One kilometer away from Eiffta's camp, Pope Dai Ze was holding his scepter, his eyes fixed on the front.
Dai Ze's hand was sweaty as he held onto the reins. He knew that he had been overly nervous, but now that he had reached this distance, he was more than half relieved. If Eiffta still had the strength to fight back, he would have already opened fire.
The scene of Queio leading the Fledgling Dragon Legion gave the Viper Cross, who had suffered heavy losses, a glimmer of hope.
After a whole day of bombardment yesterday, Dai Ze understood that Charles II had lost all ability to fight back. Even his survival was a question mark. But the appearance of the Dragons today indicated that there was still hope for a comeback.
The bombardment from the sky almost caused half of the Viper Cross' main force to collapse, but fortunately, the cavalry was completely preserved. Because the "Poison Fang Chariots" were destroyed, there were almost no wounded soldiers in the bombardment. After the infantry were injured, they basically died from the spreading poisonous gas. Thus, when Dai Ze worked hard to gather the remaining knights of the Saint Army through divine arts, the logistical pressure he had to bear was not as great as he had imagined.
Low morale was not a problem for the army formed by believers. Nobles and lords usually fought for their own interests, but fanatics could fight to the last man for their faith. Dai Ze used his identity as the Pope and divine arts to boost morale. After one night, he completely gathered the remaining knights. At the same time, he sent a group of logistical troops to the battlefield to retrieve the armor and equipment from the dead Saint Army, temporarily forming an infantry unit of 2000 people.
Saddles or blankets were placed on the horses of the logistical troops. Although these temporary infantry could not become qualified cavalry, they could use the horses to increase their movement speed and quickly enter the battlefield.
Thus, overnight, he managed to pull together a team of two thousand infantrymen and two thousand cavalrymen through a temporary leadership team.
Dai Ze knew that the combat power of the troops formed this way could not be compared to before, but he actually had no other choice. If he directly retreated, then Eiffta's army would completely rule the entire Kingdom of Karen. As a member of the "Rose Cross" and also known as the "White Sickle," how could Sally and Duke allow the "Viper Cross" to continue existing?
Speaking of hiding, Dai Ze could not escape with a large number of believers. Heading east into the mountains? Countless people had used their blood and tears to prove how dangerous that place was. Even if he brought the elders along with him, it would still be a disaster. Furthermore … those powerful elders and Cardinal Bishops had all been blasted into smithereens by yesterday's explosion. Now, only two Saint Knights who were slightly more powerful were by his side.
If Efta's position was still stable, he definitely wouldn't have rushed up so recklessly. But when he saw the Red Dragons and the Green Dragons fighting, and then a large number of magic spells plowed through Efta's position, Dai Ze clearly saw that the cannons that had previously bombarded Enrique City were all damaged and overturned, and even after a long time, no soldiers came out to repair or move them.
He was sure that the soldiers at Efta's camp had suffered heavy losses. Most of them were dead or injured, and they couldn't care less about defending.
In fact, Dai Ze's conclusion was not wrong if he were to observe from outside the battlefield. Because Crupus's illusory boundary had indeed shown such a scene to the outside world.
Those Red and Green Dragons that rushed into the boundary were actually captured alive by the Ice Dragons lying in ambush on the ground. But as a bystander, what Dai Ze saw was the scene of the Dragons killing each other and the destruction of the camp.
He did not rush up impulsively because the sudden appearance of the Magic Tower was too intimidating. But when he saw the Magic Tower collapsing under Morales' attack, the pope finally clenched his fists.
After experiencing the fear of the plane bombing, Dai Ze no longer dared to gather his troops together. He had long ordered the cavalry to be divided into eight platoons. The infantrymen rode behind the cavalry, creating a long gap in front, back, left, and right. They advanced in batches with six teams of more than two hundred people.
"Boom …"
The demon tower in his field of vision let out a deafening explosion when it fell to the ground. He saw that there were finally a large number of Efta soldiers shouting and running away. The corpses of the giant dragons were scattered. Such a scene really brought a strong impact to people, but Dai Ze felt that his blood was constantly rushing to his brain …
Now's the time!
As long as he went forward and helped the giant dragons defeat Efta, he might be able to replace Charles II and even become the nominal ruler of the Kingdom of Karen in the future!
"Approach slowly!"
He asked the temporarily appointed adjutant to signal. The flag embroidered with the symbol of the Viper and the Cross began to wave forward rhythmically. The surrounding cavalry and infantrymen responded with small flags. This was indeed more well-trained than the armies of the ordinary nobles.
Dai Ze took a deep breath. Looking at the ruins in front of him, he held up a scroll that he had prepared a long time ago. It was an ancient scroll of divine power, a sacred relic that had been passed down since the founding of the sect. Although it could not be compared to the "Viper's Kiss", which was an item left behind by a real god, it was still one of the highest level items passed down in the church.
It was created by the third pope, Brenzell, when he was at the peak of his power. His level of magic was only one step away from that of a "demigod". He was the most powerful mage in the history of the "Viper Cross". This scroll was called "Viper's Protection". Dai Ze did not know its specific effect. He only knew that when the previous pope described it, it was defined as an item that "can only be used in a battle of life and death".
Obviously, this was a battle of life and death for the "Viper Cross". Therefore, he did not hesitate to use this trump card left behind by the church …
When the scroll burned and disappeared with the light of the magic, a waterfall of light fell from the sky and immediately splashed on all the cavalry charging at the front.
After seeing the miserable state of Efta's camp, the Saint Army's morale was already high. Now that the light fell, all of them fell into a state of "fanaticism". The warhorses under them began to collectively accelerate. Everyone's armor was covered with a layer of faint golden light. The spears and swords in their hands were the same. As the effect of the magic continued, illusory snakes appeared in the gaps of the cavalry.
Their bodies were more than five meters long, and their bodies were covered in stripes. As the cavalry approached the camp, the number of snakes transformed by the light increased. Beside each cavalry, there were three to four giant snakes following them. In the dust, these more than six thousand snakes combined with the momentum of the cavalry charging forward like a huge wave, heading straight for Efta's camp!
Dai Ze did not expect this scroll to be so powerful. This was actually the group version of the high-level "Viper's Protection". He could only cast it on a small team. The power of the condensed snakes was amazing. When facing the infantry, they could almost ignore defense and cause great damage. With these two thousand cavalrymen and thousands of snakes, their combat power could be said to have increased by several times. Looking at the camp that was less than 500 meters in front of him, he gritted his teeth and finally asked his adjutant to raise the flag of "Everyone charge".
At this moment, everyone saw a thick white fog floating in front of them without warning …
The cavalry had already accelerated. The fog in front of them only floated for a few dozen meters before completely dissipating. However, when Dai Ze rushed out of the fog, he found that the camp in front of him had suddenly changed!
The magic tower was still standing there. The fleeing Eiferta soldiers had completely disappeared. Even the corpses of the dragon fledglings and the charred ground that had been plowed by spells were nowhere to be seen. They could only see the battle-ready position, countless red and green giant dragons bound by spells, and the other dragons beside them who were turning their heads to look at them.
Under the sunlight, there was the Crystal Dragon that was glistening, the Frost Dragon that was brightly colored, and the muscular Black Dragon Herrlöw. There were more than 60 of them. In order to subdue the Red and Green Dragons that were fighting, they had been lying in ambush under Crupus's illusion barrier. At this moment, facing the thousands of humans who were charging forward with magic, there was only doubt in their eyes …
"Iscar, what's going on with them?"
Essien asked the bound Iscar. Although the two of them were comrades, under the lord's orders, they did not hesitate to take action. But now, seeing these cavalrymen charging forward like the wind, the Red Dragon Iscar who was lying on the ground was also puzzled. "I don't know … Are they crazy?"
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