"Crack!"
After the thunderous sound, the Viper's Kiss seemed to have broken free from some kind of shackles. The shockwave that swept out was mixed with a violent "mental attack", causing the cardinals who were closer to it to focus their gazes …
This attack did not have much of an effect on the clergy who had higher mental resistance, but the emotional and side effects caused them to break out in cold sweat. As the initiator and host of the entire spell formation, the Pope's body trembled at this moment, and he violently spat out a mouthful of blood …
"Protect His Holiness the Pope!"
Amidst the cries of alarm, the pale-faced Pope was supported into the church, and the remaining cardinals had no choice but to step forward, because after the shield was broken, the enemy's attack on the inner city had begun again. Before they could reach the inner city wall, they already saw a dozen nimble fellows with weapons in their hands climbing up!
These powerful elites of the "Shadow Blade" faced the five to six meters tall inner city wall, and none of them used ladders to climb up. Although the high-ranking temple guards who were fighting head-on were strong, they were still not enough against these elites, and were cut down in a single move. This allowed the ordinary soldiers who followed behind to successfully climb up the wall.
At the moment, there were not many soldiers left in the inner city, other than the soldiers, most of the people left in the inner city were clergy, and in this situation, even the cardinals had to roll up their sleeves and enter the fray, the other bishops and priests were even more unable to retreat — — But how could they compare to the Elementalists who had higher attack power?
Without the protection of enough soldiers, these priests had almost no defense to speak of, and when faced with the fiendish elites of the "Viper Cross", it was basically a one-sided slaughter …
The cardinals who fell from the wall screamed in pain and fell to their deaths, but the truly powerful guards of the inner city were unable to do anything. After being split up, they were now all held up on the wall, and could only watch as the enemy used their advantage in numbers to tear apart the defense line, and like wolves or sheep, they slaughtered their way into the inner city …
The average level of the cardinals was more than 20, and four of them were more than 30, they were the ones who could truly use divine spells to their fullest potential. Therefore, faced with the enemies who broke into the inner city, those old guys all used their trump cards. The sound of scrolls being torn echoed nonstop. Three of the Grand Cardinals, who used to be 'ascetics' and 'holy knights', even blocked the enemy's charge with their bodies and cooperated with them to stop the ferocious enemies.
However, eight of the powerful Grand Cardinals, including Moloch, had already been sent to reinforce the outer city. Right now, they were truly fighting alone. They did not even have a reserve team.
The number of enemies swarming in from the top of the city walls quickly exceeded fifty. These elites did not even bother fighting with the Church's close guards. Instead, they leaped off the city walls one by one and charged straight at them!
Everyone could not help but feel a sense of despair. Was the Rose Cross going to be destroyed just like that?
At this moment, the Pope, who was in the church, was walking around with a pale face. His power level was 48, and it was reasonable to say that he was currently the most powerful person in the entire Holy Cathedral. However, after the 'Viper's Kiss' drove the ascetics guarding it crazy, in order to forcibly seal this divine artifact, he had already paid the huge price of losing 20% of his power for half a year.
Forcibly activating the 'Holy Shield', but it was shattered by the 'Viper's Kiss' from the inside. Not only did this cause more than half of his magic power to be sucked out, but the backlash also caused him serious injuries. Now, even walking would cause severe internal pain.
The pale-faced servant next to him supported him. He wanted to say something, but was stopped by the Pope with a wave of his hand. "There's no way out now. We can only go there."
The destruction of the inner city had actually meant that the Rose Cross's nest had been breached. For many years, the competition between the two rivals had always been limited to the edge of their respective forces. He did not expect that they would be dealt a fatal blow this time. Now that he thought about it, his decisions over the years were mixed with too much 'contempt' for the enemy. But what was the use of blaming him now? What was the use of regretting?
The only thing he could do was to destroy the 'Viper's Kiss' before the enemy found it!
The option of 'destroying' had actually been considered by the Rose Cross long ago. However, in the face of such a 'trophy' that could be used to show off their achievements, the group of cardinals did not decide to destroy it. Instead, they wanted to keep it and try to use it.
To put it bluntly, they did not think that the enemy had the guts to snatch it. Furthermore, because of the greed in their hearts, they were unwilling to give up this' divine artifact '. With Sally's awakening, the Rose Cross had already decided that this' divine artifact 'should belong to them …
What if the divine artifact could be used by them?
Now that it seemed like it was because of their greed and carelessness, how could they blame the enemy for being vicious?
The behavior of the 'Viper Cross' was befitting of its name. It lay dormant for a long time without making a move. In the end, it was fine if it did not make a move, but when it did, it was a fatal blow … Even the Pope did not think that the enemy would actually charge into the 'Holy Cathedral' and even force him to this step!
Pushing open the door, he walked down. The path to the basement was deep and cold. Due to the sudden battle, more than half of the bishops who were in charge of guarding the basement had been transferred away. The remaining two bowed to the Pope. But he did not bother to return the greeting. Pushing open the last door, his target was the 'Viper's Kiss' floating in the middle of the room.
But at this moment, a few short shouts suddenly came from behind him, followed by the dull thud of a heavy object falling to the ground.
The Pope turned around, only to see the 'Viper Cross' elder Elderweiss, dressed in black, pulling out the dagger that pierced through the bishop's chest. Behind him, two servants and two bishops had already fallen to the ground, dead.
In the blink of an eye, he killed four people. His powerful assassination ability was undoubtedly displayed here. After pulling out the dagger, he did not waste any words and went straight to the Pope. The distance of ten meters was crossed in an instant. The dagger that was flashing with a faint blue light smashed into the shield that appeared in the air with a 'crack'!
"Bang!"
The scepter in the Pope's hand swung horizontally. An invisible explosive force blasted Elderweiss away. At this moment, he had used all his trump cards. In order to stop this dangerous assassin, the Pope activated the 'Divine Blessing' of the scepter in his hand. He also used the scrolls he had on him, one by one, in an attempt to kill Elderweiss.
But Elderweiss also had the scrolls gifted by the 'Viper Cross' Pope Dai Ze. In the midst of the radiance, he used all sorts of methods to evade the attack in front of him, even causing the Pope to show signs of weakness!
But Pope Peter's strength was still very strong. Unless it was a sneak attack, it would be very difficult for Elderweiss to pose a threat to him. But he knew that he was not here to fight. As he continued to retreat, he had already reached the side of the 'Viper's Kiss'.
Just now, the 'Divine Shield' of the inner city had shattered mainly because this scepter had used an astonishing amount of power to absorb the magic power of the Pope and the Cardinal Bishops. At the same time that it destroyed the barrier outside, the 'Viper's Kiss' also broke the barrier that the Pope had used to imprison himself …
Thus, at this moment, the scepter no longer had any protection or restrictions. When it floated in the air, the violent mental impact caused the Pope who had just approached it to fall into a momentary trance. But the Pope clenched his teeth and was not at all affected by it. After the Divine Power instantly gathered in his palm, he reached out and grabbed the scepter. At the same time, he used his other hand to blow away the approaching Elderweiss. At the same time, he shouted, "You will never get it!"
Elderweiss did not continue to attack. His cold eyes stared at the Pope. In his ears, he could hear the continuous whispers from the 'Viper's Kiss'. But as a strong person, he was also not affected by the scepter. Instead, he sneered and took out a scarlet red Magic crystal and suddenly threw it.
"Really?"
The three heads on the Viper's Kiss were originally hissing and resisting Pope Peter's power. But when the Magic crystal was thrown out by Elderweiss, their six eyes all stared at the red crystal. Because of this, the body of the scepter also emitted a faint red glow. The Pope knew that the situation had changed. He could only use all his strength to activate his power to destroy the internal structure of the scepter.
"Crack!"
The surface of the scepter was distorted by the Divine Power. In an instant, a large crack appeared on the surface of the scepter. Then, the entire scepter began to turn black under this power, as if it was being roasted by an invisible flame.
The Pope made up his mind. He reached out with his other hand and held the scepter with both hands, ready to break it in half. But then, to his horror, he found that the scepter that was originally floating in his hand was actually resisting him!
Not only was it resisting, the Pope could only watch helplessly as the central head on the top of the scepter bit the Magic crystal. Then, like twisting a fried dough twist, the three heads opened their mouths at the same time and bit down on the crystal. A powerful aura suddenly exploded. Pope Peter's expression changed. He exerted more strength in his hands, but he only felt that what he was holding was no longer the cold scepter, but a red-hot soldering iron!
Along with the heat, the surface of the scepter rapidly changed. The original cracks peeled off, revealing the true body of the scepter that was filled with strange patterns. The special Magic crystal that the three heads bit down on glowed brightly. Then, the Pope felt a violent spiritual attack that made his mind go blank. The intense pain made him groan. "Deng deng deng", he took three steps back and his hands uncontrollably let go of the scepter.
A fully awakened "Divine Artifact" was not something that the Pope, who was already injured, could handle.
Elderweiss knew that he could not leave with this Divine Artifact, but he was already prepared. At this moment, he was wearing a purple glove that was woven with three layers of adult "Cazera Beast" hide. This type of magic beast was extremely rare and difficult to capture because its hide had a powerful effect similar to "magic immunity". Thus, while holding the scepter, he took out another "Cazera Beast" hide from his waist and covered the shining scepter with it. Then, he picked up the scepter and retreated!
The Pope had already recovered from the spiritual attack, but when he raised his hand and tried to cast a divine spell to stop Elderweiss, he spat out a mouthful of blood. His vision darkened and he almost fell to the ground.
The moment he was attacked by the scepter, all his magic power was drained. His body and spirit suffered heavy damage at the same time. If he had known that there would be a battle like this, with the trump cards that the Rose Cross had accumulated over the years, he would definitely be able to stop the enemy. But how could he prepare so many magical equipment and tools in such a hurry? He could only watch as Elderweiss left the secret room like the wind and disappeared from his sight …
Obviously, the "Viper Cross" did not intend to kill the Pope. The purpose of this surprise attack was to take away the scepter. If they uprooted the higher-ups of the "Rose Cross", how could Charles II give the "Viper Cross" a chance to continue surviving? Even if Milnor would take the blame for this incident, with his status, he would not be able to calm the chaotic situation caused by the death of the "Rose Cross" Pope.
Furthermore, the "Rose Cross" diocese was widespread, and the "Viper Cross" could not face such an enemy in a short period of time. And a Pope who had lost all face and authority would definitely cause chaos within the church. This method would weaken the "Rose Cross" far more than purging the entire higher-ups.
Every move of the "Viper Cross" hit a vital spot. The panting Pope almost immediately understood his opponent's intentions, but the current situation had been created by him and the College of Cardinals. What use was there in regretting?
*****
Strictly speaking, the attack of the "Viper Cross" could only be called a "surprise attack" and not a "siege".
From a political point of view, this would ultimately be "the friction between Count Milnor and the Rose Cross", and definitely not "the" Viper Cross attacking the core city of the Rose Cross ". Even if Charles II knew what was going on, the final announcement to the whole nation would definitely be the former.
Using a series of tactics to empty the city's military forces, and using the time difference to break into the city with the help of an insider. From a tactical point of view, this would be a siege battle that would go down in history. But unfortunately, the ultimate goal of the "Viper Cross" was not to occupy the city, but to "take away the scepter". Therefore, the two thousand soldiers that rushed into the city did not spread out and control like the usual troops that attacked a city. Instead, they went straight for the inner city, and did not assign any troops to control the other city gates.
Rushing in from the west gate, they were destined to retreat from the city, so they did not pay attention to what was happening at the north gate which was further away.
After the city was attacked, the city defense troops stationed at the north gate were in a state of anxiety. Previously, most of the soldiers were transferred away, resulting in a small team of fifteen people guarding the north gate. And when the enemy rushed into the city and attacked the inner city, this small team was already at a loss …
Should they rush forward to stop the enemy, or continue to stay here?
The captain of the city defense troops was not a guard of the Holy Cathedral. Since they were not strong enough, they did not want to die. But who knew if the enemy would massacre and cleanse the city after occupying it?
Just as fear and anxiety filled the team, the soldiers on the city wall suddenly shouted, "Cap-Captain! There's a team approaching! "
This voice instantly made everyone look into the distance. The northern part of the "Holy Cathedral" was adjacent to the forest. At this time, there was a continuous stream of fully armed troops walking out of the road in the forest. The "Rose Cross" flag that was raised high made the guards cry with joy —
"It's reinforcements!"
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