Chapter 226: Chapter 179: Simple and Brutal_1
On this continent, the creation myth goes something .
According to the records, this universe was born from a dream had by a thing called the “Head of God”.
As for what the hell the Head of God is, only heaven knows.
Maybe it’s a game company.
Then, the eternal deity Anu and the changeable deity Padome were differentiated from the world.
Then Anu and Padome each split into a bunch of gods. Basically, the gods on Anu’s side are now the beautiful gods like the Nine Saints that everyone worships, while the ones split from Padome are those evil and crazy Demon Gods.
In fact, the religious beliefs on the Novice Planet are similar. For example, the Imperial legal gods worshiped in that world represent unchanging eternity, while the Chaos Evil Gods represent change.
Of course, for players, they disdain this kind of mentally retarded dualism.
Eternity is not necessarily good, and change is not necessarily bad.
If it’s about which side to stand on, that’s bullshit.
Just like all creation myths, according to the mythology of this world, the gods of this world created the world, created humans, and created everything.
But honestly, if we go by the viewpoint of the players who haunt the Main Universe, this chicken-or-egg question is worth pondering.
Like the Chaos Evil God, there is no concept of time in subspace, so when the Chaos Evil God appears, it exists in the past, present, and future of subspace. But according to the timeline of the Main Universe, the birth of the Chaos Evil God actually has a point in time, and before this point in time, they did not exist.
So if we go by the players’ perspective, almost all gods actually come from human beliefs. Humans first created beliefs, and then gods were born. But because this logic fits within the mythology, gods seem to always exist in the eyes of humans – but in fact, that is obviously not the case.
Actually, if you think about it, all creation myths have a paradox.
This is just like ghost stories.
You tell a ghost story, saying that your friend got onto a haunted bus and never got off, only to discover that everyone on the bus was a ghost, and then they were taken to Hell.
The story is vivid and well-told.
Then the problem arises.
If your friend died, how did you know this story?
Did you make it up? Or did your friend come back to life to tell you the story?
Creation myths are the same.
If God created the world and the story is detailed, then who wrote this myth in such detail in the first place?
According to the myth, the gods created the sun and the moon, created the stars, created life, and finally created humans.
So how did humans come to know so much?
Could it be that the gods intentionally stayed behind to bullshit and tell stories?
So, from the perspective of the players in the Main Universe, all gods, good or bad, are born from the beliefs of sentient beings. Then, like the Chaos Evil God, once they are born, they occupy all the existence in the past, present, and future in subspace.
That is to say, gods did not exist in the past, but there might have been some kind of power in the world. And to explain this existence, people created a god for this power, so the god became associated with this power.
For example, when it rained after a dry spell and everyone prayed for rain, then the downpour came.
Where did that downpour come from? After some thought, people would decide it was definitely the Dragon King showing mercy and bringing rain, so they began to thank the Dragon King, and thus the belief that Dragon King equals Water God came into existence.
Under this belief, the Dragon King, who’s in charge of dispensing rain, really gets created. It perfectly complies with the logic of human belief, hence humans naturally deduce that the past downpours were also the doings of the Dragon King.
Therefore, a cycle of beliefs is born.
Some phenomenon is born = People create a belief to explain this phenomenon = The belief creates a god who controls this phenomenon = The God who controls this phenomenon validates the correctness of the belief.
Self-validation, a perfect cycle, without any flaws.
So for religious people like Lorena, the Demon God may seem terrifying, but for Judges like Duanmu Huai who know the rules of the universe, no matter how grandiose and badass the Demon God seems or how Dragon Proud Sky-like its book is, in the end it’s still a thing created by belief.
For Duanmu Huai, the Demon Gods of this world are equivalent to weakened versions of the Chaos Evil God. After all, these Demon Gods have more restricted domains, unlike the Chaos Evil God who encompasses almost every aspect of intelligent life. They’re also easier to deal with, so Duanmu Huai chose to use these Demon Gods to train his forces.
“But… Sir Knight, how do you plan to enter the Obliteration Domain?”
That’s right, from Lorena’s point of view, this is the most important question.
“According to the historical records I’ve read, there was once a Demon God named Daguan who sought to open the Gate of Obliteration to invade this world, but this is not an easy thing to do…”
“Don’t worry, it’s not difficult.”
Duanmu Huai was well prepared in advance.
“I have a divine statue of Morag in my possession, if imbued with enough spiritual energy, it can open the gateway to his domain.”
Indeed, as a judge, Duanmu Huai was, of course, familiar with various ways to open the doors to the subspace. In essence, no matter the method, be it ceremonies, sacrifices, or other ways, the means to open the gate to the subspace is simple– it’s just about using strong enough spiritual energy to blur and distort the boundary between the real world and subspace, and then you can travel to subspace.
However, because the subspace is infinite, finding the right path to the place one wants to go is the most difficult part.
But as long as there is a divine statue, this problem can be solved.
In this world, the divine statues do give blessings to their believers, meaning, the divine statues of the spirits and demon gods in this world are essentially their windows to the main universe. And since they are windows, these statues naturally lead to the Obliteration Domain where these demon gods reside.
Put it this way, these statues are more like the selling windows for the demon gods. Believers offer rewards, then receive some rewards from the other side.
So what does Duanmu Huai plan to do?
It’s rather simple, crudely brutal, just smash it.
Just like a burglar invading a house, without the tactics of a thief, demolish the security net, smash its window, directly knock down the wall, and then rush in.
I’m here for robbery, who’s playing by the rules with you?
“Alright, are you ready?”
Duanmu Huai returned to his senses and looked at the people standing behind him. Beside Duanmu Huai, naturally stood Ogis, then Bambi, Ann, Greiya, Lorena, and Audrey.
Not far away, there was the Angelic Army led by Saharir.
It must be said that this Angelic Army looked rather impressive. In the forefront, naturally, was Saharir, the Clear Sky Angel and behind her mainly three lines, one being the Aurora Angels with white wings, holding a magic wand, having long golden hair, and looking like beautiful young girls.
And the Shining Angels with pink long hair, carrying a poleaxe and shield, wearing white armor.
And also the scantily clad Healing Angels.
These three types of angels were the main forces in battle.
Besides these, in the first row of the team were cute and petite Dingdong Angels holding two golden bells, the Proclamation Angels holding mid-size bells, and the Chorister Angels responsible for singing hymns.
Of course, Duanmu Huai had also investigated these angels’ information. It should be said that these angels’ attacks were not very high, excluding the leading angels like Saharir, the basic attributes of the other angel warriors were 4 for both attack and defense, they were not particularly formidable if high attributes were to be considered.
However, although the number of this Angelic Army was not large, only a bit more than three hundred people, but they emphasized defense and support, they were perfect for guarding the army.
For example, the Aurora Angels could gain +3/+3 attribute and the ability to ignore opponents’ defenses and penetrate attacks through the[Angel’s Blessing].
The Shining Angels could grant all servants +1 attack through[Battle Maiden’s Spear].
Besides, Dingdong Angels, Proclamation Angels, and Chorister Angels could also trigger[Melody of the Celestial Realm]giving all combat units +3 defense.
And Healing Angels could heal and restore injured units through[Angel’s Grace].
Although these angels’ combat abilities were not very strong, their support abilities were formidable, and they all provided team support– this was exactly what Duanmu Huai was currently lacking.
Originally, Duanmu Huai wondered if there would be a deity from heaven responsible for overseeing the army, but Saharir stated that considering this was after all an operation against the Demon God of another continent, if heaven sends a deity over, it would be equivalent to formally starting a war with the demon Gods here. So, it’s better to keep a low profile. And this Angelic Army is a gift to Duanmu Huai.
From this one could see, heaven was quite generous.
For Duanmu Huai, this was also a good thing. At the very least going out with angels….he would not be mistaken for a necromancer, right?
“No problem, I can’t wait! Sir Knight!”
Ann was excited and jumping around. She had been itching to go when she couldn’t go with Duanmu Huai to Hell last time, and now that she finally gets to go to the Obliteration Domain, naturally, she couldn’t wait.
Of course, the others wouldn’t say anything more, Bambi had been looking forward to meeting her people for some time and as for Audrey– she was just a maid now, wherever Duanmu Huai went, she had no say in the matter, she just followed along.
Duanmu Huai picked up Morag’s divine statue and took a few steps forward. He griped the statue tightly and rapidly infused spiritual energy into it.
Soon, under the infusion of Duanmu Huai’s spiritual energy, the divine statue of Morag in his hand began to tremble, emitting a dark red glow. At the same time, the surroundings became dim and were even swept by a chilling gust of wind. Simultaneously, the howling of the undead echoed around.
The divine statue in Duanmu Huai’s hand suddenly shattered in the next moment. Then, a dark red oval-shaped spatial portal appeared before him out of thin air. At the same time, accompanied by a roar, a tall monster covered in scales rushed out from inside, opened its wide mouth to bite Duanmu Huai– then was promptly shoved back in by Duanmu Huai pressing on its head.