"What… "
The bishop looked at the explosion below and was a little distracted for a moment. When they flew down to check, the small opening in the barrier had been closed, the city gate had been closed again, and the kingdom's army was in a mess. There were countless charred corpses lying under the shocking pit.
He didn't even understand what was going on with the chariots rushing out of the city.
A car full of explosives? But there's obviously no one up there, so who's driving? How did they detonate the explosives
However, at this time, they had no time to think about those problems. Judging from their actions just now, the Black Nightmare Army is obviously planning to fight them to the end, and there are probably a lot of traps waiting for them in the city. Therefore, Grant quickly directed the soldiers below to retreat dozens of meters to prevent anything strange from coming out once the city gate was opened.
"Wait." Grant repeated the order, "When the fleet arrives, we will launch a general attack on Coaster!"
As a result, the royal army outside the city calmed down and waited patiently for the opportunity. After the sudden movement, the city became quiet again, and the city wall even became empty, without even a single person guarding it.
This scene was a bit strange, but after the explosion just now, the church did not dare to act rashly.
Half an hour later…
Finally, accompanied by the roaring sea wind, a fleet of more than ten warships slowly sailed over. They were quickly lined up outside the pier south of Coster, and the cannons were pushed onto the deck. Under the dim moonlight, the cross on the flag fluttered in the wind.
"Ready... to fire!"
Grant had endured it for too long, and when all the Holy Light Cannons were in position, he raised his hand in the sky, and the sound amplified by divine magic echoed in the night sky like muffled thunder.
The next second, dots of artillery fire rose from all directions, like a backflowing fountain, converging towards Coster in the center. There has been a commotion in Coster City. A large number of people took to the streets and looked at the sky uneasily, but... the Black Nightmare Army still did not make any move.
No one could be seen on the city wall, and most importantly, the priests flying around still couldn't find Benjamin.
Where did they hide
The bishop frowned, and before he had time to think about it, he saw countless beautiful holy light cannonballs hitting the rune defense formation! Along with another loud noise, the holy light suddenly burst out, making the dark night look like day. Violent magic fluctuations spread, forcing the surrounding priests to fly backwards far away.
Then, a series of tiny sounds, similar to the cracking of glass, reached everyone's ears.
All the sounds gathered together, and finally turned into an unusually clear sound - DING!
Grant suddenly brightened up.
"Charge the entire army!"
The holy light gradually dissipated, revealing Coster inside. But at this moment, the entire barrier has been wiped out. Except for the closed door, the city is naked, the walls are empty, and there is nothing that can hinder them.
As a result, the Royal Army rushed up directly, and the fleet also landed at the dock. Grant led a large group of priests and eagerly flew into the city, searching for traces of the Black Nightmare Army.
They began to sense something was wrong.
"Where is the Black Nightmare Army? Where are all the people hiding?"
The Royal Army was overthrown, and the priests flew directly into the hinterland of Koster without encountering any resistance. And what's more important to you is that the camps in the city are empty, with not a single soul in sight, and the ordnance and food storehouses have long been emptied, with not a single grain of food left.
Seeing this scene, the bishop's heart skipped a beat. Grant said nothing and turned around and flew towards the city hall.
Use holy light bombs to blast open the door of the city hall. The inside was empty, not even a few murals were left. Everything with a little bit of value was emptied out. And the vault below the city hall...do I need to say what's going on inside
Grant's face became extremely gloomy at this moment.
"Have all the Black Nightmare soldiers run away?"
There were no soldiers in the city, and the royal army was running rampant. Therefore, they immediately arrested a group of citizens and probed their memories. Most people know nothing about this. Only from the memories of a few people, they came to this result -
As early as two hours before the Royal Army arrived, the Black Nightmare Army packed up their things and secretly left by boat from the dock.
The moment they learned the result, everyone in the church was shocked.
"This...impossible! If they had run away early, who would be maintaining the rune defense array? There is also the explosive truck that just opened the door and rushed out. If they ran away, who would control those things?" Cold sweat broke out on the bishop's forehead and he immediately questioned road.
"But in those people's memories, several of them witnessed this scene with their own eyes... This is absolutely true."
The bishop was speechless.
Yes... one person's memory may be wrong, but after comparing the memories of several people and not finding it, that means there is absolutely no problem.
But they still find it ridiculous.
Coster was quickly occupied by the royal army and became the territory of the church again, but the night was far from over. A group of priests flew directly out to sea, trying to search for the retreat path of the Black Nightmare Army. Others also freed up their hands and began arresting people on a large scale, hoping to investigate the truth of the matter as quickly as possible.
In the end, from the memories of a very few people, they discovered that almost all of the soldiers they saw on the city wall were mages pretending to be mages.
"What does it mean?"
This made everyone in the church feel incredible. A group of mages pretended to be soldiers on the city wall to confuse them, but the real soldiers had already escaped by boat... What exactly did the Black Nightmare Army want to do
"... Not good." Grant pondered for a moment, then suddenly waved his hand and hurriedly ordered, "Quick! Seal the whole city! Those mages haven't left yet, and that person is probably still hiding in the city. Not leaving!"
The soldiers were stunned when they heard this, but they immediately reacted and hurriedly began to seal the city.
The bishop also understood everything at that moment.
"They... they are playing tricks on us!" He immediately showed an angry look, "The rune defense array, explosive carts, city wall guards... were all done by that demon and that gang of mages. They wanted to help the Black Nightmare Army. In order to gain time to retreat, he even used this little trick!"
"Quick! Search the whole city." Grant also said with a gloomy face, "Since they want to protect those soldiers, they... have to pay the price!"
Therefore, before the night ended, countless soldiers were sent out to penetrate into every corner of Coster. They searched house to house, leaving no hidden space untouched, searching for traces of the mages at all costs.
And at the same time.
"Huh... I finally got out of there. This sewer smells too bad!"
Further south from Coaster Pier, under the rough sea water, a large hole was suddenly carved out of the rock wall. Then, one after another, figures, protected by the water element barrier, filed out of the opening. Counting carefully, there were hundreds of people.
—While countless people above were looking for them, this group of mages from the Black Nightmare Army dug directly from the sewers into the sea.
"Stop complaining and let's go!" Benjamin floated at the front and waved back, "As time goes by, they will definitely realize what's going on. We can't stay here too long."
The mages also nodded.
So, they quickly retreated along the ocean current. No one knew that a group of mages under the sea left Coster at this moment and slowly drifted into the distance.