Mixed among the ice arrows in the sky, the crystal ball was like an extremely inconspicuous glass bead, flying towards the priest under the shield without even attracting any attention.
Benjamin chose a place with the most dense crowds, where a group of priests were crowded and treating the paladin.
In the blink of an eye, the crystal ball hit the shield, making a strange crisp sound.
"Then, what is that?" The leading priest realized something was wrong at this time and showed an expression of disbelief.
I saw that the golden shield was instantly broken, as if the tempered glass had been shattered, turning into countless fragments and disappearing into the air. The power of the crystal ball did not diminish, and it hit the most crowded place.
Boom!
There was a muffled sound, as if someone had hammered the head priest hard on the heart. Although he was not in the attack position of the crystal ball, the tremor of the ground under his feet and the chills all over his body at that moment were like sharp blades piercing him, making his vision go dark.
How could the shield summoned by everyone...how could it be broken like this
Thinking of Bishop Cameron's entrustment to him and the responsibility he shouldered, the priest felt dizzy. They don't want to die here, they... can't die here!
He couldn't believe his eyes even more.
So... what exactly is it
The crystal ball smashed into the ground, creating a large crater and raising dust all over the sky. The smell of blood in the air became even stronger, showing how terrible the destructive power of this ball was.
Faced with such a sudden outbreak, the church team was unable to react. Everyone who was hit by the hit was dead, and those who were not hit could only look in shock, looking at the direction where the big pit appeared, forgetting to take action.
"That, that thing... that's a magic item! Grab it!"
Only the leading priest, as if struck by lightning, suddenly got excited and rushed towards the pit. He looked very excited, as if he had finally found Benjamin's weakness.
However, another rain of ice arrows fell from the sky.
The ice arrow enveloped the priest, but he did not react. He looked fanatical and rushed towards the landing point of the crystal ball with determination. Unfortunately, his persistence was not rewarded - the last few life-saving crosses were broken, and he was pierced through the chest by an ice arrow. He stretched out his hands unwillingly and fell to the ground less than one meter away from the crystal ball.
When Benjamin saw this, he looked calm and shook his head.
This guy actually wants to snatch the crystal ball away... If you don't have enough strength, don't think about counterattack.
However, the priest's move made it easier for him.
After killing the leading priest, Benjamin did not stop casting spells. Wave after wave of ice arrows condensed under his feet, shooting towards the team below like a row of machine guns.
At this time, the priest lost command and was unable to react in time, and had not yet summoned a new round of shields.
Therefore, the tragedy that follows can be predicted. Under the indiscriminate bombardment of ice arrows, hundreds of paladins could not hold on for half a minute and fell one after another. The priest was helpless, relying on the remaining cross to withstand the first wave of ice arrows, and then fled in panic.
Upon seeing this, Benjamin summoned another circle of ice mist to seal off the entire battlefield, not wanting any priest to escape from here.
It's a pity that these priests have many methods to escape for their lives. Most people used life-saving crosses and magical shields to protect themselves and ran all the way outside, and were eventually frozen into ice sculptures by the ice mist. Some priests saw the opportunity when the ice mist was consumed by others, used the magic of flying to rush out, and fled like they were dead.
After all, there were many people to deal with, and Benjamin was too busy to deal with them for a while, so he had to let those people escape.
However, not many people can escape like this.
There were hundreds of priests at first, but when the crystal ball was smashed, only eighty or ninety were left. And among these eighty or ninety people, only a dozen people managed to escape in the end. Others either turned into ice sculptures or were hunted to death by Benjamin, with their blood spilled all over this untouched wilderness.
In short, Benjamin couldn't say he was satisfied, but he still nodded.
For the church, this attack should be powerful enough. In the past, they were wary of Benjamin's magical power, but after that... I hope they will be even more wary.
Don't play tricks like this in front of him anymore.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Benjamin hurriedly left, leaving the scattered corpses here as a gift to the church. At this moment, he had to rush to the meeting point in the Kandela Mountains to lay out the next plan.
—Although they pulled off a beautiful ambush, don’t forget that all their strongholds in Carites have been discovered. The situation is very serious, and their entire plan may have to be restarted from scratch.
After this battle, Benjamin believes that these people will become frequent visitors on the wanted list.
In this way, he walked quickly all the way, and in the evening, he finally arrived at the meeting point.
"How's it going? Nothing happened on the way here, right?"
In the secluded woods, Benjamin finally saw his mage. Regardless of the fatigue of the journey, he immediately walked up and asked nervously.
"Fortunately, we killed a few spies and no one was left behind or injured." Wallis nodded and replied, "However, some strongholds are too far away from here. They may have to wait until tomorrow or even the day after tomorrow to arrive."
When Benjamin heard this, he knew that this kind of thing was certain, so he didn't say anything.
They have magic props to deliver messages and will report the situation regularly to ensure that people are safe. If something happens and a team of people suddenly misses the time to report, Benjamin will find them based on the location of the last report.
In short, they have a total of one hundred and forty-seven mages, and they must be gathered here safe and sound.
In this way, on the outskirts of the Kandela Mountains, Benjamin and his group were hiding here, patiently waiting for the arrival of other companions. Until noon the next day, everything was relatively safe, no accidents occurred, and the mages were arriving one after another. But that afternoon, at a stronghold farthest from the Kandela Mountains, the team of mages suddenly lost contact with them.
At that time, Benjamin was sitting in the tent, looking at the silent wood chips in his hand, and couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in his heart.
…got caught
"Tony, Andal, Thane, Winnie, and Lingda, there are five people in total." The system said in his mind, "The interesting thing is that they were all people on the fake list and were not the real targets of the church. But now, because they are the farthest away, they are caught in an accident."
Benjamin's expression was solemn.
The last time this team reported was two hours ago. They had just bypassed Amber City...
That area was originally the center of Carites, and the government had relatively strong control. If they were really targeted by the church's spies, they would be in serious danger.
"I have to go take a look."
Thinking of this, Benjamin immediately stood up and walked out of the tent.
"Don't you think this might be a trap?" the system reminded.
"The church did not ambush me, but instead dealt with my mages first. This shows that they are afraid of my strength and do not dare to use this as a trap. I have to save them."
"Why are you so persistent?" The system's tone was still the same indifferent, "They chose to follow you, and they expected this day to come. Sacrificing something like this is inevitable for you. Giving up some parts to take care of the overall situation, only then It’s the most rational decision.”
Benjamin ignored the system's reminder, jumped up, and flew out.
"Sacrifice, reason... I know these things very well." He said slowly in his heart, "But, fuck the overall situation. I only have more than a hundred people under my command now. I can't even manage more than a hundred people, so what do I get? Fight with the church?”