Game of the World Tree - Chapter 687

Chapter 684: Pray to the Goddess

A pitiful little bit of experience was recorded, but it could not attract Yeye’s attention at all.

He looked at the blood still dripping from the tip of the sword, and his whole body could not help but tremble.

Killing demons and hunting monsters are completely different from killing people.

Even though Yeye had prepared himself mentally when he participated in this war mission, he still felt a little shaken when he killed an old woman who rushed up with his own hands…

If it was a soldier, it would be fine.

This is an old woman.

An old woman who is old enough to be his grandmother!

Even though he knew that this was in the game, the completely immersed real five senses and the education over the years still made this teenager who was only fifteen or sixteen years old in reality feel greatly stimulated and shocked…

“Brother Jifeng…”

“They… They don’t seem to be… soldiers…”

The boy’s voice trembled a little.

“I know…”

The low voice of Facing the Jifeng came from the side.

This generous warrior player looked at the clothes that fell after he killed the enemy just now. The original excited expression had long disappeared, and turned into a solemn face.

Although he was not as overwhelmed as Yeye, he was also in a heavy mood at this moment.

“Elf Kingdom” has been operating in reality for more than a year, and has been in the game for nearly five years.

In these countless days and nights, players have long regarded this as more than just a leisure and entertainment game, and have long stopped treating those lively and interesting NPCs as a group of simple data.

Especially old players.

They will develop a bond because of their friendship with NPCs, they will also become close friends with NPCs, and they will even have mutual admiration with NPCs…

If the game did not have a love system, otherwise… there would probably be many players who become partners with NPCs

. Maybe it seems ridiculous to ordinary people, or ridiculous to those people in reality.

But only players immersed in the game understand that “Elf Kingdom”… for them, it is no longer an ordinary game.

This is their other home.

An irreplaceable spiritual harbor.

Unconsciously, no old players will treat game characters in the same way as they treat NPCs in other games.

Every game character here has his own story, and everyone is also a vivid existence.

Even if… the other party is an enemy.

The old orc priest who fought alone to the last moment for the tribe, the Lionheart King Yimsh who shed his last drop of blood for the race and finally stood and died, the half-elf Oros who fell into darkness for the goddess…

They all left a deep impression on the players.

There are too many similar games like this. There are countless stories behind each NPC, some of which are touching and some are sad.

That is why, when the true identity of the soldiers attacking the city is realized, even adults like Jifengba can’t help but feel heavy-hearted…

Everything that happens in “Elf Kingdom” has a reason.

Not only is there a reason, but there will also be corresponding causes and effects.

The people who besieged the city are by no means generated out of thin air like other games, but are also part of the entire game ecosystem…

They must have their own families and their own lives in the game.

Their life and death will inevitably have a corresponding impact.

That is why it is difficult not to think of the story behind it when facing Jifengba.

If they were soldiers, it would be fine. The moment they became soldiers, they should be prepared to die in battle.

But these people are obviously not.

“They should be villagers from nearby villages and towns… and they are all old, weak, sick and disabled…”

Looking at the clothes and appearance of the soldiers attacking the city, the elf warrior sighed slightly.

“Villagers… Why are the people attacking the city villagers? Are they all believers bewitched by the evil god? Or are they controlled by the mind?!”

Yeye asked back.

Knowing the identities of these people, he felt that it would be difficult for him to raise his sword against them.

The boy quickly put away his weapon and activated his skill [Eye of Faith].

With the Eye of Faith activated, Yeye saw the light of faith of the civilians in his vision, but it was not the red of the pagans, but almost all of them were green of the unbelievers…

The only red light was also red with an uplifting meaning, belonging to the faith of the righteous gods, not the dark evil god believers.

“Not evil god believers…”

the boy murmured.

He did not pause and continued to release the life magic of purifying the soul to the “soldiers” who were still climbing up the city wall… That was what he learned after becoming a priest.

However, after the purifying light, these civilians who attacked the city still had no reaction.

They still rushed towards the players madly, with despair and fear on their faces, and died in a rather tragic, funny, and pitiful way…

They were not extraordinary people, and they couldn’t even touch the corners of the players’ clothes.

“Since they are neither believers of the evil god nor controlled by their minds, why do they want to die?”

Yeye said blankly.

“Don’t be dazed, keep fighting! I’m afraid this is exactly what the imperial army is doing to shake us!”

Facing the wind reminded on the side.

Although his face was also gloomy, he did not stop fighting.

Looking at the civilians who fell under the sword of the elf warriors one after another, Yeye’s eyes flashed with a hint of strangeness and confusion:

“Brother Jifeng, isn’t our mission to save the civilians in the territory and promote the belief in the goddess? Why…”

“Because it’s a war.”

Facing the wind sighed silently.

“In war, there is no good or evil. Since they choose to fight, they are our enemies.”

“Not to mention, this is still a game.”

He said.

But it seems more like he is talking to himself.

Taking a deep breath, the elf warrior looked at Yeye:

“If you can’t adapt, you can retreat and do logistics. The war in Elf Kingdom is indeed a bit hardcore, but… war is so cruel.”

“I know you feel bad, but don’t worry… this is only temporary. You will feel much better after you quit the game.”

Yeye opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

But before him, the silent girl Nana spoke first:

“I can’t do it. I’m going to rest first.”

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the city wall.

Yeye was slightly stunned and hurriedly chased after him. After a few steps, he was attracted by the voices of several militiamen.

“Grandpa Hans, Grandpa Hans, calm down! Calm down! I’m Finn!”

A human youth who looked to be in his twenties was holding a gray-haired old man with an anxious expression, while the old man’s eyes were red and he kept struggling…

Yeye knew this young man named Finn.

It is said that he was originally a villager in a nearby village. After his parents died, he chose to come to Ogus City to make a living. Then he encountered war and was recruited as a soldier by the Red Maple Kingdom.

However, after the players captured the city, he quickly converted to the faith of the goddess under the players’ propaganda, became a devout believer, and took the initiative to become a militia to help the players defend the city…

Yeye also received help from him once. When he and Nana were visiting the city of Ogus, they couldn’t find the blacksmith shop. At that time, it was the other party who helped lead the way, and his attitude was quite enthusiastic.

“Kill me! Let me die! Let me die! Kill me! Let me die!”

The old man in the young man’s arms kept struggling, his voice hoarse, and his expression was full of despair.

Obviously, this was a “soldier” who had just climbed up the city wall.

“Why? Why are you doing this? Calm down! You still have Sabina and Marcus!”

The young man Finn persuaded.

After hearing his words, the old man burst into tears immediately:

“Dead! Sabina has been killed by them! If I don’t die… Marcus will also be killed by them…”

“Woo… Kill me! Little Finn, please let me die! Let me die! Only in this way can little Marcus live!”

Looking at the crying old man and the panicked young man, Ye Ye widened his eyes and was at a loss.

At this moment, a player in a godly outfit suddenly appeared behind the old man.

He stretched out his hand and gently pointed at the old man, silently chanting a spell, and the old man fell asleep.

It was All-Star Acan.

“Brother Can!”

Ye Ye shouted subconsciously.

All-Star Achan glanced at him, nodded to him, and then continued to shift his attention to the old man.

He lifted the old man’s sleeve, glanced at the old man’s wrist, and frowned slightly.

“Master Elf, what happened to Grandpa Hans? He is not like this… He was not like this before! What about the death he said?!”

The young Finn asked anxiously.

All-Star Achan looked serious:

“It’s a blood contract…”

“Blood contract?!”

“That’s right, he was forced to sign a blood contract to die in the siege… And it’s a two-way blood contract. If he doesn’t die, the person on the other side of the blood contract will die…”

All-Star Achan said in a deep voice.

As he spoke, his expression gradually became heavy:

“These people were forced to be cannon fodder for the siege.”

“This… How is this possible!?”

The young militiaman’s face turned pale.

Then, he clenched his fists:

“These evil… damn nobles!”

He gritted his teeth and said.

Yeye was also stunned, and then couldn’t help asking:

“Brother Can, then… can this blood contract be untied?”

“It’s very difficult…”

All-Star Acan shook his head.

“From the moment the blood contract is signed, it will only disappear after the contract is fulfilled or broken.”

He sighed.

After hearing what All-Star Acan said, the young militiamen were cheered up:

“But… you said it’s very difficult, does that mean there is a way?!”

“Yes, there is.”

All-Star Acan nodded.

He took a deep breath and said:

“There is only one person in the Elf Forest who can invalidate the blood contract, and that is the goddess of life, Her Majesty Eve.”

“We have played in the Elf Forest before… the elves have encountered a similar situation. It is said that in the end, Her Majesty the Goddess gave the power of purification and helped to untie the blood contract.”

“So… we can only pray to the goddess in order to get her response.”

…

Outside the city of Ogus, the Red Maple Kingdom Army’s base.

Otto stood on the hillside, sometimes looking at the “army” that was constantly surging towards the city of Ogus, and sometimes stretching out his hand to stare at a dark gray badge and check it repeatedly.

The badge was given to him by Anos. It was a divine weapon that could sense and gather life force and souls within a radius of 20 kilometers, and directly sacrifice them to the owner of the divine weapon, Anos, the god of dusk and sunset.

However, looking at the badge, Otto’s brows gradually frowned, and a trace of confusion and puzzlement flashed in his eyes.

After a moment of silence, he looked at the tall and thin nobleman behind him, Viscount Wells, the current head of the Wells family:

“Karl, how many people are sent up?”

Karl’s face was pale, and he looked at Otto with fear and awe. He couldn’t help but shivered and stammered:

“Your Majesty… Your Majesty, almost… almost… about 20,000…”

Otto frowned slightly:

“Are there no more people?”

“No… no more… time is running out… plus… plus the prisoners we captured, and the villagers captured in the nearby villages, these are all people over the age of 40… There is no human habitation in the nearby villages and towns.”

Karl hesitated and said.

After that, he hesitated again and asked cautiously:

“That… Your Majesty… Are we… Are we a little too… too…”

Otto glanced at him coldly:

“Too what?”

Karl opened his mouth and finally swallowed his saliva:

“No… Nothing…”

Otto retracted his gaze and cast his eyes on the city again. When he saw the battle situation that made no progress and the life force shown on the badge that was far from enough, his brows frowned even deeper.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly said:

“Send those young villagers up as well, and tell them that if they don’t die, their elders will die and their children will also become sacrifices.”

Karl was stunned.

He hesitated for a moment and stammered:

“But… But Your Majesty, haven’t their elders been sent up?”

Otto did not answer him again, but glanced at him coldly, which made Karl’s heart beat.

The high priest who was accompanying him said to him:

“My Lord, those young villagers don’t know that their elders have gone to die, so…if you tell them, they will fight to the death.”

Carl opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn’t say anything. Instead, he nodded in fear and retreated.

After a long time, there was a commotion in front of the army again, and a large number of new civilians were pushed out…

This time, their average age was much younger.

Riots were looming among the civilians, but were quickly suppressed by the soldiers.

Under the pressure of the fully armed guards, the civilians picked up their swords and rushed towards the city of Augs again…

The battle started again.

However, looking at the battle on the city wall in the distance, looking at the badge in his hand flashing with a dark glow, King Otto of Red Maple frowned more and more.

“Strange… The soul power is fine, but why is the life power growing so slowly?”

“Could it be that we can only sacrifice the lives of extraordinary people?”

He muttered in confusion.

Just when Otto was puzzled, suddenly, a violent energy fluctuation came from the direction of the city of Augs…

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(End of this chapter)