My Players Are So Fierce

Chapter 2690 -897: The Invincible City Will Always Face Defeat, and Impregnable Walls Are Always a Curse (3)

“So what exactly is that thing?”

Murphy said in surprise:

“To be able to withstand the chaos region in subspace for over a thousand years without corrosion, that sounds pretty impressive.”

“Exactly!”

Monica rubbed her temples, looking a bit troubled, and said:

“I really can’t remember what I threw over there, but the fact that it can resist subspace pollution for over a thousand years already proves its value. It might even be one of the Creator’s Treasures in the hands of the Sentinel Corps.

So, for public and private interests, retrieving it would certainly be beneficial for our future actions. This task is life-threatening for others, but your special Omega Program can make it easy for you.

Of course, I’m just suggesting it. How to proceed is entirely up to you.”

“Ha! Do you think a greedy guy like me would miss out on a treasure chest that sounds so impressive in such an important plot development?”

Murphy chuckled, took out his cool mechanical pocket watch, checked the time, and set a seven-hour countdown. He said:

“At that time, give me an accurate location, and I’ll definitely bring it back.”

“Uh, is that thing in your hand… an activation key for a Star Realm Ship? It looks like a medium-sized starship. How do you even have such an outrageous thing?”

“As a 20-year-old Lord Administrator, is there a problem with having a cool starship as a means of transportation?”

“No problem! Absolutely no problem, but if you have a starship, you could become the king of the world in this era. Why bother with the mere Black Disaster?”

“I find it interesting how you Sentinels speak so bluntly. How about we change the topic? By the way, you used to be a tech officer on the Sentinel Corps’ Subspace Patrol Ship, so you can definitely repair starships, right?”

“Oh, I just know a little bit, that’s all.”

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“The purification ceremony will begin in four hours! Please move to the meeting room in the Klim Fortress to rest for now. The fortress is currently in battle readiness, so please do not enter the combat zone freely.”

At the easternmost end of the Maginot Line, Kudell, the Civilian Protection Officer, donned ceremonial armor and arrived as scheduled with about three hundred players.

The reception personnel sent by General Baldwin guided them into the fortress and, after instructing them on some rules, left to attend to others. Leaving aside the players’ curiosity, Kudell himself wore a very serious expression at this moment.

Although Lady Triss remained at the command post due to an urgent task she had to attend to before departure, Kudell, being experienced, observed from the meeting room reserved for the Transia People and noticed the red-robed priests moving back and forth in the fortress.

These were members of the elite Winter Wolves Religion. Judging from their numbers, the scale of General Baldwin’s impending counteroffensive must be remarkable.

A few minutes later, while the players were discussing the taste of various nuts and tea provided by the Northerners, the uniquely positioned Winter Wolf God’s chosen, Iron Fist Turner, in very formal priest robes, entered the room.

He quietly said to Kudell:

“Archbishop Artyom is conducting the final checks for the grand purification ceremony. This ritual, which connects to my God’s divine power, will thoroughly scrub away any force with dark tendencies, and even vampires will be affected.

Therefore, when the ceremony begins, you and the warriors of the Blood Vulture Clan can go to the specially arranged location to observe.”

“Thank you for taking the time to consider the vampires’ feelings amidst all this.

“

Kudell smiled and then asked:

“So, this gathering arranged by General Baldwin is essentially a pledge ceremony, right? After clearing the Hunting Master’s forces from the battlefield, the Winter Wolf Army will launch a full attack?”

“Yes, that’s right,”

Turner nodded and replied:

“This was proposed by Archbishop Artyom. The worthy servant of God noticed the morale of the fortress’s garrison was somewhat low, so he intends to bestow a high-profile war blessing upon Su’s people during the purification ceremony to aid our warriors in completing this necessary counterattack!

Today, we will surely drive the jackal men from the fortress’s front lines, just like Lord Murphy achieved a great victory on his front, delivering a severe blow to the jackal men.”

“But I heard from some professionals that the Divine Spirits have recently been less responsive to prayers in the material world, suggesting perhaps their struggle isn’t going well on their front,”

Kudell said with some concern:

“Would conducting such a large-scale divine power communication ritual at this time lead to unexpected consequences?”

“Well…”

Turner hesitated for a moment and said:

“This ritual was previously reported to the God of the North Wind, and we received a definite response. Su did not prevent it but informed us to prepare for changes.

Frankly speaking, there are not just Archbishop Artyom here at the Klim Fortress. The North Wind Grand Cathedral secretly dispatched three archbishops and a full thirty Winter Wolf Swordsaints here to prevent any unforeseen occurances.”

“Well, with such proper arrangements, I have no more issues,”

Kudell nodded, no longer questioning.

Meanwhile, at the jackal man formation in the Polluted Swamp, Huggesen gazed towards the distant Klim Fortress.

It toyed with the Wolf Fang Locket in its hand and glanced back at the large number of elite forces ready and the hunting priests preparing to cast spells further away. It knew that, by this time, the ratmen of the Black Servant Clan had already quietly dug close to the fortress underground.

They carried enough explosives to blow up the gates of Klim Fortress.

Yet, neither the jackal men, the ratmen, nor those clumsy gnolls were the main protagonists of today’s battle. They were just supporting characters in a grand ceremony.

“Ha, the Unbroken Wall? The Brass Fortress boasted the same before, and what became of it?”

Huggesen sneered and said:

“Today, we’ll witness your downfall as well.”