“The God of Destruction? That sounds a bit like one of the True Gods of our Destruction Pantheon. Could it be that the fake god behind this human stole a Divine Authority belonging to our Destruction Pantheon?”
Savagebone had already known the mission of this campaign before setting out: to crusade against a fake god!
Therefore, after hearing the human's words, the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. He nodded repeatedly.
“Searching for the Sword Saint Reinhard to obtain the Dragon Sword... This must be the quest that fake god gave him!”
“As for the Holy Grail... it's very likely some kind of powerful artifact!”
He became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he had already uncovered a major conspiracy concerning the will of the gods.
As for the rest of those words—something about a Hokage, Conan, or the Great Tomb of Nazarick—his brain automatically filtered them out because he couldn't understand them at all.
The World Envies This King had a look of utter astonishment on his face, clearly shocked by Savagebone's bizarre train of thought.
After all, his speech just now was just a hodgepodge of references cobbled together from various anime and novels; even he didn't know what logic there was to it.
Meanwhile, in the Divine Kingdom of Light.
Iluvia had just connected to The World Envies This King's field of vision when she was hit head-on by Savagebone's utterly ridiculous reasoning.
Sitting on her Divine Seat, her golden eyes stared blankly at the screen as the troll seriously analyzed things like the “True Gods of the Destruction Pantheon” and “Sword Saint Reinhard.” Her expression froze for two seconds.
“...What on earth is all this?”
She was completely dumbfounded.
“Savagebone, you fool. Don't be fooled by his sweet talk.”
The beastkin Shaman Kasal, who was standing nearby, saw through everything with cold eyes and interrupted Savagebone's self-indulgence in a frigid tone.
“Nothing this human said is true. He is clearly talking utter nonsense.”
Seeing this, Iluvia seemed to understand. So... they were interrogating him?
However, she wasn't afraid of anything being leaked during the interrogation. She had already considered this situation beforehand. Therefore, whenever the players mentioned words like “angel” or “Goddess of Light,” the system would automatically censor it in Chinese.
In fact, the players' ability to communicate normally with NPCs was processed by the game system, which translated Chinese into the Common Tongue of the continent of Aenoria so the NPCs could understand. For the players, however, they always spoke and heard Chinese.
Pulling her thoughts back, Iluvia's gaze suddenly turned solemn as she clearly saw Kasal, the other Shamans, and the countless trolls behind them through the shared vision.
“A beastkin Shaman?”
“And a troll army?”
Her heart sank. Why would a troll army appear here?
According to her inherited memories, the True God worshipped by the trolls was the God of Riot and Barbarism—Orur!
Who belonged to the Destruction Pantheon.
He was also one of the gods who had participated in the siege of the Goddess of Light a thousand years ago.
Connecting this to her previous speculations, Iluvia instantly understood.
“So... Mosator has allied with Orur?”
Iluvia's finger tapped gently on the armrest of her Divine Seat.
“What terms did Mosator offer Orur to actually tempt him into helping?”
One had to know that she hadn't revealed much information to Mosator.
“Sigh...”
“A storm is coming...”
Iluvia sighed softly.
No wonder Mosator had only sent a few hundred kobolds over. It turned out he had helpers. Did he want to wipe out her believers to cut off her source of faith and weaken her strength?
If it was just this, Iluvia wouldn't be afraid, but she had a feeling that things wouldn't be so simple.
“Oh well. We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. No matter how many of them come, we'll devour them all. However, it's not suitable for Mikael to show her face, so I'll leave it to the players. It just so happens there hasn't been a main quest for a while.”
She calculated the earliest time the trolls and kobolds could reach Castellan.
“Two days... That's enough!”
“Let the players fight a defensive battle... The enemy is currently too far away, which makes it impossible to utilize the players' advantage of infinite resurrections. Traveling across the map would take ages... Furthermore, if the distance is too far, the players' organization will be looser, which isn't conducive to large-scale battles.”
Iluvia pondered and felt it was better to wait quietly in place for the enemy to come, then annihilate them all at once. Having the battle under her nose would also give her peace of mind, as she could provide a safety net if anything went wrong.
“Right... I also need to issue an oracle to Lilith and the others so they can prepare in advance.”
With this thought, Iluvia's mind stirred slightly.
Meanwhile, just as The World Envies This King was silently complaining, suddenly—
a crisp system notification chimed in his ear.
【Ding—】
【Server-Wide Announcement】
【『The World Envies This King』has triggered a main quest!】
【Main Quest—Act III: Troll Invasion】
【Quest Description: You successfully wiped out the scouting party sent by Mosator, the Lord of Plague and Calamity, but Mosator has not given up. He has secretly allied with the True God worshipped by the trolls—Orur, the God of Riot and Barbarism! Now, Mosator has dispatched hundreds of kobolds from the north. Meanwhile, the troll army has entered Starfall Forest from the southwest. They intend to launch a pincer attack from the north and south to completely wipe out your active forces!】
【Quest Objectives: 1. Repair the walls of Castellan. 2. Successfully eliminate all invading enemy forces.】
【Enemy Arrival Countdown: 2 days】
【Quest Rewards: 100,000 EXP, 100,000 Merit Points】
【Quest Tip: The enemy forces are numerous and include high-level Shaman spellcasters. It is not recommended to fight in the forest. We suggest holding the city and concentrating your forces to resist the enemy!】
The World Envies This King was taken aback at first, but then he immediately became excited.
Holy crap?! A main quest?!
Is it finally my turn to get the achievement of triggering a main quest?!
He was instantly ecstatic, and the grievance of being captured and the heartache of his ruined armor were completely swept away.
Fame! Acting cool! Making a name for himself across the entire server!
This was an absolute win! Who cared about being captured by trolls!
He completely forgot that he was still being held by two trolls; he was walking on air, and the grin on his face couldn't be hidden.
Kasal saw that the human didn't have the slightest fear of being captured—not only refusing to beg for mercy or show fear, but instead looking delighted—and frowned deeply. For some reason, he had a bad feeling.
Savagebone, on the other hand, was instantly enraged.
He was already harboring a stomach full of anger from being toyed with. Seeing this human not only showing no fear but also grinning smugly, he felt it was an outright mockery.
“You're looking for death!”
He roared, and his fan-sized fist smashed into The World Envies This King's stomach once again.
Crack—
The already dented Knight armor collapsed inward in a large chunk, completely deformed.
The smile on The World Envies This King's face froze instantly. Looking down at his ruined armor, his face turned green.
Holy crap!
Come at me if you've got the guts! Why are you hitting my armor!
This is green-grade gear that I just saved up three days' worth of Merit Points to exchange for!
He had his pain sensitivity set to zero, so the beating didn't hurt at all, but his heart ached so much for his gear that he was practically twitching.
“Don't beat him to death,” Kasal said in a deep voice. “He is still useful. Take him down for strict interrogation, pry his mouth open, and find out the exact situation of the human settlement in the forest. Report to me immediately once you have news.”
“Yes, Lord Kasal!”
Savagebone retracted his hand resentfully and glared at the two scouts nearby. “What are you standing around for? Take him away!”
“Yes!”
The two trolls dragged away The World Envies This King, who was still grieving over his armor, toward the rear.
Kasal's gaze lingered on him for a moment before withdrawing.
“Speed up the march,” he said to Savagebone.
“Yes.”
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