The game has become a real alternate world-Chapter 889 - 571: Dealing with the Rat Plague
The simple general meeting had come to an end.
Although most of the factions that had come to provide support were seated, due to the large number of people, the meeting did not go into detailed discussions. After a brief exchange of pleasantries and communication, the meeting was declared concluded.
These troops from different factions were nearly impossible to be completely commanded and dispatched by the United Army or a single person. Only a person could be selected to coordinate the relations among different factions and arrange each unit for battle.
Moreover, the factions were rife with conflicts, with some even bordering on enmity. In such a situation, it was utterly impossible to incorporate them into a single unit for coordinated operations; they had to be separated and dispatched to different battlefields.
There wasn't an appropriate candidate within the Night Watchers, so eventually, a suitable person was selected from the Holy Light Church—the Saintess of the Holy Song, Melmei.
In Half Moon Bay, the Saintess of the Holy Song and her Holy Light troops had long fought shoulder to shoulder with the Night Watchers, establishing a solid foundation of trust between the parties.
After dealing with these complex matters, only the key members within the Night Watchers remained in the conference room.
The Members of the Torch Council, except for the two who were far away in the Eastern Wilderness, all attended.
"Given the current situation on the Lebia Continent, there are some matters I need to explain to everyone. After that, the formulation and execution of subsequent action plans will be entirely your responsibility."
Upon hearing Kana's words, everyone present couldn't help but sit up straight.
"The troops of the Four Gods have all withdrawn from Lebia Daro. Earlier, they used their initial advantage to open a Gate of Void within the alliance's domain. They perhaps believe that the Gate of Void alone is sufficient to overturn the entire Lebia Continent, making it meaningless for them to remain here."
Upon hearing this, Maxim added, "However, judging by the current situation, this Gate of Void has indeed significantly tied down the Night Watcher's forces."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
This was indeed the case. It was extremely challenging to contain a Gate of Void, and it continued to be fraught with difficulties.
Currently, the number of Legendary Realm powerhouses in the entire United Army was exceptionally limited, counting only seven: Kana, Alyris, Raelia, the Tower Master, the Twin Serpents Sisters, and the Wolf Lord.
Among them, the Twin Serpents Sisters and the Wolf Lord, as leaders of factions within the United Army, could not be deployed as casually as Raelia and others.
However, in the face of the severe crisis posed by the Gate of Void, everyone still formed a rotating defense team. Except for Kana, the other legendary powerhouses were grouped in pairs, taking turns guarding the Gate of Void.
The rest of the forces, with the Night Watchers as the main defensive force, received auxiliary support from other United Army units.
Even so, the plains where the Gate of Void had opened had been entirely eroded by the Void and turned into a vast, purple land.
In order to resist the Void Power, the construction of the surrounding walls and various defense fortifications trapped more than half the Night Watchers' forces there. That was a full army of over ten thousand soldiers.
In some senses, while the plan of the Four Gods may not have achieved the optimal effect, it was largely successful in achieving their anticipated goals.
"However, with the Tower of Trial, we should be able to allocate some of the personnel after some time," said Bobo.
Yet at most only one-third of the defense forces could be liberated; solving the problem fundamentally was evidently unrealistic.
Seeing everyone delve into contemplation, Kana gently tapped the table and calmly said, "Although this doesn't qualify as good news, from a certain perspective, it's not necessarily bad for us."
His words piqued the crowd's interest, and everyone turned their gaze toward him, awaiting Kana's explanation.
"The Evil Rat is undoubtedly an Evil God born from our lands. Compared to the Four Gods who are far away, its threat to us is actually greater."
Sergio nodded in agreement, and continued, "These years, I obtained a considerable amount of ancient Dwarf documents on another continent, which contains numerous recordings of the Power of Evil Gods. From our view, an Evil God at Level 15 is far more terrifying in threat than the fallen Four Gods."
"Unfortunately, with our current power, we are completely unable to infiltrate the nest of the Evil Rat," said Blake, who hadn't been seen for a long time.
Currently, Blake had reached Level Ten and was stepping toward the Legendary Realm. He had been recently studying the Power of Holy Light in the Great Cathedral of the Holy Light Church, accumulating knowledge for his advancement to the Legendary Realm.
His words were somewhat redundant, after all, that was the lair of an Evil God. Even the Night Watcher's scouts had difficulty approaching it, where the rats swarmed like a tide.
Kana continued, "This Evil God has never personally attacked us for one reason only—it is currently at a very critical stage."
This was a conclusion inferred based on the circumstances in the game.
In the game, the Rat Disaster brought by the Evil Rat still had nearly ten years before descending. By then, the Evil Rat released its power wantonly, and the chaos caused by the rats was far more severe than the current state. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
At the time, the Lebia Continent had actually been overrun by rats, with only a few scattered individuals from various factions barely maintaining survival.
Moreover, Kana had long comprehensively understood and experienced the real power of this world.
The Evil Rat was undoubtedly spawned under the inducement of some mysterious power, following a peculiar "accelerated growth" method. Additionally, due to actual benefit considerations, it was forced to start the rat tide prematurely.
Despite the power at Level Fifteen, it fell short of being called a "God."
In the game, defeating the Evil Rat in the large-scale raid required a team of fifty people, and the Evil Rat in its final BOSS form reached Level Sixteen.
However, currently, the power of the Evil Rat clearly hadn't reached such heights.
Its power largely came from its countless minions—the endless numbers of rats. Hence, destroying the rats was akin to weakening its power.
"To truly become an Evil God, it still lacks the final step. Completing this critical step would require at least several decades, especially since its power has already been weakened.
In addition, the cowardly nature of the rats also affects it. The Four Gods carried it up, only to abandon it; now, it finds itself in a state of panic."
This was inherent in the nature of rats. The Evil Rat formed from the sinister nature of rats and various forces, inevitably subjecting it to this trait's influence.
"If we were to provoke it at this moment, it might very well fall into madness, unable to grasp the situation, and at that time, it would be difficult for us to keep it under control."
Although Kana had already actively prepared counterattack plans against the Evil Rat following an encounter with the rats, considering the present state of preparedness, a frontal confrontation with the Evil Rat would undoubtedly impose a severe toll on the Night Watchers, a situation he was keen to avoid.
"Therefore, the best strategy at present is to establish territory boundaries like now, using half of the Lebia Continent as a dividing line."
As most of the forces of the United Army had essentially gathered and occupied appropriate strongholds, nearly half of the continent's territory had been reacquired under their control, while undoubtedly the other half remained under the dominion of the rats.
