Chapter 407: The Undead
Without the drive of interests, the war cannot be fought at all. In other words, as long as it is profitable, the war cannot be stopped.
In the past, the city of war Tenochtitlan was the birthplace of wars in the southern rainforest, provoking wars between city-states to profit from them, or simply rolling up their sleeves and rubbing disobedient city-states to the ground.
Victory, you can loot its wealth, craftsmen, and other essences, further adding to the foundation of the war city, while also weakening the strength of your competitors.
As for defeat, it was completely impossible. Even if there is a defeat on the battlefield, the god of war Huizilopochtli will personally take action and completely reverse the trend of victory and defeat.
Throughout its long history, the city of war Tenochtitlan has also been attacked and troubled, especially the powerful city-states supported by the gods, which will temporarily blind the eyes of the god of war, but the blazing beacon will raise a huge smoke dragon to send a signal for help to the ancestral god Huizilopochtli, and it is also the most obvious sign of the gathering of the various city-states of the rainforest "King Qin".
However, this war, contrary to the expectations of the god of war, Heatsy Lopochtli, the new god of the underworld, Kukulkan, brazenly opened the door to the ground of the sevenfold underworld, and poured out an army of undead to the sun, whether it was the Aztec kingdom in the north or the Mayan kingdom in the middle, they were all attacked like a frenzied tide.
The two strong neighbors have just ended the war, and the nationwide mobilization can be adjusted quickly, but the southern rainforest region, which has been peaceful for a long time, is not the same thing at all.
The connection between the city-states was completely severed by the small army of the undead attacking everywhere, and the beacon fire and smoke dragon roots lit at night were not conspicuous at all, and it was doubtful whether the friendly city-states that could be seen were capable of sending an army of King Qin when they were under attack.
In the chaotic rainforest, only the small city-states from the remote area of Ember Lake to Riptide City can avoid the invasion of the undead army. After all, His Highness Kukulkan, the new god of the underworld, had risen in this area before, and it could be said that it was his land of dragon prosperity.
Therefore, even if there is no formal order, the high-level ghosts and gods and underworld beasts in the undead legion will consciously or unconsciously avoid this place and instead attack the elite land similar to the war city of Tenochtitlan, and the large city-states with a greater number of god-blood descendants.
Of course, there must also be small, uncontrolled groups of undead creatures, attracted by the smell of flesh and blood of the living, entering the area from Ember Lake to Riptide City, attacking messengers, caravans, or settlements outside the city.
However, their attacks did not last long, and sailors arriving by boat, or cavalry on the basis of alpacas, would be the first to arrive on the scene and expel or even destroy the undead on the spot.
The god of war, Whitsy Lopochtelli, hesitated not to rappel his doppelganger to rescue, because he felt that there was a deep meaning behind this move, and he was afraid that he would fall into the calculations of his opponent if he rushed into the battle.
In addition, the historic meeting between His Highness Kukulkan, the god of the underworld, and Teskatlipoca, the god of darkness, in Jianjiao Mountain caused a series of earth-changing shocks, and it was not a secret thing, and it could even be said that the gods were watching this matter.
The two sides met without a big fight, which surprised the god of war Whitsy Lopochtli, after all, at this time, the Aztec kingdom was also attacked by the army of the undead, and the royal capital was even crumbling and would fall at any time.
In the impression of the god of war Heatsy Lopochtli, the dark god Tezcatlipoca has always been very mysterious, after all, the ancient god who has participated in the opening of the world and experienced four times of destruction and rebirth has very little contact with the new god, only when he tore apart the sun god system, he was appointed to become a giant, so that the newly born sun god Tonatiu was disgraced and almost couldn't get off the stage.
It is no secret that the new god of the underworld, Kukulkan, has risen in the form of a winged serpent in the Ash Lake. He is inextricably linked to Quezelquato, the sun god of the Fourth Age, and anyone who is not stupid understands that this is the rhythm of a comeback.
However, the fall of Hades Mictlanti Kutri exceeded the expectations of the god of war, Whitsy Lopochtli, after all, this is an ancient god whose age is close to that of the dark god Tezcatlipoca.
Some of the darker ideas quickly emerged, and the fact that His Highness Kukulkan was able to kill the former Hades King Mictlanti Kutri may have the support of the dark god Terscatlipoca behind him, in order to eradicate the only god who could threaten his position, and challenge the great divine power.
The god of war, Whitsy Lopochtli, has never been afraid to speculate on His Royal Highness Texcatlipoca with the worst malice, after all, his fame and status in the dark world are too high, he is simply the embodiment of intrigue and intrigues, and the fall of the calculated Hades King Mictlandicutri has changed from impossible to completely realizable.
It is precisely because of these scruples and considerations that the god of war Hyzilopochtli did not send a clone to the city of war Tenochtitlan at the first time to help the descendants of the bloodline stabilize the almost one-sided battle situation.
However, once the high-level ghosts and gods who have survived for countless years gain the flesh and blood of the descendants of the gods, and even their souls that glow with divine brilliance, they will harmonize and transform into yin and yang, fade away the yin essence of the netherworld, and transform into low-level gods similar to the spirits of the earth.
It didn't take long for even the priests with divine grace to become bait for the ghosts and gods to hunt and kill. Among them, most of the evil spirits that have accumulated over the years are heroic spirits who have been abandoned by the gods, and after devouring enough priests' flesh and blood souls, they suddenly transform into heroic gods (quasi-gods) with 0 godhead.
Such an astonishing scene made the gods who were always paying attention to this battle suddenly understand. This is the inevitable backlash of the dark side of the underworld when the world enters the countdown to destruction, which is equivalent to a rehearsal to destroy the old divine power order.
Could the undead legion that appeared in advance be the prelude to the destruction of the world? No god dares to confirm it! Even the dark god Terscatlipoca is secretive about this.
Furthermore, whether this move of His Highness Kukulkan, the god of the underworld, is a bit difficult to grasp, whether it is a kind reminder or a malicious temptation.
The god of war, Huizilopochtelli, heard the wails echoing in his ears and the prayers of the priests who died for the gods, and finally made up his mind.
A pillar of golden fire descended from the depths of the sky, piercing through the gray-black clouds of wraiths, and falling straight down on the Temple of War at the heart of the war city of Tenochtitlan.
The pillar of fire lit up the City of War, proving that Tenochtitlan had not been abandoned by the gods, and when the heavily armed clone of the God of War came out, the ruling class of the City of War was greatly excited, and the decline of defeat was reversed.
The doppelganger of the god of war Huizilopochtli burst out with brilliant brilliance, as if a sun was rising on the ground, and the tide of light as thick as substance expanded outward, thus opening the realm of war.
Believers who have been protected by the god of war find that the wounds on their bodies heal quickly, the war-fearful cowards become fearless warriors, and the royal family, the children of nobles and loyal samurai, under the light of the gods, become invincible heroes who are brave and good at fighting, and in turn suppress the high-level ghosts and gods, and actually gain the upper hand.
The fierce ghosts and resentful spirits from the underworld were the most miserable, quickly disintegrating into countless fragments in the field of war, not only spitting out the souls of the priests they had devoured earlier, but almost unable to save their lives.
After all, His Royal Highness the God of War Heatsy Lopochtli is one of the few powerful divine powers at the apex of the divine power order, and the low-level gods and quasi-gods who have just successfully transformed are not qualified to fight on the spot, so they can only watch the advantages be lost little by little, and the good situation of almost capturing the war city of Tenochtitlan also fell apart in an instant.
At this moment, the manipulator behind the undead legion took the opportunity to give the order to retreat, and the royal capitals of various countries were all difficult to gnaw, but they were small city-states with insufficient foundation, and dozens of them had been successfully captured.
The dark cloud of death has been covered in all aspects, even the light of the sun cannot dissolve, the only pity is that no one of the divine kingdoms has been captured, even if it is a weak divine power, it is not something that ordinary undead creatures can deal with.
Kukulkan, the god behind the scenes, said bluntly: "Don't worry, the next strategic goal is to lock on to the city-state where the totem beast is enshrined." Beasts that are not even gods should be used as stepping stones to strengthen the earthly foundations of the Underworld army. ”