As Sarren expected, after learning that the battle situation on the front line was at a stalemate, Cortek, who was sitting in the palace of the Serpentine Canyon, became more and more agitated.

According to his original plan, the devout were supposed to be plunged into civil strife after the assassination of Sulsis, and it was impossible for Warwick's prestige to control the situation in a short time.

However, Cortek's plan went awry from the very beginning, and events did not go the way he had envisioned it.

In the total number of troops in a single round, the unbelievers, who were the "show" of the later period, still lagged behind the devout believers who had a higher popular support rate.

If we fail to concentrate superior forces in a short period of time and defeat the enemy by surprise, once the battle drags on for a long time, those who will suffer losses will be those who lack the foundation.

"There's no way, now it's going to be dangerous!"

A look of determination flashed through Cortek's snake child, and he slammed the armrest of the throne and stood up.

"Someone! Take my armor and weapons! I'm going to go myself! ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! ”

……

Warwick, who was temporarily in charge of military and political affairs, was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground, and the government affairs that were usually shared by Warwick and Sulsis suddenly weighed on him alone, and he would definitely not be able to adapt to it in a short time.

Moreover, Warwick has to take care of not only internal affairs recently, but also the situation on the front line.

In this extremely busy state, Warwick, who is in power for the first time, will inevitably have some negligence.

Salaan and Onexia had expected Warwick to be busy in the dark, and had helped him with some work in advance.

The ghost envoy summoned by Sarjan with spiritism was ambushing near the Serpentine Canyon at this time, and as soon as Cortec made any new moves, he could immediately know through the information transmitted by the demon.

"Huh?"

When he received the information from the demon, Sarean and Onexia were snuggling up together and enchanting the gods of the lake.

Noticing the changes in Sarren's movements and breath, Onexia lazily raised her head from his shoulder and asked, "There's news ahead?" ”

"Hmm." Sarjan's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a sneer: "As we expected, Cortec couldn't help it. ”

"He personally led the remaining troops of the Serpentine Gorge to pour out of the nest, but he did not rush to the front line of the battlefield in the southwest to reinforce him, but made a circle and marched south through the eastern exit of the canyon."

"Heh~" Onexia said with a smile: "Is the target really Attu Aman, fortunately, we are prepared in advance." ”

Just as Cortec feared, there was still a gap between the Unbelievers and the Pious Ones in terms of the total number of troops, and the individual combat power of the two sides was not much different from the Serpents.

In other words, with the same strength and morale, it is very difficult for the unbelievers and the devout to distinguish the winners and losers in a short period of time.

With the help of Onexia, Cortek's spies in the base camp of the Pious were all uprooted by Warwick's men one by one.

As the venerable Sulsis was assassinated by Kirtek's unruly faction, the devout were in a state of righteous indignation.

The total number of devout believers on the front line was actually smaller than that of the unbelievers, but with a higher morale, the balance of power was formed with fewer fights.

Since Cortec was still able to divide his forces to attack the pyramids of Atul Aman, there was no reason why the devout believers, who had a larger number of troops, could not bring people to them.

At the suggestion of Salian, Warwick arranged for an elite group of snake men to lurk near the pyramid of Atul Aman.

In the vast desert, it is difficult to ambush troops.

Saljan made a trip to the Pyramid of Atu Aman in advance, and deliberately arranged two hidden magic arrays nearby, just enough to cover up the elite of 3,000 people in two batches.

Counting the remaining armies that deliberately played cards to lure the enemy, the total number of devout believers was about 3,500.

According to the information provided by the Ghost Angel, Cortec desperately brought out all the combatable soldiers in the Serpentine Canyon, and the total number was about 5,000.

It seemed as if the Pious were losing ground in terms of troops, and Warwick repeatedly insisted that he could send more men.

In order to ensure that the situation on the front line is not lost, Warwick also has a mobile force of up to 20,000 men in his hands.

However, in Sarren's opinion, it doesn't take so many troops to ambush Cortek, and too many people are easy to expose.

At his suggestion, Warwick was ready to throw 20,000 men into battle and crush the enemy line in one fell swoop.

Now, Warwick is waiting for good news from the pyramid, as long as Cortek is defeated in Attu Oman, this snake civil war will be completely out of suspense.

Onexia had no interest in going to Atul Aman to see the situation in person, and the arrangements that should be made were already made anyway, unless Cortec could make a mechanical séance, his end was already doomed.

Saryan didn't plan to rush to Atu Aman to participate in the battle in person, but turned on the Eagle Eye technique to watch the situation on the scene remotely with great interest.

When Cortek confirmed through scouts that only a few 500 men remained near the pyramid of Attu Aman, the "Emperor", who had been in trouble since the beginning of the war, finally swept away his previous depression.

"Attack with all your might! Take the pyramids quickly, and victory in this war will surely belong to the unbelievers! ”

"Shhh

A large number of untrustworthy snake people screamed and charged, and the more than 500 defenders deliberately showed a panicked look under the advance notice of Sarjan, further stimulating the confidence of the untrustworthy.

However, as the old saying goes, the higher you stand, the harder you fall.

Due to the obvious superiority in strength, the Untrustworthy were a little careless when charging and failed to maintain the original neat formation.

[High emotional intelligence, stragglers. 】

[Low EQ, a plate of loose sand. 】

When Cortec led the Emperor's guards in an attempt to storm the enemy line and tear apart the enemy's defenses, the devout believers, who had been lying in ambush on both sides, suddenly came out in ambush.

From the chance to win to the ambush by mistake, the huge psychological gap has made the army of the untrustworthy with high morale a mess.

Confident in his own strength, Cortec and his guards were completely separated from the large army by the sudden ambush.

The 500 Mingpai defenders, who had cowered like sheep before, immediately changed their momentum and rushed towards Cortec in a murderous reverse.

"The big picture is decided."

After confirming that Cortec had been cut off from the rest of the army, a satisfied Sarlian closed his Eagle Eye and leaned back against the soft body of the Black Dragon Princess.

"Even if Cortec can survive the battlefield with his strong personal force, he will definitely not be able to escape the encirclement that has long been closed, depending on whether this guy is captured alive or killed on the spot."

Despite the fact that there were only 3,500 believers on the side of the faithful, the first ambush completely broke the morale of the unbeliever army, and the 5,000 unbeliever soldiers screamed like headless flies trying to escape, and only a few still had the courage to fight.

On the other hand, the devout believers whose plans worked were like a rainbow, and the unbelievers who had no fighting spirit were powerless to turn the tide of the war.

"Da~"

Saljan snapped his fingers, and the other ghost left by Warwick's side suddenly took shape and told him about the battle at the Pyramid of Atu.

"Good!"

Warwick, who was already very tired, was like being beaten with blood, opened his bloodshot eyes and gave the latest orders in a slightly hoarse voice.

"Pass my orders! All the army is attacking! It's time to put an end to this farce! ”

"Let's use this victory to congratulate Sulsis on his awakening!"

……

The ensuing development of the situation can be described as unsuspenseful.

Cortec is indeed very powerful, but he has not yet transcended the mortal realm, and he will not be able to turn the tide on a battlefield with thousands of people on his own.

The Atu-Omani defenders, who fought more with less, successfully defeated the army of the Faithless, and Cortek, knowing that the tide was over, still fought to the death, apparently determined to die.

However, Warwick had already instructed the army of the pious to capture the sinner Cortek alive and to let him die in front of Sulsis, and Warwick hoped to change Sulsis's naïve ideas.

With 20,000 mobile troops of the devout reinforcing the front line, absolute superiority in strength finally broke the psychological and physical defenses of the unbelievers.

Originally, they thought that Cortec would personally lead reinforcements in a moment, but in the end, the Unbelievers did not wait for the reinforcements he promised, and instead heard the slogan that the Pious Believers had captured Cortek in Atu Aman.

The general trend has passed, and the untrustworthy soldiers whose morale has collapsed have fled, and surrendered have surrendered.

Before Sursis could awaken, the Pious Believer's army reached the Serpentine Canyon and took the empty Imperial City of the Unbelievers with little effort.

"Hmm......"

When the pale Sulsis opened his eyes weakly, Warwick, who had been busy all night, squeezed out a tired smile to him for the first time.

"I'm glad you've escaped the temptation of Bonsandy, welcome back, Sulsis."