The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 238 Miracles and Miracles

As time went by, troops from all over Westeros continued to gather in White Harbor. The army to resist the White Walkers was expanding and soon reached 90,000 people, and more volunteers were coming. The city was already full of flags and emblems from Westeros to Essos. Some of them were from aristocratic families with a history of thousands of years, some were newly rising nobles, some were wealthy people with abundant financial resources, and some were just civilians of humble origins. Their previous destinies were different, but now they all joined the rebel army and fought on the same front because of the legendary monsters.

At the same time, after several weeks, the roads and military stations leading to the north had been basically repaired, and the army was finally able to move north and occupy various fortresses and strongholds in the defense line.

On the day the army set out, the ranks and flags heading north extended to the end of the sight of the citizens of White Harbor. If the various civilians were included, the mighty army heading north undoubtedly exceeded the 100,000 mark, and might even reach 200,000. The kingdom had not formed such a large army for many years, and people could not help but recall the great conqueror king: if he were still alive, would the hope of victory be greater?
The huge army also brought serious negative effects. In White Harbor alone, the rebels consumed an astronomical amount of supplies. Even though our regent has the entire East as his backing and is doing his best to send resources from the East continuously, it is still a question whether the arriving supplies can support the activities of the army.

At this time, donations from all over Westeros played a very positive role. The Church of the Seven has been rooted in Westeros society for thousands of years, and its influence reaches every place. They constantly issued calls and fully mobilized the manpower and material resources of the western part of the kingdom. While sending a large number of volunteers, they also transported a huge amount of supplies to solve the urgent needs of the army.

For this reason, with the increase in manpower, the repair of the defense line began to improve at a speed visible to the naked eye. The completion of each fortress and stronghold made people more confident and their morale more vigorous.

On the north side of the defense line, as the living people there either turned into wights or fled to the south, the difficulty of obtaining information from the local area increased sharply. The scouts sent to the north by the rebels basically had a narrow escape of death. Even so, Hugo still chose to send people to the north to collect information continuously - for the sake of the movements of the White Walkers, no matter how many people died, it was worth it.

However, the effect is ultimately limited. Even if the scouts monitor the movements of the White Walker army, they cannot always follow these monsters and the dead. The only confirmed news at present is that the White Walkers use Last Hearth as their current headquarters - because there are huge numbers of wights gathered there, filling the entire castle.

Apart from this, all the rebels could do was wait.

At the beginning, everyone was alert and vigilant to any disturbance, but the White Walkers never showed up, and Hugo did not allow them to attack rashly. The mission became more and more boring, and many people slacked off in the stronghold. As the continuous blizzards came, not only the soldiers, but also some generals began to slack off: no one was willing to stand outside in the wind and snow, and even those who were responsible would soon be frozen by the wind and snow and pain.

Hugo and other leaders of the rebel army were very anxious about this, but they could not change anything at this time. Soldiers could kill wights, and if they were lucky, they could even defeat the White Walkers, but could anyone defeat nature? Faced with the ruthless climate, the power of mortals was too small. All the army could do was to wait anxiously in front of the blizzard.

It was under such circumstances that the White Walkers launched their raid.

The army of wights is good at hiding and even better at surprise attacks; they can't speak, have no physiological needs, and the bad weather can't kill them - they are just corpses. So when these guys advanced under the cover of the blizzard, no one noticed it. It wasn't until a large number of wights appeared in front of the defense line that people realized that the swords of the white walkers were already against their necks. Then, the alarm sounded everywhere in the defense line.

In the rebel camp, armies were on the move. Soldiers walked out of their tents, put on their armor, and lit bonfires under the shouts of their officers. Countless bonfires illuminated the earth. The blizzard seemed to have weakened a lot in front of so many bonfires. Soldiers set out on the northbound road under these bonfires to fight against the White Walkers. At the front of the team, the light began to flicker and even went out. No one knew what they were facing, but the successors did not retreat. The root vein leading to the front line was still maintained, appearing and disappearing in the wind and snow.

As an army where most of the soldiers are believers of the Seven Gods, the military camp naturally has a church of the Seven Gods, which is also a solid fortress. Facing a powerful enemy, the name of this church is also very straightforward, it is called the War Church. Although its main structure is made of wood, the craftsmen who built it did not slack off at all. It embodies all the skills of the Seven Gods in carpentry, so even though it is built of wood, it looks very majestic. Its identity as a fortress gives it a sense of solemnity.

Inside the fortress, the craftsmen embellished the walls and ceilings with countless crystals, the most sacred material of the Seven Gods, and countless gems, and under all the glittering things were the gorgeous and majestic statues of the Seven Gods. Now, just like those old believers who were praying to the fish beams, many Seven Gods believers who were about to embark on the battle came to the church before setting off to offer their prayers to the Seven Gods, praying for the next battle and praying for the victory of mankind.

Of course, warriors with other beliefs also have their places of prayer, but none of them can compare with the great Church of the Seven Gods. This war church is like a giant, suppressing the gods other than the orthodox faith.

"May the Seven Gods bless you."

Standing in front of the statues of the Seven Gods, Hugo offered his prayers to the Seven Gods. Behind him, the leaders of the rebel army also saluted the Seven Gods. No matter what these people thought in their hearts, they stood in front of the Seven Gods with the most pious attitude and offered their prayers to the Seven Gods.

As the patron of the Seven Gods, Hugo must lead this prayer, and in his heart, he hopes that the Seven Gods can show their great power to curb this sudden snowstorm and provide an opportunity for the final decisive battle.

Hugo knew that this abnormal blizzard was the masterpiece of the White Walkers. Under the cover of the blizzard, humans' disadvantages would be magnified countless times, and the White Walkers would gain corresponding advantages.

The blizzard was too unfavorable for the rebels. Hugo had originally established a complete communication system, with everything from ravens to messengers. However, due to the blizzard, the communication between the armies was no longer smooth and began to be intermittent. If they went to fight the White Walkers in this way, Hugo was not optimistic about the future development.

At the beginning, the blizzard was still raging, as if it would never stop, but as more and more righteous people came to pray, the Seven Gods seemed to have heard the prayers of the believers, and soon after, a joyful voice came from outside the church: the blizzard was weakening, and seemed to be about to stop.

The atmosphere of joy began to spread out from the church, but Hugo was not affected by it. He still chanted prayers and continued to pray to the Seven Gods. As the chanting deepened, he felt his mind gradually become dazed, and his soul seemed to be leaving his body and moving towards a place higher and warmer than the church. It was a very wonderful state, but Hugo was not afraid, he was happy - the current situation was too similar to when he met the Seven Gods that year.

Finally, after several hours, Hugo finished praying, opened his eyes, and walked out of the church with everyone. He looked up at the sky. The wind was still strong, but the blizzard had stopped. The dark clouds still covered the sky, but the rebels could see the warm winter sun looming behind the clouds.

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"God has heard our prayers, and it has sent down its mighty power." Hugo smiled as he looked at the sky. "You don't need to worry about the outcome of the battle, nor do you need to be afraid of those blasphemous evil creatures: God loves the world, and hates those despicable and corrupted ones. At this moment, it is silently watching us, rejoicing in our upcoming victory, and grieving for the martyrs among us who have sacrificed their lives heroically. It will be with us, it will witness our struggle, and it will also watch over our homeland. For thousands of years, we have prayed to it, followed the rules it set, and spread its vision throughout the kingdom. Now, when we are in danger, it will never be stingy with its strength. As long as there is a follower of the truth on earth, it will never stop fighting—"

"Let's go, let's set off. Facing the evil enemy, the army should gallop and fight hard, and not bring shame to the gods!"

(End of this chapter)