Magic, Evil Gods, and the Fourth Calamity

That guy might be problematic; that was Huang Tian's intuition as the owner of the game company.

After all, the copy editors under him always like to do the same old, commonplace stuff.

For example, your partner might be your enemy, or a minor leader in a righteous organization might be a super villain.

However, Huang Tian didn't point this out, because there's always an exception to everything. At least he had a feeling that the game's description for "Otherworld Online" probably wasn't as cliché as it seemed...

As the thought flashed through his mind, Huang Tian took a step forward, just about to tell the kneeling NPCs to get up, when a series of noisy sounds came from behind him.

"Hey, what's with this perspective? It's making me dizzy!"

"I can't take it anymore, I'm going to throw up!"

"Boss, I threw up in the game pod! Will the company reimburse the cleaning fee?"

"How could I possibly throw up in the game pod! The boundary between the virtual and real worlds in this game is very clear... Oh! Boss, I threw up too, will you reimburse the cleaning fee?"

One by one, members of the Star Wars Chapter arrived through the teleportation array, causing a lot of noise due to the shaky visuals caused by the teleportation.

"I won't report it!"

Huang Tian frowned slightly and glared at the noisy group of people.

I had finally gotten into the game, but these guys interrupted my mood.

Each person will have 5 points deducted from their performance bonus!

After secretly deciding to punish these guys, Huang Tian took a deep breath, quickly adjusted his emotions, and then stepped forward to help the nearest NPC up.

"Get up! Get up! Don't kneel before me all the time. It's no use kneeling before me."

"I am merely a hero summoned to this world by the God of Light. You can only achieve this by going to the Church of Light and kneeling before the statue of the God of Light."

"The cities seized by the orcs don't have churches of light or idols of light; those are explicitly prohibited items. Whether possessed by an orc or a human, they will be executed immediately!"

David's deep voice came from behind him, his tone carrying a barely restrained anger.

Then, he looked at the crowd kneeling on the ground, remembering that Huang Tian seemed to dislike being worshipped, and said, "Everyone, get up! They are the heroes of the God of Light, and your kneeling before them will make them feel very uncomfortable!"

The crowd remained silent, only bowing their heads repeatedly.

"I said, get up, all of you!"

A long sword, exuding an aura of killing and violence, appeared in David's hand at some point, and he forcefully slammed it into the ground.

The violent aura instantly infected everyone in the enclosed space. People stood up abruptly with a certain hostility, and a thought flashed through everyone's mind.

The world may be vast, but I am the greatest. If you disagree, then let's fight!

However, this thought only flashed through their minds, and everyone looked at David blankly, not understanding what he had done.

The one-eyed man, who seemed to be the leader, noticed the long sword in David's hand and couldn't help but ask, "David, what is that sword...?"

Upon hearing this, David replied excitedly, "Chief, this is the 'Blade of Courage,' a divine weapon bestowed upon me by the God of Light!"

The one-eyed man was no nobody; he was Logster, the leader of the human resistance and a mid-level Bronze-rank hunter.

"The Blade of Courage! A divine artifact left behind by the Archangel of Courage?"

Logster was taken aback by what he heard, his gaze fixed on the long sword that exuded a violent aura, unable to look away for a long time.

Hearing this, Huang Tian couldn't help but inwardly complain.

Courage—the aura of this knife doesn't seem to have anything to do with courage at all!

Meanwhile, in the Starry Sky team, the leader of the leveling team recalled the "Power of Slaughter" buff that had flashed across the game interface earlier. He vaguely remembered that this buff had been applied to him once by an enemy orc demigod during the Battle of Blackwater City.

Later, the orc demigod was killed by the God of Light, but only his head was thrown out... Could it be that our boss forged the orc demigod's body into this longsword?

The leveling team leader's mind raced, feeling that the name "Blade of Courage" was full of wicked humor, a mockery of that orc demigod.

After all, the orc demigod who was dealt with by the God of Light had absolutely nothing to do with courage.

If Ai Yi, who was watching from the Heavenly Kingdom, knew what the leveling team leader was thinking, he would definitely refute him with a sense of helplessness. He didn't have such thoughts at all; he was just too lazy to come up with a new name.

Originally, this longsword did indeed utilize the body and authority of an orc demigod, but Ai's original intention was to create a unique weapon for Caesar.

Because the other party possessed the power of courage, the longsword was named the Blade of Courage.

In Ai's view, the authority of courage within Caesar, combined with the authority of killing in the longsword, was a perfect match where one plus one equals more than two.

Once Caesar reaches the maximum level, he will definitely be a powerful warrior, and he will be the type who gets stronger and stronger the more he kills.

However, plans can't keep up with changes. Before Caesar could even begin to develop his talent, the big boss Huang Tian Zai Shang discovered another promising individual for him.

David Gretel, male, 26 years old, Upper Bronze Rank (LV62)

In Ai's eyes, he was a rare SSR talent.

If Caesar had the potential to be promoted to an SSR SR by virtue of his innate courage and authority, then David Gretel was already an SSR when Ai discovered him, solely through his own efforts and talent.

For humans who lack the protection of faith today, the highest level of life they can reach is the Copper Realm.

Compared to the Blackwater City Lord, who only reached the upper-level Purple Bronze SR at the age of fifty, David, who reached the upper-level Purple Bronze at the age of twenty-six, was clearly exceptionally talented.

For this reason, Ai did not directly elevate the life level of the Blackwater City Lord Kurin or Irene, as that would be counterproductive and damage his potential.

Kulin is middle-aged, and his potential has diminished with age, so elevating his life level would not damage his potential.

But for Eileen, it's a different story. If Ai hadn't been resurrected, Eileen would have been the God of Light this time.

Her body was selected by the Kingdom of Ruhr through rigorous bloodline selection, possessing a terrifying compatibility with the energies of light and order.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to hold her own against three gold-level closed beta testers by relying solely on an Eternal Sword, which possesses the properties of an energy storage device.

In fact, if Ai wanted to, he could fill Erin's body with the energy of the God of Light right now, directly elevating her to demigod status.

But such a price would only cause Eileen to lose herself under the terrifying divine power.

Ai didn't want that, after all, Erin was the first human Ai had come into contact with since she came into this world.

Therefore, different training methods should be used for different people.

For a young man like David with so much potential, it's better to let him develop naturally.

However, we cannot allow the opponent to be completely powerless against a stronger opponent.

So Ai had no choice but to give the Hero's Blade to David. Although it wasn't the exclusive weapon Ai had envisioned, at least the appearance and effects were compatible, right?

In the underground base of Kolster, as David explained, everyone vaguely understood what had happened and learned about the God of Light and the hero from another world.

All the people oppressed by the orcs turned their hopeful eyes to Huang Tian in the row above.

It wasn't until several women in the resistance were attracted by Huang Tianzai's handsome appearance that they walked up to him somewhat awkwardly and tried to strike up a conversation with him.

This scene suddenly turned the rebels' initial admiration for the hero into resentment.

You should know that these women were the goddesses that men in the resistance dreamed of.

Looking at the strong woman standing in front of him, who exuded a strong sense of security, Huang Tian suddenly regretted creating a super handsome man for himself and began to miss his own Miss Zhang Houtu!

Huang Tian ignored the female rebels, but this only provoked them to become more aggressive. One of the women even pounced on Huang Tian, ​​trying to have a passionate encounter with him.

If David hadn't arrived in time and reprimanded the women, Huang Tian would have almost used his skill, "Holy Light Charge," to send them flying.

"Your army has quite a bold and unrestrained spirit!"

Huang Tian spoke with lingering fear, which made David feel embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, we don't know if we'll survive tomorrow, so most of us are living for the moment and preparing to die at any time!"

"Furthermore, Lord Huang Tian, ​​you are simply too handsome! We women in the resistance have never seen anyone like you before, so it's natural that we find it hard to resist!"

"So the source is with me!"

Huang Tian shrugged helplessly, looking at David with a slightly serious expression.

"What are you going to do tomorrow?"

David's tone also became serious: "The orc lord of Kolster is going to be assassinated. He will be attending a banquet tomorrow, and that is our best chance to assassinate him."

"If we can successfully kill the city lord, we can use the influence of this event to unite all the humans in the city against the orcs!"

Huang Tian asked from above, "And then?"

"Then?

Then we led all of humanity to escape Kolster. Before, all we thought about was escaping Kolster, but with the appearance of you, Lord Huangtian, we have a new goal.

We should flee southeast to the Ruhr Kingdom, as you, Lord Huangtian, have described!

"So, are you willing to accept this?"

"What?"

"Didn't you rebels ever consider driving all the orcs out and making this city your own?"

"Haha, Your Majesty, are you joking? How could that be?"

There are at least 200,000 orcs in this city, and 90% of them possess extraordinary powers! As for us humans, there are probably no more than a hundred with extraordinary powers.

The disparity in strength is too great; all we can do is flee!

"What if I could summon enough power to fight two hundred thousand orcs? Would you like to give it a try?"

"Your Majesty, what do you mean...?"

"Hero!" Huang Tian pointed to himself and then to the other members of the Starry Sky Team not far away.

"I have at least ten thousand mid-to-high-tier Black Iron warriors on my side. They won't truly die, and if you can provide assistance, they can even return to the battlefield within five to six seconds of death."

"Your Majesty, what kind of assistance do you require from us?"

David looked at Huang Tian and spoke solemnly, his brown eyes filled with restless anticipation.

Huang Tian then revealed his ultimate goal: "Teleportation. All you need to do is hand over the method for creating the teleportation array to us!"

"..."

David did not answer immediately; his handsome face was filled with difficulty.

"What, is that not allowed?"

Seeing this, Huang Tian was not surprised, as he had not expected the other party to readily provide the method for creating teleportation magic.

"..."

David did not answer, but fell silent with an extremely conflicted expression, making the atmosphere eerily still.

The eerie silence was broken only when a hoarse voice rang out.

"We can provide a teleportation array, but if you, hero, want the method to create it, you will inevitably be disappointed!"

The speaker was Logster, the leader of the resistance. He had appeared behind the two of them at some point, his single, dark eye gleaming with an eerie light.

"Why? Is there some special requirement?"

"Yes, our teleportation array is not a traditional magical teleportation array, but rather..."

"leader!"

David tried to interrupt Logster, but Logster simply shook his head, giving him a resolute look.

Watching the interaction between the rebel leaders, Huang Tian realized that there must be some secret inside the teleportation array.

Logster removed the eyepatch from his left eye, revealing a bizarre eyeball that resembled a vortex.

"Hero, please forgive me. Our teleportation array actually obtained evil magic by offering sacrifices to an evil god... This was all my own reckless act and has nothing to do with the rest of the resistance."

If you wish to impose punishment, then punish me alone!

But please, only after you have rescued all of your fellow human beings in Kolster!

The rebel leader knelt down before Huang Tianzai with a thud, his words filled with pain and remorse.

"Punishment? Why?"

Huang Tian asked, puzzled, which startled Logster, who instinctively began to explain.

"The evil god is the embodiment of chaos. I abandoned light and order, seeking power from chaos. This is..."

"So what?"

Huang Tian waved his hand, looking at Logster with some impatience.

"Can you guys stop kneeling down all the time?! Ever since I met you guys, I don't know how many electronic lifespans I've lost!"

Stand up!

At the shout, Logster instinctively straightened up, his weathered face full of confusion.

"But, a chaotic, evil god..."

"What do I care about that? I just want to ask one question: can I really gain the ability to create teleportation arrays simply by offering sacrifices to an evil god?"

"Yes, but that's chaos..."

Logster panicked.

"How should the sacrifice be performed, and what offerings are needed?"

"Drawing a specific sacrificial circle, and a living body. Hero, you want to make a sacrifice, but that's an evil god..." Logster tried to dissuade him.

"Stop talking about evil gods and demons! Give me the sacrificial array."

Logster was completely panicked. The hero summoned by the God of Light had actually betrayed the faith in order.

"Hero, please think twice! That is an evil god, and you are a hero summoned from another world by the God of Light..."

"..."