Within the temple, Saintess Kelly stood before the statue of God. She lowered her head and stroked the legendary divine artifact, the Mask of Faross. Her slender, white fingers gently stroked the red sun pattern on the white mask, as if she were caressing the face of a lover.
Even though it was late at night, the Great Shrine was still brightly lit, illuminating the entire hall. The sacrifices to the gods would never stop, and the Saintess and the divine servants under her name were the existences that served the gods and managed the Shrine.
Hurried footsteps sounded behind her. Kelly did not turn around, but carefully put the mask on her face. "Our army has been defeated, hasn't it?"
Pope Hodap's hurried footsteps immediately stopped. It was as if the moment he entered the temple and saw the Saintess, he instantly felt at ease.
"That's right, we have been defeated. The wizards and the Owl Knights defeated our army. Fifty thousand soldiers were wiped out in Attica, and even Martin, a saint, died there."
Kelly turned around. It was as if the moment she put on the mask, her entire person was tainted with the presence of a god. She became aloof and cold. "The existence of evil, the ghosts in people's hearts, the power of darkness. Under the power of god, under the illumination of light, all of these are not worth mentioning."
Kelly raised her head and looked out of the temple through the mask. She walked outside, and Pope Hodap followed behind her. The two of them stood on the stairs outside the Temple of Light, overlooking the entire city of St. Sarl.
"The darkness will eventually be dispelled by the light, and evil will be annihilated by the power of God. Their souls will be eternally burned under the light of the Holy Light. Only by turning to the light and God can one ascend to God's paradise and kingdom."
"Everyone will pay for all that they have done!"
Kelly stood in front of Hodap. Her white robe seemed to have fused with the cold moonlight, but it instantly made Hodap feel at ease. That's right, evil will eventually vanish under the illumination of the Holy Light.
Although the Church was prepared to fight with all its might, the previous defeats, as well as the rumors about the wizards and the Owl Knights, had caused the entire Kingdom of the Church of Light to panic.
"The wizards are the representatives of the devil. They borrowed power from the devil and crawled out of the filthy abyss of hell. With their evil eyes, they look at this paradise illuminated by the light of God."
"We can't let them succeed. They want to drag the entire world into darkness and drag all of us into hell."
"I believe that we will not be defeated. We will completely defeat them. Her Highness the Saintess and the Pope will judge them, and they will be turned into ashes under the light of God."
The situation within St. Sarl City was not too bad. Most of the believers were extremely devout. Even if St. Sarl City was destroyed, they would still swear to live and die with the Church of Light. But outside of St. Sarl City, as well as in the nearby small countries that had been close to the Church of Light, the situation was extremely complicated.
This was especially true for the refugees who had fled from the Moore Province. More than a hundred thousand refugees spread out in all directions with fear and panic. Everyone's faces had lost their smiles, leaving only trembling, pale faces. Those who had seen the Owl Knights' sweep told everyone of the horrors of the wizards, as well as the legions that seemed to have crawled out of hell.
Someone screamed in the streets, "Darkness has come, and hell will rise to the world!"
"They are devils, no one can stop them, no one."
"They killed everyone, not a single one, not a single one."
"Plague, death, war, famine, darkness will once again cover the earth."
In a large number of countries and cities around the Moore Province, refugees in the corners of the streets and alleys trembled at the disaster brought about by the appearance of the wizards. Those who had survived the Owl Knights had become even crazier, screaming about death, devils, and a series of other terrifying nouns.
The panicked women, the children whose eyes had lost their focus, the lunatics who had lost their sanity, and the waves of refugees who had fled, with no end in sight. The smoke and countless corpses along the way were all indicative of the horrors of the wizards and the Owl Knights.
The names of Levis and the wizards spread throughout the human countries. It was the first time that everyone had heard of the wizards. It was as if they were born with the color of fear and panic. It was a dark term that could not be mentioned at all.
Everyone feared and panicked sorcerers. At the same time, there were even more people who, while fearing the terrible power of the sorcerers, yearned for the power of the sorcerers. No one, including the Noble Parliament, had expected the power of the sorcerers to be so strong. No one had expected that Levis and eight other sorcerers would be able to push the powerful Church of Light into retreat, all the way to St. Sarl City, and even show signs of destroying the Church of Light.
In the capital of the Crete Empire, Earl Evans had opened a secret passage from the bottom of his mansion. Holding a torch, he passed through the long tunnel and arrived at a secret place beneath the capital of the Crete Empire.
Earl Evans, who had been loyal to Elliot VII in the past, was still the most trusted person of Elliot VIII's reign. At the same time, he maintained close ties with the Church of Light. It was as if he was always at the top of the hierarchy. It was also he who had been the first to surrender to the Church of Light, leading a large number of people who had surrendered to the Church and helped Elliot VIII rise to power.
Although many people despised his character, even more people envied him. He was able to recognize the situation, and no matter how the political situation changed, he was like an evergreen tree that would never fall.
Wearing a mask, Earl Evans arrived at a spacious underground conference room. The secret conference room was brightly lit by torches. At this moment, apart from Earl Evans, six other people had already arrived. All of them were wearing masks like Earl Evans, and they were all participating in this secret meeting.
One person sat at the head of the long table, while the other five were arguing fiercely, as if something had happened that made them panic.
"How dare they? Didn't we agree to occupy the Moore Province and force the Church of Light to retreat? They actually attacked St. Sarl City! "
"The armies of the Church of Light in the major kingdoms and duchies can no longer be suppressed. The third legion of the Kingdom of Mara and Cardinal Peter have already retreated at all costs. The Kingdom of Mara cannot stop them."
"The fifth legion of the Kingdom of Rosa d 'Oro and Cardinal Aimery are doing the same. They disregarded the Kingdom of Rosa d' Oro's deployment of the legions to defend them and went to war to help the Kingdom of the Church of Light. They want to destroy the Church of Light, but we are not ready yet. The major kingdoms cannot really fight these legions, as we cannot command them."
"I said that these wizards, who came out of nowhere, cannot be trusted. According to the original plan, as long as they delay the Church of Light, it would be equivalent to cutting off the tentacles of the Church of Light in the major kingdoms and duchies. Then, the Crete Empire would overthrow Elliot VIII and become independent from the Church of Light. We could then nibble away at the Church of Light step by step. Yet, these guys launched an attack on St. Sarl City without authorization."
Everyone was angrily rebuking the Wizard Alliance for acting without authorization. However, their words could not hide their fear and panic of the power of the wizards. No one had expected that in just a few years, Levis would be able to create such a powerful legion. Even the Duchy of Creer had been completely controlled by the Wizard Alliance.
Evans sat at the first seat on the left of the long table and looked at the man in the black robe. "Is it possible for us to stop the actions of the Wizard Alliance and Levis?"
The man shook his head. "It's impossible. They have staked everything on this. The ambition of Levis and the Wizard Alliance is too great. They have already betrayed us."
Evans's eyes narrowed. Compared to years ago, he had become a middle-aged man. His eyes had become more resolute and cruel, like a goshawk. "Then we have to prepare immediately. We do not want to be followed by the Wizard Alliance after the Church of Light."
The man nodded. "You go and prepare. Once the Church of Light is unable to resist, all of us will immediately send troops to help St. Sarl City. The wizards are even more terrifying than the Church of Light. Not only are they as high and mighty as the Church of Light, but they also do not abide by the rules of the game."
The man in the other seat immediately spoke. "Should we not send troops immediately? The 50,000 main forces of the Church of Light have all been killed. Now, there are only 10,000 Knights of Light left in St. Sarl City. How can they resist the Owl Knights of the wizards? "
Evans sneered. "Wait a little longer. The Church of Light will not be defeated so easily. You have to know who is behind them. No one knows what cards they have up their sleeves."
Everyone suddenly gasped. At that moment, everyone thought of the Saintess and the Pope, who had not made a move for many years. They did not think that the Church of Light was the spokesperson of God. Who knew what would happen in the end?
Evans did not know why, but he felt a deep sense of anticipation. "Between the power of God and the Devil, which is stronger? Interesting! I am really looking forward to it! "
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