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Chapter 630: Chapter 623: Divine Light in the Desperate Situation Chapter 630: Chapter 623: Divine Light in the Desperate Situation “I should have thought of this earlier. An increase in the creatures in the jungle will surely attract fierce beasts for hunting, and with it, the dangers of hunting will increase.”

“But now the stored food is not enough to last the long winter.”

“Alas! Let the children be more careful when they go out, better to come back empty-handed than to compromise their safety. We need to strengthen our surveillance around the perimeter, and just hope that nothing else sets its sights on our tribe.”

In the following days, accidents came one after another, with members of the hunting teams repeatedly experiencing reductions and injuries.

There were no instances like the fifth team, whose captain fell into a critical coma.

The changes in the jungle caught the attention of the tribal elders, who quickly found the cause of these events, which made them blame themselves. They immediately ordered the combination of two small teams into one, urging more caution during hunts.

People still got injured.

Just as the fortress’s fighting strength was not significantly damaged, patrolling members noticed bandits lurking nearby, seemingly observing the fortress’s vulnerabilities, indicating that the bandits had their sights set on them.

Truly, misfortune never comes alone!

Events in the world often do not shift with personal will; what’s to come will always come. After just a few days, the bandits launched a surprise attack on the second and sixth hunting teams returning from an outing, officially declaring war on the horned people’s tribe.

The next day, a large group of bandits appeared and launched a fierce attack on the horned people.

The horned people, with the advantage of their fortress and united spirit, ultimately repelled the enemy.

But the bandits, having suffered losses, did not let up. After the main force retreated, they still sent people to loiter around the fortress, hindering the horned people from venturing out.

The horned people’s normal activities were severely disrupted, and hunting could not proceed as usual.

This obviously could not continue.

But bandits are bandits, with movements difficult to predict. The horned people organized several ambushes, yet none were effective.

Several unsuccessful attempts and severe impacts on daily life meant that the injured clan members could not receive proper treatment, and many within the fortress began to panic.

“Damn bandits, damn beasts, you all deserve to die!”

“Alas! Captain Gos hasn’t woken up; if this continues, I fear—”

In a room inside the fortress, the young Lu Bu was even more anxious than the others, always remembering that it was his fault the captain was on the brink of death.

He wanted to stand up to save Captain Gos, to step forward and drive out the bandits, but he could do nothing.

Until today, he had never felt such a desperate desire for great power.

Night fell bit by bit.

Lu Bu was lost in chaotic thoughts until late at night, finally entering a restless sleep. Vaguely, his thoughts drifted to another scene.

“Lu Bu, well done. From today on, you are the tribe’s number one horned warrior, and as your captain, I am proud of you!”

“Hehe, how could I compare, Captain Gos. Please, don’t say such things.”

“Sir Lu Bu, we admire you; can we practice with you? We swear by our ancestors’ names, from now on, we will follow your lead.”

“No problem, we’re all brethren.”

“Sir Lu Bu is truly magnanimous!”

“—–”

“Me, the Clan Leader? I’m still too young. No need to be so formal—ouch!”

On the simple wooden bed, in the darkness, Lu Bu was like a person possessed, his mumbling intermittent, and sometimes he even thrashed about. At one moment, his movements were too large, and he fell off the bed.

He sat up on the floor, coming to his senses, feeling a sense of loss.

So it was all just a dream!

“Alas!”

Long after, Lu Bu let out a deep sigh.

Suddenly, he thought of something, propped himself up, deftly lit the oil lamp, and went to a cupboard in the corner. He rifled through it and took out a Divine Statue, holding it in his hands and staring blankly.

The statue, a human figure in light armor with black hair and eyes, was made of a material that seemed neither wood nor stone and exuded an aura of righteousness.

He vaguely remembered, in his dream, an increasing number of bandits besieged the fortress, and at the same time, Captain Gos breathed his last, leaving him heartbroken.

In moments of despair, he had a foolish thought and stubbornly knelt before the Divine Statue, silently praying for several days and nights, until his sincerity finally moved the divine spirit.

The great Divine Statue bestowed upon him a tremendous power.

“Knight, Combat Energy.”

He didn’t realize that the memories of his dreams were becoming clearer and clearer, he started to murmur to himself, and then glanced at the Divine Statue in his hand, his face flashing with an odd color.

His father had kept it so solemnly, this statue might have an extraordinary origin.

Could it be an artifact passed down from the human nobility on the Fertile Plain?

Lu Bu’s expression changed unpredictably, and at last, he pressed his lips tightly together and respectfully placed the Divine Statue on top of the cabinet. He then knelt on the ground, kowtowing several times in the direction of the statue with increasing force and resolve each time.

Following that, he began to pray to the Divine Statue.

Time slowly passed, and a day and a night went by unnoticed.

The young man’s knees felt piercingly painful, and his thighs and calves began to feel numb, his body was slightly freezing and rigid, a mix of sensations interwoven, making his body and mind suffer even more.

“Power, Knight, Combat Energy.”

Whenever he felt like he couldn’t endure any longer, the young man would think of Captain Gos, the bandits outside the fortress, and of himself in the dream, clenching his teeth and remaining motionless, praying constantly in his heart.

In this manner, another two days and nights passed.

The young man’s body became extremely tired, appearing as if he was about to collapse at any moment.

“Thump, thump, thump!”

A loud knocking on the door startled the young man; he instinctively tried to stand up, but remembering something abruptly, he stopped his movement and continued praying.

The person outside was not so easily dismissed, continuing to knock relentlessly on the door.

“Lu Bu! Lu Bu! You little rascal, are you listening? You’re in the room, right, hurry up and open the door.”

“Dammit! The bandits are here, don’t think about hiding.”

The thing the young man feared most did not happen. Seeing as there was no response from inside, the person outside cursed for a while before walking away.

It was unknown how much time had passed when there was another knock on the door.

“Lu Bu! Listen, Captain Gos has woken up, but he’s not doing well and wants to see you one last time. Stop kneeling there like a fool, stand up quickly, and come to see Captain Gos for one last time.”

Hearing this, the young man was finally moved.

Captain Gos was the person he most cared about.

The young man was about to stand up but forgot his body was extremely weary; he swayed and fell to the ground on one side. As he fell, he noticed that the doors and windows were closed.

Something wasn’t right!

The young man was particularly sharp at this moment, realizing that no one knew he was kneeling here, and the voices outside were very strange.

He hesitated for a moment, then quickly got up, turned his body, and knelt down once more to pray towards the statue.

He wasn’t sure if it was his own illusion, but for a fleeting moment, the young man saw the statue emanating a soft holy light, which was penetrating the darkness, about to envelope him.

The miracle was finally showing itself!

The young man firmly believed that his sincerity had touched the great Divine Statue, and the holy light was a response from the Divine Statue, but his sincerity was still not enough to earn the divine creature’s blessings.

Thinking this, the young man kneeled and prayed with even more heartfelt devotion, completely ignoring the pain in his body.

What young Lu Bu did not know was, not far behind him, a figure stood, observing every action he took, occasionally laughing and making comments.

“The boss is right, the law must not be passed on lightly; one must go through many trials to realize that power does not come easily; otherwise, no one would treasure it.”

“Almost five days and nights; that should be enough. I’ll give you another trial in the Illusion Realm, the strongest sacrifice path. With your current state of mind, it should be easy, hehe.”

“Young man, you shall obtain your desire, I guarantee it in the name of the Knight God.”

This person was, of course, Locke. These past few days, he had taken special care of the horned tribe.

He had chased away many beasts to the nearby forests and also staged a scenario where a wind claw tiger attacked the young man, forcing the hunting captain to rescue him, resulting in severe injuries and a coma to this day.

He also guided the young man to discover the Divine Statue and hinted at him to accept the trials.

As for the rest, like the bandit attack, it had little to do with him; this development was serendipitous and aligned with his intentions, perfectly pressuring the young man.

Thus, the plan proceeded to this point smoothly, leaving only the final test.

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