Chapter 32: The Fall of Mostok
At the same time, the land of redemption is already in turmoil.
The news of the demon invasion has finally been further confirmed.
Three days after the grapevine circulated, the Holy See's alarm bell finally sounded. After a lapse of 300 years, the bell has spread from the Holy See Hill to Vendinburg, and then to every church and corner of the continent.
Pope Nicholas II spoke.
Standing on the high platform of the church on the Papal Hill, he confirmed the news of the fall of the Holy City to the countless noble lords, believers and people who had gathered on the Holy See Hill.
Now, the demons have taken over the Holy City, condescending to look down on the entire land of salvation. Their army is constantly passing through the holy city of Guò over the Broken Sky Mountains. And the area of nearly 100 square kilometers near the Holy City has been captured by the demon army, and has become a bridgehead for the demon clan to attack and redeem the land.
"I call on all the people of the Holy Emperor to unite and gather under the banner of the Holy See to fight this holy war together. The three major knights of the Holy Religion will be the first to go to the battlefield, and the Kingdom of Heaven will also send angels to help in the battle. We will do everything in our power to defend human dignity with our lives. ”
"Those who believe in the glory of God and pray for God's blessing will be saved. ”
Nicholas II's speech, along with the alarm bells of the demon invasion, spread throughout the continent. In addition to being shocked and frightened, people want to ask the most question, but they don't get any answer.
"Holy City, how did it fall?!"
It wasn't until seven days later that gossip gradually came, saying that the holy domain powerhouse stationed in the holy city had left for some reason, and the demons had gathered more than twenty demon commanders to launch a surprise attack, and in just three prayers, the holy city had fallen.
The news of the fall of the Holy City had actually been known to the Holy Sect leaders as early as the first eyewitness saw the Demon Clan.
But. But they kept the news tightly sealed. So much so that those lords who were attacked by the demons had no preparation at all.
However, now is not the time to hold accountable.
Everyone's hearts are clung to by the grim reality.
For three hundred years, the horror of the demon race has never disappeared from the memory of mankind. It's just that there is the block of Fort Farrington. For three hundred years, the demons have returned again and again, and everyone just naturally ignores it, and even takes the initiative to hide this fear.
And now, that terrible scene has finally come to reality, and it has become a nightmare that no one can escape.
With the invasion of the demons, the shape of the Land of Redemption has also undergone significant changes.
Although the war between the Philip Empire and the Solan Empire has not ended, there are no large-scale battles anymore. The Philip Empire has just suffered a crushing defeat. Peter I rarely did not get angry, but quickly recalled Benson and other famous generals, and discussed measures to deal with the demons behind closed doors.
And after celebrating the victory, the Saint-Solan Empire did not make any unnecessary moves except to send the southern army to recover the port cities along the Lulian coast.
While every Solan wants to recapture the province of Pru and the border city of Longmen, which were occupied by the Philip Empire, it is clear that the more realistic danger now comes from the demons. If the Philem is a vicious wolf by his side, then. The demon is a giant dragon flying from the sky.
The threats and results of the two are not at all the same level.
And the most nervous. Naturally, it is the Pompeii Empire, which is directly facing the threat of demons.
This huge, greedy, tyrannical and decaying country has shown a rare display of efficiency. Almost as soon as the demon invasion began, a large number of troops deployed on the border of the Philip Empire and the Saint Soran Empire were transferred north.
Meantime. The major lords of the Pompeii Empire also gathered under the orders of the royal family. Armies, wagons laden with supplies, from south to north, from west to east. Continuous.
In just one week, the Pompeii Empire has already concentrated an army of more than 60,000 people in the province of Mostock, where the demons appeared. These include five elite knights, a brigade of dragon knights, a squadron of high-level magicians, and thirty magicians supported by the Holy See.
At the same time, there were also two Sacred Domain powerhouses who rushed to the front line to take charge.
A team of tens of thousands surrounded the area where the demons appeared. Although there was no attack, the roads were cut off on all sides.
It is said that the commander of the front line is researching and trying to cut off the follow-up channel of the demons. And the Holy Church is also deliberating on how to retake the Holy City.
This news comforted the nobles of various countries at first.
Although the Pompeii Empire is decaying, it is the strongest of the three empires in terms of national strength and military strength.
The Demon Clan had just occupied the Holy City, and there were not many troops crossing the Broken Sky Mountain Range, and they were facing difficulties in both the mobilization of troops and materials. At present, they only control a few small aristocratic territories, and no matter how strong they are, it is impossible for them to directly compete with a fully mobilized power in the short term.
Still, people miscalculated.
Just seven days after the Holy See's alarm bell rang, a demon army walked out of the area besieged by the Pompeii Empire and headed west.
They almost directly ran into the intercepted Pompeii army.
The two sides are fighting in a place called the Dragon's Blood Forest. After just three prayers, the entire 6,000-strong troops of the Pompeii Empire were routed under the attack of the Demon Clan, which was less than 300 people.
What's even more shocking is that among the fallen human warriors, there is actually a Sacred Domain powerhouse. It is said that he was besieged by five demon generals and was attacked by a demon commander who led the army and was torn apart.
Public opinion was in an uproar for a while.
That's a true Sanctuary powerhouse! a paladin!
Every person who can step into the Sacred Realm has the extraordinary strength to move mountains and reclaim the sea. They are so powerful, so high, that to mortals, they are almost god-like beings.
Some of these Sacred Realm powerhouses will be lucky enough to be favored by the Kingdom of Heaven and enter the Sky City.
And the rest of them, although they live in the mortal world, the rules of the world can no longer bind them. They have a set of rules that belong to the powerhouses of the Sanctuary and are only bound by the rules of the Sanctuary. Not to mention ordinary aristocratic families, even the royal families of the three major empires are not in their eyes.
They are able to serve the royal family or a certain family, a certain order of knights, only because of loyalty, because of kindness, because of profit, or because of boredom.
For three hundred years, every powerhouse in the Sacred Realm has been regarded as the common wealth of mankind. They are the pillars of the human race, the foundation of human domination over the Redemption Continent and resistance to the demons. It will not be used unless absolutely necessary. No one could command them, including the royal families of the three great empires.
The war between the Philae Empire and the Saint-Solan Empire lasted for more than a year, and the death toll was nearly a million. Countless civilians have fallen in pools of blood, countless cities have been destroyed, and countless warriors have died on the battlefield. But among them, there is not a single powerhouse in the Holy Domain. They didn't even make a shot.
Even Edward was in a difficult situation several times and was almost forced to abdicate, and he did not throw the powerhouses of the Sanctuary loyal to the royal family into the war.
It's not that you don't want to, but you can't.
Once the Sacred Domain powerhouse of the Solan Empire makes a move, then the Feilie Empire will inevitably also dispatch the Holy Domain. The nature of this war will immediately turn into a catastrophe that destroys humanity. Not to mention the large number of Sacred Domain powerhouses killed and injured, even if they lose any of them, they will be pointed at by the Solan family.
But no one expected that in just a few days after the demon invasion, the human race would fall to a holy domain. The elite troops of 6,000 people, the five knights, were defeated by just three hundred demons!
This news is like a basin of cold water poured on the heads of people who are lucky, and it is completely cold.
But that's just the beginning.
After defeating the blockading Pompeii Empire's army, the team, led by a marshal, moved on.
And the next day, behind them, another demon army appeared. It was also led by a demon commander, and the number of people was five hundred.
On the third day, a third demon team appeared, numbering a thousand people.
It was also in the early morning of this day that people were surprised to find that this place occupied by the demons had been shrouded in a dense red light mist overnight. Whether it's the castle of the lord or the surrounding towns, it's all hidden.
Originally, humans could still observe the movement with the help of griffin knights, but now that they look at it, it is just a red mist. Nothing to see.
Looking down from the sky, the red mist at the foot of the Broken Sky Mountain Range was like a huge cocoon.
Later historians called it the blood cocoon.
In this way, every day, a demon army comes out of the blood cocoon.
North, west, south, northwest, southwest, southwest...... In less than twenty days, the war has spread to the entire Mostock Province with the appearance of the demon army.
The demons are a complex race.
The Demon Emperor is the ruler of the Demon Clan. It is also the most powerful race of the demons. This race has a small population, but is a warrior by nature. Even if you don't cultivate, as long as you reach the age and transform once, your strength will increase by one level.
In particular, the geniuses of pure blood in the clan, cultivated by secret methods, can have the strength equivalent to the glory knights of human beings before the age of twenty.
The Great Demon Emperors of all dynasties have all come from the Demon Emperor Family, without exception.
Under the Demon Emperor, there are two demon kings of the royal family. In addition, the demon race also has seven vassal races. And these seven races are also led by a demon king.
Unlike humans, demons are completely distinguished by their strength. The strongest Demon Emperor, that is, the strongest of the Demon Race. The demon kings of the seven major races are also the strongest of their respective races. If anyone has the strength to defeat them, then they can become the new Demon Emperor or Demon King.
Under the demon king, there is the demon handsome.
There are eight major races of demons and royals, and there are only seventy-two demon commanders. And in the twenty days of invading the Salvation Continent, eighteen have already appeared!
Within a month, the Pompeii Empire had lost twenty games in a row.
On June 20, Mostok fell...... This chapter is excessive.,I wanted to write more.,But I've been arranging the plot behind it all day.,Sort out all kinds of lines.,There's no time.。 Inclusive...... (To be continued......)