Chapter 525: The General Who Reversed His Word
Benjamin's words caused the soldiers below to hesitate for a moment. However, they were on the battlefield, raising their swords and preparing to start slaughtering. As a soldier's fighting instinct, they temporarily blocked out external distractions and rushed forward.
"Abominable ......"
The priests in the enemy army seemed to have begun to chant, and Benjamin couldn't help frowning when he saw this.
"No matter, let these soldiers calm down first. He turned his head and said to the mages beside him. And he himself instantly released the ice mist stored in the consciousness space, surging downward.
Below, the armies of the two sides were already on the verge of colliding. The king's soldiers raised their shields and formed a circle in a defensive position. The archers and musketeers in the circle had already begun to aim, ready to start shooting.
On the enemy's side, the formation is actually similar.
Just as they were about to collide with each other, suddenly, a circle of ice mist fell from the sky, instantly cutting off the gap between the two armies. The fierce wind summoned by the other mages also blew at this moment, causing the speed of the enemy's charge to be greatly reduced.
At this moment, the soldiers who kept rushing forward finally stopped.
"Listen to me, don't be deceived by the priests of the church. By taking this step, you are the sinners of Carretus's murder. Why are we killing each other here when foreign enemies are present?"
The king in the army was also lifted into the air by Benjamin at the right time. The king held aloft the coat of arms in his hand and looked around at the circle of troops that surrounded them.
"Enough, they're all liars!"
In the face of the king's move to stop the war, the priests in the team naturally did not sit idly by. However, probably because they were afraid of Benjamin's strength, they did not fly into the air to confront Benjamin, but shouted out in the ranks one after another, urging the soldiers in front to continue to charge.
Not only that, but the holy light also burst out of their hands, rushing towards the ice mist that separated the two armies. In an instant, the ice mist that Benjamin had stored for a long time was purified by them a lot.
Benjamin's face sank.
Thousands of priests have made a move, and this kind of power is indeed not something he can handle alone.
But...... He had to hold on.
A steady stream of ice mist was created by him, surging around the army, and more than two dozen other mages were also working hard to intercept the flying holy light. Without the resistance of these things, the Holy Light Bullets sent by the priest would directly rush into their army, causing very terrible destructive power.
At the same time, Benjamin was constantly looking for the leading general in the ranks of the enemy army.
The church controls the army by controlling these generals. If he can convince these generals that they would rather sacrifice their lives, he can turn the whole situation around!
However, at this very moment.
"General Hawke, what the hell are you doing?"
A figure rushed out of the ice mist, ignoring the oncoming holy light bullets, and rushed directly into the layers of encirclement of the enemy army. His speed was as fast as lightning, and in the blink of an eye, he was on the outside of the encirclement, and his hands were lightly placed on the shoulders of a man.
It was Miles, the magic flying in the sky was useless to him, and he rushed straight out.
And the man with his right hand on his shoulder happened to be an acquaintance.
Benjamin's gaze looked over, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
...... It's General Hawke.
The general, who had "taken refuge" with the king, said that he had committed suicide for the sake of honor, and that his army would join the king's army here, appeared in the ranks surrounding the king.
When the king saw this, he couldn't help but look stunned.
"Ho, General Hawke, why did you betray me?" After a brief silence, a roar erupted from the king's mouth, spreading throughout the area with the mage's deliberate bonus.
And General Hawke himself was also shocked, and looked at Miles who appeared behind him with incredible eyes.
"You...... How did you get here? Hurry up, come on, kill this assassin for me!"
This is the same as the way he came to meet the king before. The king couldn't see what was going on because he was far away, but Benjamin could sense it clearly.
Benjamin's heart was cold.
It turned out to be all traps, and the empty camp just now was just a trap left for them by the church. No wonder there are no corpses inside, the bloodstains are all faked, and the real soldiers are in the encirclement, ready to fight them!
Somewhat ironic......
The soldiers around General Hawke had begun to gather to take Miles down. However, they are clearly no match for Miles. The ghostly figure rampaged through the ranks, causing chaos in that area, and the energy of many priests was involved, and Benjamin suddenly felt a little less stressed.
He nodded, and winked at the king beside him.
The king understood.
"Soldiers, now that Ikor has reached our doorstep, your relatives and friends back home may be enduring the invasion of war. But do you know what the Church is doing? They sent emissaries to make a deal with Ikor Army. They're going to sell Carretus to Ikor!"
As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers really stopped all their movements, raised their heads, and looked at the king in the sky.
The king stretched out his hand, threw out several messengers' certificates, and flew into the army.
This move had been discussed with Benjamin in advance, and was intended to be used against Glory. But now, it seems that the church is not going to fight them to the death in Glori, and there is no point in keeping this trick any longer.
As long as you can convince the army in front of you to defect, everything is worth it!
When the priests saw this, they were also a little anxious. In the blink of an eye, several rays of holy light flew out, destroying the documents proving the identity of the messengers.
"What are you hesitating about, rush me!" General Hawke also urged his soldiers, scolding, "Isn't it just a layer of fog, just rush over, what do you look like in fear!"
However, the soldiers looked at him differently.
"That paperwork...... Is it true......"
Benjamin gave a sneer in the sky.
What are these people thinking about destroying the documents directly? To win the trust of the soldiers, this kind of behavior is tantamount to not confessing to themselves. In this way, the correctness of the document was confirmed.
The priests who shot did something stupid.
They really have no one to command, and once a special situation arises, they will deal with it very recklessly.
At this time, the king continued: "Generals, I know that you have been planted with crosses, and you have been enslaved to the Church. But...... Do you remember the oath you took when you were appointed, and what are you doing when the country is in crisis?"
There were a total of four generals in command of these soldiers in the encirclement. Except for Hawke, everyone else suddenly lowered their heads at this moment, revealing a somewhat hesitant look.
It seems that they were forcibly controlled by the church, and these people were also very unwilling in their hearts.
General Hawke, of course, was the only exception.
"Enough! You're a liar! Soldiers, don't believe him! The real majesty is in Glori, waiting for the news of our triumphant return, hurry up!"
However, Miles' voice came from behind him again.
"The real majesty will not leave the invading enemy alone, and concentrate on fighting his own family. ”
Hawke was stunned. However, before he could react, a cold light flashed, blood splattered, and the arm on which he had been crossed flew straight up.
Miles grabbed the chopped arm, ripped off the sleeve, and showed the cross to the soldiers around him.
"Look at the generals you have always respected, but they are no longer just dolls in the hands of the church. ”
Hawke fell to the ground, blood gushing out of his severed arm like a fountain. Probably because Miles's attack was too sudden, his eyes widened, his body trembled, like a rooster with his throat cut and bleeding, he couldn't even let out a scream, only muttered intermittently.
And the soldiers around him were no longer looking at him at the moment.
They all turned their heads to look at Miles' raised arm in amazement.