Just when Joanna thought she might die, suddenly, out of nowhere, a long horn sounded.

At that moment, the priests who surrounded her all stopped their movements, turned around, and flew away in unison. Moreover, not only the priests around Joanna, but the melee in the entire sky seemed to be forcibly interrupted by something, and all the priests began to retreat very suddenly.

The red-eyed mages were stunned, and after the battlefield became sparse, a cool breeze blew in, pulling them back a little from the killing.

Therefore, most people did not rush to chase it out.

So did Joanna. She froze where she was, staring blankly. The familiar faces around her made her feel a little reassured, but further away, the soldiers of the Hori Kingdom outside the city gate ...... It seems that the retreat has also begun.

The crowd receded so quickly and in such a hurry that everyone on Ikor's side felt even more confused.

What's going on?

In a daze, Joanna suddenly raised her head and looked into the sky. And under the scorching sun of the clear sky, she suddenly saw dozens of dense points of light, drew a smooth parabola, and slowly fell towards Rock City.

After a brief moment of distraction, she realized what was going on.

"Run, run, the enemy is firing again!"

Joanna is not the only one who will look up at the sky, soldiers, mages, people poking their heads out of their houses...... In their eyes, the cannonballs fired by the Holy Light Cannon, though far away, were so clear.

From shock to disbelief, and eventually, despair came over everyone's face.

Locke City is over.

Without the rune defense array, the whole city would be reduced to ashes under the cannon fire, would anyone be able to escape? maybe, maybe the fastest flying wind mage would have a chance to escape before the cannonball fell.

But...... The rest of the people are all gone.

Ikor also played.

"After waiting so long, the cannon is finally filled. Now, I think they have something else that can resist the arbitration of God's will!" and in the back row of the Horry Kingdom's army, next to Grant, the priest looked excited, and couldn't help but say this.

Grant didn't look so excited. He just sat in his seat, squinting his eyes, calmly staring at Rock City in the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing this, the priest realized his gaffe and sorted out his emotions a little, but there was also an unconcealable excitement in his eyes.

Because he knew that the victory or defeat had already been decided.

The country already belongs to the gods.

"Hurry up, isn't the repair and restart of the rune defense array still complete?The church is already full of the second wave of artillery fire, why haven't you restarted it yet?" the guild leader suddenly looked anxious, flew to the corner of the city wall below, and shouted at the mage in charge of the runes there.

"We've done it as soon as possible, but...... The formation covering the whole process is too big, and it is a little close. ”

Hearing this reply, the president was completely dead at that moment.

Is Ikor really going to die?

Almost the entire nation's forces are gathered in Locke, and once they are razed to the ground by the Holy Light Cannon, even if they can escape with the executive prime minister and a small number of elites, the enemy's army will level every corner of Ikor.

There can be no room for them to resist anymore.

At that moment, the president's mood was as desperate as everyone else's. It's just that, as the pillar of this country, he can't despair. Once even he gives up hope in his heart, then the country is really finished.

And also...... There is hope.

In the midst of the wails of countless people, he suddenly became extremely calm, raised his head, and flew towards the cannonball above.

A series of obscure and dense incantations spat out of his mouth. With powerful fluctuations of magic, a strong wind surged over Rock City, and the sun crawled over his wrinkled cheeks like a river flowing over the mountains.

- He decided to make a final attempt.

Whether he succeeds or fails, he is already old, and even if he survives, he will not have many years left. Ikor may have been born as a mistake he made at the beginning, but now that the mistake has come to fruition, this is a country that countless people love, and he has an obligation to continue to protect this land.

"Lord......" The soldiers stood at the head of the city, looking at the figure flying higher and higher in the sky, and everyone held their breath at that moment.

However, at this very moment.

Another figure appeared in the sky.

At that moment, everyone in Rock City was stunned, and the mage of the Academy of Magic suddenly showed an anxious expression. Grant, who was sitting in the back row of the Horry Kingdom army, was on the scene.

“...... He moved. ”

Although the voice flew extremely fast and fell into the eyes of everyone very faintly, they knew that it must be Benjamin. There's no why, they just know.

Moments before the imminent fall of Rock City, the dean of the Academy of Magic was finally about to make a move.

"What? What if he moves? Is it possible for a mere force of one person to stop the bombardment of more than sixty of our Holy Light cannons?"

The priest next to Grant said with a pale face.

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at their Pope, as if trying to get an opinion from the other. However, when he turned his head, he realized that Grant had disappeared from him.

The priest was stunned.

It is clear that Grant did not speak, but vetoed his idea with his actions.

Realizing this, the priest looked around, but found no trace of Grant. He had no choice but to continue to look at the vague figure belonging to Benjamin in the distance. Because he knew that their Pope His Majesty must have gone for that demon.

- The moment Benjamin made a move, it was the moment when Grant made a move.

"You ......"

In the sky above Rock City, looking at Benjamin who was catching up at high speed, the chairman couldn't help but be a little stunned, and stopped chanting for a while.

"Go back and rest. Benjamin turned his head, smiled, and said, "I'll give this thing to me." ”

As he spoke, one stream after another of water appeared out of thin air, intertwining around him. It was as if something made a soft sound, and in an instant, the water elemental in the entire sky resonated and danced, as if it had been given its own life.

The president and Benjamin were close, and at that moment, it was as if something different was shining from Benjamin's body. He didn't know how to describe the feeling, but ...... That's the origin.

The word came out of his heart, and the president didn't know why.

The way he looked at Benjamin suddenly changed from looking at a remarkable young man to ...... Looking at the existence of another world.

Subsequently, all the summoned water elementals erupted at this moment. Benjamin opened his hand, like a god descending from heaven, and with a wave of his hand, two raging rivers appeared out of thin air, like two giant snakes, flying over Rock City.