Chapter 152
"Azar is also engaged in the work of creating gods, as are Cyno and Alhaitham. They are all creating gods. Of course, the only god that is created has more authority, which is why they are willing to expose their identities to kill the Grand Sage. The reason they dare to expose their identities is because their gods have already been created."
"Then, after assassinating the Grand Sage, he couldn't wait to have his own god appear, use the god's power to unify the desert, and finally launch a counterattack on the rainforest. The purpose of this counterattack on the rainforest is probably to bring the Akademiya into his own hands!"
The Doctor felt he had deduced the underlying factors behind everything that had happened in Sumeru these past few days!
I never imagined that there would be someone in this world who created gods before me. It seems I underestimated the other researchers in this world.
In other words, the Doctor didn't go to Fontaine. If the Doctor had gone to the Narzissenkreuz Institute in Fontaine, he would have found that those four people were probably even more awesome than him.
"Then, that person must be the god named Aizen."
As the Doctor sighed, he looked at the man next to Cyno and Alhaitham. This man must be the god named Aizen.
"Being able to withstand the power of the gods, I'm very curious about your true identity."
The power of the gods is not something that just anyone can withstand. After searching for so many years, the Doctor only found the Scaramouche Inazuma, a high-level puppet created by Thor. But Cyno and Alhaitham somehow found this Inatsumi named Aizen Sousuke and used him to cultivate a new god.
Scaramouche is also a product of Inazuma, and Aizen is also Inazuma person.
"Could it be that there's something special about Inazuma's side?"
Both test subjects came from Inazuma, which made the Doctor start to think about the special characteristics of Inazuma.
However, before considering Inazuma, he was more concerned about Aizen, who had successfully become a test subject of God.
The god he created using the Scaramouche was not the tiny human in front of him, but a tall mechanical product, which he called the True God. However, Aizen in front of him, compared to the Scaramouche who needed to rely on various devices to become gods, looked more like a perfect product.
Because if he hadn't had enough information, he would never have believed that Aizen was actually a god when he first met Aizen.
"I'm really curious how he did it."
"Really? Are you curious?"
The voice behind him startled the Doctor. He quickly turned around and saw Aizen, wearing glasses, standing behind him, smiling at him.
"Aizen?"
The puzzled the Doctor called out the name "Aizen".
"It seems you know quite a bit about me."
Li Yue pushed up her glasses and spoke with a smile.
The Doctor did not respond to Li Yue, but turned his head to continue looking at the army in the distance. He found that Aizen was still there in front of the army, but there was indeed an Aizen in front of him.
The Doctor immediately made a guess.
"A slice? Or a clone?"
"No, it's an illusion."
256. The 300 Warriors of Caravan Ribat
Li Yue discovered the Doctor as soon as he hid behind the sand dunes. Because Li Yue's Reiatsu had increased, his spiritual tooth perception range had also increased, and he easily found a lone target behind the sand dunes.
While the army was marching, he kept using his dream powers, and he himself came to the back of this sand dune to check the situation. When he saw it, he found out it was the Doctor.
However, this the Doctor's face doesn't look round enough, meaning he's not a middle-aged the Doctor yet. He looks quite young, like a slice from his younger days. In other words, a slice from his prime should still be in the Akademiya.
Li Yue pushed up her glasses, a smile playing on her lips.
"What, instead of continuing your god-making experiments at the Akademiya, you've come to the desert for sightseeing?"
"Oh? It seems that the deity knows my identity and the research I am currently conducting."
"To be precise, I know everything you've done in the past, and everything you've wanted to do."
Li Yue's smile was incredibly gentle.
"For example, the True God is being built within the Akademiya."
The Doctor was slightly taken aback; he hadn't expected that he had been under the constant scrutiny of others all along.
"It's really surprising. I thought I was discreet enough, but I never expected that everything I did was being observed by others. This is the first time I've ever experienced something like this."
"Is that so? Then please be sure to share this experience with your other friends so that everyone can empathize with it."
"Hehehe, it seems my intelligence has indeed been exposed."
The Doctor couldn't help but laugh as he listened to Li Yue's words. Even in the Snezhnaya, not many people knew about the "slice" thing. Only a few people, such as the Harbinger the Fatui, knew about it. The Doctor had used his slices to create many alibis. For example, one slice would leave in front of others, while another slice would stay in the same place. In this case, the slice that stayed in the same place would have an alibi for whatever it did.
Because the Teyvat basically never imagined that someone would make their own slices.
But now, the other party is clearly aware of my slicing ability.
"To ensure the success of the True God, your prime-era slices should be busy at the Akademiya right now."
"Oh dear, I never imagined that even the gods knew about such things, down to the exact slice. Was my secrecy really that bad? Or is this some kind of divine power?"
Which one would you prefer?
Li Yue didn't answer; instead, she asked a question in return.
"If it were me, I would prefer the second option, since at least that would make it certain that I myself have no problems."
The Doctor spread his hands and answered with a smile.
Unfortunately, the answer is the first one.
Li Yue gave an answer, and at the same time raised her right hand and then pressed down. The Doctor immediately felt his body become incredibly heavy, and then the weight of his body crushed him, and he collapsed onto the sand.
"Varied!"
The Doctor stared in shock at Li Yue before him.
"What is this? Gravity?"
No, the sand is soft. Although I felt very heavy, I didn't sink into the sand, and the surface of the sand didn't change at all. The sand was not affected in any way.
Only my own body was affected, while the surrounding environment remained unchanged. If this isn't gravity, what kind of ability is it? The authority of Demon God? An authority that can directly affect a person? And I didn't sense any Elemental Power fluctuations. This is completely Teyvat!
"This is merely a test of your strength. If you cannot even stand up in front of me, then you are not qualified to stand before me."
Li Yue kindly offered an explanation.
"Unfortunately, this slice of you is not worthy to stand before me."
"Is that so? I don't even have the right to stand before you? How Pride are your words, my lord."
Although he was pinned to the ground, the Doctor didn't care at all and even smiled and talked to Li Yue.
"I originally just came here to see what the new god looks like, but now, it seems that what I'm seeing has exceeded my expectations."
"So, have you thought about your ending?"
Li Yue asked the question.
"Although it's a bit of a pity, I've already thought about my fate. After all, the gods have already made such a statement, so I don't think I have any chance of surviving."
The Doctor still had a big smile on his face.
"After all, I don't even have the right to stand before the gods."
"It seems you understand very well. In that case, then remember how you felt this time, and then tell your fellow 'slices' about it properly."
As she spoke, Li Yue pressed her hand down forcefully, concentrating all her immense Reiatsu on the Doctor, completely shattering the Doctor consciousness and leaving only a lifeless body lying on the sand.
He shook hands with the Doctor's corpse, and two branches appeared on the sand, pulling the Doctor's body into the sand.
Yellow sand is perfect for burying corpses.
When the Doctor dies, he should pass on the information he discovered to the other slices through the [Doctor Network]. After all, when the Doctor was at his peak and killed his slices, the other slices also sent a bunch of greetings to the peak slice through the slice network.
After eliminating the Doctor, Li Yue disappeared from the original area, while Aizen remained unaffected at the front of the marching army.
And so, the army, led by Aizen, quickly headed towards Caravan Ribat.
Caravan Ribat relatively low, but the terrain around it is relatively high. The mercenaries who were scouting from the high ground quickly spotted the massive army formation approaching and immediately reported the situation to the Thirty-Three Group in charge of defense Disciplinary Officer.
They were already quite nervous, but after hearing the mercenary's report, they became even more nervous.
So, war has indeed begun?
"How can there be so many people!"
The Disciplinary Officer was dumbfounded when he saw the vast crowd in the desert. There were just too many people. How many people were there in Caravan Ribat? It was too outrageous for so many of them to attack Caravan Ribat!
"What should we do? With so many people, can Caravan Ribat hold out?"
Not all Disciplinary Officer are as combative as Cyno; many are also clerical, or what are called cadets. They were originally students of the Akademiya, but were assigned to the position of Disciplinary Officer after graduation.
"No matter what, we must hold the line. Let's look at it from another angle: although they have a lot of people, there's only one road leading to Caravan Ribat, and it's not wide. No matter how many of them there are, it's useless. As long as we guard the entrance, they won't be able to get in!"
"But we only brought 300 people with us."
"300 men can guard this passage, that's fine!"
Can we win?
The mercenaries in the Thirty-Three Group gave an affirmative answer.
"We will win!"
257. Beelzebul, I have ascended to godhood! (Bonus chapter 5/5 in March)
Caravan Ribat has fallen.
The 300 warriors of Caravan Ribat stood at the crossroads of Caravan Ribat, hoping to take advantage of the relatively narrow terrain to deal with the tens of thousands of desert mercenaries.
Unfortunately, when the desert army arrived at the entrance of Caravan Ribat, the Fatui inside Caravan Ribat betrayed them and launched a surprise attack on the Thirty-Three Group from behind. As a result, these 300 warriors were caught in a pincer movement.
How can we fight like this?
So the Thirty-Three Group surrendered on the spot. They were all mercenaries, just trying to make a living. Before, the Akademiya paid them, but now that the Akademiya was about to collapse, they didn't need to continue working for them.
There were only a handful of people in Caravan Ribat. After all, it was just a place similar to a border trading market, and the number of people here was pitifully small compared to Port Ormos and Sumeru City.
Thus, Caravan Ribat transformed from a bridgehead for the rainforest to fight against the desert into a bridgehead for the desert to attack the rainforest.
As for the reason, it was that the Akademiya underestimated the number of desert troops. They sent 300 men from the Thirty-Three Group, and 300 men were no match for the desert army. After all, it was rare for them to send out an army of 10,000 men.
Caravan Ribat fell too quickly, so the news didn't even have time to reach Sumeru City before it was completely taken over by the desert army.
After taking control of Caravan Ribat, the desert army set off again, heading directly from Caravan Ribat towards Sumeru City.
However, the route from Caravan Ribat to Sumeru City is quite long, and it will take some time to get there.
Therefore, although Caravan Ribat was under control, there were still too many desert mercenaries left on the way to Sumeru City, even though some soldiers were left to control Caravan Ribat. This caused too much disturbance along the way.
The commotion was so great that even the Fungi dared not come out!
The commotion was so great that the residents along the way noticed what was happening and hurriedly ran back to Sumeru City to report the news. Sumeru City received the news in advance.
Of course, there was another person who received the news even earlier, and that was the Doctor.
When the younger fragment of the Doctor was killed, the more powerful fragment in Sumeru City immediately obtained information about Aizen.
A god whose abilities are completely unknown but extremely powerful is leading a large army toward the rainforest.
As the second seat of the Fatui' Harbinger, possessing combat power at the level of Demon God, the Doctor knows best that gods can directly influence the course of a battle, so he doesn't think that Caravan Ribat can stop the desert army at all.
There is only one way to stop the other party: use a god to stop a god.
Therefore, the Doctor did not inform the people of the Akademiya. Instead, he instructed the Akademiya to go all out and carry out the final experiment, infusing all the Divine Knowledge Capsule into the True God, so that the Scaramouche could quickly become gods.
Let God fight God, and then he'll see whether the [Aizen] created by Cyno and Alhaitham is stronger, or the [The True God] created by his the Doctor is stronger.
The people of the Jingjiao Akademiya are accelerating the construction of the True God, while the desert army is also speeding up its march towards Sumeru City.
After two days of forced march, they managed to reach the Sumeru City from Caravan Ribat.
Meanwhile, the people of Sumeru City also learned that the desert people had amassed an army and had even attacked Sumeru City.
The desert army of several thousand men completely blocked the north gate of Sumeru. The residents of Sumeru City were terrified as they looked at the desert army blocking the way.
The Thirty-Three Group mercenaries were completely dumbfounded when they saw the densely packed desert mercenaries outside the door.
Feeling completely outmatched, they could only pass the message to the Akademiya, letting the sages Akademiya decide what to do.
"How could they be so fast!"
"Yes, what's going on at Caravan Ribat? Didn't you send people Caravan Ribat? Why didn't you stop them at all and just let them come over directly!"
At the north gate of Sumeru City, on the makeshift wall, the sages looked at the densely packed desert mercenaries outside and couldn't help but roar at the mercenaries beside them.
"Sage, you can't blame us for this. Our manpower is limited. You saw the enemy's numbers yourself; there are several thousand. Moreover, I heard that they left some people to guard Caravan Ribat. That means when they attacked Caravan Ribat, their numbers were even greater. With so many people, how could we possibly stop them with only a few hundred men?"
The mercenaries were also helpless. Although they were a mercenary group officially cooperating with the Akademiya, they were not powerful enough to fight against the entire desert army. You are overestimating them.