"This Pope of the 'Eternal Fire' has quite the skills!"
Other than making a mistake with the "bomb" in the middle because it was too rushed, there weren't any mistakes in the other actions. His methods were textbook accurate.
This was clearly a battle-hardened priest who had been through hundreds of battles in the new continent, not a "civilian" priest who only knew how to baptize, marry, and bury his believers.
Actually, for the navies of the various countries on the continent, unless the conditions didn't allow it, they would normally have Pope level (Second Grade Transcendent) clergy on the main battleships of the third grade and above. The giant battleships were the churches they guarded.
Even for some long distance ships or merchant ships, even if they weren't battleships, they would have Apprentice level clergy stationed there.
There were many benefits.
These clergy were responsible for guarding their faith, expelling evil spirits, holding funerals, acting as doctors, and other duties. They could even provide necessary divine spells at crucial moments.
Because of the large role of the clergy, when the various countries were exploring the new continent, they built their own colonies.
Among the buildings that needed to be built, the top three were churches dedicated to their respective gods. Even the smallest village had to have an altar made of stone.
And because of the power of the gods, even in the churches of the seven gods, the clergy of the "Eternal Fire" Church was one of the few with the most outstanding fighting abilities.
As a member of the Faletis Navy who wanted to dominate the seas, Elvin had done quite a bit of research on his opponents and imaginary enemies.
The key question was, what kind of god was the "Eternal Fire"?
Was he an inextinguishable flame, a symbol of humanity, a path forward in the darkness, or a promise of a better future for his believers? The Eternal Fire was the hope of humanity!
His believers had to answer like this.
In the church's propaganda, this god was an inextinguishable sacred flame.
During each sacrificial ceremony, the believers would carefully carve a piece of wood with their holy words and faith in it and throw it into a burning brazier.
The faith and offerings of the believers were the fuel for his eternal inextinguishable flame.
Although the "Eternal Fire" was the national religion of Shilius, there were many countries that believed in it. It had a large parish in the south of the old continent and had even more influence.
Moreover, as everyone knew, although the relationship between the two gods wasn't clear, the "Eternal Fire" Church had always regarded the Sack Empire's "Breaking Dawn" Church as their mortal enemy.
They were overbearing and couldn't tolerate people with different ideas and beliefs. They were even more extreme than the "Breaking Dawn" Church that was the number one church on the continent.
It was said that the number of "heretics", heretics, monsters, witches, and cutting-edge scholars that were burned to death on the stake was more than all the orthodox churches put together.
But the overbearing Shilius and the overbearing churches, the result wasn't one plus one was greater than one plus one.
Even Elvin had heard of it. As Shilius's authority at sea continued to grow, the current Philip II had the idea of turning the 'emperor' dream of successive generations of kings into reality.
But there was an irreconcilable contradiction!
All the crowns of the old continent came from the Holy Lothar Empire (The so-called Sack Empire was just a self-proclaimed emperor who occupied the original empire's capital, no country recognized his title), while the Holy Lothar Empire's throne came from the original god, Tirentius.
This was the only great existence on the continent who was called "Creator", "World Creator", "King of Kings", and "God of Ten Thousand Gods".
Although everyone knew that he wasn't a god with his own personality and didn't have his own temple or priest, he only lived in the original faith of the Holy Lothar Empire.
But even if he was just a symbolic god, it was still hard for the fanatical believers of the "Eternal Fire" Church to tolerate.
They didn't oppose the pursuit of secular power and they received many benefits from Shilius' expansion.
But if Philip II obtained the title of emperor and the Shilius Kingdom was promoted to the Holy Shilius Empire, where would this empire put the "Eternal Fire"?
Because the "Holy" didn't refer to … the "Eternal Fire"!
It might not be a big deal for certain enlightened churches, but for the Church of Eternal Fire, which had become more and more arrogant in recent years, there was absolutely no room for negotiation.
This was the key to the conflict between royal and divine authority!
Although Elvin didn't know the internal situation of Shilius as well as Ilya, who was also in the Tulip Family, he knew that it wasn't as harmonious as it seemed.
But whether there were internal conflicts or not, it didn't stop Elvin from judging that the priest of the "Eternal Fire" Church was a difficult enemy.
Your hero is my foe!
Excellent clergy wasn't a reason for Elvin to be merciful.
Taking advantage of the chaos in the fleet, the two fourth-grade warships had already arrived behind them in a battle line formation.
"They are immune to fire, so the scorching bullets won't have much effect. Load them with solid bullets, increase the firing speed, and blow their butts off!"
"Understood! All cannons, prepare to load solid bullets! Fire! "
The extraordinary light on the commander's sword spread out.
"Cannon Mastery!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! "
Under the cover of the fog, the third-grade warship, Starden Castle, was the focus of fire.
The stern of the ship, which survived the explosion of the alchemy bombs, was finally completely torn apart by a few 24-pounder heavy cannons when the broadside cannons of the two battleships brushed past it.
Two cannons even penetrated the lower deck of the cannons and destroyed a few heavy cannons.
"Boom!"
The iron cannons that weighed several tons rolled on the deck as the ship shook, easily crushing many cannoneers who were preparing for battle.
"Ah! Save me! "
"My leg …"
“.....”
Screams and cries for help were heard all over.
Other than the two patrol ships that had almost completely lost their ability to fight, the last fifth-grade warship that was still intact was also heavily damaged because it acted as the Starden Castle's guard ship.
"Gunner! Return fire! "
The captain, Colonel Stanley, heard the commotion from the lower deck and his face turned pale. Although he could not see the enemy, he was still calm and decisively organized a probing counterattack.
At the very least, he had to make the attackers hesitate and try to interrupt their attack rhythm.
The cannons on the warship within the shooting range started to fire at the direction Pope Edmund was pointing.
"Boom!" "Boom!"
However.
The fire control officers in charge of each deck could not see the target. Even if they knew where the attack came from, it would not be of much use. Because if they could not determine the distance, they could not determine the shooting angle.
The possibility of the cannons hitting the sea was much higher than hitting the warship.
As an elite warrior priest of the Eternal Fire, although Edmund was powerful, he was not omnipotent.
He could not adjust the cannons on behalf of the fire control officers, nor could he share his extraordinary vision with others.
But now that they were in the same boat, there was no such thing as a lone wolf in a naval battle.
He gritted his teeth.
He took off a colorful fiery ruby hanging on his neck and smashed it into the brazier under his feet.
"Boom!"
[Divine Spell — Gem Sacrifice — Flame Beast!]
The seemingly expensive transparent ruby disappeared in the bright yellow flames in the blink of an eye as if it was vaporized.
The next moment.
"Roar!"
The volcanic eruption-like flame suddenly flew out of the brazier and turned into a huge red monster. Its long beak was filled with sharp triangular teeth, and the wings formed by the mutated skin had a wingspan of more than 12 meters.
It looked like a … huge pterodactyl that was burning all over!
"Whoosh!"
The pterodactyl was wrapped in endless flames and quickly circled above the Starburg. Before the next round of cannons arrived, the flames between its chest and abdomen became brighter and brighter. It roared angrily at the sky.
A huge red halo spread out with its body as the center.
Within this range, the fog that was summoned by the "Mist Silver Lamp" and was no different from the fog in nature was naturally swept away.
The sunlight poured down again, forming a circle with a radius of one kilometer.
At the same time, it also exposed the two battleships that were less than 300 meters away from the Starburg and were preparing to turn back and beat the ass of the level-three battleships.
Because of the angle of the turn, half of the battleships were exposed to the range of the Starburg's cannons.
Roar!
Without saying anything, under Edmund's control, the Flaming Pterodactyl had already pounced on the two battleships.
"Damn rats, you made me lose a Flawless high-quality ruby. I want your lives to pay for it! All filth shall be completely purified in the flames! "
Chacha …
Chacha …
A few black-feathered frigatebirds and great albatrosses that wanted to stop the flaming "strange bird" were easily defeated and turned into blazing fireballs that fell into the sea.
Splash! Thump!
This was the first time Elvin's air force was crushed in terms of air supremacy after he formed an army. Moreover, the total number of large seabirds was only in the double digits.
He felt sorry for them and quickly ordered them to dodge and stop the damage.
Looking at the Flaming Pterodactyl that was madly charging at the Storm Horn as if it wanted to turn the battleship into a red lotus hell, Elvin stood still.
The clergymen of the "Eternal Fire" had a shield, but did he, an official wizard, not have one?
He pulled off the iron-black "oak fruit" that was tied to his chest and chanted a spell that was as loud as the echoes in the mountains.
Obic —
[Official Wizard, World Barrier!]
Green light bloomed, and a warm spiritual wind that was like a spring breeze came.
Although the name of the spell sounded grand, it was in the same series as the "Wizard Shield" of the various schools.
However, the name "World Barrier" came from the "Tree of Life Stump" in the middle of the continent that separated the east from the west. It had received the invisible blessing from the mysterious source of the school!
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