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Chapter 166 The Slane Theocracy Declares War on the Elf Kingdom

Fortunately, the true divine artifact left behind by the six gods, [Alluring Beauty], was not lost.

Unfortunately, apart from the missing Awakened God, the entire Dark Scripture was wiped out.

But for the Slane Theocracy, this was not a catastrophic disaster.

As children of the six great gods, they naturally possessed the faith-based magic of "Resurrection of the Dead," one of the most precious legacies left by the six great gods.

The high priests immediately mobilized manpower to begin reviving the members of the Dark Scripture.

One beam of holy light after another descended, and the cold corpses began to regain their heartbeats, opened their eyes, and looked around blankly.

Moments later, all members of the Dark Scripture were resurrected.

They stood before the high priest, their faces grim. Anyone would be upset after being instantly defeated.

"Speak," the High Priest said in a deep voice, "What happened?"

The captain took a deep breath and began to speak.

From the moment they met the Elf King, to how he inexplicably proposed to them, how they became enraged after being rejected, and how they suddenly summoned a huge and terrifying earth elemental giant, followed by a one-sided massacre.

"—We were completely powerless to fight back." The captain lowered his head. "That monster was too strong. We couldn't even buy time. The Awakened Goddess—was taken away."

The priests turned ashen-faced upon hearing this.

The Elf King.

Decem Hogan.

That bastard not only slaughtered their elite troops, but also kidnapped the Awakened God, the most precious gift left to them by the Six Great Gods, a symbol of the absolute inviolability of the Holy Kingdom!

"How dare he—" the Vulcan Chieftain gritted his teeth, "How dare he—"

"And they even said they wanted to take her as a concubine!" The Earth High Priest clenched his fist. "This is utterly disrespectful to our theocracy!"

The High Priest took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.

"Now is not the time for anger," he said. "The most important thing is to save people."

The question is—

How can we save him?

They had already witnessed the Elf King's strength firsthand; he was an existence that ordinary experts could not contend with. The Dark Holy Scripture could not withstand him for even a minute, and the Awakened God was captured instantly.

How do we deal with such an enemy?

"Use [Peerless Beauty]," a high priest suggested. "The true divine artifact is still around."

"Not enough." The other shook his head. "That thing can only control one target, and it takes time. The earth elemental giant next to the Elf King is too strong; we don't even have a chance to get close."

"Then let's use our other trump cards," the High Priest said in a deep voice. "The legacy left by the six great gods is not limited to this one."

He glanced around, his gaze resolute.

"This battle is a must."

"To punish the treacherous Elf King, to rescue the abducted Awakened God, and for the dignity of the Theocracy, we must fight."

The other high priests nodded in agreement.

There's another point they didn't say: the Church also needs a war to divert attention from its domestic problems.

Recently, the fanatical racists in the country have become increasingly agitated, and their hostility towards the neighboring Kingdom of Inberia, which is considered to have "impure race," has grown stronger.

Suppressing them is not a long-term solution; we must give them an outlet for their emotions.

The Elf King just happened to come to our doorstep.

Let them hate the Elf King, hate that treacherous beast, and vent all their anger on the forest elves.

Therefore, the Slane Theocracy officially declared war on the Elf Kingdom.

The reasons are high-sounding: the Elf King betrayed his promise, attacked the theocracy's forces, and abducted his fellow citizens, which is a blasphemy against the six great gods and a provocation against all mankind!

The news sparked outrage throughout the country.

"Kill those pointy-eared ones!"

"Crush the Ivanshweh Forest!"

"Rescue our abducted compatriots!"

Countless people eagerly joined the army, and in just a few days, an army of 100,000 was assembled.

The massive army marched into the Ivanshah Forest, their morale soaring, determined to win.

Then, they were stunned.

When the Elf King learned of this, he scoffed at it, and the attack of a group of weak creatures did not attract his attention at all.

The Elf King himself did not appear; he only sent some of his children from his previous lives.

In his eyes, these dozens of children were nothing more than "failed creations".

However, these "failed works" are generally between level 25 and 28 in terms of game level.

The ordinary soldiers of the Slane Theocracy are mostly around level 10, and many are even below level 10.

What does level 25 to 28 mean? In the northwest corner of the continent 200 years from now, that's a level that only adventurers of the Fine Steel level can reach.

He is a powerful figure capable of taking on a thousand men single-handedly.

In addition, the forest environment is the home ground of the elves. The children of the Elf King move freely through the forest like fish in water, while the soldiers of the Theocracy can't even walk steadily and are constantly on the defensive.

An army of 100,000 was actually stopped at the edge of the forest by a few dozen elves.

It's impossible to make any progress.

The priests received the battle report and looked at each other in bewilderment.

They expected it to be a tough fight, but they didn't expect it to be this tough.

"What do we do now?" someone asked.

The High Priest rubbed his temples, lost in thought.

The original plan was to use a large army to attract the Elf King's attention, then send the Dark Scripture to infiltrate and rescue him.

However, the Elf King has not appeared at all. Instead, our army is trapped by the Elf King's children and is completely unable to advance.

The plan went bankrupt.

We can't just send the Six-Colored Holy Scriptures to launch a direct attack, can we? After all, we also need to pay attention to other parts of the Theocracy, and those are the Theocracy's foundation; if too many are lost—

Now, it seems we'll have to use some of the Holy Kingdom's true trump cards to attract the Elf King.

Just as I was worrying, a message arrived.

"Report! A group of people is coming from the east, claiming to be troops from the Kingdom of Inberia. They say they are here to deal with the problem of the human kingdom under our protection. They have already entered the territory and are heading this way."

The priests were taken aback.

The troops of Inbelia?

They had considered borrowing troops from that god-king before.

They had some understanding of the national strength of the Kingdom of Inberia, knowing that the combat power of their ordinary soldiers was comparable to that of the Six-Colored Holy Scripture, and that some of their strongest soldiers were even comparable to those of the Dark Holy Scripture.

Given the strength of Inberia's soldiers, any random squad they send could easily crush the Elf King's children.

If we could borrow such a force, we might not only be able to break through the forest defenses, but we could even march directly into the Elf King's Palace.

But they couldn't bring themselves to speak.

When that god-king came to discuss the merger before, they directly refused. Although they didn't break off relations, they certainly didn't leave a good impression.

Later, asking others for help to get rid of the demonic tree was a moral blackmail based on "human righteousness," which is barely justifiable.

This war is purely a matter for the Slane Theocracy and has absolutely nothing to do with the safety of all humanity. If you try to morally blackmail them, will they even listen to you?

The awkward atmosphere from their previous meeting was still fresh in their minds, making them too ashamed to ask for reinforcements and instead choosing to bear the burden themselves.

But now the other party has taken the initiative to come to our door?

Although the team's stated purpose was to resolve the problems of the human kingdom they were protecting, it wasn't impossible to appeal to their emotions and reason with them.

Please ask this unit to come and help them.

The High Priest immediately decided: "I will go to pick him up myself."

The highest priest personally came out to greet them.

Then he met that unit.

There were only about thirty people, but they were all composed and had uniformly young faces. Each of them wore exquisite armor and carried a weapon of the same style at their waist.

That spirit and energy were clearly different from ordinary soldiers; they were the elite of the elite.

The leader was a young girl.

She looked like a teenage girl, with long golden hair, iridescent eyes, fair skin, and delicate features, with a touch of childishness, but her eyes were exceptionally bright and possessed a composure beyond her years.

The High Priest was taken aback.

This girl—why does she look a bit like that god-king?

Before he could even speak, the girl had already spoken first.

"Greetings, members of the Slane Theocracy. My name is Kino."