Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 677: Shocking Change! The Genesis Mountain that opened ahead of time fell from the sky!
As the main force of the Invincible Fleet was annihilated, the resistance forces responsible for supporting it were also quickly wiped out.

The sailboat collector wanted to take advantage of Prince Thorenberg's concern to rescue Byron, but he failed to return to defend in time and turned around and fled.

However, the Holy Spear of Origin that Byron threw out ate up the second piece of the Spear of Longinus, and it was nailed to the deck with a "puff".

This time he was no longer able to escape with a [Virtual Ship Spirit] like he did last time. All the ship spirits under the fleet in the bottle disappeared like soap bubbles.

But his nature could not be changed until his death, and his last words left after struggling were:

"Those ghost ships in hell are ugly and dry, but they are not bad."

On the other side, on the Immaculate Conception that was confronting the dragon-headed ship Valhalla, the aloof King Ferdinand was more decisive than anyone imagined.

As soon as he saw that the situation was not right, he turned around and ran without saying a word.

He took out an ancient nautical chart hidden in his arms, turned around and disappeared at a rapid speed.

The Pyrenean Empire was able to borrow the Habsburg's Spear of Longinus from the Holy Silver Empire, but it was certainly not for free.

The collateral is this [Henry's Navigation Map] which is comparable to a scroll to return to the city.

In order to avoid wasting time and being caught by whalers, Ferdinand did not take anyone with him.

Just like the last time when he persecuted Protestants in the Electorate of Palatinate, triggering a religious war and causing great disaster, he once again abandoned his entourage and guards and fled alone.

He even left behind his own legendary battleship.

Only the Ship Spirit was left to attack left and right, but he was easily captured by Valhalla and the Whale Hunter.

Unfortunately, Ferdinand took away the key ring, and they had no way to control this legendary battleship and transform it into the naval force of the North Sea Empire.

Byron raised his hand and a dark river of Styx rolled over, sucking it all in.

"The material of this ship is a whole Virgin Mary tree, which is just right to serve as the embryo of the [Solar Ship Heliopolis] and load a series of taboo knowledge of the original Solar Ship School."

The more he looked at it, the more he felt that this boat was a pleasant surprise beyond his imagination.

“The image of the Virgin Mary on the Immaculate Conception looks too much like the image of Isis embracing Horus in the Ennead of Creation. No, it’s the image of Patra embracing Amon.

The temples of the Desert Empire are filled with murals and sculptures depicting this myth.

There is a very high affinity between the two.

If we could use this legendary battleship made of superior materials to build a solar boat, we would be able to touch the concrete level of truth in the shortest time.

At least a 'mythical battleship' of level zero holy relic can be created, comparable to [Noah's Ark]!
Even if I fail in the end, the children will have a chance to escape from this world."

Another legendary battleship, the Holy Trinity, was also captured by the group of fifth-tier legends and false gods.

Although this battleship is more powerful and has obtained the seal ring of Ferdinand II, the back door has always been in the hands of the church.

Without the approval of the Pope and the Council of God, the Pyrenees Empire cannot open it even if it has the key seal, and it may even launch a counterattack at any time.

Byron also collected it and temporarily sealed it at the bottom of the Styx, deciding to solve the root of the problem first:
"It's almost time to confront the Pope directly. If we can solve this problem, there is still hope that it will see the light of day.

If you can't solve this problem, just use the Styx to digest it.

Maybe that "Trinity Statue" can strengthen the "Golden Triangle" between me and my two sisters.

If you are lucky, you may even get a key to enter the Kingdom of the Creator and spy on the other party's current situation."

He collected these two most valuable spoils and sent out his entire fleet to pursue the fleeing troops scattered across the sea.

In fact, even if this formerly invincible fleet wanted to escape from the North Sea, it had nowhere to run.

Not to mention that the Gulf Stream God and the North Wind God, which are spread all over the empire's territorial waters and are controlling the ocean currents and sea breezes, even the commerce-breaking fleet has "happened" to arrive in the North Sea, blocking their retreat.

Byron had no intention of imprisoning them, nor was he prepared to execute them as part of the Wild Hunt.

After all, he still has a sense of the overall situation.

We are only a few steps away from the [Primate Butler], and we are gradually breaking away from the stereotyped thinking of national competition and starting to lean towards the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

This fleet is full of talented people, especially the Marines, whose overall quality is higher than that of the North Sea Empire Army.

Those who surrender sincerely will be accepted, and those who refuse to surrender will be detained for another three months.

They used a sextant of longitude and latitude, and if they could not get out of the voyage "on solid ground" within three months, they would all have to settle on the moon.

Byron believed that the ownership of this huge fleet would be settled in two months at most.

After finishing the finishing work, the navy towed thousands of warships back to the port one by one.

Byron looked up and found that it was already past midnight. He had arrived at the key node that he saw in the state of "limited omniscience" - October 10st.

Logically speaking, it would be the "Night of the Dead" tonight after another day.

But just after midnight, huge patches of dark clouds gathered from all directions over the Silver Continent, obscuring the entire sky and the tiniest starlight.

Byron's weather intuition blessed by the priesthood of [Sky] made him 11% certain that there would be no daylight all day today, and from now until tomorrow, November 1st, "All Saints' Day", it would be pitch dark.

This means that "Night of the Dead" has arrived early!
Byron subconsciously touched the hilt of the Sword in the Stone, and alarm bells rang in his heart:
“This is not a natural phenomenon, but some kind of powerful power from a higher being.

The range can cover the entire Silver Continent. The one who made the move must be a sixth-rank demigod, not just an ordinary demigod. "

With the help of his "limited omniscience" at the time, Byron had long realized that if he could not end the battle before October 10, he would be in big trouble.

There is a 100% chance that a terrifying enemy of the Old God level will appear.

This allowed Catherine to detonate the tulip bubble ahead of time and lure the Invincible Armada to advance.

It is also because of this that the Round Table Resolution of the Zero-Level Relic Excalibur, the new title ability Solar Storm, the Three Religions Holy City that has already been obtained, the magical electromagnetic slingshot, the Hegemony and other abilities are all useless.

By just using conventional means of gathering everyone's strength and activating the priesthood of [Change] once at most, the Orthodox Alliance's most important secret, the "Death of the Son of God," was broken.

He is still in full condition now, just waiting for an old god to jump out so that he can go all out and fight his way out.

Seeing such an unusual sight in the sky, people naturally became extremely alert.

He didn't have to wait long, the strange phenomenon in the sky was just the beginning, just five minutes after thick clouds covered the Silver Continent.

Wow.
In the naval port behind Byron facing the Strait of Dover, a strange sound of water suddenly came.

[The Underworld] priests also give early warnings in spirituality.

He immediately turned around and waved his hand, creating a gust of wind that blew away all the soldiers within an area with a diameter of 100 meters.

Then he shouted:
"Alert! Prepare to meet the enemy!"

next moment.

Gray mist began to seep out of the ground, and asphalt-black fountains burst out, quickly forming a huge pond.

Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap! .
The sounds of countless bloody handprints slapping on the ground, the plank road, and the side walls of the ship merged into one, as if countless invisible and intangible creatures with human hands were crawling rapidly.

If Byron hadn't reacted in time, countless soldiers would have been dragged down in this sudden wave of "Death Stranding".

Of course, the main reason was the Gulf War. Too many dead souls appeared nearby, providing an anchor point for the Death Stranding accident.

The material world has entered the intertidal zone, and the external environment is already half water and half land.

The dead undead may fall into a state of being neither here nor there, stranded in the real world, unable to go to the edge of the world, and cannot be considered truly alive.

Become a special evil spirit [The Lost Homelander]!
All their anchors to the entire world are completely severed, and even the spiritual vision of ordinary extraordinary people cannot see this strange existence between life and death.

Only special extraordinary people and treasures who can also touch this intermediate state can see and touch these lost people.

When Byron gave the order, the surrounding soldiers immediately lined up, pulled the bolts with a "click, click" sound, and loaded the bullets.

A trace of the power of law fell, and Byron's authority of the underworld and the authority of fertility gave the law network the power to intervene in the gap between life and death, easily breaking the invisibility of these evil spirits.

It also allowed the soldiers to see the true appearance of those who had lost their homes.

It generally maintained a human shape, but its skin was dark blue, and its entire body was covered in a layer of boiling blood mist, making it look like it had just crawled out of an asphalt pool.

"Fire!"

boom!boom!boom!boom!
Unlike the normal performance in the previous battle with the Invincible Armada, this time when the bullets hit the evil spirits, a ball of red light immediately burst out and blew them into ashes.

Ordinary whale oil bullets had a power comparable to that of dragon breath bullets.

"Death Stranding" is not a sudden accident, but an obviously foreseeable event after the church implemented the "Protestant Massacre Order".

Byron had already passed the fire to his soldiers on a large scale, of course, it was definitely not the same way he passed the fire to Cleopatra.

Regardless of the type of evil spirit, as long as the soldiers hold the fire of the [Sun King], they will gain special attacks.

Thanks to this, the displaced people were beaten back by the soldiers as soon as they showed their heads.

However, the number of deaths this time was too great, and the pulling force from the underworld pulled the big guy in the opposite direction, dragging an ancient warship from the edge of the flooded world into the material world.

Rifle bullets are useless against it.

"Get out of the way and let me come!"

Guardian Knight [Iron Wall] Bruch stood out from the crowd and strode forward.

The Holy Sword of the Sun in his hand spewed out flames, and his entire body turned into a bright fire man from the inside out.

The surface of his body was emitting a glowing golden-red light, which was somewhat similar to the holy light on the Paladin that restrained evil spirits and followers, but it was obviously more overbearing.

Bruch's mythical form is a three-headed red dragon, which perfectly matches Byron's [Solar Storm] fire ability. His combat power has jumped to become the number one person under the fifth level in the North Sea Empire.

He stomped his feet on the ground suddenly, and the whole person was launched out like a cannonball, waving the holy sword in both hands and slashing down fiercely.

Boom!

The ancient warship that looked like a galley, along with the asphalt pool beneath it, was cut into two parts by this fierce sword.

The edge of this world and the anchor point of the material world also collapsed suddenly.

The remaining asphalt-like seawater quickly evaporated under the scorching heat, as if it had never appeared.

Byron nodded slightly when he saw the sword of his guardian knight: "Bruch has also reached the limit of the fourth level, and it is almost time to plan the ascension ceremony.

The forbidden knowledge that Alfred, Eight Fingers, Gus and the others learned were all the [Night Demon] paths, and the key to the promotion ceremony was to gain greater power.

This matter is difficult to say, and simple to say.

The most direct way is for me to confer a great title on them.

The more prestigious the position or title, the faster they were promoted.

It just so happened that a large piece of land was discovered in the middle of the Storm Ocean. Once that continent was explored thoroughly and the legal network was extended there, they would be divided up there.

That piece of land is so vast that it would be no problem to establish dozens or even hundreds of duchies and marquises on it, not to mention the few officers who followed me at the beginning. "

In theory, every time the Night Demon usurps power, his title is promoted one level.

In those night demon kingdoms, the third rank is baron and viscount; the fourth rank is earl and marquis; the fifth rank is duke, prince, and prince.

When developing wild areas, the feudal system is more applicable and more efficient than the seemingly more advanced centralized system.

Use the national-wildlife system to expand and develop, turning all those savages into nationals, and incorporating them into the existing collective subconscious ocean.

As long as the Night Demon members of the Demon Banquet Council can find their own immortal ladder, the fifth level of the First Empire on which the Sun Never Sets may see a surge in the next one or two years.

However, they had just resolved the death stranding incident on the shore and had no time to catch their breath.

Byron heard bad news one after another:

"Your Majesty, a death stranding has occurred in the church cemetery at Port Shannon, County Clare."

"Your Majesty, a death stranding has occurred in the churchyard at Portsmouth Harbour in Hampshire."

"Death Stranding has occurred in the Evernight Peninsula, the Iris Kingdom, and the Netherlands Kingdom."

This kind of extraordinary disaster, which is not common in the first place, broke out all at once and spread all over the East Coast in a flash.

This is not over yet.

"My Lord, there is a death stranding in the Zoroastrian Empire, but we are in the desert, so the situation is not serious."

"My Lord, there are sporadic death strandings in the Star-Moon Empire. I have dealt with them in time and no additional assistance is needed."

Desert Eagle Nasser al-Din and Fatih Conqueror Bayezid also reported the situation in their respective countries and sent the accident distribution map monitored by the Law Network.

The West Coast is full of deserts and has no large-scale religious massacres. The situation is obviously much better than that on the East Coast.

But regardless of the situation, this round of random death strandings has undoubtedly caused a large number of casualties. If left unchecked, the casualties will increase sharply.

The situation in those countries outside the British Empire, where countless Protestants died, would only be worse than theirs.

Byron could even clearly hear the wailing sound coming from Alaya.

He immediately raised his foot and stamped the ground, scolding softly:
"God of the Road, come out!"

A nature spirit driving a horse-drawn chariot emerged from the earth and saluted him by touching his chest.

"War Department!"

Several army generals, led by his cousin and father-in-law, the Marquis of Neville, also immediately responded and saluted.

Byron threw the virtual map with the accident distribution marked on it to them and ordered:
“According to Plan No. 1 issued by the Privy Council, a rapid response force was immediately dispatched to put out the fire.

All Death Strandings within the Empire must be extinguished by dawn today."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The group left in a hurry immediately.

The God of Roads has the ability to transport troops with the help of earth vein nodes. A small number of elite troops can maneuver quickly and deal with emergencies in the shortest time possible.

"Bruch, Alfred, the two of you lead your teams to support Iris and Netherlands."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The two kings' right hands also set out with their direct subordinates.

Byron arranged everything, but he was still nervous, thinking to himself:

“Even limited omniscience cannot tell exactly what will happen on October 10.

Even if a large-scale death stranding would cause considerable trouble, it would not cause any serious damage to the North Sea Empire.

That old god who is in hiding will definitely come down personally!

But why has He not made any move until now? If the North Sea Empire is not his target, then where will the other party land?"

Thinking of this, he suddenly looked up towards the heart of the continent, in the direction of the City of Seven Hills.

It was like answering his question.

A beam of light emitting a strong ominous and corrupt aura suddenly rose up, changing from the silver-white color of holy light to a dull silver-gray, and then revealing a creepy black-red color from the inside out.

Although there is a sense of haste and obvious inadequacy in the launch.

But it is not just the core of the law, the City of Seven Hills, but also the peripheral legal network with every surrounding country as the legal node is being rapidly polluted and assimilated by it.

At the core of the network, a towering mountain reaching into the sky slowly rises from the ground.

You don’t need to be knowledgeable, just looking at it you will instinctively know its name - Creation Mountain!

Byron felt like a thorn in his back, with needle-like pain all the way from his back to the back of his head. If he left it alone, he would surely be in great trouble.

At the same time, the logbook turned pages rapidly.

[Secret: The Corruption of the Pope and the Pre-Divine Council, Historical Influence 69] The decoding density jumped from 42% to 57%.

[Secret: Prophecy, Kingship, and the prophecy of racial revival by the god of the Wild Hunt, Woden, historical influence 69] The decoding density jumped from 91% to 95%.

Something big had obviously happened in the City of Seven Hills, home to the Apostolic Basilica and the Golden Ark of the Covenant.

The Holy Silver Empire had already suffered heavy losses in the first round of religious wars among the princes, with more than 40% of its population being wiped out.

Three quarters of the population of Wittenberg, the core of the battlefield, died, 65 percent of the population of Pomerania died, and a quarter of the population of Silesia died.
Nearly half of the males in the various states of the Holy Silver Empire were killed or massacred.

Even the sky is often covered with a layer of blood.

These are just the figures from the main war zones. There are also some small towns in remote corners that have become ghost towns due to the death of so many people.

The hole in the Silver Law over the Empire is growing larger and larger, and the land is becoming more and more dangerous.

Not to mention going out on the "Night of the Dead", even if you walk here in broad daylight, you must always be vigilant to prevent evil spirits and monsters from jumping out to eat people.

Of course, the City of Seven Hills, as the core parish of the Church of the Creator, will certainly not be affected by the war.

On the contrary, because a large number of people from the surrounding city-states fled here, the permanent population almost doubled.

However, when Byron followed the guidance of Alaya and rushed here at the fastest speed, he suspected that he had come to a dead city.

Amita, who was wearing a black tights and holding the handle of a scimitar, followed the night wind and sniffed the vague outline of the city. Her face was solemn and she said:

"Your Majesty, there is a strong smell of blood and sulfur. The [Assassination] priest told me that there may not be many living people in the city."

Byron only brought Amita, who needed the head of St. John or the Pope to complete his own promotion ceremony to the [God of Assassination].

The situation of the church is unclear, and the team can fight and run, so they have a higher tolerance rate.

If support is really needed, you can also transfer through the Kingdom of God and summon long-range firepower at any time.

The city before their eyes had long lost its former glory and was shrouded in a layer of fog, as if it had been dragged into another dimension to form a huge secret realm.

Their [divine vision] was also greatly suppressed.

Instead, there was a pile of pumpkin-head lanterns at the deserted city gate, as if the city residents had foreseen today's abnormal celestial phenomena and celebrated Night of the Dead in advance.

Although there was a sense of weirdness everywhere, the two of them still walked into the city without hesitation and went straight to the Papal Basilica, St. Peter's Basilica.

Just as I passed a deserted intersection, I heard several hoarse voices approaching from afar in the fog:

"Trick or treat."

"Trick or treat."

"."

Soon, five or six figures dressed as ghosts according to the custom of Night of the Dead came trotting towards them.

Some people had burnt faces, some were wearing ghostly white robes, and some were painted like scary clowns, making people shudder at the mere sight of them.

According to the tradition of the church countries, on October 10st of each year the souls of the deceased will return to their hometowns to find replacements and thus be "reborn".

The living people are afraid of ghosts and evil spirits, so on this day they put out the fire and candles, and dress themselves up as monsters to conceal their identities so that the ghosts cannot find the living.

At the same time, they would place delicious food in front of their homes for ghosts to enjoy, to please them and prevent them from doing evil and harming people and eating them.

This is the prototype of "trick or treat".

Therefore, if the residents of the Silver Continent went out on this night, they would not be able to tell whether the people passing by were humans or ghosts.

One taboo must be strictly observed:
"Even if you discover ghosts or evil spirits, you cannot reveal their identities. Once you reveal their identities or fail to meet their demands, they will be besiege and devour you."

As for the monsters and demons coming over to ask for candy?
Byron saw clearly that there was no living person inside!

It was extremely ironic that a hundred demons actually took place at night in the City of Seven Hills, the church's headquarters.

"The only people walking on the road are ghosts and evil spirits. Where are the hundreds of thousands of ordinary people?"

Even though Byron had already guessed at the Pope's corruption, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart at this moment.

(End of this chapter)