Chapter 464: The Darkest Hour (Seeking Monthly Votes)

South Innis.

Sharuke followed the Resistance Army and encountered the main force of the colonial army.

The Resistance Army's actions of capturing imperial colonial cities one after another ultimately provoked a bloody crackdown from the colonial authorities.

Amidst one pursuit, counter-pursuit, encirclement, and siege after another...

The main force of the Resistance Army was finally caught by the tail and had to face the colonial army on a plain.

Opposite them was the Southern Colonial Legion of the Invis Empire; every soldier was equipped with a rifle capable of mounting a bayonet, strictly trained, rich in combat experience, and even capable of forming hollow squares or advancing in lines under a hail of bullets.

"We are going to fail!"

"Darkness is descending, we must go to the church to pray for the Light!"

"No... that's not right, how could a solar eclipse be this fast?"

However, the Empire's actions solidified the ideals in his heart; even though this was a different history, his compatriots were suffering even more cruel oppression.

As soon as they entered the range of musket fire, after a round of volley fire, large swaths of indigenous Warriors would fall as if they were being harvested like wheat.

"No!"

After a brief comparison of the strength of both sides, Sharuke's heart was filled with despair!

La Mo Er nodded, seeing that above the small town, some people were carrying Horse Lanterns and others were holding torches high, converging into a long dragon.

"Please do not abandon us!"

Sharuke let out a strange cry, leading the remaining indigenous Warriors to charge into the enemy's position in one go and begin the slaughter.

After Dailisi went to Plymouth, Keni and the other three students—Meng De, Ya An, and La Mo Er—hid in a small town in the countryside.

"The solar eclipse mentioned in white astronomy?"

Keni was, after all, someone who had been to different histories; the majesty of 'Dawn' was not deeply rooted in her mind and had already been questioned, which was why she could speculate in this direction without any scruples.

"Charge!"

Clearly, in the battle between the Extraordinary of both sides, the indigenous side had also fallen into a disadvantage.

The war situation was being reversed...

But these were not the key!

Keni looked up, feeling that the sky had already had some blurry images before, and at this moment, it had plunged directly into darkness.

Aunt Ma Li answered with a serious expression.

Unless... one ascended to become a Demigod-level powerhouse!

'Why must we go out in full force, regardless of the consequences? In the eyes of the Great Spirits, are we all just cannon fodder?'

Even the Extraordinary stopped fighting.

"How could the sun fall?"

Among High-Level Extraordinary, this scene was undoubtedly even more shocking.

Even sturdy iron armor could not block the power of gunpowder and bullets!

"Why did it suddenly get dark... a solar eclipse?"

A thought surfaced in Sharuke's mind, but he had no way to deal with it.

Within the enemy square, those Sun Church priests responsible for boosting morale and healing wounds suddenly fell to their knees one by one, screaming, staring at the shattered or lusterless Sun Holy Emblems on their bodies, their spirits seemingly suffering a terrifying impact, unable to stop weeping.

Sharuke looked up and discovered that the sun hanging in the sky had somehow completely lost its radiance...

As for the Resistance Army, their sources of firearms were varied, and they were even still using the most primitive matchlock muskets, unable to equip everyone with a rifle.

Externally, they claimed to be a group of students who had come to sketch and observe.

And... there was the assistance of military Extraordinary, army chaplains, and gunners!

And among the enemy troops, six-pounder and eight-pounder cannons were constantly roaring!

"Charge over! Take out the enemy's artillery position!"

"In the Spirit World, the one who represents the sun has likely suffered a major disaster."

"You are the Light, you are the heat, you are the warmth... you are everything!"

The Sheriff did not hesitate and joined forces with the townspeople to knock open the church doors.

The townspeople looked at each other; the small town Sheriff and the Town Mayor exchanged glances and stepped forward to knock on the door.

"No!"

After waiting with bated breath for a period of time, as the weather gradually turned cold, they suddenly saw this strange phenomenon!

"It seems... not like a solar eclipse."

"Whoosh!"

He muttered, suddenly feeling that darkness had enveloped everything.

A howl filled with despair came from inside the church, followed immediately by a gunshot.

She did not want to appear too out of place, so she followed the crowd to the small church.

"Now is the time! Charge with me!"

In the small town, there was a tiny church, inside of which was only one Sun Church priest, a gentleman who was very respected by the locals.

He led a squad of Warriors to charge, and he could clearly see the enemy infantry lined up in front.

But the church doors remained tightly shut, and the priest who would usually appear was nowhere to be seen.

In the darkness, La Mo Er, who had come out to look for Keni, saw Aunt Ma Li holding a torch and asked curiously.

"Impossible!"

The area outside the church was already crowded with people, all waiting anxiously.

"Oh, great Sun God!"

The sudden darkness caused the soldiers of both sides on the battlefield to fall into chaos.

"If this continues, our main force will be annihilated!"

"No!"

Those infantrymen marched to the beat of the military band's drums; their tactics were very rigid, yet quite effective!

And for the people of the Empire who had grown up in the radiance of the sun since childhood, the mere appearance of this thought was blasphemy!

"Aunt Ma Li, where are you all going?"

The next moment, they saw the priest lying in a pool of blood, a bloody hole in his head, with a single-handed Flintlock scattered beside his hand.

Keni recalled the scene she had just witnessed; the sun seemed to be Rend in an instant, and then the darkness descended.

This is not normal!

A cannonball exploded not far from Sharuke's left hand, causing him to fall into a daze while his ears were ringing.

Individual power, in a battlefield of tens of thousands of people like this, is truly too insignificant!

What appears as an astronomical phenomenon to ordinary people represents a terrifying event in the Hidden Realm—the fall of the Deity 'Dawn'!

Any Extraordinary of the Empire who knew even a little of the inside story was now plunged into feelings of confusion and fear, suddenly withdrawing from the battlefield in silence...

When the 'total solar eclipse' that lasted for more than ten minutes passed, the sun's light remained, only it lacked its blinding radiance.

Bang!

"Something has happened!"

This made Sharuke feel as if his chest were burning, and he joined this war without hesitation.

Invis Empire, mainland.

Sharuke's voice had become hoarse, and without him realizing it, the various 'blessings' on his body had vanished without a trace.

The native Demigods had all gone to Plymouth, and the strength and number of the High Priests and Great Wizards left behind were generally weaker than the enemy!

Despair!

"Even... even the Demigod totems are like this?"

"My Lord!"

Some warriors even held only spears, javelins, and blowpipes in their hands...

And the colonial army, having lost its Extraordinaries and priests, appeared very chaotic and bewildered...

The key was that on the shrine in the center of the church, the Holy Emblem representing 'Dawn'... had already shattered into several pieces, scattered on the ground.

La Mo Er covered his mouth, and various panicked inquiries and low sobs reached his ears...

(End of chapter)