Published: March 12, 2025
Upon hearing Zhao Hai's words, the expressions of all the kings and clan leaders turned very grim. Zhao Hai looked at them and continued, "I suspect that the light cavalry and heavy armored cavalry are not true Divine Race Members, but rather people that the Divine Race captured after conquering small dimensions like our Ark Continent. Their status among the demon clan is clearly that of cannon fodder; they charge to the front in every major battle while the Divine Race's regular army stays behind. The regular army of the Divine Race is incredibly formidable, with very few weaker individuals—all being divine-level experts with exceptionally powerful attacks. Last time, if it weren't for the power of the magic cannon, I wouldn't have been able to fend them off at all."
At this point, Zhao Hai sighed and said, "This is truly the greatest calamity our Ark Continent has faced in tens of thousands of years. The arrival of either the Divine Race or the demon clan would exhaust us, and now that both have appeared simultaneously, it is even harder for us to cope. The reason I sent each of you to train civilians is that I fear that when the armies of the Divine Race and the demon clan come, we won't be able to handle it, and we will have to call for reinforcements from behind."
Everyone fell silent. Although they had never seen the Divine Race, it was evident that Zhao Hai was more concerned about the Divine Race than the demon clan. This alone indicated that Zhao Hai was not lying.
Zhao Hai looked at them and then smiled wryly, saying, "Actually, there is something I've been hesitant to share with you, fearing it might be too terrifying and scare you."
Upon hearing this, the old king of the Roson Empire was momentarily taken aback, then widened his eyes and said, "What else is there? Speak quickly! Do you think I am too old to handle a scare? What could be more frightening than the arrival of the Divine and Demon clans?" Zhao Hai sighed and replied, "Father-in-law, this matter is really... well, to put it this way, I've fought with the Divine Race twice in the past few days. Each time it was their vanguard army, entirely made up of troops from the Divine Race. Their combat power is exceedingly fierce. I used magic cannons and a large number of magic crystals, along with those undead beings who are fearless of death, to push back the Divine Race. The second time, I encountered the regular army of the Divine Race. This army consisted of heavy armored cavalry, light cavalry, infantry, and summoners from the demon clan. I've mentioned the strength of the heavy armored and light cavalry; the infantry is composed of true Divine Race Members. Moreover, the summoners were trained by the Divine Race themselves. These summoners can summon a large number of magical beasts, all of which are quite powerful. In the beginning, those summoners even combined everyone’s strength to summon a person."
Everyone was stunned; they had never heard of summoning a person before. Although they had heard that some powerful summoners could summon humanoid magical beasts, Zhao Hai's tone suggested that the Divine Race had summoned a real person, not just a humanoid magical beast. What on earth was going on?
Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said in a deep voice, "To be precise, that was just a projection of a person, and the Divine Race referred to that person as the supreme deity. The fact that the Divine Race calls him a supreme deity is already quite strange. Eventually, this projection fought me and, although it was just a projection, it put me at a disadvantage, and during the last attack, it injured me on the ground, almost causing a divine-level disruption that would have led to my death."
Everyone was taken aback. Although they didn't fully understand what a projection meant, they knew it could not be the real person. Perhaps it was something like a shadow. A shadow-like entity nearly killed Zhao Hai? Everyone felt a wave of unease in their hearts.
Zhao Hai looked at them and smiled wryly, saying, "To be honest, this was the most dangerous moment I've encountered since I emerged. If it weren't for Xiaojie and a few others, I would have been at the mercy of that person, but fortunately, I had some potions in hand that allowed me to recover immediately. The individual did not expect me to recover so quickly, and I finally broke his weapon and killed that projection."