Free Web NovelChapter 602: Chapter 346: Chaotic Continent, Arrival at the Natural Forest (Part 2)
On the journey.
Thor could sense the strife breaking out in various places.
He could also see human towns completely overrun by demon beasts.
But unlike before, Thor could feel strands of blood energy converging in the void towards the sky.
Clearly, even within the Macedonian Kingdom, the blood ritual had begun.
The range of this blood ritual was beyond his imagination.
At this moment, probably the entire continent, except for the Two Great Empires, had been infiltrated by the Church of Gods.
After a hundred thousand years, no one knew to what extent the Church of Gods had infiltrated.
Especially compared to the Knight’s Training, which relies purely on talent, the Church of Gods only needed faith in the deities to advance.
This was a temptation that many could not resist.
After all, everyone’s talent is limited.
How far one can go depends on talent and resources.
And most do not possess these.
Take Thor, for example; without the blessing of the Ice Elf and a series of subsequent opportunities, his talent might never break through to the Earth Knight in his lifetime, let alone reach the Holy Sanctuary as he had now.
This situation was not unique to Thor.
On the vast continent, in each of those kingdoms, there were many like Thor in the past.
Whether it be talent or resources.
Or opportunities.
These became insurmountable chasms for them.
The Church of Gods, however, could offer them a chance.
All they needed was to offer their most devoted faith.
In normal times, it might not show, but once in such chaos, the situation was entirely different.
Thor didn’t have to think hard to realize.
The upcoming chaos would likely not just engulf the Kingdoms but sweep across the entire Empire.
Coupled with the previous situaion.
Thor could easily speculate.
Whether on the Yulan Continent or during the Kingdom War, these were probably pre-arranged by the Church of Gods.
First, with the extraterritorial war on the Yulan Continent, they drew away the top-tier forces of the Two Great Empires; then, with the Kingdom War, they weakened the internal strength of the kingdoms. Step by step, even if the Empire or the many kingdoms noticed, they would find it hard to immediately resolve these issues.
In the end, they could only watch as Divine Revelation continued to descend one after the other.
Causing even more chaos.
Eventually shaking the rule of the Two Great Empires completely.
Even overturning it entirely.
"Phew!"
Breathing out a sigh, Thor shook his head, temporarily suppressing these thoughts.
As mentioned earlier, these were not things he needed to think about for now.
He also believed that the Two Great Empires, having ruled the continent for over a hundred thousand years, would not be so easily overthrown.
The Two Great Empires surely had their contingencies.
Compared with pondering over this, he should focus more on how to continue improving himself and, more importantly, how to achieve a higher ranking in Canaan Academy, which was his current priority.
Especially the ranking in Canaan Academy.
A higher ranking would mean higher Academy points.
With which he could exchange for resources to aid his training or improve his territory.
As night gradually descended.
A familiar mechanical voice rang.
Accompanied by updates on the current daily information.
Thor gained a clearer understanding of the situation.
And his figure was gradually delving deeper into the Macedonian Kingdom.
Unlike the Sarca Kingdom, where trouble abounded immediately upon entry, the Macedonian Kingdom was already in chaos, so there was no trouble encountered.
The only unavoidable incident.
Was merely a conflict between two Marquises.
However, after Thor and his companions demonstrated their strength and indicated they were just passing through, both Marquis Families chose to let them through.
Even one of the Marquises, who recognized Thor, did the same.
After passing through the territory of these two Marquises, the group found themselves at the border of the Macedonian Kingdom.
In just another four to five days of travel, they would completely leave the Macedonian Kingdom and reach the outskirts of the Natural Forest.
Unlike in the past life.
The east of this world was not covered by seas but was a vast mountain range stretching for countless thousands of miles.
It was the domain of elves and demon beasts.
The Demon Beast Mountain Range outside Sarca City was merely an extension of this massive range.
To reach that place, entering from the Demon Beast Mountain Range was possible.
However, the dangers encountered in doing so were beyond what any human kingdom could imagine, and generally, no one dared to cross the Demon Beast Mountain Range to reach this range.
Most took Thor’s path.
Even on Thor’s path, most wouldn’t delve into the Natural Forest.
The Natural Forest was the realm of elves, and humans were best advised not to intrude recklessly.
Although elves and humans were once on the same front against the Divine Race, the elves were not that friendly with the Human Race.
Especially over the past millennia.
The emergence of the Slave Capture Team.
Had worsened the relationship between humans and elves.
Though not as severe as with the beastmen, in terms of huge conflict.
The humans’ abrupt entry into the Natural Forest didn’t lead to pleasant outcomes.
Of course, this did not greatly concern Thor.
With Ivira around, visiting the elves wouldn’t be much of a problem.
The group soon crossed the border of the Macedonian Kingdom and stepped into the outskirts of the Natural Forest.
"Almost there, once we cross this, we’ll reach our domain,"
Ivira spoke excitedly.
Even Anna couldn’t help but show a hint of excitement in her expression.
"Elves!"
Thor whispered to himself, his expression also filled with anticipation.
The group quickened their pace once again.
And just as Thor’s group stepped into the Natural Forest.
A group of people was also running frantically in the Natural Forest, with a sack wriggling constantly on their backs.
"Hurry, those guys are catching up!"
Said one with an urgent voice.
"Shuppton, you go block them!"
"Walt, come with me!"
A figure spoke, and the group began to split quickly.
One group ran carrying the sack, while others stayed behind.
Behind this group.
Figures could be seen flying towards them, each holding a bow and arrow, every figure possessing breathtaking beauty, with delicate features and clothes made of flowers or leaves.
"Stop them!"
A commanding shout echoed.
In the next moment, numerous elves surged from the bush.
Chasing after the distant figures.
The next moment, the battle between the two sides erupted quickly.
Yet this Slave Capture Team was extremely powerful, and even though the strength of this elf squad was not weak, they could not stop the opposition.
As time slowly passed.
The elf maidens grew increasingly anxious.
However, anxiety was to no avail.
"Catherine, is there still no news?"
An anxious elf maiden spoke to another beside her.
"No, probably still some time needed."
The elf maiden beside her shook her head, equally anxious beauty creeping upon her delicate face.
