Confronting the God of Holy Light
Upon hearing this, Thrall was speechless.
In fact, it's not just Horde; the populations of many factions are very volatile. After all, this is a game, and many populations don't grow gradually but can be "created" simply by spending resources. So, a force from a certain faction entering a resource-rich area can quickly increase in number exponentially.
This is easily explained in games, but in reality, it's a completely different story. For these characters in the story, this world is their reality.
So what exactly happened?
"It's very simple. When this story was written, the person who designed your destiny ignored the issue of population. In order to make the whole story more epic and dramatic, he forcibly ignored the population figures. So sometimes you will find that the number of your race fluctuates greatly."
Often, even in your history books, there are no specific numbers; they are simply described as a branch, a group, or a swarm.
As for the extra Orcs, they were naturally created by the Hand of Fate. If the Hand of Fate wanted, it could conjure up millions of Orcs at will, making the Horde a powerful force capable of rivaling the Alliance, without considering that the Horde's Orcs were just a group of prisoners who had escaped from the Alliance's internment camps.
Aren't there enough oddities in this world? Think about it carefully, everyone. In your daily lives, how many details do you find incomprehensible and bizarre, yet subconsciously overlook? It's not that you're inattentive or unable to notice such obvious problems; it's because it's all part of the Hand of Fate. Before the power of the universe, your individual thinking is often affected, becoming less sharp.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone exchanged glances, and some of the quicker ones even felt a sense of lingering fear.
Indeed, as intelligent NPCs with intelligence, even if this information was blocked, they could still sense that something was wrong. In the past, it was fine as long as no one brought it up, it was like the darkest place under the lamp, and everyone pretended that nothing was wrong. But now that Shen Yuan had brought it up, they immediately started stammering and couldn't explain themselves clearly.
Shen Yuan and the others' expressions changed drastically, but inwardly they continued to cheer him on with smug satisfaction, "In fact, it's not just these things. Your stories have already been predetermined. So, all your past encounters and experiences can be said to be arranged by the hand of Hand of Fate, and your future is also arranged by the Hand of Fate. You will inevitably move towards your destiny under the influence of all the factors around you, unless you can kill the person who controls your fate."
"That person? You mean, the Hand of Fate is a person?" Onyxia accurately grasped the hidden meaning in Shen Yuan's words.
"That's right! He was a person, but you could also say he was a god."
"Then who exactly is this Hand of Fate you speak of?" Varian asked in a deep voice.
"He is none other than your God of Holy Light."
Varian scoffed, "Hmph, you've finally shown your true colors. You gathered us and fabricated these lies just to fight against the Holy Light? The God of Holy Light is the embodiment of justice in this world; how could he be evil?"
These words even made major villains like Arthas and Illidan nod in agreement. Although they felt they had done nothing wrong, they were quite self-aware when it came to the distinction between good and evil. In their view, they were evil, and the Holy Light was good. To say that the God of Holy Light was an evil villain was as ridiculous as telling a lion that the elephant over there was a carnivore.
While these villains wouldn't mind destroying the God of Holy Light, since the Holy Light is their enemy anyway, it's a different story if they were used as cannon fodder.
"It's not surprising that you don't believe me. I told you long ago that you would have a hard time accepting the truth. In fact, I remember some of you saying that you would believe whatever I said in order to get the truth. But now it seems that my worries were right. You simply cannot accept the truth because your thinking has been fixed, ignorant and stubborn."
Upon hearing this, some people immediately looked embarrassed, such as Varian, who had said the same thing when Shen Yuan told him the truth, which he found unacceptable.
"But it's alright, I'll prove my words, Lilith!" Shen Yuan said, beckoning. From the shadows behind him, a figure emerged.
Xiao Yu recognized this person; she was the only female member of the Council of Sages. To this day, Xiao Yu still didn't know what she looked like, what her name was, or why she was hiding herself. But when she revealed her true form, he finally understood.
It was an angel, with pure white wings, an exquisite face, magnificent golden armor, and radiant Holy Light.
"Holy Light above, why is there an angel here?" High Inquisitor Whitemane exclaimed.
Shen Yuan said, "Her name is Lilith, and she is a high-ranking angel. She will summon a projection of the God of Holy Light to confront me face to face. However, before that, everyone must leave the room. In order to ensure that the God of Holy Light tells the truth, you cannot be seen."
As Shen Yuan spoke, he nodded to Merlin then created a magical barrier— the Fate Field, which could block all surveillance. This barrier isolated everyone, forming a light screen, like an audience seating area. Within this light screen, Shen Yuan and Lilith stood facing each other.
The heroes and villains all stared eagerly at the screen, incredibly curious about what was about to happen.
"Then, Lilith, it's your turn to do your work: summon the projection of the God of Holy Light to descend upon this world."
After saying that, Shen Yuan puffed out his chest and struck a mysterious pose.
Lilith nodded and began to pray in her elegant and holy voice. "Great God of Holy Light, your servant needs your help. I am facing an unprecedented evil. Please descend upon this world and Dispel all gloom with your light."
Like the Elemental King, the God of Holy Light is an otherworldly being (the Divine Realm is also another world). As an otherworldly being, he can naturally be summoned to this world. However, because the God of Holy Light is so powerful (he is many times more powerful than the Elemental King), he is very difficult to summon.
Even if the Elemental King wanted to be summoned in his true form, it would be almost impossible. Therefore, the God of Holy Light was not descending in his true form, nor was it even in descent mode. It was merely a projection mode. Moreover, even in projection mode, it had already almost reached the limit of this angel. After the summoning, a permanent demotion was inevitable.
As Lilith prayed, a massive pillar of light descended from the sky, and within that pillar appeared a sun-like image before everyone's eyes— the God of Holy Light.