The outbreak of the plague outside the city made the situation even more critical.
Initially, the higher-ups of the city had only guessed that the witches' companions would come to her rescue, but now, it had become a bloody reality.
In just one night, more than a dozen cities had been infected by the plague.
The disease was so ferocious and contagious that the higher-ups of the empire paled at the mere mention of it.
Ordinary medical officers were helpless against the plague, and even they themselves could not guarantee that they wouldn't be infected. The only effective way to get rid of the spores was the Holy Light Healing of the paladins.
However, a divine spell like Holy Light Healing could only be cast five times a day by a Grade 1 Black Iron Knight with all their might. Apprentice knights, on the other hand, would use up all their holy power after a single cast.
Faced with such a situation, the higher-ups of the city could only send out paladins to the villages where the plague was most intense to save the villagers with the most obvious symptoms. But how could a little water source save a prairie fire?
In just one day, the number of people infected had increased from a thousand to ten thousand, and it showed signs of spreading to the entire city.
The higher-ups of the city were thoroughly frightened by this.
It must be noted that other than the deeply rooted and powerful Holy Knight Group, there was also a large number of nobles who had real power and were deeply connected to each other. Although these nobles relied heavily on the power of the paladins to maintain their rule, they couldn't help but disagree with the paladins when they themselves were threatened by the plague.
Many of the nobles living in the city requested to seal the city gates and prevent the infected from entering the city. On the other hand, the lower-ranked paladins hoped that the city would accept more refugees and protect them under the glory of the great Holy Light.
For the first time, the nobles and the paladins, who usually worked together seamlessly, had a serious ideological conflict. There was even a small 'misunderstanding' that broke out near the city gates.
In an instant, the city was in chaos. Even the Holy Light Chapel was besieged by the lower-ranked nobles.
After some behind-the-scenes negotiations, the nobles reluctantly agreed to open up the eastern part of the city to the refugees from all directions. The Church of Holy Light also sent a certain number of Holy Knights to the noble district to ensure that the plague would not spread to the area.
As a result, Grim was fortunate enough to become the personal bodyguard of some great nobles!
In addition to these troubles, the Holy Light Chapel also seized the time to interrogate the captured witch.
From her, the Church of Holy Light quickly obtained detailed information on the other two Sorcerers and dispatched a large group of Black Iron Knights to search for and capture the remaining Sorcerers in the nearby villages.
Of course, due to the terrifying history of the Grade 3 Fire Shaman, the Holy Light Chapel had also sent two Grade 3 Gold Knights to lead a large number of Grade 2 Silver Knights to various places. That way, if they found traces of a wizard, they would be able to kill them nearby.
In this way, the powerful strength gathered by the Holy Light Chapel was divided!
However, Grimm's scheme was obviously like a fish in the moat caught in a fire at the city gate. He had managed to force out the other Deception Witch who had been hiding very well.
It was obvious that the Grade 3 Deception Witch, Itariel, had already lurked in the outskirts of Hesath City. She seemed to have the same intention as Grim. Unfortunately, due to mutual distrust, she had no way of contacting Grim in time.
As a result, when Grim launched his plague attack, a large number of Black Iron Knights and the local village guards were unexpectedly able to find Itariel.
Both sides had fought in a place called Red Wood Village. Meanwhile, the Tier 3 Queen Itariel had displayed her might, slaughtering a Paladin party and nearly a hundred Red Wood villagers in a frenzy.
This was like poking a hornet's nest!
The paladins who had been suppressing their anger began to gather near the Red Wood Village. Even the two Gold-tier paladins who were out guarding the village quickly rushed over.
It had to be said that there were no weaklings among the Grade 3 Witches. Moreover, Itariel was a famous Tower Master among the Deception Witches. This time, Reina had pulled her along to borrow her powerful martial strength. Unfortunately, they had been separated during the transmigration. Otherwise, with Itariel's protection, Rena would not have ended up in such a miserable state.
How could such a powerful Witch be forced to retreat by a group of natives?
Thus, the Witch of Ithariel and the Holy Knights that swarmed towards Hesath City began to engage in guerilla warfare. With the Deception Witch's extraordinary shapeshifting and lying ability, Itariel was like a ghost, appearing and disappearing in a completely different form every time.
She also deliberately avoided the two Gold Knights and targeted the Silver and Black Iron Knights. Thus, in the three days of 'cat and mouse', she single-handedly killed more than ten Holy Knights of Grade 1 and above.
Due to the heavy pressure of reality, the Light Chapel in Hesath City had no choice but to send another Gold Knight to participate in the encirclement of the Witch.
With three against one, the Holy Knights finally found a good opportunity to surround Itariel in a place called Haifeng Town. There were thousands of people there. Using the shapeshifting spell, Itariel hid in the town, making it even more difficult for the Holy Knights to encircle her.
Grim, who had been hiding in Hesath City for five days, finally found the perfect opportunity to strike.
There were only two Gold Knights guarding the Light Chapel.
Witch Rena was imprisoned in a secret confessional in the chapel, guarded by a Grade 3 Gold Knight called Kennett. As for the materials for the witchcraft, according to Grimm's investigation and analysis, most of them were in the hands of a Holy Knight commander called Lambert.
At the same time, he was also a Grade 3 Gold Knight!
Two Gold Knights, one to guard the witch, and the other to guard the materials. This was the best way to share the risk. Therefore, Grimm did not hesitate to start the ambush that he had been planning for a long time!
… …
Night.
In Hesath City.
In a luxurious room located in the western part of the city, Grimm pushed open the wooden window.
The night sky was dark, and the stars were dim. The moonlight that shone down had a hint of blood.
* Knock knock knock. *
There was a light knock on the door.
"Lord Yedrick, it's time for dinner!" A maid's voice came from outside the door.
"Tell your master that I'm going to pray for the Holy Light all night. I won't eat dinner, and no one is allowed to disturb me!" Grimm replied sternly.
"Yes!"
After a series of light footsteps, silence returned to the room.
Grimm raised his head and looked at the blood-red night sky. He stretched out a finger and slowly began to gather the fire elements in the air.
Bright red fire elements were peeled off from the transparent air and gathered at the tip of Grimm's finger. The tip of the finger became hotter and brighter, as if it was about to burst into flames.
At this moment, an invisible yet tangible force emerged from the void above Grimm's head and slowly extended towards him.
Holy Barrier!
The fire elements on Grimm's fingertips had already gathered to the limit. Just a little more and they would explode into a real elemental flame. When that happened, the Holy Barrier that enveloped the entire Hesath City would be triggered, attracting the attention of the Holy Knights from the Church of Holy Light.
It had to be said that although the Holy Knights of the Envic Plane walked the path of faith, the magic power they mastered was only Holy Light. However, after thousands of years of continuous immersion, they had discovered some completely different ways of using the Holy Light.
For example, the Holy Barrier that enveloped the entire Hesath City was one of them!
Using the sensitivity and repulsion of the Holy Light, Hesath City had erected a huge Holy Barrier. Inside the barrier, any active or passive magic elements would trigger the barrier's counterattack. Fortunately, Grimm only gathered the fire elements on a small scale and did not turn it into a real fire spell.
Otherwise, even if it was just some apprentice-level sorcery, it would trigger the Holy Barrier's counterattack.
This Holy Barrier could not only monitor and sense the movement of magical energy, but it could also create a single elemental environment within it. This was actually a trap that the Holy Knights had left for the Magi.
If any Magus were to rely on their strength and barge into Hesath City, the Holy Knights in charge of the Holy Light Spell Formation would be able to make the barrier visible. When that happened, all other magic elements apart from the Holy Light would be prohibited from entering Hesath City.
To the Magi from another world who were surrounded, this was extremely frightening!
Hence, besides gathering information, Grimm had been constantly probing the Holy Barrier's reaction and operating mechanism. Through the A.I. Chip's detection of the energy undulations, he had basically confirmed the location of the Holy Barrier.
If Grimm wanted to barge into the Church of Holy Light, he would have to first destroy the Holy Barrier.
Otherwise, he would not do something as foolish as fighting against two Grade 3 Gold Knights under the suppression of the Holy Barrier.
Grimm cleared his thoughts under the blood-red moonlight, and once again went through the entire battle plan in his mind. After confirming that there were no flaws, he gave the order to attack in the distance.
Although the Holy Barrier was very sensitive to magic elements, it could not block the secret connection between souls.
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