It's not the protagonist, what does it matter if you are trapped in the Shura field

Chapter 687 Use Divine War on Her

Lion Gardens, the capital city of Melendall.

Amidst the smoke and fire of the counter-siege battle, the fierce offensive of the Temple of War Gods collapsed after only half a day, and the royal cavalry opened the city gates and charged in.

The Duke of the North, brandishing his greatsword, charged out on a sturdy white horse:

"Knights of the Lion's Den!! Follow me—charge!!!"

The temple army outside the city walls had long been defeated. They looked at the towering kingdom walls, and the generals of the gods stared in disbelief at the three people in front of them.

"Who are you?! We are here on the divine decree of the God of War to deal with the problem in Melendall!!"

Lowe glanced at Goodman beside him.

He asked whose divine message he was following?

Goodman shrugged, smiled, and spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know, didn't understand, and that it was none of his business.

Meanwhile, Anai Ning was engaged in a fierce battle with another divine general.

Luo Wei stepped forward and said, "We gave you enough time to withdraw your troops, but the mastermind behind you doesn't want you to withdraw. Do you understand?"

His gaze was expressionless as he extended one hand and spoke.

"The news of the southern part of Lion's Nest has already spread. I don't believe you don't know. Some people even witnessed everything on the very day of the war."

"A mere princess of a royal family!?"

“That’s right, so you do know that you declared war first,” Rowe said coldly. “The Regent Princess of Lion's Garden, who is now the ruler of the North, Southwest and Northwest, was on the city wall when you opened fire. You wanted to kill their lord, didn’t you see that the knights of Lion's Garden were green with envy and wanted to kill you?”

The god-like figure watched as the tall, mighty general swept across the battlefield with his giant sword, and for a moment, he was speechless.

And clergy from various churches are also attacking them from the city walls. What on earth is going on?
“Didn’t you ever have any doubts?” Luo Wei said coldly. “I don’t want to be too harsh, but you’re here only because of the pro-war faction within the temple who support Saintess Xiaoguang. They want to establish merit and try to curry favor with the Saintess.”

"!!"

The deity's expression turned grim.

What does this man take the Temple of War for?! How could they possibly have...?!
Take credit?
This word, which had no connection whatsoever with the sacred temple, pierced his chest like a thorn.

“That’s all I have to say,” Rowe said no more. “Knowing the news but not letting you retreat is nothing more than underestimating our determination to fight back, and also an unwillingness to bear the consequences of failure, blaming the enemy for the setback.”

"...!"

Hours later, the temple's army surrendered swiftly after their defeat.

Melendall only had a few thousand knights who volunteered to garrison the city and a combined force assisted by the church. Since the incident at the Valley of Weeping, the conflict here had become increasingly irreconcilable. After days of blocking the gates, the temple army killed a caravan and forcibly broke through the city gates, and the war immediately broke out.

The Temple of War only had three thousand troops here, and now less than two thousand have died. Their fate is the same as that of the defeated army in the Valley of Weeping.

However, this was not the result that Lo Wei wanted.

He hoped that the Temple of War would withdraw its troops voluntarily, which would send a message to the mainland that the Temple of War's army was not invincible and that they were capable of retreating.

However, the second-level god did nothing after seeing everything.

Lowe knew about their internal problems, but only they themselves knew exactly what they were thinking.

After sending news of the victory back to the capital, Rowe returned to the Valley of Lamentation with the two reinforcements. Lovely was in the tent discussing the marching plan while waiting for their news.

"How about it!?"

After delivering the message, she sat back down in her chair and breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the huge sand table on the conference table, she was becoming more and more accustomed to her role as the commander of the continent.

Although it was only a temple army of three thousand men.

“The Temple of War probably didn’t expect us to be so resolute,” Nasuxia said calmly. “But knowing which forces have allied with us here, why did they still send troops to attack? Do they think we’re fools?”

"Hmph..." The council of the united city-states snorted and crossed his arms. "They just think we'll be intimidated by the temple's reputation and that we'll back down and settle things."

"But this time we didn't back down."

"Screw you!" the lord of the North exclaimed. "They rely on their numbers to start wars everywhere, and every time you ask, it's a temple attack. I've had enough of these sons of bitches!"

Theocracy also suffered a great deal of persecution.

In the land occupied by the Temple of War, a large number of church personnel were expelled from the facilities, seemingly with no intention of leaving any other faiths on the land, and many churches were destroyed in the struggle.

Elita's initial goal was to incite a war of gods.

However, some high-ranking members of the Temple of War Gods treat others like fools, thinking they haven't realized this yet. So, whenever a force gathers here, they immediately come to suppress it, not wanting them to grow stronger.

Their actions completely exceeded the other side's expectations—they, too, had come for a war of gods.

Thus, the situation in the Western Continent is quite clear. The alliance of divine and royal power, as well as the Dawn Saintess of the Temple of War Gods, have all demonstrated their stance on divine war. The only remaining issue is the sudden rise of Niejie.

Now it depends on whether the Temple of War is willing to accept this reality.

“Hey, I have something to say,” Nasuxia suddenly said with a serious expression, “I heard that the war of the gods twenty years ago was also caused by the Temple of War. What exactly did they do?”

When this question came up, everyone in the hall turned their attention to the high-ranking bishops of the theocratic powers.

“They held a war festival,” Lialan responded calmly to the question. “Many of the chief deities of the churches participated.”

"And then?" "After the festival, one of the church's chief deities fell."

"!?"

Actually, not everyone present was unfamiliar with this story.

“The Shepherdess of the Starry Church,” Nasusha said, “is that right?”

“Hmm,” Liya Lan responded coldly, “but many clues about that war of gods have not been clarified to this day, so I don’t want to be too subjective. I can only tell you that in the end, almost all the main gods of the divine world, whether righteous or evil, participated, and most of the continent was dragged into it.”

"..."

Urs listened silently at the tent entrance.

The major churches in the theocratic world are better aware of this than they are of a time when not choosing an allegiances meant certain annihilation, and their continued existence is solely due to the right choices they made back then.

Therefore, they had a very positive view on the joint power of theocracy and monarchy, but many sects did not form an alliance with them at that time, and this remains true today.

The hatred established at that time is indelible and will forever be etched in the hearts of every member of the sect who knows about it.

“For example, the Yin God Cult,” Liya Lan said coldly. “I have an irreconcilable hatred for them.”

Lovely glanced at Lovi, feeling embarrassed.

Vimir also looked guilty.

I am... the High Priestess of the Underworld ()
Luo Wei sighed. He had never expected Liya Lan to reconcile with the Yin God Sect from the beginning, nor did he ever consider the Yin God Sect to be a righteous sect. He just thought it was better to keep it in his own hands than to let it become an enemy.

The best solution is to prevent the two sides from meeting, but if it really comes to a showdown, he must make Lillian understand that Sheila is working for them and that the other side's leader has already been infiltrated by him.

of course.

Besides the Yin God Cult, many other theocratic forces also harbored irreconcilable hatred towards him at that time. You can tell from the fact that Shaye's first reaction upon learning that Urs had participated in the war of gods was to stab him to death. This is something she could never forgive.

Just knowing that the two sides are different gives them this idea. What would happen if they actually met as enemies? In the world of Kings, many countries suffered disasters back then, but as time went by, they gradually came to regard them as an undeserved calamity. There were not many countries and forces that were alert to this.

However, since the Holy Maidens Xiaoguang and Qinyin have directly attacked the royal state this time, they can no longer remain uninvolved.

“The conflict at the Temple of War Gods must be dealt with,” said a deputy to the Pope of the Church of Yangyan. “That is my stance. Even if it were to happen again, we cannot face a divine war unprepared.”

“The Holy Maiden is a remnant of the last divine war,” the priestess of the Blue Moon Church said softly, “and we also have one in our hands. When will the Holy Maiden of the Church give us instructions?”

Vimir: "..."

“What I can tell you,” Liyalan said coldly, “is that, in addition to the one whose ceremony has already been held in our church, there is also the possibility that a second saint outside the Church of Prayer has been secretly sought recently.”

"?"

"!!"

This surprised not only the theocratic church, but also representatives from several countries.

One saintess alone is enough to form a faction in the war, and there's even a possibility that a second saintess might appear in their camp!?

That was a very clever way to change the subject.

Luo Wei commented.

He told Lillian that they had three saintesses. Naturally, she wouldn't suddenly reveal such astonishing news, but instead subtly introduced a topic that avoided mentioning the one from the Church of Prayer.

Lovely also witnessed Vimir's ceremony, and no one doubted the truth of the matter.

But that alone is enough to boost morale.

"What exactly does the Holy Maiden mean?" the Grand Duke of the Red Eagle Kingdom asked.

“This represents proof left behind by our gods,” the Pope’s deputy of the Yangyan Church said without hesitation, “and also the hope that our faith still exists.”

"Have you ever heard of a preordained covenant?" asked the priestess of the Blue Moon Church.

“That is the unfinished cause and effect after the gods fell and dispersed,” she explained herself. “It shook the foundation of the world and will surely continue in some unknown way someday in the future.”

"And the current situation is a continuation of that cause and effect that remains unresolved to this day."

All churches are fighting for their faith, some out of hatred, some out of the desire to resurrect God, and some because they must fulfill the last wishes left by God.

But whatever their purpose, they need to find the answer in the last unfinished war of the gods.

“In addition to the strange phenomena of fate caused by that prime minister,” Nasusha pondered, stroking her chin, “this is indeed a situation in which no power can remain uninvolved.”

“We already knew this, didn’t we?” the councilor chuckled. “Otherwise, why would we be standing here?”

Immediately, everyone present looked toward the Fifth Princess of the Lion Garden.

"Now that the current situation is clear—"

"We will provide all the assistance we can."

Everyone bowed in unison:

"Go and win the war of the gods, Your Highness the Fifth Princess."

(End of this chapter)