Just as Benjamin expected, the church's army was dispatched, and the remaining defensive force in Glory City was already very weak. Hundreds of paladins stood helplessly at the city gate, not knowing what to do. Dozens of priests just popped up, glanced at Benjamin from a distance, turned around and ran away.
And when the ice blades fell overwhelmingly, the Paladins guarding near the city gate had no ability to resist.
After a few waves, these paladins were almost dead. The priest didn't have the slightest intention to fight, so he held his shield and started to run away.
Their escape was not very fast, but Benjamin was too lazy to chase them. After killing a few casually, he landed at the city gate, pulled the wheel, and opened Glory's door.
"What happened? Did you finally open the door?"
With the buzz of the door being opened, the people of Glory took to the streets and looked out with astonishment.
Outside the door, the king, wearing a crown and robe, walked in slowly.
Benjamin flew down from the top of the city and landed on the entrance street of Glory. He saluted the king and said slowly: "Your Majesty is welcome back."
Seeing such a scene, the people of Glory must be fools if they don't know what happened. They rushed towards the king, with different expressions of excitement on their faces, and saluted.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are finally back!"
Having been sealed in Glory, the people here gradually fell into a kind of panic.
There was almost no news coming in from the outside, and it was not known where Ikol had hit. What's more important is that rumors about the real and fake king are rampant, but the "king" in the palace has yet to show up. A group of paladins and priests ran out of nowhere and stepped on everyone's heads in the name of the "state religion."
Hiding, rebelling, protesting... the people of Glory took different approaches, but in the end, all their efforts were still suppressed by the church, and they could not even think of taking a step outside the city.
Therefore, when they saw those unknown paladins being killed, the door opened, and the king reappearing in front of them, they felt very excited.
Are the old days... finally coming to an end
"You all get up. I have let you down when I was away from Glory." The king nodded, made a standing gesture to the crowd, and said slowly, "From now on, I will return to the palace, Ge. The gates of Rory will no longer be closed."
People stood up. Many people looked at the king with expressions as if they were in a dream, as if they still couldn't believe it.
The king said nothing more, but began to walk towards the palace accompanied by Benjamin.
A road automatically separated from the crowd and watched the king pass. More people also took to the streets. Most people didn't even know what was happening, but watching the king slowly walking towards the palace, they gradually understood at that moment.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, is he back?"
"Yes, let me tell you, that mage is so powerful. As soon as he took action, all those priests ran away. Your Majesty just said that now that he is back, the city gate can be opened!"
With so many people in Glory, not many people know what is going on, but with word of mouth, the news of the king's return will soon spread throughout the capital.
And the king walking down the street to the palace was like a ritual.
Normally, he would be sitting in a gorgeous carriage or riding a horse, followed by a large number of entourage, walking in the Glory like a parade. But now, he just walked with Benjamin, with a smile on his face, nodding to the pedestrians on both sides from time to time.
The people of Glory were surprised.
They discovered that the familiar face of His Majesty had become different from before.
Of course, some people jumped out to cause trouble, saying that the king was also fake, and assassins hidden in the crowd suddenly rushed out and wanted to kill the king. But under Benjamin's induction, none of this was a problem.
Before the assassin could get close, he was frozen into an ice sculpture by a ball of ice mist, which shattered all over the ground. He found the church identity certificates hidden on the troublemakers and threw them into the crowd, leaving the people to deal with it themselves.
—In this case, the only ones who will jump out to speak out are the pawns left by the church.
It has to be said that these chess pieces are much braver than the priest. They may not have any burden. They volunteer to die and want to try to see if they can prevent the king's return.
But...at this moment, no one can stop them.
It was not a long journey from the city gate to the palace, but the king walked for nearly an hour. Benjamin knew that his back and legs must have ached, but he didn't show the slightest hint of timidity on his face.
Arriving at the palace, the once magnificent building now looked cold and desolate.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty... you are finally back."
An old man, who was probably a butler, stood at the entrance of the palace, leading less than ten servants. He bowed to the king, wiped the tears from his eyes, and said in a slightly trembling voice.
"Yes, I'm finally back." The king nodded, with a look of emotion on his face, and said, "Where are the others? Why are you the only one here?"
"They... they couldn't stand the bullying of the church. When there was a riot in the city, they took the opportunity to escape from the palace. After the fake king was assassinated, another group ran away. Now, only a few of us are left guarding the palace. "
The king couldn't help but sigh when he heard this.
"Thank you for your hard work." He helped the housekeeper up and said, "I will keep your loyalty to the royal family in mind."
The palace in front of them has been abandoned a lot. If they want to restore it to its previous appearance, they will definitely have to put in a lot of effort. However, when all the servants looked at the king, they couldn't help but show hopeful eyes.
In the past, His Majesty was a very docile person and rarely criticized these servants. And now... His Majesty still looks approachable, but he seems to have more than before.
The servants excitedly welcomed the king back to the palace.
Your Majesty is back, everything will change, right
They thought so in their hearts.
"Master Benjamin, come in too. I'll ask them to arrange a place for you to rest." The king turned around and said to Benjamin, "Look, the chef is still here and hasn't run away. I asked him to cook a good meal for us. .”
Benjamin smiled and shook his head.
"Your Majesty, please rest first, I still have things to do."
The king was stunned, but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he nodded and said, "Okay. When the army comes, I will divide a mage area for you in the city. At the celebration banquet, we Let’s talk slowly.”
Benjamin nodded, turned and left.
It's not that he doesn't want to rest, it's just that Glory doesn't really belong to the king at this moment. The church has controlled this place for so long, and there are still many chess pieces hidden in the city. Along the way, Benjamin sensed at least a hundred.
They are like time bombs buried in Glory. They are not coming out now, but when they explode, trouble will happen again. If these people are not cleared away, they will not be able to live safely in this capital.
Benjamin also didn't want a nest of priests hiding next door to his home.
Therefore, after confirming that there was no danger in the palace, Benjamin flew into the sky again, turned on the water element induction method, and cooperated with the system to scan the whole city, harvesting the chess pieces buried here by the church one by one.