In the rugged and difficult dark mountains, Bishop Lemont ran all the way at the fastest speed.
He tore off the hem of his robe, and threw away the bishop's crown, which was especially in the way in the mountains and forests. He also used the gorgeous cane representing the authority of the Holy See as a crutch, using it to pave the way on the rugged mountain road and master the balance. He felt that He had never been so embarrassed in his life, and the huge sense of frustration and shame made him angry, but he didn't dare to release this anger at all because of the oppressive feeling brought about by the chaotic magic power that was constantly rising and was so powerful that it was hopeless Still clutching his heart tightly.
He ran all the way to the depths of the forest, to a place where he could no longer see the battlefield, before he dared to stop for a while and look back at the road he had traveled.
Even if he couldn't see it, he knew that those Holy See knights should have died. Even if they were not killed by that unbelievably powerful energy creature, they must have died in the burning holy light. Bishop Lemont, who escaped by sacrificing his comrades-in-arms, felt no guilt at this moment, because he believed that everything he did was for greater justice: the meaning of the existence of the knights of the Holy See is to sacrifice their lives for the Lord. The bishop is the basis for ensuring the continuation and development of the church's power. It is only natural to use the former to ensure the safety of the latter.
After panting violently for a while, Bishop Lemont finally calmed down a little. He raised his head and looked at the dark mountain road surrounded by dead trees and strange trees. The expression on his face suddenly became confused.
Why did he run away? Why is he so frightened? Why is he acting so unbearably
Remont was confused, and suddenly realized something was wrong with his mental state amidst the great confusion.
He is indeed a person who cherishes life, and among all the regional bishops of the Holy Light Church, he is of low ability and personal strength, but he is still a regional bishop, even if he encounters an extremely dangerous battle situation and has to Even if he retreats, he will never be so embarrassed that he will not run all the way out of fear, like a bereaved dog!
Bishop Remont suddenly clenched the scepter in his hand, and a thin layer of sweat seeped from his forehead. He realized that his thoughts might be affected by external factors. There was something, something that could not be shielded by the holy light. Something to resist, entered his brain, magnified some of his character weaknesses, made him completely lose his ability to judge on the battlefield and caused him to face today's defeat with almost nothing.
Otherwise, even if he still couldn't fight against the terrifying energy creature on the city wall with his strength, he could at least cover some of the Holy See knights from retreating back, at least he wouldn't have to be defeated so embarrassingly and tragically!
"Come out!" Bishop Lemont suddenly shouted loudly, one after another holy light shrouded him, enhancing his ability to resist various magical effects, but even so, he did not feel the slightest sense of security, he He could only increase his confidence by yelling loudly. Even though he knew clearly, this abnormal behavior of yelling was proof that his consciousness was disturbed, "Get out of my head! I know you exist! Come out! "
After yelling like this several times in a row, only his own voice echoed in the mountain path. The old bishop couldn't help but began to doubt his own judgment, but just when he was about to give up, a female figure suddenly appeared In front of him.
It was a woman wearing a purple-rimmed robe with a white background, holding a lantern in her hand. Her robe showed her identity: a priestess, and most likely a high-ranking priest, but the style of the robe was different from For any orthodox religion on the mainland at present, Remont used his religious knowledge to judge for a long time before he could vaguely see that the robe might be the style of the Church of the Eternal Sleeper seven hundred years ago.
The priestess holding a lantern had a gentle and peaceful smile on her face, and that smile that reminded people of "maternity" seemed to have a certain power to disarm one's guard, even though Remont was already holding the biggest one. Vigilant, he almost relaxed the moment he saw the other party smiling, but fortunately, at the last moment, he bit his tongue and used the pain to ensure the ability to think freely.
He knew that the woman in front of him was not really standing there, he could see some turbulent and illusory outlines like a dream from the edge of that vivid figure, he knew that what he saw was just an illusion, a projection in his mind, The vision in his vision was that no one but himself could hear or see the woman with the lantern.
In the eyes of others, he was probably just looking at the open space on the mountain road with a full face of vigilance.
"Who are you?!" Bishop Lemont gripped the scepter tightly, trying to make his expression look calmer, even though he knew that he had no initiative at all right now, an opponent who could directly implant such a clear illusion into his mind. It was already an irresistible force for him, almost as irresistible as the violent energy creature on Cecil's city wall. He didn't even expect the "woman" in front of him to respond to him
But the woman still spoke, her voice was as gentle as her face: "Bishop Lemont, I'm glad to see you survived."
"Who are you?" Bishop Lemont repeated his question again, "What do you want to do?"
"Senior Bishop of the Eternal Sleeper, Selina Geerfen, I hope I didn't scare you." The woman said with a smile.
"The Eternal Sleeper?!" Bishop Lemont was startled, "You... what are you heretics trying to do!?"
"There are not many chances to 'capture' a high-ranking priest," Selina Gerfen seemed to be patiently answering Remont's question, but her answer was obviously not what the latter wanted to hear, "We use It took a long time to plant the seeds among the bishop-level members of the Church of the Holy Light, but your performance disappointed us. You foolishly challenged the wanderers outside the territory and the power established by him, so we had to do it in advance. After you To 'rescue' you before your value is completely lost..."
"Plant the seeds..." Bishop Lemont was frightened and angry, and suddenly realized something, "You have already tampered with my mind?! What the hell are you trying to do?!"
"There used to be a lot of plans, but now your value is running out, we can only make the best use of it," Selina Geer sighed softly, and slowly walked towards the terrified Bishop of Lemont, "Mr. Get your head on, we need to see how your god... has changed over the course of seven hundred years."
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The constant explosions from the south of the city finally came to an end, and this was the end of all the fighting for the day.
Gawain glanced at the Pioneer Sword in his hand. This long sword was quietly leaning against the table. It didn't even use it in today's battle.
The enemy's strength was worse than he expected, so that he didn't need to come forward to save the whole battle.
Hetty pushed the door and walked into the room: "Ancestor, the invading enemy on the south city wall has been wiped out, the attackers were wiped out except for one person who escaped. Except for the temporary power interruption of the two blocks in the south city, our side has not suffered any damage. .”
"Very good, it looks like Kamel can get the experimental data he wanted," Gao Wen actually knew the situation on the battlefield, but he still nodded after hearing Hetty's report, "In this way, The direction of this war will basically not change."
"I still can't believe it... we won like this..." Hetty still had a look of disbelief on her face. She had already received information from the northern and western fronts. This should have been a huge and difficult battle. The fact that the war was won in such a short period of time was beyond her imagination. Even though Gao Wen had shown full confidence in the victory of the war before, she always thought that it was just the ancestors trying to calm people's hearts. There is a question that I don't want to understand, "Ancestor, I actually have a question... How did you know that the Holy See knights would attack from the south wall?"
Of course, I saw it with the satellite's magic environment imaging map, but I can't say it directly.
Gao Wen touched his chin, and said with an expression of "the situation is under your ancestors' control": "Excluding the north and west directions, if someone wants to raid us, the only option they can choose is the eastern mine route. And the dark mountain mines in the south are not a good choice, because once they attack from there and fail to take down the entire mining town in the first place, the main city of Cecil will be alarmed, and they will lose the advantage of surprise attacks. So they will definitely choose the Dark Mountains."
Gao Wen paused, then continued: "The distance between the Dark Mountain and the southern city wall is very close, and the terrain is complex and easy to hide. Even if there are sentries patrolling, high-level transcendents can rely on the terrain to lurk very close to the city wall, and there are still More importantly: Earl Hossman's main attack direction is the north of the Cecil Territory, and in this case, a flank attack from the other side is the normal plan."
Hetty was convinced by Gawain's analysis, and she didn't have any other questions, but said with a trace of worry: "Ancestor, I am very worried about that enemy who fled. If the information is correct, it is very likely that it is the southern part of the Holy Light Church." Although the Church of the Holy Light's influence in the southern region is relatively weak, the regional bishops of the diocese are still very powerful. Their regional bishops are now leading the Holy See knights to directly attack the Cecil Territory in the name of crusade against evil. This is no longer a way to assist the nobles. The war is so simple, and it is tantamount to declaring war head-on, and now the bishop has escaped... I don't know how much trouble he will cause."
Gao Wen raised his eyebrows and looked at Heidi with interest: "If it was you before, the first thing you would worry about at this time would be the adverse effects of us going head-on with the southern diocese of the Holy Light Church, but now your It seems that the attention is no longer entangled in this kind of thing."
After being reminded by Gao Wen, Hetty also realized the change in her way of thinking. The lady who was worried about the Cecil family couldn't help showing a wry smile: "I don't know why there is such a change, wait By the time I realized it, we had even started a war with all the nobles in the entire southern border... What else am I worried about in the southern diocese?"
Gawain shook his head with a smile: "Don't worry, I sent Soldering to lead an elite team to stand by in the Dark Mountains before the battle. They should..."
Before Gawain finished speaking, Solderling's voice came from outside the door: "The bishop is dead and we found his body."