did he do this, he also generously introduced a team entrenched outside the city into the city, relying on the army that had just entered Mountain Dew City for his own safety.

There were no restrictions on the open door, and the residents of the shanty town were mobilized by the priests one by one and moved collectively into this huge city.

All of a sudden, the city became a little more crowded.

But this is not the end yet.

Subsequently, all the people who can be gathered in the vast golden wheat fields outside the city will be uniformly filled into Mountain Dew City.

The Star Gazing Church has always had the power to run outside the city, and the Star Gazing Pope's understanding of the situation at this time is much more clear than those of the nobles.

The oracle sent down by the great god was not wrong, and he should not doubt it. This group of rat men who suddenly appeared was far more dangerous than he expected.

There is a vague premonition.

This group of ratmen who suddenly appeared may be targeting more than just one province. It seems that their real target may be the entire human empire.

Although the emergence of this idea surprised him.

Humanity has been the overlord for many years, and it has been so long that it has no regard for other races in the world.

And even if you have thought about the possible challenger, you have thought about many possibilities, but with the rat man as the challenger, this situation makes people feel inexplicably weird just thinking about it.

But now this weird scene seems to have become reality.

Pope Stargazing began to request assistance from the divine churches in other provinces.

The dimness of the great god, the advent of lightless darkness, and the sudden increase in the concentration of elements, these things overlapped one by one, creating an indelible haze in the heart of the Star-Gazing Pope.

It also prompted him to make such a response.

Stand firm in this city, waiting for the return of the great stargazing god, and waiting for the arriving support.

Yes, as a devout believer, he only admits that the God of Stargazing is temporarily gone. This is the only possibility, and there is only this possibility.

Pious people are always extremely extreme. In the high tower in the center of the city, in the church of the God of Stargazers, there are dissidents and ungodly people who hang high on the dome as stars adorning the dome and depicting starry sky murals. I paid the price for my firm words and unsteady beliefs.

Before setting foot in the Governor's Mansion, he personally handled the matter and presided over such a trial, suppressing all the impetuosity and uneasiness in the Star Gazing Church.

The great god will return.

He is so sure, although this is not very likely, the God of Stargazing is still being dragged by Du Yuan in the scarlet ring. Although the gods who believe in them are exceptionally tenacious, even if they die, they will still die. You can return again with the help of the believer's faith, but the prerequisite is that the god is truly dead.

If, like Du Yuan, he did not completely kill a god and leave a breath, then the god's return would obviously not happen.

After all, they didn’t really die, so how could they come back again?

Du Yuan relied on one person's power to lock all the human gods in the sky, and also imprisoned himself in disguise. This was a mutual stalemate.

Although he took that crucial step, Du Yuan also had no way to kill these demigods at the same time. This would be a long battle, so long that the demigods killed by Du Yuan would not be able to kill them. It was possible to condense his body again, but Du Yuan was still fighting on the sky.

This is not what Du Yuan wants to see, in order to avoid this situation.

Du Yuan chose to drag the gods and himself into this endless painful stalemate.

Above the sky, in the scarlet realm.

Du Yuan's eyes were full of exhaustion and he made no movement. He stood in the center of this scarlet realm, holding a dying figure in his hand. Cracks were everywhere in his body, and most of the upper part of his body was broken.

Around him, pairs of eyes fell on Du Yuan. Facing these malicious eyes, Du Yuan ignored them.

There are not many ways to end this long and painful death battle, only two.

Either he is beaten to death by these gods, or he beats these gods to death.

Which of these two possibilities will become a reality will depend on the battle between the Human Empire and the Rat Empire.

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The team of Holy See knights were still running around the outskirts of the golden wilderness, which was gradually turning into a deserted area and becoming more and more dangerous.

They missed many things. They never returned to Mountain Dew City after being sent out to investigate the destroyed church. They missed the turmoil in the Stargazing Church, missed the dangerous power struggle, and missed many opportunities.

After the priests lost the ability to release divine magic, in order to stabilize the situation and maintain the existence of the Star Gazing Church, more resources were directed to the Holy See Knights.

With a larger team size and more rights, the old Stargazing Pope did not have too many scruples. He decisively released his rights, executed those who wavered, and won over the knights that the church needed to rely on. Only then could the unrest be overcome. The situation quickly stabilized.

It's a pity that they missed this wonderful scene.

This outermost area is becoming increasingly dangerous.

Several times they encountered the large-scale marching rat army, but fortunately they were more flexible on war horses. Even if they were chased by the large rat army, they did not encounter any major danger.

They should have left long ago, and it is unlikely that any town or manor would survive such a situation.

After gathering to a certain extent, all the ratmen seemed to have a different kind of courage. Those who did not dare to appear in front of them and should be afraid of the bright armor began to attack uncharacteristically.

Although these small groups of rat men were unable to cause any particular damage to this team of Holy See Knights, the non-stop attacks still made people feel tired.

And it's not over yet.

As the attacks increased, the ratmen active in this area seemed to be aware of their presence.

The rat-man group that was actively approaching them and attacking them became larger and larger with each attack, but their run was about to end.

Stopping on the dirt road next to the wheat field, all the Holy See knights had a look of exhaustion on their faces.

All this was a decision made by the captain of this team of Holy See Knights. During this period of time, they almost traveled to the entire outermost area, every village and every manor. They all arrived in person. The reason for this is It comes out a little ridiculous.

But he remembered the promise he had made before the statue of the great god.

Mercy, fairness, and justice. When other knights of the Holy See took office as knights with the most curiosity about the starry sky in their doctrine, he was shouting loudly for mercy, fairness, and justice.

And now he is running around this area regardless of hard work, just to fulfill the promise he made.

He will try his best to save everyone, and he has almost traveled all over the outer areas that have been completely occupied.

The best stop on this difficult journey was ahead. He began to shout loudly to encourage the team members behind him. After confirming that the villages in front had also fallen and there was no longer a single living person, they would not continue here. The area stayed.

Maybe, he is an idiot, and even his teammates are a little dissatisfied with him, and he can feel this.

But compared to these, he still wants to save more people, even if it means saving one more person.

The first batch of candidates for the Holy See Knights of the Star Gazing Pope were not selected in that bustling city, and none of the wealthy merchants and nobles took the initiative to send their children. The Star Gazing Church, which had just started and did not have many choices, did not have other more advanced candidates. Lots of choices.

They selected a group of orphans from the slums outside Mountain Dew City to become the original Holy See Knights.

These orphans are very lucky and are very loyal to the Star Gazing Church, but their ideas are different. Some regard this as an opportunity that they must seize no matter what, and some are born with a desire for gods. With extreme fanaticism, some began to ignite their ambitions, while others were grateful for being saved and wanted to save more people.

And the captain of this church knight is the last kind of guy who wants to save more people, a kind of freak.

But the situation he faced was not optimistic.

In other words, he didn't realize that there was always a ratman peering at him in the dark, at the team of church knights he led.

In addition to the ordinary sneaky guys hiding in the darkness, there is also a particularly tall figure.