Chapter 976 - 976 975 War Begins

Chapter 976: Chapter 975 War Begins Chapter 976: Chapter 975 War Begins [City of Gods – Nine Pillar Gods Company Ennead-Corporations]

As several beams of light that pierced the sky vanished, lives with strong divine nature had fully awakened.

In the deepest secret workshops of the major companies, created by technicians of the Black Pyramid, lay the “Land of Divine Water”… It appeared as a circular pool of water smooth as a mirror’s surface.

The Divine Water filling the pool, very much resembling mercury.

Produced by the mother body, the highest quality Black Water, combined with the purification techniques of the White Giant and further improved, this [Divine Water]… produced only by the Black Pyramid and in very limited quantities.

The beams of light reaching for the sky were the “Glory Reaction” emitted when the Divine Water was activated.

At the same moment.

Nine gods of divine nature slowly stepped out of the pool, each in their own distinct manner.

The various metal lines connected to their backs detached as they stepped out of the pond… All indicators were normal upon inspection.

They were dressed in Ancient Egyptian garments themed with “gold”, and although they were slightly larger than ordinary people, their bodies radiated a potent divine nature that even high-ranking slaves would instinctively kneel before them.

At the same time.

The Pharaoh had also commissioned Osiris Heavy Industry to forge corresponding divine weapons for the ‘Nine Pillar Gods’ ahead of time.

They each sat within temples on the company’s territory, awaiting the Pharaoh’s orders.

[Black Pyramid – Top: Eye of God Room]

Due to the invasion of the City of Gods by a different world.

The “Eye of Horus” was utilized as a war apparatus.

Currently, a huge eye-shaped diamond hovered at the very top of the pyramid, allowing a clear observation of every corner of the City of Gods.

There were also limitations, as the scope of vision decreased when observing multiple areas at once.

Pharaoh-Ed Louis had connected his own head to the “Eye of Horus”, closely observing the border of the [Civilian Area]—Other Derry Town.

However, Other Derry Town belonged to a miniature world; due to its smaller size, the “Power of the World” which shrouded the town had an exceptionally high concentration, and it was also enveloped in a “Lightless Boundary” set by the town mayor, as well as the Silent Mist created by the Sixth Demon.

Even with the Pharaoh himself manipulating the “Eye of Horus”, he could only see a very limited and blurred image, at most glimpsing some black silhouettes on the streets, with no useful information gathered.

After looking for some time, his eyes felt dry.

“Such a finely crafted world, it’s my first time encountering one… I never expected ‘the world’ could be compressed down to the size of a small town.

The world that Nicholas signed shares in must be a kind of extraordinary [True Fate], a special world that requires meeting special conditions to reach.

The ‘identity check’ for such special worlds is incredibly challenging. And due to the presence of a special administrator, it’s virtually impossible to capture the ‘Node’, unimaginable that he could obtain a certain share of it.

It’s impossible to estimate the military power of the town; such a miniature world is firm as a rock in itself.

My army would struggle to enter in unison, and without clear knowledge of the town’s structure, rashly invading the town would inevitably lead to a significant loss of troops, and might even leak information about the pyramid.

If that’s the case, then let’s make good use of the ‘defending party’s rights.”

Because of the town’s bizarre characteristics, and with Han Dong having the assistance of a Space-Based Ancestor Body [Demon], Ed abandoned all plans for an active assault, opting instead for a defensive strategy.

Of course.

If any opportunity arises, the Pharaoh would also have the Priests, skilled in intelligence gathering, secretly infiltrate the town in an attempt to discover relevant information about Derry Town.

…

‘Node War: Prometheus’

—-Invaders—-

Invader: Nicholas Valen.

Conditions for victory (all must be met):

1. Defeat the Node ruler [Pharaoh-Ed Louis].

2. Crush the Pharaoh’s troops (≥70%).

3. Complete exploration of the pyramid (≥90%).

4. Gain the support of the people of the City of Gods (≥50%).

Limitations: The above four conditions need to be met within the war duration (72 hours), otherwise, a defeat will be declared.

—-Defenders—-

Node Holder: Ed Louis (Incumbent Pharaoh)

Victory Conditions (only one needs to be met)

1. Defeat the invader, Nicholas Valen.

2. Crush the troops under the invader’s command (≥70%).

3. Completely breach the invader’s world, [Other Derry Town] (kill ≥80% of the townspeople).

4. Hold out until the end of the war.

…Time’s up.

The “Node War” information has been transmitted into the minds of the leaders of both sides.

Obviously, the rules of the Node War reveal that the Pharaoh, being the node holder, possesses a tremendous advantage… However, Han Dong found such victory conditions to be satisfactory.

They did not exceed his expectations, in fact, they were even a bit lower.

As the battle horns sounded, no priestly troops approached.

“My guess was correct… The Pharaoh is cautious too, since there is a ‘victory over time’ rule, he will not take the initiative to attack the completely unknown Derry Town.

Clerk Miss, and Demon Spirit Miss.

The arrangements I’ve made for you, there’s no issue, right?”

Demon Spirit – Alessa Gillespie, was quite polite, she gently lifted her skirt, made a courteous curtsy towards Han Dong, revealing a sweet smile, indicating that she could easily do so and was happy to make it happen.

As for Clerk, still softly singing as if she hadn’t heard a word Han Dong had said.

Due to Clerk’s extremely special nature, Han Dong also had to make use of her.

“Miss Funa, if you can do as I’ve instructed… when the war is over, I will praise you as a shareholder alongside the town mayor, and even hail you as the decisive factor for victory.”

The singing stopped.

Clerk’s head rotated three times excitedly, saying, “Really? You better not be lying to me… Otherwise, I will kill you.”

“Don’t worry, I give you my word.”

Seeing this, Clerk swallowed the letter Han Dong had given her, directly reading the information within inside her body.

“Then…”

Han Dong turned his gaze towards Maritzis, who was deliberately keeping a certain distance.

“Miss Mary, please transport these two to the marked location on the map… Remember, wait until the main force has moved out, then carry out the spatial transfer to reduce the chance of being discovered.”

“Okay.”

All tasks and action plans were arranged.

Han Dong stood at the summit of the plaza area, painted a black smile on his face, and spread his arms.

“In my capacity as [The Third Demon], I hereby declare the ‘Node War’ officially begun… We shall devour the City of Gods’ light with absolute darkness.”

The plain townspeople, in a great throng, began to leave from the southern streets.

This direction was not towards the interior of the City of Gods, but towards its outskirts.

The first strategic plan – seize the peripheral wormholes of the City of Gods.

Using the ultrafast transportation facilities within the wormholes, the townspeople were transported to different locations of the City of Gods, achieving ‘dispersal’ and ‘comprehensive encirclement.’

As wormholes primarily used for discarding garbage, they parted to create a path for such a group of amiable townspeople.

At the same time.

Maritzis, carrying the two special members of the Ten Devils, performed a spatial transfer and arrived in a densely populated plaza area within [Civilian Area].

The Silent Mist descended.

As Demon Spirit – Alessa Gillespie hopped and skipped through the streets, the Civilian Area was quickly enveloped in the mist… [Silent Hill] had descended.

At the same time.

Clerk casually found a ‘Public Skull Ritual’ on the street corner, transformed into data, infiltrated into the skull server that controlled the City of Gods’ network, and as a corrupt program, began attacking the server.

In a short time, all the nerve network facilities in the Civilian Area were completely paralyzed.