Chapter 79: Incorporating the North
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 79: Incorporating the North
[Killed Chaos Demigod - Lord of Ice Blue Lv.100]
[Killed Chaos Demigod - White-Bearded Wolf King Lv.100]
[Killed Chaos Demigod - Tower Lord Lv.100]
[Triggered Engraving: Uncrowned King has engraved Talents "Frost Protection," "Hyper-Perception," and "Domain Overlap."]
Watching the three Northern Lords fall, Xie Bai slowly withdrew Funeral Rites.
"Why is there still so much influence from the Chaos Church here? Their Godheads were so corrupted and damaged that they can't even be recycled..."
During her process of harvesting the Northern Lords, most of those Xie Bai encountered had been reasonable. They only required a little display of force before they obediently surrendered.
Throughout the entire ordeal, the number of stubborn holdouts Xie Bai met could be counted on one hand.
The three she had just killed were perfect examples.
Under the influence of Chaos power, their sanity had become unstable, rendering them incapable of the act of surrender.
Xie Bai had no choice but to stop wasting words and kill them outright.
She then turned her gaze toward the surrounding Northern races, who were trembling in fear.
"Did you... also accept the power of the Chaos Church?"
Hearing Xie Bai's question, the Northern denizens were instantly struck with terror.
In the ensuing panic, a Snowfield Werewolf was pushed forward.
"Th-That... Great One, it was the Lords who were seduced by the Chaos Church's lies. We subjects absolutely never accepted it! We... we are all upstanding citizens, truly..."
Seeing them deny it so vehemently, Xie Bai changed her question.
"Then do you know where this Chaos power came from?"
This time, a Snow Giant stepped forward.
"Great One... we truly do not know. To be precise, we weren't even aware our Lords had accepted Chaos power until now. Now that you have rid the people of this evil, we finally realize our Lords were being eroded by Chaos..."
Seeing that these Northern races had nothing useful to say, Xie Bai didn't bother questioning whether they were telling the truth.
"Forget it. Just tell me who the strongest Northern Lords are."
Faced with Xie Bai's question, the crowd stammered for a long time without answering, until the Snow Giant from before stepped out again.
"Well, Great One... the three Lords you just killed were already the three strongest Northern Lords known to everyone.
"If you're looking for anything higher, there's only the White Lake Alliance formed by the other Lords, and the Ice Dragon Territory beyond the North. But the Ice Dragon's domain is already considered a region outside the Northern Territory."
Xie Bai paused slightly at the explanation.
"Those were already the strongest?"
As the three strongest Northern Lords, they had even received a life-burning power boost from Chaos, yet in the end, they couldn't even withstand a single normal strike from her while her skills were inactive.
"Whatever. I'll go check out this White Lake Alliance next."
With that thought, Xie Bai looked at the surrounding Northern races.
"Stay put. Someone will be coming to take over your territories shortly."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Bai vanished from the spot.
Watching her leave, the Northern races were left in a daze.
"Take over the territory... does that mean a new Lord is coming?"
Before they could react, a sudden roar echoed through the air.
Looking up, they saw a black spaceship unlike anything they had ever seen before.
From that ship, the crowd spotted an unexpected figure.
"Holy crap, isn't that the Lord of White Peak who defected to the humans?!"
"It's over. I get it now—that brat must have been the one who led that terrifying human here!"
"Damn it, seeing that guy's smug, 'villain-enjoys-success' face makes my blood boil!"
"Shut your mouth! No matter what, he's still a Lord. Be careful, or he might wipe us all out if he gets annoyed!"
While the Northern races were gossiping, a sudden, frigid aura enveloped them.
The Lord of White Peak slowly descended from the ship and stood before their territory. After glancing around, he spoke slowly.
"For the sake of Northern unification, the Northern Unified Empire is officially established as of today. We are now forming the Unified Army to reclaim the scattered territories for the Empire. Who among you is willing to join?"
The moment he finished speaking, the Lord of White Peak released the freezing effect.
Though they had regained control of their bodies, not a single person spoke.
That was until the Snowfield Werewolf from before raised his hand.
"I am willing to contribute my strength to the Empire and reclaim the lost lands!"
With the first voice raised, the other Northern races exchanged looks and quickly followed suit.
"Me too!"
"I'm willing as well!"
"Me, me, me! I'm willing to be the first to charge the front lines!"
Seeing that all the Northern races within the territory had submitted, the Lord of White Peak felt a hint of surprise.
Logically speaking, these Northern races who had lived in the heart of the North for so long were all incredibly fierce. Even with the threat of force, it shouldn't have been possible to make every single one of them submit so easily.
Thinking of this, the Lord of White Peak stole a glance at Strife behind him.
Seeing the Lord of White Peak looking at him, Strife gave a thumbs up and a bright, hearty smile.
"Haha! See? I told you there wouldn't be any problems, didn't I?"
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"There is a huge problem, everyone."
A man in a white robe, no larger than a normal human, spoke to the surrounding Northern Lords.
"I just received word that the three strongest Northern Lords are dead. Rumor has it they were cut down by a human girl after coming into contact with Chaos power."
Hearing this, a white-haired woman wearing a wide witch's hat across from the man in white spoke up.
"White Robe, are you certain the three strongest in the North are dead? Even after they obtained Chaos power and broke through to become Demigods?"
The man called White Robe nodded.
"Yes, Lady Elise. You know I have the ability to monitor every snowflake.
"While I cannot perceive the power of Chaos, I saw the deaths of those three Northern Lords with my own eyes. Based on the descriptions from the nearby subjects, I can roughly guess that those three Lords accepted Chaos power and were subsequently slain by a human girl."
Elise's brow furrowed.
"Aside from Chaos power, there are other existences you cannot perceive?"
"Indeed."
White Robe nodded.
"But the most urgent matter isn't the death of those three Lords, but another major event. Immediately after their deaths, an enemy from outside the North appeared, invading with a black spaceship.
"They have established something called the Northern Unified Empire, and the leader is none other than the Lord of White Peak, who previously defected to the humans."
Upon hearing this, the surrounding Northern Lords fell into a state of agitation.
"What? That traitor to the North?"
"To think he'd be bold enough to ally with humans to invade our North."
"Another spaceship... has the Aodu Empire still not given up on bringing their fires of war to our North?"
"They actually want to unify the North? Doesn't that mean they intend to wipe us Lords out entirely?"
"Wait, I remember the Aodu Empire's ships could only wander around the outskirts of the North. Elise, has your Cold Wind Curse failed?"
The moment the Northern Lord finished speaking, his head was severed by a blade of wind.
"I would ask that you all do not go blaming your problems on me so casually."
Faced with this sudden scene, the Northern Lords promptly shut their mouths.
At that moment, White Robe shifted the topic.
"Everyone, now is not the time for internal strife. The enemy's movements are swift and sudden. As an alliance formed to resist external threats, we must quickly decide on a countermeasure."