Chapter 631
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The rescue team continued their search but they did not find the temple guards that had escaped from the village. So they started to search through the villages one by one. When they reached the fourth village, they were ambushed and surrounded by three thousand Paladins without any warning.
"Rose Cross" came with the intention of negotiating. The leader of the group was a "Bishop of the Holy Cathedral" who would enter the core of power in three years. When he saw the "Holy Army" surrounding him, he calmly rode out of the formation and expressed his desire to negotiate with the leader. However, he did not expect to see a person wearing a robe walking out from the group of people with messy equipment.
Elder Claude of the Viper Cross had a calm expression on his face, but the Bishop of the Holy Cathedral of the Rose Cross was instantly drenched in cold sweat. He realized that the Pope and the Grand Cardinals might have seriously misjudged what was happening, but before he could make any decision, Claude had already raised the scepter in his hand …
"Kill!"
"Poof!"
Sharp arrows suddenly shot out and pierced through the Holy Barrier that the Temple Bishop hastily cast. As the Temple Bishop screamed in agony and fell off his horse, the hidden believers in the Sacred Army started to surround him. The knights who didn't know the truth had no way out and could only join the battle together with the others.
At this point, all the armed forces of the Temple had completely fallen.
On the chaotic battlefield, the Holy Cathedral Guards struggled to maintain their formation. However, when they were attacked by enemies that outnumbered them by a few times, their resistance did not last for more than a few minutes before collapsing. Their superior equipment had turned from an advantage to a burden. The soldiers ran for their lives, and at the same time, they wanted to take off all their armor …
However, what welcomed them was basically the knights slashing at their heads.
"Kill! Take his armor! "
"That sword is mine!"
In such a chaotic battlefield, the mercenary knights did not have the slightest bit of elegance. Some of them were so poor that they even jumped off their horses to strip the armor off the corpses. After all, pure metal armor was extremely expensive. The Holy Cathedral had been rich for many years, and the quality of these armaments was far better than the fake goods in the hands of the commoners.
Roddy rode on his horse, running back and forth aimlessly on the battlefield. He seemed to be at a loss, but he was actually observing Elder Claude in the dark. As one of the strongest members of the Viper Cross, Claude's Shadow Magic was extremely powerful. He almost single-handedly suppressed more than a hundred Holy Temple Guards who tried to resist.
However, Roddy's gaze never stopped on Claude because he knew that this kind of gaze would be very sensitive to stronger opponents. Therefore, he did not forget to use his clumsy swordsmanship to slash left and right as he ran.
"Raphael! Stop running around on your own! Chop with me, that's what I call fun! "
Zach shouted unrestrainedly. He loved this kind of battle. There was a string of trophies hanging on his warhorse. It was obvious that he had a good harvest. After seeing Roddy's performance, he became even more generous. The surrounding knights who seemed to regard him as their leader also waved at Roddy, signaling him to join the battle.
"Al … Okay!"
Roddy pretended to be unfamiliar with the horse. But from the corner of his eyes, he saw Claude who had stopped in his tracks and was standing in the middle of the group of Holy Temple Guards …
*****
The Holy Knights who were fleeing on the battlefield felt like they were being tortured in hell. At the same time, the city guards on the walls of the Holy Cathedral hoped that everything before their eyes was just a nightmare.
In the end, they could only blame themselves for not being attacked by their enemies for many years. Ever since the Holy Cathedral area was liberated, no one dared to cause any trouble here for nearly thirty years. That was why the Holy Cathedral had the habit of not having a curfew at night.
According to the rules, the city gates would only close after dark. During the day, all the city gates would be open. Today's sudden turn of events had obviously surprised the city guards. After hesitating for a while, they cautiously closed the other city gates, leaving only the main city gate open to await the return of the Holy Cathedral Guards.
The army under the jurisdiction of the Holy Cathedral was not limited to the ones in the city. If there was a need for war, all the Pope had to do was to issue an order and every parish would be able to gather thousands of soldiers. But in the next few hours, the Holy Sanctum couldn't do it at all.
Maintaining a large army in an era of peace was a waste of money. That was why he only had a thousand regular soldiers that he could use in a hurry. The rest were the Inner City Guards and the Church's Close Guards, as well as the City Defense Team responsible for patrolling the city.
The City Guards were the weakest type of soldiers. They basically did not need to undergo any military training. That was why even the captain of the City Guards was not sensitive to military matters. According to common sense, when the city entered a state of war, the defense of the entire Holy Cathedral should be taken over by the bishop and the Holy Cathedral Guards. But now, there were only a hundred of the Holy Cathedral Guards left. The bishop who was in charge of defense had never fought in a war, so he did not think that there was anything to defend. He just sat in the pavilion outside the city and waited for the news of the negotiation.
But before he could sit down and take a sip of tea, the soldiers on the city wall screamed and alerted him.
"What's going on? What happened? "
The bishop got up and asked. He was told that there was a well-equipped army on the road in the distance. The cavalry at the front was speeding towards the city!
The news stunned him. If it was not the Holy Cathedral Guards that were just sent out, then who could it be? Could it be that Count Mirno was dissatisfied and sent his knights to negotiate?
From the beginning to the end, he never thought that the Holy Cathedral might be facing a direct attack from the Viper Cross. It was ridiculous to even think about it. When he climbed up the city wall and saw the clergymen in black robes, his eyes widened.
"This, this is —" He looked left and right and suddenly shouted, "Quick, close the city gate!"
His back was instantly drenched in cold sweat. When he turned his head to look down the city wall, he realized that the hundreds of cavalrymen were already a few hundred meters away.
The symbolic black robes of the Viper Cross could be seen clearly. The knights in armor had a cold expression and pointed their lance at the sky. It was obvious that they were not here to negotiate. They were here to take advantage of the situation and launch an assault!
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