"Rune Defense Formation... Why is this thing never mentioned in the intelligence?"
Hurrying into the camp, the general took off his helmet, slapped the table with one hand, and threw the words in the faces of all the priests present. The priests lowered their gazes and remained silent. The atmosphere was awkward for a while.
The general's expression became even more dissatisfied.
"Are you still going to explain it? The most perfect intelligence collection... Who said this in the first place? Why is there no sound at all now?"
Finally, a priest coughed dryly and spoke slowly: "General Press, in fact, we mentioned the rune defense array in the initial academy intelligence. You must have missed it."
"Did you miss it?" The general snorted coldly, "If the intelligence mentioned something like 'the rune defense formation can block the bombardment of dozens of holy light cannons at the same time' instead of briefly mentioning it, I don't think so. Will people miss it?"
"This is not something we can investigate." The priest tried his best to keep his face calm and said slowly, "The rune defense array has only appeared once before, and the Magic Academy used it to defend against Icol's attack. Other than that, Outside of this, the technology is very well hidden. The limits are here and we have investigated them as far as we can."
"In that case, don't say such big words in the first place."
“…”
Looking at the priests who were silent again, the general couldn't help but hit the table again and shook his head.
In the original plan, they would use a volley from the Holy Light Cannon to directly defeat Rock City's defense, and then his soldiers could rush in and massacre the demoralized enemy. However, due to the emergence of the Rune Defense Formation, their offensive plan completely failed at the first step.
Recalling the scene at that time, General Press still felt a strong sense of shame and anger in his heart.
When the sixty-five Holy Light Cannons fired at the same time, General Price even raised his right hand, ready to order a charge. But then, the invisible barrier emerged in Rock City, forcing him to take back the raised hand.
There were huge explosions one after another, and the bright holy light spread like a tsunami... They could see that the air around Rock City became distorted at that moment. The invisible barrier also trembled under the impact, but it was never broken.
Within the barrier, dense magic emerged, clashing with the holy light, dispelling the power of the artillery fire bit by bit in a weird way. There were many moments when General Press thought the barrier was about to be broken, but then it was restored by the surging elements.
In just ten seconds, his mood went back and forth between peaks and valleys, and he felt extremely embarrassed.
Why did no one ever mention this "Rune Defense Formation" to him when he was formulating his attack plan
The priest only cares about bragging about the power of the church and the sublimity of God's will. Every time he mentions the research results of the Magic Academy, he has a disdainful tone. "The little tricks used by mages to fool the world" - these are the exact words of one of the priests.
If those idiots could pay more attention at the beginning, their offensive plan would never be in such an embarrassing situation at the beginning.
General Price grew angrier as he thought about it.
"You guys are fucking talking! Have you become mute again? What the hell is a rune defense array? Tell me!" The table was banged by him, which was in stark contrast to the dead priests on both sides.
"... General, let's put this matter aside before it's time to question the guilt."
Suddenly, a voice came from behind him, interrupting the angry general. Immediately, the priests who had bowed their heads in silence also stood up and saluted respectfully as if they had been granted absolution.
"His Holiness the Pope."
The general also turned around quickly, had to suppress the anger in his heart, and bowed his head in salute.
Grant nodded and walked in through the door of the camp. He slowly walked past the speaker's table and sat down at the other end of the table. He glanced around the crowd and was silent for a moment before finally speaking:
"We will investigate the lack of intelligence later, but now, the original attack plan is completely invalid. General Price, tell me, how should we take down Rock City?"
"This... we know too little about the information about the Rune Defense Formation. However, I suggest taking a short break and launching a new powerful offensive. The Holy Light Cannon and soldiers attack together. No matter how powerful the barrier in Rock City is, It might be possible to stop it.”
Hearing this, Grant nodded and asked, "You still don't need me to take action?"
"Your Majesty can just fight aside." The general said with a cautious look, "When the devil from the magic academy takes action, your Majesty will show up again and fight back hard against him."
"Well... that's fine."
Grant thought for a moment and finally gave an affirmative answer.
The general also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Although the Pope in front of him was not half as old as him, he knew how terrifying this expressionless young man was. Uncertain, moody... General Price naturally remembered that he became the commander-in-chief of this attack because the two previous generals were "dealt with" after they contradicted the Pope.
Despite the church's transcendent status, no pope has ever behaved in this way over the years. Like now, even though he was just sitting at the same table with the Pope to discuss matters, the general felt like he was on pins and needles.
The anger just now has long since disappeared.
"In that case, you should make plans as soon as possible. General Press, you have led troops to fight for so many years, I hope you will not let me down."
In the end, Grant left a light word, turned around and left the camp. The general nodded in agreement, watched the church leave, and then closed the curtain of the tent without hesitation.
Finally left...
He shook himself, shook off the humility from his shoulders, and looked at the priests in the tent again with cold eyes.
"I want information about that rune defense array." He put his hands on the table and said word by word, "Where did it come from? What does it rely on to maintain? What are its weaknesses... Even the most insignificant information, you guys Even if you risk your life, you have to get it for me, do you understand?"
The priests were silent and finally nodded.
"As long as you know."
The general snorted in dissatisfaction, turned around, and left the camp.
The priests looked at each other, and each breathed a sigh of relief, just like the general looked when Grant left. But soon, they showed tangled expressions, looking out the window in the direction of Rock City, with bitter looks in their eyes.