Green Monster Epic

Chapter 814: Domain

The protracted siege warfare treated lives like mere grass. In the eyes of the officers commanding the war, they were nothing more than cold, hard numbers.

The ground beneath the walls of Seres was scorched, and a thick, foul stench lingered. Whenever the fighting paused, patches of cold, thin mist would rise from the battlefield, constantly gathering until the divine术者 on both sides could free their hands to purify these mists filled with negative energy.

Without the purification of the divine术者, this land would be soaked and permeated with negative energy for a long time. Eventually, the corpses in the land might undergo尸变, giving birth to death creatures such as undead and skeletons, and even this land would eventually become uninhabitable for living beings.

After more than ten days of fighting, both the city's defenders and the besieging soldiers had suffered heavy losses. Subsequently, they had to enter a brief period of truce to accumulate strength for the upcoming battles.

"Our losses are not small. Of the 350,000 main force, no more than 200,000 can still fight. There are also 100,000 casualties, and the remaining 50,000 warriors, even after treatment, have basically lost their combat effectiveness."

"The humans' losses should be lower than ours, but I believe the Night Clan won't be feeling too good either."

Aaron's command abilities had been recognized by Allen and the others in these days. At least, he was considered outstanding among the several commanding generals, and he had basically secured his position as the main general.

As for Orc, this gnoll leader was a talented general type who led troops into battle, but he still lacked in terms of on-the-spot command.

While the lower-level soldiers rested, the high-level members of the coalition army were not idle either. Instead, they gathered together to summarize the previous war and plan for the next battle.

"The human reinforcements should arrive soon. Leave these guys to us. Don't worry, continue the siege. I will definitely not let them charge in and cause you trouble!"

General Ahmad, the great representative of the Centaur clan, participated in this summary meeting with a young, black-haired, golden-eyed adjutant.

Due to the physical characteristics of the centaurs, they were not very suitable for siege warfare. Therefore, in today's daytime battle, their centaur legion patrolled the periphery more, clearing and guarding against possible human reinforcements.

"What I want to know is, what are the chances of you taking down this fortress?"

Allen's position in the army was extremely high. Although he basically did not interfere with battlefield command or military strategy planning, Jack, Aaron, and others would still report their ideas to Allen to gain his approval, let alone meetings like today that required Allen's participation.

"Well, I think that with the current strength of our coalition army, we have at least a 60% chance of capturing this fortress!"

Faced with Allen's question, Jack and several staff members behind him, as well as Aaron and others next to him, discussed it for a while and gave a relatively confident answer.

"However, after taking down this fortress, the remaining combat power of our coalition army will not be too much. I am afraid that it will be difficult to capture a city as strong as Seres Fortress again."

"However, after taking down Seres Fortress, the northern part of the Rose Principality is basically unimpeded. The only thing to worry about is the Rose Principality's reinforcements."

"In this regard, General Ahmad and his troops have already laid traps, waiting for the arrival of the enemy's reinforcements. Then, we will annihilate the Rose Principality's forces in the wild, which can kill more enemies than in a siege battle."

"Only by hurting the enemy will they pay attention and invest more support in our direction, reducing the burden on the Beastman Empire's direction of the war."

The Rose Principality's strength was not very strong, and its population was not as large as the three royal courts on the Centaur Grassland. Therefore, the number of troops that their principality could mobilize was not large, which was also an important reason why the alliance chose the Rose Principality as the main breakthrough direction.

"So that's how you planned it."

"Continue."

Although he rarely interrupted, Allen's position was the most conspicuous. At this time, while listening to Jack's presentation, Allen was quietly observing the young centaur.

The other party's aura seemed ordinary, and his figure was not burly, but Allen's powerful wild intuition was subtly reminding Allen that the young centaur in front of him seemed to possess the ability to threaten Allen's life.

The young centaur seemed to have noticed Allen's gaze, or rather, from the beginning when he entered the military tent, he had been secretly observing Allen. Facing Allen's gaze, the young centaur, whom Ahmad introduced as Kingsley, turned his head and smiled slightly at Allen, his eyes deep as if they could contain a world.

"..."

The temperament displayed by the other party made Allen even more curious. He did not believe that the other party was really just Ahmad's trusted adjutant. An ordinary centaur could not be so calm and composed in the face of his sharp gaze, let alone bring him a little chill.

"Hello, young Dream Chaser."

Just as Allen was thinking about how to find an opportunity to test this centaur, a strange thought suddenly popped out of his consciousness, causing Allen to suddenly stop his breath from fluctuating, and a powerful aura suddenly overflowed from his body.

Of course, Allen quickly restrained his aura, after all, this was still the center of the wilderness coalition army, and it was almost impossible for any strong enemy to target Allen here. However, his sudden burst of aura and rapid retraction still made the surrounding experts look sideways, curiously looking at Allen.

"It's nothing, continue."

Allen waved his hand and casually brushed it off. Although the others were puzzled, Allen's status was there after all, and everyone did not want to ask.

"Please relax, I have no malice."

When Allen's warning gaze subtly locked onto the young centaur, another thought entered Allen's consciousness as their eyes met.

"Who exactly are you?"

Allen raised the question in his consciousness, not worrying that the other party would not hear his content.

"Me? You can actually guess. If you guess correctly, perhaps I can give you a small gift."

"..."

Listening to the other party's seemingly gentle and friendly thoughts, Allen fell into deep thought. Although the other party looked harmless, for some reason Allen always felt that in the depths of the other party's eyes, there was an indescribable indifference, rationality, and even a few contempt and disregard when facing so many experts in the field, just like how the wilderness natives looked at insects.

Since the other party wanted him to guess his identity, then he must be sure that he knew of his existence. However, the centaur's three royal courts had a special status. Although they joined the alliance, they had always been independent of the alliance. Apart from a few strong people in the royal court, the rest of the characters were rarely known.

Combining the attitude displayed by the other party, as well as the magical ability to communicate through thoughts, Allen vaguely felt that he had grasped a clue. As his brain quickly thought, in the end, only one thought arose, which suddenly shocked him.

"Presumably, you should be the incarnation of Lord Karon, right?"

Although he was still a little uneasy, Allen always felt that his guess should be correct, so he carefully began to verify it.

"Heh heh heh, as expected of a clever hobgoblin."

The young centaur, using the alias Kingsley, revealed a hint of appreciation in his eyes, directly acknowledging Allen's guess: "They say hobgoblins are full of fools, but it seems your bloodline isn't lacking in the inheritance of wisdom!"

“…”

Kingsley's tone had a hint of discrimination, but Allen didn't feel a trace of displeasure. Instead, he felt a faint sense of fear and unease. He was facing an incarnation of a deity. If the other party had any malicious intent, even with so many strong individuals around him, he probably wouldn't have a good ending.

In any case, the path he had chosen was something that most deities and their churches couldn't tolerate.

"Don't be nervous, interesting little fellow."

Seeming to notice the changes in Allen's mind, Kingsley couldn't help but smile, comforting Allen.

"Although I've discovered your little secret, I'm not interested in doing anything to eliminate dissidents. After all, even if you walk on our path, the target audience between you and me is different. There will be basically no competition for believers, so why would I do something thankless?"

"You agree, right?"

Kingsley lightly exposed Allen's secret, causing Allen's heart to beat violently. Even the anger accumulated in his body was restless, but as a cold look flashed in the other party's golden pupils, Allen's consciousness seemed to be directly frozen, and the beating of his heart slowed down rapidly.

"So, as long as you don't bring your little tricks to my territory, I won't target you, this interesting little fellow."

"It's been so many years, and the Mansa Wilderness hasn't seen such an interesting thing. I'm really looking forward to what extent you will reach next."

The young centaur, using the alias Kingsley, but in reality the incarnation of Chiron, the centaur guardian deity, was intrigued, imagining the interesting things that might happen in the future. His heart, which had been without ripples for many years, finally had a bit of anticipation.

“…”

What else could Allen say? He could only respond with silence.

He couldn't yet understand the attitude and vision of deities when looking at problems. The only thought in his mind now was to remain vigilant and be ready for battle at any time, even if the deity's incarnation in front of him hadn't shown any hostility.

Allen had no intention of understanding the following meeting. Until the meeting was nearing its end, he was still immersed in the seemingly ordinary conversation with Kingsley.

"... Your Excellency? Your Excellency Allen?"

Aaron called Allen several times in a row, almost having the attendant remind the other party when Allen's consciousness suddenly returned to reality.

"Oh? Uh, have you all finished talking? Then do as you said."

"... Understood."

Jer and Aaron exchanged glances privately, both curious about Allen's sudden distraction.

Afterwards, the meeting ended, and the members of each family returned to their respective posts to prepare for the more intense war to come. Allen quietly left the military camp, accepting Chiron's incarnation's invitation to meet again in the forest far from the battlefield.

"Let me reintroduce myself. I am the guardian of the centaur race, the ruler of the Centaur Grassland - Chiron."

Ahmad had also been sent away by Chiron's incarnation. The young centaur, alone, used a relatively equal attitude to introduce himself to Allen, who arrived belatedly.

"It is my honor to meet Your Majesty."

It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. This was Allen's first formal contact and exchange with a deity's projection in the Feyman world. Who knew what would happen next!

In order to protect himself and have the power to fight back if the other party had malicious intentions, Allen spent a lot of time on the way here, repeatedly trying and finally entering a state of divine power before daring to meet with him.

He didn't dare not come. The other party's status, position, and strength were all there, and they also knew his secret. Even if the other party didn't personally target him, just leaking his secret would be enough to give him a hard time.

"Is that so?"

Chiron looked at Allen meaningfully, his golden eyes like two sharp scalpels, slicing Allen inside and out many times, making Allen very uncomfortable.

"Do you know why I asked you to come here to meet?"

"I don't know."

"Didn't I say I was going to give you a little gift? I asked you to come here to fulfill my promise."

"I am truly flattered—"

Allen was respectfully about to express his gratitude, but unexpectedly, the other party's face changed, and a surge of killing intent immediately caused Allen to react quickly, and the greatsword instantly appeared in his hand.

Clang!!

The blade had just guarded his front when a huge force suddenly rushed in front of him, colliding with the wide blade, and sending Allen flying out.

Whoosh!!

Allen's body hadn't stopped flying backwards when another phantom flashed before his eyes. Steadying his mind, Allen swung his arm, and the greatsword slashed straight at the phantom.

Ding!!

A javelin spun wildly and flew into the sky. Then, at the light beckoning of the centaur in front, it quickly returned to the other party's hand.

"Not bad reaction."

Chiron glanced at Allen appreciatively. The slender body seemed to suddenly expand in Allen's eyes, but upon closer inspection, it didn't seem to change at all.

A somewhat familiar energy enveloped the entire jungle. Just as Allen flew up, preparing to retreat, he suddenly discovered that he was actively flying towards the other party's direction.

"After the Saint, one can touch the power of gods - the domain. But what is the domain?"

While launching an unmanageable attack on Allen, the centaur deity incarnation muttered to himself, as if asking and answering himself.

"The so-called domain is just the transformation of a strong person's understanding of the rules of the world into the use of the rules, and the even more advanced gods can achieve control over the rules."

"For example, the divine authority domain that I am showing now is my authority as the ruler of the Centaur Grassland. On this land, I can do this!!"

Boom boom boom!!

The huge trees growing on the ground began to sway their branches, as if they had wisdom, slowly drawing their roots from the ground, merging and transforming into tall tree giants.

As soon as the tree giants took shape, they raised an arm and smashed it towards Allen. Allen tapped the void under his feet, and the Misty Step lightly unfolded, dragging out a phantom image, brushing past the other party's long arm.

However, just as Allen frowned slightly, wondering why he had originally prepared to move to the left rear, but moved in the opposite direction when acting, the tree giant's thick arm instantly split open, and a curtain surrounded Allen completely.

"Open!"

Allen swung his greatsword back, and as a piece of broken wood rose, his figure immediately broke free from the net.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that in just a few hundred years, my control over this place has declined to such an extent."

While the tree giants continued to entangle Allen, the centaur, floating in the void with a calm expression, murmured to himself with regret.