A very grand scene appeared in the City of Dawn Glow.
Under the watchful eyes of thousands of people, the church procession slowly passed through the city gate, holding columns and columns of flags. It was the Royal Knights who walked in the forefront to clear the way for them. This was a solemn treatment that had not been repeated for a long time, and everyone's eyes were on a woman in Chinese clothes and a crown in the middle of the team.
She is the rumored new pope and the key figure in defeating the traitors and bringing Hermes back on track.
Although the church's aggression against Wolfheart and Eternal Winter once made its image dusty, it is undeniable that they still have a certain influence, and recently this parade has often traveled through the front lines of the battlefield, helping the refugees and inspiring the world to fight against demons. Won a lot of gratitude and gratitude. These news were also transmitted back to Glorious City through various channels, making the people curious about the new Pope.
After all, in the past, the pope was a high-ranking existence. Even if the king wanted to see them, he had to obtain permission in advance, and he was willing to go to danger in person. It was rare to see a pope who even cared about every commoner. And every time the woman nodded and smiled at everyone, there would always be a burst of excitement. Apart from the identity of the other party, her outstanding appearance was also one of the factors that caused the sensation.
Eventually the team stopped in front of the inner city castle.
The Pope got off his horse and climbed the stairs step by step. The person standing at the door to greet her was the King of Greycastle Roland Wimbledon.
The two stretched out their hands and simply shook hands. Although most people saw this novel etiquette for the first time, they could all see the meaning of equality. This also proved the rumors in disguise. The new Pope has been supported by Greycastle, and the relationship between the two sides has been reshaped.
In the warm applause of the crowd, the two walked into the castle side by side.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I'm rude."
After the door was closed, the woman leaned over and was about to get down on one knee when Roland pulled her up. "No, I think it's pretty good. Besides, you're no longer the pure one of the past. The Witch Union doesn't need such cumbersome etiquette. Did you stay in the Holy City for too long and forget this?"
The other party was transferred to Hermes to take over the Holy City as the representative of the Pope, responsible for the placement of nuns and orphans, and Isabella who prevented the leakage of the mad chemical pill.
"Of course... no." Isabella suddenly froze after speaking, she raised her head in surprise, "Your Majesty, you just said..."
"You heard right, Wendy proposed to accept you as a member of the alliance, and I agreed with her proposal." Roland nodded, "Although the punishment is five years, you did a good job in Hermes. Just treat it as a reward."
Isabella stayed for a while before she could react, "But Your Majesty, I..."
"After joining the Witch League, there will be regular Chaos Drinks distributed every month."
"Uh" the latter's "but" suddenly got stuck in his throat.
"I know what you want to say, really..." Roland sighed, "You pure people always like to persevere in inexplicable places, or torture yourself. Besides, redemption does not need shackles and chains to achieve, if you want to It's also a headache for me to keep preparing these things for you. So at this time, just say thank you to Wendy like everyone else."
"Yes..." Isabella bit her lip and slowly lowered her head, "I understand."
"I know that you have always lived under responsibilities and orders in the past, but it doesn't matter, one day you will get used to this new way of life." Roland changed the subject, "This meeting is a rare opportunity for publicity, Ben It should be more grand, but I don't want to waste time on ceremonies and banquets. You should know that Neverwinter City has been attacked by evil beasts."
"Yes." Speaking of business, Isabella's expression suddenly became serious, "Did you come to me to learn about the evil beast?"
"Yes, after all, Hermes has been the main force against the evil beasts in the past hundred years. I think the church must have accumulated a lot of relevant information."
Isabella replied without hesitation, "I'll tell you everything I know."
When he learned that Neverwinter City was suddenly attacked by evil beasts four days ago, Roland didn't pay much attention to the many evil moons he had experienced in the Western Region at first. People had been able to use wooden spears and firearms to deal with them several years ago. Not to mention the current army. Although it was a little unusual for a large number of evil beasts to appear in seasons other than the evil moon, the First Army was fighting the devil in many areas, and he had no time to consider the reason behind it.
Unexpectedly, the development of things exceeded his expectations.
That night, he received several telegrams from the North Slope Mountain Tower in a row, and the situation took a turn for the worse. A large number of evil beasts crossed the front line of Taquila and launched an attack on the pioneering land. The garrisoned troops also resisted accordingly, but failed to stop the enemy's offensive. If the armored trains had not been put into support in time, the losses would have been even more astonishing.
Moreover, the report mentioned that several witnesses claimed to have seen ghost-like monsters, which were fast, silent, and almost impossible to detect with the naked eye, and only appeared when they were stained with blood.
This made Roland realize that he may have seriously underestimated the ability of the demonic beast.
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When Isabella finished speaking, Roland found that his guess had been confirmed. Compared with the holy city of Hermes, the evil moon in the west of Graycastle was just a tributary in the sea, and there were far more types of evil beasts than devils. , some hybrids have even had difficulty finding prototypes in beasts.
For example, the wild beasts with extremely long bodies that can cross the surface and climb the city walls, the horned birds, the cold howling birds that pose a great threat to ordinary people, etc., are all monsters that have never been seen in the Western Region. At the same time, he also had a basic clue as to the reason why the attack came without warning. A large group of evil beasts suddenly appeared behind the pioneering area. Nine times out of ten, it was because of wild beasts.
But that still doesn't explain why Neverwinter's situation has become so dire. Even if there is no huge city wall like the Holy City in the rear, the first army is all inexperienced newcomers, but the gap in weapons is enough to make up for all this. Maybe people will be in chaos at first, but after the contingency plan is activated, the army should be able to stabilize the situation quickly.
In addition, he noticed that Isabella never mentioned that kind of ghostly monster, which also made him wonder if it was a brand new enemy, or a false alarm from the people in the chaos
At this time, a servant walked into the room with a paper bag.
"Your Majesty, a new letter has been sent from Neverwinter."
"Not a telegram?" Roland said in surprise.
"Yes, it was delivered by Aerial Knight."
"Take it apart."
There was actually a stack of pictures in the paper bag. Roland spread it out on the table, only to find that it was all the true portrayal of the attacker. Obviously, these pictures are from Soraya's hands. Compared with the text report, the latter is undoubtedly much more accurate at the intelligence level.
It seems that even if they are incapable of fighting, they are doing the best they can to defend their homeland.
Soon, one of the pictures of the monster's corpse caught Roland's attention.
It seems to have been killed by a train, and most of its body is stuck to the iron plate, and its appearance cannot be related to any of the evil beasts described by Isabella.
"Have you seen this hybrid species in Hermes?" He pulled out the blueprint and placed it in front of Isabella.
She looked at it carefully, then shook her head.
On the contrary, Nightingale, who had been standing behind Roland, suddenly let out a soft cry of "Huh".