The troops responsible for guarding the pass were by no means hasty like the other defenders in the city, they were well-dressed, energetic, well-trained, and strong-armed, and did not arbitrarily divide their forces to reinforce their attacked colleagues in the city, but stood in front of the pass. Because this force is the newly formed Papal Guard, their mission is only to protect the security of His Majesty the Pope and the Papal Palace.

After the death of the previous Pope Frio I in the invasion of vampires, to the reign of the "Holy Terror" of the Sensibility and the "Purifiers", the Papal Guard was disbanded, and later the Cardinals and the "Purifiers" was overthrown, the new Pope Sixtus re-established his papal guard, and the new members selected were all elites in the original Inquisition, so to speak, the blood of the original papal guard was replaced, but there was one person who was not replaced, that is, the former commander of the papal guard, Cardinal Felizak, who was a double cultivator of magic and martial arts!

Sextus is a suspicious fellow, as if he succeeded in a coup d'état to seize power with the power of the Truth Society, and he became even more distrustful of the people around him, but he had to trust Felizak. Because Felizak had sworn an oath by a divine decree that he would always be loyal only to the contemporary pope, and if he broke his oath, he would be subject to magic backlash, and he had been in retreat during the reign of the Cardinals and the "Purifier", and the more important reason was that Sixtus could not find a more suitable candidate than Felizak.

Facts have proved that Felizak is the best choice for the commander of the Papal Guard! Although most of his soldiers have been replaced, Filizak can still control and command his subordinates very well and carry out the most advantageous deployment. Filizak's judgment proved to be very correct, those invaders who burst into the Holy City district, no matter where they appeared and how many casualties they caused, the final target of the attack was bound to be the Papal Palace. Therefore, Felizak has kept his papal guard strong in order to cope with the battle that will eventually come.

More than 4,000 soldiers of the Papal Guard surrounded the mountain pass, and the bright shields, heavy armor, and sharp spears formed a hedgehog-like turtle shell phalanx, and each phalanx was equipped with a large number of crossbowmen and priests, forming an impenetrable defense.

Filizak's tactic is very simple: defend to the death!

The battle-hardened commander knew very well that although the large number of invaders had wreaked havoc in the Holy City district, they certainly did not have many heavy weapons to carry, and there was nothing they could do about the dense defense put up by the Papal Guard.

It turned out that Filizak's guess was correct, and the assault force that the crusading army parachuted into the interior of the Holy City did not carry a large number of heavy weapons, and the defensive lineup of several strong attacks on the Papal Guard was repulsed, and the casualties were heavy, and they had to retreat slightly and regroup.

What Felizak didn't know, however, was that the assault troops parachuted into the city were not incapable of carrying heavy weapons, and since the Tower of Babel could throw the accessories of the heavy siege weapons outside the city through the airborne sacs, it was natural that the accessories of the heavy siege weapons could also be thrown into the city, which Sophia did not allow to do. Because the use of heavy weapons in densely populated cities is bound to cause great civilian casualties, such a tragic situation is not what Sophia wants to see.

Although she has experienced a lot of things, and Sophia's heart is harder than when she was first born, and she has mastered a lot of power skills, it does not mean that Sophia can do anything to achieve her goals. "Don't forget the original intention" - this is the final bottom line that Sophia has set for herself.

As time passed, the sun gradually rose from the eastern sea level, and the huge shadow of the Tower of Babel on the clouds was no longer able to completely obscure the Holy City. As the lighting conditions improved, the airborne sacs falling from the sky were also discovered by the defenders. The defenders, who were still fighting power, quickly gathered to the position with heavy crossbows, raised the aiming angle of the heavy crossbows, and fired cross-air defense fire to intercept the airborne sacs falling from the sky. At the same time, some of the hundreds of griffons who had participated in the battle over the eastern seas returned to the Holy City to attack the falling airborne sacs.

The double attack from both the land and the air caused the airborne sacs to begin to produce losses, and some of the crusading soldiers were wiped out in the air before they could land on the ground.

At this time, on the bridge of the command ship at the Tower of Babel, seeing such a tragic situation, the commander of the crusading army, Sophia, decisively ordered: temporarily stop launching airborne sacs!

This loss was very distressing to Sophia, and although wars always spared the undead, Sophia would rather her soldiers die in the charge than let them die in their pockets before they had a chance to show their weapons.

"But if the airborne landing is stopped, the troops in the city will not be replenished with reinforcements, and they will eventually be overwhelmed by the enemy. Memphik, who was standing next to him, said.

The core personnel of the crusading army have their own duties. Holgen "The Krait" Ilyich, who has experience in naval warfare, remains in the naval fleet to command naval operations, while Davis Gveeva and Ellie are asked to stay behind to assist him. The siege troops that were airdropped outside the city were all from the "Blue Thunder Iron Armor" legion from the Pole Kingdom, and their commander, General Jenn Rogg, was naturally among them. William "Freelance Knight" Mano had already airdropped his Templar men into the city, with Ray and Uzbes close behind. Cassius, Lyle, and Ischennova are engaged in magic warfare that they do best on the airship. Owen was still sitting on the back of the Silver Dragon Clan's Prince Bingyous, trying to find a way to break through into the Holy Thunder Barrier from the front.

At this time, the only one left on the command bridge of the Tower of Babel with Sophia was Memphik Warnock, in addition to the Lich King's personal guard led by the "Grave Keeper" Taigulai and a large number of necromancers. Memphik served as Sophia's operational staff officer. The necromancer exudes an uncomfortable aura, and although they are all subordinates who only obey Sophia, Sophia prefers to trust a normal acquaintance.

Sophia laughed at Memphik's question: "I didn't say that I would send no more reinforcements, and I would launch an airborne bag later." ”

"Is there only one?" said Memphik, frowning, confirming that he had heard correctly.

"That's right. Sophia nodded, "The next airborne sac, just drop it myself." ”

"But...... All right. For such crazy behavior, Memphik wanted to continue to persuade, but seeing Sophia's resolute eyes, Memphik did not insist on opposing it. Although she has been separated from her friends for several years, Memphik also knows about Sophia's strong strength from other people, and naturally knows that she is not just a momentary whim, but must have her confidence.

After handing over command to Memphik, Sophia left the bridge and went alone to one of the large rooms where the parachute was generated.

"Wait a minute!" A hoarse voice called out to Sophia before the white slime was about to completely envelop her.

I saw that outside the large room, all the Lich King's personal guards, except for the dead "Rainy Night Ripper" Amelia, everyone else arrived. "Coroner" Tony Nader, "Weeping Ghost Mother" Suina, "Coffin Designer" Bernard Shaw, "Grave Keeper" Tygura, "Nether Corridor" Sariktin, "Hook Soul" Tegar, lined up.

In the middle, the "grave keeper" Taigulai is carrying a long strip of at least 3 meters long wrapped in linen cloth on his shoulder.

"Lord Lich King, please bring this with you. Before the film could close completely, Tecurai threw the long strip of object into it.