When Benjamin returned to Rock City, he told everyone the bad news of Regina's fall. At that moment, the faces of everyone in the city hall seemed frozen in shock.
It took them more time than Benjamin to accept this reality. Obviously, as the capital of this country, Regina already has considerable symbolic significance in the minds of these locals. When the capital fell, it was like being punched head-on.
"... We must take back Regina as soon as possible!" the executive prime minister said quickly, "Dean Benjamin, do you know how many enemy troops are stationed in Regina now?"
"When it was first captured, there were only a few hundred soldiers defending the city. However... the tens of thousands of troops remaining in the Horli Kingdom should all be transferred to Regina in the next few days."
Hearing this, the Prime Minister nodded and said, "Then we must act as soon as possible."
However, other officials also raised objections.
"How many people do we need to dispatch to deal with the Pope? If the entire army comes out and cannot recapture Regina for a while, and Rock City is taken by the enemy, wouldn't we be in even more embarrassment? situation."
Benjamin frowned when he heard this: "This... the enemy doesn't have that many troops to do these things anymore, right?"
"No, according to reports from our spies, soldiers in the Kingdom of Hori are once again gathering momentum. At least 30,000 more people are heading towards Ikol, and they are obviously planning to reinforce their troops."
this…
Hearing the news, Benjamin couldn't help but have a headache.
The Horli Kingdom has a strong military force. In the past, the undivided empire could barely overwhelm it, but now it is naturally difficult for the three divided countries to match it. In fact, if it were not for the internal threat of the Silent Academy, the Hori Kingdom might have taken the opportunity to attack when the empire was divided ten years ago.
Now that they are blocked from attacking Ikol, it is expected that they will send reinforcements. But for everyone in Icol, this timing is too unlucky.
In this way, everyone started arguing again about the issue of retaking Regina.
"No matter what, we have to get Regina back, even if we have to pay some price. We just grabbed the enemy's sixty Holy Light Cannons, what are we afraid of?"
"Are you going to bombard the city with cannons? Oh my god... have you ever thought about what the people in the city should do?"
"Yeah, we'd better get Regina back intact."
"This idea is too unrealistic..."
Listening to the officials’ arguments, Benjamin shook his head helplessly.
In fact, their concerns are quite normal. That is their capital city. If they can, they certainly don't want to destroy every brick in the city, let alone bombard the city with Holy Light Cannon. After the bombardment, what will they use to face the people of Ikol.
In a sense, Grant has taken a very important "hostage". With this "hostage" in their hands, they will be restrained in their actions.
Finally, the president cleared his throat and ended the debate with a decisive tone.
"Enough! We are at war, and in war there will be sacrifices." He glanced around the quiet city hall and said slowly, "I would rather Regina be destroyed than fall into the hands of the enemy. .The people of Ikol will understand us, we are fighting for this country."
As the former president of the Mages Guild, the founding hero of Icol, and the founder of the New Deal system, his identity is actually more important than any official present. Although a governance system of mutual supervision has been established, in fact, the president and the executive prime minister govern the country together.
Because of this, after he spoke, no one finally spoke to refute.
"That's it, we'll set off right away. A small number of mages will stay in Rock City and use the rune defense array to defend. The rest of us will participate in this attack and we will definitely recapture Regina!" So, the president nodded, Final orders were given.
Benjamin also returned to his room, preparing to take back Regina.
To be honest, everything happened so quickly, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart. But... He agreed with the president's decision. Since time was tight, they really couldn't waste it any longer.
Plus, if they were to take Regina back, he would have to face Grant again.
Benjamin's mental strength has not fully recovered and he cannot activate "Water's Coming". He will not be able to hold Grant for long. Therefore, he felt that he had to find some help.
"You have fought Grant more times than I have. In your opinion, how many mages do we need to hold him down?" He found Miles and asked.
"This... it's not like you don't know my situation. When he fights with me, he usually just avoids it and never wastes his mental energy to hit me with magic." Miles scratched his head and said with some embarrassment, "But , I think I can hold him back for a while even if I work alone."
Benjamin asked again: "Then can you still hurt him like last time?"
"It depends on whether you can create opportunities for me, and it also depends on how vigilant the other party is." Miles said with a helpless look, "He has a strange pair of armor, and I don't know how many times he has blocked my attacks. Wan Once he's wearing that thing the whole time, it's hard for me to really hurt him."
As a result, Benjamin once again felt deeply troubled.
Grant's personal strength is indeed terrifying, and they must be prepared, otherwise the attack may turn into a loss of lives. In addition to the Holy Light Cannon, a big killer, he thought for a moment and selected the ten most powerful mages from Rock City, plus he and Miles to form a team.
They named the team the "Lightkillers".
... Well, actually it wasn't them, it was the system that suddenly appeared and called them by this name as a matter of course. Benjamin was bombarded by the system in his mind for a long time, and one person let it slip out of his mouth, but the others happily accepted the name.
"I like this name." Joanna said, "I used to work hard in Freden under the name of 'a' mercenary group, and I also want to have a more normal name."
Among the mages who joined the "Light Killer", only four came from the Magic Academy, and the others were all old indigenous mages from Icol. In fact, the age composition of the entire team is very high. Except for Benjamin and Joanna, the other nine are at least forty years old.
"I am Master Hunter. I have lived for almost sixty years. I am good at wind magic. I used to live in seclusion in the mountains to the west."
"Haha, I'm almost eighty years old, you can call me Margaret. As an old woman, I still have some experience in dark magic. What I hate most in my life is those prudes in the church."
"My name is Karel, and I have been studying water magic for forty years..."
Time was running out. That afternoon, the army that recaptured Regina had already left Rock City. Benjamin gathered the group together in a hurry and could only go on the road with the team, getting to know each other on the road. At the same time, he began to practice how to target the enemy. Grant's cooperation.
Although they are a group of grandparents, their attitude is still extremely humble because of Benjamin's status. Everyone had a kind smile on their face, but Benjamin saw their heavy determination behind those smiles.
Fighting the Pope... it's not an easy thing.
Benjamin could only try his best to recall every detail of his battle with Grant, and formulate a plan to make this team called "Light Killer" truly have the ability as its name suggests.