Chapter 486: Bloodish Dawn

“Prince Charles, I believe everyone must be eager to know about the glorious victory of the Celts in repelling the orc army, as well as how you and Prince Donald managed to defeat the two orc gods!”

After the armies of the Kingdom of Gardrel, the Mage Kingdom of Polin, and the Swordsmen Kingdom of Kurt gathered together with the Celts, the powerful warriors discussed the orc invasion. The other three kingdoms tried every means to uncover the strength of the Celts and details of their battles. The demigod of Gardrel even spoke up directly.

“In fact, there was no full-scale confrontation between the Celts and the orcs. After losing nearly ten thousand soldiers in initial probes, the orcs realized that sheer numbers alone couldn’t defeat us great humans. Nor could they break through the defenses of the Holy Sword Fortress under the defense of so many powerful warriors. Since the orcs have always been inferior to us humans in terms of combat strength, their gods proposed a wager to determine the outcome of this war!”

“Oh?”

Donald spoke up then, “Prince Charles is right! The orc gods thought their elite warriors were far stronger than our elite forces, and that their own innate abilities surpassed those of human gods. But this was merely the result of thousands of years of arrogant ignorance on the part of the orcs. Human wisdom grants us greater creativity—whether in self-repair methods or weapons and equipment—we are far superior to those orcs who rely solely on instinct in battle!”

“As I expected, the orcs lost both contests. After suffering the first defeat, the orc gods intervened in the battle, trying to recover their losses and gain an advantage in morale. But they didn’t realize that although we humans may be inferior to the orcs in physical strength, we have enough wisdom to make up for it. Prince Charles and I, wielding two divine weapons, easily defeated the Orc God of Plunder, Uther, and the Orc God of Birth, Kara, thus thwarting their attempt to invade human territory!”

The King of the North and the Guardian of Nature revealing the details of the wager left many powerful warriors in awe. It turned out that it wasn’t because the Celts were overwhelmingly strong that they easily defeated an army of a hundred thousand orcs allied with two new gods!

Rather, the great war between the two races never really happened at all—because of the failures of the godly warriors, the orc army’s morale plummeted, leaving them nearly defeated, allowing the Celts to crush them with a huge advantage!

In fact, the orcs—whether it was their powerful gods above or the orc warriors below—generally held the arrogant belief that the powerful forces led by humans in the main world were focused on exploring the new continent. As a result, with the native countries weak, it was seen as an excellent opportunity for them to take advantage of the situation. However, by rashly launching war, they were defeated by Celt, not only suffering a loss but also losing large areas of land and minerals. Although the barren lands of the Northwest Wasteland were entirely unsuitable for human settlements, the abundant minerals there were among the most sought-after resources in the world at that time. But due to the disappearance of the two gods, there were no further demands for compensation. Donald and Charles, who reaped even greater benefits, simply ignored the demands for land and compensation from those mortal-level orcs, so as to prevent the orcs from using it as an excuse to inquire about the whereabouts of their two tribal gods. Blood Dawn Island—the headquarters for this counteroffensive against the totem gods in the new continent. The human gods finally set a date for attacking the totem gods and decided to gather in the newly conquered territories of the Land of Dawn. The powerful beings above the demi-god level could travel faster than ordinary mortal warriors. After learning about the strength Donald and the others had selectively revealed, the allied forces led by Celt and Gadril arrived at the gathering site on Blood Dawn Island. “Blood Dawn? What a fitting name!” exclaimed Naronf, the archmage representing the Mage Kingdom of Polin, as he stepped onto this island, whose size was equivalent to that of a baronial domain in a human kingdom. Indeed, according to accurate intelligence from various countries, the Land of Dawn had to carry out repeated purges before it could fully establish control over this island. The native human tribes’ devotion to their totem gods and their land far exceeded that of humans on the main continent, which led to the original totem tribes on this island—ranging from their gods to ordinary tribesmen—resisting the invaders with fierce determination! Believing that light purifies everything, all beings not part of the faith of the Three Gods of Light were considered heretics and unclean. Especially the native humans of the Totoem Continent, who worshipped earth gods, were seen as evil heretics worthy of extermination; their lives deserved no pity. The fanatical followers of the Lord of Dawn would show no sympathy for these native humans of the Totoem Continent, who were also human. Thus, the conquest of this island was marked by countless killings, with almost every inch of land stained with the blood of the native humans!

So it’s fitting that this island is called Blood Dawn, given its origin!
Everyone knows what the demi-god archmage Nalorn meant—the four major forces here are basically human kingdoms that despise extreme religious groups like the Church of the Dawn Lord, and they naturally won’t approve of the actions of the Dawn Country.
But now it’s a counterattack plan decided upon by all the human gods and the gods of the main world, and they all have to participate; otherwise, they wouldn’t want to get involved with the Dawn Country, especially those religious fanatics from the Church of the Dawn Lord!
Not long after the troops from the four kingdoms set foot on Blood Dawn and gathered on the island, the combatants sent by various forces began arriving one after another. Only when everyone had gathered did the representatives of the Dawn Country, as the host side, show up late.
This time, the leader of the Dawn Country’s colonial forces was replaced from the war messenger under the God of War to another demi-god messenger of the Dawn Lord. As for the former war messenger, he fought fiercely against many opponents above the level of demi-gods in a surprise attack by the God of Storms. Although he managed to defend the island of Blood Dawn he already occupied, he was severely injured and had to return to the divine realm of the Great Judge to recover.
“What an arrogance! It’s one thing not to come out to greet us, but to make even the three divine lords and other powerful figures wait so long…”
Serr said sarcastically as the people from the Dawn Country appeared. As a demi-god powerhouse from Gardrel, he wasn’t afraid of the demi-god messenger sent by the Dawn Country. As long as he stayed in the main world, the Dawn Lord would at most send his subordinates to cause trouble for him and the Gardrel Kingdom, rather than descending in person just for a demi-god!
And even if he were polite, the Dawn Country would still find ways to cause trouble for Gardrel, seeking to gain some benefits from this kingdom, which has the largest territory and the strongest influence on the main continent, and they’ve caused them plenty of trouble!
So every time the forces of Sendel appeared, the warriors of Gardrel wouldn’t hesitate to tease them with words to vent their frustration!