However, at this moment, the runes that covered the walls of Locke lit up again.

"Whew...... Finally fixed. ”

With the relieved voices of several mages, the elements around the city suddenly began to gather. It was as if they had been inspired by something, merging into the glowing runes, and eventually, rebuilding the rune defenses.

Many people in Rock City were surprised, and only a few people in the know breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well done. ”

Benjamin endured his headache and nodded to the few mages in charge of the formation. His mental strength has been severely damaged, and it is difficult for him to play any more battles, and the enemy is about to attack again. If there was no rune defense array, he didn't know how to defend Rock City.

In short, the people on Ikor's side came back to their senses, looking at the invisible barrier that had protected them again, and naturally their hearts were settled.

And on the opposite side......

Those soldiers of the Hori Kingdom were even more dumbfounded.

"Present...... What now?"

They were just about to re-attack when a trench-like rune defense array appeared again. At that moment, their mood was as uncomfortable as if they had a sneeze but couldn't let it out.

"Can this thing still be fixed?" General Pree's command to charge was stuck in his throat, and he didn't dare to shout, so he could only stand in place, hesitate, and muttered this sentence in a low voice.

The atmosphere was slightly awkward.

Grant was also stunned for a moment, and suddenly clenched his fists.

"How can a mere barrier stop the will of the gods?" he turned to look at the artillery camp and said with a cold face, "Accumulate the next round of fire, and I will break this barrier with you." ”

On the side of the Holy Light Cannon, the priest in command naturally did not dare to have any objections when he heard this, so he quickly nodded and prepared again.

The other soldiers of the Hori Kingdom were still dazed and exhausted. But at this moment, they had no choice but to wait where they were, waiting for the rune defense array to be broken again.

"Still not dead?"

The executive prime minister stood on the city wall, and when he saw this, he couldn't help frowning.

He also thought that the Kingdom of Horry would give up its plan to take Locke City today.

The siege battle has been fought so far, and fatigue has appeared on the faces of both sides, which is even more unfavorable for the besieging side. History is not without a day and night of battles, but they don't think that such a special case can be replicated today.

"Even if he becomes a pope, he is still too young and likes to be self-willed. The chairman suddenly flew to the city wall and spoke slowly, "Don't worry, the strong attack has been defeated, and it is impossible for them to break through the rune defense array." ”

And everything, as the president said.

The Holy Light Cannons are a powerful weapon, but they are difficult to fire continuously in a short period of time. Not only will the priest in charge of the control be exhausted, but the overload of the cannon will also lead to problems such as power decline and shortened lifespan, which means that this third wave of artillery fire can no longer have the same destructive power as the first wave.

The mages in Locke City were also gathered, and they all poured elements into the rune defense array to strengthen its defense. And like Benjamin, he even left the battlefield, ready to return to his lodgings to recuperate.

"Surely they will not be able to break through the gates. He explained to the uneasy crowd, "Don't look at the Pope who was stabbed and didn't die, and that moment the light disappeared, it definitely cost him a lot of state." He doesn't need any big tricks right now. ”

"Then we're relieved. The people around him all looked at Benjamin with reverence, "Lord Dean, what you have just done...... You're amazing. ”

When Benjamin heard this, he smiled slightly, didn't say anything, and turned to leave.

In the end, more than ten minutes later, the Hori Kingdom accumulated savings to complete their formation-breaking attack. It's just that when more than sixty Holy Light Cannons and the Holy Light Giant Sword summoned by Grant came up, the rune defense array still didn't move. Thousands of mages flew at the head of the city, supplying elements to the formation, and at the same time invariably gave a little thumbs up to the Hori army.

General Preece was very angry, but he could only turn his head and go to the whole Grant with several bishops. And under the persuasion of more than twenty people, Grant still reluctantly passed the order to retreat.

At this point, the camp where all the people of the Kingdom of Hori had withdrawn, the first day of siege battle, came to an end after about two hours of fierce fighting.

Ikor's soldiers also carefully began to clean up the battlefield.

"I think...... The situation is still favorable for us. ”

As the time entered the night, in the town hall of Rock City, the executive prime minister nodded to the people participating in the meeting, looked excited, and said slowly.

"In today's engagement, we lost about seven hundred ordinary soldiers, as well as more than a hundred mages who fought valiantly against the priest. I deeply regret their sacrifices, but the enemy's losses are definitely worse than ours. ”

Speaking of this, the executive prime minister couldn't help but be a little excited, waving his arm like a conductor: "Although we can't count the corpses outside the city, it is estimated that they have lost at least 2,000 ordinary soldiers, 6,000 knights, and more than 200 priests participating in the war! Their losses are more than eight times that of us!"

Hearing this, everyone in the hall couldn't help but get excited, and even had an urge to applaud.

Since the beginning of the war, it has been as if they have been in the abyss of darkness, feeling that they will surely fail and that they will not see the slightest glimmer of hope. But after suddenly turning their heads, they found that the enemy had just attacked and hit their heads and bled out, and this kind of exuberance was indescribable.

"Now I'm going back...... That pope's face must have been wonderful. ”

"You said you guys, you were still shouting for peace a few days ago. Do we need to make peace? As soon as the enemy invades our territory, we will fight them back!"

"It's still thanks to the support of the Academy of Magic, otherwise how would we be able to hold on......"

Everyone was talking and laughing, and the atmosphere in the town hall had never been more joyful. Even the most conservative officials have a fighting spirit on their faces at the moment.

However, just outside the town hall, it's only a few hundred meters away.

At night, the main road near the city gate was littered with corpses. The evening breeze blew through the quiet streets, and the air was filled with complex and indescribable smells.

Two figures, one in front and one behind, walked through the mess all over the ground.

“...... Haven't you found his body yet?" Looking around for a while, Frank sighed, looked at Joanna who was still searching for the map in front of him, and couldn't help but speak.

"It's okay, you go back and rest, I'll just look for it alone." Joanna didn't look back, just waved her hand behind her back, shouting as she searched.

Frank shook his head.

"You don't have to. He said slowly in a somewhat muffled voice, "It was his own choice to participate in the battle with the priest. That one...... Before entering the war, he must have been ready to sacrifice, so don't blame yourself for this. ”

When Joanna heard this, she turned around and said quite fiercely, "Will you help me find it?"

“...... Help. ”

"That's it, don't talk nonsense. ”

“......”

Frank shook his head helplessly, but finally closed his mouth and obediently looked among the corpses. It was dark and it was difficult to find people, but for some reason, none of them used any magic to illuminate them, as if as long as the light was on, some unwilling emotions would become nowhere to hide.

A few minutes later.

"I found it!

Frank flipped over a relatively intact corpse, identified it for a moment, and suddenly shouted.

Joanna also quickly turned her head and ran towards him. She leaned down in front of the corpse, her gaze resting on the gaping hole in her chest for a moment, and then landing on the blood-stained young face.

The air fell silent all at once.

“...... It's him, right?" I don't know how long it was, Frank coughed a few times and suddenly asked.

Joanna shook her head as if she had woken up from a dream.

"It's him. ”

"He's ......"

"One of my students. ”