Imprisoned for a Trillion Years, I Was Worshipped by All Gods!

The three brothers stared at this unbelievable scene.

They never expected such a situation to occur.

Originally, they thought the three of them were at the end of the road, about to die here.

But unexpectedly, the members of the beast clan ended up dying here themselves.

The three were not fools. They could guess that someone must have saved them.

Otherwise, flames like these couldn't possibly appear out of nowhere.

So, the three hurriedly knelt on the ground and began expressing their gratitude.

Even the youngest, whose leg had been pierced earlier, knelt down to give thanks.

"No need for such courtesy. You'd better hurry to Ascension City."

A man's voice rang out.

"Thank you, senior, for saving us."

The three became even more respectful.

"Hurry along now; this place is not safe."

"Yes!"

The man noticed that one of the three had a leg injury. He handed a pill to the youngest.

"Take this; it will heal your wound."

"Yes!"

Without any hesitation, the youngest swallowed the pill.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The injury on his leg improved significantly in an instant.

He could even walk without any issues.

Crane nodded and then led the three into the outskirts of Ascension City.

This place was once bustling with people.

Many people from the Mortal Realm, as well as their descendants, lived here.

But at this moment, the outer district was desolate and quiet.

It seemed as though no one was around.

This was the current state of the outer district.

Crane brought the three into Crossbridge Town.

Even though there were no people, Crane felt a sense of familiarity in Crossbridge Town.

"Rest here for a while. Once you've recovered enough, quickly head to the inner city. This place isn't very safe either."

Crane looked at the three and spoke.

Recently, for reasons unknown, the southern beast clan had been appearing nearby and invading the 5-Element God Realm.

And since Ascension City was the closest to beast clan territory, it bore the greatest pressure.

Most of the people in the outer district had been dispatched by Ascension City to resist the beast clan in various places.

That's why it now seemed so unusually deserted.

Over the past six months, Crane had witnessed countless separations and reunions.

These three were just a few of the people Crane had saved.

Every day, he saw many people heading north toward Ascension City.

But in recent times, their numbers were dwindling.

That could only mean one thing...

The southern region of Ascension City had been entirely occupied by the beast clan.

Those who hadn't made it over likely never would.

"Yes, senior."

After responding, the three chose not to rest at all but headed straight into Ascension City.

This was the right choice.

Of course, taking a breather here wouldn't have been an issue either.

Watching the three leave, Crane went to a residential area.

This was the property Daniel had purchased in the past.

Back then, Daniel had bought ten years of Crane's service.

He had instructed him to refurbish the area and make it look nicer.

Now, every house in the area had been properly arranged.

The only thing missing was people.

But Crane still stayed here, adhering to the promise he made to Daniel.

With the divine stones Daniel had given him, Crane's rank had risen rapidly.

He was now at the upper tier-god rank.

He was not far from reaching the rank of high god.

If he followed Ascension City's orders to eliminate beast clan forces in various locations, he could likely accumulate even more resources.

But Crane never did so because he always remembered his promise to Daniel.

At that moment, a familiar aura approached from the distance.

"Crane!"

"Mayor?"

The person rushing over was none other than the mayor of Crossbridge Town, Luke.

"You still don't plan to go to Ascension City?"

Luke looked at Crane and asked.

"I promised Lord Daniel, and I will keep my word."

"Ah, to someone like Lord Daniel, these houses mean nothing. Don't you understand that staying here is meaningless?"

Luke looked at Crane with some regret and said,

"With your current strength, you're only one step away from my rank. Why insist on this?"

If Crane had gone to slay the invading beast clan earlier, the resources he'd have accumulated by now would have been enough to make him a high god.

But now...

Luke was deeply regretful.

"Mayor, there's no need to persuade me further. I appreciate your kindness, but I cannot break my promise."

Crane spoke resolutely.

Luke could only sigh helplessly and said,

"You don't understand how dire the situation is becoming!"

Luke was not exaggerating.

Because of Daniel, he held a relatively important position within Ascension City.

Thus, he could see the bigger picture.

The beast clan's recent movements had become increasingly frequent.

The areas surrounding Ascension City, especially to the south, had almost entirely fallen to the beast clan.

What the beast clan would do next was obvious...

Attack Ascension City!

Luke had come here precisely because of this reason.

The beast clan could attack Ascension City at any moment. Staying in the outer district was extremely dangerous for Crane.

"Soon, there may even be beast clan leaders appearing here. It's too dangerous for you to stay!"

Just then, a sharp and urgent sound came from within Ascension City.

It was an emergency signal, loud and piercing.

Luke immediately recognized it as Ascension City's emergency alert.

It signified that something urgent had occurred and everyone needed to assemble at the city lord's mansion.

Luke naturally had to go.

He glanced at Crane, sighed, and said nothing more.

Then he quickly headed toward Ascension City.

Simultaneously, many other auras rushed toward Ascension City.

These auras were all at least at the top god lord rank.

Meanwhile, outside Ascension City, numerous magical formations lit up!

The entire city was instantly enveloped in a massive magic array.

This was the city's defensive formation.

The reason for activating such a formation was simple.

Looking out from the city walls, one could see an enormous army of beast clan forces outside.

They could launch an attack at any moment.

The leaders of these forces were all at least at the high god rank.

An old man stood on the city wall, looking at the beast clan army blocked by the magic array.

He frowned.

The magic array could hold off the beast clan army for a while.

After all, it had been designed to withstand beast clan forces at the god king rank.

Of course...

It couldn't completely repel a god king.

But it could at least ensure the city wouldn't be instantly destroyed.

The forces outside seemed to be at most at the top god lord rank.

So it wasn't an insurmountable problem.

What was troubling was how long the beast clan would lay siege to the city.

And when reinforcements would arrive—this was the crucial issue!

"City Lord! The beast clan has surrounded us. What should we do?"

Someone looked at the old man and asked.

Gabriel was equally troubled. Experience new tales on empire

The calamity had arrived.

The beast clan refused to remain confined to the south and sought to challenge the human territory.

But why did they target the 5-Element God Realm specifically?

Previously, the beast clan's attacks had been sporadic, affecting many areas simultaneously.

This had already stretched Ascension City's resources thin, as many of its people had been deployed to suppress and address the beast clan incursions.

Now, unexpectedly, the beast clan had launched a full-scale assault!

In all his years as the city lord of Ascension City, Gabriel had never encountered such madness.

Was it really just because of the calamity that the beast clan had become this aggressive?

Fortunately, the defensive formation could temporarily hold them back.

Gabriel then summoned one of his subordinates and asked,

"What about the temple? Has the god king responded?"

Gabriel asked expectantly.

"City Lord, there's still no response from the temple."

The person in charge of communication replied.