Chapter 518: Purging the Faith Network
After sighing a little with the attitude of a victor, Li Mu beckoned the players to start dealing with the follow-up matters after the occupation of the orc tribe.
The destruction of the Golden Horde was not the end, and forcing the surrendered orcs to convert was also a necessary operation.
In a sense, this is the most effective means of weakening the true God of the hostile forces in the war of faith.
And players are already familiar with this.
After nearly two months of missions in the Death Desert, they had accumulated a wealth of relevant experience, and soon someone with handmade idols that had been prepared for a long time forced the orcs to desecrate one by one.
In the small square where the orcs were imprisoned, there was a faint commotion again.
For orcs, years of faith have long been ingrained in the hearts of the people.
With the compulsion of the players, rebels soon appeared among the orc captives who had already surrendered.
This is also expected by players.
In fact, in the first two months of the Death Desert mission, players have seen a similar rebellion every time they force orcs to renounce their faith.
It's just that under the premise that all the weapons and equipment have been dismantled and the high-end combat power has long been killed, these orcs can't stir up the storm in front of the players at all.
They, like the orcs in their last struggle to preserve their faith, are weak and pathetic.
Just a few small and medium-sized guilds responsible for guarding the orcs took action, and these rebels were easily suppressed......
The rebellious orcs quickly turned to ashes in the player's swords.
The whole process is methodical and extremely skillful.
And the bloodthirsty and ruthless attitude of the players when they killed the rebellious orcs made the remaining orcs turn pale and completely lose their courage......
They no longer had the courage to resist, or they cried, or were dazed, or begged for mercy, and desecrated the handmade idol of Urel on the orders of the players.
At this point, the faith of the orcs completely collapsed......
This scene was seen by the elves who participated in the battle with the player, and their expressions became very complicated.
After staying with the players for a long time, the elves think that they also have a deep understanding of these chosen ones from another world.
In the eyes of many elves who have not watched the player fight, although the behavior of these Chosen ones is sometimes strange and funny, they are extremely sincere and friendly.
And at this moment, seeing the players' methods in the face of the orcs, especially the cruelty and ruthlessness in the whole process, made the elves' three views also have a great impact.
Not to mention, after defeating the orc horde, the players went on a rampage.
Many people never imagined that the chosen one, who had been talking and laughing with them all the time, would have such a side......
"Do you think it's cruel and shocking?"
Just as the elves looked at the players with complicated eyes, a childish voice sounded behind them.
The elves turned their heads one after another.
When they saw the comer clearly, they quickly stood up straight, drew the symbol of the scepter of life on their chests together, and said respectfully:
"I've seen Lord El!"
The one who spoke to them was Al, the Divine Favorite.
This time, El Moonlight, who was friendly with Demacia, also joined the Natureheart Guild's army.
He is the leader of the elven troops along the way.
This Eve was the first and youngest god to beyond, and now she has grown a lot more than she did two years ago.
Although he still looks like a teenager, he has become more mature in his gestures and more resolute in his eyes.
And after listening to the question of the divine Favor Al, the elves hesitated for a moment, and replied honestly:
"Yes...... We didn't expect that the Chosen One would have such a side......"
"We've always felt that they're always acting strangely, but they're also as gentle as we are."
It all starts with the way players curry favor with NPCs......
As time goes by, players gradually get to know the character of the elves.
Increasingly, they will do what they like, creating a great image of themselves in front of the elves, so as to gain a high opinion from the elves.
In this regard, there is even a special strategy post on the official website to teach players how to communicate with elves in depth.
Because of this, many newly returned elves who have not seen the Chosen One battle have gradually solidified their impressions......
After listening to the elves' answers, Al the Divine Favor was noncommittal.
He looked at the players in the distance, then at the elves with complicated eyes, and sighed slightly:
"This is the war between race and faith, and only by abandoning mercy can we be victorious in this cruel war......"
"In addition to losing the protection of the true God and being put under racial shackles, another important reason why our race has declined rapidly within a thousand years is that we are too merciful."
"And mercy must not exist in war."
As he spoke, he paused, and sighed with emotion:
"I once heard the Chosen One say something that was an ancient teaching from the sages of their homeland - 'Compassion does not lead the army'."
Of course, in their interpretation, this sentence is actually used to describe the relationship between the commander of the army and the soldiers, to the effect that the commander of the army should not be excessively merciful, and must not miss a major event because of kindness to the soldiers at a critical time.
"But it seems to me that the same applies to the enemy."
"As much as we want to love peace, love life, and desire to live in a world free of strife, there are times when we have to face battles."
"In this world, many things do not revolve around our own will, faith, race, survival, struggle are everywhere......"
"And in war, mercy for the enemy is cruelty to ourselves."
Listening to Al's words, the elves were thoughtful.
And Al changed his words:
"Of course, I'm not encouraging people to follow the Chosen one."
"They are warriors summoned from another world under the crown of the goddess, and for them, battle is a game."
"And to face the war with a game attitude, there will naturally be some things that ordinary people can't accept......"
"It's a game for them, so it's okay to have no scruples, but for us it's a real war, so our emotions are always more complicated."
"Therefore, it is normal for people to feel uncomfortable with some of the practices of the Chosen One."
"But everyone must understand that no matter what, it is for our ultimate victory, and the Chosen One is also our strongest ally and partner......"
"There is no right or wrong in war, and the order after war can only be written by the victor."
"When the dust settles, as the final victors, we naturally have the ability and opportunity to shape the order we want and depict a new future!"
"Everything...... For the glory of the goddess and the elves! ”
Al's voice was solemn and solemn.
And listening to his words, the elves' eyes gradually became firm.
"Everything...... For the glory of the goddess and the elves! ”
They said it with the same reverence and solemnity.
"Very well, it seems...... Everyone is growing up. ”
In the distance, Eve, who had taken in the scene of Al talking to the elves, nodded secretly.
The elves have grown accustomed to fighting.
They have gradually abandoned their kindness in battle.
Although they will still frown slightly when faced with some of the player's actions, they will already think about the rights and wrongs in a more calm manner.
This is good.
Well...... Also, the Natureheart guild is good.
She originally thought that the player would need to take action to solve the Golden Rank Priest on her own, but she was all onlookers, and the players relied on a few idols to solve the problem.
"Demacia, this god punishes the stream...... It's really a cancer in the industry...... I think Urrel and Holdel's expressions must be quite exciting, if I'm not mistaken, when the divine punishment was just now, it was a little hesitant and weakened, I guess Holdell was also very entangled, right? ”
Eve thought to herself.
Punishment or non-punishment is really a problem for faith in the true God.
Who gives their strength to come from faith, and to maintain faith means to maintain one's image as supreme?
For them, face is not only face, but also directly related to their majesty.
It can only be said that success also believes, and defeat also believes.
With this in mind, Eve connected to the game system and set her sights on other battlefields.
Although the Nature's Heart Guild was the last to attack, it was the second to defeat the Orc tribe.
The greatest meritorious service is naturally the "Divine Punishment Bomb", and the other player armies do not have the channels and tricks of Demacia to get such a secret weapon, at most, they collect one or two god statues from Amway Comptoir at a high price and shoot at a critical moment.
However, the other Orc tribes were already weaker than the Golden Horde, and the other player armies also had their own advantages.
Among them, the Meng Meng Committee has a lot of money and is equipped with more than forty trebuchets in one go, and they have already blown up the half-orc's divine defense barrier to the ground by relying on trebuchets alone......
Not only that, but the Meng Meng Committee and the Heart of Nature are on good terms, and Xiao Xian Meow also has one or two statues of gods given by Demacia in his hands......
Although the strength of the orc tribe they faced was not much weaker than that of the Golden Horde, it was estimated that it would be a matter of time before the city was broken.
Although the First Legion Guild does not have idols and trebuchets are limited, it has the most combat players.
The Orc tribe they attacked was the Silver Horde, which was the closest to the Dark Mountains, and had been harassed by the player countless times, and was already exhausted.
In such a situation, there is also a red dragon Tiberia, who is in the golden position, but his real combat power is almost comparable to that of the legendary Tiberia, and the battle time is the longest......
Therefore, not long after the Heart of Nature defeated the Golden Horde, they also broke the city.
And from a game point of view, their siege is also the most tragic and spectacular.
It's just that the proportion of casualties in the player is a bit distressing for Eve......
The most surprising thing is the Autobot Guild.
This latecomer guild, which is composed of three test players, is much weaker than the three major guilds.
However, in this attack, they were the first to break through the city.
However, the reason why they broke the city was not how powerful the players were, nor how weak the orc tribe was.
Instead, the guild leader Transfiguration Ji just used a plan, and before the army besieged the orc tribe, he sent the legendary spider queen Rose to attack from the ground in advance, destroying the wall of the half-orc......
And the wall depicting the magic array was destroyed, and the magic defense barrier could not be activated normally.
Orc tribe...... It was broken by the players in a daze.
This made Eve have to sigh that there are really a lot of talents among the players, and they can always bring her something new......
Just as Eve was distracted from several other battlefields, she was suddenly awakened by a familiar voice:
"Master Zero, we've collected all the idols of Urrel and are waiting for you to deal with them."
Eve retracted her sense of disengagement and looked at the person who spoke.
It's Li Mu.
She nodded slightly:
"It's hard work, lead the way."
Then, he got up and kept up with Li Mu's pace.
Li Mu soon brought Eve to the priest tent of the Golden Horde, where more than a dozen large and small idols were piled up.
The largest one is more than three meters tall, and it should be the main idol of the Golden Horde worship, and it is also the idol that connects the divine defense barrier.
All idols store the power of faith.
There were already a lot of players around, and everyone looked at the idol with regret.
It's a pity......
If it weren't for Ulel's divine punishment to become a single body, this would be another dozen bombs!
Well, and a three-meter-high "nuclear bomb".
It hurts to think about it.
Only now, it can only be handled by NPCs.
Eve came to the idol and stood still.
With a reverent expression, she drew a symbol of the scepter of life on her chest, and then said solemnly:
"Praise to nature, praise to life, praise to the great goddess Eve!"
"Please exert your power and purge this place of dissent!"
As soon as the words fell, a bright light lit up from Eve's body, and all players felt a divine majesty descend on the scene.
In the next second, this light enveloped all the idols of Urral, and the idols shrouded in the light began to fade rapidly, and in just a moment, they were no different from ordinary sculptures......
They have completely lost their connection with Urral, and the power of faith in them has also dissipated in heaven and earth.
Faith purge.
This is what believers of different faiths must do in a war of faith after occupying each other's spheres of influence, and it is also something that the true gods acquiesce in.
The principle is that believers pray to trigger the power of the true god, and the power of the true god descends to completely "destroy" the idol of the hostile god.
Of course, the process should be decent and not blasphemous.
Every priest can do such a thing.
It's just that Eve is the biggest here, and she prays to herself.
And the reason for this is to completely occupy the sphere of influence of the hostile true god.
The sphere of influence of the true god is determined by the area covered by the network of faith.
Faith networks, on the other hand, are woven based on the beliefs of believers and the idols they worship.
The faith of the surviving orcs has been forcibly erased, and Urrel's faith network in the northern part of the Death Desert has crumbling.
Deal with the idol at this moment, and he will lose control of the area completely.
In the same way, Urrel's confinement of space will be invalidated.
In this area, the teleportation circle will be able to work again!
And not long after Eve "purified" Urrel's faith network in this area, the Moe Meng Committee also broke through the last orc tribe.
At this point, the four large tribes of half-orcs that acted as a barrier in the northern part of the Death Desert all fell.
Urel has completely lost control of the northern part of the desert, and players have further untied the "shackles" of playing to their advantage.
The gates of the Desert of Death have been completely opened to them......