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Location: The battlefield outside Angel City.
Although the Allied Forces' leaders were dead, the war wasn't over. Hundreds of millions of troops were still being slaughtered by the Royal Army. There were still people who dared to stand up and try to provoke other castle lords against Haru and the Great Aetherium in hopes that he might lose some troops before the Demon Slayer Tournament.
[So the first place is already reserved for Lord Haru. The top-level Castle Lords can only fight for the other ninety-nine ranks.]
[In any case, after this event, we should unite and attack the local empires!]
[That's right. After this event, the outer regions of the Endless Continent won't be able to contain us.]
[Speaking of which, have 10k Castle Lords already established their dynasties? After all, these stats are given by the GM so they shouldn't be fake.]
[Don't be surprised. As long as your territory becomes a Primary City, you can establish a 'false' dynasty which isn't recognised by the World's Laws and the local empires.]
[The GM must have counted these false dynasties too, otherwise to my knowledge, only the Great Aetherium is a True Dynasty among the Castle Lords.]
[I know about two more True Dynasties among the Castle Lords. The Silver Kingdom and the Nightreign Kingdom. While the Silver Kingdom is relatively less famous, the Nightreign Kingdom was previously called the Kingdom of Death Knights, ruled by Lady Lydia Steele who ranked 3rd in the Beast Tide.]
[Speaking of which those who ranked in the top 5 of the Beast Tide Leaderboard were — Angel Castle, Fire Dragon's Nest, Castle of Death Knights, Black Dragon Castle and the Elf Garden. Among them, only three are left. Lord Haru has already destroyed the Black Dragon Castle and the Fire Dragon's Nest.]
[I'm really curious about how many top-level Castle Lords did Lord Haru kill in this war.]
While all of this was happening, the surviving top-level Castle Lords felt immensely thankful towards the GM for this event. This was probably the best chance for them to increase their strength and attain Godhood. As for any hope of closing the distance between themselves and Haru, they have left such thoughts.
They were still discussing within their alliances' group chats on how to maximize their gains while avoiding Haru during this event.
"When I think of the possibility of meeting Haru's army of angels after entering that planet, my scalp tingles with fear…"
"It's not just you, we're all in the same boat. Haru's army of Angels is way too overpowered."
"Indeed! Not to mention the Allied Army's one billion troops, it is normal for them to have been annihilated by a single God Tier Angel. However, even the 100+ Beast Gods of Faith were not able to conquer the Great Aetherium, but they got killed instead."
"The most infuriating thing is that he even has 150+ Gods. I even reported him for cheating but the GM didn't take any action."
"Have you reported it too?"
"Me too!"
"I have also tried that!"
"…"
"Shut up, it's more important to discuss how to deal with Haru. We need to avoid meeting him there at all costs."
"Don't worry, I have inquired. That planet isn't small so the chances of encountering Haru shouldn't be high."
"Let's leave it to fate. After entering that planet, you guys need to work hard to gain a foothold and find your coordinates. Next, systematically clean up the Demons and Demonized Creatures nearby to search for treasures."
"That's a great plan."
More or less, this was the conclusion drawn by most alliances and they also talked about negotiating or even outright ceding benefits if they met Haru.
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Back in Angel City, Haru and Aria looked at each other. Both of them could see the surprise in the other's eyes. Neither of them thought that the GM would suddenly announce a 'server-wide event' so suddenly.
Compared to this, the Beast Tide event could be compared to playing a game on hell mode vs easy mode but playing on hell mode was optional with extremely huge rewards. They, who had an estimate on how terrifying the Dimensional Demons were, knew that this couldn't be an easy opportunity to 'help' the Castle Lords level up.
Aria said, "Your Majesty, this Demon Slayer Tournament doesn't seem to be good news for your kingdom!"
In her opinion, once all the Castle Lords and Rangers started becoming Gods, it would definitely threaten the Great Aetherium's hegemonic status among the Castle Lords. It was the same one percent equation that most Castle Lords used.
Even if only one percent of Castle Lords and Rangers became Gods, they would have tens of millions of Gods. Relative to that, the number of Gods in the Great Aetherium was too small.
Haru said with a smile, "I would prefer the overall strength of the Castle Lords to increase, which can speed up the pace of Castle Lords attacking the local empires and even the Divine War is also coming. If the Castle Lords don't have a large number of Gods, then it is very likely for them to get slaughtered by the Dimensional Demons."
"As for any threat to my authority, they can't do anything." This wasn't 'overconfidence'. It was Haru's faith in his Royal Army and especially the Angel Army.
As long as the other Castle Lords became Gods, they would be able to help him share the burdens by taking care of the Lower True God Tier Demonic Gods in the Divine War so that the Great Aetherium could focus on taking care of the stronger Gods, Demon Monarchs and the Demon Emperor.
Haru said, "I have a hunch that after this tournament is over, the Castle Lords will start uniting and declare war on the local empires."
Aria was surprised, "Isn't the Divine War about to begin?"
Haru shook his head and said, "Those Castle Lords won't wait for the Dimensional Demons to arrive."
Hearing this, even Aria felt that it made sense. Even now, the Castle Lords only consider Gods as mobs, just imagine how they'd react when they become Gods themselves. She believed that even Haru wouldn't wait and declare war on the Light Empire after this event.
Aria asked, "Your Majesty, should I participate in this event?"
Haru nodded slightly and said, "Although your strength is indeed good compared to those Castle Lords from the Allied Forces, it is still too weak for the upcoming wars. You have a good chance of becoming a Goddess during this event."
Aria was also happy. After all, she has entered the Demigod Tier, but in the Great Aetherium, she ranked in thousands, probably even tens of thousands, of being the strongest. Any Demigod Tier soldier from the Royal Army could easily defeat her as their combat experience and bloodline ranked far above hers.
She had to work hard and become a Goddess soon otherwise she would become 'just another random woman' by his side which wasn't what she wanted. What's more, Haru promised her that when she became a Goddess, they would take the next step in their personal relationship.
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