Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Gods Return to the World
John watched Selena play happily with the white horse and carriage she made on the lawn at the entrance of the villa, and suddenly a void cave appeared in the sky, and a huge hand stretched out from there to grab Selena, and then accompanied by Selena's scream of "I was wrong, I don't dare anymore~~", and the arm was withdrawn into the void.
John stretched out his hand and scratched his head, turning his head to see that Selena's family had been suppressed by coercion and was lying on the ground motionless. Judging from this situation, Selena is probably due to the recent nonsense, and was taken back by his brother and sister to teach a lesson. John thought so and shook his head and stopped caring about it. After all, there is no one who can threaten the old gods, and the owner of that giant monster hand is not an enemy that John can defeat, unlike facing the old gods in the past, this time the old gods are probably really angry. Just standing here looking at the giant hand, John could feel the anger of its owner.
John thought that Selena, who was usually a little naughty and mischievous, must have done something he didn't know to make his brother and sister so angry, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: "Little guy, ask for more blessings." β
With this in mind, John went back to the villa and rummaged through the warehouse for food. Thanks to Selena's blessing on this food storage warehouse, which has become a legendary god-given holy place, the food here can never rot, even if John is away for a short time, the vegetables in it are as if they have just been picked from the ground, not a little yellow, and the meat is not stinking or dehydrated as when it was just removed from the animal and put into the food storage warehouse.
"I actually turned this warehouse into a holy place blessed by spring, and if it was known to the believers of the gods outside, they would probably occupy it like crazy. John had a new understanding of Selena's level of nonsense, and suddenly felt that it was not for nothing that she was beaten up by her brother and sister.
John took the ingredients back to the kitchen, and when he was just about to wash the vegetables and prepare to do it, a void cave suddenly appeared next to him, and Selena ran out of the void while shouting: "Big man help~~~~"
John turned his head and saw Selena running and shouting, the void cave behind her had already begun to close, but when it was halfway closed, this closure disappeared and stopped, and then gradually expanded to the size of a person, and a figure walked out of it, although John couldn't see the specific appearance of this figure, but he still had something in his hand.
Selena ran behind John and grabbed John's clothes with her hands: "Big big man, Winnie's stupid guy wants to kill her sister, help me stop her!"
John put his hand on his face: "I can't stop her, Selena, you know." β
"That's right. Even he didn't have a way to stop me, Selena, don't hide anymore, and follow me back to be punished. It was then that the figure in the cavern of the void stepped out of the void, and John was able to see her clearly: this Winnie looked to be about twenty-five or sixteen years old, and her features were similar to Selena'sβnay, like Sophia, to be exact, as Selena had grown to that age. In addition to this, unlike Selena's flaxen hair and Sophia's blonde, Winnie's hair color is aqua blue, and her pupils are the same as her hair color. The pure white dress she wore was tattooed with a picture of the moon season. In addition to these, the most conspicuous thing was a rattan in her hand, and it was the cold air emitted from this rattan that made the kitchen of this mountain cottage in the summer show signs of frost.
Compared to John's calmness, Selena behind him was not so calm. As soon as she saw Winnie coming out of the void, Selena let go of John's clothes and turned around and ran away: "Big man, you must help me stop it~~~" and then disappeared into a gust of wind.
Looking at Selena who was fleeing, Winnie also let go of the rattan in her hand a little helplessly. When the rattan fell to the ground, it turned into a breeze and disappeared. Winnie put away her anger at this time, sighed slightly, and stretched out her right hand: "Hello, John, first meeting." β
John came back to his senses at this time, put down the cabbage he was holding, and stretched out his right hand: "Hello, I heard Sophia say that you, if I remember correctly, are the goddess of winter." β
After the two parted after shaking hands slightly, Winnie nodded and said, "Yes, I am the god of the north wind, the embodiment of winter. β
John looked at Winnie and said, "Hear Sophia say that you were born from the same concept? Selena is just a child no matter how you look at it, but you and Sophia are more mature, both in terms of personality and appearance. β
Winnie said: "This is because when we were created, Master Ann felt that all the old gods could not be exactly the same, so he added a variety of personalities and appearances to all of our old gods. After the two masters discovered the original stone world, Director An went to the original stone world to explore and came back, and only then did he add a variety of appearances and personalities to us. β
John nodded when he heard this, and suddenly remembered something: "No, I remember that the temple that was used to sacrifice to Jamiro has been around for a long time, and there are already statues in it that match your foreign trade." β
Winnie still had a gentle smile: "That's because Master Terr, he changed the time of this world, sent back memories of our appearance and character, and made the ancient tribes at that time think that the appearance of the ancient gods is like this." Otherwise, why do you think the creatures in this world are so similar to the Primordial World?"
John looked around: "In other words, this world was not like this, in order to allow the souls of the Primordial World to integrate into this world more quickly and without obstacles, you ancient gods changed the history of this world, so that they could fit into the Primordial World?"
Winnie said, "This is completely unimaginable to us, but the master of Ter is originally time, and things like this are naturally not difficult, as simple as the breath of a creature." β
John suddenly remembered something at this time: "Wait a minute, I remember that Ter and Ann once said that they found me wandering in the void when they discovered the Primordial World, so according to you, haven't I been here for a long time?"
Winnie nodded and said, "Yes, I don't know how long it has been - I'm sorry we have no idea about this kind of time, if it's not something very special, we can't remember it - but I remember that giants were very prosperous at that time, but it was difficult to find traces of dragons on the continent, it should have been the time of the giants, after which it has passed the four eras of dragons, trolls, orcs, dwarves, and elves, and it has only reached the human epoch at this time." β
There was a rare look of surprise on John's face: "It's been so long?" Winnie said, "Yes, during this time, your soul has been placed by the side of Master Ter and Master Ann, and not allowed to be touched by other ancient gods, so as to connect your soul with this world, and ensure that you can return here no matter what world you are in." β
At this point, Winnie said, "Selena, come out, don't hide." John was still looking around, looking for signs of Selena, and found that Selena had formed a form with a breeze as if she had disappeared.
Winnie spoke at this point: "Say, what's the matter? If it's okay, I don't believe you'll dare to come back before I leave." β
Selena still looked a little scared, and said to John: "Big man, I went to see it just now, the god descent ceremony in the tower has been almost prepared, and the spirit of the god in the tower has also descended to the mainland, until the right time to launch the sacrifice ceremony of the god descent, the tower can get his own body on the continent and become a living god." β
Winnie stood up at this time: "It's all this time, it seems that there is no way to bring you at the right time through mortal means." Saying that, he blamed Selena a little: "Selena, you too, why didn't you prepare earlier, it's so troublesome now." β
Selena was also a little helpless: "At that time, it wasn't because of that child, the big man was asked to be a guard, so he came back." β
Winnie frowned: "It's not that you made this out of your nonsense, otherwise you are still on the front line now, if that's the case, it's better than now." β
Selena knew that she was at a loss, so she lowered her head and didn't speak, allowing Winnie to point her head with her fingers, at most nodding in sync with the frequency of Winnie's clicks. Winnie and Selena have been sisters for a long time, why don't they know the character of this sister, sighed, and said to John: "John, you go and prepare for battle first, but don't worry too much, although Selena is a little unreliable, but she still dare not slack off in this kind of big thing." β
John also knew that he would not die, after all, there was an ancient god who controlled the law of life by his side, so he was naturally very relieved about his safety. This time there were no worries, but John felt less excited than he used to be when he fought a powerful enemy. There are gains and losses, John nodded, ready to go take a shower and change into clean clothes.
Early the next morning, Selena and John walked out of the cottage and walked to the door, where Selena's family was ready: the carriage had been put on the horse's body. John and Selena had just sat down when the horse suddenly roared loudly with its hooves off the ground, and then soared into the sky with the carriage behind them.
John looked at Selena lying on the edge of the bed and asked, "Little one, won't this attract people's attention? And yesterday's hand, it must be very eye-catching." β
Selena turned to John: "No, as long as we don't want people to see it, they can't see it." But the big man should be an exception, after all, you are already connected to the origin of this world. β
John scratched his head: "I don't know, I don't feel this way." β
The two had only chatted for a while, and the carriage had reached the top of the battlefield. John looked down from the carriage, the Nimitz Kingdom army below was already in formation, and the remnants of the Carlil Kingdom army on the other side were also lined up, and he couldn't see the previous scattered appearance at all. It seems that Tari has indeed come down and made a connection with his sacrifices, so that the warriors who have lost their fighting spirit can be reinvigorated.
John turned to Selena and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, if he does this, he will be hunted down by Il after that." Selena nodded: "Yes, Il has already obtained the religious rights in this area, but Tari violates the agreement of his gods, so he will naturally be attacked, especially when Il has just become a superior god, even if the best consequence is only to degenerate into an evil god." Big man, look, there it is. As soon as she said this, Selena seemed to have discovered something, and pointed to the city behind the army of the Kingdom of Karil, and said, "The altar in the tower is in that city, and you can see that the storm that rises into the sky is evidence that the gods are descending in the tower." β
Indeed, even John, who did not possess the divinity of this world, could see the storm like a tornado, and just looking directly at a storm made John's heart rise with a fighting spirit. Shaking his head, John no longer looked at the pillar of wind, it seemed that the gods would also bring their own laws to affect the surroundings when they descended. Looking at the phalanx of the Nimitz Kingdom again, it was ready, with guns and swords and shields, the archers had already drawn their bows, and the war horses under the crotches of the cavalry were also uneasy to step on the ground under their feet. On the other side, the soldiers of the Nimitz Kingdom looked cramped and uneasy, trembling with nervousness, and the weapons in their hands could not be held tightly, and fell to the ground. The army of the Nimitz Kingdom has lost its fighting spirit, and suddenly a pillar of law that penetrates the sky and the earth rises behind them, and a piece of feathers made of light float out of this pillar of light, slowly falling into the military formation, it is very magical, the originally nervous soldiers are suddenly full of courage and strength, and they are also ready, just waiting for the general to give an order to charge forward and cut off the enemy's head.
Yes, I only saw the generals of both sides waving the command flags in their hands, and the soldiers on both sides strode towards each other in a phalanx, and when they were about to make contact, the spearmen of both sides hid behind the shield soldiers in the front and stabbed the spears in their hands to the opposite side; at the same time, the shield soldiers rushed forward, while using the shields in their hands to block the spears on the opposite side, and at the same time rammed the shields in their hands against the shielders on the opposite side, hoping to give the spears in the rear and create opportunities. It wasn't until the two sides had made complete contact that the shield soldier drew his short knife from his waist and began to fight. For a moment, blood splattered everywhere and arms flew sideways.
John was shocked by this scene, although he had killed even the gods of that world in the past, he had never seen this kind of war scene between ordinary people, and for a while he could not do anything but watch the battle below.
Selena took out the candy and ate it idly, and said, "The big man hasn't seen it, this scene." There is never hope, no future, only fear and death on the battlefield. This scene has not changed since the creation of the three clans, except that it does not have the power of its own ancestors in the past, nothing has changed. β
As he spoke, the cavalry on both sides also dispatched, both sides wanted to rush into the opponent's phalanx to scatter the opponent's phalanx, and at the same time to intercept the opponent's cavalry, so the following scene appeared: in the center of the battlefield, the soldiers on both sides lined up in the phalanx and rushed into the opponent's phalanx, and on their periphery, the cavalry staggered with each other, attacking each other, and farther away, and the archers turned their arrows into a rain of arrows to cover each other.
Whether they died on the spear or in the rain of arrows, the fanatical expressions on the faces of the soldiers on both sides did not diminish in the slightest, and even if they were about to die, they would use their last strength to inflict damage on each other.
"It's horrible. John sighed: "It's like a living corpse, without a soul of its own, except to drag everything in front of it with itself into the abyss." β
"Yes, that's the power of faith. With the gods behind them and the ability to leave themselves behind, there is nothing in their eyes that satisfies their gods. Selena shook her head: "From ancient times to the present, this picture has not changed except for the protagonist, to be honest, we are tired of watching it." Look, there's movement over there. β
Speaking of which, I saw that the pillar of wind in the tower began to dissipate - no, not dissipated, but converged towards the center, and the pillar of wind that had been completely open to the sky was poured into the body of a man in a robe, and at the same time as the pillar of wind was injected, the figure expanded rapidly, and for a while it was as tall as the city wall, and it was still growing taller. Selena said, "That person is the carrier of this divine descent from Tari, and it seems that he should be an archbishop. John nodded and asked, "Will I go down now?" Selena shook her head: "No, it's not time yet, the god in the tower was expected by Il, and the gods he arranged to deal with it." You just have to keep an eye on Jamiro who is still lurking and wait until he comes out before it's your turn. As he spoke, he pointed to a hill on the edge of the battlefield, "Jemiro is hiding under there, and I can smell the rotting smell of mud on him." β
John nodded, looking at the pillar of light in the direction of the kingdom of Nimitz. Indeed, similar to the wind pillar in the tower, the pillar of light began to shrink, but in the light and shadow appeared not a person, but a pure white horse, this horse did not rush directly to the tower when it first came out, it shook its body, and then grew two pairs of large, white wings on its back. Flapping its wings, the horse soared into the sky, throwing feathers down from the sky. The feathers fluttered down in the air, looking slow but actually very fast, reaching the top of the heads of the warring sides in a matter of moments.
When touching the feather, the reactions of the soldiers on both sides were diametrically opposite: after the soldiers of the Nimitz Kingdom touched the feathers, the wounds on their bodies began to heal, and the originally exhausted physical strength was also restored, which made the soldiers of the Nimitz Kingdom shout loudly and attack forward, while the soldiers of the Karil Kingdom screamed and threw down the weapons in their hands when they touched the feathers, scratched the touched position with their hands, and then screamed when their hands touched the feathers. In addition to this, there are some wounds that are even more miserable for the soldiers of the Kingdom of Karil, whose feathers melt directly into their bodies and burn their internal organs into charcoal.
I couldn't look at it in the tower where the gods were descending, so I snorted coldly and accelerated the speed of the gods' descent . By the time he had completely descended, nearly thirty percent of the soldiers were already lying on the ground waiting for death to come.
When Tari saw this scene, he was naturally furious. As you can tell from his title β the Valiant Charger β Tari is not a calm man. For him, only courage is worth relying on, so when he saw this scene, Tari easily picked up a handaxe from the side, and the axe began to grow larger when he held it in his hand, until Tali held it like an ordinary person. Tari weighed it and threw it at Nancy, a Pegasus flying in the sky.
I heard a "boom", and the moment it was thrown in the tower, the things around the tower were blown away by the sudden impact, and the hand axe turned into a meteor and flew into the sky.
Nancy naturally noticed the change here, dodged the incoming flying object lightly, and then gathered a ball of light on her head, and shot a ray of light from the light cluster towards the tower.
Tari stood there, not dodging or dodging, only to see him wave his left hand, a huge shield appeared in his hand, scattering the light, and then his right hand was weak, and a large axe appeared in the tower in his right hand.
Selena said to John at this time, "Big man, these two weapons are the artifacts in the tower. β
John looked at it vigorously, and didn't look back: "It's like the cane you blessed last time?" Oh yes, it's my weapon now." β
Selena said, "Yes. In fact, artifacts are artifacts that have the laws of the gods attached, if they are human-shaped gods, they are objects, and if they are gods in the shape of animals and plants, they are their own organs. It's like the Pegasus flying in the sky, and its artifact is its two pairs of wings. If memory serves, it was originally a wingless unicorn, but for some reason, it forwent the unicorn in favor of wings. β
While talking about this, Nancy Tenma has a new move. It flew in the air and spread its wings, and many balls of light appeared around it, and when the light in the ball of light became extremely dazzling, Nancy waved her wings, and those balls of light shot into the tower standing on the ground like countless arrows of light with the wave of its wings. In the tower, the arrow of light was overwhelming, so he had to put the big shield in his left hand on the ground, use the big shield as a cover, and throw weapons with his divine power at Nancy in the sky from time to time. And Nancy in the sky is more calm, except for dodging the weapons thrown by the tower from time to time, she doesn't have to worry about anything at all, just use her miracle to attack the tower. This is also bullying Tari as a god of war, there is no effective long-range attack miracle, if it is other gods, it is not so easy.
"Moreover, as a punishment for the gods, the gods are not allowed to use divine power to fly, that is, if they are human gods, they cannot leave the ground, and only the gods with their own wings can fly, which is also the rule set by the original creator god, after all, only dragons can soar in the sky. Selena saw John's confusion and said, "Just like this Pegasus, like that ugly lizard." With that, Selena pointed to the hillside just now.
At this time, John noticed that the Pegasus had unknowingly flown to the location where Selena said that Jamiro was hiding, only to see the hill suddenly collapse, and out of it came a huge lizard covered with black scales and wings on its back - the reason why it is not said to be a dragon is because Gemiro did not fully absorb the dragon's blood gem at this time, but only grew dragon wings on the back of the original lizardman, giving people a nondescript and funny appearance. However, at this time, Nancy must not be able to laugh, because it did not expect such a change, its attention is all on the tower, and Jamiro rushed out when it dodged the tower's attack.
Jamiro rushed out and bit down on the back wing on Nancy's right side with his big mouth open, and Nancy couldn't control her movements in pain and fell to the ground with Jamero.
John stood up at this point and said, "It's time for me to get on, right?"
Selena nodded, suddenly jumped up and slapped John on the forehead: "Look at me adding a blessing to you." β
John felt a force poured into the position of Annie Selena's pat, and naturally knew that this was Selena's blessing, and reached out and touched Selena's hair: "Wait for me for a while." β
Selena dodged John's hand: "The big man is coming." Don't keep me waiting too long. Then he thought for a moment and said, "Your NP is full, hurry up!"
PS: I can already see my fairy look in the morning