What did you do with the dice?

"I will share with you the pain we've endured along the way, and then use this battle to completely bid farewell to the past and be reborn."

[Yes, that's right, welcome to join us. ]

"Don't be too proud. Sooner or later, I will destroy you gods."

【Then I'm looking forward to it. 】

Chapter 517 False Victory

As for the El Empire, we can only say that the God of War Krampus is indeed a veteran, a top seed for the championship in every sense, and one of the few gods who is operating seriously.

He relied solely on his own strength, without any help from other forces, and repelled the demon army from the Lord of Destruction Destroy.

Although I heard that the orcs suffered heavy casualties and their blood dyed the upper reaches of the river red, and even the water that flowed to Esdi was red, no matter what, they killed Destroy and defended the country.

However, Campas did not continue to pursue the victory and close the demon portal.

On the contrary, He deliberately built defensive fortifications on all sides nearby, asked the Fox Warlock to arrange a weakening ritual, and sent the country's only remaining elite troops to garrison there, working in shifts day and night to eliminate the demons that came out.

From a God's perspective, his behavior is indeed a very reasonable way to score points.

But from a realistic perspective, this behavior of constantly maintaining a state of war is completely tantamount to not taking the lives of one's believers seriously.

I guess in his eyes, the lives of all the orcs in the country can be sacrificed for this. It would be best to fight until only one believer is left, and then let him perish together with the Gate of Hell. That would be a perfect ending.

He is as cold-blooded as his good brother.

Rusalka sighed and then touched Phoenix's little head.

Phoenix didn't understand what was going on, but she also touched Rusalka's ear.

Now it seems that it was undoubtedly the right choice for her and Hydra to escape from that place when they were young.

Well, of course, being forced to choose is also a choice.

Although they had been tossing and turning all the way and were displaced during the return journey, the two cats were pulling each other and were being played around by Theresa.

But in the end, it had a good ending, which can be considered a kind of luck that deserves the process.

Sanita: (We haven't finished yet, leaving a happy ending speech in advance, isn't that a bit too much of a pretext?)

Rusalka: (Brother, although there are no more sequels on Cat TV, Phoenix has nothing to lose! Mainly because I think Cat Jokes has reached its limit. It's time for Phoenix to retire and let the elves take over the mantle.)

Sanita, who no longer has any worries, wants to hear what new work Rusalka has done: (Oh? For example?)

Rusalka: (For example, the development of things is relative, with some things growing while others decline. The integrity of Phoenix after the war makes me feel that this is precisely a lack of expressiveness of the underwater battle.)

Sani Tower: (God-defying!)

It turns out that Rusalka is still better at cat jokes, perhaps because the spirits and his attributes conflict, and it is difficult for people to understand each other.

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Another half a year passed, and it was February 551 of the Royal Calendar.

Three days have passed since the last remnant of the demon army in the sea was wiped out. Rusalka and Sanitita thought that there was nothing else to do, so they might as well go back to land to earn some points and take down the last little tail.

On Theresa's side, Rusalka still wanted to try to see if a deal could be made.

Because the power of faith can be voluntarily given up, it is separate from the blessing power bestowed by the gods.

This can be seen from Phoenix.

In other words, as the chosen one of the Goddess of Pleasure, Theresa can completely give up her power of faith and give it to Rusalka, and it will not affect her status as the chosen one of God.

If she needs anything, Rusalka can try to give her a share. If that works, wouldn't everyone be happy?

Sanita rarely scolded Rusalka. He just sighed and said, "It's up to you. I've already made a backup plan."

Rusalka: (Then let me ask you, can your backhand effect be activated when the transaction fails?)

Sanita: (Haha, it can be activated "in the event" of a failed transaction.)

Rusalka: (Great, the most reassuring episode.)

The two of them took the remaining lucky mages and the perfect Phoenix, and bid farewell to the mermaids of the Kingdom of Elegy in the Eastern Ocean where they had already won a complete victory, intending to set off to return to the City of Silver.

Amelie still wanted to keep them. They had fought for the sea for so long. Although she planned to pass the Kingdom of Elegy to Rusalka sooner or later, she at least wanted to keep them for a meal and finalize the matter of Vishas so that she could retire with peace of mind.

The position of queen has to be given to his daughter. Amelie has fully realized her nature as a criminal master in the war.

At least she thought Vishas was quite talented. For example, when she said she wanted to rush out, she stopped herself.

If facts prove that it is right to charge, we should charge hard.

She said to Rusalka, "Actually, if you're in a hurry, you can ascend the throne first and then have the wedding. It won't take too long."

Rusalka felt the murderous intent coming from Phoenix behind her and thought: I think I will die before I even ascend the throne.

He replied tactfully, "Forget it. There's no rush for ten days, half a month, a year, or two. We'll discuss it later. You should go rebuild those countries in the sea first, right? After this war, the worst thing to do is to waste people's money and energy on grand banquets."

Amelie thought what he said made sense: "Okay."

Finally, she let Rusalka take Vishas back with her.

Because Weishas was tired of living in the sea for almost a year and a half, she really wanted to go back to Silver City, her second home.

Since the detonator was gone, Sani Tower decided to split into two groups.

The remaining mages in the Pearl Tear Territory walked back on land by themselves. Because the demons had been repelled in the early stage, all six portals were closed and it ended before they could be opened, so it was safe to walk on land.

Those in charge had to pursue speed and efficiency, so they decided to ride Onyxia back.

Rusalka: (So Dragon Cancer is a lower-tier alternative to Detonation Guide.)

Sanita: (Just think about this kind of nonsense in your mind. Don't say it out loud when you're riding the dragon later, or you'll end up pulling Phoenix back with you.)

Unexpectedly, Onyxia was quite temperamental. She said that Sanita could be ridden because he was very powerful, a strong man by the standards of the dragon clan. To put it nicely, he even made a statue for herself, so it wouldn't be a problem to ride him.

Rusalka can ride because he is a comrade-in-arms, and after returning, he can rely on him to find someone to help him write the book.

She can ride Vishas because she is the only mermaid who will help her wash her body. Vishas is also immune to toxins. So in her eyes, the cooperative relationship between her and Vishas is like that between a crocodile and a toothpick bird, and riding her is just a convenience.

But Phoenix was not allowed to ride, and the reason had nothing to do with strength or relationships: "I don't want to be ridden by inferior orcs!"

Wow, this is one of Rusalka’s top 3 favorite meme elements: racial discrimination meme.

Now I have to laugh.

"Oh my god, Miss Black Dragon Princess is indeed a warrior. There may be many people who think so, but you are the first one who dares to say it to Mao Mao in person. I, Uchiha Rusalka, am willing to call you the strongest! But it's not good for you to do this. I think Phoenix should be a superior Filin in every sense. After all, I am willing to let her ride on me..."

Rusalka, who was trying to hold back her laughter, was immediately hit on the head by Phoenix's tail as a matter of course, and then she was pulled behind her by the collar.

Maybe Rusalka could play this racial gag, but Onyxia obviously didn't get Phoenix's authorization.

Seeing her ready to pull out two new daggers, it seemed that she was planning to use force to seize the right to ride the Flying Dragon Bus, and by the way, let the newly joined black dragon know his position in the Pearl Tears team.

It was impossible to expect Rusalka, who wanted to watch the women fight, to mediate. Sanitta thought it was better to have less trouble than more, so before the two of them fought, he took Phoenix and Rusalka behind the coral out of Onyxia's sight, and then let Phoenix sneak into Rusalka's shadow.

Rusalka came out: "Okay, Phoenix is ​​gone, Captain, we can take off."

Onyxia glanced at it, but didn't really ask where Phoenix had gone, and didn't seem to care about the cat: "Okay."

Amelie: "Have fun."

"Bye! I'll come back to see you guys later."

Vishas said goodbye to the mermaids and soared into the sky on a dragon.

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Even if a giant dragon flew at full speed, it was unrealistic to cross the entire map in one breath, so it found a hill to land and rest a few times along the way.

It was already half a month later when the group returned to Silver City.

However, the reconstruction of Silver City was progressing very smoothly at the moment. From a distance, one could see a large number of workers hanging on the outer wall with ropes, painting the iron and stone walls that had been re-erected.

Although Hydra and the like have no experience in Sinidi political operations, post-disaster reconstruction in Esdi relies on believers' active fundraising and voluntary labor. Apart from providing food and accommodation, salary subsidies and reconstruction design plans, there are basically not many areas where management agencies need to get involved.

Sinidi is a little different. Every link must be arranged by spending money and the government. Fortunately, each family and tribe did not forget to leave a share for Rusalka during the post-war distribution of benefits.

Converting it into money is too vulgar. Wars are expensive, and demon corpses can't drop gold coins. So just count them all as the most inflated infrastructure, send some people to provide some materials, and help repair the city.

Anyway, the people of Zhulei Territory suffered the most losses in this war. If we can suffer less losses on our side, we can get some benefits by putting in more effort.

Moreover, wherever the demons passed, many forests were created. These forests blocked the main traffic routes, and people had to be sent to cut down trees and rebuild the official roads. By the way, the trees and other materials were sent to Silver City.

So the material and manpower problems in this area were solved.

When Rusalka returned to the City Lord's Mansion, she saw an old friend.

Gao Jianguo, the guardian of the Knight Family, was very surprised when he saw him in person. "Has the injury sustained by His Majesty the Grand Duke of Pearl Tears recovered?"

Rusalka was quick-witted. Before Sanita could even finish her private message, he asked, "What injury?"

The man who had been a spy for the Grand Duke for so long was naturally no fool. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Nothing. We thought you were injured in the battle with the demon army and had gone out to seek medical treatment. We heard you were coming back soon, so we thought we had some medicine at home, so we brought it with us to send to you. But now that you are in good health, that is naturally better than anything else."

Although everyone thought that Rusalka's strength might be greatly reduced after this injury, Gao Dewei just didn't believe it and said something like, "I think he might really be a descendant of the mermaids. As we all know, mermaids are immortal, so as long as the injury is not fatal, it's almost as if nothing happened."

At that time, everyone checked the Zhulei family tree, and didn't think that anyone in it looked like a mermaid.

Looking at it now, he could only be thankful that Gao Dewei was worthy of being the head of the family. He had foresight. He didn't look like someone who had been seriously injured and on the verge of death a year and a half ago. It was hard to say whether he was a mermaid hybrid, but at least the recovery ability of humans was definitely not that exaggerated.

Rusalka invited him to the reception room, served him a cup of tea, and sat down to chat for a while: "So, what's the current situation of the battle on Reach?"

"Uh, you mean within the kingdom?"

Rusalka: "About the same."

Gao Jianguo: "To be precise, except for the Aiel Empire, all other Hell Portals have been destroyed. Thanks to your active efforts, this second demon invasion war has been completely ended."

Rusalka was a little surprised: "Is there no movement from the Seven Sins Realm?"

But the answer was no.

Judging from the intensity of the First Demon War, the number of demons in Hell must be far more than the current number. However, since the death of the six great lords of Hell, the country may be in a state of disarray. The demons, who are not very intelligent, are unlikely to form a climate on their own.

If no new Lord of Hell were born, this battle could indeed have ended successfully here.

And Rusalka, the "Lord of Hell", is not orthodox. He has no intention of colluding with the End, so it is naturally impossible for him to go down and lead the troops to fight back.

Now the situation is very strange. It seems that everything is over and everyone naturally starts to continue their own lives.

The war with demons had severely damaged everyone's vitality. In the short term, they simply could not have the strength or purpose to fight again. Even the El Empire had greatly reduced its supply pressure due to the sudden drop in population, and no longer needed to rely on harassing the borders of other countries to obtain daily necessities.

The precious peace seemed to have finally truly arrived on the eternal plane.

Rusalka: (That means we won, but it might just be because of a bug in my identity that it didn't end, so we should think about going back?)

Like everyone else, he didn't think the demon had a chance of making a comeback. Although it was a pity that his experience was almost not at the legendary level, there was nothing he could do. He could only regard it as a small regret and go home.

However, Sanita, who wanted to go home the most, expressed a different opinion at this time: (Wait a little longer, I don’t think things are that simple.)

the reason is simple.

From a high-level narrative perspective—the game isn’t over yet.

Chapter 518 Posthumous Affairs

For the indigenous creatures of the eternal plane, the demon invasion is just a disaster in their long life, and they still have to do what they have to do afterwards.

But it’s different for the gods. In their eyes, this is a game that will end.

Don't forget that in the first demon invasion war, none of the six hell lords died, but in the second demon war, they were completely wiped out, and the gods had almost played all their cards, which shows that they really regarded this as the last battle, and the end of the game.

After the final act, the settlement should begin.

If there is no settlement now, it means there will be a backup plan in the end.

He said that the real body would not die, so does that mean it really will not die?

Sanita didn't believe it, so he decided not to rush and was willing to wait here slowly, responding to all changes with the same attitude.

He believes that the final means will be revealed within a few years at most. After all, games are games. When no one is operating, if you stay idle for too long, it will certainly cause dissatisfaction among the host.

Sani Tieta is a person who pays great attention to perfection in everything he does. Since he has been planning to wait and see for a while, he might as well take advantage of this peaceful time when nothing happens to finish all the things he has always wanted to do but didn't have time to deal with.

This will also allow me to completely let go of this place after I return.

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Test Town, Mayor's Office.

A group of heavily armed guards kicked down the door, broke into Chapaelo's room, and produced an arrest warrant.