There was an extremely grand scene in the city of Dawn Glow.

Under the watchful eyes of thousands of people, the church procession, carrying columns of flags, slowly passed through the city gates. At the forefront of their way was the Royal Knights, a solemn treatment that had not been repeated for a long time, and all eyes were on a woman in the middle of the procession, dressed in fine clothes and wearing a crown.

She is the rumored new pope, and the key figure in defeating the rebels and bringing Hermes back on track.

Although the Church's invasion of Wolfheart and Eternal Winter once tarnished their image, it is undeniable that they still have a certain influence, and recently this procession has often traveled through the front lines of the battlefield, helping the fleeing and inspiring the world to fight against the demons, earning a lot of gratitude and gratitude. These news also spread back to Glowing City through various channels, making the public full of curiosity about the new pope.

After all, in the past, popes were high-ranking beings, even if the king wanted to see them, he had to get permission in advance, and it was rare for a pope to be willing to go to danger in person, and even to care about every commoner. And every time the woman nodded and smiled at everyone, it always caused a burst of excitement - in addition to the identity of the other party, the extremely outstanding appearance was also one of the factors that caused the sensation.

Eventually, the team stopped in front of the castle in the inner city.

The Pope dismounted, ascending the stairs step by step, and standing at the doorway was none other than Roland Wimbleton, King of the Grey Keep.

The two stretched out their hands and simply shook each other—although most of them had seen this strange etiquette for the first time, they could see the meaning of equality in it. This also proves the rumors that the new pope has been supported by the Grey Keep, and the relationship between the two sides has been reshaped.

To the warm applause of the crowd, the two walked into the castle side by side.

"I'm sorry Your Majesty, I was rude. ”

After the door closed, the woman leaned down and was about to get down on one knee when she was pulled up by Roland. "No, I think that's fine. Besides, you're no longer the pure one you used to be, and the League of Witches doesn't need such cumbersome etiquette. Have you stayed in the Holy City too long and forgotten about that?"

The other party is to transfer Hermes to take over the Holy City as the papal agent, responsible for housing nuns and orphans, and Isabella who prevents the release of madness pills.

"Of course...... No. Isabella was suddenly stunned after speaking, and she raised her head in surprise, "Your Majesty, what did you ......just say?"

"You heard it right, Wendy offered to admit you as a member of the Alliance, and I agreed to her offer. Roland nodded, "Although the punishment is five years, you should be rewarded for doing a good job in Hermes." ”

Isabella was stunned for a moment before she reacted, "But Your Majesty, I ......"

"After joining the Witch Alliance, there is a fixed Chaos Drink distributed every month. ”

"Uh-" The latter's "but" suddenly stuck in his throat.

"I know what you're trying to say, it's really ......," Roland sighed, "You purifiers always like to hold on to inexplicable places, or torture yourself. Besides, atonement doesn't require shackles and chains to achieve, and I'd have a headache to keep it for you. So at times like this, just say thank you to Wendy like everyone else does. ”

"Yes......" Isabella bit her lip and lowered her head slowly, "I see." ”

"I know you've been living with responsibilities and commands, but that's okay, one day you'll get used to this new way of life. Roland changed the subject, "This meeting is a rare opportunity to publicize and should have been held more grandly, but I don't want to waste any more time on ceremonies and banquets. You should know that Neverfall is under attack from evil beasts. ”

"Yes. Speaking of business, Isabella's expression suddenly became serious, "You came to me to learn about the evil beast?"

"That's right, after all, Hermes has been the main force against evil beasts for the past hundred years, and I think the church must have accumulated a lot of relevant information. ”

Without hesitation, Isabella replied, "I will tell you everything I know." ”

When he learned four days ago that Neverfell had been attacked by evil beasts, Roland didn't pay much attention at first—he had experienced many evil moons in the West, and people had been able to deal with them with wooden guns and firearms years ago, let alone the army today. Although the large number of evil beasts in the other months of the evil moon was a bit unusual, the First Army was fighting the devil in many areas, and he did not have time to think about the reason behind it.

Unexpectedly, things turned out to be unexpected for him.

That night, he received several telegrams from the North Slope Mountain Tower, and the situation took a turn for the worse. A large number of evil beasts crossed the Tachira line and launched an attack on the open field, and the garrison also put up a corresponding resistance, but they could not stop the enemy's offensive, and the losses would have been even more staggering if it had not been for the timely support of armored trains.

It is also mentioned in the report that several witnesses have claimed to have seen ghostly monsters, which are fast, silent, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, and only appear when they are glued to blood.

This made Roland realize that he might have seriously underestimated the beast's abilities.

......

When Isabella finishes speaking, Roland finds that his suspicions have been confirmed—the Evil Moon in the west of the Grey Keep is just a tributary of the sea compared to the Holy City of Hermes, and there are far more types of Evil Beasts than Devils, and some hybrids are even difficult to find prototypes in Beasts.

For example, the wild beasts that have extremely long bodies, can pass through the surface and climb the city walls, and the body of a sheep's horn bird, and the howling bird that poses a great threat to ordinary people, etc., are all monsters that have never been seen in the West. At the same time, he also had a basic idea of why the attack had come without warning—the sudden appearance of a large group of evil beasts behind the frontier was most likely due to the brute beasts.

But that doesn't explain why the situation has become so dire without winter. Even if there were no huge walls like the Holy City in the rear, the First Army was all inexperienced newcomers, but the gap in weapons was enough to make up for it. People may be in chaos at first, but once the emergency plan is activated, the army should be able to stabilize the situation quickly.

In addition, he noticed that Isabella never mentioned the ghostly monster, which also made him wonder if it was a new enemy, or a false alarm for the people in the chaos.

At this moment, an attendant walked into the room with a paper bag.

"Your Majesty, a new letter has been sent from Neverwinter. ”

"Not a telegram?" Roland said with some surprise.

"Yes, it was delivered by the Air Knight. ”

"Take it apart. ”

The paper bag contained a stack of pictures, which Roland spread out on the table, only to realize that it was all a true portrayal of the attacker. Obviously, these images were the work of Zoroya, which is undoubtedly much more accurate and vivid on an intelligence level than a written report.

It seems that even if they are not capable of fighting, they are doing what they can to defend their homeland.

Soon, one of the pictures of the monster's corpse caught Roland's attention.

It appears to have been hit by a train, most of its body stuck to the iron plate, and its appearance is incapable of connecting with any of the evil beasts Isabella describes.

"Have you seen this hybrid in Hermes?" he pulled out the drawing and placed it in front of Isabella.

She scrutinized it, then shook her head.

However, the nightingale, who had been standing behind Roland, suddenly let out a soft "huh".

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