"The patriarch of this 'Eternal Flame' is not small!"

Except for the response to the "bomb" in the middle that was too hasty and a little flawed, there were no mistakes in the other actions, and the means were as accurate as textbooks.

He was clearly a battle-hardened combatant in the New World, not a "civilian" priest who would only perform baptisms, weddings, and funerals for believers.

In fact, for the navies of the mainland countries, unless the conditions really do not allow it, they will generally be equipped with priests of the patriarch level (second-order transcendental) on the main battleships of the third rank or above, and the huge battleship is the church where they are stationed.

Even some ocean-going warships or merchant ships, even if they do not reach the level of battleships, will send ordinary priests equivalent to the apprentice level.

The benefits are numerous.

These clergy are usually responsible for sticking to their faith, expelling evil spirits, holding funerals, making cameo appearances as doctors, and even providing necessary magical support at critical moments.

Because of the great role of the clergy, when countries established colonies in the early days of exploration of the New World.

The top three buildings to be built are churches with their own gods, and even the smallest villages have a stone altar.

And the clergy of the "Eternal Fire" Church are obviously the few with the most outstanding combat ability even in the Church of the Seven Gods because of the power of the gods.

As a member of the Faletis navy, who aspires to supremacy at sea, Aven has certainly done a lot of homework on his opponents and imaginary enemies.

Key Question: Where is the "Eternal Flame" sacred?

Is it the unquenchable flame, the symbol of humanity's continuity, the way forward in the darkness, or God's promise of a better future for believers?

His followers must have answered in the same way.

In the propaganda of the Church, the image of this deity is an eternal fire.

At each ritual, devotees would throw pieces of wood carved with their own sacred words and beliefs into the blazing braziers.

The believer's faith and devotion are His eternal fuel.

Although the "Eternal Flame" is the state religion of Cyrius, it is actually a large number of countries of faith, with vast dioceses and wider influence throughout the south of the Old World.

And as we all know, although the true relationship between the two gods is unclear, the "Eternal Flame" church has always regarded the "Dawn of Dawn" church of the Sark Empire, which has a partial overlap in the priesthood, as a mortal enemy.

The style of work is domineering, it is difficult to tolerate people of different ideas and beliefs, and in some cases the style of acting is even more extreme than that of the "Dawn and Dawn" church, which is faintly the first in the mainland in terms of overall strength.

It is said that they burned at the stake of various "heretics", heretics, monsters, witches, cutting-edge scholars... That's more than all the Orthodox churches combined.

However, the result of the domineering Cylius and the more domineering church is not necessarily that one plus one is greater than two.

Even Evan had heard that as Cyrius' maritime authority grew, the modern Philip II had the idea of turning the "emperor's dream" of successive kings into reality.

But there is a little irreconcilable contradiction in it!

All the crowns of the Old World came from the Holy Lothar Empire (the so-called Sark Empire was just a self-proclaimed emperor because it happened to occupy the capital of the original empire, and no country recognized his emperor title), while the legitimacy of the throne of the Holy Lothar Empire came from the primordial god Tirentius.

This is the only great being on the continent who once claimed to be the "Creator", "Creator of the World", "King of Kings", and "God of Gods".

Although everyone knew that he was not a personal god, he never had his own temple and priests, and only lived in the original faith of the Holy Lothar Empire.

But even a symbolic god of rules is still intolerable among the fanatical followers of the Eternal Flame Church.

They were not opposed to the pursuit of secular power, and with the expansion of Cyrius they also received many benefits.

But if Philip II received this title of emperor, and the kingdom of Cyrius was also elevated to the Holy Cyrius Empire, then where would this empire take the "eternal fire"?

Because that "holy" doesn't mean...."Eternal Flame"!

This may not be much to some enlightened churches, but it is non-negotiable for the "eternal fire" churches, which have become more and more radical over the years.

This is the crux of the dispute between kingship and theocracy!

Although Evan didn't know as well as Ilya who was in the tulip as he knew about the situation inside Sylius, even if he just thought about it, he knew that it might not be as harmonious as outsiders saw.

However, whether or not they had internal conflicts, it did not prevent Evan from judging that the "Eternal Flame" sacrifice was a difficult enemy.

His hero, my revenge!

Good clergy are not a reason for Evan to show mercy.

Taking advantage of the panic in the fleet, two fourth-rank ships had already come behind them in the formation of a battle line.

"They have fire immunity, scorching bombs don't have much effect, just give me solid bullets, speed up the rate of fire, and blow their ass!"

"Obey! Prepare all artillery groups, load solid shells! Fire!"

The transcendent aura on the command knife overflowed synchronously.

【Artillery Extreme!】

Boom, boom, boom, boom....

Under the cover of the fog, the third-class ship "Startenberg" was focused on fire.

The stern building, which survived the alchemy bomb explosion, was finally completely torn apart by several 24-pounder shells fired one after another at the moment when the two battleship broadside guns brushed against it.

There were even two shells that went straight into the lower gun deck, jumping and destroying the gun mounts of several heavy guns.

Boom Boom –

Iron guns, weighing several tons, rolled on the gun deck as the hull of the ship jolted, easily crushing many of the artillerymen who were preparing for battle here.

"Ahh

"My legs..."

“.....”

Screams and cries for help were all in one place.

In addition to the two cruisers, which had almost completely lost their combat effectiveness, the last intact fifth-class ship also suffered a lot because of its role as a frigate "Startenburg".

"Gun Commander!

The captain of the ship, Colonel Stanley, listened to the movement from the lower deck, his face turned blue, and although he could not see the appearance of the enemy, he was still calm, and decisively organized a tentative counterattack.

At the very least, let the attacker throw a rat and try to interrupt the rhythm of their attack.

The guns on the battleship that were within the firing range began to fire in the direction that Imam Edmund pointed with his finger.

Boom! Boom...

But.

The fire controller in charge of the various decks could not see the target, and even if he knew which direction the attack was coming from, it would be of little use. Because if you can't determine the distance, you can't determine the angle of shot.

A shell hitting the sea is much more likely than falling on a warship.

As the elite combat priestess of the "Eternal Flame", Edmond is powerful, but not all-powerful.

Neither can he adjust the cannon on behalf of the fire controller, nor can he share his extraordinary vision with others.

But at this time, we are in the same boat, and there is no such thing as a naval battle.

He gritted his teeth.

He picked off a glittering fiery ruby hanging from his neck and slammed it into the brazier at his feet.

Boom!

【Divine Arts, Jewel Sacrifices, Fire Beasts!】

The transparent ruby, which looked like it was worth a lot, seemed to be vaporized, and disappeared in the blink of an eye in the bright yellow flames.

The next moment.

Whew—

The eruption-like flames suddenly flew out of the brazier and turned into a huge red monster. The long beak is full of triangular sharp teeth, and the wings formed by the alienation of the epithelia spread out for more than 12 meters.

It was like a burning one... Huge Pterodactyl!

Call!

The pterodactyl flew around the Startenberg with endless flames, and before the next round of shells arrived, the fire between its chest and abdomen grew brighter and brighter, and it let out an angry roar in the sky.

A huge circle of red light spread far out around its body.

Within this range, the fog summoned by the "Misty Silver Lamp", which is no different from the water mist in nature, has naturally been swept away.

The sunlight pours down again, forming a perfect circle with a radius of one kilometer.

At the same time, it was also revealed that the actual distance from the "Startenburg" was only 300 meters, and at this time it was about to turn back to the two battleships that would beat the butts of the third-class ships.

Because of the steering angle, most of the ship's hull happened to be exposed to the artillery fire of the "Startenburg" at this time.

Roar –

Without further ado, under Edmond's control, the Flame Pterodactyl had already struck down on the two battleships.

"Damn rat, I have lost a flawless grade ruby, and I want your life to pay for it!

Whisper...

Tws –

A few of the "Blackfeather Frigate Birds" and "Great Albatrosses" who tried to stop the attack of the flaming "Strange Bird" were easily defeated and turned into raging fireballs and fell into the sea.

Puff pass! puff pass...

This is the first time that Aven's air force has been crushed in air supremacy since it was formed, and it is a large seabird with a total number of double digits.

Distressedly, let them quickly dodge the stop loss.

Seeing the flaming pterodactyl dragon that had already rushed towards the "Storm Horn" frantically, as if vowing to turn this battleship into a red lotus hell, Aven stood still in place.

The priesthood of the "Eternal Flame" has a shield, so doesn't he, the official wizard, have a shield?

Pulling down the iron-black "acorn fruit" tied to his chest, he sounded a high-pitched incantation like an echo in the mountains:

obic——

【Official Sorcery: World Barrier!】

The green light bloomed, and a spiritual wind as warm as a spring breeze came.

Although the name of witchcraft is atmospheric, it is actually the same series as the "wizard shield" of various schools.

It's just that the name "World Barrier" originates from the "Stump of the Tree of Life" in the middle of the continent, which has obtained the invisible blessing of the mysterious source of the school!