About two days later.

At the junction of the Kingdom of Hori and Ikor at the gate of Krusad, countless soldiers stood in rows, unable to open their eyes in the midday sun.

"What the hell do they mean?"

Above the gate, the old bishop looked ahead, about three hundred meters away from them, Ikor's army, frowned, and suddenly said this. He could see the mages flying around in the local army, and he could also see the cannons of holy light packed together, which caused them great pressure and confusion.

Because...... This army has been outside the Crussad gate for almost two days.

There was no tentative attack, no messenger to say anything, and the kingdom of Hori was in the midst of civil strife, but Ikor came to the border like a leisurely stroll, and then stationed there, staring at them motionless.

How does this make the church not worried?

The royal army urgently assembled and rushed to the border to guard against a possible attack by Ikor at any time. The Church also sent a large number of priests and five bishops to assist in the defense.

"I don't know. The paladin on the side replied with a frown, "We have already sent three messengers over, but it's just ...... None of them returned, not knowing whether they were killed or placed under house arrest. ”

"The attitude is vague, so it is mysterious...... I don't think they're going to really attack. They were joined by several priests, one of whom suddenly said.

"His Majesty the Pope doesn't think they're going to attack either. The old bishop sighed and said, "It's just ...... We had to guard against it. No one knew where the demon was now, and if he suddenly appeared in the midst of Ikor's army, the Crusade Gate would be lost in an instant. ”

When the others heard this, they couldn't help but show irritated expressions.

They're kind of dragged here.

Since the announcement of the princess's succession, civil strife in the kingdom of Hori has erupted like a blowout. They knew that someone must be in the way, but after this coming-and-going situation, everyone was exhausted, and it was even more difficult to stabilize the situation.

However, at this moment, suddenly another paladin ran down the stairs and all the way to the top of the gate. He stopped in front of the old bishop, held his knees, and spoke breathlessly:

"No, it's not good......"

Everyone immediately turned their heads and looked at the paladin in disbelief, and the old bishop hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?

"The news just came...... Half an hour ago, that demon led an army to raid the city of Rhine!"

Suddenly, everyone froze in place, silent.

And at the same time......

At noon in the Rhine, the sky was overcast, and there was not a ray of sunlight to be seen.

"Kill——!"

The shouts of slaughter that reached into the sky, mixed with the clanging of blades against each other, filled half of the streets of the Rhine. From the air, you can see a dense crowd of soldiers, severed arms and stumps spread all over the ground, and dazzling flashes of holy light and magic...... As the fighting raged, civilians were confined to the bottom of their closet beds at home, praying that they would not be affected by the war.

And the two groups of men who fought in the city were clearly identified by their clothing, one was a group of Kingdom soldiers, and the other was ...... Looks a bit like a bandit.

"Hmph...... Do you really think we don't recognize it?"

In the sky, a bishop leads a group of priests and confronts a team of mages. The head of the bishop stared at the raggedly clad mages, but saw a familiar shadow in them.

- Traces of the Academy of Magic.

This is definitely not a bunch of folk mages mixed with bandits.

"What about that demon? Where is he hiding? What the hell are you trying to do?" the Bishop asked sharply at the thought that the terrifyingly powerful creature might be hiding near them.

"Guess what. In the mage team, Leila let out a chuckle and said this with a dark shadow surrounded by black shadows.

The bishop immediately shouted angrily: "Hmph, don't get too complacent, His Majesty the Pope will come soon!"

When Joanna heard this, her eyes lit up, and a flame burst out of her hand: "Come on, come on! Last time, I haven't had a fight with him!"

"You...... Arrogant guy, let's get past our level first!"

As he spoke, runes lit up in the bishop's eyes, and the priests behind him formed a formation, and the holy light gradually emerged from above their heads, gathering together to become more and more dazzling.

Seeing this, the mages also opened their hands. Joanna and Lyra, who were in the lead, turned their heads and glanced at each other, the corners of their mouths slightly raised.

"There's not much time, let's do it quickly. ”

Joanna said this, and Leila nodded.

In the next second, black shadows and flames rose up, intertwining with each other, like twin snakes with their bodies intersecting. Intense magical fluctuations spread out from this sky.

Meanwhile.

"This should be the last stronghold. ”

In the middle of nowhere, Benjamin suddenly came out of a courtyard, looked back, glanced at the pool of blood in the room, and muttered to himself. There were dozens of corpses lying in the room, all dressed in the clothes of ordinary carpenters, but Benjamin was well aware that these were priests.

More precisely, it should be the priest of production.

He led a large army close to the Rhine, and finally launched a surprise attack into the city, for the sake of these priests, who represented the productive forces of the church. Simply destroying the stronghold will certainly not have much impact, and it will be difficult for the church to be rebuilt, but people who understand technology ...... But it's not that easy.

There were too many such strongholds hidden in the Rhine, and they were very short of time, so Benjamin had to kill them on sight, and there was no way to capture them alive.

Obviously, they could not really take the Rhine, and the enemy's support would soon arrive. They have destroyed the strongholds that should be destroyed, and the things that should be looted have been snatched, and they must withdraw quickly.

In fact, the whole battle plan is just like that. Using the onslaught of the army to distract the enemy's vision, the mages dragged the city's combat-ready priests, and then Benjamin, like a lone assassin, infiltrated and eliminated the targets one by one.

He's had a lot of trouble along the way - almost every stronghold has a powerful Holy Light Barrier to guard, and even with Benjamin's strength, it will take some work to break. But fortunately, the battle was fought, and no one could control him, so he carried out the plan smoothly.

"Well, it's the last one, that's right. If you want, you can call in now. The system said lazily, "But...... Don't you have to make a trip to church?"

"I know. ”

Benjamin nodded, said in his heart, and flew quickly in the direction of the Rhine City Church.

After St. Peter's Basilica, the church in the Rhine is the largest in the country. Although the city gates were breached at this moment, and the city was in chaos, when Benjamin arrived, he could still see the crowd of people surrounding the church.

He couldn't help but frown.

So many people...... How long is he going to kill.

Moreover, he found that among these people were not only people from the church, but also ordinary people who came to the church to seek refuge. Because the church must be the most heavily guarded, ordinary people just want to find the safest place, so they come here one after another, and finally form such a crowded scene.

The drawing that Morris asked for was hidden in the basement of the church.

"What nonsense, let's just kill it. The system said casually, "Although there are many people, with the thickness of this enchantment, it shouldn't be able to stop you for long." ”

Benjamin rubbed his chin and shook his head as he hid behind a street corner and observed the church.

“...... No, I have an easier way. ”