The next morning, a vanguard force consisting of paladins, a few nobles' private soldiers, and a group of sorcerers who had completely defected to the Church departed from Shansa City, which had been commandeered by the Voidwalkers. They would set up camp on a plain about ten kilometers away from Arfin City, where they would set up camp for the upcoming siege.
With the help of magic, it only took half a day for the Voidwalkers to erect a temporary earthen castle about ten kilometers away from Arfin City. The Voidwalkers did not even bother to disturb them during their construction. It was so smooth that even the Church found it hard to believe that it had gone so smoothly.
Grand Paladin Aven, the Supreme Commander of the Church's army, looked at the report of victory in front of him with a disdainful smile on his face. He said to the Chief Inquisitor who came with the army, "Looks like they're really afraid. They're too afraid to leave the city."
"The Void is fearless. What a joke. Ignorance and arrogance have made them stupid," the Chief Judge said with a cold smile.
"Don't let your guard down," Archbishop Austin advised. Archbishop Austin advised rationally. He was in charge of all the priests and missionaries, and his mastery of theurgy was unfathomable. He was also one of the leaders who could attend the Pope's Conference. This time, he had come with the army to lead the priests to counter the enemy's magic.
Only these three leaders of the Church had come. The Pope and the new High Priest had stayed in Canningham to prepare for the arrival of the angels, and to wait for the news of victory from the frontlines.
However, these three leaders were not particularly strong. Archbishop Austin, who had been studying theurgy for many years, was close to becoming a demigod. The young Chief Judge and the Grand Paladin Captain had only become Holy-level. It was obvious that they had spent too much effort currying favor with the Church, and their cultivation had fallen behind.
But this was not important, because in the entire army of the Church, there were still ten Saints, including Saint Jonah and the others. Two of them had the power of a Demigod, and there were also three who were at the threshold of a Demigod and were just short of awakening a Domain. In addition, there was Saint Zachary, the leader of the Saint Samurai Order, who had been at the Demigod level for many years. Even if they did not consider the angels, the Church was confident in their high-end combat strength.
The nobles, on the other hand, were in a bad situation. The strongest among them was only a Holy-level, and there were only a few Immortal-level ones. It seemed that most of the strong were not willing to bow down to the nobles.
The Sorcerers' Association, on the other hand, was very supportive. Vice President Hayden, one of the Vice President's strong contender for the new Church's position, had brought six Holy-level sorcerers with him. the temporary castle had been built so quickly thanks to these sorcerers. It was a shame that none of the Demigod-level sorcerers had come, and of the six Holy-level sorcerers, Vice President Grant, were among them.
Grant was using the excuse of observing the war and supervising the usage of the teleportation circle. According to the internal rules of the Mage Association, the public welfare teleportation circle was not supposed to be used in a war of power. Before this, Grant had always used this reason to make things difficult for the Church, which led to him being blacklisted. Later, he came to his senses and understood that no one could go against the Church and the angels, so he made some concessions. However, in order to prevent the teleportation circle from being destroyed or used for inhumane purposes, he still snuck into the war as a supervisor.
"There's no need to fear this bastard anymore. The only power and pride he has left is the pitiful power of supervision. It's good for him to witness the destruction of his former henchmen. He'll know how powerful the Church is, and he'll understand the gap between us." Vice President Hayden said proudly. He felt that he would receive the Church's full support with this act, and the election of the Church's president was already in his grasp.
As for the other associations that didn't have any power struggles for the time being, they only sent some rotten fish and shrimps to join in the fun under their own names. They were basically there to watch the battle, so there was no need to mention them.
"The troops are slowly making their way to the Divine Punishment Fortress. We need to prepare our defenses, especially for supplies. Also, we need to be wary of the enemy's magic attacks. It's only twelve kilometers away. Although it's convenient for us to launch an attack, it's also convenient for the enemy to launch a sneak attack." Grand Paladin Aven looked at the map and reminded Hayden. Although he was proud and confident, he still had the necessary combat experience.
The Divine Punishment Fortress he mentioned was the temporary fortress that had just been built today. It had a very domineering name, and the war against the Voidwalkers had been named the War of Divine Punishment by the Church.
"Don't worry. Master Hayden and I have made the necessary arrangements. All kinds of protective enchantments should be ready," Archbishop Austin replied.
"I won't give them any chance to do anything desperate. I've even used my family's heirloom, the All-Seeing Eye. It can monitor all the magic waves within a five-kilometer radius. This is the maximum range of magic attacks. If they dare to act recklessly, they will not be able to escape our counterattack." Vice President Haydn said proudly. His words hinted that he had placed a heavy bet on this battle.
"Although I don't think it's necessary, these scoundrels have been scared out of their wits. They didn't even have the guts to let us build the Divine Punishment Fortress. They don't even have the guts to try and fight us. All they know is to hide their heads and wait for a knife to cut their necks." Hayden continued with a sigh of regret and anger, "It's a pity that my arrangements were ruined. I thought they would fall for the trap and let us kill a few of them first. What a waste of materials …"
It turned out that the enemy's plan to build the fortress was actually a bait to lure the Voidwalkers into attacking. It just didn't work. As everyone knew, when it came to a battle between sorcerers, an aerial battle was not as good as a ground battle, and an aerial battle was not as good as a positional battle. If you were to fight in the enemy's pre-arranged magic circles and runic arrays, you would still be at risk.
"Maybe they saw through our plan. But it doesn't matter. If the Divine Punishment Fortress can be built smoothly, it will be our victory." Grand Paladin Aven comforted the Voidwalkers. He did not mention who would pay for the materials Hayden had spent on the ambush.
Archbishop Austin, on the other hand, offered a compliment. "With Master Hayden's help, victory will be easy!"
Just like that, the Church claimed victory in the first round of the battle between the Void and the Church.
However, from the Voidwalkers' point of view, the first round of the Divine Burial Song hadn't even begun.
"They were sneakily setting up so many defensive magic circles outside the city just to build this thing?" The Archmage asked, amused. He stood on the city wall and looked at the Divine Punishment Fortress, which looked like a small black dot in the sky.
"Maybe they thought we would ambush them?" The Thane Walker replied, amused.
"Why would they need to ambush them when they can easily destroy a sandcastle like this? Wouldn't it be better to wait for more people to enter and then destroy it? "The Archmage asked, confused." It seems that religious people are not sane, "the Thane Walker said.
"That's true. But watching the enemy build a fortress right under our noses will affect our morale," the Thane Walker said hesitantly.
"Oh? Do you want me to encourage them? "The Archmage was about to pull out his violin again.
"No, no, no! Please, don't!" The Thane Walker stopped the Archmage from showing off his artistic prowess. "It took me a lot of effort yesterday to convince them that there are no monsters in the city."
"Tsk tsk. It looks like the soldiers of Vidomina's family have misunderstood our strength." The Archmage gave up on the idea of sawing wood. "Then arrange for them to go up the city wall tomorrow. It's time to let them know what the Void is like."
After another day, a small group of Holy Knights and some noble knights were slowly riding their horses towards the direction of the God's Punishment Castle. Behind them were carriages filled with supplies, lined up neatly. This would be the first batch of supplies to be delivered to the God's Punishment Castle.
Behind the carriages were several gigantic siege weapons, such as siege towers, catapults, and siege engines. Arfin City's walls were as fragile as bullet shells in the face of these siege weapons.
Of course, such a procession was moving very slowly. However, the knights in charge of escorting them were not in a hurry. They walked leisurely, admiring the scenery around them with great interest. To them, this journey was like an outing. The enemy did not have any cavalry or other mobility forces, and the entire supply line was filled with spies and detection spells. Furthermore, it was out of the attack range of magic spells, so it was as safe as their own backyard.
One of the dragonflies perched on the top of one of the knights' reeds. The knight was in a good mood, and he did not chase the dragonfly away. Instead, he allowed the dragonfly to stare coldly at the caravan behind them. Then, he transmitted the images to the Voidwalkers in Arfin City.
"What do you think? The images are clear, right? This is the latest scouting marionette that combines the concepts of Earth's technology. It looks exactly like a dragonfly, so I named it Tintin Cat, "the Engineer Walker said proudly to the Archmage.
The Archmage, on the other hand, stared coldly at the image projected on the screen. "The quality of the image is a little poor, eh? So much mosaics … "
"It's your eyesight, isn't it? It's a 40K video rate and a resolution of 0801! "The Engineer Walker blurted out a bunch of data standards.
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