683: The atmosphere before the decisive battle

After the divine announcement appeared, the entire Heroic Divine Realm was set in motion.

Adventurers were stockpiling supplies and actively preparing for War.

A tense atmosphere pervaded every world, every kingdom, and every city.

At this time, not many people were leveling up in Secret Realms, especially adventurers who chose to remain in the Radiant Faction.

Now, they were universally hated.

If they encountered people from other factions in a Secret Realm, they would definitely be targeted, or even killed.

Adventurers from other factions, to preserve their strength, would also try to avoid combat during this period.

This, however, provided Qin Yang and his group with a relatively stable leveling environment.

The team, consisting of Elebella, Amir, Laila, and other deities, swiftly cleared Secret Realms, reaching the sixtieth-floor world in just three days.

Qin Yang also followed Lin Xuan's instructions and found his Physical Body in a wilderness Secret Realm.

In a gloomy cave, Lin Xuan's Physical Body sat cross-legged on a large boulder.

His body was covered in dust, and even cobwebs had formed.

Outside the sword formation he had set up, various monster corpses were piled high.

“Grand Father-in-law, are you sure you’re not coming out?”

Qin Yang, holding the human emperor banner, asked Lin Xuan's Physical Body.

“No, I’m having a lot of fun in here.”

“Everyone in here is a talent, and their combat power isn't bad. The key is that they revive even if killed.”

“Ah, I really love it here.”

Lin Xuan’s voice came from the human emperor banner.

Qin Yang was dumbfounded.

He had seen people obsessed with the Neptune Palace, but never with the human emperor banner.

Never mind, let Grand Father-in-law make a fuss inside.

He’s an old man, as long as he’s happy.

Thinking this, Qin Yang put away the human emperor banner, waved his hand slightly, stirring up a gentle breeze that brushed the dust off Lin Xuan’s body.

Then, he unfolded the human emperor Domain, instructing two Imperial Guards to carry Grand Father-in-law inside.

From then on, he had no more worries in this Heroic Divine Realm.

At the same time, the Heroes who were crusading against the evil god had also embarked on their journey.

“Hero, there won’t be any danger this time, right…?”

At the village entrance, the girl embraced the boy, her face full of sorrow.

The boy stroked the girl’s long hair, gently comforting her: “Don’t worry, I have a Protagonist Halo and am protected by the Gods. Even if I die, I can be resurrected.”

“But, this time it feels different…”

The girl buried her head in the boy’s chest, her heart filled with unease.

Indeed, Heroes were protected by the Gods and had multiple chances to resurrect.

However… the girl did not voice her inner thoughts.

Heroes had divine resurrection, but what about the Gods?

Once a God fell, the Hero would lose all their bonuses.

Just like the last Faction War, after the Goddess of Stars fell, all the Heroes in her faction were eradicated.

The girl dared not speculate about the future of the Gods.

But she had a strong premonition in her heart.

This Faction War was the final battle of the Heroic Divine Realm.

Just as the girl was filled with worry, the Hero holding her said, “When I return, I will marry you.”

Hearing this, the girl’s eyes lit up, and she happily responded, “Then you must come back!”

“Yes, we will definitely win.”

Under the setting sun, the girl watched the Hero from another world leave until he disappeared over the horizon.

Similar scenes played out across various worlds.

Brave and powerful Heroes bid farewell to friends, family, and loved ones, heading to the battlefield of the final decisive battle.

These scenes, like the emotional build-up before the climax of an anime, were thrilling.

However, three days later…

The Heroes’ enthusiasm waned… “Hey, after all these days, is there still no detailed battle plan?”

“The logistics are a mess too. Do you even understand War?”

“To go to War with self-provided dry rations and tents, that would cause a mutiny in any era, wouldn’t it?”

“If you want people to help, show some attitude! How can you not prepare anything?”

“If you keep this up, I’m going back home to be a shut-in…”

The central camp of the Hero army was surrounded by various Heroes.

They were all complaining about the army’s terrible logistics and crude management.

The initial passionate gathering of heroes had completely cooled down after days of complaints.

And two of the three Heroes serving as the army’s commanders could only hide inside the main tent, not daring to show their faces.

Uesugi Haru of “Echo of the Sword” grumbled, “I want to do logistics too, but everyone here acts like a lord; no one is willing to do rough work, and they even need to be waited on for eating, drinking, and using the toilet!”

“There’s no choice, everyone is a Protagonist, after all…” Mōri Gen said with a squinted smile, “I feel like the discipline of the Hero army isn’t even as good as an adventurer’s legion.”

According to Qin Yang’s clearing speed, the Hero army gathered on the ninety-ninth floor only had three days to prepare for battle.

But during these three days, conflicts frequently arose among the Heroes.

Each of them had their own ideas.

They always showed various forms of resistance to the army’s deployments and assignments.

This made the three Heroes serving as commanders feel like they were leading a group of elementary school students into War.

In fact, the mental maturity of the three commanders wasn’t much higher.

“What a headache…”

Uesugi Haru rubbed her temples and said, “I now hope Qin Yang can attack quickly to end all of this.”

Saying this, she suddenly looked up and asked, “Where is Sanada Yu?”

Mōri Gen smiled helplessly, “He just picked up a Tokyo girl; he’s probably in her tent right now.”

Uesugi Haru rolled her eyes: “I didn’t expect anyone besides brainless NPCs to fall for him. Can a team like this really defeat the evil god?”

“Don’t worry about that,”

Mōri Gen smiled and said, “After the Hero Alliance gathered, various bonds accumulated, and with the boost from the Protagonist Halo, our attributes have actually surpassed demigods.”

“But after the Transcendent Tier, attributes are no longer the most important standard for combat power.”

Uesugi Haru was still a bit worried and said, “Just like how I was disarmed by that Golden Armor Warriors, that was the perfect disarm skill at work, and I don’t even have that skill.”

“So, we just need to figure out the skill mechanisms,”

Mōri Gen nodded and said, then looked towards the noisy outside of the large tent, whispering, “Fortunately, we have many immortal cannon fodder to test the opponent’s mechanisms.”

Just then, a desolate Dragon roar echoed, startling both Heroes, who simultaneously exclaimed, “This is… the sound of an Eastern Dragon!”

The reason they were so surprised was that there were no creatures like Eastern Dragon in the Heroic Divine Realm.