Divine Kingship

Chapter 622 The Torch Goddess has clearly also taken notice of this.

The war beneath the World Tree was exceptionally fierce.

Not only does the green dragon make an appearance.

Elder Nidhogg was also going all out, his body able to partially transform into a structure similar to a black dragon, thus enabling him to perform physical attacks or breathe dragon breath.

However, it seems that such attacks are a great burden for him, and he had to rest after using them a few times.

The resistance from the cultists is also very strong.

Cult members are basically divided into two categories: one is those like Molin and Dazhuang who have not yet been brainwashed.

Another category consists of those who already believe in evil gods or have been brainwashed.

Those sent to the World Tree, besides traitors like Morin and Dazhuang, are either truly brainwashed or cult members who are fanatical believers.

Such cult members are naturally fearless and ruthless.

And the revivalists, in a sense, are also twisted fanatics of the elven goddess? They are also fearless and ruthless.

This resulted in a situation where, despite having a significant advantage and continuously gaining victories, the pace of advance was not fast enough to decisively defeat the enemy.

Rand watched the battlefield indifferently.

The fate of the elves is sealed in this battle.

Rand was calculating the time.

The battlefield was filled with roars and howls, but the place where Rand waited atop the towering canopy of the Golden World Tree was relatively quiet.

Unlike the bloody battlefield beneath the trees, here there is only the fierce wind high above and the sound of golden leaves swaying in the breeze.

The voice was pleasant enough, but Rand was naturally not listening at the moment.

"Is it almost time?" Rand asked Lysa.

Compared to the vague two days mentioned by Morin and Dazhuang, Ryza might know the exact, specific timeframe, whether it would be enough time.

"Yes, there's one hour left." Lysa was indeed very clear about this.

"It seems there have been uninvited guests." Rand glanced behind him.

The divine child of the goddess of darkness and abundance discovered Rand and the others who had come to the treetop.

It's not that Rand and his group lacked stealth skills.

It's simply that Rand and his group never concealed their whereabouts.

It would be strange if the divine child hadn't noticed that the crow had flown straight up to the treetop.

Of course, Rand didn't deliberately make any noise to lure the divine child to the treetop.

The order in which we deal with the problem of the divine child or the problem of the World Tree first is no longer important.

As for why it's unimportant... well, that's naturally because of our Miss Ryza.

Now that this divine child has come knocking, let's deal with the divine child's problem first.

The original plan was that Elsa and Lysa would have to really fight this divine child.

Now there's nothing to worry about.

"Distinguished guests, you've come to the World Tree without even a greeting?" The divine child gracefully performed a curtsy and smiled at Rand and the others.

The goddess's appearance was inexplicably blurred.

Rand and his group didn't care about this.

In theory, followers of the Goddess of Darkness and Abundance who reach higher levels will all possess an exceptionally alluring appearance.

This ambiguous situation might be due to someone deliberately sealing their power. Rand wasn't sure about it, but it wasn't important.

Rand and the others showed no interest in answering the question about the divine child.

"Not the real body, let Elsa practice?" Lysa said after glancing at it with her golden eyes.

Rand nodded: "Elsa, want to practice?"

Elsa nodded slightly. Although she was still in a state of self-doubt because of the shocking news, her fighting strength should have been greatly reduced.

But in situations like these, having someone to back you up is an opportunity not to be missed, and the chance to challenge the strong is not to be missed.

It's a good time to practice.

This divine child should possess king-level strength, but he looks quite young, so his combat experience might be relatively average.

Moreover, if it's not the original body, it's unknown how much combat power it retains.

But it doesn't matter.

Even without anyone to back her up, Elsa wouldn't mind challenging any formidable enemy as long as it was Rand's wish.

And Elsa believed she would win.

After all, back when he was still a high-ranking professional, he was still able to fight Ryza to a draw after stealing her vibration communication device.

Although this kind of thing can only be regarded as a dark history or a joke.

Elsa's dagger came before the Divine Child.

The Divine Child was quite surprised to hear that his secret of not being the real person who had come here had been discovered, and he realized that this group of people were definitely not of low level.

But the divine child still dismissed any talk of practicing.

The divine child sneered inwardly.

Someone like Rand, who has had contact with the White King, should be very aware of the King's power.

But Rand and his group all held themselves in such contempt.

Clearly, the other side had no idea that they were the "king".

It seems that my constant caution since becoming a divine child has finally paid off.

Even someone like Rand didn't realize that he himself—a god-like being of royal rank—had appeared near his country.

The Divine Child was well aware of Rand, this evil enemy. The Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health and the Church of the Goddess of Torch under Rand's command posed a significant obstacle to cults.

It can be said that if one wants to develop evil forces near the Moon Phase Kingdom, then Rand is the primary enemy to deal with.

The Divine Child never expected that Rand would come to the Elf Forest to hinder his plans, and he didn't know how Rand knew about this.

Fortunately, there was no king by Rand's side.

Rand was unaware of his own existence, or at least of his own strength.

That might just be the chance to deal with Rand, this great evil enemy.

But what the divine child didn't expect was that in the next moment, the assassin Elsa, who seemed somewhat dazed, had already arrived in front of him; to be precise, the cold glint of her dagger was already in front of his eyes.

It's ridiculously fast, or rather, there might be no travel time at all.

Elsa, Rand's security officer, is in charge of all security matters in the Moon Phase Kingdom, and has two outstanding achievements.

One of them was the assassin who killed the one carrying a divine artifact when the Kingdom of Bolen besieged and killed him in Rand.

Another task was to rescue two envoys from the Champs-Élysées Kingdom. They managed to escape from the kingdom's most heavily guarded prison with the two burdens, but it wasn't until several days later that the Champs-Élysées Kingdom reacted.

Elsa Ambrose should be the strongest in the Moon Phase Kingdom, right?
Without a doubt, Elsa is the highest-ranking professional, and he is the king.

Although this speed is too fast.

Unfortunately, it's useless.

Elsa's King of Assassins dagger pierced the Divine Child's eye with ease, but Elsa quickly stepped back and flicked the dagger.

The feel is wrong; it doesn't feel like a dagger piercing my eye.

It's a kind of sluggish feeling, like stabbing a dagger into the sand.

Elsa hadn't intended to kill with a single blow, but she was quite curious about the method. Elsa acted again, this time targeting the throat.

The divine child's arm suddenly transformed into a thick tentacle, which directly retaliated against Elsa.

“Our Archbishop of Seres could do this too,” Rand whispered to Lysa.

"The speed seems a bit slow," Lysa commented.

At this moment, the divine child naturally had no time to pay attention to Rand and Lysa's whispers.

The pressure from Elsa, the assassin, was much greater than he had imagined.

He was prepared for Elsa's second attack.

He launched a counterattack, but it was to no avail. The speed difference had exceeded a certain limit, making any of his defenses and attacks seem somewhat powerless.

In that instant, he decided to go all out. Although what he had come to the top of the World Tree was not his true body, this clone, which carried a great deal of power, could be easily destroyed.

Then Rand and his group will likely be able to get under the tree roots and interfere with him very soon.

The divine child couldn't help but feel somewhat fortunate. Fortunately, he had a clear understanding of Rand's reputation and did not come to the treetop in his true form to cause trouble for Rand without making any preparations.

Otherwise, something really bad might happen.

Rand, who specializes in eradicating cultists, is not to be underestimated, and those around him should also be taken seriously.

The Divine Child estimated that he would have to fight against Rand for a long time. Even if the plan succeeded this time, he probably wouldn't be able to keep Rand here.

Once back at base, we must increase our vigilance against Rand, this formidable enemy, even though they are already taking him very seriously.

Elsa's second attack easily severed the head of the divine child.

However, the severed head quickly turned into muddy, bloody pieces of flesh and scattered.

Then it transformed into some kind of wriggling thing and flowed back into the body of this divine child.

Then, amidst some surging and chaotic sounds, the body of this divine child began to swell.

In a very short moment, it transformed into a colossal creature.

Countless tentacles rushed towards Elsa.

The God Child's strategy was also quite simple and straightforward.

If normal attacks cannot threaten Elsa's extremely fast speed, then what about ten or a hundred times more attacks?
Elsa smiled slightly; things were finally starting to look interesting.

Elsa disappeared from the spot.

Countless tentacles surged forth like ocean waves, yet still could not reach Elsa's location.

Meanwhile, the giant cluster of tentacles atop the tree canopy expanded further.

It quickly acquired the size of a dragon.

And it continues to expand.

"So this king's ability is flesh and blood growth?" Rand continued chatting with Lysa.

"I'm guessing it's some kind of life storage or flesh-and-blood transformation ability," Lysa thought, stroking her chin.

A massive, dragon-like mass of flesh extended countless tentacles and attacked Elsa.

Elsa, on the other hand, moved and darted among the branches and leaves in the canopy.

These tentacles are as thick as the carriages of a train in Rand's previous life.

The tentacles travel through the air, squeezing it and creating a whistling sound.

Elsa also launched several counterattacks.

It seems that its effect is not very significant anymore.

But neither Elsa, nor Rand, nor Lysa were worried at all.

Elsa finally got serious.

Elsa Ambrosette
Gender: Female
Ability 1: Versatile Hands

Ability 2: Void Walking

Ability 3: The Law of Death

From a distance, Rand saw Elsa disappear once again, but unlike her previous disappearances, she never reappeared after that.

Suddenly.

Countless cracks clung to the still churning and surging giant mass of flesh.

Accompanied by a piercing cutting sound.

Numerous huge cracks appeared on the surface of the thick, train-like tentacles.

Muddy blood splattered.

Countless tentacles were severed and fell onto the branches of the tree canopy, or continued to fall downwards to the ground.

It was as if a storm of sharp blades had appeared near this mass of flesh and blood.

The storm of sharp blades nearly pulverized the mass of flesh.

"One hundred and fifty-five thousand three hundred and twenty-four strikes. This divine child's avatar should be unable to withstand it," Lysa commented.

"So powerful." Rand was also very shocked as the once imposing mass of flesh and blood began to disintegrate.

Elsa then slowly appeared beside Rand.

This is not even Elsa using her full power; Elsa's dagger artifact, King of Assassins, has not yet been activated.

Lysa glanced at Elsa, who was panting slightly with her chest heaving: "Okay, I made up the number of slashes, I didn't count them carefully, but this avatar of the god can't take it anymore."

"Well done," Rand praised Elsa.

Elsa winked smugly, her usually aloof oval face practically adorned with dimples.

This divine child's clone is indeed difficult to deal with; after going berserk, the outer skin of its tentacles is as hard as steel.

Because of its highly chaotic attack patterns, the tentacles' next move cannot be predicted using conventional combat principles.

It's quite tough to fight, and this isn't even the real thing.

Although he may be inferior to those kings who are related to natural forces, who knows what would happen if he actually fought the real body.

The shattered divine child, in his chaotic consciousness, had to think about how to deal with these people coming down to the base of the tree.
Although he still has many trump cards up his sleeve and hasn't used his real tricks yet, Rand and Lysa, one human and one elf, haven't made a move yet.

We need to prepare early.

Rand had no intention of going down to the tree roots to cause trouble for the God Child right now.

Rand looked up at the sky, then glanced at the battlefield through the eyes of Crow Cola.

"It seems that time is running out, and the elves will indeed be unable to save the World Tree that protects them."

"Hmm." Lysa was also quite aware of the time.

"So you really don't feel bad? Let's go down and kill the Divine Child now. I feel like it's not too late." Rand looked at Lysa and asked again, his expression unusually complicated.

“The tree isn’t really a big deal. It’s been there long enough, so its disappearance isn’t a big deal,” Lysa said.

“Then let’s get started on our plan.” Rand raised the lantern he had brought from the rest area.

The flame flickered inside the lantern.

Of course, it was no ordinary lantern; the flame inside was naturally the sacred fire of the Torch Church.

Nowadays, the influence of gods on this world has become increasingly simple, and so many evil gods have taken notice of what's happening at the World Tree.

That doesn't make sense... Only an evil god could be concerned with things here, right?

(End of this chapter)