Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

In the Segis World, where True Gods controlled everything, war was often an extension of conflicts over faith.

This time, the war in the Underworld was no different.

Thus, when the Shadow Dragon Darkness, representing the God of Darkness and Shadow, fell, and when the Plague Lord Ares, supporting the Dark City State Alliance, was slain, this war was effectively over.

Holder and Hela had not completely torn their relationship apart.

Though the former suffered setbacks, she still retained the ability to send down new Demigod Messengers.

And Hela, who had always stayed within the Netherworld, had demonstrated a fearsome power, but it was obvious that this power also had significant limitations.

Moreover, Hela successfully reclaimed the Plague Lord's divine duties through the Demon Wolf Fenrir, and perfecting her disease divine duties required time.

In this situation, neither side had the confidence to crush the other, making further fighting pointless.

Thus, in a very bizarre manner, peace came between the Dark City State Alliance and the Silent City State Alliance.

Of course, the defeated party was the Dark City State Alliance.

Or rather, it was the God of Darkness and Shadow, Holder.

She lost a Demigod Level follower, a True Divine Artifact known as the Book of Death used to control the undead, and even had an Evil God ally fall while another Demon God ally was sealed away again...

One could say, it was a defeat as thorough as it could get.

For the Dark City State Alliance, they too paid a great price.

The army that attacked the Dark Alliance was nearly wiped out.

Only the Witch Demon King Pelonie managed to flee with the remnants of the army...

Furthermore, in their pursuit of peace, they ceded control of the city-state of Shanatal and paid a huge war reparations sum to both the Dark City State Alliance and the Elf Mercenaries.

Additionally, the two sides formally demarcated their spheres of influence, with the Dark Alliance City States officially recognizing the Silent City State Alliance's control over the northern part of the Underworld Western Region.

Yes, officially recognized.

Although the Silent City State Alliance had existed for many years, the Dark City State Alliance had never acknowledged it.

This was because the Silent City State Alliance was originally established by the Demon Wolf Fenrir and a group of Death God believers, secretly chiseling away and forcibly splitting from the Dark City State over the years.

For a considerable period, they didn't even dare to publicly reveal their worship of the Death God.

In fact, even at this point in the war, there were those within the Silent City State Alliance who wanted to push further, reverse the situation, invade the Dark City State Alliance, and expand their influence.

However, the two True Gods coincidentally issued divine decrees, demanding a cessation of hostilities.

The leadership of the Silent City State Alliance naturally felt some disappointment about this.

But they understood that this was not just a mundane war; it was also a war among True Gods. Since the True Gods had decreed it, they had no choice but to accept, though with some regret.

The believers accepted it.

The players, however, were not very satisfied with the outcome.

Though the war ended, many players were left wanting more, even shocked at the abrupt end.

They had been looking forward to attacking Shanatal City State.

The siege!

A siege with tens of thousands of people!

Just the thought of it was thrilling!

Some YouTuber players even planned the content for their next videos around it.

The Mengmeng Committee and Heart of Nature had already begun preparing siege equipment.

Then the opponent surrendered...

To say they weren't disappointed was impossible.

However, as Hela's ally, Eve knew some of the inside story.

Hela did not wish to continue the war, seeking to expand her influence in the Segis Underground World.

But... it was not yet time to completely break ties with Holder.

Although Eve did not know the specifics, using the Death God Scythe had extracted a certain price from Hela.

She required time to adjust her state.

As for Holder...

Eve didn't think that an old True God who had lived through several ages would sit idly by; surely, she had many hidden cards.

Both sides harbored suspicions and had hidden motives.

Thus, the Underworld war, which had lasted several months, ended just like that.

But everyone knew this was not true peace, merely a temporary ceasefire.

This war of faith had already brought the conflict between the two True Gods of the Netherworld to the forefront.

One was the nominal master of the Netherworld, the other a contender for the position of Lord of the Underworld.

True peace would require one side to fall or submit.

However, Hela's goals had already been achieved.

She solidified her power, intimidated other entities, and reclaimed the Book of Death and the Plague divine duties.

It was a resounding victory.

As Hela's ally, Eve also reaped significant rewards.

Her own strength increased, and the players' combat capability and cohesion further improved.

However, Eve felt somewhat regretful that she didn't manage to seize any True Divine Artifacts from the Shadow Dragon Darkness or the Seventh Demon God Azazel.

The former was expected; as a shadowy creature and a dragon, Darkness disdained external power.

But the latter...

Eve speculated that either Azazel had left his artifacts in the Netherworld, or the number of times he had fallen had led to his accumulated artifacts being taken by other mythical beings each time he was slain.

A truly unfortunate fellow, and now, he's fallen into her hands again.

Eve silently lit a candle for him in her heart...

The war in the Underworld concluded.

The divine war that erupted in the Death Holy City quickly spread across the Segis World.

The conflict between the two True Gods of the Netherworld intensified as the Death God Hela took control of the Death God Scythe and used it to kill the Plague Lord Ares in a single strike.

This event almost shook all the True Gods.

For a time, many mythical beings turned their gaze to the Netherworld and the Underground World, drawing considerable attention toward the Life Goddess Eve.

However, it was also a good thing.

With this exposure, Eve's guise as the Life Goddess was now officially established.

Even the players' identities were given a reasonable explanation.

She had the Death God as an ally and the True Divine Artifact, the Life Scepter.

Therefore, creating some strange elves using the two was now justifiable, wasn't it?

Overall, Eve was very pleased with this outcome.

She settled the system rewards for the Underworld war tasks for the players, and once they received their rewards, they dispersed, resuming efforts toward promotions, contributions, and ranking.

Everything was for the advancement quota.

As time passed, the October holiday on Blue Star finally arrived.

The highly anticipated new version update of "Elf Kingdom" was coming.