Rise from the coffin and rebuild the vampire empire

Chapter 224 Defense War

The breath of "God of Hunting" Maral disappeared, and Miles died of vomiting blood.

Karen acted as if nothing had happened. He stood up and took the bone whip "Hunger" in his hand, using this "hunting artifact" to absorb the dissipated "divine power", the "divine power" belonging to the "God of Hunting" Maral.

After absorbing the scattered "divine power" around it, the bone whip "Hungry" trembled continuously. How to describe it? Probably trembling with pleasure. This guy was full of it.

The bone whip "Hunger" that serves as a carrier is actually not very good. When it was originally used as a greatsword, it was only a decent weapon. Whether it was the materials or the forging craftsmanship, it was not very outstanding, so its carrying capacity was limited.

However, with the nourishment of the "divine power" and as the "divine power" continues to alienate it, this bone whip "Hungry" will continue to grow, and the amount of "divine power" it can carry will also increase.

So it is normal that the bone whip "Hungry" is unable to do anything to Karen's greatsword "Bloodfall" and armor "Cold".

After all, no matter what, Karen's "Blood Meteorite" and "Frost" have a very good foundation, and his forging skills are also top-notch. Even without the nourishment of "divine power", it is still equipment of the same level as peerless divine weapons.

To put it bluntly, "Hungry Devouring" has no way of challenging "Blood Meteorite" and "Cold Lie". It is the existence of "divine power" that gives "Hungry Devouring" the opportunity to stand in front of "Blood Meteorite" and "Cold Lie".

But if you want to really compete with "Blood Meteorite" and "Han Lie", it will be impossible without tens of thousands of years, and that is when "Blood Meteorite" and "Han Lie" have been stagnant.

Of course, now "Blood Meteorite" and "Cold" have indeed stagnated because they have lost the nourishment of "divine power".

But then again, what was that "divine power" that Karen used to nourish "Bloodfall" and "Frost"? It was the true "powerful divine power" of the "Lady of Darkness", and its effect was naturally not comparable to the "weaker divine power" of "God of Hunting" Maraal.

Therefore, the bone whip "Hungry" still has a long way to go before it can become a true artifact that can compete with ancient artifacts such as "Blood Meteorite" and "Cold". It requires continued efforts.

Now, when using "Hunger" to fight, it can only bully those ordinary weapons, and even against some peerless magic weapons, it can't gain a big advantage. It is not enough to fight against the real big guys.

This time, the battle between the "God of Hunting" Maral's possession and Karen illustrates this point.

"Get up."

Karen waved his hand and Miles stood up again. This guy's body was already in a terrible state. He was tortured by the "God of Hunting" Maral. When that guy hit him, he had no intention of saving Miles' life.

It can be said that the "God of Hunting" Maral straightened his body, stood up and kicked, without any mercy on Miles' body, and turned Miles' body upside down.

So now, Karen pulled Miles up, but this guy's body was completely unusable. Miles, who was pulled up, turned directly into a skeleton.

"Alright."

Karen didn't care. Miles was in skeleton form, which was definitely not as strong as the Death Knight form, but he was still a good fighter.

After all, this is a body possessed by a god. The strengthening and alienation of the "divine power" on this body will more or less leave some traces on the corpse.

Sure enough, after Karen carefully examined Skeleton Miles, he confirmed this. Skeleton Miles' bone density was terrifyingly high. He did not look like a cannon fodder at all, but rather like a condensed tank.

The skeleton soldiers are supposed to be light, but Miles is completely different. Although this guy looks thin and weak, he is actually a flexible heavy tank!

Karen threw "Hunger" out to the newly awakened skeleton Miles, depriving Colton Edwards of the power to use it. There was no other way, because Miles was stronger than Colton Edwards. Although Karen is a face dog, he also looks at strength.

Although the bone whip "Hunger" is not a very powerful artifact, it is still a "divine weapon" after all. Giving it to Skeleton Miles can greatly enhance his combat effectiveness.

Although there is definitely no way he can be as powerful as when he was "possessed by the gods" and can defeat Okanina, Solo Morningstar, and Colton Edwards alone, he is definitely more powerful than any of the three.

"Lord Karen, you are indeed worthy of being an ancient powerful being."

The fact that Karen defeated the incarnation of the "God of Hunting" Maral naturally shocked everyone. Even high elves such as Okanina and Solo Morningstar had to admit that this battle was of great value and epic.

Of course, these people naturally don’t know that “Divine Possession” has been severely weakened, otherwise Karen would definitely not be so relaxed when facing the divine possession of “God of Hunting” Maral.

But the reason is not important. What is important is the result. Karen easily solved the problem of the possession of the "God of Hunting" Maral.

Of course, it would be an exaggeration to call this "killing gods", but this incident has definitely raised Karen's status, further increasing Karen's value as a "god", and allowing more people to begin to believe in him. He is no longer just a "god on earth", but a living true god who can fight against the true God!
It has to be said that in order to promote the faith centered on Karen, Lyle really spared no effort and was determined to squeeze out the value of this matter.

"Don't worry now. The followers of the God of Hunting will be quiet for a while."

Karen also gave Lyle a good news. The followers of the "God of Hunting" Maral would never invade "Midsummer Port" again in the short term. After all, even the "God of Hunting" Maral's "possession" had been defeated. If they came to cause trouble again, it would not be trouble, but pure death.

"That's great. I can finally focus on my development."

Lyle was of course very happy about the good news given by Karen. The followers of the "God of Hunting" came to cause trouble every now and then, which greatly delayed the progress of their entire work. After all, they had to send a large number of main forces to meet the enemy.

Once the main force leaves, the people deep in the forest will lose protection, and the task of clearing the forest will be unable to continue, which will naturally affect the development of the entire "Shengxia Port".

As a city, "Shengxia Port" certainly cannot only develop horizontally along the coast, but also has to expand further into the depths of the dense forest and carry out vertical development. Compared with the visible limit of the coastline, developing deep into the dense forest is the right direction.

"But there's also bad news. The next time they come, it's probably going to be a big deal."

Karen smiled, giving his fellow countryman a heavy blow, and he saw Lyle's face tense up.

Obviously, the "God of Hunting" Maral is a big deal. This kind of thing is still very oppressive for Lyle. After all, he is a god. Who knows what tricks he will come up with? "Don't worry, I will take action."

After teasing Lyle, Karen spoke and said that as the patron saint of the Blood Oath Covenant, he would of course protect the Blood Oath Covenant from interference from any external divine forces.

Especially "Midsummer Port", this place was originally intended to be an "experimental field" to continuously deepen the belief in Karen.

Karen naturally has to perform miracles frequently so as to further strengthen the people's faith in him. This is very important. After all, Karen still has to rely on faith to recover from his injuries.

For the first time in this period of time, Karen truly felt the comfort of the "curse" gradually being worn away and his injuries gradually recovering.

There's no way. Not everyone can adapt to the days of dancing in shackles. Karen really doesn't want to go back to the days where she has to think twice before doing anything and calculate the time for everything she does. That feeling is just too terrible.

Therefore, Karen will cooperate with all actions that can consolidate faith. Those gods are not convenient to go down to the lower world and are restricted from performing miracles, but Karen himself is in the lower world, so naturally he has to work hard.

"Thank you, respected Blood King."

Lyle saluted Karen. As long as Karen took action and protected him, he naturally didn't have to worry about the "God of Hunting" Maral. Even if that guy wanted to grow bigger, he could not be the opponent of the "Great King of Blood".

In short, with Karen's promise, Lyle became more motivated to do his work, mainly because he no longer had to worry about those trivial things. They only had to be responsible for those matters concerning ordinary mortals, and Karen took over everything related to the gods.

"Hail to the great Blood King!"

In the square, in front of the newly carved statue of Karen, the Governor of "Midsummer Port", Lyle, personally led all the people of "Midsummer Port" to pay tribute to Karen. The scene was still very grand, after all, there were more than 10,000 people gathered together.

"Sigh~"

Karen gained a trace of faith power from it, and he put all of this extremely weak faith power into the "curse", which made him feel comfortable and felt that the future was bright.

As a god, things like preaching and management are naturally the responsibility of the people below. What the god has to do is to perform miracles when it is time to perform miracles.

This is what the gods of the past did. They did not rob or steal, but simply performed miracles. They then left all the dirty work to their representatives and responsible persons, allowing people to offer their faith to them.

In comparison, Karen is actually a very good god. He doesn't just stand there and watch, but personally makes plans. The current "Summer Port" was planned by Karen.

There's no way around it. This is how it is in the early stages of a business, and it's how it is for a small business. If Karen had the power of the "Lord of Dawn" now, he wouldn't have to be so cautious and tread on thin ice like he is now, and he wouldn't have to do everything himself and make plans himself.

The "Lord of Dawn" has a huge family and a large number of subordinates. Everyone wants to go further and climb to the next level, so naturally they have to exercise their subjective initiative, because only by making enough contributions can they gain the favor of the gods.

It’s a shame to say that even the power and influence of the “God of Hunting” Maral is stronger than Karen’s. Therefore, the “hunters” under him are also very proactive, and they all want to gain the favor of the “God of Hunting”.

"Once my power expands and my followers grow, I'll have to demonstrate some of my divine abilities. It seems I'll have to save some of my divine power for preparation."

Karen was thinking about the arrangements for the future. Many of the abilities of the gods depended on "divine power" to be realized, such as listening to the prayers of believers, responding to believers, and realizing wishes. All of these required "divine power" to be realized.

Anyway, Karen has never used his "divine power" for this, but it's okay now. As time goes by and the business expands, he will use this ability more often and reduce the number of times he has to take action himself.

Gods still need to maintain some mystery to make it easier to gain faith. It’s not that being down-to-earth is not okay, but the time and energy required for these two methods are completely different.

To create a down-to-earth and people-friendly image, the god himself needs to do it personally, while maintaining a sense of mystery and letting the people below do things is the easiest way for the god.

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"Sir! Urgent news from Hellrank City! The Lizardmen are moving out! They're heading straight for Hellrank City! There are at least 20,000 to 30,000 Lizardmen!"

In Wangbo Port, the Governor's Mansion, Uther received some bad news. The thing he was most worried about finally happened. The Lizardmen launched a counterattack and did not sit idly by and watch them continue to expand.

"Neither Hellrank City nor Obsidian City can be released."

Uther sighed, those were the main cities of their [Blood Oath Alliance] and they must not be lost easily.

"Call all city leaders to a meeting."

Since we can't let them go, we have to fight. Uther didn't hesitate at all and directly convened a meeting of the [Blood Oath Alliance]. The main leaders of major cities attended the meeting.

As to whether "Hellrank City" should be defended, everyone quickly reached a consensus that it must be defended.

This is a very critical city and the first line of defense against the Lizardman Empire. If this city is lost, the Lizardman Empire will turn its attention to other cities.

Therefore, even if it is for the peace of his own city and to prevent his city from becoming the next target of the Lizardman Empire, this "Helank City" must be defended.

At this moment, everyone's interests are connected.

The most crucial thing is that one of the purposes of the [Blood Oath Covenant] is not to abandon or give up. The great Blood King will not allow such a thing as "friendly forces are in trouble and remain as still as a mountain" to happen. They must unite as one and face the outside world in unison.

The battle to defend "Helank City" must be fought.

(End of this chapter)