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Chapter 1044 - 678: 9 Years Later

Chapter 1044: Chapter 678: 9 Years Later

Outer Continent.

Time swiftly passed, and in the blink of an eye, nine years went by.

The conflicts between the empires were initially confined to the Brilliant, Ripple, and Mela.

The three territories bordered each other but had different beliefs, worshiping the Holy Fire, Deep Sea, and Plague, respectively. This led to conflicts and wars that couldn’t be reconciled.

Normally, the six other empires, which were untouched by the war and also believed in the "Fire of Redemption," would secretly aid the Brilliant Empire even if they did not join the war. Therefore, this war wouldn’t last long and would likely end in the Brilliant Empire’s victory.

However, this originally destined path was dramatically changed with the intervention of a young girl.

She... no, It is now known as Dennie Lucius.

Dennie had already ascended to become the Holy Fire Demi-God a year ago.

In the past nine years, under Its call, countless Undead Foreigners descended upon the Outer Continent to join the "Blue Serpent" Mercenary Corps.

Tens of thousands of Mid Sequence Transcendents granted the Ripple Empire unparalleled strength, making it the undisputed overlord in this war.

Along with Undead Foreigners scattered like an affliction among the remaining eight empires, disregarding destruction, the original order quickly collapsed.

The Brilliant Empire was completely annihilated three years ago, its territories split and devoured by Ripple and Mela.

This outcome thoroughly enraged the six empires of Bai Ye, Starfire, Burning, Sunset, Endless, and Apocalypse, and they vowed an alliance against the Ripple Empire.

The Mela Empire was also within their target range.

Fortunately, the Outer Continent’s vastness and the extended battle lines allowed Ripple and Mela to resist the pressure during the initial phase.

Yet, three years on, the coalition of the six empires still breached Ripple’s borders, surrounding the second-largest city, Vieyeli, just after the capital.

Ripple’s army, the "Blue Serpent" Mercenary Corps, and the Abasye Cult were desperately defending against the onslaught, while outside the tall city walls were countless coalition forces.

The sounds of clashing weapons, raining arrows, stone throws, horns, and war drums intertwined, as if composing an epic symphony titled "War."

On the city wall, the Polaris Squad stood still.

They worked in coordination, with some observing the battle, some analyzing and proposing strategies, and others liaising with the lower-level player captains to gather real-time intelligence.

Ultimately, Polaris personally issued macroscopic commands in the "Blue Serpent" channel, directing hundreds of thousands of players in battle.

This was an unprecedentedly large-scale battle.

Also, in four versions, it was the main campaign with the highest player engagement and excitement.

Notably, in these nine years, besides Polaris first ascending as a Saint, six more high-level players emerged consecutively.

Within the Polaris Squad itself, there were three people!

They were Dongyang, Chenxi, and Pumpkin.

The remaining three were on the Sun Continent, with one old acquaintance in the Chosen Squad, "Liu Mang," who considered Polaris his arch-nemesis and also followed the Path of Destiny.

The other two were relatively unknown, with one female player named "Dreams of Cat" following the Nature path, and the last being called "Slacker," rumored to be a Deep Sea Path high-level player.

These seven strongest players of the current version were dubbed the "4.0 Seven Saints" by players on the game forum, drawing immense attention.

However, Polaris was indifferent to this.

Not because of arrogance, but because he had long stopped viewing this as just a game; it was a real and significant journey... He wanted to follow his teacher’s guidance to gain more strength here.

So that he could have the means to protect himself and his loved ones in the impending "apocalypse."

"——Where is Dennie?"

Polaris frowned, staring at the increasingly deteriorating situation below the city, and inquired in the channel.

However, the "Blue Serpent" Mercenary Corps players all indicated they didn’t know.

"——How can they play missing at such a critical time?"

Polaris felt somewhat frustrated.

Although their squad had four high-level players, it didn’t greatly impact the overall battle... after all, the six empire coalition also included a large number of high-level combatants.

Moreover, the Polaris Squad was also responsible for overseeing the big picture.

"——Dennie’s combat power is off the charts; without It, this battle is indeed difficult."

Doghead Gold couldn’t help but sigh.

Recalling the "miracles" Dennie had repeatedly demonstrated over the years, even the players were astonished... Particularly after ascending to high ranks, Its actual combat power was on a completely different level from the conventional Saints.

The most fitting description would be "Jack the second."

Even surpassing some of Jack’s feats in incredibility!

They had witnessed Dennie directly Blink away upon ascending to Sequence Four Saint, returning two hours later, not long before news of Brilliant Empire’s Emperor Schroeder’s tragic death and the Redemption Church’s capital city demise spread...

That was a core territory protected by more than one demi-god, yet it allowed Dennie, a newly risen Saint, to rampage and slaughter.

Even thinking about it made the players shiver.

"——Sigh, we’ll just have to wait and hold out until Dennie returns."

Polaris stated in the channel.

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Beyond the Nine Great Empires’ border, on the Endless Wasteland.

This was a rarely visited, barren and desolate plain area.