Suddenly, the prophecy that Finn had once told her flashed through her mind.
It seems that in November of this year, the last princess of Bayerjans will use a pillar of light to send a signal to all the survivors... a signal to restore the country...
No, it can't be? Today is the end of October... It can't really be in line with the prophecy, right
Theresa raised her right hand toward the sky.
She did this just to survive. She didn't have the idea of restoring her country... All this was just a coincidence.
"It's just... a coincidence!"
She showed a timid look again. She was afraid of the prophecy. But she was more afraid that she would die here.
Therefore, Mother Teresa gathered all the divine power in her hands and opened a channel of release towards the sky.
It started out as a thin white line.
Immediately following, there was a blazing flash of light.
In the end, there was a huge white pillar that could be seen with the naked eye from thousands of kilometers away.
This magnificent white light attracted everyone, including the tower keeper and his descendants who were filled with tears.
The power of the God of Light has once again become the power of light. Under the pure white holy light, Bishop Stephen's face is ashen:
"Impossible—Impossible! Cricket pagans, how could cricket pagans transform the power of my Lord?!"
He acted hysterically like an old man who was about to die, but before he could utter another word of curse in despair, the sharp magical aura coming from the Monster Forest made him shut his mouth.
It's the elf's archery master! The elf has recovered his magic power, and he is enchanting his arrows? !
The fear of death forced Bishop Stephen to concentrate all his remaining divine power on his own half. Not enough, not enough!
After the divine power was taken away by the pagans, the divine barrier on Bishop Stephen's body was like a candle in the wind.
Removing the barrier at the rear still couldn't ensure one's safety from the magic arrows.
While ordering his troops to retreat desperately, he simply strengthened all the side barriers to the front.
But that’s not enough!
The arrow in the Elf Master's hand was aimed directly at Bishop Stephen's head! Even though they were hundreds of meters apart, Bishop Stephen still felt unsafe!
With cold sweat pouring down his face, he condensed the last barrier in front of him into a "round shield" the size of a "plate". He controlled the round shield to move around in front of him. He laughed crazily and said:
"Elves! Your enchantment is too obvious! You can't stop me from escaping back to the Holy City! Your longbows are outdated!"
The elf archery masters had to gather their magic power when performing long-range precision assassinations, which was too conspicuous for the clergy and magicians.
It was like a white circle of light suddenly appearing on a pure black blackboard - Bishop Stephen could tell where the elf's archery master was aiming at him even with his eyes closed.
It was also because of this that Bishop Stephen failed to detect the archers hiding in the dark who "did not gather their magic power".
They had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. They did not fire when the Hippogriff Knights died, they did not fire when the passage was about to be breached, and they did not fire when the friendly forces launched an assault and the bishop released the forbidden spell.
But now—
When the first light of dawn rises from the east, when the white pillars reaching into the sky finally begin to become sparse.
They found their opportunity.
Bang-
A gunshot...
The bullet did not choose to attack Bishop Stephen's head, but instead flew towards the lower body of the skinny old man.
Bishop Stephen never dreamed that the elves would actually fire at his lower body. His disc-sized concentrated divine barrier was roaming around, but it never paid attention to his lower body.
The bullet shattered without a doubt, tearing apart his entire lower body, and his body was thrown high into the air by the impact force.
The last thing the old man thought of was:
[The God of Light betrayed me.]
Chapter 12: Raid on the Demon City
Bishop Stephen's invasion plan failed completely. After being thrown into the air, he was like a flying target and was attacked precisely by the elves using various long-range means to vent their anger.
As a result of this battle, out of the 220,000 troops of the diocese, only less than 30,000 defeated soldiers escaped back to the diocese, while the elves lost Hippogriff Knights, a large number of demon swordsmen and axemen, as well as many urgently recruited young archers and some riflemen.
Overall, compared to the casualties in the parish, this loss can be considered negligible.
But the elves themselves are scarce in population, and the demons are even scarcer than the elves. In this case, the death of even an elf or a werewolf would be enough to make Yang Hao feel sad for a long time, not to mention that more than one died.
Now, the soldiers are cleaning up the corpses on the battlefield. In order to prevent the plague from spreading, and to prevent the "corpse rebirth magic" of the Church of Light from bringing disaster to this place, everyone has to break the stone armor of the corpse soldiers, then pull the corpses out of the stones and pile them together for cremation.
Yang Hao felt very tired, and Fen was so tired that she no longer cared about her elegance and sat on the floor with Yang Hao.
Yang Hao was reflecting on why this battle was so difficult. Was it because the diocese's trump card was too unexpected, or because he was too focused on the development of firearms and artillery and did not prepare a variety of equipment, or was it because he did not have enough time to reform in Caparia? Or was it all three
Although things like grenades and mines have been considered, the former require expensive explosive powder, which can only be made by hand at this stage, and the latter is simply unnecessary for Gaparia's current needs: after all, mines also require explosive powder, and before the Oak Factory that produces explosive powder is "ripened" again, Gaparia will probably not be able to consider these things for a long time.
As for the demons, have I asked them to do their best
Although those demons went to the battlefield driven by the mood of revenge, their side was actually not willing to send troops who had not undergone any disciplined training to the front to serve as the anti-line units.
After all, the key to defending the line is to resist. Even in the most difficult times, Yang Hao requires these units to be able to withstand the enemy's surprise attack and create powerful killing conditions for the back row.
But the demons were still timid in the end. If Theresa hadn't cast a tranquility spell on them, they would have...
Moreover, the Howitzer Golems have also shown their limitations at this stage. When facing a unit with low morale like the Zombies, the incendiary bombs fired by the Howitzer Golems have almost no effect...
We still need to increase our efforts to solve the problem of exploding mines, and then produce decent "high-explosive bombs".
Then again, during the previous battle, I noticed that air power was powerless against the Griffin... We must come up with a carbine-type Gappa rifle that can be used flexibly on the back of the Hippogriff...
And the elves were too dependent on their magic power to release circular magic, so I didn't dare to let them start until the most dangerous moment...
Can we find a way to research a "jar" to store magic power and carry it? The Monster Forest, where magic power is relatively abundant, is already a good place for elven mages. If we really go to the Eastern Silver Mine Mountain area, where magic power is almost everywhere, for a large-scale battle, wouldn't the elven mages be completely useless
…
The process of reflection made him feel deeply tired, and for a moment he really wanted to close his eyes and take a nap - but soon he saw the nun walking towards him with the same heavy steps.
His tiredness was gone. He opened his arms to the nun, who just rolled her eyes.
"I'm so tired." The nun complained and sat directly on Yang Hao's thighs.
"My Lord is not giving me peace of mind. Since he gave me the ability to convert the power of the God of Light, why didn't he just give me the capacity to hold more power? This is like giving you a straw to drink water but letting you drink a river dry. It's ridiculous..."
"Are you really okay?"
"No, how can there be no problem! Although I have already launched all the things that cannot be contained into the sky, but now... Sigh. I am so tired..."
Everyone could see the nun's exhaustion, and everyone knew how much sacrifice she had made for them in the end - but the elves were thinking more about the "prophecy".
The prophecy of the Byzantine Empire came true.
On November 1st, in this winter, the last princess released a pure white pillar of light into the sky, taking back the power of light and foreshadowing the rise of the Bayerzas Empire again.
Finn thought that he had to get Caparia ready. And the envoy from Isgard should be coming soon. If the three countries gather together and don't make sure about the new bureaucratic system, it will be bad...
But just when Finn was thinking about the elf's trick of "taking the opportunity to send Theresa away with important matters so that he and Yang Hao can spend more time alone", Yang Hao, who was holding Theresa in his arms, suddenly said: They must seize the opportunity to pursue the victory, take advantage of the great opportunity when the morale of the diocese's army is broken, the people's hearts are unstable, and even the faith is gradually collapsing, to launch a round of attacks on the diocese, and it would be best if they can rescue the demons in the magic city!
"Are you crazy?!"
Not only Finn, but Theresa too was stunned.
But Yang Hao has the confidence and objective conditions to realize this crazy idea - most importantly, as long as he can seize the opportunity, this will be a business that is sure to make money!
As long as they spread the existence of the zombie soldiers... they don't even need to spread it to the ears of Saint Cecilia, they just need to spread the rumors around St. Petersburg.
Pope Peter would immediately lock the city gates, just to prevent the saint from hearing the biggest scandal in the diocese.
Not to mention, apart from the zombie soldiers, the biggest scandal of the Church of Light also came to light today.
The divine power that Teresa had taken back - if it was used a little bit for propaganda, the lie that the diocese had been telling for hundreds of years that "the God of Light is the only God of the concept of light" would be broken. Even if there was no riot for a while, the diocese would be paralyzed.
Considering the wealth accumulated by the diocese over the years, as well as the funds needed for the subsequent reforms in Caparia and the money needed for trade with Isgard...
OK.
There is no reason why we cannot attack the other side's capital in self-defense counterattack - although we certainly cannot attack your capital for the time being, isn't it easy for us to attack the satellite city on the edge of your capital? !
Yang Hao immediately formulated a plan to attack the parish. As he explained, the two women also understood the feasibility of this plan.
Fen said that she would immediately send the young soldiers who were undergoing sign training in the rear, and if the demons were willing, she would also ask them to gather as quickly as possible.
"It's just that... transporting a large amount of wealth and demons will inevitably require "teleportation" - my wizards will reform the existing elven teleportation. It won't take long."
Theresa was more straightforward.
She clung to Yang Hao in a show of strength, and pretended to assert her sovereignty in front of Fen's jealous eyes:
"I'll go wherever you go! And to be honest, I'm also happy to show those heretics who is the real "light"."
"Yeah. But don't ever leave me, understand?"
"Okay—"
The nun kissed Yang Hao's lips affectionately, and her right eye, which was looking towards Fen, was full of provocation, stimulating Fen's already jealous heart.
…
In early November, when Bishop Stephen's defeated army and the remaining crusaders fled back to St. Petersburg, the bishops were like buildings that were built without foundations during an earthquake, shaking and crumbling.
Some bishops with poor psychological endurance turned pale, especially when they heard that Bishop Stephen had died in an extremely tragic way. They seemed to have imagined their own future deaths, and they held the cross in their hands while praying nervously.
Some people with stronger psychological endurance were able to calmly ask about the details of the scene: How did Bishop Stephen die? What were the losses of the elves and demons? Was there any third party involved? And so on...
The surviving knights of the Crusaders cried and said that the elves and demons had defeated them with strange weapons and tactics. Even the "Corpse Resurrection Magic" that Bishop Stephen had spent so much effort to prepare could not break through the elves' defenses.
They said that the magic of the elves was too powerful. It was not that the believers did not work hard, but that the magic of the elves was simply a miracle beyond human imagination.
Before it is released, everyone thinks the elf is just so-so. But once it is released, the entire battlefield situation is reversed.
They said that the elves were too vicious. They would rather wait until they were about to collapse before using their trump card than use it right at the beginning.
They finally said.
They vaguely saw under the illumination that the one commanding the elves to fight against the demons seemed to be the former regent.
The former regent…
These four words caused almost all the bishops to collapse in their chairs.
It was a nightmare name. Ever since the Regent left the Roman Empire, everything in the Roman Empire had started to go particularly wrong, and it even seemed to be getting worse.
Originally the bishops didn't care - after all, after the Regent left the Roman Empire, what happened in the Roman Empire should not affect the diocese, their faith, or their pockets.
But now someone actually told them that the regent really became the regent of the Elf Kingdom, and also became the leader of the demon-elf coalition? !
This would be as terrifying as if Tyson, the boxing champion who had no conflict with you and no possibility of socializing with you, suddenly wanted to fight with you.
What is even more horrifying is that the diocese falsely pinned the blame for the "smog" incident caused by the God of Light on the head of the Regent.
What if the Regent intends to come here for revenge, what should we do? If the Regent comes to the Holy City to fight openly, we will definitely not be afraid, but what if the Regent intends to use some dirty and despicable means, what should we do
Everyone was worried.
But soon, everyone suddenly realized another problem.
What did you say just now? "Corpse Resurrection Technique..."
"That bastard Stephen actually used it?! We haven't even figured it out yet! And we haven't even had time to disguise the "Corpse Rebirth Magic" as the Heroic Spirit Magic, and he's using it now?!"
Patriarch Peter started to curse loudly, and the fat on his face trembled with anger. He couldn't help but be angry!
The "Corpse Resurrection Magic" is the biggest, most core secret of the parish, and the one that is most likely to become a scandal.
After Pope Peter received divine revelation from the God of Light and after Saint Cecilia locked himself and the ascetic nun underground, Pope Peter finally had the opportunity to study this gift from the God of Light.
Although this divine system seems to be incompatible with the God of Light, on second thought, the God of Light even allows a greedy person like Patriarch Peter to be the leader, so don't expect him to be a "good god".
Everyone is like this. The leaders of the church offer their faith to the God of Light for money and power, and the God of Light requires the leaders and bishops to make themselves look as pure as virgins.
Because of this, Patriarch Peter knew very well that if the "Corpse Resurrection Art" was brought to the table without any whitewashing, it would not only cause the Church of Light to become a cult from the largest religion in Roman, but would also make the Saint, who knew nothing about it, furious.
Saint Cecilia gave the impression to Patriarch Peter that she was like the illegitimate daughter of the God of Light.
The God of Light doted on Cecilia and gave her countless blessings and protections, but he did not let Cecilia know any of the ugly secrets of the parish.
Just like a gangster boss who would not let his secular daughter know the dirty things behind his father, Saint Cecilia is actually a flower that is protected in a greenhouse... She is pure, kind, and stubborn.
Because of this, she cannot tolerate any dirt in her eyes, and will not doubt the cultivation of the God of Light.