From Skaven to God of War

Chapter 244, Rat Empire and Human Empire
Outside the city of Waves.

Among the continuous shacks, a slightly dishevelled team was wandering around.

There were many nobles and knights in this team who were dressed in luxurious clothes, but they were trapped in this messy slum. A knight turned back from the city wall with an indignant look on his face, constantly spewing vulgar words, without any reserve as a noble.

This is not surprising.

They escorted the people along the way until they arrived at this tall city and also brought a warning. This journey was not easy. The rapid rush made everyone in the team look so embarrassed, and they were stopped outside the city.

You don't even have the qualifications to enter this city.

They didn't care what was happening in the city at that moment. Amid the noise, a riot almost broke out.

These knights, this army, were originally at odds with the great nobles of this city.

The conflict between the two sides was on the verge of breaking out. They had arrived here in a panic, and were humiliated to be cut off by the lord, and they were already full of resentment.

Among the troops gathered in front of the city gate, some young and inexperienced people began to take out the crossbows on their backs and aim them at the guards in front of the city gate.

The arrogant guard in front of the city gate realized something was wrong and felt a little more regretful, but it was obvious that it was too late to regret.

The heavy city gate was lowered, and the guards stationed on the city wall noticed something was wrong below and took precautions against possible attacks.

For a moment, both sides were a little embarrassed.

It was obvious that these knights were not prepared for a head-on attack on the city wall in front of them, or rather, they had no such plan at all. But after that young man raised his crossbow, the tired and angry warriors kept drawing their weapons.

Such moments.

An arrow shot out from the army, towards the panicked guards, but a chaotic battle did not break out.

Because even faster than the arrow was shot, there was a burst of laughter.

A burst of laughter.

The arrow hit the guard's helmet, piercing through his head and sinking deep into the thick city wall gate.

The originally arrogant guard was trembling all over. It was obvious that his arrogance did not come from his own strength.

Kneel on the ground.

A puddle of fishy water appeared on the ground. The tired but angry soldiers burst into laughter. Without the tension just now, the crisis was resolved.

The army was stationed in the shantytowns outside the city. The knights would come to the city again every day to communicate, but the news they received was not very good.

It's infuriating.

Until today, when an old man arrived, a purple flag with stars replaced the blue flag flying on the city wall, and the heavy city gate was pushed open again.

The knight paused, and a team of equally elite knights left the city. They gathered around a figure, an elderly figure.

The old figure walked towards the angry knight, stepped on the dirty shantytown road, paused, and stood in front of the knight, looking at his surprised expression.

The knight leaned forward with strict etiquette, showing respect and declaring more.

The Stargazing Pope is indeed a suitable candidate. In this turbulent era, the huge fame and revered reputation, even if the gods have disappeared without a trace, the Stargazing Pope, who exists merely as a human being, is enough to deserve such a title.

"Hello, Your Majesty!"

The unrest in the city is over, and the guy who has risen to a high position is also convinced by the people.

Orders were issued from the city one after another, and at the same time, all the gates of this huge city were opened.

People in the towns and villages that had not yet fallen all started to move towards the city of Jilang, and they also brought with them a large amount of food.

Such actions were naturally noticed by the rat people. Shu Zhan did not issue any orders to block the attack, but the scattered rat teams took action spontaneously.

The Ghost-Eyed People who left the town manor were obviously very tempting. Even without any urging or instructions, it was enough to attract the attention of these guys hiding in the dark and make them ready to move.

In order to deal with such situations.

Teams of Vatican knights left the city of Stirling to serve as guards and guides.

This was a rather risky move, because all the power of the Stargazing Church now fell on these Vatican Knights, but at this time they were all sent out without any reservation.

But the Pope did it anyway. Not only that, he generously led a team stationed outside the city into the city, relying on this army that had just entered the city of Jilang for his own safety.

The wide-open gates did not impose any restrictions, and residents of the shantytowns were mobilized by priests one by one and moved collectively into this huge city.

This immediately made the city more crowded.

But this is not the end yet.

Afterwards, all the people who could be gathered in the vast golden wheat fields outside the city would be uniformly filled into Jilang City.

The Astronomical Church has always had forces operating outside the city, and the Astronomical Pope's understanding of the current situation is far more thorough than those nobles.

The oracle from the great god was not wrong, and he should not have doubted it. This group of ratmen that suddenly appeared were far more dangerous than he expected.

I have a vague premonition.

This group of ratmen who suddenly appeared might be targeting far more than just one province. It seems that their real target might be the entire human empire.

Although the emergence of this idea surprised him.

Humans have been the overlords for many years, so long that they no longer take other races in the world seriously.

And even if they had thought about the possible challengers before, and had thought about many possibilities, but the scenario of the rat man as the challenger, just thinking about this scenario made people feel inexplicably weird.

But now this strange scene seems to have become real.

The Stargazing Pope began to ask for help from the God Church in other provinces. The dimming of the great God, the advent of lightless darkness, the sudden increase in elemental concentration, these things, one after another, painted an indelible haze in the heart of the Stargazing Pope.

This also prompted him to take such a response.

Defend this city, wait for the return of the great stargazing god, wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

Yes, as a devout believer, he only acknowledged that the God of Stargazing had temporarily left. This was the only possibility, and there was only this one possibility.

The devout are always particularly extreme. In the tall tower in the center of the city, in the church of the god of stargazing, the dissidents and the impious who hang high above the dome as stars embellishing the dome and depicting the murals of the starry sky have paid the price for their firm words and unsteady beliefs.

Before setting foot in the Governor's Mansion, he personally handled the matter and presided over such a trial, suppressing all the restlessness and anxiety in the Stargazing Church.

The great gods will return.

He was so sure, even though it was not very likely. The God of Stargazing was still being dragged by Du Yuan in the scarlet arena. Although the gods of faith were extremely tenacious, even if they died, they could come back again with the help of the believers' faith, but the prerequisite was that the god was truly dead.

If someone does what Du Yuan did, not killing a god completely but leaving him with a breath of life, then the god's return will obviously not happen.

After all, they are not really dead, so how can they come back again?
Du Yuan, relying on his own strength, locked all the gods of mankind in the sky, and in a disguised way imprisoned himself. This was a mutual stalemate.

Although he took that crucial step, Du Yuan also had no way to kill these demigods at the same time instantly. This would be a long battle, so long that the demigods killed by Du Yuan might be able to condense their bodies again, while Du Yuan was still fighting above the sky.

This is not what Du Yuan wants to see, so he wants to avoid this situation.

Du Yuan chose to drag both the gods and himself into this endless painful stalemate.

Above the sky, in that scarlet realm.

Du Yuan's eyes were filled with fatigue. He stood in the center of the scarlet realm without moving, holding a dying figure in his hand. There were cracks all over his body, and most of the upper part of his body was shattered.

All around, pairs of eyes fell on Du Yuan. Facing these malicious eyes, Du Yuan ignored them.

There are only two ways to end this long and painful fight.

Either he was killed by these gods, or he killed these gods.

Which of these two possibilities will become a reality will depend on the battle between the Human Empire and the Rat Empire.

………….

The team of Vatican knights was still running around the outskirts of the golden wilderness which was gradually turning into a wasteland and becoming increasingly dangerous.

They missed a lot of things. After being sent out to investigate the destroyed church, they never returned to Stirling City. They missed the turmoil in the Stargazing Church, missed the dangerous power struggle, and missed many opportunities.

After the priests lost the ability to cast divine spells, in order to stabilize the situation and maintain the survival of the Stargazing Church, more resources were immediately tilted towards the Vatican Knights.

With a larger team and more power, the old Astronomical Pope did not worry too much. He decisively released power, executed those wavering guys, and won over the knights that the church needed to rely on, thus quickly stabilizing the turbulent situation.

It’s a pity that they missed this wonderful scene.

This outermost area is becoming increasingly dangerous.

Several times they encountered large-scale marching rat armies, but fortunately they were more agile on horseback, and even when they were chased by a large army of ratmen, they did not encounter serious danger.

They should have left long ago, and it is unlikely that any town or manor would survive such a situation.

When the density reached a certain level, all the ratmen seemed to have a different kind of courage. Those small groups of ratmen who did not dare to appear in front of them and were probably afraid of the bright armor suddenly began to attack actively, which was unusual for them.

Although these small groups of ratmen could not cause any significant damage to the Vatican Knights, the continuous attacks still made people feel exhausted.

And it’s not over yet.

As the attacks increased, the ratmen active in the area seemed to be aware of their presence.

The size of the ratmen group that actively approached them and attacked them became larger and larger with each attack, but their journey was about to end.

Pausing on the dirt road beside the wheat field, all the Vatican knights had a look of fatigue on their faces.

All of this was decided by the captain of this team of Vatican knights. During this period of time, they almost traveled through the entire outermost area, every village and every manor, and they arrived in person. The reason for doing so is a bit absurd.

But he still remembered the promise he made before the statue of the great god.

Kindness, fairness, and justice. When other knights of the Vatican were inaugurated as knights based on the doctrine of curiosity about the starry sky, he was shouting out kindness, fairness, and justice.

And now he is running around this area despite the hard work, just to fulfill the promise he made.

He would try his best to save everyone, and he had traveled almost all over the outer area that had already been completely occupied.

Ahead was the best stop of this difficult journey. He began to shout loudly to encourage the team members behind him. After confirming that the village ahead had also fallen and there were no survivors, they would not stay in this area any longer.

Maybe, he was a fool. Even his teammates were dissatisfied with him, and he could feel it.

But compared to all these, he still wanted to save more people, even if it was just one more person.

The first batch of candidates for the Stargazing Pope's Papal Knights were not selected from that prosperous city, and there were no wealthy nobles who took the initiative to send their children. The Stargazing Church, which had just started out and did not have many choices, did not have many other options.

They selected a group of orphans from the slums outside the city of Stormwind to become the first Vatican knights.

These orphans were extremely grateful and loyal to the Stargazing Church, but they had different ideas. Some saw this as an opportunity that must be seized at all costs, some developed extreme fanaticism for the gods, some began to ignite their ambitions, and some were grateful for being saved and wanted to save more people.

And the captain of this team of church knights is the last kind of guy who wants to save more people, a freak.

But the situation he faces is not optimistic.

Or rather, he didn't realize that there were ratmen spying on him in the dark, spying on the team of church knights he led.

In addition to the ordinary sneaky guys hiding in the darkness, there is also an exceptionally tall figure.

(End of this chapter)