Chapter 249 (2/2)

Leon couldn’t help but feel excited when he thought about it.

Among the gods of mankind, the God of Knights enjoyed the best reputation and was most respected by the people. In the barbaric ages, it was he who had accepted the Priesthood of “mankind” from Cybele who had created human beings but seldom protected them. The God of Knights faithfully guarded human beings.

For quite a long time, he had been the main god of the human holy pedigree. Later, with the rise of Buddhist Knights, he had eventually given up the seat of the main god and decided to assist the powerful man renamed the God of Light. But he and his knights had still been the most resolute and courageous force to protect human beings. Especially in this era where human beings had been addicted to internal fights, only he still had adhered to the concept of pioneering and progression.

Now he had two aliases, the “Groundbreaking Knight” and the “Lonely Guardian.” The two were actually two sides of one the same coin; together they meant the same thing.

He was the only person who had still established more living space for human beings and who had insisted on defending mankind against enemies.

Now, did he finally decide to step on the front line of the battle between human beings and Orcs again, and return to the time when the God of Eagle hadn’t launched a mutiny? Did he decide to come back to the age in which knights fought with him side by side to resist the Orcs?

Leon was very puzzled. He couldn’t help but pray secretly and report this news to Sui Xiong.

Sui Xiong was so curious about this that he contacted Morani who had been involved in the dealings of this war. Morani was also very intrigued, so he found the God of Knights in the Pantheon temple and asked him directly.

Facing Morani’s inquiries, the God of Knights nodded and said, “Yes, I have issued the oracle and called on all knights who believe in me to wear their armor, take up their weapons and go to the Eagle Kingdom to support the human armies against the invasion of the Orcs.”

“Why are you fighting? That’s not your style.”

“Why would I join in this war?” The God of Knights was silent for a moment before answering, “I can’t just watch the whole Eagle Kingdom, the oldest ancient country in human history, be reduced to the kingdom of Half-Orcs.”

“The kingdom of Half-Orcs?” Morani asked doubtfully.

“Yes, didn’t you notice that? Now the Orcs are forcing men to have offspring with female Orcs. Women may lose the opportunity to marry someone or have children. This is just the beginning, but if the Orcs really occupy the whole Eagle Kingdom, they will popularize and persist in this practice so that the Eagle Kingdom will no longer have human beings but only hybrid Half-Orcs after a few generations.”

Morani thought for a while, shook his head and then asked, “What’s wrong with Half-Orcs?”

Morani, also known as the ‘Steel Lion,’ was a Half-Orc. What’s more, he was not just a hybrid Half-Orc but a purebred Lion-man.

“I just want to insist on my practice,” The God of Knights answered calmly. “That’s all.”

Morani nodded and thought for a while. He secretly contacted Yorgaardman, the God of Justice and told him to find the God of Light and search for details.

“I hate that guy,” Yorgaardman said sullenly. “Don’t expect me to do this favor for you.”

Fortunately, one of their friends was just qualified to be able to talk with the God of Light. The Goddess of Wealth tried to ask the God of Light about his opinions in regard to this matter.

The God of Light, with a circle of nimbus behind his head, lit up with a cruel smile and said coolly, “Everyone makes their own choices, and as long as he is willing to accept the consequences, I respect his choice.”

“Consequences?” The Goddess of Wealth was shocked and hurried to ask for an explanation, but the God of Light refused to answer.

But the meaning behind his words was scary enough to worry about.

“Is it possible that the God of Knights will bring great trouble to himself for doing so?” Sui Xiong asked. “There are not many of his followers left. If he brings the elite Regiment of Knights to the hands of death, his status of a deity will probably be downgraded.”

“This is his own choice,” Morani sighed and said. “He has been pressed hard by the God of Aristocracy all these years. Perhaps he is tired of such a life and is determined to fight for a change.”

“So what are the opinions of the Gods of Mankind on this matter?” Morani looked at Javier sitting next to him.

Javier sighed and shrugged. “Don’t ask me. I’m just temporary staff. How could I possibly know that?”

“It seems that you are quite unsatisfied?”

“Of course.” Dark clouds rose over Javier’s face immediately. He said, “The Orcs’ invasion is clearly a premeditated attempt to exterminate the entire human race, but the king still didn’t take any actions to stop it. What the f*ck!”

“I’m not surprised at what the king did,” Yorgaardman sneered and said. “But I will be very surprised if he does any good deeds. He even killed Cybele, so it’s not surprising that he might think the predecessor who has guarded us well was an eyesore.”

Those gods looked at each other and sighed.

If Yorgaardman’s guess was right, then the God of Knights might face a tough road this time.