Chapter 624: Defensive War (2)

Chapter 624: Defensive War (2)

Athenae was the greatest God in existence, the one that ruled the world of Athenae, the master of all creations, and the God of Origin.

There were thousands of Gods that helped Athenae and these very same Gods were looking for their successors. Since then, more than 95% of their successors had been players with God classes.

However, there was one thing that everyone was fully aware of. The God class players were currently just half-God classes. In fact, some of the God classes could not even be qualified to inherit the Gods’ power.

If that was the case, what could they do in order to become a true God?

Kang Taehoon had said, “It’s simple. All one needs to do is to meet the Gods’ requirements and satisfy them. Only then will they reach the realms of a true God.”

At that time, one of the reporters had asked, “What would change once a player becomes a True God class?”

It was something that everyone was curious about. Everyone was looking forward to the answer. President Kang Taehoon had replied with a smile, “Of course, your skills and abilities will increase and you will also be able to build a temple.”

They could build a temple? Although it might just sound like it was symbolic, that was not the case at all. Most of the temples that had been built all over the world required entrance fees. Where would part of the entrance fee go? Of course, it would go straight to the God the temple was built for.

But was that all? Of course not. They could also take in priests, priests that served that God. Simply put, becoming a True God would bring about enormous benefits for that person. But the most important thing was...

“And as a God, they will be able to interact and live with the other Gods.”

“...!”

“...!”

The words that Kang Taehoon left them were very shocking and thrilling. The fact that players that became True Gods would be able to interact and live with the other Gods, meant that one could have a cup of tea or have a conversation with the very same Gods that were in charge of the Athenae world. That was a position that was literally above the position of a ‘king’. That was the True ‘God’ class.

[Plenty of Gods are showing their interest in you.]

[You have met the qualifications for becoming the first True God.]

[Something special might happen any time soon.]

Minhyuk had taken a step towards this God class.

‘Something special might happen anytime soon? I can’t wait.’

“Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!”

“Long live the Eivelis Empire!!!”

“Long live Her Majesty Ellie!!!”

“We wooooooooooon!!!”

Minhyuk smiled lightly, while the players that fought for Eivelis Empire and the Asgan Continent cheered loudly. In fact everything felt like a dream to these players.

‘We played a key role in changing an episode!’

‘I helped save Eivelis Empire, the place where I started in the game...’

‘It was an honor to fight with these people today. The image of Ellie and the Food God fighting in front of us is something that I will never forget.’

Just as they expected, those that participated in the war received the ‘charm’ of the battle, which were the rewards. The more enemies they cut down and the stronger they were, the greater their contributions. Which meant that they would have more rewards. With that, the notifications rang for all of the participating players.

[Since the Eivelis Empire has gained victory, the victory rewards would become better.]

[The Great and Strong warriors of Asgan Continent, they have dedicated themselves for the continent and have won a battle that everyone had believed was already a lost battle.]

[Those that participated in the war will earn an additional 50% EXP Acquisition Rate and 50% Item Drop Rate for two weeks.]

[Gold will be distributed based on your contributions.]

[The Eivelis Empire will distribute the spoils of wars and the rewards.]

“Wow... Crazy...!”

“The spoils of war are really amazing, you know?!”

“Are they going to give us legendary artifacts? They’re going to give us the legendary artifacts from the spoils of war?!”

High risk, high return. The more dangerous and risky the endeavor was, the better the rewards. Since the Eivelis Empire’s odds for obtaining victory was almost close to nil, the rewards that the players would receive would be astronomical.

If they allowed the Luvien Empire to get past them and enter the Eivelis Empire, then a lot more lives would be lost. Perhaps they would truly face destruction by then.

“And we will have to live with sorrow for a very long time because of the damage that we suffered from this war.”

Everyone agreed with Ellie’s words.

“This empress is lacking. But even if I’m lacking, would you still believe in me and continue to fight alongside me?”

A moment of silence passed by at those words. This was a moment where they could not really say ‘We will!’ without any hesitation. The Luvien Empire was too strong and some of them would most definitely die and become cold corpses, just like that boy from before.

But then, at that moment, Minhyuk started to move, despite not being in control of his own body. He said, “Your Majesty Ellie.”

Minhyuk strode towards Ellie with a soft smile on his face and said, “You are not a lacking emperor. It was thanks to you that we were able to protect the Eivelis Empire, and even the entire Asgan Continent.”

Ellie did not say anything. Then, above her head, words started to appear once again.

[In this horrible battlefield, a place where the sadness of losing their comrades was greater than the joy of victory, Ellie was being devoured by her conflicting emotions.]

[She was aware that in the future the attacks coming from the Luvien Empire would grow stronger, which means that there would be even more deaths.]

[Ellie won, but she was still frustrated.]

Darkness clouded Ellie’s expression. A drop of tear seemed to have streaked down the cheeks of the strong and stoic Ellie.

“I...”

What choice should she make?

[Ellie blamed herself for being helpless. However, her story was just beginning...]

Booom! Boom! Boooom! Booom!

Then, at that moment, the loud sound of drums rang from the direction of the sea. The eyes of the Eivelis Imperial Army followed the direction of the drums. Did the Luvien Empire send another powerful army? Terror flashed across everyone’s faces. There were nearly a thousand ships approaching from the sea.

Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud—

In the Stars’ Path, the sound of the footsteps of what seemed to be millions of troops resounded and made everyone turn nervous. Not long after, the large army began to show itself to them. However, the army did not attack the Eivelis Empire and the Asgan Allied Forces.

At that moment, a man stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty Ellie! This humble one is Duke Rophy of Icasu Empire from Abbron Continent. I came here on behalf of His Majesty Emkoron of the Icasu Empire to offer our congratulations on the victory of the Eivelis Empire!”

Along with that declaration, the thousands of troops standing behind him began to salute.

“Your Majesty! I am Prince Code of Frod Continent’s Akkro Kingdom...”

“Sword Emperor! This humble...”

“Ellie! This...”

Even the millions of troops that descended from the ship also showed their courtesy.

Right now, more than tens of millions of troops and subjects personally sent by their own kings and emperors bowed their heads and showed their respect and courtesy towards Ellie. It was a remarkable event that would forever be marked in the history of the continent.

Once again, the words appeared above Ellie’s head.

[Even emperors and kings used to listen to Ellie’s stories and feats in shock and awe.]

[And now, all of the continents were made aware that Ellie was the only one that stood against the Luvien Empire.]

[Everyone was now made aware of the fact that it was only Ellie that could unite the entire continent’s troops and rally an army to fight and protect their own, something that has never happened before in history.]

Ellie looked at the people in front of her. The subjects sent by the emperors and kings from several continents shouted loudly in unison.

“Congratulations on your victory, Continental Emperor!!!”

“Congratulations on your victory, Continental Emperor!!!”

“Congratulations on your victory, Continental Emperor!!!”

Ellie stood in the middle of tens of millions of troops, as a flame started to burn brighter in her heart. She looked around them silently and just drew her sword and raised it high up in the skies. Then, another set of words appeared above her head.

[The Greatest Continental Emperor in History’s episode will now begin!]

A new story had begun.