The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 124 Past Events of the Gods

Ignoring Ke Lun's attempts to stop them, Feng Xiaoxiao and the others set off while talking.

Soon, Feng Xiaoxiao and his group found the group of orcs, a total of 10, with levels between 55 and 60.

Upon seeing this level, the group exchanged bewildered glances.

Keep in mind that, up to now, the highest level of the monsters they've seen here is only around level ten.

The orcs blocking the way were of such a high level.

It's no exaggeration to say that these orcs could easily crush Koren and his group.

Koren's side has no chance of winning against these orcs.

However, this does not include the players.

Faced with a number of orcs that outnumbered them, Feng Xiaoxiao and his companions charged forward without hesitation.

Feng Xiaoxiao and his companions were not intimidated at all when it came to fighting monsters of this level, especially since they had AI to assist them in the battle.

Furthermore, their skills are inherently more suited to group combat.

Thus, when the two sides clashed, Feng Xiaoxiao and his group faced no pressure whatsoever and easily dealt with the group of orcs blocking their path.

"Done!"

After killing the orcs, Feng Xiaoxiao and his companions found Koren.

"It's done. The orcs blocking the way outside have been dealt with."

Hearing what Feng Xiaoxiao and the others said, Ke Lun nodded.

"Thank you for your help, knights."

"Without you, Frozen City might have already fallen."

As Corren's words faded, the whole world began to feel unreal.

Without a doubt, the players knew what had happened.

"So we've passed this hurdle, what's next?"

Feng Xiaoxiao and the others waited for what would happen next.

This time is completely different from the past.

When Feng Xiaoxiao and the others opened their eyes again, they found themselves in a stunningly beautiful palace.

Thetis, the land of the gods, the palace of the goddess of life.

The palace was filled with vibrant flowers, making it incredibly beautiful.

In a sea of ​​flowers, on a bed woven from the blossoms, a little girl, about 1.6 meters tall, is fast asleep.

Isis, the goddess of life.

Seeing this, Feng Xiaoxiao and the others couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

"Holy crap, we seem to have discovered something incredible!"

Similar to the situation in level 3, Feng Xiaoxiao and the others are currently in an illusory state.

To be honest, everything that happened in this instance was somewhat unexpected for Feng Xiaoxiao and his companions.

Especially now that even the gods are involved.

"So I'm really curious, what exactly is the situation with this instance?"

"It's undoubtedly a hidden instance, but the purpose of this hidden instance still needs to be verified. It may reveal a special history to us."

"Then a very rewarding quest will be triggered, or it may just be part of a hidden quest. Once we find all the clues in this hidden quest, we can get an incredible reward."

Several players immediately began speculating about the matter.

However, it must be admitted that the situation here has far exceeded their expectations.

Just as the group was still speculating, relevant information appeared before their eyes.

Several years ago, the goddess of life and the goddess of death fought.

Both sides suffered heavy losses; the goddess of life fell into a deep sleep, while the goddess of death disappeared without a trace.

In that battle, the elves, relying on various weapons and their own strength, directly shattered the Goddess of Death's divine kingdom, greatly reducing her power.

Although the elves in the Goddess of Life's kingdom also suffered heavy losses in that battle.

However, the power that the divine realm gave Isis was enough to heal her injuries and revive her.

However, things don't seem to be going according to plan.

As they read the related information, the shock in Feng Xiaoxiao and the others grew stronger.

"There's some interesting hidden information in this dungeon."

"It's gotten back to the topic of deities again."

"Admittedly, this is a bit outrageous, but the more outrageous it is, the more generous the rewards will be."

Just as Feng Xiaoxiao and the others were wondering what would happen next, their surroundings suddenly changed.

The original palace was transformed into Isis's divine kingdom.

At this moment, the divine kingdom was in ruins, and cries of agony filled the air.

The Tree of Life, once imbued with the spirit of the elves, is now dead. The towering tree has collapsed, and its trunk has become a habitat for some evil creatures.

The forest was once shrouded in mist, filled with an ominous and evil aura.

The former city has long since decayed.

The once prosperous elves have vanished without a trace, and only the human race has established city-states to desperately resist the corrupted orcs and other creatures.

"So this is a change that has occurred in the Kingdom of God."

Feng Xiaoxiao guessed.

At this moment, the group talked less and less, focusing almost all their attention on the divine kingdom.

As veteran gamers, their years of gaming experience gave them an intuition that a shocking secret was about to be revealed.

They guessed that everything that happened here was probably something that happened sometime in the past.

Simply put, it's a projection of the past.

In other words, this contains some long-forgotten historical background of the game.

And so, under the watchful eyes of these people, the events unfolding on the divine kingdom's side flashed by like a movie slideshow.

After the great battle, Lucy, the Elf Queen, was corrupted by the aura of death. She prayed to the gods, hoping to be healed and gain eternal life.

Since the goddess is asleep, prayers naturally go unanswered.

What players found absurd was that this thing received no response, and as its lifespan was nearing its end, it simply turned evil.

This series of actions left Feng Xiaoxiao and the others completely dumbfounded. Good heavens, how big of a giant baby must someone be to do something like this?

"So what kind of elves did this goddess raise?"

"I don't know, but it was pretty explosive."

While complaining, the players continued to watch the events unfold.

Later, consumed by death, the Elf Queen resorted to any means necessary to survive, and some outrageous events actually led her to some insights.

First, she used the knowledge taught by Corinne and magic to create a mechanical body, and then used the power she gained from death to put her soul into the body.

Thus, the Elf Queen Lucy became the Mechanical King Lucy.

At the same time, she also indirectly gained eternal life.

As time went by, the entire elven race transformed.

Perhaps due to a flaw in the laws or other reasons, maintaining this state requires a large amount of death energy.

Thus, the elves completely abandoned their faith and went to the opposite side of the world.

"Holy crap! Holy crap!"

"Is Coron really that awesome?"

"And how did he get involved with the goddess of life?"

Feng Xiaoxiao and his companions were deeply shocked.

What they knew about Koren was merely a lord in the Frozen City who was besieged by orcs and had no way to stop them.

I never imagined this thing would have such an amazing future.

Research on mechanical technology.

"This guy has taken a very new approach."

"Holy crap, speaking of which, is this guy's research on technology related to that crystal ball he had at the beginning?"

"I'm not too sure either. Oh well, why think about so many details? Let's just keep watching what happens next. I'm also curious to know what happens next."

And so the group quietly watched how things unfolded.

In order to spread death and create more space for themselves to live, the elves abandoned their faith and went against the gods.

The races within the divine realm were also purged by the elves.

Most races were destroyed, only humans continued to resist.

However, the disparity in strength between the two sides was enormous, and despite humanity's desperate efforts, they were still on the verge of extinction.

Isis is only alive because these humans still believe in her.

The world has collapsed.

The surviving humans alone certainly cannot prevent the world from collapsing.

As the players described, the situation was indeed similar.

Despite the humans' desperate resistance, it was to no avail, and they were easily driven to the brink of defeat by the elves.

Perhaps because the human race still retained their faith, or for other reasons, the Goddess of Life eventually awoke.

After learning the whole story, the Goddess of Life naturally punished the elves.

She used her remaining divine power to seal away the entire elven race.

This gave humanity a chance to breathe and find refuge.

"We're doomed."

The Goddess of Life's actions left Feng Xiaoxiao and the others feeling completely bewildered.

"No way, what kind of bullshit goddess is this? Are you just asking for trouble?"

"This guy is just crazy. How can you do something like this? The Golden Spirit Pearls are obviously useless. You can just throw them away. Why seal them up? Are you out of your mind?"

The Goddess of Life's actions have made the players a little uneasy.

This is absolutely outrageous.

Firstly, in terms of cost-effectiveness, sealing the elves would consume far more divine power than directly annihilating them.

The most crucial point is that many hidden dangers will arise after the seal is applied.

Unbeknownst to them, these elves had been transformed into mechanical elves.

That's the biggest problem; you can't just change it back whenever you want.

To put it bluntly, the elves have abandoned their faith and are no longer the race created by the goddess.

You sealed them away, which is nothing more than a display of some so-called womanly compassion, and players find it laughable.

This is practically planting all sorts of hidden dangers for one's future.

But what's outrageous is that this goddess of life actually did just that.

"I'm telling you this: if this guy doesn't fail, I'll eat my thesis defense live on stream," Feng Xiaoxiao said confidently.

This startled the other players nearby.

"Dude, don't be impulsive. This thing looks a bit infuriating, but don't actually take it to heart."

"Damn, bro, I seriously suspect you're just trying to freeload."

Feng Xiaoxiao paid no attention to what the others were saying.

"Just you wait and see, the final result will be pretty much what I expected. This goddess is going to ruin herself."

There's a reason why Feng Xiaoxiao is so confident.

Currently, the goddess's divine kingdom only has one race: humans. Feng Xiaoxiao is all too familiar with the situation of the human race.

Especially in this world, the situation for humanity is far more dire than Feng Xiaoxiao imagined.

And what happened afterward was pretty much exactly what Feng Xiaoxiao had imagined.

The surviving humans were naturally grateful to the goddess of life.

They began to gather the survivors and rebuild their homes.

At the same time, they were building a large cemetery to bury the fallen warriors, but problems arose on the human side during the construction of the cemetery.

These people, looking at their dead compatriots and their dead relatives, felt a little resentment towards the gods. Why didn't the gods come sooner? Why did the gods bestow such great power upon those races?

Why are humans, who are also children of the gods, inherently much inferior to these other races?

Humans do not possess strong physiques, nor do they have long lifespans.

Even their natural talents are incomparable to those of other races. Simply put, in the kingdom of gods, the human race is the weakest.

Seeing this, Feng Xiaoxiao looked at the people around him with a hint of smugness.

"Brothers, you see, it's pretty much what I guessed. And the most important thing is that I predicted that after the human race developed to a certain level, they would become rebellious, but I didn't expect that there would already be problems now."

"Given the current situation, there's no point in even thinking about it if things continue to develop like this."

As time went by, the human race gradually recovered its strength. However, the human race split into two factions. The first faction continued to worship the Goddess of Life.

The second view is that the fate of humanity should be in its own hands, and should not depend on gods.

This group believes that what happened before was enough to sound the alarm and make everyone realize that gods are unreliable. Not only are gods unreliable, but they can even bring disaster upon themselves.

The two sects have completely different ideologies, so the war that breaks out between them will naturally be significant.

Actually, if the Goddess of Life had intervened at this point, all the problems would have been solved. However, the problem was that the Goddess of Life had exhausted her remaining divine power by sealing the Elf race, and she herself had fallen into a deep sleep.

The war between the two sects was evenly matched.

However, sects that believe in gods always have certain advantages, since this is, after all, a divine kingdom, and they can receive some degree of favor.

So even though this group was relatively small, they were still able to withstand the attack of another group, and the two sides were locked in a stalemate for nearly a hundred years.

They also established their own countries.

Fights also break out between the two countries from time to time along the border.

This is when the benefits of believing in gods become apparent. As the power of faith increases, these believers receive all sorts of benefits, and their countries enjoy favorable weather and prosperity.

On the other hand, there is utter desolation. The contrast between the two is naturally enormous.

And so, another century passed.

Those who did not believe in God were labeled as heretics, while the kingdoms that did believe in God grew very powerful, and the kingdoms established by those who did not believe in God were destroyed.

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