Southern Region.
The long war has left this once fertile and beautiful land devastated.
Vast numbers of trees were felled, ores were mined, grasslands were riddled with holes, soil erosion was severe, and rivers were dammed and diverted by goblins. The war left behind a landscape of cultists, and the fertile plains were piled high with the corpses of humans, monsters, animals, and goblins, rotting or half-rotting...
The air was thick with the stench of decay.
Ugly-looking goblin airships that made huge noises flew across the sky from time to time, leaving behind black exhaust fumes that stained the once azure sky with smog.
This is a place 100,000 kilometers away from Paris Island.
This area is already occupied by goblins.
Goblin patrol teams occasionally crisscrossed the ground, searching for any humans who had escaped.
Screams echoed intermittently from the wilderness.
With less than two hours until nightfall, dark clouds loomed in the sky, blocking out the last rays of the Sun and making the sky appear gloomy. The bluish-gray ground and the distant sky seemed to merge into one, filling the world with an atmosphere of despair and grayness.
A gentle breeze blew, and the weeds on the ground trembled slightly.
Three figures frantically crawled slowly through the grass.
A young mother was leading two little girls, who were covered in weeds to conceal themselves as much as possible. They had chosen their direction and were carefully heading north.
The young mother was quite pretty, with her long black hair tightly tied up and her face smeared with black dirt. She looked to be only about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. She was protecting her two little girls, who looked to be six or seven years old, like a mother hen protecting her chicks.
The mother's face showed undisguised panic and fear.
Having witnessed too many horrific scenes of humans falling into the hands of goblins, especially women, whose lives were worse than death, she couldn't imagine what would happen if she and her two daughters were captured by the goblins. In a state of heightened vigilance, any slight movement around her would send shivers down her spine!
"Mom, I'm so hungry..."
The younger little girl crawled in the grass, gently tugging at her mother's clothes. Her bright eyes were filled with longing, her little mouth was cracked from dryness, and she was already a little dazed from prolonged hunger.
A pang of heartache flashed in the young mother's eyes as she hugged the little girl tightly and kissed her forehead. " Anna, be good, hang in there a little longer, we'll find something to eat soon..." In truth, she didn't know when they would find food, or even just a sip of water would be nice.
They had been hungry for two days and one night.
"Sweetie, little sister, here's something for you to eat..." The slightly older little girl pulled a piece of plant stem covered in teeth marks from her bosom and handed it to her younger sister Anna, whispering, "Take a bite, it's juicy inside!"
The little girl took it, bit into it a few times, and cried, "It's not tasty! Sister lied to me! Mommy, I'm hungry, so hungry..."
The little girl's cries broke her mother's heart.
The journey of fleeing had subjected her children to hardships they had never experienced before, and she truly doubted whether she could still escape the Southern Region with her two daughters.
"Ah, water, there's water ahead..."
The little girl suddenly seemed to have discovered something, and ran out with a joyful cry.
In the open space in front of them, there seemed to be the faint sound of flowing water, as if a small river was flowing by. Little Anna heard the sound of water and could not resist any longer. She stood up and rushed out.
" Anna, watch out..." The young mother was startled, before she could even run out.
Then a sharp, piercing scream could be heard from afar.
They're goblins!
She was so frightened that her face turned pale. She only had time to rush out and hug the little girl. Before she could hide, she saw a group of ugly, green goblins suddenly appear in the distance.
The goblins had clearly discovered the mother and her two daughters.
Like wolves spotting prey, they excitedly rushed over and surrounded the mother and her two daughters, who were trembling like leaves in fear.
"Ooh ooh, human! Woman!"
"Beautiful woman, oh crap, beauty!"
"I like little girls... Oh no, don't let them get away!"
The goblins rushed forward excitedly.
"No..." the young mother cried out in despair.
Even at this moment, she still tried to hold her two daughters tightly in her arms with her frail body, as if doing so would keep them safe.
Snap!
A strong goblin rushed over and slapped the poor woman hard, sending her flying.
Goblins are small in stature but quite strong. They especially enjoy raping human women, particularly girls around ten years old, who are about the same height as them and are their favorite targets for abuse.
In the blink of an eye, the terrified little girl Anna was surrounded by several goblins. They tore her little dress, revealing her delicate and frail body, shivering in the cold wind. She was so frightened that she didn't even know how to resist.
"No, let go of the child, let go of my child..."
The woman herself had been captured by several crazed, grinning goblins, but disregarding her own safety, she still desperately tried to rush out to save her daughter.
But her strength was no match for that of the goblin warriors.
"No..." the woman screamed in despair.
In the next instant, she was overpowered by the goblins.
The most tragic fate in the world befell these three poor mother and daughters.
Just then--
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Suddenly, a series of rapid arrow whistles rang out.
The woman suddenly felt a lightness on her body, and all the goblins around her were sent flying backward, their screams echoing continuously.
"My child, my child..." The woman, ignoring her torn clothes, rushed towards her child.
To her great joy, although the two children's clothes were also torn, the worst thing did not happen; they only had some scratches on their bodies.
"Mommy..." The little girls, still shaken, rushed into their mother's arms, trembling.
The woman looked up and saw several valiant human female warriors appearing on the distant hills. They were drawing their bows and nocking arrows, and arrows flew like a storm, each one taking the life of a goblin.
"Oh crap, more women..."
The goblins went mad.
The women appearing on the distant hillside were all stunningly beautiful, clad in military uniforms, and possessed a poisonous allure that drove the goblins madly toward the hill.
A series of shrill screams and shouts rang out.
Goblins appeared out of nowhere, a vast expanse of green in the distance. In the blink of an eye, the mountains and plains were filled with frenzied goblins, all rushing towards the hillside.
"Run!"
The woman screamed in panic.
A dozen or so human female warriors were no match for the goblins charging in from all over the mountains.
In the blink of an eye, just as the goblin tide was about to encircle the hill, a series of loud bugle calls suddenly rang out across the entire wilderness. Amidst the rising dust, squads of human knights charged up from behind the hill, revealing their figures.
Long banners fluttered on the hillside, appearing like long dragons soaring into the sky.
"Is it the Human Clan army?"
The woman suddenly understood something, her eyes blazing with ecstatic joy. She trembled with excitement. The Human Clan army had arrived; the three of them were saved. But she didn't know if it was the army of the Bayern Empire or the army of the Dortmund Empire.
Instead of retreating, the female archers on the hilltop charged down like lightning.
They drew their longswords from their waists, the blades flashing, and wherever they passed, the goblins fell to the ground like wheat under a scythe. In the blink of an eye, the female warriors were in front of the mother and her two daughters.
"Come with us."
The mother and her two daughters were quickly brought back to the hilltop.
Looking out over the hills, the woman saw a massive Human Clan army stretching as far as the eye could see, winding its way from the distant horizon. The dark mass of troops seemed to have no end in sight, and powerful Human Clan warriors flew back and forth in the sky, monitoring the surrounding army. Their terrifying aura soared into the heavens and filled the earth.
This is an extremely powerful Human Clan army.
Both their numbers and their fighting strength exceeded the expectations of the mother and her two daughters.
"You're safe now, hurry back to the rear camp." A beautiful female archer who looked only eighteen years old handed each of the two sisters a large loaf of bread. Her kind smile was like a clear spring in the mountains, warming the two little girls' anxious hearts.
"Sister, thank you for saving me, Mom, and you, my sister."
Little Anna said crisply, wolfing down her bread.
"Sister, which army are you from? Are you here to wipe out those horrible goblins?" the older girl asked, mustering her courage.
"My sister comes from the Northern Region Empire. She is the great Human Emperor of the Northern Region. He sent us to eliminate the goblins. Little sister, hurry back to the rear camp. The battle is about to begin here." The female Rogue archer patted the little girl's head with a smile.
The tragic scenes unfolding in the Southern Region reminded the female Rogue of the tragedies that had befallen the Rogue in the Diablo World, and she felt immense sympathy for the two little girls.
"Sister, I want to kill goblins too! Can you teach me how to shoot arrows?" Little Anna pleaded in a clear, bright voice, her face upturned.
"When you grow up, your sister will teach you archery," said the female Rogue, ordering the warrior beside her to lead the mother and her two daughters toward the camp behind them.
The bugle calls continuously issued clear military orders.
The mother and her two daughters descended the hill. Looking back, they saw one last thing: beautiful archer sisters surrounding a noble and beautiful red-haired Goddess general, who stood high on the hill, while countless valiant warriors charged past her, Charge towards the goblins below.
This scene will forever remain unforgettable for the mother and her two daughters.
The title of the Human Emperor of the Northern Region will forever be etched in their hearts.
More than a decade later, when Anna and her sister became renowned archers in the Southern Region, revered as powerful women, their hearts were filled with gratitude whenever they spoke of the Human Emperor of the Northern Region. They joined the knightly ranks of the Northern Region Empire, becoming the Human Emperor of the Northern Region's most loyal followers!