Game of the World Tree - Chapter 767

Chapter 764: The Spread of War (Update)

“What rumors?”

Sophia raised her head and looked at Finn with a slightly scrutinizing look.

As the favored one of the goddess Eve, she has always been very sensitive to news about the goddess, and Finn’s hesitant expression gave her a bad feeling.

Finn hesitated for a moment, looked up and said:

“Lord Sophia, there are many rumors in the south now, saying that the goddess actually went to the abyss when the war between gods and demons began, and encountered an ambush by the evil god of the abyss and was sealed up…”

After hearing Finn’s words, Sophia’s expression changed slightly, and she snorted coldly:

“Absurd!”

Finn lowered his head.

After a few seconds of silence, he heard Sophia’s voice again:

“Finn, these rumors… where did you hear them from?”

Finn replied respectfully:

“Many places, now there are such rumors in many places in the south, but… after I traced the source, I found that the source seems to come from the underground world.”

“Underground world?”

Sophia raised her eyebrows.

Seeing Sophia’s thoughtful expression, Finn hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously:

“Lord Sophia… There are rumors in many places now that the goddess has not descended to eliminate evil until the demons invaded the world of Segos because something happened to her… Is this true?”

Sophia glanced at him and saw that Finn’s eyes were full of worry, and beyond the worry, there was also a bit of confusion.

The girl sighed softly in her heart and said:

“Finn, don’t think about it, these are all rumors.”

After that, she glanced at the documents that the knight had not yet presented, rubbed her temples, and said:

“Leave your investigation report, I’m a little tired.”

Finn nodded, presented the parchment-rolled report with both hands, and then leaned over to leave.

After the knight left, Sophia sighed and opened the file.

The font of the report was not good-looking. At least from the perspective of a former imperial noble, it could only be said to be barely recognizable, but this was already quite rare for a knight who was born as a hunter.

In fact, if Finn had not been an apprentice in the city of Ogus for a while, he would not have been able to recognize so many characters.

However, although the characters were not good-looking, the content of the report was well organized, which was why Sophia sent Finn to the south. The young knight had been discovered by her when he was working in Zerolan.

When Sophia browsed the report file, her brows were furrowed more and more, and her fingertips holding the parchment were slightly more forceful.

“At least a million demons have been sent…”

Her eyes were a little solemn.

Finn’s file recorded the news of the war in the south in detail.

Among them, what made Sophia feel most heavy was the shocking numbers.

Among them, not only the number of demons increased with the passage of time, but also the powerful demon monarchs emerged one after another as the territory fell…

In just a few months, at least seven legends of the Holy Mannia Empire fell, more than 500 high-level professionals were killed, and the army destroyed by the demons was probably more than 200,000…

This exaggerated number, if it was placed a few years ago, it would be all the military forces of the entire empire.

That is to say, in recent years, the magic power of the Segos world has recovered, and there has been a surge in professionals, so it has not collapsed completely…

But even so, Sophia also saw the urgency of the situation from the words between the lines of Finn’s records.

The Eternal Church has issued orders many times to accept the grace of God to expand the number of trial knights, and even several miracles have appeared in the Eternal Holy City of Mannia, and several Seraphim

have descended. However, even so, the empire has not been able to stop the offensive of the demons.

Looking at the various descriptions on the parchment and the tragic situation after the demon invasion recorded in the document, Sophia’s expression became more and more serious.

“Maybe it will take two months to attack the Maple Moon Free Territory…”

Staring at the fallen place names, the girl murmured.

Two months, that is Finn’s speculation based on the current situation.

However, after Sophia finished reading the document and looked at the map behind her, her brows were deeply locked.

The Maple Moon Free Territory directly reaches the downstream battlefield through the Vimur River. If the demon army continues to attack the Fertile Plain according to the current offensive, it will indeed take two months to reach the Maple Moon Free Territory.

But if they change their attack method and go straight up the river, it will be different.

For some reason, Sophia always has a bad feeling when looking at the map, especially after hearing the rumors from Finn about the rumors in the south…

Is Her Majesty the Goddess in trouble?

This kind of thing is only spread among pagans and shallow believers.

But the reasons given in the rumors, even Sophia, who is favored by God, has a feeling of doubt…

When the rebellion broke out in Maple Leaf Territory and the evil god appeared, it took only two months from the beginning to the end for Her Majesty the Goddess to take action and directly destroy the evil god, spreading glory all over Maple Leaf Territory.

However, now that the demons are descending in the south of the empire at a faster speed and invading the world of Segos, the top leaders of the Church of Life have been slow to move.

Sophia knows clearly that the sooner the invasion of the abyss is curbed, the easier it will be to drive the demons out of the world of Segos, and the longer it is delayed, the more difficult the war will be.

The abyss is so huge, and the Segos world is just a main material plane. If the abyss launches a full-scale invasion, it will be difficult for the various forces in the Segos world to resist without the power of the true god.

So… from the beginning of this war, the key to victory or defeat lies in Her Majesty the Goddess.

However, since the beginning of the war, the Holy Mannia Empire and the Southern Isles Kingdom, which was also affected, have sent envoys to the Life Church for help many times, but the church’s top leaders have only sent some of the Chosen to participate in the battle, and have not given any news of the goddess’s arrival.

Not to mention the rumors, even Sophia was vaguely aware that there might be something wrong somewhere she didn’t know…

As a favored person of Her Majesty Eve, Sophia’s faith is very firm.

But it is precisely because of her firm faith that she became more solemn after hearing the rumors.

Touching the blessing necklace given to her by Ms. Zero, Sophia could clearly sense the gentle power of the goddess.

This power showed that the goddess’s faith was still there.

But if that was the case, why hadn’t the goddess descended to incarnate yet?

This was indeed a confusing question, even though she was the goddess’s favored one.

During this period, even when Sophia prayed to the goddess to communicate, she received very few responses, and even if there were responses, they were often vague and simple instructions, which were different from the previous accurate and clear responses.

It felt like a layer of mist had covered her and the goddess, and it seemed as if there was another being responding on behalf of the goddess.

It seemed that the earliest sign of this happened to coincide with the news of the demon invasion.

Regarding this matter, Sophia…didn’t dare to think deeply.

However, no matter how puzzled she was, Sophia firmly believed that the goddess must be fine, and she must have her own considerations.

As the favored one of the goddess and the governor of Maple Moon Free Territory, all Sophia could do was to unite all possible forces to stop the demon invasion from entering the territory. With

this thought in mind, Sophia stood up from her seat and ordered the guards outside:

“Prepare the carriage, I’m going to the Church of Life.”

…

About twenty minutes later, Sophia took a carriage and arrived in front of the Temple of Life in Zerolan.

After the report, she finally met the chief priest of the Maple Moon Free Territory, a beautiful female elf, in the temple.

“Master Chief Priest, the pace of the demon invasion is getting faster and faster. With our current strength, I am afraid that we cannot resist their army. I will recruit brave men from each Elf Chosen Guild to guard the Maple Moon Free Territory.”

Sophia said seriously.

The Elf Priest looked serious and nodded:

“Master Archon, I understand.”

After that, she summoned a handsome Elf Priest and said to him:

“Sir Natsume, Master Sophia has a new mission to announce to the Chosen…”

Seeing the summoned Elf Priest, Sophia’s heart moved.

She recognized that this was an Elf Chosen.

It is said that there is a magical telepathy between the Elf Chosen. As long as the message is conveyed to one Chosen, all the Chosen may know it.

Looking at the iris logo on the other person’s clothes, Sophia also recognized that this chosen one should be a core member of the super-large guild called “Heart of Nature” in the Elf Guild.

Heart of Nature…

Thinking of this guild name, a familiar figure inexplicably popped up in Sophia’s mind.

A cynical smile, a strange hairstyle, and that short but not bad cooperation time.

A trace of nostalgia flashed in the girl’s eyes, and she murmured with some emotion:

“Sir Demacia, where are you now and what are you doing?”

…

“A-choo–!”

On the high platform, Demacia, who was dressed in a holy priest costume, sneezed violently.

After muttering “Who is talking about me behind my back again”, he straightened his clothes.

However, the next moment, a new system message floated in front of him:

[Ding——]

[Sophia von Wells’s favorability towards you increased by 1 point…]

Demacia: …

He was slightly stunned, then couldn’t help but touch his nose and whispered:

“Why is the favorability increased again?”

A certain venomous half-elf lady flashed through his mind, and his expression was a little strange.

Shaking his head, he cleared his throat and looked below the platform.

Then, with a smile on his face, he continued his passionate speech:

“So… all devout believers, only if we firmly believe in the goddess can we win the final victory in the war with the evil god of the sea!”

As soon as the voice fell, there was a burst of warm applause from below the platform.

They were believers wearing scepter symbol badges on their chests and with fanatical faces. There were tens of thousands of them, filling the entire square.

Among them, there were not only elves and half-elves, but also humans, halflings, and other common land races in the Mindel continent.

Looking at the excited believers, Demacia was quite satisfied.

He raised his right hand and shouted solemnly:

“For the glory of the goddess! For our beautiful future!”

The believers below also raised their right hands excitedly:

“For the glory of the goddess! For our beautiful future!”

Feeling the warm atmosphere in the audience and listening to the system prompt sound of completing the task, Demacia’s face flashed a trace of joy.

Then, he changed the subject again, laughed and continued:

“In addition… Hehehe, I have another thing to introduce to all the believers.”

As he spoke, his expression became more and more kind, and his tone became more and more cordial:

“Dear friends, have you… heard of Amway?”

…

Holy Mania Empire, Southern Border Territory.

The once beautiful plains have been shrouded in darkness, and faint dark clouds have begun to appear in the sky.

It is the spreading power of the abyss, which has begun to erode this world.

The trees have been cut down and made into new siege equipment one after another, and there are countless flying monsters in the sky, wreaking havoc and roaring.

There are so many of them that they cover the sky, like locusts all over the sky.

On the ground, the endless demon army roared and screamed like a torrent of destruction.

Under their feet, they stepped on the dry bones of humans, and their eyes were full of bloodlust and madness.

A tall demon surrounded by flames stood on the wall of a human city with smoke billowing, watching the ongoing massacre in the city, with a look of enjoyment.

It was not until the last scream disappeared in the demons’ grin that he slowly retracted his gaze.

“Lord Astaros, all the land has been transformed, and all the creatures have been slaughtered. Should we continue to attack the north?”

A rough and respectful voice sounded behind the tall demon. It was a demon monarch wearing a cloak.

Around his neck hung a necklace made of skulls of humans, demons and other races. Each skull represented a legendary professional who fell in his hands.

This was a powerful legendary demon lord.

However, even he was respectful and respectful when facing the tall demon, and his eyes were full of awe.

The one called Astaros chuckled and retracted his gaze.

He raised his head and looked to the northwest.

In the far northwest, the sky was still blue.

The pure sky teased the heart of the tall demon, making the desire for destruction in his heart stronger.

That was the direction of Maple Moon Free Territory.

He took a deep breath, and hot sparks spewed out of his nostrils. The huge pressure belonging to the demigod existence spread out:

“No… leave some legions to continue attacking the human kingdom, and the remaining main force will change the direction of attack.”

“Our next main target is the northwest…”

“Conquer Maple Moon Territory and trample the Forest of Elves!”

“The Goddess of Life has been sealed by His Majesty Leviathan. Now is the time to destroy the Church of Life.”

“As long as we destroy his power of faith, this war… we will win.”

There will be another update in the evening_(:з」∠)_

(End of this chapter)