He is the Lord of MC, not the God of Light!

Chapter 200. Fortune's wheel turns; the cowardly demon gods...

Giant Mountain Forest.

As a place that had been occupied by the demons for a long time, it had long been in ruins after years of rampage by the demons.

Although it was described as a mountain forest, it actually looked more like a black mine rising from the ground, irrigated by the blood of demons, and as desolate and lifeless as the surrounding land.

It was barren and black, with blood-red crystals growing wildly like weeds from time to time. The mountain streams were full of ravines and gullies, and anyone who saw it would say that this was a strategic ambush site that was fought over by military strategists.

The mountain range is quite treacherous, with cliff-like drops of hundreds or even thousands of meters being commonplace.

A city built in such a place would surely be impregnable.

If a large army wants to conquer this place, cavalry is useless, and air force is also ineffective.

This is a natural battlefield for guerrilla warfare in the mountains.

At that time, the demons paid a heavy price in their blood to conquer this place, and in the end, it was the gods themselves who took action.

This place was also a major battlefield where various ethnic groups fought guerrilla warfare in the past.

And now...

The tables have turned; the once invincible demon race has been reduced to using the terrain to wage guerrilla warfare and buy time.

Anyone who sees this would say that life is unpredictable...

Of course, it would be quite frustrating for the demons to say it themselves.

"Where is the army of the Cult of Dawn?"

Deep within the demon camp at the bottom of the deepest ravine of the Giant Mountain Forest, the demon god, seated at the head of the table, with bull horns on his head and two pairs of demon wings on his back, exuded an aura of unfathomable power.

Just sitting there, the space around him was filled with a hazy, distorted glow.

Julius, one of the gods in the Realm of Pride.

He was among the first mid-level gods to be sent to the continent of Rhodes.

After the demon race learned that the Dawn Cult was launching a full-scale invasion of the demon race, the Primordial Abyss began to massively extract the world's essence.

Even so, the arrival of a mid-level god still placed a great burden on the Primordial Abyss. The arrival of Julius and two lower-level gods, and two true gods, drained the world's origin from a small world in one go.

For the demon race, the price was still considerable.

However, from the perspective of the eternally fallen, it is well worth it.

The continent of Rhodes is nothing compared to the fact that the real goal is to defeat the Dawn Cult, win this divine war, and defend the demon race's position in the world's jungles.

And then...

If we could defeat the Dawn Cult and seize the divine authority of their divine rulers, it would be even more profitable than the demons devouring three great worlds.

Who knows, it might double the number of demon kings in one go.

Therefore, in this war of gods, the demons are also doing their utmost.

The lower-ranking god-demon sitting below Julius glanced at the intelligence report and frowned, saying:
"This morning, a demon squad was destroyed by the Dawn Cult's crusader vanguard. Judging by the time... they should have arrived long ago."

The other lower-ranking god hesitated for a moment.

"Could it be that they're bypassing the Giant Forest and heading straight for Gluttony City? After all, they clearly don't have the advantage fighting here..."

Julius pondered for a long time, then quietly let out a breath.

"It's not impossible... but in any case, our mission is just to buy time. If we wait another three days, the Primordial Abyss will be able to unleash the Demon Lords."

"Then the counterattack will begin."

Upon hearing this, the four divine beings secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The Cult of Dawn should skip this and go straight to Gluttony City.

Even if Gluttony City might be destroyed, what does that have to do with them?
They are not the deities of the Gluttony Realm.

Moreover, destroying Gluttony City wouldn't be so easy. If it dragged on for too long, the Demon King would descend, and they could go back and coordinate their efforts.

The Dawn Cult's crusader vanguard was trapped in Gluttony City, which was the safest course of action.

Unlike ordinary demons, the divine rulers of the demon race were completely in the dark about this divine war, where they knew nothing about the enemy's background, strategy, or level of power.

The demon gods did not adopt a positive or optimistic attitude.

They are gods, so they understand the terror of divine authority better than other demons, and they are even less willing to die.

The divine authority will never rashly attack unless absolutely necessary and without a complete grasp of the other party's situation.

After all, they have lived for a long time and experienced too many privileges brought by power. If nothing unexpected happens, they will live even longer and enjoy even more privileges.

Fear of death is the most consistent characteristic of the demon gods.

If it weren't for the fact that the Fallen Ones were personally overseeing the battle, they would never have wanted to get involved in the mess on the continent of Rhodes.

Is the Dawn Cult powerful?

Why not just avoid it? There are so many worlds in the world jungle, there's no need to fixate on the continent of Rhodes.

War always results in death, even war between gods.

Who can guarantee that the one who dies won't die themselves?
After cultivating diligently for tens of thousands of years, what bad luck it would be to fail here?

Moreover, the Dawn Cult has already demonstrated the power to threaten the divine authority and even defeat the Demon King.

Lugia, the sea god, attacked across the abyss, slapping the King of Envy across the face. Ho-Oh, the goddess of life, then roasted a sheep's head for the King of Pride.

The Pope of Dawn even cut off the arm of the King of Pride as a trophy.

It's still uncertain whether the Cult of Dawn has other theocratic leaders, but these three...

This was enough to pose a deadly threat to ordinary theocrats like them.

If they can avoid fighting, they naturally hope not to.

Moreover, although the intelligence reports that no deities from the Dawn Cult were found overseeing the battle, is that even possible?

They crossed the insurmountable barrier to fight in the demon realm, knowing they would face the demons' furious revenge, yet they didn't send a god to accompany them.

Based on their current understanding of the Pope of the Church of Dawn, they believed he wouldn't be that foolish.

This Dawn Cult's crusade must be accompanied by a deity, but the deity has not shown itself, and...

It's unclear which deity was following them.

If it were Lugia, Julius, being in the demon realm and blessed by the Primal Abyss, should be able to fight.

If it were Ho-Oh, he would have to figure out how to escape so that he wouldn't be held accountable by the Demon King and the Fallen Ones.

There was no other way; the power of the God of Life was the natural enemy of the demon race.

Even if the other party is a lower-level god, he can still deal with him by virtue of his authority over life.

Judging from the fact that the opponent's life fire could injure the King of Pride, it is highly likely that he is a mid-level god.

Moreover, he was a very powerful mid-level god.

The King of Arrogance was, after all, a peak upper god, whose strength was vastly different from that of a mid-level god.

Considering this, Julius should at least pray that he doesn't encounter any of the Aurora Crusaders.

Looking up at the moonlight streaming through the mountains and ravines, the dense grass on both sides of the mountains swayed in the wind under the moonlight.

But those were all demon armies.

This journey included one intermediate god, two lower gods, and two true gods.

There are also five ordinary god-level beings and a million elite demons from the Seven Sins Domain.

But Julius always remembered that his task was merely to buy time and wait for the Demon King to descend three days later.

Three days...

Relying on the Giant Mountain Forest should be enough to hold them off... right?

While thinking this to himself, Julius couldn't help but have a bad feeling.

The intuition of the gods is always very accurate, and Julius had prepared for the worst.

He glanced furtively at the crystal core in his hand; it was given to him by the King of Arrogance.

As one of the few mid-level gods in the Realm of Pride, the King of Pride does not want Julius to perish here.

If things are hopeless, then quietly move away. After all, once the Giant Forest is breached, the city of Gluttony will be the direct opponent of the Dawn Cult's army.

There's no need to sacrifice yourself for the Gluttony Demon King.

After pondering for a long time, Julius could no longer contain the excitement in his heart and looked down at a god-like figure.

"You, lead the team to scout ahead."

"Yes, Lord Julius!"

The god-level being dared not resist and hastily left the camp.

"Lord Julius, is there a problem?"

The lower-ranking god of the Realm of Greed asked a question, and Julius shook his head.

"I don't know... but it's never a bad idea to find out more."

The lower-level god said uncertainly:
"The Dawn Cult has been silent for so long, they may have already crossed the Giant Forest..."

"Hopefully."

Julius didn't say much. For some reason, he felt that the air in the camp was somewhat oppressive, making it hard for her to breathe.

He got up and went outside to inspect the troops one last time.

Several theocrats hurriedly followed, and one of them lifted the tent flap faster.

"bump!"

The sound of a heavy object falling suddenly struck everyone's hearts. Only then did the true god, who was at the forefront, raise his hand to wipe the black blood from his face.

The expressions of many demon gods changed drastically, and they looked down at the source of the sound.

The god-level demon, who had just left, was contorted in pain, staring at the sky with unseeing eyes.

Following his perspective, a rain of demon corpses began to fall from the sky...

"Enemy attack!!!"

(End of this chapter)