1158.2 - 1169.1

Chapter 1158: Traitor?! (Part Two)

The white sand grains were everywhere, extending to hundreds of kilometers away. A piece of rich and fertile land became a desert in the end after the godly battle.

The power of gods was terrifying!

"Your Highness!" Everyone at the campsite looked at Elena with respect and welcomed her return.

If it weren't for the Valkyrie being here, the expeditionary troop would have suffered a big loss, and many casualties wouldn't be avoided. In fact, the expeditionary troop could have been completely wiped out.

Kompany and his close to 20,000 cavalrymen of Manchester City all felt scared after the battle was over. They almost fell into these despicable goblins' trap. If it weren't for Elena, they would have died already.

"In this battle, the Goblin Clan lost more than a million members. Although the grassland within about 50 kilometers turned into a desert, many corpses are buried here. In less than three years, it would transform back into fertile land," Shaarawy sighed.

Now, everyone was surprised and alarmed. None of them expected that they would run into such a terrifying crisis as soon as they entered the Southern Region.

Some of these people already wanted to retreat. In the beginning, everyone responded to the Holy Church's summon since they wanted to benefit from this war. They all thought that goblins were unruly and lowly beings. They believed that with their elite troops, it would be easy to destroy the enemies and obtain the victory.

However, this war gave everyone a reality check.

"This is strange. We are less than 50,000 kilometers into the Southern Region, but we encountered such a goblin military. In fact, even goblin gods appeared. Don't you think that it is strange?" Cassano asked with a frown.

Gerard nodded and replied, "I also find that strange. It seems like the goblins know that we are coming, and they know about our path and our plan. It feels like they set up this trap and were waiting for us to fall into it."

"Now you say that, I feel the same way!" Ramos of Madrid replied as he pondered.

"Could it be that there is a traitor among us? Feeding information to the goblins?" Kompany of Manchester City shouted.

As soon as Kompany said that, many people's expressions changed.

The Valkyrie shook her head and said in a calm tone, "We don't need to talk about that now. The priority is deciding what we should do. Should we continue forward or retreat to Bali Island?"

Elena was direct with her words. "In my opinion, we should instantly retreat and go back to Bali Island. Clearly, we underestimated the Goblin Empire's military force and high-level combat force. With our current strength, it is impossible to travel forward for 500,000 kilometers and get close to the City of Iduna."

Elena's words surprised everyone.

"Retreat? This is only the first battle, and we are talking about retreat already? It is a little too abrupt. What about our peers who are struggling in Iduna? Let alone our honor and pride," people thought to themselves.

"Since we are hesitating, we can rest here for half a day. Everyone, please think hard on the next step. I won't force anyone. If you all decide to go forward, I will agree to it."

After saying that, Elena turned around and left.

"Our clans will follow the humans' final decision."

White-Tiger Priestess Susanna and that shy female gnome named Jean looked at each other and didn't say much more than that.

Then, these two returned to their troops and started to organize everything.

Chapter 1159: A Clear Comparison (Part One)

Now, these people who were left in the tent looked at each other. They could all tell that the Queen of the Northern Region Empire didn't say those words impulsively; she was really giving these commanders the power to make this decision. However, this made them feel even more serious.

If they continued forward, they might be able to get to the City of Iduna, bringing hope to the people in the Southern Region who were struggling. However, they might also be completely killed by the goblin military that was like an ocean. By then, perhaps only a few supreme masters could escape.

If they retreated, they would be laughed at by the continent, and the Holy Church would grab onto this incident and attack them. Also, if they ever thought about their peers who were dying in the Southern Region later, they would feel ashamed and guilty!

These people were stuck between a rock and a hard place!

"Let's continue forward." Gerard was the first to speak, and he broke the silence.

This young lord of Liverpool had the unique persistence and boldness of the people of Liverpool, and he said heroically, "Since we are already in the territory of the Southern Region, we shoulder the responsibility of saving our peers, and we can't back away. Regardless of how tough and dangerous the path ahead of us is, we have to go to the end! Even if we die in this region, we wouldn't let the people of the Southern Region down!"

Gerard's voice resonated in everyone's ears.

Shaarawy laughed and said, "Great! I agree with moving forward!"

Kompany glanced around and said heroically as well, "The 40,000 cavalrymen of Manchester City are willing to lead the charge! We will charge toward the City of Iduna. Even if we die in the process, we won't back away!"

"Great!"

"Forward!"

"Hahaha! Right! What are we afraid of? The goblins are only dirty and lowly b*stards. If they dare to come again, we will just kill them all."

The commanders of the various troops from the empires all laughed and became lighthearted after accepting the worst possible outcome of dying here.

These empires that dared to resist the Holy Church all stood on principles and dared to fight against the powerful. These people's spirits were unyielding, and they would never surrender. Once they made the decision, they couldn't go back on their words.

"Since this is the case, you can all go back to your tents and organize your troops. I will report to Elena Her Highness, and we will get back on the path tomorrow morning," Cassano said with a smile.

"Ok!" everyone nodded.

This shocking godly battle that almost destroyed the land didn't make the expeditionary troop fearful and wanting to retreat. After the initial alarm, the morale of the group skyrocketed, making them more united.

-Further away-

"Ms. Susanna, what do you think?" Seeing the human commanders making the final decision, the shy gnome girl smiled and asked.

It was clear that this girl held a prestigious status among the Gnome-Dwarf Alliance. Even that gnome boy who cussed all the time was completely obedient toward this seemingly shy girl.

"I can only say that the Elf Clan made the right decision." Priestess Susanna caressed the smooth fur of the giant white tiger beside her and replied gently.

"Human a terrifying race. No wonder this race could continue after that catastrophe 1,000 years ago and became the lord of the continent for the last 1,000 years," the shy gnome girl murmured while thinking.

"Human is also a complex race. Isn't the Holy Church a great example?" a trace of mystical glint flashed in Priestess Susanna's eyes.

Chapter 1159: A Clear Comparison (Part Two)

"Huh? Did the Elf Clan make a discovery?" the smile on the shy gnome girl's face started to disappear.

The White-Tiger Priestess still smiled charmingly. She jumped onto the back of the white tiger while replying with a smile, "Although 1,000 years have passed, we were all among the top ten races more than 1,000 years ago, and we worked together before. Since you could find traces of clues, why can't the Elf Empire make discoveries?"

After Susanna said that, the white tiger roared and carried her back to the troop of the Elf Clan.

"Damn it! What does this woman who doesn't like to wear clothes mean?" the gnome boy who cussed all the time asked in confusion.

The gnome girl stared at the gnome boy forcefully and replied in anger, "If you curse one more time, I will sew your lips together!"

The gnome boy instantly shut his mouth, looking sad.

…

-On the path of the other expeditionary troop in the Southern Region-

Within two days of entering the Southern Region, this troop that was made of close to 600,000 people from the Holy Church and the Barcelona Empire also got aggressively attacked by the goblins. It was forced to stay beside a mountain and a lake, putting up a tight defense.

Many poorly-made goblin zeppelins flew in the sky, blocking out the sky and casting many shark-like shadows on the ground.

The campsite of the expeditionary troop was completely surrounded on all four sides, and many human and goblin corpses lay within five kilometers of the campsite.

Many goblins were standing on the corpses like a green ocean wave, and the hungry ones directly chewed on the corpses of humans and their peers. Green and red blood flowed down these goblins' lips, making them look like demons from Hell.

Various colored magic flames flashed in the sky, and many arrows shot through the air and landed on the goblin zeppelins. However, more and more zeppelins flew over from the horizon and joined the battle.

Terrifying and mystical energies surged in the sky.

The supreme human masters battled with the demi-godly goblins, and both sides suffered many casualties.

However, whenever a goblin died, ten more rushed over to take its place. However, whenever a human died, he became food for the goblins and nurtured the enemies.

The expeditionary troop's frontline was pressured back repeatedly. Right now, out of 600,000 soldiers, only less than 400,000 remained.

The Holy Church's residence was in the center of the campsite, and it wasn't that much affected by the goblins' attacks. Other human troops resided on the sides, looking like the guards to the Holy Church.

Out of the 200,000 human soldiers who died under the aggressive attacks of the goblins, 99 percent of them came from other empires.

Especially those weaker troops that joined the Holy Church's side on Bali Island at the last moment, most of them were completely wiped out already. From commanders to soldiers, they all died and didn't leave a trace of bloodline.

"We can't last! We will be wiped out if this continues!"

"What should we do? We need to get the masters of the Holy Church to attack the goblins! Otherwise, our campsite will be conquered!"

"Damn it! We are battling to the death, but the soldiers of the Holy Church are sleeping in the center of the campsite! Do our lives worth less than theirs? Do we deserve to die first?"

"Don't even talk about the Holy Church yet! Even the troops of empires such as Barcelona and Juventus didn't really battle! They reserved their strength, but we became the sacrificial lamb!"

Many commanders complained.

"Hush! Don't talk! If those arrogant priests hear you complain, you will die for sure!"

"Now thinking back, I'm full of regret. We should have followed the Northern Region Empire. The Queen of the Northern Region Empire is extraordinarily powerful, and I never heard rumors about the Northern Region Empire being an overbearing bully. Perhaps the situation there is better."

"It is too late to say that now. Let's battle with everything that we got! Otherwise, we can't even survive!"

Chapter 1160: Suppression and Resistance (Part One)

The tragic situation made all the generals and soldiers of various empires who decided to follow the Holy Church feel cold in their hearts.

Without question, they were treated as cannon fodder and tools, and they were used to slow down the goblin military's endless attacks. On the other hand, the troops of the Holy Church, Barcelona, and Juventus could stay in the center and preserve their strength.

The battle became more and more intense.

More and more goblins appeared, and they couldn't be all killed.

This war brought people a sense of unprecedented desperation.

It felt like even if everyone died, this war wouldn't be over.

In the sky, more and more powerful goblins that were engulfed in green energy flames appeared.

"Ah!" While screams resonated in the sky, more human masters were killed on the ground, and they were torn into pieces. Their flesh was devoured by the goblin masters.

Seeing this, many human soldiers were enraged, and their eyes opened so wide that the corners of their eyes cracked.

"No! The goblins broke through the campsite to the northwest!"

While panicking screams sounded, the energy shield created by the magic array in the Sunderland Empire's campsite in the northwest shattered like a mirror. Then, a large number of goblins rushed in like an endless green flood.

The soldiers of Sunderland who were in blue and white couldn't do anything. Like small fishing boats in a surging storm on the ocean, they were soon devoured.

"This battle can't be fought anymore! Retreat! Fall back!" Commander Johnson of Sunderland shouted, and his heart was bleeding.

Among all soldiers of Sunderland who were buried by the goblins, 10,000 of them were the most elite, and the empire poured a lot of resources into them to elevate them to this level. However, they died here without making a big impact.

"Back! Immediately retreat! Don't fight back!" Johnson roared, and he ordered the less than 1,000 soldiers of Sunderland to retreat toward the campsite of Juventus.

In an instant, the large group of goblins already devoured the campsite of Sunderland.

The shouts and roars of the goblins resonated in the sky.

"How dare you? Who permitted you to retreat?" a shout sounded from the campsite of Juventus.

A muscular man in black and white armor rose from the campsite of Juventus. While he roared, he pulled out the saber on his waist and instantly chopped the dozens of soldiers of Sunderland, who were running in the front, into pieces.

"B*stard! Do you still have humanity in you? You didn't fight the goblins, and now you are killing your allies?" Johnson was so angry that he shivered unstoppably, and he turned into a streak of light with his sword, attacking this muscular man.

Tink! Tink! Tink!

A series of sparks appeared in the sky.

"Reckless! You are only a low-level commander of a level 8 empire! How dare you attack me, Iaquinta?" this muscular man of Juventus roared.

"You b*stard! You killed my soldiers, and I will kill you!" Johnson was so furious that his eyes turned red.

"Humph! A bunch of defeated soldiers! How dare you escape from battle? You should all be killed and set as examples!" Iaquinta sneered and even provoked by ordering the soldiers of Juventus, "The troop of Juventus, open the magic array and block off the entrance of the campsite. Kill all these cowards of Sunderland who escaped from battle!"

Chapter 1160: Suppression and Resistance (Part Two)

"You…" Johnson was enraged.

In just a few seconds, the last few hundred soldiers of Sunderland died in the hands of their peers, soldiers of Juventus.

"Juventus… your action stepped over the line!"

Such an act of violence instantly enraged other empires as well.

Supreme masters such as Fellaini of the Everton Empire, Denuo of the Spain Empire, and Milosevic of the Osasuna Empire all flew into the air and stood with Johnson, staring at Iaquinta in anger.

"Humph! What is wrong with me killing the cowards who escaped from the battlefield?" Iaquinta sneered.

"Yuck! Where is your face?" Johnson almost exploded in fury. "My soldiers of Sunderland battled the goblins on the outside for an entire day, and we killed more than 200,000 enemies. Out of 40,000 soldiers, close to 30,000 died on the battleground with honor. During this time, what were bstards like you doing? You guys fcking stayed back in the center of the campsite like turtles, and you did nothing for the battle. Where did you get the courage to accuse us? Yuck! The Inter Milan Empire and the AC Milan Empire should have killed b*stards like you when they had the chance!"

"Yeah! We are all here to reinforce the humans in the Southern Region. Why aren't you fighting alongside us?"

"We need a proper reason!"

"Humph! Want to treat us like cannon fodder? We were blind! We actually decided to ally with b*stards like you!"

"This is done! Pass my order! Retreat! We will go back to our empire!"

"Yeah! If you are going to put your interest before everyone and not participate in the battle, we will just all treat out of the Southern Region."

More and more masters of other empires got angry, and they flew into the sky and stood against Iaquinta.

At this point, the troops of more than seven empires were wiped out already. The troops of the Holy Church, Juventus, and Barcelona should be the core forces in fighting the goblins, but they didn't help at all. Instead, they used others as cannon fodder and even accused the latter of wrongdoings. It was outrageous.

"You… reckless! Do you want to rebel?" Iaquinta was a little scared by the situation.

At this moment, streaks of powerful presence rose from the campsites of Juventus, Barcelona, and the Holy Church. The masters from these three forces flew into the air.

"What is going on?" Red-Robed Bishop Rosario questioned in an overbearing tone.

Iaquinta quickly replied, instigating the situation and saying that people like Johnson wanted to rebel.

Masters such as Fellaini argued back, and the other masters who were straightforward also expressed their displeasure with the Holy Church.

"Ok, I understand everything now." Rosario nodded.

This prestigious and haughty red-robed bishop glanced at everyone's face with his sharp eyes and released a dominating aura. The terrifying pressure made everyone feel the existence of a god, and they became fearful subconsciously. The difference in strength was huge! As a result, these masters of various empires didn't dare to look back at Rosario.

Seeing this, Rosario nodded in satisfaction and said slowly, "We aren't fighting right now. It isn't because we are afraid of battle, and it also isn't because we want to use you and deplete your forces. Instead, this first wave of attack is only a test from the Goblin Empire. Soon, more powerful goblins are going to attack us. The Holy Church and the two big empires need to rest well and battle with the real enemies."

Chapter 1161: An Empty Campsite (Part One)

"Who knows if what you are saying isn't false? Even if it is true, it is unacceptable for Iaquinta to kill my soldiers of Sunderland!" Johnson was filled with hatred, and he questioned without holding back.

Rosario looked over, and the terrifying murderous spirit in his eyes emitted an invisible force.

Johnson instantly puked out a mouthful of blood as if he was severely injured, and his body shivered in the sky.

"You…" Johnson looked back with anger in his eyes.

"This strike is for your distrust in the Holy Church," Rosario sounded overbearing. "Iaquinta is in the wrong for killing our human peers, so I will punish him. Now, everyone needs to instantly retreat to your position and battle. I will send forces of the Holy Church to reinforce you. However, anyone who dares to challenge the prestige of the Holy Church will be killed!"

The situation instantly became intense and heated.

Except for Johnson who was still extremely displeased, the commanders of other empires quickly talked among themselves and went back to their positions under the dominating power of the Holy Church.

Johnson was injured by Rosario, so he couldn't battle. Also, the troop of the Sunderland Empire had less than 100 soldiers left, and they were alone in the Southern Region. In the end, the Everton Empire temporarily took them in.

The battle continued.

As time passed by, the humans and the goblins battled with many lives lost at every second. The battleground seemed like a giant deadly mill of lives.

Although the death of every human soldier was accompanied with the deaths of more than 20 goblin soldiers, the goblin military was slowly obtaining the advantage.

The Holy Church did send about 1,000 priests to various campsites to heal the injured soldiers.

However, other reinforcements that Rosario talked about didn't come at all! It was the evening already!

On the other hand, many goblin zeppelins that were struck down and the arrested goblin engineers and masters were all forcefully taken by the masters of Barcelona and Juventus with the excuse that all spoils of war had to be counted and fairly distributed later.

The Everton Empire faced the worst situation. None of the priests came to its campsite, and it was burdened with the defense of many other areas. The more powerful troops around this troop of Everton were moved away by the Holy Church with various excuses, and Evertonians faced immense pressure with many casualties.

When the sky turned dark, the defense line at the campsite of Everton was in dire danger with many Evertonian soldiers killed.

"These b*stards! It is my bad. It is me who burdened you all. That Rosario is a bad egg. He must be hostile toward Everton since you kept me…"

Johnson was enraged and filled with hatred, and he said apologetically while standing up staggeringly and puking blood.

"We should have followed Queen Elena of the Northern Region Empire and headed toward the City of Iduna. It is too bad…"

Seeing his soldiers dying left and right, Commander Fellaini of Everton was filled with regret. He changed his mind at the last moment and decided to come with the troop of the Holy Church, putting themselves in such a situation.

The Holy Church's behavior was chilling in others' eyes.

Chapter 1161: An Empty Campsite (Part Two)

"No, I have to question Rosario about this. The worst-case scenario is that I will die. I can't delay this." Johnson used the last bit of remaining warrior energy in his body by force, and he was about to walk toward the campsite in the center.

"Don't be impulsive. If you do this, Rosario will find an excuse and kill you!" Fellaini was shocked, and he tried to stop Johnson.

"There is no time for that. My troop is completely gone, and I'm too ashamed to return to Sunderland and face their loved ones. If my death can make the commanders of other empires see the true side of the Holy Church, I'm willing to do so."

While saying that, Johnson pushed away Fellaini and turned into a beam of light, dashing toward the campsite of the Holy Church.

Fellaini couldn't block Johnson, but he was still worried about the latter's safety. Therefore, he quickly called over the Deputy Commander and made some arrangements. Then, he connected with a few masters of other empires and all headed toward the campsite of the Holy Church.

They quickly discussed the situation. If Red-Robed Bishop Rosario wanted to kill Johnson, they could still try to talk for him and save his life.

While feeling nervous, this group of people arrived before the campsite of the Holy Church. However, they were surprised to find that only a few magic traps and automatic defense magic arrays were active. Energy flames burned around this campsite, but no guards or godly knights could be seen.

"What is going on?" Masters like Fellaini were surprised.

For some reason, this campsite felt empty.

"How come the defense of the Holy Church is so loose?"

"What happened here?"

Everyone got a bad feeling about this.

They quickly rushed into this campsite, and they found that this campsite was completely empty!

No priests or godly knights could be seen, and even warhorses and other mounts couldn't be spotted. There were only empty tents remaining.

"F*ck! All the members of the Holy Church escaped! We were tricked! Quickly…"

A tent further away opened, and Johnson rushed out with anger on his face.

Seeing Fellaini and others, he shouted, "No one is here! Not only the campsite of the Holy Church, but the campsite of Barcelona and the campsite of Juventus are also empty…"

"What?" Fellaini quickly walked over to hold onto Johnson and help the latter stand straight, and he asked in disbelief.

"The fluctuations of spatial magic teleportation arrays could still be detected in these campsites. These cowards, bstards, and btches! They did treat us as cannon fodder! They forced us to fight with the goblins, yet they escaped. Damn it! I knew that these b*stards are ill-intentioned…"

Johnson was so angry that his body shivered.

"What? Such a thing?"

"How can they do something so shameless?"

"These shameless b*stards! They escaped with the spoils of war!"

"The Holy Church obtained the goblin technology and the creation method of various war machines! These are all earned by our warriors who bled on the battlefield! Damn it!"

"Damn it! What should we do?"

"Finished! We are finished! Without gods supporting us, we can't escape…"

No one expected such a thing to occur. The Holy Church, the Barcelona Empire, and the Juventus Empire… these three core forces were resting, and they promised that they would reinforce the other empires, but they escaped with all their soldiers after seeing that the situation was dire.

These smaller empires were used as tools, and they just didn't know it before.

While everyone was extremely angry, something unexpected happened.

Chapter 1162: Saint Spiritual Killing Array? (Part One)

Streaks of murderous magic energy suddenly shot into the air from the empty campsites of the Holy Church, Barcelona, and Juventus before dashing toward the location where everyone was standing.

This force was terrifying!

Even supreme masters such as Fellaini felt the extreme danger at this moment. They felt that their skin was in pain as if their bodies were going to explode.

"What is going on?"

"Damn it! It is a trap? We are trapped inside a killing array!"

"The b*stards of the Holy Church! They set up traps! They are worried that their crimes will be revealed by us! They are trying to kill us all!"

"Despicable! They ditched us in this desperate situation, yet they created this powerful killing array to murder us! They are afraid that we might survive and spread the news about their shameless retreat on the continent!"

"What is going on? Guys, check this out! Something doesn't seem right. The property of the energy coming out of these three empty campsites isn't aligned with the holy power…"

"This… this… this is one of the killing arrays of the Northern Region Empire!"

"That is right. This is actually the Saint Spiritual Killing Array! In the legends, Human Emperor Alexander of the North set up this array to exterminate the Undead Creature Catastrophe!"

The sudden change in the area completely trapped the supreme masters of various empires.

The streaks of terrifying murderous energy coming from all three sides locked down every inch of space around these people. They couldn't escape, and the energy coming toward them made their skin crack like a dry riverbed as blood flowed out.

The aura of this array confused these supreme masters.

"Why is this the Human Emperor of the North's Saint Spiritual Killing Array?" While Johnson tried to unleash his energy to block the murderous spirit of this array, he asked in confusion, "Why does he want to kill us?"

"No! This isn't the Saint Spiritual Killing Array that the Human Emperor of the North has!" After observing in calmness for a while, Fellaini discovered something and shouted, "Guys, don't be fooled! In the legends, the Saint Spiritual Killing Array that the Human Emperor of the North created is the perfect counter for undead creatures from Hell. It contains the most righteous energy in the world and only harms undead creatures. It shouldn't be this destructive toward living beings, and we shouldn't feel this intense murderous spirit."

Fellaini's words woke everyone up from their shock. They all observed and discovered discrepancies.

This killing array looked extremely similar to the Saint Spiritual Killing Array that the Human Emperor of the North created, but it was only close in terms of appearance. The intense murderous spirit and the unhidden desire to kill made it clear that this wasn't the Saint Spiritual Killing Array.

"We shouldn't think about that. We are now trapped in here! We should try to get out first!" someone suggested in a panic.

"It is tough. All directions are blocked off. How can we get out?"

"What should we do? We can't last long. This array is terrifying! Our soldiers outside lost our commands, and I'm afraid that they can't last long. We must find a way! If time is delayed, everything will be doomed!"

Seeing the soldiers of various empires who were still battling on the exterior and suffering many casualties, many supreme masters grew anxious.

"I understand it now!" Johnson suddenly realized something, and he said while gritting his teeth, "The Saint Spiritual Killing Array of the Human Emperor of the North is similar to the holy arrays of the Holy Church. I'm sure that Rosario and others set up this trap! Such a vicious tactic! Not only do they want to kill us, but they also want to blame everything on the Northern Region Empire…"

People like Fellaini instantly understood it. "Oh! Damn! I was wondering why…"

"Damn it! The Holy Church!" These supreme masters were so angry that they almost shattered their teeth due to clenching. "These people are vicious! To achieve their goal, they are despicable and willing to resort to any strategy!"

Chapter 1162: Saint Spiritual Killing Array? (Part Two)

"We have to come up with something! We have to survive! We can't let this vicious tactic of the Holy Church be realized! Otherwise, if the Holy Church places the blame on the Northern Region Empire, the remaining empires in the Western Region and the Eastern Region would be used by the Holy Church and wage wars against the Northern Region Empire. By then, the Holy Church will be the biggest winner of all!"

"But how can we get out? We can't break out of a killing array that a god-level priest created."

"Guys, even if we die here today, we have to leave clues! We need the people who come here and inspect our corpses to know about the truth!"

"That is right! Even if we die, we have to reveal the conspiracy of the Holy Church!"

People like Fellaini were severely injured. Under the suppression of the energy of this killing array that was fast approaching, their bodies cracked, and Johnson who was already injured couldn't live anymore.

"Damn it! I will risk it! If I can create a thin crack in this array, you guys need to escape as fast as you can."

Johnson ignited his core energy and experienced a moment of terminal lucidity. His strength and aura instantly went back to his prime, and he broke free from the suppression and dashed toward the energy of the killing array that was getting closer and closer.

This man was going to self-detonate and explode! He wanted to use the power of this explosion to break the killing array. Even if he could stop the array from operating perfectly for a split second and create some thin cracks, supreme masters like Fellaini might be able to get out.

Boom!

Johnson emitted radiating flames as he dashed into the terrifying energy flames of the killing array. As if a giant rock was dropped into a relatively peaceful pond, huge ripples appeared and caused a series of chain reactions.

"Everyone, please! You have to let the Sunderland Empire know about the truth!" Johnson roared in the last moment of his life.

The powerful explosion distorted the space, and the energy flames of the killing array quickly flashed. Streaks of chaotic energy appeared, and it seemed like cracks were about to appear on the screen of light. However, the power of the explosion was just a bit off the threshold, and the killing array was still intact.

Supreme masters like Fellaini concentrated and tried to capture that potential opportunity.

However, Johnson's self-detonation wasn't powerful enough to destroy or damage this killing array.

When the fluttering flames of the killing array stabilized, these supreme masters still didn't spot any opportunity to escape. Also, it seemed like Johnson's explosion stimulated the killing array; the murderous spirit of this array intensified.

"We are dead…" Fellaini sighed.

Everyone else felt as if mountains were dropped on their bodies; they couldn't even fight back at all.

These people could only close their eyes and wait for death with hatred and reluctance.

"I'm so bitter!"

"Tragedy! Our death is just the thing that the Holy Church needs to stir up conflicts on the continent…"

All these supreme masters were resentful.

At this moment, something unexpected occurred.

Boom!

As a loud explosion sounded, the terrifying energy flames of this killing array suddenly started to blink.

Next, the murderous spirit of this array dropped without warning.

The screen of light that trapped all the supreme masters here started to ripple unwillingly, and a pair of slender and white hands penetrated the screen and tore it open in the center as if the hands were tearing a piece of paper.

The killing array was completely shattered!

A black-haired young man in white slowly walked out of the void with a calm expression, and the chaotic and violent energy waves in the area that could destroy supreme masters couldn't even flutter this handsome young man's hair.

Behind this man, a figure slowly appeared.

This figure was Johnson, the commander of Sunderland who was supposed to be dead from the self-detonation.

Chapter 1163: The Invisible Troop (Part One)

[TL Note: This is a 4-parter.]

This youngest and most talented supreme master of the Sunderland Empire was engulfed in a layer of golden energy flames, and his heavy injuries were healing at a shocking speed.

"What is going on?"

People like Fellaini opened their eyes wide and couldn't believe what they were seeing!

"The killing array that easily trapped more than ten supreme masters was easily destroyed by this young man? Also, Johnson who burned all of his core energy came back to life?"

"Who is this young man?" the supreme masters looked at each other in shock.

"You are…" Seeing this young man's handsome face, the signature plain white robe, and the pair of bright eyes that seemed to contain the vicissitude of the universe, a lightbulb lit up in Fellaini's mind.

He gasped, "You are… Human Emperor Alexander of the North? His Majesty?"

People like Fellaini had never seen the Human Emperor of the North before, but what just happened and the shocking strength that this gentle and calm young man showed were stunning! Who could it be other than the Human Emperor of the North?

"The real Human Emperor of the North?"

"We are saved?"

The commanders of the troops from various empires were all supreme masters, and they quickly reacted and gasped.

They all had honor and supreme status, and they were legends in their empires. Even though they had seen a lot, they couldn't help but feel anxious yet joyous at the sight of this man who was even younger than them.

The famous people are renowned for a reason.

Only such a man could take the name of the Human Emperor of the North!

Fei nodded and revealed his identity.

"Your Majesty, thank you for saving our lives." Masters like Fellaini single-kneeled and expressed their gratitude.

Fei was the lord of a major region and the emperor of an empire, and these masters were subjects of other empires. From the perspective of status, it was fair for them to single-kneel toward Fei.

"Guys, please stand up." Fei reached out his hand, and a streak of indefensible force appeared, helping them to stand up. Then, he said with a smile, "I already figured out what happened here. We don't need to talk much now that we are on the battlefield. How about I talk to heroes like you after we defeat the goblin military?"

While saying that, streaks of golden energy flew out of Fei's hands and injected into these masters' bodies. The injuries on their bodies that were created by the murderous suppression of the killing array of the Holy Church instantly healed.

Masters like Fellaini felt like they were bathed in the gentle breeze of spring. They all went back to their prime!

"We are willing to listen to Your Majesty's orders!"

…

With Fei's help, the situation on the battlefield was instantly reversed.

In less than two hours, the troops of the last nine empires that had less than 200,000 soldiers left obtained the advantage, destroying the goblin soldiers in the area.

Many golden and silver sword energies of order flew out of Fei's hands, looking like beautiful miracles.

In just a few seconds, all the goblin supreme masters and goblin gods who were looking down at these humans with preying eyes were wiped out.

The goblin gods who were killed in the sky couldn't even unleash their core energies in time. Their energies were all absorbed and refined by Fei.

Without being held back by these powerful goblin masters, people like Fellaini who recovered their strength stomped over the goblins like dragons. Leading their troops, these commanders vented their anger and frustration, killing as many goblins as they could.

Chapter 1163: The Invisible Troop (Part Two)

The one-sided defeat made these evil and green-skinned creatures who disregarded their own lives feel fear, and they all scattered and ran in different directions.

With the Human Emperor of the North sitting in the center campsite, every human on the battlefield felt like their backs were secure.

With only this one person, he brought everyone a stronger sense of security compared to the 300,000 elite soldiers of the Holy Church, Barcelona, and Juventus.

While fighting the enemies, Fellaini turned around and looked at the center of the campsite while complex emotions flooded his mind.

"Only a heroic ruler like the Human Emperor of the North has the courage and strength to rival the Holy Church. Any empire with an unparalleled and charismatic lord like the Human Emperor of the North could be confident and heroic in anything they do."

"If the Everton Empire has an emperor like Alexander, would trash like Rosario bully us again and again?"

"Back on Bali Island, just the Queen of the Northern Region Empire made Rosario and his henchmen feel ashamed!"

"The soldiers and commanders of the Northern Region Empire were feeling so confident and brave!"

"In comparison, our southern expedition is filled with frustration!"

"We thought that by compromising, the Holy Church would let us live. Now looking back, how naïve were we? If the Human Emperor of the North didn't suddenly appear, commanders like us would have been turned into meat pies! The 200,000 soldiers would have turned into those goblins' food!"

Under the nightly sky that was filled with brilliant stars, Fellaini suddenly made a decision with flames of war burning around him.

At the same time, everyone was shocked to find that the victory came so easily! They defeated the goblins that seemed invincible a moment ago.

It was a huge difference! What changed?

Everyone looked back at the center of the campsite and thought, "The answer lies within that incredible figure in the center! The Human Emperor of the North!"

…

After making the decision, the expeditionary troop that was heading toward the City of Iduna began their journey as soon as the sky turned bright.

Commander Gerard of Liverpool and Commander Kompany of Manchester City led close to 100,000 soldiers in the front as the vanguard troop, and Shaarawy and Cassano each led a group of soldiers, flanking the two sides. Commander Ramos of Madrid sat back and covered the rear, and Valkyrie Elena led the core troop of the Northern Region Empire and moved in the center with godly archer troop of the Elf Clan and the unique troop of the Gnome-Dwarf Alliance.

At the same time, many scouts were spread into the area to monitor the situation. At the fastest speed, the expeditionary troop moved toward the City of Iduna!

After that great battle earlier, no large-scale battle took place along the way even though small goblin troops never stopped harassing them.

No one dared to drop their guards.

A tense and nervous atmosphere engulfed the expeditionary troop.

Everyone knew that despite the calm appearance, a terrifying battle might be brewing and probably would come out of nowhere!

Everything that they saw and the tragedies that took place in human cities added to the expeditionary troop 's hatred toward the goblins. The hatred already couldn't be described!

If the information about the treatment of humans in the Southern Region by the goblins were to spread, humans and goblins were going to become mortal enemies!

Chapter 1163: The Invisible Troop (Part Three)

"Haha! Great! Almost everything is set up! We can leave now!" Johnson looked at the campsites of the Holy Church and the two super empires that were perfectly fixed, and a resentful smile appeared on his face. "Got them fixed! Now, I want to see how the Holy Church is going to continue this conspiracy!"

People like Fellaini also looked toward the campsite where this expeditionary troop resided.

This campsite was already turned into ruins.

Many white bones of dead human warriors and goblins warriors were scattered and piled around the campsites, and these bones all had bite marks on them. Except for this, under people such as Johnson's request, the Human Emperor of the North repaired the killing array of the Holy Church and placed some white bones and piles of meat paste in there.

This tragic scene would make any observer feel like the entire human expeditionary troop died here.

After setting everything up, the expeditionary troop moved out. All the mages in the troop were mobilized, and they set up many magic teleportation arrays. After the soldiers were moved out, they carefully wiped away all traces of movements.

This expeditionary troop that survived through the flames of war disappeared on this vast and open plain.

In less than four hours after the expeditionary troop disappeared, a series of ripples appeared in the sky of the battlefield that was covered in ashes. Then, two stealth figures dashed out.

These two were Iaquinta of Juventus and Alaba of Barcelona.

These two supreme masters carefully inspected in the sky before dashing down and landing on the ground.

Then, they carefully searched around and observed the situation.

"Hahaha! It seems like Mr. Rosario is too worried! Just as we expected, those barbarians who dared to oppose the Holy Church were all devoured by the goblins! Look! There are only white bones that are full of bite marks! The meat is all eaten! There are at least hundreds of thousands of skeletons!" Iaquinta laughed with pride.

When Johnson and other supreme masters united to rival him, Iaquinta wanted to kill them all. The scene in front of him was what he wanted to see the most.

"We need to be more careful and search around more. We can't allow any mistakes in this plan." Alaba of Barcelona was clearly more cautious.

This man was one of the most famous masters who was experienced in tracing people. He started as a scout, and he managed to become a supreme master. He was great at inspecting scenes and finding clues through traces.

This was why Red-Robed Bishop Rosario sent him here.

The two supreme masters arrived at the killing array that the Holy Church set up.

After carefully observing for a while, Alaba suddenly raised his hand and shot out a streak of green energy.

Boom!

The calm space suddenly became turbulent, and terrifying currents from the void appeared. The invisible killing array suddenly showed its fangs like a hidden beast, instantly engulfing the campsites of the three big forces.

Although Iaquinta and Alaba were standing on the outside, they were still terrified by this power.

If they were inside the killing array at this moment, they would die without question.

Next, these two supreme masters followed the entry method that Rosario taught them, and they carefully entered the killing array through the only hidden safe path. As soon as they entered, they saw more than ten human corpses that were ground into meat paste.

These corpses were bright red, and their armor already turned to dust. However, the aura contained in the flesh still told everyone that they were supreme masters when they were alive.

"There is a total of 16 corpses. No more no less. They are the corpses of supreme masters such as Johnson and Fellaini! Haha! They were all trapped! Great!"

Iaquinta quickly glanced at the corpses, and a vicious smile appeared on his face.

Alaba was still cautious and reserved. Instead of making a quick judgment, he carefully flipped through each corpse and observed, checking various information such as these masters' energy attributes and matching them to the corpses.

After about half an hour, Alaba heaved a long sigh of relief and nodded in satisfaction.

"Alright, everything seems good." Alaba stood up and said, "Now, Mr. Rosario could relax. Let's go back and report."

Chapter 1163: The Invisible Troop (Part Four)

People like Fellaini and Johnson were completely stunned!

Ordinary people could attribute everything that was too stunning and impossible to understand to miracles, but supreme masters knew that the so-called miracles were only realizations of powerful energies and laws of nature.

However, when people like Fellaini and Johnson saw this, these supreme masters couldn't help but attribute all this to miracles.

Before setting off again, they had imagined many hardships and challenges. In their subconscious, they hoped that the Human Emperor of the North could block the goblin gods; that was the best-case scenario in their minds.

However, in the last day or so, the 200,000 soldiers in the expeditionary troop moved in the Southern Region without hiding, quickly approaching the City of Allianz, the Capital of Munich. They ran into many goblin troops on the way, but no battle occurred.

It felt like all these goblins were blind! While about 200,000 people walked by them, they didn't seem to see anything.

The Human Emperor of the North emitted a streak of invisible law of nature, engulfing the entire troop and cutting off the goblins' senses.

With his individual abilities, the Human Emperor of the North wiped the 200,000 human soldiers from the detection of millions of goblins. This wasn't something that a true god could do!

"How powerful is the Human Emperor of the North?" People like Fellaini were shocked just thinking about this question.

This expeditionary troop of about 200,000 people moved fast and made a lot of noise, and they didn't try to hide their traces or energy fluctuations. However, they moved under the noses of many goblin gods who were inspecting the area and quickly got close to the City of Allianz in safety.

It was almost a field trip!

…

Boom!

The Valkyrie's spear was like the deadly sickle of the Grim Reaper. It flew across the sky and killed the last goblin god in the area!

On the ground, millions of goblin soldiers fled in the wilderness like green rats.

This was the sixth time that the goblin military took courage and attacked this expeditionary troop.

This time, the goblins moved more than two million goblin soldiers and 16 goblin gods! Unfortunately, just like the previous five battles, this charge ended in failure.

The reason for their failure was the same as before; the goblins underestimated the Valkyrie's strength.

This time, out of the 16 goblin gods that appeared, three of them were above level 6 True God Realm. However, except for delaying a few minutes longer, they all died. A level 7 true god was the same as a level 1 true god in front of the Valkyrie.

The huge difference in realm couldn���t be filled with numbers.

More importantly, after paying the hefty price, the goblins still didn't figure out how powerful the Valkyrie truly was.

The defeat of the top-tier goblin gods made the Goblin Empire drop more than five million corpses on the battlefield in the last six attacks.

All humans in the expeditionary troop hated these evil green creatures. While moving forward, they almost didn't allow a single goblin to survive. Except for a few goblin engineers, all other spoils of war were equally shared between the empires. The Northern Region Empire didn't distribute the spoils of war based on how much each empire did.

For a few consecutive days, the expeditionary troop heading toward the City of Iduna moved forward in a dominating manner like a dragon. This troop defeated numerous goblin troops and pierced into the depths of the Southern Region, getting extremely close to the City of Iduna.

More than thousands of kilometers away on Bali Island, the Holy Church was also tightly executing on its plan.

Chapter 1164: Secret Meeting (Part One)

-Bali Island, the Campsite of the Holy Church, the Central Tent-

"Are you sure that nothing is strange?" Red-Robed Bishop Rosario looked unprecedentedly serious, and he glanced at Iaquinta and Alaba.

"Sir, don't worry. I already checked everything in detail. Nothing is wrong; everything is going smoothly." With a flattering expression, Iaquinta quickly said that, trying to get more credit.

Rosario didn't reply; he didn't even look at Iaquinta. Instead, his eyes were glued on Alaba of Barcelona.

Alaba nodded and said with respect, "Sir, I carefully checked and cross-referenced everything. Nothing is off. Also, there is no sign of a battle within 10,000 kilometers. All the corpses in the killing arrays are spot on. In terms of numbers and energy attributes, everything is aligned."

Hearing this, the Red-Robed Bishop heaved a sigh of relief and nodded. Then, he said with a smile, "Great! Two generals, thanks for the hard work. After we return to Sicily Island, Holiness Blatter and Holiness Platini will greatly reward you. Now, you two can go and rest."

The two supreme masters exited the tent with respect.

Then, Iaquinta glanced at Alaba beside him with a smile, but a trace of jealousy and viciousness appeared.

Even a fool could tell from Red-Robed Bishop Rosario's behavior that the latter had more trust in Alaba. As a result, Iaquinta was greatly displeased, and he became a little murderous.

How great was Alaba? Of course, he saw this as well, but he didn't show anything on his face.

However, something else took place, and these two supreme masters both didn't notice.

As soon as they turned around and left, two silver light dots flew out of Red-Robed Bishop Rosario's fingertips that were pointing at the ground, and they flew into the two supreme masters' bodies.

Seeing that these two people exited the tent, Rosario who had a smile on his face suddenly turned serious.

He released his spirit energy and covered an area within five kilometers of the central tent. After carefully inspecting the area and making sure that no powerful existence was monitoring him, he ordered the godly knights who were guarding the gate not to let anyone come in, and he set up powerful illusion arrays and killing arrays in the tent.

Then, this man tore open space in front of him and dashed into the void, completely disappearing.

…

"You came?"

In the endless void where space and time were in chaos, a mass of eye-piercing green energy flames emitted waves of spirit energy fluctuations.

The power hidden in this mass of flames was so great that even true gods would feel insignificant like an ant before it.

In the next moment, a silver light flashed by.

Rosario appeared in the dark void, and he carefully observed this mass of burning green flames for a while. Then, he nodded and said, "I came. Everything is going smoothly and according to plan."

"Hahaha! Does that mean we will soon get a lot of fresh material and food? Then, we will redeem our glory from 1,000 years ago soon?" the mass of blazing green energy flames let out a series of laughter of excitement.

"Don't be careless. I want to know how everything is going with the expeditionary troop of the Northern Region Empire." Rosario frowned and reminded, "No mistake can be made on this issue! Otherwise, it will place obstacles in our way! If Holiness Platini gets angry, not even you could bear it."

The power of this mass of green flames was many times beyond that of Rosario; it could easily kill this red-robed bishop with a thought.

Chapter 1164: Secret Meeting (Part Two)

"Humph! How can we, the great goblins, not complete the mission that Master set?" The mass of blazing green flames didn't get angry due to Rosario's tone. After a slight pause, it roared and laughed habitually, "Haha! Don't worry! In less than four days, the expeditionary troop of the Northern Region Empire will become a pile of bones full of bite marks, just like those human soldiers that you betrayed!"

Rosario's expression changed color, and he shouted, "What? In less than four days? What? Four days have already passed, yet the expeditionary troop made of the Northern Region Empire, the Elf Empire, and the Gnome-Dwarf Alliance is still not destroyed? Did you forget? You promised Holiness Platini that you will send the most powerful force to wipe out this expeditionary troop in three days!"

The mass of green flames was silence. After a while, its arrogant tone turned helpless as it explained, "Alright, it isn't that the Goblin Empire isn't doing work. Something unexpected took place. The strength of the Queen of the Northern Region Empire is far beyond our estimates. As of about an hour ago, more than 30 goblin gods have already died at that woman's hands. I and my 11 peers have to guard the factory to make sure that no issues will appear; we can't just leave and go deal with her."

"Oh, so it is because of that woman…"

Rosario also became silent.

He clearly remembered his first encounter with that woman on Bali Island. During the ceremony, he stood on the tall altar, yet that beautiful but terrifying Valkyrie knocked him away with one arrow and almost killed him as well.

Now thinking back, he still couldn't help but shiver. He had never been so close to death before.

That terrifying experience made Rosario realize the power of the Queen of the Northern Region Empire.

"In just a few days, more than 30 goblin gods died at her hands?! This number… the goblins didn't slack off. It is just that the Valkyrie is too powerful!"

"Ok, since this is the case, I will report to Holiness Platini. However, you need to figure out a way to deal with this woman and wipe out this troop. Otherwise, we won't have enough time!"

Rosario didn't accuse this mass of green flames of anything, and he even spoke for it. This was a rare thing to see.

"Ok, I will try to give Holiness Platini a good answer. However, I hope that you can find a way to delay that old b*stard Maradona. Otherwise, once we send a few of us to deal with the Queen of the Northern Region Empire, that old fart might discover the factory."

After saying that, this mass of blazing green flames slightly blinked. After emitting strong light, it instantly disappeared in the dark void.

Rosario didn't stay here for too long. He also tore open space and disappeared.

…

-Less than 100,000 kilometers away from the City of Allianz of Munich-

After moving forward quickly for close to two days, the expeditionary troop made of empires such as Everton set up a temporary campsite in the Ruhr Mountain Range, getting ready to enter the city.

According to the original plan, the goal of the expeditionary troop was to coordinate with the humans in the Southern Region and defeat the Goblin Empire.

Now, it seemed like it would be great if these two troops could get to the City of Iduna and the City of Allianz.

Humans had to re-evaluate the goblins. Perhaps the worst-case scenario was to build super-long-distance teleportation arrays and open safe paths to move all the humans in the Southern Region to other regions, accepting the fact that humans were crushed in the Southern Region.

Of course, before that, humans had to put up a last-ditch effort.

Chapter 1165: Killing A Godly King (Part One)

Under the protection of Fei, close to 200,000 soldiers in the alliance who were from empires such as Everton and had survived the recent tragedy went on a smooth journey. Without running into a single battle, this expeditionary troop arrived at the Southern Ruhr Mountain Range, only less than 5,000 kilometers away from the City of Allianz, the Capital of Munich.

In the eyes of the goblins and the Holy Church, this troop was already eliminated and wiped out.

On the second day, people like Fellaini thought that the Human Emperor of the North would lead the troop into the City of Allianz and join the other humans.

However, under Fei's plan, the troop stayed in the Southern Ruhr Mountain Range and stopped moving toward the City of Allianz.

Although they were surprised, people like Fellaini and Johnson already greatly admired Fei, so they didn't object to his plan. They listened to Fei's words without a fuss.

The troop camped in the forest and was engulfed in Fei's godly power. There was no way that it would be exposed.

Since food supply wasn't an issue, these people started to enjoy the scenery in the Southern Region as if they were on a trip, and they performed military exercises daily, thinking of ways to deal with the goblin military. While training and practicing the strategies that could be used to save the City of Allianz, these people seemed more relaxed than before.

At the same time, the other expeditionary troop under the leadership of Valkyrie Elena advanced forward.

This expeditionary troop moved toward the City of Iduna without stopping! In these two days, they killed many goblin masters and defeated many goblin troops. With a dominating momentum, they dashed toward the last line of defense of the Empires Alliance led by Ormond.

During this time, Valkyrie Elena's name shined brightly and shocked the entire continent like a giant shooting star in the dark sky. She killed more than 30 goblin gods, and her track record was stunning.

This queen who wasn't that famous before made many people fearful and concerned, and even more people were excited and worshipped her. People tried to get as much information on the background of the Valkyrie as possible, but everything about her seemed like a mystery.

All information showed that the Valkyrie accompanied Human Emperor Alexander of the North since he started to show signs of power. Although this woman demonstrated her strength a few times, she was low-profile in most cases.

The power and dominance of the Human Emperor of the North covered the light of his queens.

Now that the Human Emperor of the North disappeared from the public eye for a while, the Valkyrie who was now battling the goblins finally garnished the level of fame that was proportionate to her strength.

Beauty! Nobility! Power! Mystery!

These were all the words that represented the Valkyrie.

This unparalleled and gorgeous queen piqued the interest of everyone on the continent.

At the same time, people started to ask questions.

"Similar to this Valkyrie, how many powerful and mysterious masters of the Northern Region Empire are there? The Human Emperor of the North's brilliance was so bright that no one else was in the spotlight!"

"If there is only one such figure, Valkyrie Elena, then everything is still acceptable. However, if there are multiple figures like this woman, the enemies of the Northern Region Empire will have nightmares!"

"In fact, just this Valkyrie alone is enough to make many enemies of the Northern Region Empire have nightmares!"

Under the watch of the entire continent, this expeditionary troop quickly advanced forward with an unstoppable momentum! It was crazy!

Finally, on the Westphalia Grassland which was less than 10,000 kilometers from the City of Iduna, the expeditionary troop faced the craziest attack from the Goblin Empire.

Chapter 1165: Killing A Godly King (Part Two)

In this battle, more than five million goblins joined the fight.

Goblins completely filled the grassland, and they were rushing toward the expeditionary troop. There were cannon fodder goblins, ordinary goblins, goblin warriors, king-level goblins, and emperor-level goblins. There weren't any formations, and no tactics were used. The roars and shouts of goblins resonated in the sky and overpowered all other sounds, and it seemed like goblins were endless. This was the goblin sea attack! The most primitive and the most vicious attack!

The expeditionary troop was forced into a defensive position in the center of the grassland. With the help of the mage legion of the Northern Region Empire, the troop set up defense mechanisms around the campsite, creating many firm and stable magic defense arrays.

Under Valkyrie Elena's lead, human supreme masters such as Gerard, Kompany, and Ramos as well as the elf, gnome, and dwarf masters such as White-Tiger Priestess Susanna all battled on the frontline, facing off against the top-tier masters of the Goblin Empire.

This battle was the most dangerous one that the expeditionary troop had encountered since it entered the Southern Region! That was because a goblin godly king appeared!

If it weren't for Valkyrie Elena who instantly noticed the sneak-attack of this goblin godly king named Bordiga and blocked it with all her power, this goblin godly king would have successfully destroyed the defensive setup of the expeditionary troop and completely changed the fate of this troop.

Although Elena discovered Bordiga's existence, she was still pulled into a tough battle.

The appearance of this goblin godly king forced the Valkyrie to focus all her attention on the battle, and she didn't have the energy to look after supreme masters such as Gerard and protect the campsite of the troop.

Since the goblins had more soldiers and supreme masters, the battle was tilting toward their favor as they obtained all the advantages for the first time!

Everything was moving in the direction that the goblins anticipated.

The scale of victory was tilting toward these evil, green, and ugly little creatures!

At this critical moment, something unexpected occurred.

A giant sword energy of order that was in both the silver and golden color tore open space and appeared on the battlefield.

Goblin Godly King Bordiga reacted quickly, and he completely unleashed his full strength. He turned into a mass of green light, looking like a green sun and stealing all the glories from the world. However, none of that was useful.

This godly king screamed, and he was instantly killed by the golden and silver giant sword energy of order. Such an existence died, and all his essence was absorbed.

At the same time, the more than 50 goblin gods who were on the battleground also couldn't escape their demise. They were only slightly touched by this sword energy of order, yet they lost all ability to fight back. They all turned into dust, and their godly essences and understandings of the laws of nature were taken by force.

Like a godly dragon, the golden and silver sword energy of order flashed by and disappeared.

"It is the Human Emperor of the North!"

"It is the golden and silver giant sword energy of order that only the Human Emperor of the North can use!"

"Terrifying! Is this sword energy cast from the Northern Region? It moved across an entire region and killed a godly king?"

The war was completely changed due to the appearance of the golden and silver giant sword energy of order.

Before this powerful sword energy, people like Gerard felt like they were ants in front of a god. If this sword energy were from their enemy, they would have been turned into dust!

"Is this the power of the Human Emperor of the North?"

"Unbelievable!"

"Killing a godly king from tens of millions of kilometers away. How powerful is the Human Emperor of the North?"

Chapter 1166: Meeting (Part One)

Due to the interference of the Human Emperor of the North, the plan that the Goblin Empire carefully created became a complete failure!

The demise of the top-tier goblin masters instantly made the huge difference in the numbers of low-level soldiers irrelevant. Without being harassed by goblin gods, people like the Valkyrie, Gerard, and Kompany all started to show their supreme power and destroyed the goblin troops.

After this battle, the Goblin Empire couldn't organize any attack that could pose threats to the expeditionary troop.

This expeditionary troop moved forward as fast as lightning, and it successfully arrived at the City of Iduna.

The City of Iduna had been surrounded by the goblins for more than half a year, and the city wall was like a border. Inside the city wall were humans who were being tortured by fear, and outside the city wall were many goblin soldiers and ordinary goblins that were looking for food.

Like endless green and poisonous seawater, the goblins surrounded this giant human city in the Southern Region. This last line of defense for humans looked like a lonely island on a giant ocean!

Of course, the entry into the city was accompanied by another bloody battle.

The Ormondians and the other people in the City of Iduna had been prepared. Under the command of the highest-level military official, Götze, the humans in the Southern Region had a splendid battle, and the battle ended with the reinforcements successfully entering the city.

…

At the same time, word of the Battle on the Westphalia Grassland was spread around the continent through many different methods.

The most shocking was the Human Emperor of the North's golden and silver sword energy of order! That stunning sword energy appeared out of nowhere and instantly killed a goblin godly king!

In fact, as soon as this news got around, the entire Azeroth Continent fell into a state of silence and disbelief!

This was terrifying and enormously impactful!

While many people were shocked, they continued to think and make guesses. If the story wasn't exaggerated, then Human Emperor Alexander of the North was at least a godly king as well! After all, only a godly king could kill another godly king!

Besides, from the many documents and all the descriptions of the incident from the soldiers who were in that battle, people learned that the Human Emperor of the North didn't show himself! He only cast that sword energy from far away and instantly killed Goblin Godly King Bordiga! It showed that the Human Emperor of the North wasn't a low-tier godly king!

Terrifying!

This world was slowly changing! The laws of nature were slowly transforming!

It seemed like when the barrier between mortals and gods was broken, something changed. When the situation where no gods could be seen on the Azeroth Continent changed with the appearance of the first god, it felt like a threshold in the martial system of the continent was removed. Now, more and more true gods were appearing!

God! This word wasn't as distant and mysterious to the humans on this continent as before!

More and more human masters were moving toward the True God Realm!

Among all human masters, the Human Emperor of the North and [God's Son] Messi of Barcelona were the most eye-catching.

Not long ago, [God's Son] Messi of Barcelona defeated the alliance troop of [Demonic General] Mourinho and [Battle God] Ronaldo at the Love Song Hill of the Western Region. This incident shocked the entire continent! Messi showed the strength of level 9 True God Realm!

However, now with the Human Emperor of the North killing a godly king with a dominating method, it seemed like this young lord was announcing his invincibility and power! Although this man was younger, he completely outshined [God's Son] Messi!

As time passed by, there was more and more news about human supreme masters breaking through the final threshold and becoming true gods.

More and more gods appeared on the continent during the Chaos Era!

Just as expected, masters and heroes appeared more frequently during chaotic times!

In the last 1,000 years, a god would be the most powerful existence in the world! Even Continental Martial Saint Maradona, the most powerful figure under the stars, was only a peak demi-god in legends, and he was able to stun the entire continent for close to 1,000 years!

Chapter 1166: Meeting (Part Tw0)

Now, even a true god couldn't dominate the continent!

Godly King!

The Human Emperor of the North became the first godly king in the last 1,000 years on the Azeroth Continent after the Mythical Era!

Of course, some people believed that all the rumors were only fabricated stories. They firmly believed that the Battle on the Westphalia Grassland was greatly exaggerated.

After convincing themselves and analyzing the situation with false premises, they stated that many factors contributed to the fall of Goblin Godly King Bordiga, and the Human Emperor of the North's role in this wasn't as significant.

They thought that perhaps the Human Emperor of the North and the Queen of the Northern Region Empire worked together with many other human masters, and these people barely killed this godly king after paying a hefty price!

Otherwise, the strength of the Human Emperor of the North was too insane! It would be unheard of!

An invisible shockwave quickly dashed through the continent, and the discussions caused by the Battle on the Westphalia Grassland seemed to have quieted down on the surface.

In fact, the various forces that were keeping a close eye on the Northern Region Empire reacted to this news. It was heard that the Holy Church became nervous, and Platini, the No.1 Genius of the Holy Church and the influential figure only below Pope Blatter, personally went to Bali Island!

At the same time, Red-Robed Bishop Rosario and other commanders of empires such as Barcelona and Juventus made a joint statement. These figures who retreated to Bali Island announced to the world that the Northern Region Empire colluded with the goblins and betrayed the human race.

"This empire attacked the troop of the Holy Church and made the expeditionary troop suffer many casualties. As a result, the troops of empires such as Everton and Sunderland were completely wiped out, and more than 17 human supreme masters died. At the same time, Alaba of Barcelona and Iaquinta of Juventus also died under the sneak-attack."

The Holy Church proved that the Northern Region Empire betrayed humans, and it summoned all human forces to conquer the Northern Region Empire.

As soon as this news got out, the entire continent was shocked.

…

-The Southern Region, the City of Iduna-

After the welcome ceremony, arrangements were made for the expeditionary troop to set up the campsite in the southern region of the city.

The expeditionary troop carried a ton of food and strategic resources, and all the supplies were given to the troop that was guarding the city, solving the urgent issue of shortage of supplies.

The expeditionary troop was viewed as the hero legion! Although there weren't that many soldiers, they still brought an enormous amount of confidence to the people in the Southern Region. It was the same as the lonely traveler in the dark seeing a trace of light!

The process of handing off the resources was extremely complex.

As the head commander, Elena didn't need to worry about such things. Some advisors and officials were responsible for this.

After setting up the campsite, Elena changed her outfit and left with two female rogues without notifying anyone.

By walking on the main street before the campsite, these three quickly disappeared into the crowds of people.

The City of Iduna was giant, and it could contain hundreds of millions of people. This city occupied a huge land area with a radius of over 500 kilometers.

This was the Capital of Ormond, the leader of the Empires Alliance in the Southern Region that could rival the powerful level 9 Munich Empire which had been around for ages.

Palaces and magic towers were everywhere, and the city wall seemed limitless.

This city was one of the centers of human civilization in the Southern Region!

Even on the Azeroth Continent, Iduna could rank within top-20 human cities in terms of size!

The invasion of goblins drove many refugees into this city. Together with the original residents of the city, there were people everywhere! Even those deserted locations in the city were now packed with tents and refugees!

After traveling in the crowds of people and making a few turns, Elena and the other two girls saw a person waiting for them with a smile.

Who could it be other than Fei?

Chapter 1167:

Iduna – On the Verge of Collapse (Part One)

The two female rogues didn't know that they were going to meet Fei in the City of Iduna, and their mouths opened wide in shock while joy appeared on their faces.

On the other hand, Valkyrie Elena clearly knew that Fei was going to be here.

A rare smile appeared on Elena's cold face, and her stunning beauty stole the spotlight from everyone else. While smiling, she walked over and lightly placed her hands on one of Fei's arms, looking gentle and loving like an ordinary girl.

If supreme masters like Gerard saw this scene, they would be so shocked that their jaws would drop.

Who could have imagined that the Valkyrie that was invincible in the Southern Region and killed many goblin gods was capable of showing such a charming and slightly shy expression? After all, her image was an ice-cold noble god.

The female rogues from the [Rogue Encampment] were really close to Elena. Since Elena and these two girls sneaked out and were in private, these two girls didn't act formal and all put their arms on Fei and called him 'brother-in-law'.

"Wow! Brother-In-law! How come you are here?" The young and cute female rogue named Jean giggled and asked.

"Hehe, of course, I miss you, so I'm here to see you," Fei replied while walking forward.

The other female rogue named Tanya smiled and teased, "Brother-In-Law, I think you are not being truthful. I think you miss Sister Elena, not us."

Fei laughed and said, "Hehe, I miss you all."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on the Valkyrie's face.

Although Elena only spent a few minutes with Fei, she smiled more compared to the last two months. She didn't look as murderous and chilly as she did on the battleground. Instead, she looked charming and beautiful.

"Brother-In-Law, how come you know that we are passing here?" Little Jean was only 18 years old, and she was the youngest female rogue who came with the expeditionary troop. She was talkative like a little sparrow.

"Hehe, your brother-in-law is powerful! Doesn't matter where you go; I will know where you are."

It was rare for Fei to have some chill time, so the king didn't act majestically at all. He joked around and laughed with the girls.

The pedestrians on the streets had no idea that this young man who had a hooligan-like smile and was accompanied by three beauties was the famous Human Emperor of the North.

Right now, Fei's bright smile could easily trigger the hatred in other men's hearts as he walked around with beauties, looking like a rich young man from a powerful family.

"Wow, Brother-In-Law is boasting again! Oh, right. Now, many people are talking about you. Especially your strength; many people are speculating about it. Brother-In-Law, are you really a godly king already?" The other female rogue named Tanya was also quite curious, and she asked the question that was on her mind.

Fei smiled and nodded.

"Wow! So powerful!" the two pure female rogues both gasped.

In reality, Fei had already surpassed the True God Realm about a month ago. By reaching 25 percent degree of fusion, he entered the Godly King Realm.

In this period after the expeditionary troop of the Northern Region Empire entered the Southern Region, the Valkyrie was heading the troop in the public eye, but Fei was hiding in the dark. Whenever a goblin god was killed, its core essence would be absorbed by Fei before the essence could disintegrate and dissipate. All the essences were used to fuel the grand godly realm.

On the way, more than 100 goblin gods were killed by Elena, providing a continuous streak of energy for Fei.

Also, at the Battle on the Westphalia Grassland, Fei used the Scepter of Creation and instantly killed Goblin Godly King Bordiga and absorbed over half of its energy.

Chapter 1167: Iduna – On the Verge of Collapse (Part Two)

After that, Fei's degree of fusion with the grand godly realm reached 30 percent, the equivalent to level 3 Godly King Realm.

Now, Fei could be counted as the No.1 Master on the Azeroth Continent!

Of course, more than 1,000 years had passed since the end of Mythical Era, and many facts that seemed obvious on the surface couldn't be held true.

No one knew if the Holy Church, the force that had dominated the continent for more than 1,000 years, had unique hidden cards and hidden masters. Also, it was hard to tell if Continental Martial Saint Maradona, the most powerful human under the stars, was only a peak demi-god as rumors stated.

As the situation on the continent intensified, and more and more wars appeared, no one knew if some ancient masters would jump out of their tombs.

Except for meeting up with his queen and quenching his thirst, Fei also came to the City of Iduna to check out the situation at one of the two last remaining human cities in the Southern Region.

From the secret reports that the Letter Office passed to him, it seemed like the Northern Region Empire and the Holy Church were going to have a heavy skirmish in the Southern Region. There were some secrets hidden in the Southern Region, and they were important pieces in the puzzle of the Holy Church's expansion.

Fei had to make some preparations.

The four people wandered on the streets of Iduna aimlessly.

Hungry people were everywhere on the street.

After a large number of refugees rushed into the city, the goblins completely surrounded the city. As a result, there was a shortage of food. Right now, the food was tightly controlled by the local government, and the soldiers and members of the military had the priority.

The ordinary residents and those refugees who ran here to escape the war didn't have any guarantees. They were almost all on the verge of starving to death.

"Sir, please! Show mercy! Please! I haven't eaten anything in two days. Please give me a piece of bread. Even a bite of moldy bread is fine!" A white-haired senior lay on the ground. He was so thin that his skin wrapped around his bones, and he looked at the pedestrians with the desire to live.

"Who can give me half a loaf of bread? My woman will sleep with him for a night. You can do whatever you want to her! Look at how white her skin is…"

A man who was almost fainting due to hunger shouted on the side of a street.

Beside this man was an almost naked young woman. Her figure was somewhat alluring, and her skin was still smooth and white under the dirt. It showed that she once lived a comfortable life with abundant food and clothes. Now, she had fallen to this tragic situation.

No one knew if this man was her husband or not, but he pulled up the woman's dress and showed her privates to the pedestrians as if he was selling an item and wanting to get a good price.

Beside these two people, many refugees were thin and yellow-skinned due to hunger. This should be the refugee area in Iduna.

All kinds of shouts could be heard in this place. There were people selling items, and women were selling themselves. In fact, there were even people selling their children and all sorts of weird things. Anything that could be of potential value was being displayed.

The war and being surrounded by goblins for a long time made the currency system in Iduna collapse.

The gold and silver coins in this place were worth less than a piece of bread.

Seeing all this, Fei gradually frowned.

Chapter 1168:

Loud Slap (Part One)

Elena and the two cute female rogues also became concerned.

It was hard to imagine that the situation in the City of Iduna degraded to this level.

"Yo! This chick is good. Hahaha!" a series of vicious laughter sounded from the side.

Fei and the three girls turned their heads.

It was a fatty with big ears, and he was protected by a few mean-looking warriors who seemed to be his guards. This group of people directly went against the flow of pedestrians.

Seeing them, everyone moved aside as if they saw snakes or scorpions. They were afraid of colliding with or offending this fatty.

The man who was selling that woman attracted the fatty's attention.

The fatty turned around and started to look at the young woman with lust. It seemed like this young woman was already numb to her surroundings.

The man who was shouting saw this fatty, and he became high-spirited; he knew that a big potential client was here.

Therefore, this man pulled up this woman's skirt and showed her round chest. This woman's chest was taken care of. No dirt could be seen, and her skin was smooth and crystal-like, emitting faint, alluring light.

Now, this fatty's eyes almost jumped out of his eye sockets.

The beast-like guards saw this, and they sneered viciously and dashed over. While carrying this young woman away on their shoulders, they tossed a piece of moldy bread to the man, getting ready to take off.

"No…"

As if she suddenly woke up from a dream, this young woman screamed in despair. While struggling, she looked at the fatty with fear in her eyes.

Some of the pedestrians and street vendors looked at the young woman with sympathy.

This fatty was named Elton, and he had a big background; he could be counted as one of the overbearing figures in the City of Iduna. He always bullied others, and he ran several gambling and pr*stitution shops. He was quite lustful and sadistic. The women who fell into his hands were guaranteed to be going to Hell. All of them ended tragically.

In the last few months, this fatty had taken away more than a dozen women from this place, and none of them came back alive. It was heard that some of them were seen in the military pr*stitution facility, and some of their corpses filled with torture marks were seen in the piles of corpses in the southern region of the city.

Slap!

One of the muscular guards slapped this woman who was struggling, almost knocking her out. He threatened, "You ignorant b*tch! We already paid your man! Now go with Mr. Elton, or you will face some tough punishments!"

"No! Please let me go… please show mercy…"

The woman was terrified, and she shook her head subconsciously while a trail of blood appeared on her face. At the same time, she looked at the pedestrians for help.

However, who dared to offend this bully?

A few days ago, a rogue warrior looked at this fatty a second too long, and his eyes were dug out before he was tortured to death.

This fatty named Elton already had a greedy and lustful smile on his face, and he was pleased with everyone's scared reactions. He laughed, "Take her away! Quickly! I can't wait!"

Hearing the command, one of the guards carried the woman on his shoulder and was about to take off.

"Wait!"

At this moment, a crisp voice sounded by everyone's ears.

Chapter 1168: Loud Slap (Part Two)

"Who the f*ck is tired of living? How dare you try to…" Elton was enraged, and he turned around and cursed. However, before he finished speaking, he suddenly froze.

It was two cute girls who stood out and interrupted him.

…

Female Rogue Jean was angry.

She and Tanya were accompanying their big sister and brother-in-law on a walk, wanting the two to spend some alone time. However, such tragic incidents were happening in Iduna, and they ran into one.

The pedestrians all started to talk and chat.

Fei and the three girls already figured out everything, and they learned about Fatty Elton's past crimes.

Jean and Tanya called themselves heroines, so they definitely would stand out and do this.

"Ugly Fatty, I will give you a second to put down that girl and go away with your men!"

Seeing the blatant lust in this fatty's eyes, Jean instantly became murderous. However, she tried hard to suppress it and shouted in a cold tone.

Elton almost drooled.

Such a cute and pure female warrior redefined the word 'beauty' in his mind.

"There are such beauties in the world? Are they immortal maidens? Compared to these two girls, that young woman is like a pile of dirt beside two diamonds."

When this fatty slightly moved his eyes and subconsciously looked behind these two female rogues, he saw Valkyrie Elena who was standing beside Fei, and his body softened as if he was struck by a thunderbolt.

He thought that these two female rogues were the most beautiful women in the world, but they were like maids when compared to the Valkyrie who seemed like an unparalleled princess.

Although Fei was standing next to Elena, Elton automatically ignored him.

Elton had done things such as kidnapping beautiful women and killing their men. Also, Fei was wearing a simple white robe made of rough materials, and he didn't have anything on him that showed supreme status.

In Elton's eyes, Fei was only an insignificant bumpkin.

"You Trash! What are you looking at? Go away right now! Or I will dig out your eyes!"

Jean almost couldn't hold in her anger, and she clenched her fists. However, since Fei and Elena hadn't said anything yet, she endured it a bit longer.

Hearing Jean's shout, Elton instantly woke up from the shock. He already decided that he must have these three beautiful women. They could be the most valuable gifts that he could use to connect with those few most influential figures in the city.

"Hehe, Little Sister, I can let that woman go, but you three have to come with me. Haha!" Elton laughed and walked closer, and he reached out his hand and was about to caress Jean's face.

"You are seeking death!" Jean couldn't hold it in anymore, and she swung her arm and slapped Elton's face with force.

Like a giant meatball, Elton's body flew out and smashed into the ground, almost creating a huge human-shaped crater.

"Hiss!" a series of gasps sounded in the area.

No one expected that Fatty Elton, one of the big bullies in the northern region of the city, would be beaten by a cute girl. Also, it seemed like this cute girl was forceful, making Elton suffer in pain.

"Well deserved!" almost everyone said that in their minds.

"This is so thrilling to see!"

Seeing this bully getting punished, everyone felt the same level of thrill as eating steak!

The vicious-looking guards were stupefied at this moment. They didn't think that anyone dared to beat Elton. When they reacted, the fatty was already sent flying.

Chapter 1169: I Wanted to Slap This Nasty Guy Long Ago (Part One)

"Damn it! Kill this b*tch for me!" The angry and shamed Elton got up from the ground, and half of his face swelled so much that it looked like an overripe peach that smashed onto the floor. Also, a clear bloody handprint could be seen on his face.

Elton howled like a pig that was being slaughtered, and those few guards who finally reacted drew their weapons and surrounded Jean with vicious expressions.

The pedestrians on the two sides of the street were frightened, and the ones who were less bold started to scream.

Such a scene had happened many times already. However, those who offended Fatty Elton all ended in tragedy.

"These two cute girls are going to end in sadness," the pedestrians all thought to themselves.

It seemed like Jean didn't realize that catastrophe was about to strike.

This female rogue didn't even see the guards who were approaching as opponents. She turned around and looked at Fei and Elena. Seeing that these two didn't try to stop her from attacking, Jean let go of her restraints.

Bam!

"Ah!"

This female rogue raised her leg and kicked out as fast as lightning. While screaming, the guard who was charging in the front spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with a few teeth while flying out.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Then, a series of kicking noises followed. Jean's feet landed on the guards' faces and bodies.

Throughout all this, this female rogue didn't even use her warrior energy. She simply stretched and used her body that was filled with vitality, and her form was so beautiful that it seemed like she was dancing.

Before these few guards could figure out what was happening, their visions blurred, and they flew out. After they landed on the ground, they snorted and groaned in pain.

A series of gasps sounded in the area once more.

Now, everyone realized that this cute girl wasn't a simple figure!

"Damn! This cute girl is so powerful! She is a master! Not a weak woman!" people thought to themselves.

"You… you just wait! I won't let you go!" Fatty Elton was shocked by this, and he shivered while his mind cleared.

Although he wasn't that strong, seeing this girl easily knocking down his guards who usually bullied civilians with domination, he knew that he ran into someone beyond his league.

This fatty had one strong suit; when it was his turn to act like a coward and back off, he could be the biggest coward in the world.

Although Elton always acted overbearing, he was somewhat smart. Seeing this, he didn't dare to stay here, and he instantly turned around and left with his guards.

Soon, this group of people disappeared at the corner of the street.

"Young People, you need to leave right now! You are in trouble!" A white-haired old man walked to Fei and whispered into his ear, "This fatty is named Elton, and people call him the Crazy-Wild Boar. He is vicious and cunning. Although he is weak, his big brother, Horton, is one of the powerful masters in the City of Iduna who are resisting the goblin military. Even Head Commander Götze needs to somewhat respect Elton's big brother…"

"Humph, scared of him? We are…" Tanya was angry, and she was about to say something, but Fei quickly winked and stopped her.

"Thank you, Senior." Fei smiled and gave this old man two pieces of bread.

This scene instantly made others in the area look over with envy, jealousy, and hate.

None of them expected that this old man would get two pieces of bread by saying a few words.

"He is too fortunate!" Some people looked at this senior with vicious glints in their eyes. They were planning to take the two pieces of bread from this senior's hand as soon as Fei and the three girls left.

How could Fei not know about this?