"Sit down, Bahgtru!"
Gruumsh's stern voice boomed out. Bahgtru's massive body jolted, then he wore a wounded expression and sat down like a child.
"I'm sitting, I'm sitting. What's with all the anger?" Bahgtru muttered.
Ignoring Bahgtru, Gruumsh turned to Shargaas and asked,
"Why do you say that, Shargaas? Such a drastic retreat, and showing such fear, will greatly affect our faith!"
Gruumsh frowned as he spoke. He had also intended to pull back, but not as aggressively as Shargaas proposed.
"Great One-Eyed God, forgive my impertinence. If the God of Dominion truly attacks, are you confident you can stand against him for a long time and stop him from acting?"
Shargaas's question made all the Orc Gods present turn to Gruumsh.
As the most powerful member of the pantheon, whether Gruumsh could withstand the God of Dominion's power had a major impact on all the Deities here.
Gruumsh frowned and thought it over carefully for a while, then finally shook his head.
"I might be able to hold him off for a time with my trump cards, but not for long!"
Hearing Gruumsh's answer, Shargaas's face showed a trace of disappointment.
As a Deity of the Orcs, though he resented Gruumsh, he still hoped this wouldn't happen.
But Gruumsh's answer had shattered that hope.
"Great One-Eyed God, the God of Dominion is a newly risen Deity, and his pantheon has very few Deities. Over the long years to come, he will surely do everything in his power to expand it!"
"By then, the Divine Authority of the various pantheons will inevitably be divided!"
"The worst part is that the God of Dominion's Authority has nothing to do with good or evil. Whether someone is good or evil, the God of Dominion has a reason to intervene!"
"Before long, some