Three days passed in a flash, and the news of the defeat of the Holy See's crusade, the disappearance of the presiding judge, and the death of the former Virgin Lucia quickly spread throughout most of the empire.

All kinds of gossip spread in the holy city, and the devout followers of the Lord could not believe that the news was true, and the powerful and noble saint and the presiding judge, the messenger of God on earth, had died at the hands of those demonic minions!

The wizards and nobles who hid in the shadows, dissatisfied with the rule of the Holy See, were fueling the spread of rumors, so much so that in just a few days, the Holy City was already known to everyone.

On the morning of the third day, Pope Jarvis read an oracle announcing the sad news to all the believers of the Lord throughout the empire - the last judgment is coming!

As soon as these words came out, both the nobles and the people of the empire were shocked and fell into a great panic!

Everyone knows what the Last Judgment means......

In the last chapter of the Bible, it is written that the greed and sin of the hearts of the people will be watched by evil spirits, bringing famine, disease, and pestilence!

If these sin bred a certain threshold, it will allow the demons imprisoned in the abyss to reach the earth, and the whole world will usher in a great purge, and all souls will be pulled into hell to be judged by the end of the world!

Now, only the Lord Himself can stop the catastrophe of the end times!

"Let us offer our most devout faith to the greatest, holy, righteous, and merciful Lord!" Pope Yalves' high-pitched voice resounded throughout the Holy City.

Hundreds of thousands of believers of the Lord fell to their knees, either chanting or crying out to repent of their sins, praying that the great Lord would come down for salvation and save them from falling into the abyss!

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While the Holy See was making up reasons for the defeat of the crusading army, the Wizarding Council, which had won the war, was also suffering from all kinds of tedious things.

Because after this battle, they were not without losses, more than half of the more than 100 airships responsible for diverting the main force of the Holy See were lost, and more than 2,000 casualties were lost!

The top combat power of the council is also almost everyone's injury!

Harrov was brutally hit by Lucia's full force, and Vittorio was blinded by a nuclear explosion, and he was all in recuperation.

As for Lynn, after breaking through the Great Wizard of the Five Rings, although there is no risk of falling into brain death again by mobilizing the power of the magic net, it will also cause a lot of mental loss over time.

Several of the great wizards who attacked the city of fire and oil were also beaten by the presiding judge Joshua, and two of them even fell on the spot.

This is also due to Lynn's proper strategy, so that they do not need to fight head-on with the Holy See, the powerful Holy Lady Lucia and tens of thousands of Holy See crusaders were wiped out in the nuclear explosion, otherwise the casualties will only be more tragic!

So after the victory, the council did not rush to take advantage of the victory, but cultivated for a while.

The number of casualties added to the sea of casualties in successive battles in a year has also depleted the Council's reserves of potions, not to mention that there is a very critical radiation problem that needs to be solved!

The city of fire and oil is less than seven kilometers away from the nearest place in the nuclear explosion zone!

Such a close distance means that they will inevitably be affected by radiation, and the water from the nearby river will no longer be able to irrigate and drink!

These days, many wizards have proposed to abandon the city directly, or even destroy it!

But Lynn vetoed it!

Because of the large population of this city of fire and oil, the resistance of the townspeople was strong, and large-scale relocation was impractical.

The most important thing is that it has a good geographical location, not far from the oil site, and has the value of reservation.

With this in mind, Lynn and the alchemists racked their brains to construct a magical barrier that covered the entire city based on the nature of the radiation, which could keep those dangerous rays out.

A few days later, the personnel sent out to find out the news returned, and the Wizarding Council reconvened the councillors for a meeting.

Shaping Wizard Del has gathered information in recent days and made a succinct report.

In addition to various tactics, resource mobilization, and the ability to fight head-on, the collection of intelligence is also very important in determining the outcome of a battle, and the council naturally attaches great importance to this, so it made some arrangements early.

And the shaping wizards who are proficient in magical transformation undoubtedly have a unique advantage in the collection of intelligence.

In addition to being able to transform into specific creatures, it is also able to modify its appearance to a certain extent.

If you can find a person of similar shape and appearance, with the memory search of the psychic wizard, you can directly replace the other party and operate secretly under a legal identity.

Of course, this disguise is not unbreakable, in the face of powerful clergy, the magic power in their bodies is very likely to be detected, so Del and the others did not dare to get too close to the Holy City at all, and could only inquire about the news through some caravans.

When they heard that the news of the defeat of the crusading army had spread through caravans in most of the empire, Lynn and the others were quite surprised.

"So fast? Didn't the Holy See try to stop the spread of this news? Harrov asked with a frown, confused.

"As far as we know, no." Del hesitated. "Instead, the pastors and bishops are promoting the biblical Last Judgment."

"Doomsday?"

Harrov and the others couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, what does this have to do with the end of the world?

Del hurriedly repeated what he had heard, the bishops and pastors of the church about the coming of the end times.

After listening to this, everyone present was speechless, and I have to say that the church's ability to fool believers is simply full!

This can also be round back!

"They can really make it up!" Vittorio sneered and shook his head, recognizing the other party's intentions.

Rather than waiting for the news to come and cause chaos within the empire and shake the faith of believers, it is better to make up a suitable reason to fool the past yourself.

"Looks like your plan is going to fall through!" Aurora looked at Lynn and said with a smile.

"It's okay, this news isn't just for those fanatics!" Lynn shrugged, not paying much attention.

The entire empire is not monolithic, and the contradiction between theocracy, nobility, and the people is not a problem only for the kingdom.

It's just that in the past, the power of the Holy See was in full swing and suppressed all resistance, so it was not so obvious, but once it weakened, these problems will erupt again!

So no matter how many priests and bishops try to justify themselves, they can't reverse the ironclad fact that the crusaders have been defeated in the kingdom one after another!

They shattered the myth of the invincibility of the Holy See!

(End of chapter)