The body of Philip II, King of the Kingdom of Florsa, was found in a col about 5 kilometers from the battlefield by the Great Raven Scouts, along with a full 60 elite knights of the First Branch of the White Hart Knights. The entire col seemed to be smeared with blood, and everywhere was a shocking crimson red, and the blood-stained corpses were piled up in pieces like torn clay dolls, and it was rare to see a relatively complete corpse.

Only a handful of people were able to step into the slaughter without changing their faces, including Chief Ingram of the Sword of Judgment and Rist Robinson, a Seraphic Angel with a gentle smile. Surrounded by a small group of griffin knights, Levi Ston tried his best to maintain a blank expression and stepped forward, even breathing cautiously, for fear of making a humiliating move if he didn't notice.

The Marquis of Fuldan, the leader of the White Hart Knights, was a famous commander who had experienced a hundred battles, and such a scene should have been commonplace for him, after all, although the scale of the battle between the human kingdoms was not too large, it was not unusual for hundreds of corpses to die in a battle. However, now his face was even paler than Levi's, and when he walked forward blankly, he couldn't help but think of a puppet being manipulated.

More than one person looked at Captain Fuldan with sympathetic eyes, and then quickly looked away, the leader of the White Deer Knights had lost both the king who had sworn allegiance and the comrade-in-arms entrusted with life and death today, but his face was a little abnormal, which was already an extraordinary manifestation of his psychological endurance.

Walking past the corpses of many knights and horses, everyone came to a place where the smell of blood was most intense. There was apparently a terrible fight here, and more than a dozen knights of the Kingdom of Floresa fell to the ground almost overlapping, most of their heads were smashed, but the weapons in their hands were pointing in the same direction.

The body of Philip II was behind these knights, and at the last moment of his life, His Majesty had apparently chosen to grovel to evil, and his headless body knelt on the ground in a very humiliating posture, with his right hand on the ground. The unsheathed saber was placed at his hand, and his left hand was raised stiffly above his head, holding up a jeweled gold crown stained red with blood.

It was the symbol of royal power of the Kingdom of Florsa.

Groveling did not give Philip II a chance to survive, and he was not facing an opponent who could impress with words and attitudes. It is a god who does not know what mercy and mercy are. Philip II's neck was bent behind him at a terrible angle, allowing him to keep his eyes straight to the sky while remaining on his knees. Those eyes were bloodshot and filled with fear.

"Your Majesty...... It was my mistake that made you ...... Killed!" Captain Fuldan staggered forward, fell to his knees in front of the corpse of Philip II, and wept bitterly. "If only I could hold on a little longer, the rescue force came in time, and you wouldn't have died here at all. ”

Levi clenched his fists. Suppressing the vomiting sensation rolling in his chest, he crouched down in front of a white deer knight who had died tragically. The White Deer Knight's armor was the most ornate of all knights, coated with a layer of white enamel and edged with bright gold, and Levi could tell that this armor was once a good magical item, but now it had been destroyed by some terrible force, and it had completely lost its protective effect.

The White Hart Knight's broken sword fell next to the corpse, and Levi picked up the blade. Examining the marks of the fractured part, he turned over the body to check for the fatal wounds on the corpse. Half a minute later. The young regent Huo Ran stood up, the expression on his face looking rather ugly.

"One blow kills, this knight was killed by a blow from his opponent. "The blow to the chest had completely shattered his heart, and it was already a fatal blow, and his right arm had been torn off only after death—with a mouth full of sharp teeth." ”...,

"O gods of heaven...... Be merciful......" After seeing this scene, even the nervous steel boxer Delagongxun couldn't help but turn a little pale, raised his hand and made a gesture of prayer. "What the hell killed them, they look like a pack of beasts!"

"No beast can so easily wipe out an entire army of elite knights in full armor, not even when attacked by a pack of great bobcats in the middle of the forest. They can also fight their way out. Levi replied with a frown, "There's some very strange power hidden in the wound, it's very corrosive, and it's ......" His gaze froze suddenly, and then let out a low moan.

"Strange power, it seems to be completely dark attributes. In fact, it belongs to the power of light that has been extremely distorted...... This guy ...... This guy is Garibaldi!"

"Garibaldi?" The name obviously caught the attention of Chief Ingram, causing him to raise his head in a hurry, "Garibaldi the Light-Weary, the number one subordinate of Di Malit of the Endless Dark Sun, who has openly blocked the Blazing Divine Envoy sent by the Lord of Glory Flandalla many times, and participated in the war for the Shining Priesthood, and was banished by the Lord of Glory himself to the plane of eternal prison!"

"That's right, it's Garibaldi. Levi stroked the hilt of the knight's sword, and there was an unmistakable toughness in his tone, "This strange power can only be possessed by Endless Darkness Di Malit, except for the Light-weary, but Endless Darkness has either completely fallen or left this world as well...... I'm absolutely sure of that. ”

Chief Ingram's face was a strangely flushed, his fists clenched, and many green tendons were exposed on the back of his hands. Even though he was convinced that Flandara, the Lord of Radiance, had given up on this world, as a fanatic, he still had a strong sense of identification with the golden one. Being able to fight against an evil culprit like the Lightweary, as recorded in the Shining Scriptures, was a great gift from heaven for Chief Ingram.

"Lord Levi Ston, Garibaldi the Light-Weary is the sworn enemy of the Temple of Glory, and it has been my lifelong dream to slash him by the sword, this opportunity ...... Please be sure to give it to me. Chief Ingram pleaded in a fervent tone.

Levi shook his head with some apprehension, and then a gentle white light condensed in his hand, and the black mist that had been wrapped around his fingers emitted a small and sharp hiss, and suddenly fluctuated, and it was able to resist the power of this purification technique in a short period of time. However, due to only a small wisp of residual power, the struggle of the black mist did not last long in the end, and the gentle white light quietly drowned the black mist, and then restored the charred skin on Levi's fingers to its original state.

"Garibaldi's power is no small few. Although he also belongs to the clan of gods, he is completely different from the low-level gods we dealt with just now, even among the high-level gods, he can be regarded as a top powerhouse. Levi quietly savored the numbness of the finger turning into pinprick pain. "Just a tiny wisp of power left on the wound can resist the purification technique I cast, and to be able to do so, the Light-Wearyster may have the power equivalent of a demigod, at least far above the ordinary legendary powerhouses. ”

"Garibaldi is terrifying, very powerful, and his power is capable of polluting the light. Let the blazing gods corrupt and transform the living into living corpses that cannot touch the light. Chief Ingram nodded in agreement, but his tone became more and more frenzied, "Although I may die in battle, this is my lifelong dream, so please agree to my request!"

Levi hesitated, then shook his head again, this time more resolutely than before. "There are other battlefields that need your sword more, Chief Ingram, and the Light-weary though a nuisance. But far from the biggest trouble, if destroying it would save the world from the apocalypse, the Griffin Knights would have already accomplished this mission. The Knights of the Guardian of the Temple of Glory has considerable strength, and must use it in the most critical places, and you are the blade of this team, without your presence, it may be difficult for Chief Master Leighton to support it alone. ”...,

"Yes, Brother Ingram, you should look at the big picture. Jean Layton's calm and powerful voice came from behind him, and he gently patted Ingram's shoulder with the palm of his hand. "I can command the Knights Cathar, but I can't charge like you. A few days ago, I had confronted the Berserker Lord of the Abyss Demon Realm behind the gates of Talon Fortress, only to be easily knocked to the ground by him, crushing me like an ant. ”

Chief Ingram's lips squirmed twice with some dissatisfaction, and finally he let out a heavy sigh. "I see, Your Excellency Levi Ston, and Brother Jean Layton, that I will scrupulously obey orders for the sake of the future of the world. ”

"Yes, for the future of the world. Levi tried his best to look confident, but his eyes still flashed with worry.

Four alchemical flying ships carrying the surviving Knights of the Florentine Kingdom returned to the fortress of Tallon, and Levi was the first to jump off the gangway before helping the head of Fuldan, who was carrying the corpse of Philip II, down. The latter's face was almost as pale as the corpse in his arms, but he still insisted on carrying the sworn allegiance monarch out of the flying ship with his own hands, and placing him in the hastily prepared coffin.

Under the auspices of the Archbishop Beria of the Temple of the Earth, a modest mourning ceremony was held at the fortress of Tallon, after which the coffin of Philip II was carried into the cellar beneath the main building, where many famous knights and nobles who had died in battle rested. Such treatment was obviously not in line with the esteemed status that a king deserved, but due to the urgency of the situation, and whether Philip II was able to live and die with the knights in the end, even the head of Fuldan could not voice his dissatisfaction.

Almost as soon as Levi Ston returned to the fortress of Tallon, he was overwhelmed by the overwhelming amount of information, and the chief of Bamiliyan could not even bring in the information sent back by the spies who had placed the Sleepless Eye in various countries at once, enough for him to make three or four trips. These were all pieces of information that had been sent back through a network of divine powers that had been secretly arranged, and the time that had happened had not been earlier than this morning at the earliest. Levi quickly examined the few pieces of information that were inserted in the griffin's feathers, and his face added more worry to the gloom, and his eyes almost seemed to be blowing a cold wind howling all day long over the Far North Ice Sheet.

"The gods are above, the king of the Kingdom of Siggis has fallen, the Knights of the Silver Crow have been wiped out, and the whereabouts of the king and the royal family are unknown. Levi slammed the top scroll on the table, unable to contain the anger in his heart. "Lord Bamilyan, it is said that only crows bring ominous news, why are you now equated with the clever mouth 'Sir.'"

Chief Bamiliyan smiled wryly and bowed, "I'm afraid I'm going to bring you more and worse news in the future, Lord Regent." Then he took out a few more pages of parchment from his sleeve and gently placed them on top of the pile of information, "The spies stationed in the desert nation of Abraham and the mercenary city of Tatarchuk have never responded, and several principalities in the Shining Alliance have lost contact. The strength of these principalities is very mediocre, and I suspect that they have not been able to withstand the attack of the gods, and have completely perished. ”

The worse news only calmed Levi, "It seems that the situation is more serious than I imagined. The number of low-level gods has obviously exceeded previous estimates, and it is impossible for them to live thousands of years in eternal prison...... Or Lord Tomad Yangsen used the Alchemy Divine Domain to create more gods, but why would he do it?" Levi returned to his seat and tapped his fingers on the table with a thoughtful expression on his face. ...,

The court steward, Bamiliyan, was also thinking, and perhaps because of his intrigues, he was quicker than Levi to find the crux of the problem. "Your Excellency Regent, in my opinion, this is probably not a bad thing. In a soft and humble tone, he said, "If you are completely sure, Thomas Jorson only needs to quietly absorb the Godhead of the Father, and there is no need to spend energy to open the eternal prison, let alone waste energy to create a large number of low-level gods." ”

"You mean to say that Thomas Jonsen unleashed and created these gods. Is it to slow us down, because he is afraid that we will disrupt his plans?"

"You are truly wise, Lord Regent. Governor Bamiliyan smiled humbly, as if he had become a signature. "He didn't use the gods to attack the Talon Fortress, not only because there were more than a dozen legendary powerhouses gathered here, and no amount of low-level gods could cause too much damage, but also because he wanted us to disperse and go around the world to encircle and suppress those gods, so that we could not gather enough strength in seven days. ”

Levi exhaled heavily, "Chief Bamilyan, I'd feel more comfortable if you could speak without that overly flattering tone." He then took out a leather map from a drawer under the desk and spread it out on the table, "Tell me." If it were you, how would you respond to the current situation?"

"The more Thomas Jonson doesn't want us to do, the more we have to do it. Governor Bamilyan replied confidently, "Your Excellency Regent, we should now put aside the evil spirits who are destroying and causing trouble everywhere, and continue to do what we have planned. ”

"Several principalities have already been attacked. The loss of life and property was equally great, and the kingdom of Siggis did not even have a king, not counting those places where it was impossible to confirm what had happened because of the loss of contact. Levi slapped the map in front of him with some anger, "Chief Bamiliyan, you said that you would continue to act according to the original plan, but how could this be done?

"At a time when the whole world is facing an apocalyptic crisis, sacrifice is inevitable. The smile on Chief Bamiliyan's face suddenly slipped away, and he replied in a solemn tone that he had never felt before, "Your Excellency, this loss is nothing compared to the success or failure of that final battle in the Divine Realm. What's more, exposing the entire continent to the threat of divine iniquity is also very convincing for our plan. ”

"At the cost of so many innocent lives?" asked Levi rhetorically in a stern voice.

"This is exactly what I want to remind you of, that people who face despair all the time have a more devout faith than those who live in peace and serenity, and since you need a lot of faith power, these gods will be of great help. Bamiliyan's eyes shone blood-red, making his eyes look as if they had turned into two brilliant rubies.

"And from whom do I get the power of faith?" Levi snorted in a cold voice, "let me remind you, Chief Bamilyan, that the dead do not bring faith. ”

"Although it seems that the countries of the mainland are on fire everywhere, after careful statistics, it is not difficult to find that except for the Kingdom of Sigji, which is regarded as a deterrent, the attacks on other places are not very serious, at most some villages and towns have been slaughtered, and places with strong defensive forces such as the military towns and kings have not been attacked. "This shows that the number of gods is still relatively limited, and in just seven days, it is impossible to exterminate the tens of millions of inhabitants of the entire continent." ”...,

The places pointed out by Chief Bamilyan are indeed relatively close, and it looks like the gods and sins appeared at the same time, but a closer examination of the time will show that there is still a difference. The speed of the gods' actions is extremely fast, and even the best war horses are inferior, so it is likely that the gods who caused the destruction of two villages and towns located in different principalities are probably not two batches.

Levi's hands clenched into fists, and he instinctively had a feeling of disgust at this kind of thing, but he had to suppress it in order to increase his chances of winning the final battle that would take place seven days later.

"Go on, Chief Bamiliyan, I'm listening. ”

"Haven't we already sent a large number of Itinerant Priests to spread the faith?Lord Regent, I now suggest that you send more Itinerant Priests to send out all the clergy of the Glorious Protestantism, the Earth Temple, and the Storm Temple under our control. We need to unleash a frenzy of faith on the continent, even if it lasts only seven days, it will be sufficient!" Governor Bamiliyan's voice became high-pitched, no less fanatical than that of a clergyman who was preaching, and then his voice was lowered, and his expression even seemed a little mysterious.

"Of course, we can't leave innocents under the threat of divine iniquity, Lord Regent, I want to ask you a more confidential question, how many of the legendary powerhouses you can mobilize have already bound their souls in Valhalla in the heart of the castle?" If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )