Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan

Chapter 521: Chapter 105: Gravely Wounded in an Assassination, the Star Road Pierces Through (2)

However, the consumption of this kind of Divine Medicine had been forbidden.

And on the battlefield, the Salvation Army had long since developed its own methods for dealing with Divine Medicine.

Namely, the joint-attack Magic Array Formation developed by the Elder Priest Saar, which could be used by Tier Three Transcendents.

With ten Tier Three Transcendents, as long as they were willing to expend Magic Crystals, they could use the Magic Array Formation to temporarily trap a Tier Four Transcendent who had taken Divine Medicine.

It was a stalling tactic. As long as they could hold them off, the scales of victory would tip in the Salvation Army’s favor.

And this had always been a common tactic for the Salvation Army.

In fact, it was precisely because of the Salvation Army’s mercy in this regard that many independent Tier Three Transcendents chose to join such a benevolent army.

After all, some factions frequently used Divine Medicine to treat these Transcendents as expendable assets.

Thus, during the initial period when this Divine Medicine appeared, its abuse was rampant. Of course, that was also when the Salvation Army welcomed many defecting Tier Three Transcendents into its ranks.

It was during that time that the Salvation Army’s strength surged dramatically.

By the time the many factions in the Western Old Kingdom discovered this and declared they would use Divine Medicine with caution, it was already too late.

The Western Kingdom was swiftly conquered by the Salvation Army, one territory after another.

"Divine Medicine?!"

"But... didn’t the Divine Guard Army ban its use long ago?"

"So, those decadent fools can’t even keep their initial promise?"

"It’s laughable when you think about it. They were the ones who first announced they wouldn’t be the first to use Divine Medicine!"

"It seems the battle at the fortress really hurt them. They won’t use it in public, but in private... Hmph!"

"Alright, there’s no point in talking about this now."

"Next, we should consider the possibility that they won’t continue to abide by this rule."

One of them frowned, his expression heavy.

"What else can we do? The old rules, of course. But if it comes to that, our number of Tier Three Transcendents will be at a disadvantage compared to the Royal Capital Divine Guard Army."

"The Magic Array Formation requires ten Tier Three Transcendents to activate, just to deal with one temporarily-boosted Tier Four Transcendent. In small-scale battles, we can defend against it with precision, but if the scale of the conflict grows, it becomes far more unpredictable."

"What’s more, the Divine Guard Army must have stockpiled a lot of Divine Medicine over the years. Never mind enough for Tier Three, they probably have enough for many Tier Two Warriors!"

"This is starting to feel troublesome!"

"The Inspectors of the Divine Race have always encouraged mortals to use Divine Medicine, to offer up their courage and their lives as a grand performance for the Divine Race."

"Heh... to amuse the Divine Race?"

"We mortals... in the end, we can’t change a thing!"

Before Ed’s bed stood the six most powerful figures in the Salvation Army, all of them Guard Generals. They wore genuinely grim expressions.

"There’s still a chance. Don’t lose heart."

"As long as we succeed in establishing a nation, as long as I can have an audience with the Main God of the Divine Race, I believe that—at least within the Kingdom founded by the Salvation Army—all this suffering will come to an end!"

Though his face was pale, Ed looked at them and offered words of encouragement.

But as he said this, Ed himself didn’t have much confidence.

’In the end, what was this "Divine Race"?’

They knew it better than anyone.

’A group of foreign Alien Gods had occupied the world that was originally theirs.’

’They enslaved and slaughtered all of this world’s native Deities, which led to the current tragedy.’

’Worse yet, these Evil Gods took pleasure in the suffering of mortals!’

’One could only imagine how lowly and insignificant mortal lives were in Their eyes.’

’Even if Ed succeeded in establishing a nation, had an audience with the Evil Gods, and traded his achievements for peace...’

’...could such peace truly last for long?’

’No!’

’It was utterly impossible.’

But they had no choice.

After all, as mortals, there was truly little they could do.

They could only follow the so-called rules of the Divine Race and grasp at this one last straw.

Ed’s injuries were severe.

So much so that he needed to rest after just a few brief words.

He certainly wouldn’t die for the time being.

But a swift recovery was impossible; in fact, recovery itself would be difficult.

Because he had been poisoned.

A virulent poison from this world’s current Extraordinary System.

At present, even the Healing Divine Technique taught by Priest Saar could only temporarily suppress the poison.

Curing it completely was impossible.

Because this poison came from an Upper-Rank Middle Tier Extraordinary Creature of a bygone era.

To be cured, he would need a Healing Technique cast by a Transcendent of the Middle Tier or higher to slowly and completely purge it.

But where in this world could they find a Middle Tier Transcendent?

Of course, using Divine Medicine was another matter.

But purging a poison was not a task that could be completed in a short time.

Given the one-hour time limit of the Divine Medicine.

To truly cure Ed, there was no telling how many Tier Three Transcendents would have to be ’consumed’.

Would Ed allow such a thing?

If he did, then he wouldn’t be Ed.

With heavy hearts, the six Guard Generals slowly walked towards the door.

But at that moment, two of the Guard Generals exchanged a look, then suddenly said a few words to the other four before closing the door.

They remained in Ed’s bedroom and quickly walked to his bedside.

The weakened Ed heard the sound.

He groggily opened his eyes and saw the two men clearly.

"Beaumont, Vio, is there something else you need to speak with me about?"

he asked in a weak voice, unable to hide the exhaustion in his eyes.

The two men, named Beaumont and Vio, looked at each other and smiled.

Then they stepped forward.

Outside, the four other Guard Generals were still waiting.

That’s right.

They hadn’t left.

Because before turning back, Beaumont and Vio had said something that filled them with anticipation.

So, at this moment, the four of them were more nervous than ever before.

They all waited in silence.

Finally.

With the sound of the door opening.

When the four looked back again.

In that instant, before their shocked eyes...

...they saw him.

The one opening the door was none other than Ed, who had been incredibly weak and pale just moments ago.

The Ed of this moment showed no sign of having been injured at all!

His complexion was ruddy, and his eyes were even filled with light!

"General!!!"

"B-Brother, you’re... you’re healed?!"

"I knew it! Vio and his partner didn’t lie to us!!!"

"This is wonderful!!!"

"This is truly wonderful!!!"

Ed looked at the four men’s shocked and genuinely happy expressions, feeling as if he had been completely reborn.

He let out a hearty laugh.

"I’ve made you brothers worry!"

"This time, it’s all thanks to the Healing Holy Medicine that Vio and his group brought back from some ruins."

"Otherwise... hehe... Anyway, enough idle talk!"

"Since the Divine Guard Army broke the rules first, we no longer need to play by them either!"

At that moment, Ed’s eyes were filled with a cold light.

Even the once-dim prospects for the future were rekindled with hope!

And all of this, naturally, was brought about by the so-called Beaumont and Ryo.

Originally, according to their stealth mission, all the Players in this world were forbidden from proactively revealing even a sliver of information about the Star Empire to the world’s natives.

But Ed was very lucky.

He happened to encounter two Players who had just received a new system notification.

That’s right.

The Anchor of Faith was sufficient.

The Mortal Star Gate was in the process of breaking through.

And this meant that the mission shackles the system had placed on all Players were gone!

It also meant that all the Players in this world could now act freely!

With the strength that most of them possessed as Middle-High Tier individuals, they were bound to bring a massive shock to this world after tonight.

But compared to that, these Players were even more excited for the Star Empire’s next move.

Because this time, the Star Empire wasn’t just targeting the mortal world.

The moment the Star Gate broke through...

...the Star Empire’s third and fourth ranked Ancient Gods, the Feathered Insect God and the Forest Demon God, would lead Their Clans to personally descend upon this world!

They would immediately seize control of the Star Realm.

At the same time, using this planet as a springboard, They would wage Their war throughout the World Community!

The real war was about to begin!

And *this* was the grand spectacle these Players were waiting for—a true interstellar war!

At that time, all Players would have the opportunity to board Starships and participate!

Military merits and the like would flow in endlessly.

Therefore, at this moment, every Player in this world was waiting in anticipation.

None of them acted rashly or prematurely; instead, they waited quietly for the moment the Star Gate broke through!