It was said that when Beyana self-destructed, a sky-covering golden Holy Light illuminated the entire sky. Not only did the residents of the Forest of Dreams and Nightrain City see it, even the residents of the Mage Country on the other side of the sea saw the golden clouds in the sky.
If it wasn't for the fact that Beyana controlled the area of her self-destruction, perhaps the entire Oak Town would have been blown up as well.
And when the suddenly evolved "War" displayed his potential, causing the Thunder Titan to face the danger of being destroyed, his older brother finally didn't ignore the death of his younger brother's incarnation. After all, for the Thunder Titans who were still sealed into stone statues, every bit of power was precious.
Yins, the "Thinker" who had been holding back all this time, finally used his full power. And when he destroyed a portion of "War's" army and rescued Hatley, the other True Gods' incarnations didn't make things difficult for him.
After all, if the Thunder Titans' incarnations were pushed too far, wouldn't they be able to self-destruct as well? The other True Gods weren't confident that they would be able to protect their own incarnations.
This was also why ganging up on the incarnations of high-level existences wasn't worth it. If they were forced into a corner, they would self-destruct. In the end, since it wasn't their true bodies, there wouldn't be any spoils of war left. Naturally, no one would be willing to provoke a porcupine covered in spikes … It was just like how some summoned creatures in video games would be difficult to kill without any money, experience, or equipment. Nobody would be willing to fight them.
And since the True Gods' incarnations, who were the main fighting force, didn't want to continue this bloody battle, we naturally wouldn't allow the Thunder Titans to escape.
Although "War" still wanted to continue, he didn't have the ability to travel at high speed in a bloody battle, nor was he able to catch up to the Thunder Titans. And so, this battle had officially come to an end.
"We won!"
"We finally survived …"
When the cheers of Oak Town rang out, sighs of lucky survivors also rang out at the same time. All sorts of experts appeared one after another, and the power that could crush a person's body with just a touch was enough to make one's heart tremble.
Perhaps for the first generation of "Contract Heroes", this day would be unforgettable for the rest of their lives. The battle that happened in this short one day would have a tremendous impact.
Titans, Gods, Undead Emperors, and Undead Calamities were all existences that could only be seen in epic stories. Not only did they appear in real life, they were even fighting against each other. This far surpassed the "heroes"'s understanding.
Perhaps they had only been trying to make a living in the past, or perhaps they had only been trying to obtain more resources. But now, the Titan and Giant God, who seemed to have walked out of the Epic Saga, had given them the opportunity to interact with the strongest individuals. Now, they felt that they had gotten involved in a major event. This was a revolution that was destined to happen in this generation. However, this was also an opportunity that this generation would give to the courageous.
"… Perhaps one day, we will also have the strength to do something on such a battlefield, instead of shivering and praying in a corner."
Some things would only be pursued after one had come into contact with them. Only when one discovered the difference between them would one think of ways to make up for it. It wasn't that it was impossible to accomplish many things, but rather that one didn't dare to think about them. And once the fire of ambition was ignited, it would be incredibly difficult to extinguish it.
This was the same logic as how classic video games in a certain world would always show a cool and flashy battle animation before the game started. Perhaps you wouldn't be able to do it now, or perhaps you would never be able to do it as well as in the animation, but at the very least, you would have hope. Not only would you have hope for the "game" itself, but you would also have hope for what you would obtain from the game.
"Perhaps many things are different from before."
Of course, I also believed that after walking on the border between life and death, witnessing such an incredibly dangerous battle at the pinnacle, and feeling the fear of death, many people would definitely quit their jobs tomorrow. However, there would definitely be people who would be even more passionate about it. This was a test given to them by this generation, as well as an opportunity. This was a shortcut that could help them reach the pinnacle step by step. This was a stairway to the heavens that they would never be able to obtain anywhere else.
"When I get back, let's increase the number of Contract Heroes in the second batch. Three hundred thousand in the entire continent … or maybe five hundred thousand?"
This was also what I was hoping for. Perhaps after today, the second batch of Contract Heroes would become even more popular. After all, if it wasn't for the fact that I had accepted this contract, it would have been impossible for me to come into contact with the highest-level battle.
Let's ignore the True Gods of Aillé's faction for now, as they had already used their actions to show their support. This was also why the Goddess of Wealth had chosen to self-destruct in the end.
If the Titan Giants were allowed to destroy Oak Town, who would suffer the greatest losses? The wood spirits' new attempt to expand their territory would fail, but that wouldn't mean that they would suffer many losses. Most of the wood spirits would be able to retreat and start all over again. However, if the first batch of Contract Heroes met with an enemy that was absolutely impossible to defeat on their first large-scale mission, causing a large number of deaths, it was likely that this system's credibility would be greatly damaged.
The loss of the wood spirits' members wouldn't matter much. The loss of "Justice Points" and the faction's credibility would be the most severe.
Although the first batch of Contract Heroes had been attracted by the rewards, they had only joined because of the Aillé faction's power level and trustworthiness. Otherwise, no matter how many precious treasures tempted them, nobody would be willing to join a sinking ship.
No one capable of ascending to Godhood would be an idiot. Beyana, the Goddess of Wealth, who had hidden connections with the Aillé faction, could clearly see all of this.
"The second and third time can suffer losses and fail. After all, there will be risks along with rewards. Most people can understand this. However, the first time definitely can't fail, nor can a large number of deaths occur. Otherwise, it will cause a serious crisis of trust. "
That was why she had secretly made preparations. In order to prevent any accidents from occurring during this first large-scale mission, she had brought the other True Gods' incarnations down to the mortal world. And now, at a critical moment, she could still choose to have her incarnations escape and wait for the other True Gods to act.
After all, if things developed to a certain point, it was even possible that Aillé would personally act. However, she had resolutely chosen to self-destruct her incarnations, which would suffer the greatest losses.
But she didn't …
Not only did she want the group's large-scale mission to succeed, she also wanted the Contract Heroes to suffer as few losses as possible. On a different level, her self-destruction was a clear indication of her attitude — "Even I'm willing to self-destruct, so why are you mortals so afraid?"
From a certain standpoint, this self-destruction was excellent political propaganda. Even the True Gods were willing to sacrifice themselves by self-destructing their incarnations. Even the legendary Titan Giants had been defeated. Not a single one of the new Contract Heroes had died. This was obviously an unprecedented level of support for the new Contract Heroes.
And on another level, Beyana's losses would be compensated by her companions. At the very least, as far as I knew, Aillé had never been a stingy God. Perhaps he would compensate her even more than her losses. And, her self-destruction not only gave her a favorable impression of me, but also made me owe her a favor.
Favors didn't count for much? For some people, favors indeed didn't count for much. They would even repay favors with enmity. But for others, they would rather be stabbed than owe others a favor … Fine, I admit it. I hated owing others favors the most. Seeing someone else would make me remember that I owed them money, which was quite a disagreeable feeling. I should think of a way to repay this favor as soon as possible.
"… As expected of the Goddess of Wealth. Perhaps she'll even benefit from this self-destruction. She's probably already calculated everything in her heart."
Actually, with Beyana stomping her foot in anger on her divine throne, Roland had thought too much into this. Beyana had only faintly felt that she would suffer a loss if she lost, but because of Roland's incessant "encouragement", her blood pressure kept rising, and she ended up self-destructing in anger. Not only that, her self-destruction hadn't even killed her opponent. She was so humiliated that she was so angry that she sealed off her Divine Kingdom and refused to see any of her companions who came to comfort her.
With Beyana's rather narrow-minded personality, it was quite normal for her to vent her anger on Roland. Perhaps now that she thought about it, she would even remember Roland as a grudge holder and find an opportunity to take revenge.
Of course, since they were on the same side, and they were comrades who would work together in the future, it was quite impossible for her to directly cause trouble for him. However, pranks to make Beyana feel bad for a bit were perfectly fine.
"The curse of 'Even though I have so much money, I'll be unlucky if I buy anything luxurious, and I'll end up having to buy only instant noodles', 'The curse of' Even though I have a harem, I can only afford to rent a three-square-meter room, and all my harem members have run away ',' The curse of 'Even though I'm the Moonlight Tribe, I can't live for more than three hours without a salary, and I don't have more than five copper coins in my wallet', 'The curse of' A certain seductress is lucky to possess', it's quite troublesome to develop too many poverty curses. Which one should I use …?"
Due to certain reasons, no matter which curse Beyana chose, she would probably gain nothing. In the near future, she would indeed discover this fact.
"What? There's actually no effect? Could it be that his fortune will forever be locked at the very top …? That's impossible. Even the God of Fate wouldn't be able to do such a thing. Or, based on the principle that the weak wouldn't be able to affect the strong, does he already have an even stronger poverty curse on him? How is this possible! He even has the phrase 'pauper'? What an enviable title. I'm 30 million in debt, but I can't find a rich young lady who's willing to buy me. 'My curse is also ineffective? Just what's going on with his fortune? "
Actually, from the very start, all these curses that were related to fate were ineffective against Roland. Perhaps from the day that his System caught up to him, or perhaps from the day that he was born as the Child of Fate, he was destined to break through the lower limits of his negative luck stat. In front of such extreme misfortune, how could these poverty curses possibly have any effect?
"… I'm so impressed that he's still able to survive despite being so unlucky."
When the curious Beyana obtained Roland's past records, she saw how his country was destroyed and his home was destroyed, how he was deceived by his first girlfriend and stabbed in the back, how he was betrayed by his faith in the Holy Light and stabbed in the back, how he was attacked and stabbed in the back by the hero that he personally trained, how he was judged and stabbed in the back by the disciple that he treated as his daughter … Beyana, who was known as a Goddess who had no tears or blood, couldn't help but cry tears of sympathy as she read the series of tragedies in Roland's life.
"He's, he's just too strong. It's no longer enough to describe his life as a tea table filled with tragedies. It's like a kitchen chopping board filled with knives and a sponge filled with holes! Roland, it really hasn't been easy for you. "
Later on, some people asked the Goddess of Wealth why she, who was known as the most miserly person in history, would only give a 10% discount to Roland, as well as many other benefits. Could it be that there really was something going on between Roland and Roland? At such a time, people would be astonished to find that the Goddess who was known as someone who only had money in her eyes was actually tearing up emotionally.
"As long as you can be as pitiful as him and still be able to smile and be poor all day long, I can give you a 10% discount as well."
Of course, some people didn't believe this and actually applied to try it out. The result was only a hundred different poverty curses stacked on top of each other. Beyana didn't even have the chance to ask the Goddess of Love to add a "Curse of Bachelorhood" or the God of Victory to add a "Curse of Almost Succeeding" before that person pitifully begged for mercy. It was said that if she had waited any longer, that person would have been forced to hang himself.
In fact, after this rumor spread, Roland even gained the cool nickname of "Envoy of Misfortune" …
Cough, cough, getting back to the main topic, let's focus on the present. No matter what, we had won this battle in the end, and this battle would have far-reaching consequences.
Currently, Roland didn't have the time to participate in a celebratory banquet. A new problem was waiting for him. He was currently smiling at Little Red while doing his best to give first aid to a gigantic female dragon.
Poor Molly. She had lost a lot of blood, and she had been forgotten in the most dangerous of ice and snow lands. Now, she was barely breathing.
"How about you try giving her CPR … Why did you hit me? Now that she's stopped breathing, isn't it normal to give her CPR? Fine, if you don't want to do it, then I'll do it … You're hitting me again? Even the Buddha would get angry! I'll go all out against you crazy women! "
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