While the Rose Cross troops were besieged, hundreds of kilometers away in the Holy Cathedral, the believers who had yet to receive any news still thought that this was a war without any suspense. Victory speeches had already been written, and the medals awarded to the bishops had already been placed in exquisite boxes. Even the petals that the troops splashed when they returned victoriously had begun to be transported in batches from outside the city.
The people's faces were brimming with smiles, but they were completely unaware that a disaster was quietly descending upon them.
In the core area of the Holy Cathedral, Bishop Rubens reached out to brush off the non-existent dust on his robes, and walked into the meeting hall before him expressionlessly.
The pure white hall was extremely spacious. Countless gorgeous sculptures exuded the solemnity and anger of a religious holy land, but Rubens was already used to it.
Cardinal Mograine sat quietly on a wide armchair. When Rubens stopped in his tracks and bowed to Mograine as a bishop, this conversation that represented the confrontation between the two factions of the Church began with a seemingly casual question from Mograine.
"Rubens, what do you think of Roddy?"
This question was rather difficult to answer. Rubens narrowed his eyes, and after some thought, he replied, "He is trustworthy."
A fierce glint flashed across Mograine's eyes, but he quickly concealed it. "I've heard of his deeds. Ansadin, Magda, Belom … To be honest, with their strength, we old fellows might not be able to defeat them. But he's a young scout who has never made a name for himself, and yet he managed to defeat all these powerful enemies in just half a year. It's quite unbelievable. "
Mograine did not use a questioning tone, but these words were obvious doubts. He shook his head and sighed. "It's a pity that among the millions of believers in the Church, there's not a single person who can match up to him."
These words clearly expressed his attitude. Rubens knew that Mograine would definitely not say anything good, so he was somewhat mentally prepared. He said in a low voice, "Bishop Mograine, I understand what you mean. Talents stand out in war. Only those who have experienced blood and fire will truly understand how to fight against those heathens, right?"
"That's all you see?" Mograine asked with a smile, but there was not a hint of a smile in his eyes. He spread his arms and continued, "Roddy may be very powerful, but even so, what does that mean? Just because he's powerful, he can become the pillar of the Church? "
Rubens narrowed his eyes and remained silent.
Mograine looked at the stubborn Rubens and said in a low voice, "Rubens, I don't know why you hold him in such high regard, but we don't need an outsider to be our savior … Is there no one in our Church who knows how to fight?"
"Of course there is. Otherwise, you would not have personally led this battle.
Otherwise, you would not have personally commanded this battle. "Rubens replied indifferently, but it sounded like a standard compliment and did not sound like much respect.
This kind of sarcasm made Mograine a little angry, but he was happy to see Rubens lose his cool. No matter how Rubens answered, when the war ended, Rubens would no longer be on the same level as Mograine. At this moment, a few words of probing and suppression were enough to let Rubens know when to advance and when to retreat.
"Alright, I just want to make this clear to you … Disputes within the Church are disputes, but no matter what point of view you have, you have to rely on facts to speak for yourself."
"You're right, Lord Mograine. Any point of view must be supported by facts. "
Rubens did not make any rebuttal and only replied respectfully. This made Mograine feel awkward as if he had punched empty air, but this feeling disappeared in an instant. He had already achieved his goal, and there was no point in saying any more nonsense. Thus, this unpleasant meeting quickly ended … And Rubens' lonely and somewhat cold figure seemed to have foreshadowed his next fate.
Mograine turned around with a gloomy look in his eyes. He reached out and picked up the stack of letters on his desk that represented countless reports of 'victory'. He snorted coldly. "No matter how much nonsense you spout, this is still a battle we must win."
*****
Pfft!
Just as Mograine was full of confidence in the direction of the battle, on the battlefield outside Briar Forest, three 'Shadow Guards' wielding sharp blades suddenly approached the heavily protected Bishop Fryer. They repelled the guards and shattered the 'Holy Shield'. In the next second, before the Bishop could react, they chopped off the commander's head with a single slash …
Blood splattered everywhere as the broken staff spun and flew out.
The guards on both sides who were sent flying desperately tried to stand up, but they could not stop the crazily descending curved blades. Everyone could only watch helplessly as Bishop Fryer was chopped into several pieces and instantly turned into a pile of rotten meat on the ground …
No one thought that within half an hour of the 'start of the decisive battle', the entire situation on the battlefield would take a turn for the worse. The seemingly large number of reinforcements did not come to the rescue of the main force as expected. Instead, they were caught off guard by the enemy's' reserve troops'!
The reinforcements did not leave any 'reserve troops' behind. Right now, they could only bite the bullet and face the sudden appearance of the 'Shadow Guards' and the large number of enemies that followed …
As for the 'Shadow Guards' that appeared first, together with the second and third batches of smoke that fell from the sky, the total number still exceeded two hundred.
Although it was not a large number when compared to the battle force of more than six thousand, their existence instantly increased the advancement of the 'Viper Cross' troops. The originally tenacious' Rose Cross' troops were easily crushed by the 'Shadow Guards'. Almost every team led by the 'Shadow Guards' did not stop their advance!
As the battle went on, the reinforcements had unknowingly mixed with the "main force". However, after losing Commander Fryer, the small teams that were fighting separately were defenseless in front of the "Shadow Guards". They were immediately separated …
To Roddy, the only way to change the situation was to 'find' and 'kill' the powerful Shadow Priest!
But he could only think about it. He looked at the enemies that were surging towards him from all directions. In the end, he had no choice but to let the 'Keda Duck' dive down from the sky. Then, he grabbed the Keda Duck's claw as it whizzed past and directly flew away from the battlefield.
Towards the 'Rose Cross' troops, Roddy had really done all he could. He had done what he could. If he still could not stop the enemy's advance, there was no need for him to accompany these guys to death … But to confirm Sally's condition, Roddy finally decided to let the Keda Duck carry him and fly towards the direction where the other troops were advancing.
Such a shocking movement method immediately attracted the attention of countless people on the battlefield. But after a few seconds, both sides were once again immersed in a life and death battle. No one had the time to think about the strange scene that they had just seen …
*****
On the other side, the team led by Sally had just arrived at the village according to plan.
Due to the large scale battle in the distance, the villagers were currently hiding in their houses out of fear and trepidation. As far as the eye could see, the entire village was quiet and there was not a single person in sight. Sally had expected such a situation. She strode to the side of a straw hut and cautiously ordered the surrounding soldiers, "Search the surroundings of the village. Make sure there are no enemies."
"Yes, Captain!"
Sally looked around. The soldiers that had escaped with her were in a sorry state. They did not look like soldiers at all. As for the other two small teams, they could only be described as' out of their wits'. Each of them sat on the ground in a daze and gasped for breath, as if they were wild dogs that had been beaten up.
Looking back, the house behind her did not look too shabby. The shepherd dog at the door was sniffing the air timidly, not daring to approach. A flock of sheep was slowly walking past in the distance …
Although Sally's expression did not change, she could not help but feel a little hopeless. But before she could think of a way to boost the morale of the troops in such an environment, a short siren rang out not far away!
And before Sally could send someone to confirm the danger, an unprecedented battle cry suddenly rang out not far away from the village!
Looking back, Sally found that at this time, there were actually more than a dozen guys in "Rose Cross" robes rushing out of the village. They raised their weapons high in the air and cooperated with the two small teams of cavalry that appeared at the periphery of the village, rushing straight towards where Sally was!
"This is …"
"It's the enemy in disguise! Everyone, retreat and find cover! "
"Be careful of the enemy cavalry!"
Sally's face instantly turned pale. She did not expect that there would be an enemy ambush here!
In the blink of an eye, although there weren't many enemies rushing out of the village, they collided with the team at the fastest speed, and firmly stalled Sally and the others' footsteps!
"Om —"
The four mages in the team immediately began to cast magic for the surrounding soldiers, and Sally also cast a "Holy Shield" for herself. Then she gritted her teeth and began to sprinkle the "Lion King's Power" around her. But after raising her hand, Sally's face turned pale as if she was frozen in place …
Her mana was close to zero, and Sally could no longer cast magic at this time!
And not only that, just before she came back to her senses, there was suddenly a loud noise around her —
"There's a mage on the other side!"
"Captain, be careful!"
"Hide —"
Sally turned her head, but found that among the dozen people rushing over, one of them was holding a staff pointing at her …
A purple light flashed, and with a "boom", a violent wave of air exploded in front of Sally. "Shadow Blast" shattered the "Holy Shield" in front of Sally on the spot, and then the violent shock wave directly blew her delicate body away!
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