"Defend the city gate!"
Elder Dean raised his staff up high as he turned around and fired a series of Shadow Bolts at the Temple Guards. Amidst the screams of agony, the Viper Cross Infantry quickly caught up to the Temple Guards and engaged them in a fierce battle. The clergy and mages on both sides attacked with all their might, and the battle immediately became intense …
The first ones to surround them were the cavalry units that had circled around them. However, Dean had long anticipated this and had ordered his soldiers to block the narrow streets in advance to avoid meeting the enemy in the wide square. This greatly reduced the might of the cavalry, and the frontal assault was unable to break through the Viper Cross' infantry phalanx.
When the troops led by Benjamin surrounded them, they realized that the enemy's toughness was beyond imagination. In such a narrow area, the Shadow Blade elites dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the troops. Benjamin's expression was solemn as he continuously cast divine arts, but he was almost shot in the shoulder by an archer from the enemy team.
If not for Bishop Rubens's timely arrival, the two arrows at the back would have taken Benjamin's life!
"Find cover!"
Rubens's shield deflected the arrows, and at the same time, he reached out and dragged Benjamin behind a brick wall. When his gaze swept past the city gate, he realized that there were unfamiliar knights rushing in on horseback …
"Damn it! I'm still a step too late … "
The city gate could not be closed, which basically meant that the defense of the city had failed. But at this moment, Rubens was more concerned about the whereabouts of the Viper's Kiss. He glanced at the troops of the Viper Cross, and immediately realized that the assassin with the scepter was heavily protected by a small team of Shadow Blades, and was obviously preparing to leave the battlefield.
The outer city was breached, the inner city was breached, the Pope was heavily injured, and the cardinals suffered heavy casualties … If this assassin was allowed to escape with the scepter, then the Rose Cross would really lose all face.
Roddy's plan could not predict everything. Actually, according to the plan, Rubens should have arrived before the enemy troops entered the city, but now he was a step too late, and the situation was already in a passive state. And in his plan, Roddy's request for the Viper's Kiss was to keep it if he could, and if he couldn't, he would use divine spells to find the wielder.
Rubens's hand that was holding the scepter was sweating. Taking a deep breath, he raised the scepter and used his fastest speed to cast a "Ring of Light", pointing it at the figure that was about to rush out of the city gate …
'Halo of Light' was a buff spell that could improve the effectiveness of healing for a short time.
It was a crucial skill used on the battlefield to save lives. It was enough to allow many heavily injured soldiers to hang on to their last breaths and survive until they could receive better care in the rear. However, Rubens was not here to heal Elderweiss — he was using this skill because of its other characteristic: the high-level "Ring of Light" would form a white halo around the target's body, with a diameter of three meters, and last for more than three minutes!
The range of this buff spell was so large that Rubens could lock onto Elvis from a distance of nearly a hundred meters.
After casting the divine spell, Rubens withstood the arrows from the archers in the distance, raised his scepter and continued to cast a "Cone of Holy Light" into the air that could be seen by the whole battlefield …
This was a very weak single-target attack divine spell because it could only "purify" undead creatures. And its biggest characteristic was its shocking momentum and high recognition — the length of the vertebral body could even reach fifteen meters and the widest part was six meters.
But obviously, it did not work on humans at all. But there was only one reason why Rubens cast this divine spell …
To point Roddy in the right direction.
*****
"Kill! These shameless bastards stole the food that should have belonged to us! "
"Rich and heartless bastards!"
Curses burst out from the mouths of Zach and the others, and this made Roddy deeply understand what it meant to be a bastard who built a chastity for his chastity. He was obviously a bandit himself, but he had to put a label on the other party first, and humiliate them from the moral high ground. After deepening this recognition in his heart, he had no qualms about committing atrocities that were worse than beasts.
"This is the so-called bandit logic …"
Roddy looked around. He and Zach were at the front of the scattered "Sacred Army". Due to the long period of galloping, his thin and weak horse could no longer maintain its previous speed, so he gradually fell behind Zach. From this angle, he could see Elder Claude who was about 400 meters away from the city gate on the left. At this moment, he had stopped under the protection of a small team. Obviously, he had no intention of entering the city. Instead, he looked ahead with a deep gaze, as if he was waiting for something.
"Raphael! Hurry up! Don't drop the ball at this time! "
One of the knights shouted at Roddy. Zach, who was beside him, sneered, "You little brat, you really haven't seen a battle before! You probably don't even dare to enter the city! "
"I'm speeding up! But the horse can't run anymore! "
Roddy's voice seemed to be trembling amidst the dust that was stirred up by the horses. This reply immediately caused a burst of laughter. In fact, these knights were not riding good horses. Up until now, they were all about the same weight. None of them could go faster even if they wanted to. But the more it was like this, the more anxious the "Sacred Army" knights were. They shouted madly and whipped their horses to speed up. Every one of them wanted to grow wings and fly in!
Claude heard the shouts of Roddy and the others, but this elder did not even turn his head. He only said disdainfully in a low voice, "A bunch of idiots."
More than five thousand knights were easily controlled by him. This made Claude feel as if he was standing in the perspective of a god. Everyone was his chess piece, and everything was going according to his plan …
"Da da da —"
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from the city gate. Claude focused his eyes and the corner of his mouth slightly curled up. The fifteen elite guards of the "Shadow Blade" were escorting Elvis out of the city. Looking through the city gate, one could also see Elder Dean who was preparing to retreat.
The three heads of the "Viper Cross" had this agreement in their plan: To ensure that no accidents would happen after obtaining the scepter, the three of them had to travel together after leaving the "Holy Cathedral" to prevent any possible ambushes.
At this moment, Claude was 400 meters away from the west gate. Elvis and his team had just left the city gate, while Dean and his ten guards were 50 meters away from the back. Obviously, they were planning to escape before the large number of "Sacred Army" knights blocked the city gate.
It was also at this moment that the "Cone of Holy Light" and the "Ring of Light" on Elvis' body suddenly appeared in everyone's vision.
Roddy, who had activated his "Environmental Acuity", saw everything clearly. He, who was originally swaying left and right in the middle of the charging team, suddenly changed his stance. He pulled on the reins and loosened his seemingly inexperienced hands, reaching for the packages hanging on the sides of the saddle …
"What's the meaning of this?"
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