Origin Player.

Chapter 822 The Final Battle

Chu Tien Minh delivered a speech as the new prime minister.

Weinan, far away in the Eastern Theater Command,
A makeshift building is serving as the new headquarters of the Dark Council.

The parliament building resembles an inverted obsidian dagger, its sharp outline outlined by crimson moonlight, or the spine of a lurking beast.

The main council chamber is located on the top floor of the building, overlooking the city's night view. The conference table has a smooth, mirror-like surface with sharp beveled edges. Fifteen frameless portraits hang around the table, but a third of them have turned grayish-white.

The atmosphere inside the conference hall was extremely oppressive.

After a century, the vampire demigods have gathered once again.

Bruch, the demigod of the First Clan, said in a low voice, "We lost two of our kind in the attack on the Giant Enterprise Alliance, which was expected. But now that we have successfully breached the Second Wall and the four war zones, three of our kind have fallen. This can only mean that there are variables in the fortress."

“Dijiang,” Queen Shia replied, “The Space Flasher, the Child of Night’s Destiny, the Tarot-level Forbidden Artifact: Lover, the Master of Demons and Chariots. He now possesses many symbols, but none of them matter. Even during the vampires’ previous heyday, I was prepared to die to be his enemy.”

The demigods fell silent one after another.

If Queen Shia had described a human in this way before, they would have only thought there was something fishy going on, but now the tragic reality is right before their eyes.

Under Dijiang's leadership, Gangro and Nosferatu fell, and the Shadow who had abandoned the darkness for the light was also purged. He had even killed Toledo in battle, and his hands were covered with blood.

“The strategy must be adjusted,” said the demigod Fen Zhuo. “The plan to attack the fortress from all sides is no longer feasible. We cannot afford to be isolated and lest we be surrounded and killed one by one. Before we find a way to counter the power of space, we should not even appear in front of Di Jiang.”

As soon as these words came out.

The meeting room fell even quieter, and no one objected.

For the demigods, being so wary of Dijiang that they "retreat three steps" was undoubtedly a humiliation.

The demigod Assam said, "Shea should have a way."

Queen Shia nodded, then clapped her hands.

A young man with black hair walked in; he was none other than a player from the End of the Battlefield.

"My lords, my code name is Prisoner."

The demigod Bruch was shocked and exclaimed, "A spatial blinker!?"

The other demigods were equally surprised. It was common knowledge that Tarot-level innate talents possessed a certain uniqueness, and that there was only one person with such talent at any given time.

Queen Shia said, "Dijiang is not a Spatial Teleporter; his power comes from another source."

The prisoner bowed and said, "With the three drops of source blood bestowed by Her Majesty the Queen, I am now a Duke, equivalent to a human A-level source power user. In terms of spatial technology, I am far from being a match for Dijiang, but I can still complete the most basic fluctuation perception, thereby giving you all a warning."

The prisoner showed no sign of smugness.

The terrifying gap in spatial power turned him, who could theoretically compete, into an alarm bell. If his opponent weren't the king of the era, he would have definitely tested the enemy's mettle.

"The real problem is how to resist spatial teleportation," the demigod Fen Zhuo said, narrowing his eyes.

He knew that Shia was the agent of the "Sole Progenitor," who returned to history through the forbidden object, World, and legend has it that she returned to the time when the Sole Progenitor, the God of Order, and the Lord of Apocalypse were active on the earth. In terms of seniority within the vampire clan, she was unique.

Queen Shia lifted up an upside-down statue the size of a palm.

This is the Hanged Man, a Tarot-level forbidden item collected by players of the End of the World. Under the witness of the demigods, the upside-down statue quickly transformed into a miniature ancient tower, which turned out to be the forbidden item Temperance.

"The Hanged Man possesses the power to transform into any forbidden Tarot item, except for lovers."

Queen Shia smeared the blood of the sole progenitor on the miniature ancient tower. The self-healing ability of the vampires in the Night World originates from the resurrection authority of the sole progenitor.

When the ancient tower had absorbed all the blood, its body suddenly began to writhe, and its vitality increased at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Queen Shia said, "This is the research result of our allies, the Tenth Research Institute of All Beings. The Tarot-level forbidden object is essentially the remains of a demigod, or rather, a crystallization of authority. After absorbing the blood of the progenitor containing the power of revival, it will be extremely close to the level of the demigod in life, thus being able to affect the demigod. Now that we have restraint, we can suppress the spatial power of the Demon Emperor Jiang."

Queen Shia laughed and said, "The enemy is indeed very strong, but we have the progenitor as our backer, and we will surely win this battle."

The atmosphere in the conference room immediately became much more relaxed.

Bruch the Demigod acknowledged, “Having the backing of the Progenitor is indeed the greatest guarantee. The fall of the God of Order marks the beginning of the Dark Ages. The Progenitor is about to awaken from his long slumber. A world ruled by us vampires will be the perfect gift to the Progenitor.”

The demigod Fen Zhuo asked, "What did the Apocalypse Apostles say? Even if the four demigods of War, Death, Plague, and Famine don't support us, they can't side with humanity."

Assam, the demigod, said succinctly, "We are already allies, and victory is assured."

……

"Victory is assured!"

In the fortified city of Anxi, Prime Minister Chu Tianming's speech elicited cheers from millions of people.

The three demigod heads are expected to "tour" starting from Anxi District. Although it may damage the dignity of the demigods, it is necessary to use this to boost morale during this special period.

On a floating island high above the fortress, the demigod pope, with his white hair and beard, held a scepter—the Pope, a forbidden Tarot-level artifact—that was drawing upon the faith of millions of people.

"Let Amitabha teach his son to prepare for ascension to demigod status."

"This great war between humans and vampires may be the time for the rise of the cult, but of course there will be huge sacrifices."

The three demigod-level cardinals nodded in agreement. Establishing a terrestrial divine kingdom, combining religious and political power, and attempting to revive the God of Order had always been the ultimate goal of the Papal States.

Suddenly, a bishop rushed in to report, looking somewhat anxious, "Your Excellencies, the observation post in the northern part of the fortress has spotted an advancing vampire servant army!"

The Pope solemnly declared, "Prepare for war."

With the order issued, all the tens of thousands of gun emplacements on the edge of the sky island were preheated, and the large-scale speeches on the ground were also suspended. All 700,000 fortress troops received the new Taiko's operational orders.

Midnight.

A loud bang echoed throughout the fortified city.

A huge gap suddenly appeared in the hundred-meter-high wall of the Iron Curtain in the northern part of the fortress, the size of which was no less than a small plain. The streets and buildings of the Jubei District were now exposed to the attack, and countless huge boulders fell from the sky, causing casualties and turmoil.

"what happened!"

Ao Qing, who arrived first, had a gloomy face. The giant wall always broke right away, and he had completely lost faith in this self-deceiving defense.

Luo Youhun, who arrived later, pondered for a while. The advantage of being older became apparent. He speculated, "It seems that the destruction was caused by the Forbidden Object - Tower. It can be considered as the original soup turning into the original food. However, the Tower has already been completely destroyed. It can only be the power of the Forbidden Object - Hanged Man. The Hanged Man can freely transform into other Forbidden Objects, and its strength ranks among the top three."

Chu Tianming and Yan Riyue arrived one after the other.

On the horizon, the densely packed army of blood servants was clearly visible, far exceeding the scale of any previous attack.

In a hotel in the Jubei District, Jiang He awoke from a brief sleep. Long before the giant wall collapsed, he had followed the guidance of fate and arrived here in advance. "The final battle, huh?"

Inside the hotel, Jiang He clasped her hands together in prayer.

On the main road of Jubei District, the ground turned into steel, and then steel pillars rose up from the ground, intertwined and staggered, together forming a steel fortress as high as the city wall, with a series of firing platforms pointing directly at the breach.

Chu Tien-ming, as Prime Minister, issued the order.

“Each chosen one of the origins shall establish observation posts numbered one to ten on both sides of the main road before the breach, maintain smooth communication with Taiko, and report the specific battle situation at all times.”

"Appoint Wuhe and Yebulu as commanders of the fortress army and deputy commanders of the corps, in charge of all combat operations."

"Please conserve your energy and stamina, fellow demigods. The Papal States' Sky Island has arrived over the North Jubei District."

"The fortress mobilization has begun. All of humanity must obey the Taiko's command. The time for humanity's survival has come."

Orders were issued one after another.

The Apocalypse Satellite System makes the fortress a unified whole.

Jiang He arrived at the steel fortress and joined the four demigods. In fact, less than three months had passed since his arrival. If he had another half month, he would have been able to decide the outcome of the war.

The five people took their seats.

Chu Tianming sighed, "The fact that the vampires launched their all-out attack so quickly shows that they have found a way to counter spatial tactics."

Jiang He remained silent. Players' abilities and knowledge varied greatly, so this outcome was not surprising.

The battlefield on the North Plain.

The fully-staffed 78th and 63rd Divisions of the First Army Group of the Fortress arrived first, with 20,000 men setting up positions on both sides of the street. Armored vehicles were parked across the streets and alleys, and thirty main C-class tanks were piled up on the main road. The two divisions were originally auxiliary units of the Blood Tomb Force, and their quality and equipment were the most elite.

"Send two battalions to the two giant walls on either side of the breach." Wuhe organized firepower through the Apocalypse Channel.

The crimson moonlight hung in the sky, staining the steel defense line dark red. Then, at a certain moment, the horizon began to ripple, and the first wave of Blood Servant Army surged in like a rotting tide. Beast-like figures ran wildly on all fours, their eyes gleaming with a hungry red light.

The engineer battalion and the demolition battalion quietly retreated.

A large number of blood servants stepped onto the minefield at the breach, suddenly triggering a series of explosions. Limbs flew into the air in the firelight, and blood mixed with bits of flesh fell like hail. But there were even more blood servants behind them, who continued to charge over the corpses of their own kind.

"Fire!" the two division commanders gave the order almost simultaneously.

The roar of main battle tanks firing in unison shattered the glass, annihilation shells plowed dozens of furrows in the blood-soaked mass of bullets, and heavy machine guns spat fire, with spent shell casings raining down on the armor plates.

In an instant, human firepower seemed to have the upper hand.

The next moment, dozens of dark figures broke through the barrage.

These blood nobles, with their pale yet handsome faces, dodged and advanced amidst the hail of bullets, their movements exuding elegance. The duchess at the head casually conjured a long whip of blood, which stretched for miles, and in one fell swoop, blasted apart two source-powered heavy machine gun bunkers at the street corner.

"Nobles, please enter!"

The player who started the No. 1 Observation Station immediately shouted in the Apocalypse Channel that the player's hero-level thinking speed before reincarnation made them the best lookouts.

boom!
Suddenly, the ground bulged up, and a giant hand of earth and stone emerged from the ground, crushing two Blood Nobles. Yan Lu, the former captain of the Blood Tomb Army, appeared in front of the alley at this moment, and rock cannonballs mixed with the flesh and blood of the nobles suddenly shot towards the Duchess.

Blood servants and armored forces.

Blood nobles and source power users.

The battle was raging everywhere. The intensity of the battle on the North Plains exceeded that of the Battle of Tongchuan from the very beginning. Viscounts or those below the D-level source power were powerless to influence the battlefield and were essentially cannon fodder.

The two sides were locked in a tug-of-war on the battlefield. Occasionally, a Blood Noble would cross the line of fire. The Duchess, who was acting as the vanguard, arrived at the tank position despite being covered in wounds. She destroyed most of the tanks with a powerful whip, but she also fell under Yan Lu's fierce attack.

It's sizzling!

The magnetic cannon array on the giant wall finally completed charging, and the azure arc of light tore through the night, clearing the gap in the battlefield. But the army of hundreds of thousands of blood servants attacked again.

Ye Bulu urgently deployed troops to maintain the front line.

“78师和63师损伤过半，退下去修整，整编为拒北军直属1师，让最近的第八集团军立刻过来，11师、76师、41师、独立第1、2、3旅都拉上去。”

More than 40,000 Class A troops and the 1st Division of the Jubei Army took turns defending.

At 00:45, less than an hour after the battle began, the fortress city had essentially wiped out an elite division, suffering over 10,000 casualties, a significant portion of whom died at the hands of nobles.

Inside the steel fortress, forty artillery regiments were in position, their firepower covering the battlefield and buying time for the replacement of defenders.

"The situation is not optimistic," Luo Youhun said in a low voice.

On a large chair not far away, Jiang He continued to work. The Night Airborne Division collected corpses from the battlefield to supply him with alchemy.

Master Gu and two other alchemy masters arrived.

"Your Excellency Dijiang, we'll handle the materials."

Jiang He nodded. The three masters acted as "apprentice" assistants: one from the architecture department, one from the materials department, and one from the pharmacy department. The production cost of each evil soldier could be temporarily reduced to two corpses.

……

boom! boom! boom!
The deafening explosion had barely subsided when it was torn apart by an even more violent surge.

The three-dimensional grappling between the air and the ground has begun.

Dozens of armed helicopters, like giant steel bees, roared up from the Jubei District military base, their rotary cannons unleashing a storm of metal upon the ground.

At the breach in the Iron Curtain, rivers of blood flowed.

However, dozens of figures quickly attacked from the vampire camp, and blood-red spears soared into the sky. A helicopter was unable to dodge in time, and its tail was accurately hit. It then plummeted outside the wall in thick smoke and exploded into a huge fireball.

While the high-altitude battlefield remained deadlocked.

The infantry defense line continued to be locked in a bloody tug-of-war.

The commander-in-chief of the vampire clan, the player of the end, Hundred-Eyed, dispatched the Death Knight Legion. One after another, the Apocalypse monsters with life levels rushed onto the battlefield, their tall bodies resembling tanks.

These mutants, whose limbs had evolved into bone blades, advanced at an astonishing speed. Each company used all its weapons: rifle bursts, submachine gun sweeps, and flamethrowers formed a swaying wall of fire in front of the position. Hundreds of Source users held their defensive positions.

"Keep fighting!" Yan Lu shouted.

The four newly appointed military commanders from Xianyang, Tianding, Weinan, and Tongchuan arrived on the battlefield one after another, and five A-level powerhouses filled the defense line.

(End of this chapter)