From Skaven to God of War

Chapter 280, Fellow countryman, blood mushrooms, good stuff!
Shu Zhan was thinking about the possible situation where his retreat route might be cut off.

As he thought and pondered, the disadvantages of over-concentrating power became apparent: he had a lot of power at his disposal, but only a few people to use it.

There are too few rat warlords, and almost no rat warlord who can stand on his own.

How to solve the current dilemma.

While thinking, Shu Zhan remembered some guys.

A hint of joy appeared on Shu Zhan's face.

This is a dangerous signal. Being targeted by this guy is really not a good thing, but often the guys he targets don’t have many choices.

They were a group of suitable guys, a group of guys who were not threatening but could be used a little, very suitable guys.

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Rat people are a group with tenacious vitality.

This is vividly reflected in many aspects, such as cockroaches. No, to be precise, rats are even more tenacious than cockroaches. After all, cockroaches only climb instinctively, while rats can rely on their wisdom to avoid many dangers.

The ratmen population on the main continent has gradually stabilized in recent times, and even seen an increase in numbers.

Because the other alien races in the dangerous area of ​​the Wild Mountains, those more powerful guys were destroyed in the sweep of the Ratman warlords, and large areas of land were vacated.

However, the ability to capture them has been declining.

After the rat warlords have accumulated some savings, they will give up on their raids on these rats, and the methods of those rat mercenaries are gradually figured out through repeated encounters.

In a very short period of time, these ratmen from the main continent abandoned their lifestyle in underground tunnels and began wandering on the surface.

The threat still exists. The invasion of the rat mercenaries is like a dark cloud hanging over our heads, and the arrival of those rat wanderers is the thunder brewing in the dark cloud.

One is the catcher who may appear at any time and bring direct threat, the other is the invader who migrates and constantly encroaches on the land. It is hard to say which side is a greater threat to these guys.

These guys are in constant fear, but they are very good at reproduction and eating.

In the wilderness, a rat plague brewing by the ratmen of the main continent has already shown signs. The abundance at that moment has become the nourishment for these guys to reproduce violently.

The old rat elders made a decision that they would leave this land after accumulating a wave of rats, heading deep into the continent to escape from these strange fellows.

This will be a journey with a tragic color.

That was how it should have been, until a guy holding a wooden stick, wearing cheap leather, with his head held high and arrogance on his face returned to his original group.

These guys did not resist the return of their companion, perhaps because of the power brewing in this guy, which was the power of the elders.

Of course, this is not the most important thing.

Most importantly, this guy brought some good things, a stone pillar carved with intricate patterns, some bright red mushrooms, and faith in God.

This is the situation that would only occur under the instructions of the arrogant guy Shu Zhan.

In the entire Ratman Empire, only this guy dares to use the temple of God and the sacred blood pool as a bargaining chip.

The ratmen on the main continent have never tried blood mushrooms, but their reactions to them are traceable. After all, both sides are ratmen.

This brightly colored mushroom can almost overwhelm everything, and has enough power to cause some changes in a very short period of time.

As long as more rat people can taste it and eat one, everything will go smoothly.

With the name of the messenger, the guy who returned became the leader of the ratmen on the main continent in a very short time. The wise and old ratman elder died in a turmoil.

It was a bloody riot, and the ratman elder was protected by the most powerful ratman warriors in the main continent.

To be honest, the ratmen on the main continent seem to be far more civilized than those in the Ratman Empire. The elder system, various myths and revelations, and some special customs are all traces of civilization.

Perhaps in the distant past, there was indeed a prosperous ratman kingdom on the main continent.

The strongest ratman warrior in the main continent is indeed brave and not even that afraid of death. But there is a problem: no matter how powerful a ratman is, how powerful can he be?

What's more, this returning guy is not alone.

In the bloody chaos, some dazed and indifferent guys showed up. The sharp spears pressed down in unison, like an insurmountable wall. The powerful ratman warrior could not cross it.

He was killed on the spot, and the ratman elder he was protecting soon followed suit.

On a barren mountain range, on a protruding boulder, a stone pillar with intricate patterns stood. The blood pool had not yet turned bloody, and the elder and the warrior were hanging high up.

One guy was dancing excitedly, and behind him, some stunned guys stood quietly.

He was wearing cheap leather and holding a rough wooden stick, but he felt so excited and happy.

It's not surprising. After all, not long ago, he was one of those inferior guys, but now, he has transformed himself and has the qualifications to lead a great temple of God.

Great God, great God!

He was so excited that he could hardly control himself.

And not only that, that big man, that honorable big man, the big man from the Holy Empire, also made a promise to himself.

As long as he can do those things successfully, he will be qualified to go to the Holy City.

This is something that can make the body tremble instinctively just thinking about it. Going to that holy city is like no longer being a humble person.

Of course, this doesn’t come without a cost.

But he could do anything for it, he swore, and the price was nothing.

His sight fell on his fellow tribesmen gathered in front of him, a group of uneasy ratmen.

The price is really not worth mentioning.

On the altar, this guy shouted loudly. The ratman elder and warrior were beheaded as the first batch of sacrifices. The ratmen gathered here had a look of confusion on their faces.

Even though this situation happened in their midst, it was still confusing, as if many things suddenly collapsed in an instant.

Blood mushrooms began to sprout in the pool of blood that was gradually turning red.

But they no longer had the qualifications to regret. Gradually, many ratmen caravans came here, and many things that they had never dared to think of before were left behind, including food, weapons, crossbows, and various war machines.

It's obvious that all of this was caused by Rat War.

In his opinion, these rats from the main continent are extremely good chess pieces.

Excellent, these guys are not yet considered a member of the Ratman Empire.

To solve the problem of the retreat, investing in a rat warlord can do it. It only requires using a part of the accumulated resources in hand. It is impossible to make the rat warlord brave enough to start a counterattack all of a sudden, but it is possible to expand his army by dozens of times and have the qualifications to fight against the royal knights.

But this is not a very good idea, Shu Zhan does not trust the rat warlords under his command.

And it's not that there is no better way. These ratmen from the main continent even bring their own dry food, which is obviously more suitable. And he doesn't need to pay much, just some weapons, some resources, a verbal promise, and a divine stone pillar.

These are not particularly precious things to Rat Warrior.

As for that promise, of course, Shu Zhan will keep his promise, and it is not a particularly troublesome thing.

However, whether this guy can successfully reach the underground rat city is still an unknown question.

The temple guards have put all the temples of the great gods under their control, which is the Achilles' heel of these guys, but there is one guy who likes to jump left and right on this bottom line. Of course, the temple guards really have no way to deal with Rat Zhan for the time being, but this does not mean that they will not do anything to a small rat priest after knowing this.

At this moment, the identity of the temple leader given by Shu Zhan was a death warrant, but this person was not experienced enough. The guy who had been working in the sea not long ago was obviously not qualified to know these things.

Shu Zhan would certainly fulfill his promise and send this guy to the underground Rat City, the city that was extremely sacred and great in his eyes. However, there was one thing that was not guaranteed: Shu Zhan did not guarantee that he would send him there alive.

When a war is going on, something always needs to be burned. Now, some guys have brought their own dry food. Although it is not qualified as high-quality fuel, it is still not a big problem if it can be made into a makeshift one.

The ratmen on the main continent have begun to prepare, and soon they will go to the battlefield. For the great gods, for the victory of the Rat Empire, for the Eastern Expeditionary Force, for the reputation of the Rat War, and for the blood mushrooms, these guys will fight bloody battles.

This will be a brutal war, but they will not gain nothing. They can gain faith. At least in Shuzhan's opinion, allowing these unfavored guys to believe in the great God is indeed a gift. And not only that, these guys will also get blood mushrooms.

The blood mushrooms swaying above the corpses in the bright red water.

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The situation in Lianyan Province is rapidly deteriorating, or to say it another way, the situation has not improved since the appearance of those dazzling golden knights.

The rat warlords are losing ground.

They kept retreating and wandering around in panic on this land.

Flag decided to do something, and he is doing something.

Running silently on the mountains, with the army behind him, their goal was the depths of Lianyan Province, a place that the rat warlords had never reached before.

The core of humanity on this land is right there, and the flag will never retreat so easily.

In order to become a rat warlord, he dared to gamble his life and run wildly on the vast grassland. After becoming a real rat warlord, he did not lose his courage.

He was going to hold a grand sacrifice.

As for what he would encounter after this grand sacrifice, he didn't intend to think about it and would deal with it when the time came.

But now, he is going to hold a grand sacrifice.

The rat people have an inexplicable obsession with sacrifice, which may come from their motivation for war.

In fact, this war is part of the third war of gods which has not yet ended.

This ultimately makes this war different from ordinary wars. In this war, although failure is also unacceptable, the situation will be different if you launch a grand sacrifice before failure.

The God War is a war started to offer sacrifices to the gods. In this war, victory is important, but offering sacrifices to the great gods is equally important.

That's why Qi chose to take the risk.

A grand sacrifice was indeed very important to him.

In fact, whether he still has the courage he once had is unknown. However, many people, many intelligent creatures, become more cowardly and hesitant when they hold something in their hands.

Rat people especially.

Does Qi really still have the courage he once had?

The golden armor was painted black to make itself more inconspicuous. If they continued to move forward, it would be difficult to predict what they would encounter. The rat warlords did not advance deeper because the towns of all sizes in this area were too tempting, and also because the troops stationed on the river were obviously not that easy to deal with.

The flag's silent march was also interrupted when it was crossing the river.

Several warships with lighting equipment appeared at the end of the river. This was a relatively flat section of the river, which made it convenient for crossing the river and sailing of the warships.

Flag was the first of the remaining Skaven warlords to move in the opposite direction.

Before becoming rat warlords, almost all of these guys were so brave, because only bravery could give them that opportunity, or rather, bravery was only a prerequisite. Whether it was beheading the leader and seizing the flag on the battlefield, or surviving in one battle after another to accumulate enough merits, it all required courage.

Even if it is the easiest thing to accumulate merits, if you can do it, it is enough to declare yourself special.

Because accumulating merits is only one of the easier paths among many impossible ones to become a rat warlord.

It is the easier of impossible paths.

But the same old saying still applies: when you have nothing, you tend to be more courageous.

This is true even for the flag.

Courage is fading.

But the flag is still moving forward.

Desire is a very important thing for the rat people. The burning fire of desire can replace many things, including courage.

This burning flame of desire can drive everything and is the stepping stone to progress.

Although more often than not, if you are not careful enough, there is a greater possibility that you will be ignited by desire and burn everything away.

(End of this chapter)