Praise the Orc! Chapter 222:
Chapter 222 – A Road has No Gate (5)
The situation worsened after Elder Lord’s system ‘Albino’ counted down to the end of the world . The countries around the world declared a state of national disaster, but there was no progress . Everyone knew this situation couldn’t be solved from outside . It was accepted that if the ‘grey god’ couldn’t be defeated in the next week, all those still connected would die .
But who would kill the ‘god’? The users were just shaking in the user villages of each city . It was the same with the people watching . They hoped that the situation would be resolved and that everyone would return safely . Then something shocking happened .
“What is that?”
“Wow, are they crazy? They want to broadcast in the midst of all this?”
“What incredible minds . ”
Some BJs left the village to stream the battle against the grey **** . At first, they thought that it was just one BJ who lost composure due to fear . However, even the Undergames Channel started broadcasting it .
The attention of the world focused on it . Every government tried to control it, but the dam that had already burst couldn’t be stopped . Above all, the video wasn’t broadcast on a normal server, but an Elder Lord server that no one but Albino could touch .
A live broadcast to tens of millions of people . Ethical standards were pointless in this situation . Anyway, there were no users in the army .
It was a battle between NPCs, with the bet being the lives of the users . This, the struggle for the survival of the world of Elder Lord was broadcast to the people .
***
The citizens stopped walking . A large screen was installed on a building, where a video of Elder Lord was being played . It was the first time since the incident occurred . There were captions .
「This is a real situation . 」
「A cameraman called Polaroid, belonging to the Undergames Channel, has started a livestream . 」
Everyone knew what the video was about: a battle for the fate of those connected . And it was Polaroid, a cameraman from Undergames, who was streaming it . He was an unknown employee, but now everyone around the world knew him . His breathing was transmitted through the video .
Polaroid was accompanied by the celebrity Laney . They arrived at the Temple of the Fallen God . It was the first time the north was shown . After this situation happened, the limit line had disappeared . The north was a desolate land .
–This is where the fight will take place .
–In the end, we arrived here .
The Undergames Channel wasn’t foolish enough to place commentators on such a life-threatening broadcast . The station just broadcasted Polaroid’s video without any effects, making his voice resonate towards the viewers . Those watching the video could hear the tremble in his voice .
–How…
The first sight they were met with was a horrific bombardment . The citizens groaned . The power of the bombardment was evident from a distance . Like ancient knights meeting modern times, the army advanced as the shells fell down .
There was a formidable magic power within the shells .
–It seems like most of them are dead already…
Death . Every time an explosion occurred, someone died . This was close to a massacre . The army literally stepped on the bodies of their teammates as they desperately fought against the ugly monsters . If they got closer, there was the possibility that Polaroid and Laney would be caught up in the bombardment . They moved to the highlands to secure visibility .
Not long after, they found a familiar face of a character that everyone knew .
–Crockta!
He started to run without any interruptions to a place where a demon was standing . The cannons continued to fire behind the demon . Beyond that was a huge cannon they had never seen before . An attack from this cannon would have severe consequences .
–This is a fight between gods . That is the power of the grey god…
Laney muttered .
Crockta ran towards it, but the demon blocked his way . The demon avoided a frontal collision and moved around him, annoying Crockta . It was clear that the demon was trying to buy time . Gradually, light started to appear at the muzzle of the cannon as the atmosphere started to shake . It was possible to predict the tragedy that the weapon would create .
The army would be decimated, signalling the grey god’s victory .
“It is a pity…”
“Can’t anybody stop it?”
“Why is Crockta fighting alone?”
The citizen’s voices rose . Then something stood out in their field of view . At first, they thought it was a mistake . However, it gradually became a giant figure that occupied most of the field of view .
A dragon . A dragon, which had never been seen since the beginning of Elder Lord, appeared in front of everyone at this moment . The dragon opened its mouth and blew out a breath, covering the whole screen in white .
A huge ray of light fell down to the ground . The huge cannon was melted down . The breath pierced through everything that it touched . The ground collapsed and the whole area was shaken . There was nothing left in the place where the breath passed .
The breath stopped . In the place where the great cannon was located, only a while hole remained . People cheered . They didn’t know where the dragon came from, or what type of existence it was . However, a legend appeared and used its power against the grey **** .
They all realized . It wasn’t just the lives of the users that were at stake . The characters of Elder Lord were struggling to survive and save their world . Everyone was desperately resisting the grey **** .
Elder Lord as a whole was a team . This dragon proved it . Feared enemies were now fighting with them against the grey **** . People started to feel hope . Maybe the grey **** would be defeated and those connected would return .
And at the forefront…
There was the great orc, Crockta .
–Laney . Let’s go .
–Yes .
Polaroid’s and Laney’s voices trembled . They took the risk and stood up . After witnessing such a fight, they needed to see it through to the end .
The ending .
The bombardment stopped and the army started to head towards the Temple of the Fallen God . People held their breath . As news of the broadcast spread, people started to watch the battle using various methods .
The whole world was watching this fight .
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Crockta and the army could finally see the Temple of the Fallen God . They had overcome the barrier and the shelling . Their numbers had already been reduced by more than half . Only the upper ranked gods and some mortals remained to continue the march .
There was no time to mourn for those who died . The grey **** was here . They stood in front of the Temple of the Fallen God and shook at the unknown power that emerged from it .
“From now on, it is completely her domain . ”
The war **** said . This whole place was filled with her power . The grey god’s divinity grew with every inhalation and exhalation . Her power was like a net around the white sphere .
“Be prepared . ” He declared .
Everyone was ready for the end as they grabbed their weapons . It was at that moment . The grey **** suddenly manifested . A clear figure emerged in front of their eyes . Her grey hair was a mess . Her eyes didn’t reflect any emotion . No one could open their mouths . Her power surrounded her .
“Keok!”
“Ack…!”
The **** flew sharply towards them . It was a simple attack . However, the strength in them was incomparable when thinking of the bombardment before . They couldn’t stop it or avoid it .
The victims followed .
“Grey God!”
Crockta split apart her divinity with God Slayer and rushed forward . She stepped back, but Crockta leapt forward and wielded her sword .
“Bul’tarrr──────!”
The grey **** and Crockta . It was the first conflict .
Kakakakak!
His sword scratched the surface of the shield around her . Crockta stepped forward and wielded God Slayer again .
Kaaaang!
At the same time, power emerged from the grey **** . Crockta twisted his body but the power stabbed his side . Blood splattered . While he was stunned, the grey **** aimed her power again . However, it wasn’t just Crockta who ran towards her .
The war **** was surrounded with flames as he swung his sword at the grey **** . It wasn’t the image of a war god, but a demon crawling from **** .
“Because of you!” The war **** stabbed with an angry expression . The protective shield was penetrated . There was a gap in the center . “Everything went wrong because of you . Grey God . ”
There was no expression on her face . Instead, she raised her hand and pointed to the war **** . It was a simple gesture . She beckoned . The sky opened .
“……!”
The war **** looked up at the sky . Then he froze . He looked back . There were those who still hadn’t recovered from the grey god’s first blow .
“Avoid it! Avoid i…!”
It was too late . Magic power fell from the white sphere covering the sky . The war **** rushed away from the grey **** . The magic power hit the ground and caused huge destruction . The world shook . The legendary beings, who seemed like they would never die, was dying en masse . Many of the gods hit were returned to Olympus .
Silence fell . Everything was covered with ash . Tinnitus filled the world . Inside, something wriggled and moved .
It was Crockta .
Ash flowed down as he raised his body . His vision was blurry . The world seemed superimposed . He shook his head and tried to regain his perspective . He looked down at his hands and flexed it . It didn’t look good . He spread open his hand again .
Crockta looked around . One or two gods raised their bodies . However, there were those who didn’t move . The entire area around the Temple of the Fallen God was covered with ashes .
It was like the landscape he saw when he was invited to her world . He endured the throbbing pain and raised God Slayer . Even in the midst of the explosion, he didn’t let go of his long-time companion . He relied on the greatsword to raise his body .
The grey **** was standing there . Crockta lifted his head . The grey **** still had no expression on her face . Crockta pulled out a piece of stone that was stuck in his shoulder . He ignored the flowing blood and raised God Slayer .
“Your friends are dead . ” The grey **** opened her mouth . “Are you sad?”
“Shut up . ”
“Don’t be sad . I always see death; and now, I am looking at your death . There is no difference . ” The grey **** smiled . “All deaths are the same . I will make it the same . ”
Crockta wielded God Slayer with all his strength . However, the grey **** gestured again . Crockta coughed up blood . It was a blow that reversed causality . However, her gesture blocked it instantly . Crockta was pushed to the ground . The difference in power was remarkable .
“Kuock…”
There was a body beside him . It was Anya . She had already died . The mad slaughterer who laughed cheerfully when throwing her axes, her eyes were closed here . She survived the bombardment but fell to the grey god’s blow .
Crockta called out to her . “Anya . ”
But the dead had nothing to say .
Why? The clock of destruction had started, and to prevent it from spreading, they had to grit their teeth and ignore the corpses . New corpses would be created in order to stop the advance of doom .
“Stupid woman . Grrung . ”
A voice was heard from behind him . Kumarak .
“You always look stupid to me, and the way you died was stupid . So stupid . Grrung! Stupid woman!”
He was crying . One of his arms were blown off .
“Stupid!”
He lifted Destroyer with his one remaining arm .
“I will get revengeeeeeeeee──────!”
It was a fierce roar .