Bruno, one of the cardinals.

In Lance's view, Bruno was the most devotive believer in the brightest gods. He often followed Pope Shera's side and helped His Holiness the Pope deal with the affairs of the Holy Ming Sect, which can be described as loyal.

After all, Sheila was still a child, and without Bruno's help, she, the Pope, would never have been as comfortable as she is now, and she would have been so tired that she vomited blood.

Living in Central City for many years, Lance has always believed that Bruno will never betray the god of light, let alone attack his fellow humans.

But......

The soldiers were talking, and the whole army stopped, waiting for Lance's instructions.

Cardinal Bruno ...... There was not a single soldier who did not know him, but not a single soldier dared to advance.

In that man, instead of the kindness and holiness of being a cardinal, they felt a dark, cold murderous aura!

"W-How are you?" asked Lance, surprised.

"It's me, what's wrong?"

"Y-what do you want to do?" Lance stammered, "Are you here to receive the captives?" if that's the case...... No need! I'll take the Demon King to the Cathedral myself and hand it over to the Pope. Bruno, please come back!"

"Lance, are you playing dumb or do you really not understand?" Bruno laughed, clearly not trying to hide anything.

If you dare to stand here, it means that he is ready.

In fact, he was already a dead man...... From the moment Xuela's identity was revealed, his surname was firmly in the hands of that little girl.

Although Sheila left him a way to live, she ...... Who can guarantee that Sheila won't go back on it? She wants to kill herself, not as easily as pinching ants?

So...... Brunoso's surname is out.

“......”

How could Lance not understand?

Edward had told him everything - as long as they could capture the Demon King and successfully defeat the Demon Clan, they would inevitably be attacked by traitors.

The traitors didn't want to see them win, and they didn't want them to bring the demon king to the cathedral, so they would definitely set up an ambush halfway and do everything they could to prevent the exorcists from winning a big victory.

Even if victory becomes inevitable, they will turn this overwhelming victory into a disastrous victory that hurts the enemy by a thousand and loses eight hundred.

Just like the last time they did with Wings of Judgment.

"Bruno. Lance shouted, "What the hell are you trying to do? Get out of the way!

"I want to ...... Let you die. Bruno smiled and waved his hand indistinctly.

In an instant, the heavens and the earth changed color. The blue sky suddenly turned blood-red, and the ground beneath his feet was dyed a terrifying red.

In the center of the army, a fist-sized stone suddenly bloomed with dazzling light. With it as the center, a circle of strange magic waves rippled out and passed through people's bodies.

The huge circular circle swelled rapidly, and did not stop until it finally enveloped tens of thousands of soldiers.

"Let's do it!"

Not wanting to communicate with Lance at all, Bruno gave an order and announced the arrival of death.

"What, what's going on?"

The soldiers couldn't hear what he was saying, and they wanted to know what was going on with their legs more than Bruno, who was standing alone in front of the formation trying to use his arms as a car.

"Why can't you move? I, I...... Oops. ”

Bang.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the adjutant wanted to run to Lance's side to protect his safety, but as soon as he took half a step, he fell to the ground.

The ground is solid under your feet, but at the moment you step on it, it is as muddy as a swamp, and you must be cautious with every step. This was not the end, the adjutant felt as if his legs were tied to a heavy piece of iron, weighing a thousand pounds, and he could not lift it at all.

Even if the lieutenant doesn't understand magic, he knows very well what this rippling magic fluctuation and circular giant ** array mean.

Trapped in the enchantment, the soldiers are all incapacitated, and they have become completely fish on someone else's chopping board!

The adjutant gritted his teeth and stood up from the ground with the strength of milk.

"Ahh

"Help me! I can't move my legs!"

"What the hell is going on?!"

The adjutant who had risen from the ground stood dumbfounded, the sight around him completely incapacitating his judgment.

The blood-red sky, the gloomy earth, the wailing soldiers...... Could it be that this is a trap for the demons?

"No...... It's them. ”

Lance was also unable to move his legs, so he had to show the adjutant the killer's finger.

"Lord Bruno, he—why would he do such a thing?"

"Why?" Bruno heard the adjutant complain, "I want to ask you why you did this!"

"What did we do?"

"Catch the Demon King, hmph, you're killing yourself!" Bruno waved his hand again silently, and then roared angrily, "If it weren't for you, our plans wouldn't have been disrupted......! You deserve death!"

"Plan?"

Although he didn't know what other traps were waiting for him, now that he had come to this point, Lance did not panic and quietly waited for Bruno's next move.

What happens next when the army is blocked, and then the enchantment is activated, depriving tens of thousands of soldiers of their ability to move?

"Do you think that as long as you defeat the demons, the human race will be victorious? stupid and ignorant!"

"The demon race is the enemy, the existence of **, we should destroy ** on behalf of justice...... Isn't that the will of God?"

"How can you foolish people know the will of God?" said Bruno with regret, "it is because of your stupidity that you must be sacrificed." Hey, I have to do this for the sake of the future of humanity. ”

"You ......"

Lance was about to ask, but suddenly, a deafening roar came.

Boom boom!

"W-What is that?"

Some of the soldiers noticed the anomaly and screamed while pointing to the fiery red sun in the sky.

The spring sun is far less hot than it is, far less huge than it. This eerie sun emits an endless amount of light and heat, obscuring most of the sky and hanging high above people's heads.

"Ahh......h

Where is this sun? This is clearly the ninth-order flame magic-Fallen Heaven and Earth!

Now, the soldiers are all trapped in the enchantment, they can't run, they can't dodge, and once the terrifying sun sets, everyone will be evaporated alive by the sun's terrifying heat, and there will be no scum left.

Even an army of 10,000 people is vulnerable to the traps carefully laid by the Gate of Original Sin.

Mortal situation.

Where did Edward seem to have seen this scene...... I have the impression that the last time they dealt with Emilia, they also used an enchantment that restricted their actions plus a ninth-order magic to fall into the world.

This time, they also used this trick against the exorcist army led by Lance.

"It turns out that this is reincarnation. ”

If this is reincarnation, then the story should end the same as last time, right?? )