9. Embinyu Church Invasion
Translated by EE, Proofread by BloodAdpet, MrBaconator, Britsch, Taylor, Froshi
"Down with the King."
"Kill all the nobles."
"It's Embinyu god's will. Kill all the heretics opposing the Embinyu Church!"
In the vicinity of Serabourg Citadel, an army of 400 thousand appeared.
The emergence of the rebels! It was composed of both peasants from nearby villages and whole armies from the kingdom, converted to following the Embinyu Church. They came under pretense, waving the Rosenheim Kingdom’s flag while being under the banner of the Embinyu god of destruction.
A message window popped up for all active players in Serabourg Citadel and Rosenheim Kingdom.
DING!
The Embinyu Church has begun an incursion into Rosenheim Kingdom’s capital, Serabourg Citadel.
A siege has broken out in Serabourg Citadel.
Through magical disturbance, the teleport gate and long range teleportation cannot be used.
“What’s happening?”
“What’s this disturbance in the middle of the night?”
The players buying goods in the market for a hunt with their party members rushed towards the castle wall. Beyond the walls of Serabourg Citadel was the Embinyu Church army, which stretched beyond what the eyes could see.
“Did a war break out?”
“Are we safe here? What is the status of Serabourg Citadel’s defenses?”
The players could not hide their anxiety as they looked around Serabourg Citadel. While it was the capital of Rosenheim Kingdom, it was not prepared for a sudden siege. Even the castle gates were hurriedly closed only after the Embinyu Church appeared. The loyal forces were hastily dispatched but could be seen emerging without even equipping their armor properly.
“Ah, really. I even prepared a great house in Serabourg Citadel.”
“I have a business in the Square!”
“Can the Rosenheim Kingdom repel the enemy?”
“There is no kingdom that has yet driven back the Embinyu Church.”
“What will happen to us when Serabourg Citadel gets taken over?”
The players fell into panic. When there was a monster raid, the monsters were easily eradicated by the kingdom’s forces. It was unfathomable for a flock of monsters to even reach Serabourg Citadel. But with the Embinyu Church, it was a different story. They possessed shamans, priests, summoners, warlocks, and dark paladins. Not only that, beyond the castle wall, the end to the crowds of tamed monsters and cultists couldn’t be seen.
The cultists of Embinyu! They were composed of ordinary residents of Rosenheim Kingdom. They were at least level 200, and by believing in the god of Embinyu, they possessed demonic strength! They feared no death, and by increasing their faith through battle, their level rose fast.
The moonlight revealed the shape of large demons that would be critical in the siege warfare. Along with them the 9th High Priest Belloni, from the 11th sect of the Embinyu Church could be seen.
The army of the Embinyu Church that the players could only see on television, was gathered in front of them.
“Apparently the Embinyu Church is regarding everyone who does not believe in their god to be enemies.”
“Are they going to attack us alongside the Rosenheim Kingdom’s forces?”
“They don’t show mercy to beginners. They are a group that destroys everything in their path.”
Panic was radiating from the people behind the castle wall. The sudden message of siege caused people to run in panic in the streets and about the square. In the Rosenheim Kingdom’s palace, the soldiers and knights finished their battle preparations and were moving out to the castle wall.
“Will they let me live if I surrender and convert to the Embinyu Church?”
“You could join the crowd outside and be safe there, but that is probably the worst possible choice.”
In reality, there were many players in the central continent under Embinyu Church occupation that chose to convert.
“In the beginning, they give you items and teach you Embinyu Church magic for free. But afterwards, you can’t go to other kingdoms, and you start to get notoriety or other bad stats. In the end, you can’t ever leave the Embinyu Church and become one of their minions.”
Death or conversion, only one of the two!
“Then what will happen to us now?”
“Just wait and see. The Rosenheim Kingdom’s forces could drive back the Embinyu Church.”
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“Check out Serabourg Citadel. It’s a scoop!”
“Did we dispatch anyone there?”
“There is a female player, Lendelina.”
“Then get us connected to her!”
Every broadcast station was in an emergency. Rosenheim Kingdom was under attack by the Embinyu Church. This was a rare event that couldn’t be seen often, and on top of that, it was about the Embinyu Church, which had spread like a wildfire throughout the continent. That’s why the officials in the broadcast stations were watching the situation with mixed interests.
“Broadcast it live as soon as we are ready! Any station out there that’s already on air?”
“CTS started broadcasting 20 seconds ago.”
“Last time I got into a lot of trouble with the boss for being 4 minutes late… Anyway, switch it on as soon as we are ready. Just show them the video and let’s worry about the rest later. Contact the programming department and call any available support from other teams. And why are the presenters coming so late!”
Every broadcast station erupted in commotion. While they couldn’t suddenly switch to a different program during an important broadcast, most of them initiated a live broadcast because it was a huge incident of the Embinyu Church invading the capital of Rosenheim Kingdom.
Even KMC media’s staff was hurriedly jumping around, but they had a reason for it. They specialized in broadcasting Royal Road, and through their coverage of many incidents from the game, they received recognition from the viewers.
“Our preparations are complete.”
“Get the exact location for each of the delegates, make sure the program switcher transitions the video correctly. Just remember, we are going live without rehearsal so get it right from the start.”
KMC media also initiated a live program. When the broadcast started, the viewers gathered and began to post about Rosenheim Kingdom in various message boards.
“How many players contracted to us are active in Serabourg Citadel?”
“Including Jenkins and Roads, about twenty.”
Information continued to flow to KMC media. It was necessary for them to contract for exclusive information from active adventurers, warriors and magicians for paramount situations such as the invasion by the Embinyu Church.
“Um...”
The head producerPD 1 hesitated in front of Director Kang.
“What got you on edge during a live broadcast?”
“Before Shin Hye Min went behind the host desk, she told me something.”
“What was it?”
“Apparently War God Weed is in Serabourg Citadel right now.”
“Are you sure?”
When the staff of KMC media heard that War God Weed was in Serabourg Citadel, rather than expecting something amazing they couldn’t settle their nervousness. No matter how they saw it, the Embinyu force was too formidable for Weed to do something great.
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