When Joanna thought she might die, suddenly, a long horn sounded from nowhere.
At that moment, the priests surrounding her stopped in unison, turned around, and all flew away. Moreover, it was not just the priests beside Joanna, the melee in the entire sky seemed to be forcibly interrupted by something, and all the priests began to retreat very suddenly.
The mages, whose eyes were red from the killing, looked stunned. After the battlefield became sparse, the cool breeze blew in, which also pulled them back a little from the killing.
Therefore, most people did not rush out.
So does Joanna. She stopped where she was, looking around blankly. The familiar faces around her made her feel a little reassured, but looking further into the distance, the Horli Kingdom soldiers outside the city gate... seemed to have begun to retreat.
The crowd retreated so quickly that everyone on Ikol's side felt even more confused.
what happened
In a daze, Joanna suddenly raised her head and looked towards the sky. Under the scorching sun in the clear sky, she suddenly saw dozens of densely packed light points, drawing a smooth parabola and slowly falling towards Rock City.
After a brief moment of confusion, she realized what was going on.
"Hurry, run! The enemy is firing again!"
Joanna was not the only one who looked up at the sky. Soldiers, mages, and people who poked their heads out of their houses... In their eyes, the shells fired by the Holy Light Cannon were still far away, but they were so clear.
From shock to disbelief, despair finally appeared on everyone's face.
Rock City is finished.
Without the blockage of the rune defense formation, the entire city would be reduced to ashes under gunfire. Can anyone escape? Maybe, maybe the fastest flying mage has a chance to escape before the shells fall.
But... the rest of the people are all finished.
Ikol also played.
"After waiting for so long, the cannon is finally filled. Now, I see what else they have that can withstand the arbitration of God's will!" And in the back row of the Horry Kingdom's army, next to Grant, the priest showed excitement With an expression on his face, he couldn't help but say this.
Grant didn't look that excited. He just sat in his special seat, narrowed his eyes, and stared calmly at Rock City in the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.
When the priest saw this, he realized that he had lost his composure and calmed down his emotions a little, but there was still unconcealable excitement in his eyes.
Because he knows that the victory or defeat has been decided.
This country already belongs to the gods.
"Hurry up, hasn't the repair and restart of the Rune Defense Formation been completed yet? The church has been fully charged with the second wave of artillery fire. Why haven't you restarted it yet?" The president suddenly looked anxious and flew towards the corner of the city wall below. , yelled at the mage in charge of the runes over there.
"We have moved as quickly as possible, but... the formation that covers the entire process is too big, and we are still a little short of it."
Upon hearing this reply, the president looked ashen at that moment.
Is Ikol really going to die
Almost the entire country's power is gathered in Rock City. Once it is razed to the ground by the Holy Light Cannon, even if they can escape with the executive prime minister and a small number of elites, the enemy's army will trample every corner of Ikol.
They could no longer resist.
At that moment, the president felt as desperate as everyone else. However, as the pillar of this country, he cannot despair. Once even he gives up the hope in his heart, then this country will really be finished.
And... there's hope.
Amidst the wailing of countless people, he suddenly became extremely calm, raised his head, and flew towards the cannonball above.
A series of obscure and dense spells spat out from his mouth. Along with the powerful fluctuations of magic power, strong winds surged over Rock City, and the sun crawled across his wrinkled cheeks, like a river flowing through the mountains.
—He decided to make one final attempt.
Whether he succeeds or fails, he is already old, and even if he survives, he is unlikely to have many more years left. The birth of Ikol may have been a mistake he made at the beginning, but now, the mistake has come to fruition. This is a country loved by countless people, and he has an obligation to continue to protect this land.
"President..." The soldiers stood at the top of the city, looking at the figure flying higher and higher in the sky. Everyone held their breath at that moment.
However, right now.
Another figure appeared in the sky.
At that moment, everyone in Rock City was stunned, and the mage from the Magic Academy suddenly looked anxious. Grant, who was sitting in the back row of Horry Kingdom's army, burst into flames.
"…He moved."
Although the voice flew very fast and was blurry in everyone's eyes, they knew that the person must be Benjamin. No reason, they just know.
Just before Rock City was about to be destroyed, the dean of the Magic Academy finally took action.
"What? So what if he moves? Is it possible for just one person to withstand the bombardment of more than sixty of our Holy Light Cannons?"
The priest next to Grant said with a dark expression.
As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at their Pope, as if he wanted to get a point of approval from the other party. However, when he turned around, he realized that Grant had disappeared from his side.
The priest was stunned at that time.
Obviously, Grant did not speak, but vetoed his idea with actions.
Realizing this, the priest looked around, but found no trace of Grant. He had no choice but to continue looking at the vague figure belonging to Benjamin in the distance. Because he knew that their Pope must have gone after that devil.
-The moment Benjamin takes action is the time for Grant to take action.
"you… "
In the sky above Rock City, looking at Benjamin catching up at high speed, the president couldn't help but be a little stunned, and stopped singing for a while.
"Go back and rest." Benjamin turned his head, smiled, and said, "Leave this thing to me."
As he spoke, streams of water appeared out of thin air one after another, intertwining around him. It was as if something made a soft sound in the dark, and in an instant, the water elements in the entire sky resonated and danced, as if they had been given a life of their own.
The president and Benjamin were close, and at that moment, he seemed to feel something different coming out of Benjamin's body. He didn't know how to describe that feeling, but... that was the origin.
—This word came out of his heart abruptly, and the president didn’t know why.
A sense of strangeness arises spontaneously. The way he looked at Benjamin suddenly changed from looking at an amazing young man to... looking at the existence of another world.
Subsequently, all the summoned water elements exploded at this moment. Benjamin opened his hand, like a god descending from the sky. With a wave of his hand, two raging rivers appeared out of thin air, like two giant snakes, flying over Rock City.