Chapter1044:Provocation

Theogreclan,that’sthenamehumansgavethisrace,buttheirtruenameshouldbetrollclan.

Inthelargest-scalewarofthedivineera,theelitegroundforcesoftheLeviathanfollowersareunparalleled.

Adultindividualshaveaheightgenerallyexceedingthreemeters,withthelargestrecordedindividualevenexceedingfivemeters.Theypossessstrengthtentimesgreaterthanhumans,aswellasaterrifyingconstitutionthatisimmunetomostmagicandphysicalattacks.

Inmultiplewarsbetweenhumansanddragonclans,theogreclan,astheelitegroundforcesoftheLeviathanfaction,hasinflictedheavylossesonhumanarmiesmultipletimes.

Mostofthemagicthathumansexcelatisineffectiveagainstogres.

Nomatterifit’smentalcharm,control,intimidation,theydon’thavemucheffectonthesingle-mindedogre.

Directattackslikefireballs,acidbombs,icearrows,andstonespearsonlytickletheogre’sbody.

Despitehavingnomagicabilities,theogreclanhasincrediblyhighmagicresistanceandranksinthetopfiveintheLeviathanfaction.Andtherearequiteafewofthemaswell.

ComparedtotheLamiaclanwithhigherabilitytopetrify,theogreclanwasonceanightmareforhumaninfantry.

Asidefromthestrongesthumantroops,theheavily-armoredcavalry,knownastheCrownGems,canholdtheirownagainstthesemonstersinlarge-scalebattles.Otherunitsfacingthenearlyinvincibleogrecorpsusuallyendupincompletecollapse.

Ifitweren’tforthelatestagesofthedivineerawar,wherehumansreliedontheirnumericaladvantagetodefeatmostofthepowerfulracesintheLeviathanfaction,thedragonclanwouldn’thavebeenforcedtothenegotiatingtable.

However,comparedtotheLeviathanfaction,humanshavearidiculouslyhighbirthrate.Bythelatestagesofthewar,theLeviathanfactionhadalmostdepletedtheirtrumpcards,onesuperiorraceafteranotherleavingthebattlefield,disappearingwithoutatrace.

Inthewarthatdecidedtheownershipofthecontinent,thenumberofhumandeathswasactuallyoverahundredtimesthatoftheLeviathanfaction.Judgingfromtheratioofcasualties,itcan’treallybeconsideredavictory.

Thereasonthedragonseventuallymadepeacewithhumanswasmostlybecausetheyrealizedthatitwasnotworththecosttocontinuefighting.That’showthedivineerawar,whichdecidedtheownershipofthecontinent,ended.

Afterthat,humansbecamethedominantspeciesonthecontinent,andmostofthecreaturesfromtheLeviathanfactionleftthecontinentwiththedragons.Someofthemwenttothewilderness,farawayfromhumaninfluence.

Ifeverythingwentsmoothly,humans,whogainedcontrolofthecontinent,shouldhaveusheredinanewera.Unfortunately,notlongafterthewarended,themagictidebegantoweakengradually.

Therearevarioustheoriesaboutthereasonfortheweakeningofthemagictide.ManybelievethatitwasduetothehumansdescendedfromSia,whoconsumedtoomuchpowerfromtheCreatorGod’sSwordSiaduringthewar,whichledtotheweakeningofthemagictide.

Thosewhosupportthistheoryfirmlybelievethattheweakeningofthemagictideisjustanormalphenomenon,liketherisingandsettingofthesun.Ifthereisaperiodofdecline,therewillinevitablybeaperiodofactivity.

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Afteralonganddarknight,dawnwillalsocome.

However,forhumans,whohaveashorterlifespan,thedurationofthisnightisincrediblylong.Afterthegloriouseraofthedivinecivilizationended,thousandsofyearshavepassed,andtherecoveryofthemagictidestillseemsdistant.

Humanswhohavelostthepowerofthemagictidewereneverabletoregainthepowerofthedivineerabloodline.

Similarly,theLeviathanfaction,whoareaccustomedtothemagictide,werealsounabletoregaintheirnumbersfromthedivineeraperiodandevenfounditincreasinglydifficulttoreproduce.

Helpless,humanshadnochoicebuttoseekpowersbeyondthemagicalcivilizationofthedivineeraandembarkonthepathofdarktechnology.

Oncelivedisolatedfromhumans,theLeviathanclanisnowappearingbeforehumansagain,tryingtofindasolutiontotheproblem.

Therecentfallingstarevent,believedtobethebirthplaceofthemythoftheNuclearBlastQueen,promptedthemtomakethisdecision.

ThenewsofthereappearanceoftheforbiddenmagicoftheDivineErahasshockednotonlyhumans,butalsotheLeviathanfaction.

EvenduringthemostgloriousperiodoftheDivineEra,therewereonlyafewmageswhopossessedthepowerofforbiddenmagic,andthepoweroftheultimateforbiddenspell,"NuclearBlast,"onlyexistedinlegends.

Withthereappearanceofthelegend,theseLeviathanclansmensawaglimmerofhopetochangethecurrentsituation.

Thistime,ratherthanthemerchantalliancefindingtheseLeviathanclans,itwastheseisolatedforeignbeingswhotooktheinitiativetoconnectwiththemerchantsandsenttheiroutstandingunderagegirls.

TheLeviathanclanvaluesthepowerofbloodlinemorethanhumans.Theyarethemostfaithfulsupportersofbloodlinepower.Astheyarenotskilledinmagic,alltheirpowercomesfromtheirownbloodline.

TheappearanceofNuclearBlastQueenAin,thestrongestwarlockoftheDivineEraonthecontinent,isgreatnewsfortheseLeviathanclansmen.

TheLeviathanclansmenadmirethestrongthemost,sobecomingtheNuclearBlastQueenhasanextraordinaryinfluenceonthem.

Let’staketheexampleofanoticeableorcgirl,whoisthemostremarkablerepresentativeoftheorccommunityinthisera.Shenotonlyhasgrowntotheadultlevelofthreemeterstallatanearlyage,butalsohasthepotentialtogrowuptofivemeterstall.

Steppingoutofthewildernessmountainswhereherfelloworcsdwell,whichisaforbiddenzoneforhumans,sheismorecuriousabouttheoutsideworldthanthegreataxemadepartiallywithGodWeaponmaterialpresentedbytheMerchantGuildAlliance.

Sinceshewasyoung,shehasheardtheeldersinhercommunitysaythathumansareaverycunningandtreacherousrace,andtheygenerallydon’tdaretoconfrontthegreatorcwarriorshead-oninbattle.

However,therearealsoafewknightswhopossesscombatpowernotinferiortotheorcclan,capableofone-on-oneduelsagainstthegreatorcwarriors.

Unfortunately,shewasdisappointedbythefactthatshehasn’tseenanyhumanslikethatsinceventuringoutofthewilderness.

"They’resoweak,they’reallabunchofweaklings!"

"Hey,areyouthestrongestsoldiersoftheempire?Comeandfightme!"

Grippingthegiantaxeonherback,theorcgirlboldlystoodup,pointedherindexfingertowardsthebaseoftheimperialnationalteam,andthenbeckoned.

Well,itseemsthatthere’sbeensomeproblemwiththeMerchantGuild’seducation.

"Eldersister,keepgoing!"

"Beatthemup,humansareallweaklings,weaklings!"

"Wetrollsarethestrongestonland!"

Otheryoungfemaleogresbroughtbytheguildalliancewhometthesamerequirementsallcheered.Theshortestofthemistwometerstall,andthetallestistwopointfivemeters.Eachandeveryoneofthemisafirst-classwarrior.