Chapter 1558: Chapter 194: Feigning Retreat to Lure the Enemy
By devouring, the little piggy could quickly understand the rules of this new world.
"One good news and one bad news," the little piggy said.
"Let’s hear the bad news first," the Darkness Saintess said.
"The bad news is, unlike the individually fighting ninth-rings and eighth-rings, the seventh-rings have already started organized Divine Status hunting, forming massive Legions and coordinating in battles. Their combined power is not trivial and could be tricky," the little piggy said.
"What about the good news?" the Darkness Saintess asked.
"The good news is that there isn’t just one such organization."
Due to nearing the sixth-ring, some primitive Legions have already appeared within the seventh ring. Gods are now not fighting individually but rather gathering in groups with different combat styles, complementing each other’s strengths and weaknesses. Although this means that each god might receive a smaller share of divine status, the stability is a plus.
If we were to rank them, the ninth ring represents just a group of wild animals, while the eight ring is somewhat a socially organized group of wild animals, and by the seventh ring, it could be considered a primitive society.
"Why is it bad news that they organize into Legions here, but it’s good news that there’s more than one Legion?" the Darkness Saintess continued to ask the little piggy.
"Because the ones we just killed were low-level members of one of the large legions. That large Legion monopolizes one of the entries into the fantasy realm and designates it for use by their weaker members. We just seized their Divine Status, meaning we’ve initiated a feud with them," the little piggy said.
"So perhaps we can seek refuge with a rival large Legion, which would make us safe, right?" the Darkness Saintess asked.
"Yes, if we want to save ourselves some trouble, that is indeed the case," huffed the little piggy.
"That definitely won’t work," the Darkness Saintess decisively shook her head.
"Why?" the little piggy curiously asked.
"Because it’s troublesome and slow," said the Darkness Saintess.
"I was actually thinking the same," the little piggy chuckled.
"I just had Mars secretly let one guy go. Perhaps soon, that Legion’s reinforcements will arrive, let’s prepare for battle!" the Darkness Saintess said.
During the melee, a god with rapid movement ability ran all the way to the back of the planet Mars, where there were no restrictions. He intended to immediately destroy Mars, but consecutive appearances of Divine Power Light Cannons made him realize this planet was not so simple. After careful thought, he decided preserving his strength was more important, so he chose to leave and report the incident back to his Legion, letting them handle the combat here.
Once out of the divine influence of Mars, that god immediately regained his divine power and tore through space to return to his Legion’s location.
This god’s Legion was stationed in a certain star sector, and they moved all their believers there through divine power for mutual protection. The fleeing god arrived there and, due to the nature of divine power, there was no need for superfluous words; every god already knew what had happened.
The Legion leader was immediately furious; if the rival Legions learned of this event, their Legion’s reputation could be utterly ruined!
"Immediately mobilize ten thousand main combat gods! Crush those newcomers for me!"
These so-called gods of war are gods specialized in combat. They might have various forms, but they excel far more in battle than other tasks. Indeed, within a Legion, there are those specially cultivated for beliefs, those responsible for gathering intelligence, and some who maintain the environment of the star sector, so the division of labor was pretty clear.
Ten thousand instantly tore through space and appeared around Mars.
"They sure came quickly," the little piggy said with a chuckle.
Indeed, not long after the fleeing god left, the invaders had already appeared!
"Ten thousand, no more, no less," said the Darkness Saintess, "Prepare to meet the enemy!"
The characteristic of Golems is that they don’t fatigue, their strength only grows with each battle. Mars, mainly having a supportive role and barely engaging in any fighting, didn’t consume much either. The main issue with Mars was that he had no believers, which meant Divine Power couldn’t be rapidly replenished. Right now, Mars’s Divine Power was all absorbed from other gods and mostly converted into Alloy Armor. Though there were no problems for now, it would definitely become troublesome later. The Darkness Saintess had a plan for this, but since the situation wasn’t severe yet, she wasn’t in a rush. She needed to observe whether Mars was worth her help.
The battle began.
Ten thousand war gods immediately started long-range bombardment. Mars immediately raised its surface Alloy Armor to block all the incoming magical divine energy attacks. Compared to normal divine power shields, Alloy Armor had a clear advantage in facing such pure magical bombardments. Despite the ostentatious and impressive appearance of the divine magical attacks, the actual effect was mediocre.
After rounds of bombardment, those ten thousand war gods realized that long-range bombardment was just a waste of divine power and completely ineffective, so they immediately charged towards Mars, deciding on a close-combat attack. However, how could Golems possibly let them approach so easily?
