"After today, who knew how many more corpses and bones would be added here..." Orian Gelten gazed at the lush woods around her, yet her mood was somewhat heavy.
Personally, she did not want to fight this battle. The world was vast, with plenty of places where they could preach the faith. Besides, proselytizing was a long-term undertaking; there was no need to fight over one moment or one place, much less take things this far.
But she also knew that her teacher's decision was correct.
For the God of Knowledge, this missionary campaign was indeed something nice to win but harmless to lose. But for the God of Nobility, it was the best opportunity to advance into powerful divine power. If He used this chance to rise to powerful divine power, their side would inevitably suffer badly in future clashes between the two pantheons.
Therefore, even if only to weaken the enemy and protect themselves, they had to stop the God of Nobility and prevent His successful advancement.
Though this meant fighting, dying, and paying an enormous price, it was all worth it!
One could not look only at what lay before one's eyes. One had to set one's sights farther away...
So after a brief sigh, she composed herself and ordered the believers to form up, establish their positions, and prepare for a hard battle.
Everyone Orian had brought today was an elite of the Church of the God of Knowledge. Even the ones assigned to menial tasks were no ordinary people. At her command, they immediately got busy. In only a short while, a broad stretch of forest had been cleared, and the ground had been leveled. Some tree roots were dug out, while others were used as anchor points for magical arrays, carved with runes and