at the same time.
Less than a few kilometers away from the Horli Kingdom’s garrison camp, there is the meeting hall in Rock City.
"Master Dean, the invention of your college is really amazing!" An official said with excitement, "When the Holy Light flooded the entire city, I thought we were doomed... But, you saw the Holy Light disappear. Did you see that general's stupidity at the end? He raised his right hand and wanted to put it down but didn't dare to put it down. It was really ridiculous!"
In the hall, other officials also smiled and nodded. Since the war began, the atmosphere in the entire chamber has never been as harmonious as it is now.
Even the advocating faction, which had always been a naysayer before, now nodded and bowed towards Benjamin, extremely respectful.
"Master Dean, please forgive our rudeness, the Rune Defense Formation is really a shocking invention. The academy will be recorded in history because of today's battle."
Faced with all this, Benjamin just smiled and nodded.
How to put it... When the artillery fire fell, he was filled with uneasiness, and when the rune defense formation completely withstood that terrible volley, he was even more excited than these officials.
But now, he slowly calmed down.
"We only blocked the first round of bombardment from the Holy Light Cannon, but we did not repel the Horli Kingdom's army." When everyone gradually broke away from the excitement, Benjamin spoke, "It's not time to be truly happy yet."
Hearing this, the executive prime minister also nodded.
"That's right. We can't let down our guard until we get rid of them completely out of Ikol."
Just like that, the atmosphere in the hall quickly became serious, and the topic changed from the thoughts of the scene just now to how to deal with the enemy's offensive next. With such a large army still there, the situation is really not as optimistic as imagined.
Only this time, many people turned their attention to Benjamin.
"Master Dean, what do you think we should do?"
Obviously, after being protected by the Rune Defense Formation, the officials had become more or less dependent on Benjamin and the Magic Academy. They felt that they could only rely on Benjamin to defeat the enemy.
However…
"I'm not very good at leading troops in war." Benjamin shrugged and said, "If the Pope shows up, I can help stop him, but I can't help with more of the Horli Kingdom's army."
He couldn't just lead a few soldiers and sneak attack the enemy's army, right
Although Grant was not found, Benjamin knew very well that as the pope, he must have gone with the army. You must not act rashly, otherwise, you may fall into the opponent's trap.
Once war comes, people like him and Grant generally become nuclear weapons, serving as a trump card and serving as a deterrent. Whoever shows his cards first may suffer a loss.
Therefore, it is really difficult for him to give any good advice at this time, so he should let professionals do it.
The officials seemed a little disappointed after hearing Benjamin's reply. But soon, they began to discuss strategies, and finally decided to continue to defend and wait and see.
The enemy's forces are always stronger than theirs, and Rock City's location is their only advantage. Now the rune defense formation is very stable and cannot be broken by the opponent. The ones who are anxious should be the priests, not them.
It would also be beneficial to them to drag the battle into a long siege.
In this way, after several hours of discussion, the meeting ended and the officials hurriedly left to prepare themselves. Benjamin left the hall an hour ago, started the water element induction method, and walked through the desolate streets of Rock City.
It was probably already evening, and the atmosphere in the city was still solemn. However, he could sense the people hiding in their homes, so he could also see that there was a little more confidence on those people's faces.
The Rune Defense Formation still inspired the confidence of the entire city to a great extent.
While scanning the whole city, he came to the west wall.
"Have the enemy camped there?"
Looking at the camp in the distance, he suddenly spoke and asked.
"Ah... Mr. Dean, yes, that's it." The patrol captain on the side spoke, seeming to be a little nervous about facing Benjamin, and stammered.
"Did they do anything special after they were stationed there?" Benjamin didn't care and continued to ask.
"That... not yet, the enemy has not moved for three hours."
"That's it."
Benjamin nodded, thoughtfully.
He was very curious about what the situation was like in the enemy's camp.
After the Rune Defense Formation withstood the artillery fire, the Horli Kingdom's army stood there awkwardly for a while, then turned around and set up camp, pretending to be "I'm stuck with you." But Benjamin knew very well that the church would not continue to be like this.
What unpredictable plans will they come up with
It was the church after all, and Benjamin still felt uneasy thinking about this unfathomable behemoth.
"Hmm... wait, Mr. Dean, they seem to be moving!"
While he was thinking, the patrol captain next to him suddenly shouted loudly. Then, not only Benjamin, but also the surrounding soldiers looked confused and looked in the direction of the enemy.
"They... there are just a few people, what can they do?"
I saw several small teams suddenly walking out of the Horli Kingdom's military camp. Their number is only about a few hundred people. From a distance, they look really sparse, like a group of moving ants, which is a bit confusing.
Those people quickly came towards Rock City. In their confusion, the soldiers guarding the city did not act rashly.
"Master Dean, look..."
Benjamin waved his hand and frowned: "Let's see what they want to do first."
It is impossible for a team of a hundred people to pose any threat to them, but if they are said to be messengers of negotiation, a few hundred people seems to be a bit too much. Therefore, he didn't understand why these people came.
It took about ten minutes for a team of 100 people from the Horli Kingdom to arrive at the outskirts of Rock City and formed an arc-shaped queue, keeping a distance of about tens of meters from the rune defense array. At this distance, Benjamin was able to see clearly the equipment on those people.
—Most of them carried bows and arrows.
Under doubtful eyes, the team of a hundred people bent their bows and arrows and started shooting towards Rock City. There is no doubt that these devilish things can never hurt half a person. The arrows fell scatteredly in every corner of the rune defense array, and were then shattered to pieces by the elements emerging from the barrier.
But Benjamin seemed to have thought of something, and his expression changed slightly.
This group of people... They are doing research on the battlefield, and they want to find out the weaknesses of the rune defense array.