Chapter 349 The last stronghold, Pompeii
In the center of Marfa, there is a huge plain, which is formed by the confluence of several rivers. On the plain, the largest city in Marfa, Pompeii, was built. For thousands of years, it has been the center of various ethnic groups. Marfa has no concept of a country, and there are ethnic groups that believe in different gods.
Pompeii is naturally the place where these believers gather, because every time the gods descend, they will choose to appear in Pompeii first. Over time, it has gradually become the center of the entire continent.
Pompeii is divided into many areas, and each area believes in different gods. Although there have been frictions between them for so many years, they will eventually live in peace under the intervention of the gods.
Around Pompeii is the vast world of the Demon Forest, where there are countless monsters and night elves, and it is also the place where people survive.
But not long ago, the world changed. Countless gods were infected by unknown substances overnight. Some weak gods died directly, and some turned into evil and ugly appearances. The surviving gods came to the world one after another. As other cities failed one by one, the remaining humans and creatures of various races retreated to the ancient city of Pompeii, making the already crowded city even more crowded.
At this time, the city walls were full of soldiers of various races, knights, mages, priests, and elf archers, from low-level to high-level, and even many magic gods and paladins flew in the air for alert.
In the center of Pompeii, there is a magnificent and huge palace. The whole palace is shrouded in holy light, becoming the only light in this world filled with black fog, and the only spiritual belief of the people stationed here.
The streets were full of soldiers, each with fear and confusion on their faces. They were always ready to rush up the city wall to replace those comrades who might fall, and the people were ordered to hide at home, praying for miracles.
The palace with a sacred glow was called the Temple of the Gods, which was a sacred place established by the gods in Pompeii. At this time, the surviving gods were holding a meeting inside.
"The Sky City has fallen, and so many gods have died. What should we do now? Are we just waiting for evil to destroy us? Several Lord Gods." A voice sounded in the hall, breaking the silence inside.
I saw a tall god with bare arms and all kinds of tattoos standing in the center of the hall, and at the top were five majestic gods, and below them on both sides were gods of different sizes, nearly a hundred of them.
"God of War, calm down first." The one in the middle of the five gods above spoke.
"Uriel, calm down first."
"Yes, Lord Uriel, Lord Lord is also thinking of a way."
The gods around also spoke one after another. Standing in the hall was the god of war of this world, named Wu Ruier, the patron saint and spiritual belief of all warriors and knights.
Uriel looked at the Lord Gods and could only sit back in his seat helplessly.
The five main gods above are the water god Ceres, the fire god Labut, the earth god Tias, the thunder god Fako, and the wind goddess Circe.
The one who spoke before was the thunder god Fako sitting in the middle, whose strength is also the strongest among the gods.
At this time, the hall fell into silence again.
At this time, the door of the temple was pushed open, and a young and handsome man walked in. He was wearing silver armor and holding a knight's sword. He looked very heroic.
"Liat greets the gods." The young man walked to the center of the hall and then half-knelt down.
The gods obviously knew the young man in front of them and nodded to him.
"Liat, how did you come in?" The god of war Uriel asked the young man. The knight belonged to his believers, and this person was also the one he valued.
"Lord God of War, I want to go back to the Prophet City to see if my sister is still alive." Liat lowered his head and his tone was a little sad.
The Prophet City was the city that Su Yu and the others arrived at, and Liat was also from there. The gods looked a little strange when they heard this name.
The gods looked at each other, and their faces were somewhat annoyed. For thousands of years, the Prophet City has been conveying the coming of darkness to the outside world, and has warned the gods to be careful of the dark forces from outside, but no one believed it. Because that tribe did not believe in the gods, they were abandoned by the gods. However, this time, they were severely slapped in the face.
Uriel's face became relaxed, and he sighed heavily to Liat.
"Liat, my child, I understand your feelings very well, but you have seen the situation outside. Do you think the Prophet City can survive?"
"You are my strongest knight, and you still need your protection here. I will not allow you to leave."
Liat is gifted. When he was young, he left his hometown and came to the outside world alone. In just 20 years, he has cultivated to the strength of a divine knight. He is called the closest existence to God. As long as the divine fire is ignited one day, he can directly become a god.
Hearing this, Liat couldn't help but feel lonely, and couldn't help thinking of his sister Lilith. He hadn't fulfilled his brother's duty all these years. He wasn't by her side when darkness came. How desperate she was. What made him even more regretful was that he had always sneered at the family legend, so every time he went back to meet Lilith, they would end up quarreling.
Now the facts have proved that he was wrong, as were all the arrogant gods. If they had trusted the people of the Prophet City and made relevant preparations, they might not have been beaten by the other side and only Pompeii would be left.
Riat stood up in despair, bowed to the gods, then turned around and walked out. He looked so lonely from behind. Even Uriel couldn't bear it, but the current situation must not be allowed. He left alone.
As the door closed again, the gods fell silent again.
"Those creatures are very weird. Our ordinary magic can only damage them. Only forbidden spell level magic can harm them. This is very disadvantageous to us." Finally, the only goddess among the five main gods, the Goddess of Wind, Se Xi spoke.
"Lord Circe is right, but there are too few people above legendary mages in the city now. Moreover, the forbidden spell consumes a lot of mana. Even if the gods attack at the same time, they cannot stop the evil army." A god said.
"Yes, and it takes time to cast the forbidden spell. The other party may not give us time to cast it. Don't forget, they have monsters that can fly."
"The Knights can cause harm to monsters, but most of them have to guard mages, and there is no spare manpower at all. Even if they don't guard mages, the remaining knights in the city are still far behind the monster army."
The gods began to express their opinions, and the scene suddenly became lively.
"Quiet." Finally, Thunder God Falkor spoke.
The scene fell silent instantly, and the gods looked at Falco.
"The continent of Marfa has reached the end of its life. Although I also regret not hearing the legend of the Prophet City, the most important thing for us now is how to protect Pompeii. Soon, it will be dark. According to the laws of monsters these days, Look, it’s time for them to attack after dark.”
"No matter what, we must defend Pompeii. From now on, it's time for the gods sitting here to repay the world." Franco suddenly stood up.
When all the gods heard the last sentence, their expressions suddenly changed, but soon each god's expression became very solemn.
They clearly understand what Fa Kou means. This is to let the gods choose to self-destruct at the most critical moment. The self-destruction of the gods is very powerful and will inevitably cause huge harm to the monsters.
In addition to the five main gods and the God of War, other gods must be the first to be sacrificed, because the existence of the main gods and the God of War is the source of power for mages and knights, and they cannot be sacrificed unless absolutely necessary.
"Ragnarok, everyone, don't worry. Even if you die, as long as your faith remains alive, you will have a chance to be resurrected in the future. Please." Falkou said, bending down and bowing solemnly to the gods below.
"Please." The other four main gods also saluted everyone.
"It is our duty to wait." The gods also turned around and saluted the main gods, their eyes filled with the hope of death.
Falkou is right. Humans and other races are the source of the existence of the gods. If they are not protected, all the gods will fall. But once these people are saved, there will be hope for the gods in the future.
Riat walked in the city in despair, slowly heading towards the city wall.
"Captain." Suddenly a voice came.
Riat looked up and saw a group of knights standing in front of him.
"Captain, are you okay?" As if they had already anticipated the result of Riat's request to see the gods, the knights showed a hint of worry.
Riat forced a smile on his face and smiled.
"I'm fine, I made everyone worried."
"Sir, there is still a little time before dark, and I think you should take a nap."
"Yes, Captain, you haven't slept for several days."
Seeing his teammates caring about him so much, Riat felt endless warmth in his heart, and secretly said in his heart that no matter what, he must defend Pompeii and preserve the fire of mankind.
At this moment, the door of a building nearby suddenly opened, and a seven or eight-year-old girl walked out with a large plate of bread.
The little girl walked timidly in front of a few people.
"Lord Knight, this is the toast my mother just made. Eat it quickly!"
Riat looked at the girl in front of him and couldn't help but think of his sister. His eyes couldn't help but turn red. He walked over gently and reached out to touch the little girl's head.
"Thank you, kid."
The little girl showed a bright smile. At this moment, it seemed that the surrounding darkness was dispersed by this pure smile.
More and more doors were opened, and countless people walked out of their homes with food and hot tea in their hands, and walked towards the place where there were knights, mages, elf archers, and orc warriors. They were going to offer their heroes what they had in their hands. Food, and heartfelt compliments.