"The volunteer priest must have arrived at his destination by now, right?"

In the cathedral of Hywenlite, in the Kingdom of Hori, the bishop put down the letter in his hand, turned around, and calmly stared at a paladin who walked in through the door.

"Yes, word came in the morning that he had managed to infiltrate Akademi. "If nothing else, he'll purge all sinners of the mages when they hold their opening ceremony." ”

"I hope so. "His Majesty the Pope is still in retreat, and you should understand that we cannot afford to pay such a second price." ”

The paladin knelt on one knee and nodded vigorously: "Of course, the divine will bless us." ”

The bishop shook his head, turned around, his eyes fell on the huge frescoes in the church, and he was silent for a moment before he said, "Since those people are dead, let's prepare for the next action." The king of Karretus and the mage powerhouse of Fredon will both fall in that small academy, and we can't afford to miss this opportunity. ”

The paladin raised his head and said tentatively, "Then we ......"

The bishop's tone was calm, but there was an unquestionable force in his voice: "Send another three thousand priests, and while Ikor doesn't react, we're going to put an end to everything." ”

The paladin couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

3,000 priests......

He had never dared to have any opinion on the bishop's words, but such a decision really made him a little frightened. Therefore, he plucked up the courage and asked a rare question:

"But...... What if those people in the academy survive?"

When the bishop heard this, the corners of his mouth rarely showed a slight smile.

"Go ahead, there's no such just in case. ”

The paladin wanted to ask again, but the bishop's meaning was already clear, so he didn't dare to say anything more, just nodded vigorously, turned around, and hurried out of here.

However, as soon as he reached the door, the bishop suddenly stopped him.

"Keep this information secret and don't let Grant know. ”

The paladin was stunned again, but he quickly reacted, nodded in response, and then turned around again and hurried away along the hallway of the church, carrying out the bishop's orders.

The bishop looked at the back of the paladin leaving, and suddenly narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Meanwhile.

Thousands of kilometers away, on the other side of the continent, within the small town of Akademi.

The townspeople come and go, and it's bustling with activity. Probably because today was the opening day of the Academy of Magic, even they were happy, and everyone had a smile on their faces.

However, at about ten o'clock in the morning, the lively atmosphere came to an abrupt end, and all kinds of exclamations came out of every street in the town.

"Behold...... What's that?"

"It's the direction of the academy, what the hell is going on?"

More residents were alarmed and walked out the door and looked in the direction of the college. I saw that in the high wall surrounded by the academy, a pillar of light appeared at this moment. The pillar of light, almost the size of a house, reaching into the sky, was spectacular, but still dazzling in the sun's rays.

Everyone was taken aback by the vision, and the patrol mages who hid their identities were even more shocked.

"It's like a miracle...... Why, that's the direction of the auditorium, right?"

Today was a special day, as they had been patrolling back and forth around the town to make sure there weren't any suspicious guys approaching the academy. Therefore, the sudden changes in the academy made them never expect.

Was it an attack, or was Gen Benjamin demonstrating something?

They didn't hide their identities anymore, and used their flying skills to quickly fly in the direction of the auditorium.

Soon, the entire auditorium came into view.

"Oh my God, what the hell is this?"

A dozen patrolling mages gathered in a circle, looking at the auditorium below. At this moment, the entire auditorium was surrounded by a golden circle of light, and they just watched from afar, and even felt a suffocating spiritual force, which overwhelmed them.

And that pillar of light also rose from the position of the gate of the auditorium and soared into the sky.

The mages had absolutely no idea what was going on.

"Something must be going on inside, we need to get them out!"

Someone shouted so loudly that the chanting began. Fearing that there was some danger inside, they wanted to see if they could use magic to break through this huge layer of gold from the outside.

However, no matter what kind of magic they used, as they flew close to the aperture, the light dissipated little by little, and was soon re-disintegrated into the elements, disappearing without a trace.

The mages were also stunned.

Some people were anxious and wanted to fly towards that side, but they were immediately stopped by the people on the side. No matter what kind of magic it is, it will dissipate when you get close, and isn't flying magic also magic?

Moreover, the closer they got to each other, the more terrifying the suppression of that spiritual power became.

"This ...... Is this still the spiritual power of human beings?"

They couldn't get closer, so they could only land on the ground, gather together, and look nervously at the auditorium in the circle of light, praying that nothing would happen to the people inside.

And inside the auditorium......

"Master Benjamin, quick, think of a way, my head hurts...... I—my brain looks like it's going to be cooked!"

A golden halo of light echoed like water waves, and screams filled the entire auditorium. Whether it's a mage, a king, or a wealthy merchant...... Everyone fell to the ground, curled up and rolling back and forth, with a terrible roar coming out of their mouths.

They looked so miserable that some of them had even scratched blood on their scalps.

The culprit of all this, the bare priest, was still standing at the door of the auditorium, bathed in holy light, staring coldly at the painful crowd, a small rune lit up in the depths of his eyes without sorrow or joy.

Soon, he turned his gaze to Benjamin.

"Why, you, it's okay. ”

Following his highly mechanical words, at the other end of the auditorium, Benjamin stood in the midst of the fallen crowd, his face looking bewildered, but not showing the same pained look as theirs.

"Why...... Am I okay?"

He also didn't understand what was happening in front of him.

From the moment the priest took off his cloak and his whole body glowed, things went in a direction he could not have predicted. The magic was blocked, the crystal ball was blocked, the priest opened his eyes, and a golden halo filled the auditorium.

Then, one by one, the people in the auditorium fell.

- Except for Benjamin.

The golden halo is like some kind of deadly poison, and as soon as a normal person comes into contact with it, they lose the ability to resist like a snail encountering salt. Benjamin, however, felt no pain.

Of course, the spiritual power emanating from the priest's body was still huge, and he was a little out of breath. But all Benjamin could feel was this breathless feeling.

He showed no signs of injury.

"Master Benjamin...... Quick, save us!"

Of course, it's useless just that he doesn't fall. Now the people who fell in the auditorium were too important, kings, wealthy merchants, officials...... If they all die here, the situation on the entire continent will be turned upside down overnight.

Benjamin could also see why the church was doing this—they wanted to catch it all.

All the people who the church hated gathered here because of the Academy of Magic. In a sense, the church couldn't be happier.

They deliberately waited until today to amplify their moves.