The rebellion, or rather, the revolution, went exceptionally smoothly.
There were many drawbacks to inciting the citizens. However, it would be quite difficult for the native-born city guards and soldiers to have the determination to suppress their fellow citizens … especially since the city lord wasn't present, and the opposition was led by the rather famous old city lord. .
Under the lead of the prearranged leader, the citizens shouted their slogans, and the city guards kept retreating.
Under the lead of the previously bribed spies, many city guards even rebelled on the spot. Prestigious officials and nobles tried to stop them, but they were always drowned out by the crowd, killed by snipers, or killed by bayonets in the back.
The city lord took away most of his loyal army without even considering the possibility of his own backyard being set on fire. Meanwhile, the other side had spent at least twenty years preparing, and had bribed countless people.
[They've started fighting over there. Someone opened the city gates and attacked first. They've launched a surprise attack.]
The battle that was far worse than expected still happened, and the Aishi People were the ones who attacked first. Rorschach paused in surprise for a moment before he realized what was going on.
"Those bastards, they're secretly colluding with us again."
As long as the battle started, the city lord's army naturally wouldn't retreat. And once the battle started, the entire city of Dounia wouldn't be able to ignore their enemies.
In that case, city lord Sydeon and his army wouldn't be able to return anytime soon. The end result was that no matter what the result was, Sydeon wouldn't be able to interfere.
A coincidence? Perhaps there were coincidences in this world, but it was impossible for Roland to meet one every single time.
[I've figured it out. The God of Chains and the God of War attacked first … They definitely have a secret agreement with that old fox.]
Lori's thoughts were the same as Rorschach's. If her church could collude with the old fox and secretly make a secret agreement with Mount Sainte's Eagle Tribe, then the other veteran churches naturally wouldn't be idle either.
And since the old fox knew about the situation in Vila Nova Dônia, he naturally wouldn't just hang around with a "newbie New God" like Roland. Perhaps he'd even come looking for Roland himself.
[That old fox. Three months ago, he even tried to test my intentions for war. He probably found someone else after I expressed my dislike for war.]
Rorschach finally figured out the ins and outs of the matter.
"That old fox has been preparing for a long time … No matter who wins or loses today, I'll have to be more careful in the future."
Riding on the back of the Nether Dragon, Rorschach silently looked at the 'torrent' before him.
It wasn't that no one tried to stop the flood, but there were too many hidden experts in the crowd. Anyone who dared to block the flood was basically beaten to death.
Most of the experts were from the Seimo. The old fox had quite a lot of resources. Perhaps he had already reached an agreement with the major factions in the city. However, what surprised Rorschach was that there were quite a few Aishi People among them.
But thinking about it carefully, it was only natural. My group had only been here for less than a year, and I had already established a relationship with the old city lord Siyas. During the few decades he had been in the wilderness, many powerful descenders had come here and signed a secret agreement with the old fox.
Rorschach even saw famous descenders from the War God and the Delirium Chain God among them.
Rorschach also saw several powerful individuals from the wasteland tribes among the Seimo's experts. There was even a guardian from Mount Sainte among them.
Rorschach once again felt that he and the Game Church were far too young and naive when he saw Siyas standing at the very front of the crowd with an expression of anger and sadness. It was as if Siyas was angry at his adopted son's evil deeds.
More and more people walked in. Shouts and shouts could be heard everywhere. Countless people joined the crowd. When the entire street was filled with people, Rorschach felt his scalp go numb.
Now that things had developed to this point, it was impossible to stop.
No matter who won or lost in the end, the city lord Sydeen's regime was already on the verge of collapse. Rumors were spreading, and the people's hearts were shaken. It was likely that the warm and peaceful life of the past would never return.
Rorschach patted the Nether Dragon lightly and signaled for her to fly higher. He had no intention of going down to the ground. He planned to watch from the sidelines until the end.
Old Fox passed the news to the Game Church. Although it might not be a trap, it might not be a good thing either.
Acting as a volunteer fighter and cannon fodder? Taking the opportunity to show off his strength? Laying the foundation for the future alliance? Splitting the unity of the New God Alliance? There were probably all of these, but none of them were the main reasons.
The angry crowd was getting closer and closer to the foggy area where the city lord's mansion was. Rorschach, who had a good view, suddenly stopped.
"None of them are easy to deal with."
In the inner area of the magic fog, the temporary barricades had already formed into trenches and defensive positions. Magic armors and armored vehicles were on standby. The floating airships in the sky were building an anti-air defense position.
If that was all, Rorschach wouldn't have sighed.
At the forefront of the defensive position, Rorschach had seen the tall Seimo citizen with his arms crossed. He had seen him once at the banquet in the city lord's mansion.
"Why is the city lord Sydeen here?"
= = =
Contrary to Lori's expectations, the secret pact had actually been signed for more than half a year.
While Vila Nova Dônia was still theorizing, the old mayor Siyas had signed a secret pact with the God of Chains and God of War 007.
The pact was simple: they would provide manpower and power to help Siyas ascend the throne, and both sides would recognize each other, form an alliance, and become strategic partners in the future.
In fact, the God of Chains had already made many secret pacts with Siyas fifteen years ago. It was just that the conditions weren't right.
In fact, he would join the New God Alliance on his own accord to fulfill the pact. It was also because of him that the pact was formed.
As for why the Church of Games wasn't aware … As a new church that had just graduated from Zero, the level-three and level-two gods probably didn't think that she had the right to join the pact, much less share the spoils afterwards. Therefore, it was natural that she didn't know.
To put it simply, they would look at her with disdain and say 'come on, you're so weak', and then leave her alone.
But now, the ambitious Church of Chains had taken the lead in attacking the Seimo citizens who were besieging the city. At first, they just wanted to hold them back, but they realized in shock that something wasn't right.
Their original plan was to return immediately after the ambush, incite the flames of war and defend the city. However, the enemy was so weak that they fled at the first touch.
Soon, they realized that more than seventy percent of the tents were empty, with most of the soldiers left behind being the old, weak, sick, and disabled. The seemingly impressive magic armors and floating airships were either low-level illusions that would shatter with a single hit, or toys made out of cardboard boxes.
And yet, the actual military strength of the camp was less than a tenth of what they had expected.
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