The villain queen eavesdropped on my inner thoughts and won't let me lie down?

"They are too ruthless..."

"Why would eternal beings want to destroy their territory?"

"So, this is a self-rescue!"

Even those whose fighting spirit wavered no longer entertained the thought of surrender, but felt immense fear.

The gods were engaging in large-scale strategic deterrence, forcing them to make a choice.

If the Green Vine Empire hadn't seen through the gods' intentions and had actually chosen to return to the gods' faith, their ultimate fate would probably be the same as those slaughtered believers.

Even worse, because they surrendered and gave up resisting, the gods would kill even more easily and joyfully!

"This is just your side of the story, not enough to be believed. Your analysis might also be wrong..."

The elven emperor hysterically roared and questioned, unwilling to accept that they were on such a dangerous cliff edge.

The Eternal Night Empress did not answer or explain, but silenced him and solemnly announced:

"Subsequent discussions will be based on the premise that the gods will break the entire universe."

"If anyone has doubts, they can leave to verify or adopt other strategies."

"Those who remain in the venue will be deemed to agree with the previous deduction, and then we will discuss how to protect our home."

"The ultimate goal of this meeting is not to dominate, but to ensure the continuation of our race, our nation, and our civilization, and not to have everything we have painstakingly created turned into prayer-chanting insects!"

Her speech was very domineering: join or get out, with no middle ground.

But no representative raised any objection; the threat from the gods had reached an unprecedented level.

They had no other choice but to cling to the Green Vine Empire and seek a glimmer of hope under its leadership; otherwise, they would inevitably become cannon fodder crushed to death when the universe shattered.

The gods might transcend as a result, but mortals would certainly die without a burial ground!

So, at this moment, the more domineering and extreme the Eternal Night Empress appeared, the more people would instinctively obey.

In times of extreme fear and confusion, human nature instinctively avoids difficult things.

This avoidance is not just physical, but also mental and psychological, unwilling to make decisions and facing the awkward situation of choosing failure no matter what.

If someone can think for them and make decisions for them, then what's wrong with listening to her?

It's even better and easier!

Relying on a leader in critical moments and fighting under the leader's guidance is much easier than being forced to bear the burden of all choices and bear the consequences.

This is human instinct; those who can stand up in times of crisis, adhere to their original intentions, and shoulder enormous pressure and all responsibilities are heroes.

In the original world, these representatives were definitely heroic figures, but when faced with a crisis that might involve the survival of the universe, not everyone had the confidence and courage to shoulder the upcoming responsibilities.

Only the Eternal Night Empress, from the beginning of leading the Green Vine Empire, had shouldered all responsibilities. She was already accustomed to being watched by countless eyes as she moved forward. Now, concentrating the power of more worlds would not make her feel more pressure.

This can be considered a kind of social confidence; she has enough self-confidence and dares to face the cost of making the wrong choice.

Thus, a very interesting scene appeared in the venue.

Many people had previously raised objections, and some were unwilling to believe the Eternal Night Empress's analysis and deductions, but in the end, not a single representative left.

Everyone defaulted to the Eternal Night Empress's statement, willing to continue the upcoming war under her absolute leadership.

"Since this is the case, I will continue to announce that all countries and forces will immediately transition to a wartime system. All work must prioritize and yield to the needs of the military and scientific research. We need to unite together to resist the darkest moment when the gods have already revealed their fangs and will no longer show even a trace of mercy!"

"Do we have a name?" a representative asked loudly.

The Eternal Night Empress thought for a moment and asked, "How about the Natural Selection Alliance?"

Natural Selection Alliance?

Everyone silently repeated the name. Was this an opposing route proposed against the will of the gods?

The survival of the universe should be a choice made by all living beings in this universe, not by the gods who want to go out and play and destroy the common home of all living beings, using our world for adventure!

Since this is the case, we have no choice. A final battle, natural selection, survival of the fittest!

Let's see whose will continues to the end and becomes the correct voice in the universe.

Without resounding names like Godslayer, Godburier, or Heaven Defier, we are just a natural selection, returning the universe to its proper state.

"I second it."

"I second it."

"I second it."

...

One after another, the representatives cast their sacred votes of approval.

This marked the formal establishment of the mortal resistance camp, led by the Green Vine Empire and with the Eternal Night Empress as the supreme leader.

Although the name was just a title, at this moment when the gods had already bared their fangs, the fact that mortals could still unite and dare to say no to those powerful beings represented their determination not to submit.

Another very important point was that the Green Vine Empire's leading position would no longer be lonely in this destined arduous battle.

From this moment on, the surviving mortals in the universe completely united and had no way to retreat.

Under the pressure of the gods, all projects that would make the future better would be suspended. After the gods made their attitude clear, the problem facing everyone was survival.

Next, the wartime economic system would operate, the authority of the military would be infinitely elevated, and all production, research and development, and education work would be centered on the war against the gods, fully supporting the construction of a defense system with the Godslayer Fortress as the spearhead and the Godburial Labyrinth as the second line of defense.

Of course, mortals were not just passively being beaten.

The advantage of the Prayer Worms was that they would not betray, and this advantage was brought about by their lack of intelligence.

They simply did not have overly complex thinking, nor did they have excessive desires, so naturally they would not generate more demands, and naturally they would not rebel against the gods.

Everything has two sides. The Prayer Worms' low intelligence naturally also had the problem of low combat effectiveness.

Not all swarms of insects charging crazily can cause devastating blows. If insects want enough deterrent power, intelligence is also an indispensable attribute.

The Prayer Worms can never reach the level of the Zerg. They are just insects, and may even absorb the wrong hormones and activate the suicide program.

In theory, angels and holy spirits can act as commanders of the Prayer Worms, but the existence of the faith virus means that angels and holy spirits, when facing the Natural Selection Alliance, must not only think about how to break the situation, but also be careful about their own safety.

In this context, the gods' parishes were still vulnerable to attack. Although there was no power that could persuade them to defect, the Tianming Army formed guerrilla teams that constantly harassed and destroyed the gods' sources of faith, also affecting their war pace.

Thus, in the universe, the gods were attacking the Godslayer Fortress on the front lines, but the planes where faith was generated in the rear were being frantically infiltrated by the guerrilla teams of the Natural Selection Alliance, seemingly achieving a temporary balance.

But in the Source Sea, the God King's layout was advancing slowly, and the moment he revealed his trump card was getting closer and closer.

Chapter 275: Glimmers of Counterattack

Natural Selection Alliance, Daywalker Plane.

It wasn't originally called this name, but as a powerful elven emperor awakened a system, then unified the elven empire, and then united more races, driving out the churches of the gods, this became a world exclusively occupied by mortals.

In the past, the moon had an incredibly high status in elven beliefs, and too many royals were related to the "moon."

This elven emperor, because of some unpleasant experiences in his childhood, renamed the world to Daywalker Plane in order to say goodbye to the past.

All official documents and exchanges with other worlds began to use this name, and it was also this name when registering with the Natural Selection Alliance.

Interestingly, this elven emperor was also the one who witnessed the indiscriminate slaughter by the gods and, fearing war, wanted to win over more forces to surrender.

It seems that his break with the past was not as thorough as he thought. When the danger was great enough, accepting the faith of the gods was not impossible.

This seems to be an inevitability after success and fame. Many system sons chosen by the Green Vine Empire were once bitter children who had deep hatred with the gods and were bullied by the church to the edge of death.

But when they became the leaders of the world, enjoying the various benefits of being a leader, their positions often changed, as if preserving their own happiness and what they now possessed was more important.

At first, there was no choice but to draw their swords against the gods.

Now that they have more capital, it is completely reasonable for my Liangshan heroes to be recruited!

It seems that the dragon slayer turning into a dragon is always an unavoidable scene, no matter what world it is.

It can only be said that a beautiful and easy life is too nostalgic. If it is possible to only shed other people's blood and sweat and have a happy life for oneself, how many children can refuse such a beautiful future?

Fortunately, not everyone will become a dragon. There are always idealists who guard the hope that has supported them through the long night.

Even if someone wants to fall behind, they will take various methods to force those who have forgotten their original intentions to keep up with the team.

For the ideals in their hearts, these ideals often have to be bloody internally, and they must be ruthless at critical moments.

It can be said that the good news is that the gods simply did not give them this opportunity, disdaining to take any appeasement policies towards mortals, which greatly reduced the cost of maintaining the smooth operation of the Natural Selection Alliance internally.

The fact is that if it weren't for the inclusion of the God Burial Labyrinth, I'm afraid all the mortals would have been wiped out by the gods in one wave, and then the operation to collapse the current universe would have been started.

So even those who are not firm in their will have to follow the Green Vine Empire and hold the banner of resistance to the end in order to survive.

At least the people at the bottom are very actively responding to the decisions of the Natural Selection Alliance.

Switching to a wartime economy, where civilian products must be subject to planned production and all manpower and resources are prioritized for military supply, does not bring a decline in living standards to many worlds, but an improvement.

Because it is fairer.

Take the Daywalker Plane as an example. Although their great elven emperor was born from the bottom, he did not have the invincible combat power of the Eternal Night Empress. He climbed to the top of the mortals by relying on his fierce methods.

On the contrary, he is a more charismatic and politically savvy guy. The process of his rise has physical help from the system, but it is more like an otherworld version of House of Cards—

Relying on the resources and technology provided by the system to achieve various exchanges, cultivate his own forces, eliminate dissidents, and then gain the support of the great nobles, win military prestige, and finally overthrow the traditional elven royal family in one fell swoop, replacing them and becoming the new faith.

If the system hadn't locked him from embracing faith when he became a system son, otherwise he would definitely be hunted down by the Green Vine Empire, this elven emperor would likely have made more exchanges and ascended the throne three years earlier.

So even in the Daywalker Plane, which successfully expelled the gods, the lives of the people at the bottom have improved, but the magnitude is not large.

Because exploitation is not only done by the gods, but also by their own kind, and it is very likely to be done even more extremely.

This outwardly unified elven empire, with technology and combat power surpassing the times, has not carried out internal reforms, but has compromised with political games. The once full of fighting spirit emperor has accepted the marriage requests handed over by the large families, and in the gentle embrace, completed the new distribution of benefits.

Until the establishment of the Natural Selection Alliance, the Green Vine Empire took the lead in establishing a production and construction guidance team, with Angelina as the team leader and the Night Watch providing military support, going deep into the major planes to "guide" them in establishing a planned economy.

In fact, it is doing what Roger did in the Green Vine Empire, doing it again with the crisis of the gods, and raising the banner of mortal self-rescue.

I must say, the people are not stupid, whether you want to overthrow the gods or the nobles.

As long as there is one less master over our heads, our lives will be better, then we must support it!

Thus, what the emperor did not dare to solve in the past, or was unwilling to solve, in order to facilitate himself becoming a new generation of the aristocratic class, collapsed under the intervention of the Green Vine Empire. The system that had been implemented for tens of thousands of years finally ushered in a complete change.

It is not enough to just drive away the gods, we must also eliminate the evil wolves that have always existed in these worlds, greedily devouring the flesh and blood of the people at the bottom, so that the productivity of the people at the bottom can be fully released.

Similar to the operating model in the Green Vine Empire, but adjusted according to the situation of this world, because the quality of the population is engaged in more basic production links, and because the elven race has exceeded the magical affinity, a planned economic system biased towards alchemical equipment manufacturing has been established quickly.

Because there are fewer huge classes that only exploit and do not produce, and all materials have been redistributed, there will be no wasteful hoarding in some places, and no unnecessary consumption will be generated for economic benefits. Such a wartime economic system, at least in the current stage, has not harmed the people's quality of life, on the contrary, there have been improvements in all aspects.

The food received has become fresher. In order to ensure that they have more strength to work, meat and salt are adequately guaranteed. The clothes worn are standard products produced by the domestic textile industry system. Although they are cheap, the quality is better than in the past.

In order to facilitate labor, many people have moved into unified dormitories. The complete logistics facilities and advanced planning concepts are pleasing to the eye, and everything reveals convenience, maximizing efficiency in a limited space.

Witnessing the Qing Teng Empire stirring up trouble within his own country, the once all-powerful Emperor, who once led mortals in resistance but succumbed to the old hierarchy, felt ashamed towards his concubines and consorts, yet still cooperated with the Qing Teng Empire's work as much as possible.

Even when his women cried and complained about the difficulties their families faced, he couldn't bring himself to offer any help.

This emperor had been muddled, cowardly, and had taken wrong paths, but his basic intelligence remained. He clearly understood that these mortal nations had no choice. To survive, instead of being devoured by the God-Worshipping Worms, they had to follow the Qing Teng Empire's path to the very end.

"So, your era is over. All your cries are useless. Who told you to fail to keep up with the times, to fail to leverage the advantages of your resources, to fail to learn and evolve faster?"

The Emperor finally signed the order to completely abolish the old aristocratic class, ordering the Royal Guards, along with the Night Watch, to assist the reform instructors in pushing open the doors of noble castles.

The emerging family behind the Emperor, along with many follower families who had fought alongside him to conquer the country, although also taking steps towards becoming exploiters, were constantly absorbing advanced technology from the Eternal Night World and hadn't completely degenerated.

This class of people had compromise, but like those national capitalists in backward countries who worked hard on real industries during centuries of chaos, these families used resources to do a lot to improve the manufacturing power of their own plane and carried out a considerable degree of technological reform.

With their aristocratic status stripped away, they still held the resources of capitalists and the advantages of technology. Many of their products could even be sold to the Qing Teng Empire, becoming part of the supply chain.

On this night of reform, as long as families like these remained steadfast in their path and supported humanity's great cause of resisting the gods, they could continue to exert their management talents and research and development capabilities, continuing to maintain a relatively privileged life.

So, they could be considered to have landed safely.

The real failures, the ones who were eliminated, were only those traditional, old-fashioned nobles who arrogantly believed that owning land and history would allow them to forever rest on their laurels, maintaining their past glory and remaining superior beings for all time.

As a result, according to the Qing Teng Empire's guidance group's advice, these families' storehouses were full of money, the fat sheep...咳, the class enemies, who had to be overthrown immediately and become the objects of criticism. Anyway, they didn't contribute anything to the production process; they were simply consuming resources for nothing.

Of course, these kinds of families had support, such as powerful force, marriages with the Emperor, and intricate relationships with each other, and so on.

Suppressing them would cause internal strife.

However, they still underestimated the Qing Teng Empire's combat power and His Majesty the Emperor's determination.

After finally being annoyed by the crying of those women in the harem who still couldn't see the situation clearly, he chose to kick them all out and then execute the plan to eliminate parasites without mercy.

Now, the Daywalker Plane must become a machine that is secret enough and efficient enough to gather the power of the entire plane and all mortals together to accomplish something big enough to win a chance of survival against the threat of the gods.

His Majesty the Emperor was a man who liked challenges. After overcoming fear and escaping the possibility of cowardly surrender, his tenacious nature of never giving up in desperate situations was exposed again. His long-dormant blood was rekindled by the battle placed before him, a battle with extremely slim odds of victory.