"Damn it...what the hell is going on?"
The bishop was surrounded by strange things and couldn't help but curse in a low voice.
He stood with about dozens of priests, holding up shields to resist attacks from all directions. The other paladins and priests... are now missing. They can only hold high the cross that can restrain the mind, summon a light film, and protect themselves inside.
They kept looking around, not even knowing where they were. What they saw was still the jungle they first entered, but in this uninhabited jungle, invisible attacks continued to appear from various places. When they were attacked in the first round, they suffered heavy losses. If the bishop hadn't reacted quickly, they might even have been completely wiped out.
But... the current situation is not much better than the annihilation of the entire army.
"We must have been under their sorcery to have such hallucinations." A priest said.
The bishop snorted coldly and said nothing.
Need to say? Being constantly attacked by invisible things, some companions disappeared inexplicably. What else could it be but hallucinations? But he still couldn't believe why he still fell into the illusion caused by the enemy despite the touch of holy light that blocked any evil spells.
There must be something wrong here.
Besieged here, they also tried to fight back. However, they couldn't even see anyone. The Holy Light Bomb flew out and hit several trees that might not exist, which did not help their situation.
Therefore, the bishop did not act rashly.
"Hold on a little longer... I don't believe they can maintain the evil spell for so long. We have the holy weapon in hand, and they will never be able to break this defense."
Outside the light film, the barrier of holy light has always shined as before. The priests could see invisible things constantly hitting the barrier, causing small-scale fluctuations of the holy light, but in terms of attack intensity, this intensity was not terrible.
—Otherwise, they definitely wouldn’t be able to survive now.
At the same time, just as they thought, the situation gradually came to a standstill, and the faces of the overseas sects did not seem to be very good.
"Why are these two layers of filthy light so difficult to deal with?"
An old man wearing a black mask stood outside the encirclement, looking at the dozens of priests hiding within the barrier and light film, and suddenly said this.
Beside him stood two old men dressed similarly to him, as well as dozens of robed priests. The priests kept trying to use telekinesis to influence the priests. Unfortunately, as soon as their mental power was condensed, it was completely bounced back when it hit the light film, without any effect.
From their perspective, the priests were trapped in a steep canyon, and dozens of monsters were attacking the holy light barrier together. It's a pity that no matter whether those monsters rush to bite or spit out fireballs and wind blades, the huge holy light barrier shows no signs of breaking.
They had been attacking for about half an hour, and the situation was still the same, so naturally they couldn't help but become anxious.
"The goddess loves peace and never advocates violence." Another elder said in a hoarse voice, "The means she gave us are naturally difficult to compare with those violent cultists."
A priest came over and asked: "Elder, even the power of mind has been isolated by them... We can control these monsters for fifteen minutes at most. If we still can't defeat them, what should we do?"
"It doesn't matter, they will always get tired when they are trapped in the illusion." The elder was not impatient at all, and said slowly, "Deal with these main enemies first, and the remaining heretics who are scattered and lost can be dealt with slowly. Don’t worry, the blessing of the ancestral spirits can last for at least a month, can they last that long?”
When the priest heard this, he nodded quickly and said in a flattering tone: "The elder is right!"
Then, he turned back to look at the priests who were trapped together, and his mood gradually calmed down.
People from all overseas sects stood in a row and watched with cold eyes as the priests walked toward their deaths. They also gave up the use of mental attacks, leaving only the magical beasts under their control, constantly attacking the holy light barrier, which not only consumed the opponent's mental power, but also put more pressure on them.
This is their territory, this is the domain of the goddess. No matter how powerful their opponents are outside, they believe that these heretics will never make any waves!
However, they did not notice that three sneaky figures appeared about dozens of meters behind them.
"...It's the elders, they are all gathered here."
The two siblings looked at the familiar figures in the distance, with hatred in their eyes, and lowered their voices as they spoke.
Benjamin nodded.
"Those people from the church... seem to be surrounded by them?" He said to himself while observing the situation, "Sure enough, they are in an illusion. Otherwise, the church will definitely not be afraid of just a few attacking monsters."
"Lord Benjamin, what should we do?" The girl turned her head and asked.
"I have to help those priests." Benjamin touched his chin and whispered, "If they are casually consumed by the illusion, my plan will fail."
"Ah...are we going to help them again?"
"It's just part of the plan. Believe me, in the end, no matter whether it's the priests, elders, priests or bishops, none of them will come out of this sea alive."
The two siblings were also shocked by these murderous words. They nodded, came to their senses, and asked: "Then... how should we help them?"
Benjamin replied: "We must get rid of this illusion. When the illusion is gone, the church's people will have a chance to fight back."
The young man said: "But the will of the ancestral spirit is too strong, and we can't fight it."
When Benjamin heard this, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He really didn't know anything about how this thing was made, and it would be very difficult to crack it. He might be able to drop a huge soundproof ice shield from the sky to help the people in the church wake up, but that would be too arrogant.
In order to achieve the benefit of the fisherman, he cannot show up unless the matter reaches the final step.
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly asked in a low voice: "Didn't you say before that the sleeping place of the ancestor spirits is nearby? Take me there to have a look."
Upon hearing this request, the two siblings trembled in unison, perhaps because the shadows of the past were still causing trouble. However, looking at Benjamin's rather determined eyes, they quickly came to their senses, took a deep breath, and nodded.
"...Okay, let's go there now."
Following the two siblings, Benjamin quietly left the battlefields on both sides and headed for the legendary forbidden land. The church and overseas sects should still have their work to do, and all their attention has been drawn here. No one can stop Benjamin.
On the way, he noticed that the two siblings' bodies began to tremble slightly as they walked. Benjamin had no choice but to reach out and pat them on the shoulders, comforting them: "Don't be afraid, they are just ancestral spirits, which are spiritual beings with stronger spiritual power. I have captured so many ghosts alive with my own hands, why are I afraid of them?"
The girl took a deep breath, turned around, gritted her teeth and said: "We... we are not afraid, it's just our first time in this place, a little... a little..."
Benjamin smiled and shook his head: "It's okay."
Finally, after carefully advancing for five minutes, they came to a cave.
The surrounding area of the cave was bare, a strange atmosphere filled the air, and even the ground turned into gray-white stone. Standing at the entrance of the cave were two vigilant priests, wearing robes and tasked with guarding the forbidden area. They were probably the only people not participating in the siege of the church at this moment.
However, they turned their heads from time to time and looked at the place where the two sides were fighting, and seemed to be very concerned about the fighting situation there.
"I also want to participate in the encirclement and suppression. Purging the cultists is a supreme achievement. Otherwise, we may not be able to ascend to the divine realm after death and receive the blessing of the goddess."
"Don't think so. There are other cultists who are lost in the illusion. Our task is to guard the forbidden area. If other cultists bump into us, don't we have the same chance to make meritorious deeds?"
"I hope so..."
However, the two priests were chatting quietly with each other. Suddenly, three figures appeared out of nowhere and crowded in front of them in an instant.
"Are you happy? The opportunity you wanted to make a contribution has come."
Benjamin smiled, and the flying ice blades flew out like a flock of crows in the sky, swarming towards the two priests without warning.