Chapter 80 - Vol1 Ch80: Three years of war (1/2)

Translator: La0o9  Editor: La0o9

With Negary’s involvement, the war gradually leaned towards Interkam and the vigorous counterattack began.

Under Nala’s lead, the lost territories were reclaimed little by little, causing Interkam who nearly had their spine broken to burst with renewed enthusiasm and vigour.

The nearly-ruined country of Interkam was once again rejuvenated, and Nala’s name of ‘Saintress of Salvation’ was becoming more and more legitimate day by day.

The war was also becoming crueller day by day. Among the land that they reclaimed, quite a few of the nobles who used to own them were already dead. If you make enough military contributions in battle, then those who were originally peasants could become knights, while those who were originally knights could obtain peerage and their own territory.

Meanwhile, Royas’ side was even more dedicated to the war, because they had no other choice. Under the pressure Eldridge had placed, these nobles barely had any rights and authority remaining. If they couldn’t win this war, then the only choice left for them was to launch a rebellion on Eldridge.

The counterattack began and continued for three years, the devastation and intensity of which was significantly greater compared to the seven years before that.

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This was a long staircase with stone lampstands lining on both sides that housed orange flames within them. At the end of the staircase, there was a huge black stone statue that depicted a humanoid creature. The creature had both arms extended upwards as if begging for something, or perhaps embracing something.

The stone statue was facing away from the staircase, while a person was staring at the back of this stone statue as if pondering something.

Even when there were noises coming from the stairs behind him, the man didn’t pay any attention to it and simply continued to stare at the stone statue. His face was a little blurred, but if someone focused on him, they would feel that he gave off a natural sense of pressure, followed by a feeling that he was born to be above them. As if the only thing that they should do was prostrate themselves at his feet.

If the people of Hale saw this man, they would find his existence to be similar to the God within their perception, he was like an abyss that no matter how much one tried, they would never be able to tell his true depths.

“Your Majesty, Klee County—-” two men in uniform appeared from the bottom of the stairs, both of them had heavy expressions on their faces. Quite obviously, the situation of Royas today had made them concerned.

“I already know” Eldridge interrupted the two. It was simply the loss of Klee County that was reclaimed by Interkam, even though Klee County was one of the few territories originally belonging to Interkam that they still had left.

This stone statue in front of him was called the Statue of the Last God. It was the root of Royas. The ancestral spirit ritual of Royas and the potion of the Last God he developed, both came from this stone statue.

“What a hopeless world we live in” Eldridge said with a sigh. After several generations of accumulation, it was he who managed to obtain more information from the Statue of the Last God. It was information from the Statue of the Last God that shaped Royas into what it was today, but it was also what was causing Eldridge to slowly step towards his destruction.

For example, the truth about the collapse of the First Empire. The First Empire was called the Age of the Gods. At that time, among the three gods born from the first flame, except for the Giant that created all things from his body, the New Deity and the Progenitor Dragon still remained in this world. Both the Divine race and the Dragon race were not considered rare.

Unfortunately, the majority of the Divine race and Dragon race then abandoned this world. It could be said that, from the perspective of this world, the New Deity and the Progenitor Dragon were both sinners. It was their abandonment that led to the first eruption of the Black Abyss and caused the First Empire to perish.

If the Last God, which was this statue in front of him, had not appeared together with a few other heroes who stood up to save this world, then the world itself might have already returned to the Black Abyss.

The price to pay for salvation was that the Last God turned into the statue that he was today. Furthermore, now that the Black Abyss had become turbulent again, who are they going to rely on if there was only one Last God? That fake God from the Church of Divine Grace? Or the ghouls in Sacred Valley?

Perhaps Negary, who has caused me countless troubles, might be qualified to do such a thing. But that entity would definitely not do that, even if this entire world fell to ruin, he would not do such a thing.

“Who’s their leader?” Eldridge asked.