A week passed quietly in a situation of increasing tension.

All could see was that an army was stationed in Crewe Town, and a few hours later, the rune defense array slowly rose, protecting the border town in all directions. So, when the news spread, the entire Horry Kingdom immediately realized that the Black Nightmare had only disappeared for a while, and they were now back!

And when the Nightmare Army unites with the Wood family...... People don't know what's going on, but everyone who is anti-church is uplifted by it.

However, on the side of the church, although most people can't see anything, through those rumors, inside information, and so on...... People smell the imminent Great War. Some people say that the kingdom army forcibly requisitioned all the men in the royal capital; others say that all the workshops in the city were collected for the use of the church, and the lights were kept all night long, and they did not know what they were making; some people even swore that every household in the royal capital had been visited by the priest's house, but all those who had a little talent in magic were taken away, and they did not know where they were taken.

In short, another big war is brewing. It's like looking at the thunderous sky, waiting for the first rainstorm that could fall at any moment.

"Did you find out what the church was up to?"

In the camp of the Black Nightmare Army, Benjamin looked at Miles, who had just returned, and asked.

"No, they won't be able to get around the flotilla this time. Miles shook his head and said, "But I have to warn you that the vanguard of the Kingdom Army secretly left the royal capital last night, and they probably intended to get close to Crewe Town in this way and then take you by surprise." ”

Benjamin was a little puzzled when he heard this.

“...... Sneak attack? That's all they have to say?"

He feared it wouldn't be that simple.

"yes, to be honest, they don't seem to have anything left. Miles shrugged his shoulders and said nondeniably, "I've investigated as much as I can, soldier...... There are nearly 100,000 people, but many of them were forcibly captured and not beaten much. And then the priest had five thousand, and it was basically all indiscriminate. Although the entire kingdom army has been expanded again, its morale and training are very poor, and it just looks bluffing. ”

"What about the cannons?"

"There are forty cannons left—you have to thank me for burning down several warehouses before I left, or you'll have twice as many shells as you do now. ”

“...... Thanks a lot. ”

Benjamin didn't know what to say, so he nodded and patted Miles on the shoulder to show his gratitude.

He didn't know what the battle would end up in.

The frenzied expansion of the Kingdom Army is also a kind of smoke bomb to some extent, at least for now, Benjamin can't figure out how effective they actually are. In terms of the number of people alone, whether it is a soldier or a mage, the enemy is more than ten times that of them, and two fists are difficult to defeat four hands, and the difference in numbers is so large that it is possible to make up for the degree of training.

Benjamin wondered if they needed to be more prepared.

In this way, he got the information he wanted from Miles, turned away, and threw himself into more intense preparations. Since the church is ready for a sneak attack, they must always be prepared, because the enemy may appear at any time.

The Woods had quietly set out, leaving only a few pretentious soldiers to walk up and down the Cruzard Gate. In Crewe, more and more makeshift walls appear in the outer streets, and a large number of arrow towers are rising from the ground, constantly with archers and mages coming and going, and the people living in the town are aware of what is coming.

And at the same time.

"Rune Defense Array...... It's still the same, but this time, they shouldn't choose to retreat. Grant flew high in the air, and together with several bishops, he looked at the busy town of Crewe in the distance, and slowly spoke with a gloomy face.

- No one knew that they had already come to a place less than a kilometer north of Crewe Town, and had been secretly observing for almost a day.

"Yes. The bishop on the side nodded at once, and said, "We have received reports that they have built a large number of fortifications in the town, and they will definitely defend it to the end." ”

Grant turned his head and asked, "So...... How long will it be before our army arrives?"

"In three days, they will assemble on the hill to the north and prepare for the attack. ”

Grant nodded when he heard this.

"This time, that guy shouldn't be able to eavesdrop on the plan again. The other bishop said, "In order to avoid him, we went to the sky to discuss the whole plan, and only a few of us knew about the whole plan, and the assassin could not find out again." ”

As he spoke, he thought of the warehouses in the royal capital that spontaneously combusted for no reason. Do you still need to say it? The only person who was able to burn down the storage point where the Holy Light Cannon was stored was the assassin with a strange physique.

As soon as they thought of this, they clenched their fists in hatred.

Grant let out a cold snort and said, "That guy ...... When you defeat the Black Nightmare Army, you must find him out, and you can't let him survive in this world. ”

Several bishops responded: "Of course!"

And just like that, another two days passed. The members of the church could observe from the air that the Dark Horrites in Crewe Town were shrinking as if they had smelled something. But they didn't care, the big war was about to happen to the whole world, and what the Dark Nightmare would never know was how they would attack.

The vanguard of the Kingdom Army had arrived, and they were stationed in the mountains and quietly prepared.

Finally, on the third night.

“...... It's raining. ”

Standing in the mountains north of the gate, Grant stood with his hands in his hands and looked up at the sky. One drop, two drops...... The raindrops fell on his cheeks, but they were bounced away by the holy light that appeared on him, and even as the rain became heavier, Grant's hair and sleeves never got wet.

Behind him, several bishops looked at the cloudy sky, their faces mixed with joy.

This is a test God has given us. One of the bishops took a deep breath and said categorically, "Defeating that demon in the rain represents the ultimate glory." Through this test, the divine light will return to this continent. ”

Another bishop said, "The rain doesn't help the water as much as we thought, but it's better for our plans." ”

Someone else suggested: "Your Majesty the Pope...... Why don't we wait for the rain to stop before we attack?"

Grant just withdrew his gaze and shook his head.

"Have you forgotten? The time of the attack cannot be changed. He turned abruptly and pointed to a narrow mountain path behind him, "Even if we are willing to wait until the rain stops, they ...... It's impossible to wait. ”

As he spoke, suddenly, the mountain under his feet shook violently, and a rumbling sound was heard. At that moment, several bishops also seemed to think of something, and hurriedly followed Grant into the air and turned their heads to look. And following the gaze of several of them, half a minute later, you can see that in the narrow path, a stream of muddy and blackened muddy water suddenly rushed out.

Like the thawing of a river in spring, in an instant, a large amount of muddy water carrying countless stones rushed down the mountain road, with an amazing sound, as if the entire mountain range was trembling.

Not only that, but the muddy water rose more and more in the rain, like a river bursting its banks, rushing out of more than one mountain road. Soon, the mudslide merged into a single stream of several mountain trails, and finally, it poured out of the mountain along a slope that seemed to have only recently appeared!

- Straight to Crewe Town in the rain.