Meanwhile.

Less than a few kilometers outside the camp of the garrison of the Kingdom of Hori, the council chamber of Rock City.

"Your Excellency, your Academy's invention is truly remarkable!" said an official with excitement on his face, "I thought we were done when the Light flooded the city...... But do you see the stupidity of the general after the light is gone? He raised his right hand, and he wanted to put it down but didn't dare to put it down, it was ridiculous!"

In the hall, other officials also smiled and nodded. Since the beginning of the war, the atmosphere in the entire council chamber has never been more harmonious.

Even the Lords and Peacemakers, who had been singing the opposite tune before, nodded towards Benjamin at this moment, and they were so respectful that they couldn't do it.

"Lord Dean, please forgive us for our rudeness, the Rune Defense Array is truly a shocking invention. The academy will go down in history because of today's battle. ”

Benjamin just smiled and nodded in the face of all this.

How so...... The moment the artillery fire fell, his heart was also full of unease, and when the rune defense array completely carried down that terrible salvo, his mood was even more excited than these officials.

But now, he is slowly calming down.

"We only blocked the first round of bombardment from the Holy Light Cannon, and we didn't repel the army of the Hori Kingdom. It wasn't until the crowd was out of the excitement that Benjamin spoke, "It's not time to be really happy." ”

Hearing this, the Executive Prime Minister also nodded.

"That's right. None of us can let our guard down until we get rid of Ikor once and for all. ”

In this way, the atmosphere in the hall quickly became serious, and the topic changed from the feeling of the scene just now to how to deal with the enemy's attack next. With such a large army still there, the situation is really not as rosy as imagined.

Only this time, many people have set their eyes on Benjamin.

"What do you think we should do, Lord Dean?"

It is clear that after the protection of the Rune Defense Array, the officials have developed some dependence on Benjamin and the Academy of Magic. They felt that if they wanted to fight off the enemy, they had to rely on Benjamin.

However......

"I'm not very good at leading troops in battle. Benjamin shrugged his shoulders and said, "If the Pope shows up, I can help stop it, but I can't help with the army of the Kingdom of Hori." ”

He can't just go out with a soldier and attack the enemy's army, can he?

Although Grant was not found, Benjamin knew very well that he must have gone with the army as Pope. You must not act rashly, otherwise, you may fall into the trap of the opposite side.

Once war comes, people like him and Grant generally become nuclear weapons, as hole cards, playing a deterrent role. Whoever reveals the card first may suffer.

Therefore, it is really difficult for him to give any good advice at this time, so let professional people play it.

Hearing Benjamin's reply, the officials seemed a little disappointed. Soon, though, they started discussing strategy and decided to stay on the defensive and wait and see.

The enemy's forces are always stronger than theirs, and the location of Rock City is their only advantage. Now the rune defense array is very stable, and the opposite side can't be broken, and the people who are in a hurry should be those priests, not them.

It would also be beneficial for them to drag the tide of the battle into a long siege battle.

And just like that, after several hours of discussion, the meeting ended and the officials left in a hurry, preparing for themselves. Benjamin had left the hall an hour earlier and started the water elemental induction method, walking through the desolate streets of Rock City.

It was probably evening, and the atmosphere in the city was still solemn, but he could sense the people hiding in their homes, so he could also see that there was a little more confidence on their faces.

The rune defense array still boosted the confidence of the entire city to a large extent.

Scanning the city, he came to the western wall.

"Are the enemy troops camped over there?"

Looking at the camp in the distance, he suddenly asked.

"Ah...... Dean, yes, that's right. The patrol leader on one side spoke, stammering as if he was a little nervous about facing Benjamin.

"Did they move anything special after they were stationed there?" Benjamin asked, unconcerned.

"That...... Not yet, the enemy has not moved for three hours. ”

"That's right. ”

Benjamin nodded, thoughtful.

He wondered what the situation was like in the enemy camp.

After the rune defense array resisted the artillery fire, the army of the Horry Kingdom stood there a little embarrassed for a while, and then turned around and set up camp, also putting on a "I have been consumed with you". But Benjamin knew very well that the church wasn't going to go on like this.

What unpredictable plans will they come up with?

It's the church, after all, and Benjamin still feels uneasy at the thought of this unfathomable behemoth.

"Hmm...... Wait, Lord Dean, they seem to have moved!"

As he pondered, the patrol leader on the side suddenly shouted. Then, not only Benjamin, but also the surrounding soldiers looked in the direction of the enemy army with puzzled faces.

"They...... What can you do with just such a small person?"

I saw that in the military camp of the Hori Kingdom, several squads suddenly walked out. Their number is only about a few hundred, and from a distance, it is really sparse, like a group of moving ants, which makes people a little confused.

Those people quickly came towards Rock City, and in confusion, the soldiers defending the city did not act rashly.

"Dean, look ......"

Benjamin waved his hand and frowned, "Let's see what they're going to do first." ”

It is impossible for a team of 100 people to pose any threat to them, but if it is said to be a messenger of negotiations, a few hundred people seems to be a bit too much. Therefore, he didn't understand what these people were here for.

It took about ten minutes, and the hundred-person team of the Horry Kingdom came to the outskirts of Rock City, lined up in an arc, and kept a distance of about ten meters from the rune defense array. And at this distance, Benjamin was able to see the equipment on those people clearly.

- Most of them were armed with bows and arrows.

Under the puzzled gaze, the hundred-man team bent their bows and arrows and began to shoot at Rock City. There was no doubt that these ghost things alone would never hurt half a person, and the arrows scattered in all corners of the rune defense array, and then shattered by the elements that emerged from the barrier.

But Benjamin seemed to think of something, and his face changed slightly.

These people...... They were doing research on the battlefield, and they wanted to find out the weaknesses of the rune defense array.