Everyday Setbacks

After the final test was completed, Annas was not assigned to a squadron, but was instead sent to the Capital Boer, by his superiors.

In the Capital Boer, there is the largest military academy in the empire.

Annas will receive three years of advanced education here.

When Annas arrived at the military academy, a woman soon came up to him and showed him around the academy.

Annas glanced at the woman's shoulder insignia and then quickly saluted. She was a sergeant, whose rank was higher than his.

The empire's military ranks were divided into sergeant, lieutenant, colonel, general, and marshal.

However, the woman generously stated that there was no need to pay attention to these things within the academy.

She first showed Annas around the academy's main building, where there were many display cases and murals in the corridors, depicting the greatest figures in the empire's history.

"These items on display are all replicas. For example, this is a replica of the first musket in the history of the empire, which has great historical significance."

As Annas listened, he looked around, but then he suddenly stopped.

Because he saw a shotgun on the display stand.

"This is also a counterfeit?"

The woman turned her head and said, "Yes, this is a replica of the divine artifact, the Demon -Demon-Slaying Holy Flame. It's just a shell."

A magical artifact?

"What about this one?"

Annas pointed to a replica of a heart. What was this thing?

The woman looked at the heart. "A divine artifact, Holy Heart. Every so often, a drop of blood will drip from the heart."

"Just one drop can cure all injuries and diseases; it is said to be the heart of God-Human."

"Then there's that door in front, which is a miniature replica of the divine artifact, the Gate of Life. In reality, it's over a hundred meters tall, and those who pass through the Gate of Life will gain eternal life."

"However, the replicas of the artifacts displayed here are just the tip of the iceberg. The core artifacts are top secret and can only be mobilized by the Staff Department and the Royal Family."

A magical artifact...

But no matter how you look at it, it looks like Containment Object.

Imperial year 231.

009, Sequence 012 Lord of Flesh and Blood, Sequence 014 Priest, Sequence 015 Nairasojin, 035 Rat King, the five gods gathered together.

Surprisingly, 009 was even wearing the Chaos Holy Armor that the computer had created for him.

This Chaos Holy Armor is comparable to a fourth-tier product. Once the three-hundred-year mark is reached, 009 will descend with fourth-tier power, which will be a devastating blow to other civilizations in the surrounding area.

Apart from 009, the other four are also among the best in their class.

The priest, in particular, possesses a unique advantage in this game, an advantage known as Divine Punishment.

The most powerful force within the empire is the royal family, followed by the Staff Department, and then the Church.

The existence of the church is indispensable; without the power of faith, the priest's power to bring about natural disasters cannot be exerted.

The chaotic army swept through the land with unstoppable momentum, inseparable from the priest's influence.

After he performed miracles many times, people became more and more certain that God's existence was beyond doubt. Only by believing in God and praying to Him could they be victorious in every battle and be invincible.

In addition, there is Nairasojin, who controls gravity and force, and the Lord of Flesh and Blood, who can perform flesh cloning.

Unfortunately, the Lord of Flesh and Blood's ability to split was limited, requiring him to have a vessel.

He is a parasitic god who lives inside his own king.

Finally, there was the Rat King, who was beaten to his knees and begged for mercy by 009. The reason 009 didn't kill him was because this guy's abilities were actually quite useful.

The Plague Rat King's ability is virus synthesis, and his most commonly used warfare tactic was releasing poison gas.

Unfortunately, things didn't go smoothly. The priest, on 009's side, summoned a strong wind that blew all the poison gas back, causing the Rat King to suffer the consequences of his actions.

While this ability doesn't threaten 009, if it could be used against other countries, in conjunction with the priest, it could destroy a country without firing a single shot.

In fact, 009 did just that.

Previously, the virus swept across various countries, causing outbreaks of plague within them, but the second-generation virus of the Rat King was simply too slow to kill.

Within two months of countries uniting to fight the pandemic, the epidemic was contained.

This put immense pressure on the Rat King. 009 threatened him, demanding that he quickly synthesize a new virus that would be deadly, incurable, and highly infectious.

This has put the Rat King in a difficult position.

But Nairasojin made a rather pertinent statement. "If the virus really reaches this level, other countries will not be able to withstand it, and our country will also be doomed."

That's the truth.

Therefore, the plan to use the virus as the main strategic tool was temporarily shelved, and 009 began to develop in other directions.

The priest's abilities cannot be released continuously without interruption; they can only be used to turn the tide of battle and to quickly annihilate the enemy in critical moments.

Ultimately, the Empire's main strength comes from 009's soldiers and artifacts.

The good news is that there aren't many special units within the surrounding powerful nations; most are primarily composed of humans.

Currently, there are two countries that pose the greatest threat to 009, both located in the western part of the Empire: the Kingdom of the Liar Eater and the Kingdom of Sequence 041 Pharaoh Eagle.

The two formed an alliance in Imperial Year 196, creating the Fey Eagle United Nations.

To the east of the empire, there were traitors from the Chaos Splitter.

Among them, the most powerful nation is the country of Sequence 016 Frost King, but his country is not adjacent to the empire of 009.

They are sandwiched between two countries: the country of 005, the Wall Breaker, and the country of Sequence 038 Leader of Wolves.

South of here lies the nation of Sequence 008 True Ancestor, whose national power is second to none on the Outer Sea Continent.

But like the Frost King, it is far from 009's empire, separated by other countries.

Moreover, he is currently locked in a fierce battle with the United Nations of the Sword Forger and the I Ching, while to the south of the Empire lies the Principality of 003.

The small Outer Sea Continent is not large compared to the Central Continent, but it is home to more than thirty countries.

With small land areas and numerous countries, coupled with the introduction of rare ethnic groups from the outer seas, the population expansion has led to the rapid expansion of the territories of various countries.

When countries have adjacent borders, the only way to expand further is through war.

Therefore, the Outer Sea Continent were constantly at war, and people devoted all their energy to how to kill as many enemies as possible and in the most effective way.

The leaps in weaponry and technology have long since left the Central Continent far behind.

To date, no country on the Outer Sea Continent has claimed absolute air superiority on the battlefield.

In the 231st year of the Imperial Calendar, the Empire once again declared war on the Fey Eagle United Nations!

Getting up from where you fall is 009's style.

However, the battle did not go smoothly. The powerful military forces of the Liar Eater and Pharaoh's Eagle, who had dealt with the internal strife, actually turned the tide and took the lead.

Their weapons may not be as sophisticated as 009's, but their men can charge forward despite being hit by bullets.

009 ran into trouble as soon as the war began.