Chapter 392: Curtains Fall (2/2)

Terry was sighing as he watched what remaining hill-folk charged towards the sacred corps’ formation, only to splash apart like a wave after crashing into a breakwater, before fleeing with their tails tucked between their legs. “I’ve imagined that they were quite noob.” “They are definitely noob in single duels, but their strength multiplies greatly once they start to fight as an army…” Jom said as he observed them beside Terry. “According to what Lady Kristina told me, the God of War is not just a god of conflicts, but a god whose authority revolves around war. That is why once his believers arrange themselves in certain formations, everyone in the army would increase in strength.”

And that was not all. Unlike the hill-folk who were basically doping to increase strength and speed thanks to their god but unable to control it well, the sacred corps of the Temple of Glory would often conduct drills in various battle formations to attain unmatched synchrony, just as they were always able to control their buffs well. Indeed, they might have long since gotten used to such situations.

As a matter of fact, while it was another matter if they had an advantage in levels, the Players might get the short end of the stick if a hundred of them clashed against a hundred-man sacred corps detachment from the Temple of glory if they were on the same level.

Furthermore, with the Temple of Glory often being known for warmongering, how many such trained detachments of sacred corps do they have in reserve?

It must be a stunning number either way, considering that they could pull out over a thousand soldiers on a whim.

“Despite being the second top religion, the Temple of Glory can really be quite frightening.” Jom sighed. “We really can’t underestimate any of the other churches.”

“Leave the wonder after the event. Let’s go get some or the hill-folk would all be done in. We’re going to have a problem if our contribution points come up short.” Terry said while drawing out his longsword.

After all, they were the ones who caused the conflict between the Temple of Glory and the hill-folk, which counted as unloading some pressure off the Crookes refugee camp. They may have bought their comrades time and would therefore earn some contribution points, but how much points were another matter altogether. “That’s true. Well, let’s go!”

Naturally, Jom also understood that they have to earn themselves as many heads as possible for safety reasons. They are never catching any hill-folk what with soldiers of the Temple of Glory all around them, or they would start arousing suspicion. Hence, raising his staff high into the air, an elephant-trunk clam appeared behind the youth.***

After being assisted by the Temple of Glory in ridding them off one of their enemy’s detachment over some curious reason, Edward naturally was able to redirect most of the Players stationed on that front to strengthen their formation against the last remaining detachment, even sending a few groups to watch their home base while they give the hill-folk what for.

Indeed, the defense that the Players mounted with their lives on the line was already piling pressure on the last legion of hill-folk, and that pressure was increased once the Players stationed there at first were relieved by the reinforcements from the other flank.

Eventually, the assault of the third legion of hill-folk collapsed utterly when Mufasa failed to capture the last man and inadvertently cut him down instead.

Hence, the curtains fell upon the initially mighty assault of the Lord of the Peaks’ believers with a very sloppy ending.

Meanwhile, even the Players guarding outside the Sky Horizon had made their catch. Some of the hill-folk from smaller tribes were intending to infiltrate the city with various measures, only to be easily seen through by those Players and intercepted.

After all, a huge red HP bar was hovering over their heads!

One particular group of the Lord of the Peak’s zealots who were fearless against death, however, cut through the Players’ interference and tried to get up to the Sky Horizon with everything they had. The Players almost allowed them to succeed out of a moment of carelessness, but when they were less than fifty meters away from the Sky Horizon, they saw that the grand city hence took to the air right in front of their eyes… and flew away…