87: Death Desert

That means there’s a Demigod secretly supporting them!

It’s important to know that Human Demigods only live for ten thousand years, and it’s been fifteen thousand years since anyone has become a God!.

This means that many Demigods have already died helplessly due to their lifespan!

Demigods are at the pinnacle of existence in this world. How could those at the pinnacle be willing to have their lives end when their lifespan runs out?

They will only try every possible way to extend their lifespan, and the best way is to Breakthrough their Realm and become a lofty God, enjoying endless life.

But it seems the Continent of Gods no longer allows anyone to become a God, and the reason for this must be related to the Gods who disappeared more than ten thousand years ago.

The main objective of the God-Summoning Cult is to continuously investigate divine ruins and some eerie places, find the secret of the Gods' disappearance, and then summon them to make the Gods reappear in the world.

The Demigods would certainly not be pleased to have the Gods reappear in the world, because then they would no longer be at the pinnacle of existence.

However, they also want to know the secret of the Gods' disappearance, as they might uncover the mysteries of the Gods from it. Therefore, the God-Summoning Cult also has Demigods supporting them from behind.

The God-Summoning Cult is an organization spread across the continent, not just appearing near the Doreen Peninsula.

After the Human Legend Isaac and the Orc Legend Gajulas simultaneously uttered the name of the God-Summoning Cult, they exchanged glances, both seeing the gravity on the other's face.

Because they both knew that the God-Summoning Cult was not just a massive organization spread across the continent, but also had Demigods supporting it from behind.

If such an organization wanted to deal with their two nations, they would have no power to resist.

The Human Legend Isaac said with a heavy expression:

"This is the most likely possibility, but we haven't heard of any divine matters appearing in our two countries recently!

Why would they come here?

Could it be because of the Desert of Death further north of the Barren Plains? It has always been lifeless and very peculiar.

But as far as I know, the God-Summoning Cult has investigated it many times over ten thousand years and found nothing. Have they come again now?

Even so, aren't the people of the God-Summoning Cult most focused on exploring ruins and eerie places?

What are they doing stealing the wealth of our two countries now? It doesn't seem like their usual style!"

The Doreen Peninsula is located in the southeastern part of the Continent of Gods. Its southernmost point is the Kate Kingdom, so the Kate Kingdom is surrounded by sea on three sides, with one side facing the Orc Royal Court.

North of the Kate Kingdom is the Barren Plains, and the Orc Royal Court is established on the Barren Plains.

Further north is the Desert of Death, which is three hundred kilometers wide. It is precisely the Desert of Death that separates the Doreen Peninsula from the Continent of Gods.

The Desert of Death is clearly land, and even if it's a desert, it's only three hundred kilometers wide. As long as one brings enough water, why can't they cross it? Why does it have the power to separate the two?

That's because there is a mysterious power in the Desert of Death. As long as you walk on it, your life force will continuously drain away.

An ordinary person walking on it for an hour will face the depletion of their life force and die.

That inexplicable devouring power weakens the further away it is from the surface. Only powerhouses above Sky Knight flying hundreds of meters above it can safely enter the Continent of Gods from the Doreen Peninsula.

As for traveling by sea, firstly it's further, and secondly, the Sea Race in the ocean doesn't look kindly upon humans, so attacks are highly likely.

On the other side, facing Isaac's question, Gajulas tentatively replied:

"Could it be that the God-Summoning Cult members passed by here and simply decided to make a quick buck? Was it an impromptu act? That's why it's not like their usual style!

Now that they've stolen so many good things, they should be satisfied!"

"I hope so!"

In reality, Isaac and Gajulas knew all too well that they were somewhat deceiving themselves!

While there's a possibility the mysterious force is the God-Summoning Cult, it's not very strong.

Because there are many inconsistencies, such as the inexplicable attack on the Orc army by five Human Sky Knights two months ago.

Those five Sky Knights couldn't possibly also be members of the God-Summoning Cult, could they? What would be the point of doing that? Was it also for money?

After comforting each other, the two also knew that continuing like this was not a solution.

They both understood that the only way to deal with the mysterious force now was cooperation.

If they could have cooperated, they wouldn't have been unable to catch even one perpetrator last night.

After all, the Human Legend Isaac did not investigate the identity of the looters yesterday because he was concerned about his own safety.

If the Orc Legend had been with him at the time, there would have been no fear!

Two Legends are a force not to be underestimated anywhere!

So, after some thought, the Human Legend Isaac said:

"Gajulas, we are too passive like this. If we don't change, even if the force behind this looting attacks us again, we will be helpless!"

"Oh, what do you mean?"

Gajulas guessed what Isaac wanted to say, but they had been rivals for hundreds of years, so he wouldn't agree so easily and instead asked a counter-question.

"Let's cooperate temporarily!"

Isaac expressed his idea, but Gajulas did not answer immediately; instead, he appeared to be deep in thought.

Isaac looked at his old rival and knew that he must have been tempted, but since he was the one who brought up the topic, he was at a disadvantage.

Gajulas, neither opposing nor agreeing, wanted to take the opportunity to gain some benefits from him.

Isaac was somewhat helpless at Gajulas's meticulous calculations, but considering his own safety and the precarious state of his kingdom's existence, he still made a compromise.

Then he continued:

"If you are willing to cooperate, I can give you twenty sets of magic communicators. This will not only make it convenient for you and me to communicate.

When that group attacks your subordinate tribes again, you will also know in time!"

magic communicators are Sharp Weapons for military use. Usually, the kingdom can tolerate humans privately reselling a few.

But anyone who dares to resell them to Orcs will face the thunderous strike of the royal family.

Under such powerful oppression, although the Orcs coveted these items immensely, they rarely obtained them.

Now, Isaac is actually taking the initiative to make an exception and give them. One can imagine the pressure Arthur, disguised as the mysterious person, brought upon him!

Gajulas also knew when to quit while he was ahead; obtaining twenty sets of magic communicators was already a huge gain.

His previously solemn expression immediately transformed into a friendly smile:

"How can I accept this? But if you truly want to give them, I'd certainly be happy to receive them.

Furthermore, you are right about cooperation. Only by cooperating can we deal with the mysterious force that poses a great threat to both our nations!"

Thus, the Human and Orc Legends, who had always been rivals, reached an agreement to cooperate.