The distance from Rock City to Regina is not that far. It only took about two days for Ikol's army to arrive at the city and surrounded the entire city.
"When do we start our attack?"
After setting up camp outside the city, Benjamin glanced at Regina's closed door and suddenly asked.
"Tomorrow morning." The president replied solemnly, "We have already contacted the people in the city. When the time comes, they will secretly open the door for them. The large army of the Horli Kingdom has not yet bypassed the city. There are only a few hundred people here now, and they will never be able to stop us."
Benjamin also nodded after hearing this.
Having public support is also a good thing for them.
As for the preparations for the "Light Killer", there wasn't much they could do in just a few days. Everyone has understood Grant's methods and has done simple coordination exercises with each other. Other than that, it all depends on their on-the-spot performance.
However, Benjamin is still relatively confident.
The disparity in numbers was too huge. The Horli Kingdom's soldiers numbered only a few hundred, not even a fraction of their number. The so-called "Light Killers" didn't really want to kill Grant, they just needed to hold him back for a while and then they could recapture Regina.
By then, Grant would be outnumbered, and no matter how powerful he was, he would not be able to gain prestige.
Benjamin thought so, took a deep breath, turned around and returned to his own camp to make final preparations for tomorrow's battle.
And on the walls of Regina, at the same time.
"… It came pretty quickly."
Grant glanced at the army below from a distance and muttered to himself.
"Your Majesty the Pope, this... do you really plan to defend this city? You have also seen that all our army's artillery has been confiscated by them..." General Press followed and advised hesitantly.
"Are you scared?" Grant turned his head and said impatiently.
"No, no, no, Your Majesty, you misunderstood." General Press quickly explained, "I... I just feel it's a pity. If you keep the disfigured queen, maybe you can still negotiate with them at this time. capital."
"Sinful souls must be eliminated. I have no interest in negotiating with them."
With that said, Grant turned around and left from the city wall. General Price was too frightened to say anything more. He lowered his head and waited for several minutes until Grant's figure completely disappeared before he dared to gradually raise his head.
He glanced at the direction in which Grant disappeared, and then at the Ikol army outside the city, and couldn't help showing a sigh of relief.
Early next morning.
"it's time."
The 50,000-strong army of Ikol has been neatly lined up outside the city of Regina. More than a thousand mages were waiting on the side of the army. Taking the city gate as an order, they planned to use flying skills to cross the city wall and go straight to Regina Palace.
The twelve "Light Killers" headed by Benjamin were also mixed in the group of mages, waiting for opportunities.
As for Regina, there were almost no soldiers guarding the city wall, let alone Grant. The whole city seemed to have not yet emerged from its late night slumber, and was unbelievably quiet.
However, the news received from the people in the city was that the Horli Kingdom did not intend to abandon its defense. Instead, it forcibly recruited many people to barely form an army. At this moment, it should be hiding behind the city wall, preparing to face their attack.
Of course, this kind of blindly constructed army has no combat effectiveness, and its heart is filled with hatred for the Kingdom of Hori. Therefore, some of them will directly rebel this morning and help Ikol's army open the city gate.
—They agreed on a secret code.
And now... it's time.
The president flew at the forefront of the entire army, suddenly stretched out his hand, and a glowing flame was born. He gently held it up, and the flames rose into the sky, and then suddenly exploded over Regina, like bright fireworks under a clear sky.
As dazzling sparks scattered in the sky, a burst of explosion finally came from the city of Regina. Immediately afterwards, the locked door suddenly trembled.
It seemed like something was hitting the door from behind.
The president frowned when he saw this. To be honest, he didn't know how many spies there were in the city now, and whether they could really open the door under the supervision of Horli Kingdom soldiers.
However... even if the internal rebellion fails, they have prepared the necessary siege tools, and it will not be difficult for them to recapture Regina.
"Let's charge directly. Let the mage fly over first. The people in the city can't stop it." After waiting for a moment, seeing that the door did not open, a general next to him asked.
The president nodded and was about to give the order to charge. Unexpectedly, the city gate slowly opened at this moment.
Regina's wide city gate passage, as well as the chaotic situation in the passage, were all revealed to the Ikol army.
"Quick! Come in quickly! Some of them are going to notify the Pope. Be careful. The Pope is guarding the palace now. He seems to have prepared a lot of firewood. He may want to set a fire!"
Several militiamen rushed out of the city in panic, shouting at the top of their lungs. But soon, several holy light bombs flew out from the city gate passage and burned them to ashes.
The president's face suddenly darkened.
"Kill!"
However, the city gate has been opened, and Ikol's army no longer needs his orders. The soldiers roared and charged forward, brandishing their swords. The mages instantly flew into the air, like a large swarm of bees, directly passing over Regina's city.
"Grant is hiding near the palace. Let's not take action now. We will wait for him to show up before making a sneak attack." Benjamin turned his head and said to the members of the "Light Killer".
Miles, as the only non-mage member of this team, had already followed the charging soldiers into the city and rushed to the vicinity of the palace, waiting for an opportunity.
The soldiers below rushed into the city gate passage and immediately fought with the enemies inside. The Hori Kingdom's defenders were indeed very small, but there were many priests mixed in, which still caused some trouble for the Ikol army.
But... under the human sea tactics, those priests certainly wouldn't be able to hold out for long.
Benjamin didn't worry about that. They blended in with the mage's team and flew into Regina without any hindrance. There was deathly silence in the city, and all the doors and windows of the houses were closed. There was no point in their staying, so they flew directly to the palace in the distance.
However, at this moment, Benjamin subconsciously scanned the situation in the city using the water element induction method.
His expression suddenly changed.
"Be careful! There is an ambush in the city!"
Regardless of the considerations of hiding his identity, he spoke directly and shouted out to the group of mages. At that moment, the mages could not help but be stunned. They quickly showed vigilant expressions and stopped in mid-air.
And on both sides of the dead silent street, a large group of people suddenly rushed out at this moment.
"Charge! Kill all those guys!" General Price appeared among those people and shouted loudly. Among those people were ordinary Horli Kingdom soldiers, knights, and even many priests.
Benjamin frowned deeply.
If it hadn't been for that habitual sweep, he wouldn't have discovered that there were tens of thousands of troops ambushed in Regina City.
These people... turned out to have arrived a long time ago!