Chapter 490: Attack by Dividing Forces

This flying grab attack method is very similar to those used by hunters and thieves, except it lacks the ropes or animal sinews that connect one end of the grab. After all, since it can be crafted into a true divine artifact, why would it need ropes for control? Even if such ropes existed, they would likely be part of the artifact itself! After all, the latter is merely a tool used by ordinary people to climb walls, with modest attack power, so it isn’t a powerful weapon for combat.

But the Flying Grab of the God of Turbulent Winds, as a true divine artifact, is completely different. Judging from its metal-colored, eagle-claw-shaped body, even a single grab from it could inflict serious damage even on a true god. Thus, the King of the North wouldn’t foolishly wait here to be attacked by his opponent’s divine artifact. With a swift thrust of his long sword, he channeled sword energy and lifted both the sword and the artifact itself above the Flying Grab launched by the God of Turbulent Winds.

“Bang—”

With a powerful shockwave that echoed for miles, the collision of the two divine artifacts produced sparks akin to divine fire. All ordinary people within a ten-mile radius, whose strength was below bronze level, suffered severe injuries—bleeding from all orifices as they writhed in pain on the ground. Even those of gold or silver rank were affected to varying degrees.

The King of the North, being the weaker party, spat out a small amount of golden divine blood. Though it wasn’t severe enough to impair his abilities, it still caused slight internal damage.

The God of Turbulent Winds, having succeeded in his first strike and ready to press on, suddenly sensed that several of his major tribal territories were simultaneously attacked by invaders at least half-god in strength.

“Despicable!”

He hesitated momentarily and had to mentally order his subordinate gods to go in aid. As the deity ruler of the Turbulent Wind Tribes, he held supreme power here, but at the same time, he was responsible for all the tribes’ people. No matter how cruelly he ruled over them, he would not allow others to harm his people.

Seizing this opportunity, the King of the North, Charles, swung his divine one-handed sword, unleashing two waves of royal sword energy that caught his opponent off guard, forcing them to defend passively. At the same time, he summoned his signature weapon, the Sword of Glory. With Donald’s guidance, the king had transformed this knightly greatsword into a sub-divine artifact, though the lack of certain essential divine materials had delayed its progression to a true divine artifact.

After all, without sufficiently powerful divine material, it’s impossible to wield the power of the laws! The three divine artifacts that have already appeared, though all are of the elementary level, are clearly stronger than the Heart of the King in Charlie’s possession—those two belonging to the God of Turbulent Winds. As the God of Turbulent Winds’ exclusive divine artifact, that Grasping Artifact is likely at the pinnacle of elementary divine artifacts and is not far from reaching the intermediate level. If not for the fact that the Heart of the King is a truly crafted divine artifact by Donald, with its own potential to ascend to the intermediate level, it would probably already be damaged, reducing its power! At this point, when the King of the North brings out another secondary divine artifact, it’s merely to put more pressure on the opponent; he doesn’t really expect much from this Sword of Glory. The divine artifacts in the God of Turbulent Winds’ hands are far too powerful, and there are more than one. In such a situation, a secondary divine artifact can already play a significant role in holding back the enemy, which is quite impressive. Even so, Charlie still feels immense pressure. He knows that if he slackens his grip even for a moment, giving the God of Turbulent Winds a chance to catch his breath, he will have no chance of winning. So, while intensifying his attacks, he shouts toward the back, “Haven’t you come out yet? Do you want to wait until the mission fails before acting?” Hearing Charlie’s shout, the backup troops hidden miles away transform into a streak of white light and appear outside the circle—it’s the Messenger of Dawn who came with the main force. Reluctantly, this guy shows up, clearly dissatisfied with being assigned by the King of the North to fight against the powerful God of Turbulent Winds. Yet, despite his dissatisfaction, this mission concerns the interests and reputation of the Lord of Dawn. Even if the messenger doesn’t want to, he must still contribute to the mission; otherwise, failure will bring punishment from His Majesty Ivan! Charlie and Donald saw exactly this—knowing he had no other choice—and placed this Messenger of Dawn in this position. If the enemy turns out to be even more powerful than expected, it’s likely that His Majesty Ivan won’t just watch his messenger die. Whether the messenger lives or dies is trivial; for the Lord of Dawn, ensuring the success of this mission is what matters most! Moreover, if his messenger dies early, even if the mission succeeds, it will greatly disadvantage him when it comes to dividing the spoils later!

Although the Dawn Messenger was only at the demi-god level, as a messenger of a god, he did not rely solely on his own strength. Generally, demi-god messengers could draw upon the power of true gods, enabling them to unleash strength nearly on par with that of newly ascended gods. As a messenger of a higher-tier god, the Dawn Messenger’s combat power became even greater when fully unleashed.

With the Dawn Messenger in battle, the King of the North had an ally whose strength was comparable to that of a lower-tier god, and this ally also possessed a defensive true artifact. Instantly, Charles felt the pressure on him lessen significantly, and the sense of helplessness he had faced the God of Turbulent Winds before disappeared.

While the King of the North, with the help of the Dawn Messenger, held off the most powerful target, the God of Turbulent Winds, warriors from other directions also launched attacks on their designated targets.

Leaving the others aside for now, Donald and several demi-gods and legendary warriors chose to target their old rival—the Stone Bear Tribe of the God of Stone Bears.

They decided to deal with this demi-god totem god for two reasons. First, the tribe was located in the northwest corner of the God of Turbulent Winds’ territory, relatively close to the Celt and Ciri United Kingdom, posing a significant threat to them. Second, the God of Stone Bears held deep grudges against them and was aware of their past visits to the New Continent. Although this wasn’t a major secret, if it were revealed, it would surely anger many true gods. The God of White Mountain and Ciri’s side would naturally not expose it, but the God of Stone Bears was different.

In case some true god became greedy because they had infiltrated the Totem Continent in advance and gained many advantages there, although Donald didn’t think he would fear such a god, attracting more trouble was never a good idea. So, it was better to eliminate this source at once.

Once he reached the strength of a lower-tier god, even if this secret were revealed, it wouldn’t matter. That true god wouldn’t risk gaining an enemy among lower-tier gods over some uncertain benefit. After all, starting from the lower-tier god level, the true form of a god was hidden within their divine realm, making it very difficult for them to be defeated.

“Let’s go!”
After arriving above the Stone Bear Tribe, Donald whispered to the people around him.

Accompanying him this time were the demigod Uther, Chikofield whose strength had largely recovered, as well as Carlisle and Kelsas. There was also the legendary sword sage Vincent, who came with the King of the North, but since the mission in Charlie’s area was too dangerous, Vincent was assigned to Donald. With Donald taking care of things, safety should be assured.

As soon as Donald spoke, the several powerful warriors, whose strength was on par with or even beyond legend, immediately dispersed in various directions across the Stone Bear Tribe, unleashing their attacks.

Strangely, their attacks were not aimed at the indigenous humans of the Stone Bear Tribe, but rather at the land beneath them.

These warriors were so formidable that, before the tribe’s natives could even react, they had already carved out large chunks of land, removing the surface soil.

At that moment, Donald, who was in mid-air, waved his hand and released a beam of divine light, sweeping away the soil, buildings, and the humans within.

Donald, who always adhered to his own moral principles, never liked to cause unnecessary slaughter. The purpose of this mission was to lure out the Stone Bear God and eliminate it so that it could no longer support its master, the God of Chaos. Therefore, Donald came up with the idea of seizing the population of the Stone Bear Tribe to draw out their opponent. Due to the urgency and lack of time to bring these natives into the demi-plane one by one, Donald ordered others to separate the tribal buildings from the land first and then use the Kingdom of Truth to absorb them. With the powerful rules of his divine kingdom, it was easy to take them in before transferring them to the demi-plane.

This method was not only relatively peaceful but also allowed them to gain a large number of people for free. As for the issue of educating these indigenous humans, it wasn’t a problem either. After the Fall of the Bull God, most of the population of the Bull Tribe had converted to his faith, right?

And the Stone Bear Tribe had tens of thousands of people—more than ten times that of the Bull Tribe!

Donald and his companions moved swiftly. In just a few moments, the once-prosperous Stone Bear Tribe became like a bald head, missing piece by piece, losing at least one-third of its population in an instant.

“Roar…”

Although the Stone Bear God quickly teleported from the totem altar to the tribe, it could only watch helplessly as the invaders seized nearly half of its population.

Because at that moment, a powerful demigod was blocking its path.

“It’s you…”

The demigod totem god quickly recognized Donald and the others. After all, the pursuit across thousands of miles last time not only failed but also left it severely injured and cost it another secondary divine artifact, earning it a harsh scolding from its master, the God of Chaotic Winds. If not for the God of Chaotic Winds needing its help at that time, the Stone Bear God might even have had part of its power taken away, reducing its divine strength and causing it to drop below the rank of demigod. How could it possibly forget the culprits responsible for its downfall? The Stone Bear God cursed them in its heart hundreds of times every day. Yet it never expected these little thieves who had once invaded its territory to come looking for it so soon. What surprised and astonished it even more was that their strength had grown to such an impressive level! If it remembered correctly, the strongest among them during their last invasion had just entered the legendary stage, but now there were already powerful true gods and demigods among them?