"Magic reaction?" Count Delta turned his head, "What is that?"
"Get your knight out of the way!" Brian yelled at him without regard for etiquette.
Before he finished speaking, a group of believers in indigo blue robes rushed out of the street corner and threw themselves into the group of knights leading the way. The impact of the attackers was so great that even the horses were directly overturned to the ground. Before several knights could react, their legs were crushed by the mounts that were pressed down like a mountain. The others immediately drew their swords and stepped forward to fight with the believers.
The people on the street avoided one after another, and many people were crowded out in the panic. Cries and calls for help came one after another, and the scene became a mess for a while.
"Really...really!" The Count was surprised for a while, then burst into anger, "Damn it, kill all these rebels for me!"
But a flying bluestone slab made him shut up.
It was part of the pavement on the street. I saw the slate rise into the air and slammed it towards the knight. The speed was so fast that only a cyan afterimage could be seen. It burst out from the gap between the visor and the joints, and it seemed that there was no way to live.
Then more slates flew out, including even the believers. The bones of those who were hit vertically were all shattered, and those who were hit horizontally were cut into two pieces.
Before Count Delta could express his shock, Brian pulled him to the side of the street.
"Fire!" Iron Axe ordered.
The continuous gunshots resounded through the streets in an instant.
The people who were still standing fell down like reaping wheat, and a brief void appeared in front of the originally chaotic team. When the smoke cleared, only the knights and believers were left lying on the ground.
"Where's the enemy?" Brian stared at the street corner without blinking, with an expression like an enemy.
"Aren't the enemies... all down?" The Count was shocked and puzzled. Obviously, he did not expect that His Majesty's army was so powerful that more than a dozen silver armored knights lost their fighting ability almost in the blink of an eye.
"Come on!" Sylvie snapped.
As if echoing her warning, a woman walked out of the corner, and the slates on the street rolled up like a carpet, floating in the air one after another.
Intensive gunshots sounded again, and the stone slab that had just been erected was smashed into pieces, but there was still a bluestone slab that was turned over, like a thick-bladed giant sword swept toward the crowd.
Oops! Brian felt a chill in his heart. Judging from the scene he just saw, there was absolutely no way a musket could accurately smash an overturned slate within such a short distance. He could hardly imagine the situation where the soldiers were hit - they didn't even have iron armor, and the casualties would only be heavier than the knights. But at this time, it can only be resisted.
Almost at the same time, a purple light appeared from the front of the team.
The cage made of magic power completely covered the incoming slate, and quickly tightened, blocking it abruptly.
"The enemy... is the witch?" Count Delta then reacted.
The First Army did not stop firing until all the erected slates fell to the ground.
Thick gunpowder smoke obscured the view, and the air was filled with the choking smell of sulfur, but no one dared to rub their eyes or cough. Except for the sound of reloading bullets, the scene was eerily quiet for a while.
"Miss Sylvie?" Iron Axe asked.
"The magic... gone," she said slowly.
The loss of mana means the enemy has left the battlefield, or is dead.
It wasn't until the smoke cleared that Brian saw the results.
A woman fell in a pool of blood, and her dark green curly hair became more intense under the infiltration of blood.
Brian let go of the frightened earl and walked in front of her - the red and white priest's robe revealed her identity without a doubt.
The Pure One had two palm-sized wounds on her chest and abdomen, and reddish-brown blood clots were still dripping outwards. It was probably because the bullet penetrated the slate before it disappeared, and then penetrated directly into her body. There were multiple wounds on the arms and legs, probably from being rubbed by the flying rubble.
Roll up the bluestone slabs on the street as a shield, and then use the extra slabs as a weapon to attack the enemy. Even if the opponent has the Stone of God's Retaliation, it is difficult to get close to this kind of blow. It was a very correct approach, but it failed. Anticipate the power of the musket.
Looking back now, I am afraid that the opponent had already been hit by the dense rain of bullets in the first round of accumulating shots, but she still insisted on flipping a slate and threw it, and her willpower was evident.
"Is she really a witch of the church?" Delta approached cautiously.
"Didn't Your Majesty make it very clear in the propaganda of the capital?" Brian replied angrily, "The church not only poisoned ordinary people with maddening pills, but also secretly trained witches to serve them, and those who were framed by the church The innocent woman who is on our side is on our side, don't you hear any news?"
"I've heard of it, but it's just unbelievable..."
What is this, the church does a lot of despicable things, and of course, the nobles are not much better. Brian thought to himself, but did not speak.
Edith was also shocked by this brief conflict.
For the first time, she saw the way the musketeers fought. From finding the target to defeating the enemy, the whole process was like a storm, and the soldiers just stood still. In terms of physical strength alone, His Majesty's army has already taken the lead. It is conceivable that the larger the scale of the battle, the more obvious the advantage of using muskets.
There is no doubt that the form of war in which thick armor and sharp blades are compared has been completely changed.
If you think about the machines that are roaring all night in the Lower Western Region, they are constantly producing such weapons, and you will know how terrifying the war potential of Your Majesty's territory is.
Edith didn't recover until Iron Axe ordered the team to move on.
However, the belief in her heart was stronger - her choice was the right one.
The First Army turned the corner and came to the door of the church after a while. There were already many corpses lying on the ground, and it looked like they were all dressed up by patrols.
The cause of the incident was quickly found out. Just when the patrol team followed the order to block the church, more than 200 maddeners suddenly rushed out, rushing the lord's people into pieces, and some believers stayed to entangle with the patrol team, Chaos was created in the outer city, while some broke out directly towards the city gate. Fortunately, the First Army was less than 100 meters away from the church, and it happened to collide with the Pure One. If it was a quarter of an hour late, the Pure One would probably be able to escape in the chaos.
Brian took the lead in leading the team into the church, and quickly cleared out the remaining resisters inside.
Next is the moment of looting. According to His Majesty's request, the church's documents, letters, and supplies must be scavenged and nothing left.
Under Sylvie's instructions, the soldiers blasted open the thick iron door of the basement with a small bag. When the door panel slowly fell down, the eyes of the people present couldn't help but widen.
I saw more than ten boxes of God's Punishment Stones neatly arranged, and the ground was full of golden coins.