Chapter 317: Finally to the Land of God
The war, after a simple pre-trial had ended, immediately turned to a full-scale outbreak.....
The slave warbands charged from the front, and after breaking through the blockade of the bows and crossbows, they entered into a hand-to-hand encounter;
The Citizen Militia was in the rear, attacking the Order's main formation with strong bows while advancing towards the relative weakness of the flank, preparing to attack from there.
On the other side, the main general of Lai Yin personally led the high cavalry team and began to directly attack the main formation from the left flank, wanting to use the huge mount to directly break down the defense line of the order.
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At the most basic level, such as the comparison between slave soldiers and cathars, the equipment advantage is actually on the side of the Wrath of Nature Sect;
Therefore, the top management of the Order did not put too much effort into the middle line, but let ordinary charismatic warriors actively defend it, allowing them to bite it fiercely while bearing the impact of the War Slave Corps;
But on the left flank, the cavalry led by the main general, it is really not to be underestimated......
At the behest of St. Arndt, nearly half of the Divine Grace Priests, 300 'Knights of Wrath' who had not yet mounted, and 1,000 'Raging Storm Crossbow Bands' concentrated in the direction of the cavalry's onslaught and formed a resistance at the beginning.
Among them, the charismatic priest has a range of divine magic release ability, and at this time, an echelon of 'blessing and dispersal groups', 'interference groups', and 'attack groups' are formed, each performing the same task as the group name;
At the forefront, the Knights of Wrath are extraordinary warriors who have been forever fused with their own armor under the influence of the 'Devotion of Angels' and the Sacred Seed of the Initial Development;
In their own opinion, they may not be regarded as a 'price', they initially realized the stable and relatively powerful power, and were able to delay the opponent's main commander and the giant beast under his feet at this time;
In the combined efforts of the three hundred knights and the priests, thorny vines grew wildly under their feet, so that the big guy not far away had to pause for a while;
From time to time, lightning slammed down on the main commander and the mount, further slowing them down.
But just dealing with that main general has actually consumed most of the energy of this part of the benefactors, so those high-ranking cavalry who have bypassed the vine group will have to rely on other cultists to resist, such as the thousand 'heavy crossbow battle groups' behind the knights.....
The crossbow in the hands of the warband is a charismatic equipment that has been blessed by both the Angel of Wrath and the Angel of the Wind, and in the hands of the warriors who have attained the level of piety, it can unleash the sharp 'power of the wind' without losing any arrows, so at this time, there is a constant whizzing sound of breaking through the air, and its target is directly aimed at the members of the High Cavalry.
However, the strength and equipment of the Laiyin warriors should not be underestimated, not only are they wearing overweight armor that is fully covered, but even the mounts that are not as large as the core behemoths are also wrapped in thick metal armor.
Therefore, when most of the high-end combat power of the Order was put on the main general, although they suffered casualties, they still broke through the accumulation of the Angry Wind Crossbow, and finally rushed to the front of the Angry Wind War Group with an extra-long heavy cavalry spear.
At this moment, the front row of the war group put away the angry wind crossbow, turned to raise heavy shields to prepare for the line, and the middle column also arrived with spears, and suddenly the battle formation was full of spikes......
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On the opposite side of them, the Lai Yin High Cavalry also leaned forward with spears, and just as they were about to reach the front of the Thorn Formation, another aura spread forward from the feet of the giant beast that was dragged behind, and attached itself to the High Cavalry in an instant.
Then, there was a metallic sound that made the listener's scalp tingle, and the soldiers in the front row of the heavy battle group facing the lost line exploded one by one like balloons, splashing flesh and blood under the heavy blow;
Even those who did not collide directly flew backwards at the moment, slamming into the back rows of fighters;
This was just a charge from fifty high-ranking citizen knights, and it made the second elite battle group of the Sect pay a considerable price in an instant, and the array that faced them was directly pierced more than tens of meters;
After that, the bloodthirsty smiles on the faces of the citizens of the higher Laiyin pushed their mounts, maintained their formation, and continued to advance forward, while the target was directed to the rear, ready for a fierce battle formation penetration.
In this context, the largest number of 'Guardian Legions' also began to divert more forces towards this array......
Although the Holy Seed that the Cathar had been endowed with had not yet developed, and had not yet had time to acquire many transcendent characteristics of its own, it had now filled the gap between the Believers and the Fury Wind Warband, ready to resist the charge of the ferocious enemy with their flesh and blood.
But from time to time, the eyes of all the warriors, priests, and believers will not stop looking in the direction of the saints with a gaze full of hope.....
The scepter was inserted into the ground by the saints, and the invisible bottom below had become a root system, and at this time it had reached into the ground, and the special patterns inside it were activated at this moment, and it continued to send messages to some unknown territory.
Up to this point, St. Arndt had been praying continuously, and his Patriarch's scepter had been endowed with a powerful and decisive magic, but it would take a while to stir it up;
And this magic that he had never used before was called 'Angelic Punishment'........
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'Dudu!
It's all there!
! Beacon message detected....'
"The subject is Wrath of Nature 001, the azimuth coordinates **-**-**-**, call the headquarters, call the headquarters, whether our department will start the 'punishment' procedure......"
"The Ministry has approved, please implement the ...... according to the pre-report"
"Yes!"
"Attention units! Attention units! The 'punishment' pre-eucalyptus will be carried out by our ship, and the final confirmation will be carried out immediately! ”
"The guidance department is complete, the beacon connection has been established, and it can be activated at any time!"
"The projection part is complete, the anti-gravity effect extraction procedure is normal, and it can be activated at any time!"
"The material department is complete, the state of the spear of punishment is normal, and it can perform tasks at any time!"
"The power department has completed the steering and is expected .... Arrive at the best track after the lights are divided! ”
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In the battlefield, the fierce fighting continued......
Not long ago, the robes of the Patriarch of St. Arndte shone with a misty glow, and these rays seemed to rise with his 'soul' at this moment......
The saint felt as if he had traveled through an infinite plane in an instant......
It was as if he was no longer on the battlefield, but had come to a towering gate, and a divine voice came from the door, calming Arndt, who was still communicating with the gods;
Then, the door was slowly opened, and the supreme beauty inside, and the phantom of tens of millions of angels flashed away, and then an angel figure with endless light slowly walked out;
'It turned out to be a warrior of the Angel Legion.....
At the time of this realization that rose from his heart, the angelic warrior had melted into his body as an illusion;
So, Arndt felt that he had become an angel, and he got up and walked to the clouds and stood with his spear raised, looking at the distant and small world with a merciless and majestic gaze......
Maybe it was the sight that penetrated the layers of obstacles, or maybe his world was pulled below the divine domain, but Arndt did see the battlefield, saw himself, and saw the main general who came to Yin.
His own mortal body was now lifted high by the giant tree transformed by the scepter, and he looked condescendingly in the air for nearly 100 meters, looking at the giant beast and the rider in the distance.
The latter grinned and advanced, the thorny vines on his body constantly breaking free under the great force, and the giant beasts under his feet also roared from time to time, imposing various states on the body of the high-ranking citizen cavalry, so that they could continue to tear the array.
The victims are constantly appearing, and the faces of the priests who are in charge of containing them on the periphery are now full of exhaustion and weakness, and the members of the Knights who are facing the crisis are also on the verge of completely drying up their strength.
At this moment, the saint seemed to feel endless anger, and consciously and unconsciously, waved his palms downward in the clouds outside the divine realm......
Then, he saw the giant tree under his mortal body, which in an instant turned into a sea of vines, surging and engulfing the figure of the main general and his mount;
He waved his hand again, and more than a hundred vines burst into the formation, rolled up the high-ranking Laiyin cavalry, and pulled them and their mounts backwards, and finally dragged them into the dark green sea;
At this moment, a spear glowing with purple-gold brilliance appeared out of thin air, and was held in his hand by his soul, and a kind of realization rose again in his heart......
This is the angel's chasement! ’
Then he swung his hand a third time and threw the spear hard.....
The angel's spear ushered in a surge in size the moment it left the hand, tearing through the space and descending into the world with infinite power;
Everything it encountered along the way was burned by flames, and the air was filled with light and heat that could not be extinguished, and the Angel Spear finally reached the sky above the target, and was smashed in the visible fear of the watcher......
Then, the roar seemed to ring in the ears, and it seemed to have originated on a distant battlefield, and the trembling sensation even reached the clouds in front of the divine domain, causing the souls of the saints to be in a trance;
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Light lit up from the end of deep space, and then magnified bits and pieces, quickly turned into violent fireworks, and dragged the rumbling sound of air explosions into the battlefield;
At this point, it seemed that it no longer mattered whether it was a believer in the wrath of nature, and both sides of the field were temporarily resting and looking up in unison;
The only difference between them may be the extreme fanaticism on the faces of believers and the incomprehension and hesitation of non-believers.
Immediately, the earth in a corner of the battlefield with a radius of more than 100 meters shattered and turned into lava, whether it was the hideous general, the huge and invincible beast, or those accomplice-like high cavalry, almost everything was destroyed and burned here.
"Those who block the path of divine enlightenment will not be forgiven!"
Then there was a majestic and angry voice that echoed in the ears of all the living in the room........
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Arndt's world was in a whirlwind, and when he opened his eyes again, he was once again in the middle of the battlefield, but what he saw and heard was very different from before.....
At this point, his mouth seemed to have just been closed, as if he had been saying something earlier;
The body, on the other hand, slowly descended from the remaining vine lifts, and landed on the ground below, which seemed to have been gnawed.
The saints who came to their senses immediately glanced at the surrounding area, and it was not until they saw that the priests and knights who were closest to the 'circle of punishment' were generally well, and they were truly able to relax;
Then a severe sense of overdraft arose in the body, and the saints could no longer think about why they were able to survive.....
Perhaps, an angel came to their rescue. ’
Before he could think about it, the Patriarch fell into a coma the next moment he stepped on the ground, but the robes on his body still supported him and kept him standing.
At this time, a trumpet sounded in the distance, which was a symbol of the collection of troops from Laiyin......
Even though it was not directly affected by the angelic punishment, the War Slave Corps, as well as the citizen soldiers on the other side, still suffered heavy losses in the stubborn resistance of the Cathar Legion;
At the time of the 5,000 war slaves, less than half were left at this time, and only less than 300 of the 500 citizen soldiers could run and retreat;
And in the process of this evacuation, the war slaves actually intentionally or unintentionally blocked in front of the citizen soldiers, even if there were shouts and curses, even if the butcher knife itself was raised, they were as 'unswerving' as if they were unconscious.
Seeing this, Yuval, who had the highest authority other than the saints, immediately gave the order to continue the killing.....
The cathars, who had witnessed the feats of the saints and were thrilled by them, raised their swords and shouted and began their charge.
Even not only the cathars, but even the ordinary believers in the rear also picked up their protective weapons at this moment and joined the pursuit team with fanatical faces.
The remaining citizens of Laiyin had been shocked by the previous scene, and did not dare to turn back to meet the attack, coupled with the resolute obstruction of the slave soldiers ahead, only one by one was caught up, overturned, and finally killed by the soldiers and civilians of the Order on the way;
After that, except for the commander of the corps and more than a hundred people who had already received orders, not many of the rest of the war slaves really escaped and ascended to heaven.......
And in the distance, the three mistresses, who had also witnessed the power of the Patriarch of the Order, had already run away in a big hurry at this time;
At the moment, although they can see three points of fear on their faces, in fact, they are more excited and excited......
In their perception, the new Mother Goddess and Wrath of Nature are allies, and even if the paper covenant seems time-sensitive, it should symbolize that the two sides have equal strength, at least not far apart;
That is to say, the new camp that is lurking between the master and mother should have the same power, and that will naturally become the confidence of these converts to welcome the new world.
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"The executive side reports that the general-level punishment has been delivered, and there is no loss at the launch station itself, and the application is now made to fill the punishment warehouse, and it is over."
"Headquarters received, the supply spacecraft will be launched within three days, please be ready to receive, over."
"The observation side report, the effect is in line with expectations, the scope of the impact is in line with expectations, and it is complete."
"Headquarters received, done."
"The Transformation Office reports that the conversion rate of the thoughts of the followers of Wrath of Nature has been improved, and it is estimated that 12 new will be added to the patriarchal level, 78 at the priest level, 323 at the knight level, 1025 at the warrior level, 4345 at the protector level, and ....... at the believer level."
"The Surveillance Office reports that the Warrior shows no signs of awakening, and that the degrading of faith has not yet exceeded the instantaneous limit, and that everything is stable in the realm of the dream........"
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After the battle, the Saint remained unconscious, but the Order was back on his way in the direction he had previously directed.....
Three days later, Arndt woke up in the big tent, and when he opened his eyes, he saw several core executives waiting around him;
Soon after, Patriarch Yuval, who received the news, also entered the car and began to report to the saints the damage caused by the previous battle.
In this battle, nearly a quarter of the Cathars were killed or wounded, nearly half of the Fury Wind Bands were killed or wounded, and nearly a third of the Knights returned to the Divine Domain;
In addition, although most of the priests were weakened by the blessings and restrictions of wartime, they were not on the front line of the war, so there were no dead people, and they were largely recovered by the time they passed through the 'Forest of Divine Grace'.
And the most important thing is that the believers, who are the basis of their own power, did not suffer too many casualties, only lost hundreds of them during the war and the subsequent pursuit.
Although my heart is painful for the casualties of the soldiers, it is useless to think about it too much......
And this battle was not without gains, the devotion of the believers has been greatly improved, so that in the forest of divine grace after the war, many charismatic warriors and priests have emerged, not only to make up for the loss of the order, but even more solid than in the past.
After that, the saint's body gradually recovered, and the road under his feet finally came to an end......
The sect came to a deep forest Jedi, and if the people were still in their original spiritual form, even with the guidance of divine inspiration, they would never dare to go deep into this region that was almost indistinguishable from the 'Warcraft Paradise';
But now, not only has they been impressed by the strength of the saints, but their own piety has also made it impossible for the believers to doubt the 'divine revelation';
So, after only slightly cleaning up the team and arranging exploration and defense tasks along the way, the sect slowly burrowed into the deep forest......
In the forest, their journey lasted for nearly ten days or so, but the expected invasion of demonic beasts did not come here;
As a result, the sect approached the very center of the Jedi with almost no twists and turns.....
At this moment, the dark forest seemed to come to an end, and a beam of light slanted through the gaps in the trees in front of him, so that Saint-Arndt, who was at the front of the queue, had to raise his hand slightly to block the faint glare above his eyes.....
But he still walked forward firmly, and the trees on both sides of it, as if they had ushered in the owner of the land, followed his steps at this moment to move out of the way;
And so, he finally saw the anointing ground of God in revelation.....
It was a fertile land, a large field that was almost incompatible with the dense forest that had been walked before, knee-high fat pastures, swaying like green waves in the breeze, and in the midst of which you could see nearly 10,000 majestic platehorned moose, quietly and comfortably bowing their heads and eating the food in their mouths;
In the distance, a giant tree that seems to be nearly 100 meters tall grows in the deepest part of the field, and even here, you can feel the oppression brought by the sense of enormity.
Agitated, Arndt continued to walk, and the devotees behind him rushed in through the trees that had been removed, and immediately knelt in the dark, and shouted prayers to thank the gods for their gifts.
A moment later, when the emotions of the faithful had been vented, the Order finally set out again and walked towards their destined place of ascent;
The saints also felt it in their hearts, and the giant tree in the center was the God-given altar of nature, the eternal sanctuary of the Fury of Nature sect;
This fertile land is the holy place under the gaze of the gods, the advent capital favored by the angels, and the future capital of the church.
The saint felt impatient, and he was determined to build his ideal new homeland here, which would be a paradise without serfs and nobles, and all the believers would live in peace and happiness......
No, it's not just that...... I will lead the Order to defeat the forces of false gods and liberate all the oppressed! The teachings of Nature's Wrath should be of great grace to all earthly creatures! ’
After that, the vigorous construction began......
Over the next few years, the Order of Nature's Wrath continued to move forward at a rapid pace, supported by the Great Altar of God's Gift, and took advantage of the apparently increasingly chaotic situation in the outside world, moving out of the Holy Land as a central axis, swallowing and relocating countless suffering tribal populations around it.
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Desperate situations often have extremely complex natural environments, which are either full of strange carnivorous plants or the habitats of powerful magical beasts, and even the arrogant citizen army is never willing to venture into them;
In the past, it was actually okay, because the place where the Laiyin Citizen Army did not dare to go deep was definitely not a place where other forces could live in peace, so in the actual operation process, as long as the demonic beasts did not go crazy to attack the realm of civilization, then the existence of these Jedi would not cause any major disasters.
But the situation has quietly changed in the past few years, and under the gaze of the unknown 'true gods', the Jedi seem to have become a region of selective attacks;
The followers of the gods came and went without hindrance, but the rest of the outsiders had to endure the same hostility as before, and there were many internal lurkers or converts who deliberately caused trouble, making this Jedi a paradise for hidden forces;
As a result, groups of fugitives, whose strength was not too conspicuous, survived in it quite with peace of mind, and relied on the cheating gifts of those seemingly extraordinarily generous gods, and gradually but rapidly became stronger.......
Then, time flew by, and the Black Forest's calendar was flipped to Rune 112 in an instant......
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Somewhere in the southwest of the Kingdom of Laiyin, a forest full of demonic beasts
This is the sanctuary of the Cult of Nature's Wrath, which has risen to prominence in just a few short years under the leadership of the Core Order, and has become one of the best hidden forces......
By this time, the Holy Land was home to nearly a million worshippers, and its inhabitants did not seem to be divided by race, but rather by the belief in 'wrath of nature', and a stable community had been established.
At the very center of it is a gift from God called the 'Altar of the Sacred Tree', which provides the faithful with enough food and water to survive every day, which is the most important place for everyone to survive in the first place.
In addition, although the sect advocates the protection of nature and its core doctrine is to live in harmony with nature, it also has teachings that encourage production, as long as it is not excessive, it does not hinder the will of the gods.
Therefore, the believers, who were mostly serfs in the vast area, took the high-yielding seeds produced by the 'altar of agriculture and pastoralism' and the tools automatically generated by the 'altar of labor', developed a large area of land in the vast area around the holy place, and then reaped a rich harvest under the protection of the 'altar of irrigation' and the 'altar of abundance'.
In the Divine Domain, there are also angels who specialize in agriculture and animal husbandry who have sent down teachings at the beginning, so that this group of serfs who can farm but are not really good at planting can learn more advanced production techniques.
And in terms of military affairs, there are also angels on the angry side who have given the Order full-time buildings such as the 'Altar of Heroes', the 'Altar of Training', and the 'Altar of Swordsmen'......
Of course, since these buildings are called 'altars', their production is naturally convenient for faith;
On the whole, the greater the number of believers and the higher the average piety, the favor of the angels will descend on the central tree as an 'altar seed';
The seed of the altar grew rapidly in prayer and then into a variety of production buildings, the quantity and quality of the materials it produced, and the state of the Order's faith was maintained.
At the individual level, the priest and warrior will be inspired by the corresponding altar after reaching the level of piety, and then enter, and by the time they come out again, they will already be a little stronger.