However, Agatanns did not intend to use any surprise weapons, and his strategy was to pave a path with blood before reaching the feet of the Dawn Curia.

After all, the number of the Dark Alliance is too large, and the Holy See lacks supplies, so why don't they lack it?

Therefore, it is also a good way to reduce the number of people through hard battles and seize the opportunity at the same time.

In the days that followed, Iroh's forces were incorporated into the army, which was tasked with blocking reinforcements from the cities. On the one hand, Agatanns is considering the support of this dragon with high mobility and anti-stealth capabilities, not to mention the large number of human troops, even the scouts who deliver the news will find it difficult to cross the blockade line of the Dark Alliance.

On the other hand, he also knew that Airo still had to participate in the battle against the Holy Judge Venerable, and he needed to retain some strength, so he didn't let him take the main battle.

On the frontal battlefield, the human magic and the defensive tactics of the fortress are indeed powerful, and the magic cannon extracts the divine power of the Dawn Holy See through a special energy tunnel, so there is almost no need to worry about the lack of energy, and the city defense magic screen can also run endlessly.

And the magician is the main force of killing, especially when a group of elves join, the combined magic ability of the human army has also been greatly improved, and they often jointly cast some strategic-level powerful magic, so that thousands of dark coalition forces are killed and injured every day.

However, it is true that the various races have been suppressed for too long, and it is not easy to see such a glimmer of hope, so naturally they will not give up easily. The more adversity faced many soldiers, the more vigorous their fighting spirit became, so they did not shrink back at all because of heavy casualties, but became more and more courageous in battle, and the cries for battle continued every day.

And the shots of strong men such as Bartlett and Lilia even beat the masters of the Tadoya Empire, and it was not until the three of the younger generation, the Holy Maiden Michelia, the head of the Knights of Dawn, Jokalaso, and the new apostle Austin joined that the battle situation improved.

Needless to say, Michelia and Austin are naturally both powerhouses infinitely close to demigods, and Jokalaso is the commander of the "Knights of the Dawn" in the Holy See, who is above the other four knights, and is only nineteen years old but is already at the peak of legend.

But what really upset the strategic balance was the power of nuclear fusion in Iroh's hands.

It was already quite difficult for the people of the Helio-Optics Society and Falkenridge to build an atomic bomb based on the principle of nuclear fission, and the more powerful hydrogen bomb based on the principle of nuclear fusion was still in the laboratory, but Iroh was born to control the nuclear reaction of nuclear transformation!

Just as Falkenridge bombed the side of Dean City, if the enemy's resistance was too fierce, then Ieloh simply dropped a few hydrogen bombs to wash the floor.

So just twenty days later, the Dark Alliance army broke through two more cities and eight fortresses. Taking advantage of the high morale of the army, Agatannus simply ordered all the masters under his command except for Iroh to come out, and Leonard and Suva stopped Austin and them, and the others suppressed the elite group and mages of the Holy See, and he himself blew down the walls of the last city that stood in the way.

In this way, the Dark Alliance army swarmed in, and in three days completely occupied the last city in front of the headquarters of the Dawn Holy See.

The gates of the Dawn Holy See were finally fully opened to the Dark Alliance.

The defeated human armies from all walks of life retreated to the feet of the Dawn Holy See, and even the armies on the eastern route were fully contracted. A few days later, more than 300,000 defeated troops had gathered at the foot of the Dawn Holy See, and the elite forces of the Holy See were densely covered with layers on the mountain.

On the other hand, the Dark Alliance's four-way army also successfully joined forces at the foot of the mountain, and in addition to the remaining troops in the rear, there were still 400,000 elites of the Dark Alliance's army participating in the siege of this human holy land.

"It's really strange, what are the guys on the Dawn Holy See Fortress up to? Neither retreat nor surrender, do they think their strength can still hold this place?"

Regarding the current actions of the Holy See, there are also many generals in the Dark Coalition who are deeply puzzled.

After all, the war has reached this point, no matter how you look at it, the Holy See has no power to return to heaven, but the Holy See still refuses to give up and retreats to other places, completely putting on a posture of fighting to the death.

Could it be that they really planned to be martyred?

"It's hard to say, maybe people have hidden some means to turn defeat into victory, waiting for us to gather together and catch them all. Haven't you heard of a time when a human nation was defeated to the point that only one capital remained, but it was able to recover the kingdom by defeating the besieging army with a surprise attack?"

"That's what only humans do. Can you imagine the collapse of the morale of our Dark Alliance army due to an unexpected surprise attack? The vast majority of human warriors do not have the determination to die calmly at any time even if they go to the battlefield, and always think about sacrificing other comrades to survive, so when they line up in formation, they will panic once they have no command and order!"

"Yes, especially when someone takes the lead in escaping, the whole army will be scattered. Even well-trained soldiers are not many who can avoid this. But our coalition is different, if our ranks are disrupted, what will happen is not a rout, but a rush of all the warriors. ”

From time to time, such discussions circulated among the staff officers, and Iroh also fell into thought.

To say that winning more with less in a desperate situation is not an uncommon tactic. There are quite a few similar examples in history, but ...... Will the Holy See really hide this subversive power this time?

While the soldiers of the Dark Alliance were speculating, countless priests were working intensively in the headquarters of the Dawn Holy See.

Snow-white holy light continued to pour into the huge magic array that penetrated the entire Dawn Holy See, and all kinds of crystal nuclei and magic minerals were carefully selected and put into different places.

The magicians also did not stop adding spell runes to each building, and sealed them with special techniques. If any Dark Coalition soldier sees this tense and silent busy work scene now, I am afraid that he will immediately increase the risk assessment of the next battle several times.

And the main hall in the center of the Dawn Holy See was empty.

In the past, whether it was a gathering of believers or a gathering of priests, it would always be a place where hymns were loud and people gathered, but now even the guards can not be seen here. But suddenly, a golden ** magic circle in the center of the main hall suddenly flashed with a white light, and two archbishops in red robes appeared there out of thin air.

It's clear that they were using some kind of spatial teleportation to do so.

Along with the cardinal archbishops was Archbishop Yodas, who was dressed in white robes.

There is a high hierarchy in the Holy See, from the archbishop, that is, the cardinal, to the priest, to the deacon, to the clergy, and finally to the ordinary battle priests and believers, and the four bishops with the highest power under the Pope are Yodas, Monroe, Danst, and the only bishop Nora.

Naturally, Danst had already died before the Celestial Dragon Fortress.

I saw Yodas bowing slightly to the two archbishops and said, "You should already understand the will of the Pope. The Great War is just around the corner, so I ask you to do your best to perform miracles here for the glory of the God of Light. ”

The two archbishops hurriedly replied in unison: "All glory be to the righteousness of my God, and the light and victory are always at our side." ”

Seeing the cardinal archbishops rushing out of the main hall, Yodas sighed slightly, pressed the holy emblem on his chest with his hand and silently recited a prayer, and the magic array on the ground immediately showed its brilliance again, moving him to his destination in an instant.

The underground of the Holy See of Dawn, once known as the "purgatory of sin", was used to hold prisoners of the Holy See in the first few floors of the underground palace, but now there have been earth-shaking changes.

The walls and iron doors were all demolished, and a huge three-dimensional space was formed up and down, left and right, and all kinds of huge magic instruments and instruments were connected into a network, all over each space, and huge magic and divine power flowed in it, flashing with various colors of brilliance from time to time.

At the core of the entire space, a multi-layered three-dimensional huge magic array was running silently. In front of the array, there stood a slightly rickety old man, dressed in a white background with gold stripes, wearing multiple crowns, it was the current Pope - Gregory XV.

When Yodas stepped out of the teleportation circle not far away and silently walked behind the Pope, Gregory XV's statue-like calm posture changed.

"They...... Are you flustered?" the old man asked in a voice with a hint of huskyness.

Yodas bowed and replied: "There is no panic, all the archbishops and priests are strong believers, believing in the light and not afraid of sacrifice. ”

"That's fine. The Pope nodded slightly, "But just in case, you'll have to take a closer look." After all, the battles that follow will be extremely difficult, and any small change can lead to heavy losses...... So be careful. ”

Yodas nodded, "Yes, His Majesty the Pope." ”

He then said, "Now that Your Majesty has received the boundless divine power bestowed by the God of Light, even if the evil 'World Destroying Dragon' Airo personally intervenes, he may not be able to attack the Dawn Holy See here. I don't think Your Majesty needs to be so worried. ”

"Oh, I hope so. The Pope didn't seem to dwell on the subject, but instead shifted gear, "Maybe...... I am the most incompetent pope in the entire history of the Holy See, and it is only for the believers of the God of Light that they have come to such a difficult situation today. Yet they did not abandon their faith, and thus made me the most powerful pope in history...... God, how can I cleanse myself from my sins and repay the gift of light......

"His Majesty the Pope......" Yodas was also silent for a while.

Gregory XV slowly turned his head to look at the core of the three-dimensional magic array in front of him, where a crystal human skull was slowly emitting a vast sea of light divine power, the momentum was slow, but it was like the waves of the ocean.

"O great first pope...... You have been able to carve out a pure land for mankind from the darkest of times, and now I hope that I can forge a glorious path in this desperate adversity. ”

The next day, the Dark Alliance broke through the fortress without incident, and at the same time, they also came to the plane where the headquarters of the Dawn Holy See is located!