323: The battle is over

The Western Roman army had completely collapsed under the combined blows of Illyria and the Merfolk Kingdom, the army had long been defeated, and even the air force was ready to flee the battlefield.

"These cowards!"

Seeing the floating fleet fleeing in spite of it, several cardinals cursed angrily. In the face of such an unfavorable situation, they are very frightened, and if this continues, they are afraid that not only will the entire army be destroyed, but even they will not be spared.

Daedalus and Macaria exchanged glances with pale faces, since the floating fleet had decided to give up resistance, it was pointless for them to continue to insist, and they simply decided to withdraw!

"Everyone disperse and retreat!!"

Daedalus roared, and the huge shields in front of the four cardinals suddenly disappeared, and they turned into several dazzling red lights, and 'Bang!' flew like lightning in four different directions!

"It's not that easy!Joel, Mirina!Let's leave the others alone, and focus on the slowest one!!"

After Elrens howled angrily, the three black dragons flailed their wings together and chased in the direction of the youngest Cardinal, Macaria!

Macaria was shocked, the three-headed black dragon actually didn't care about others chasing only one of him, at this moment his mood was simply miserable, he never thought that he would be so unlucky! He urged all his divine power to desperately run forward, but the speed was never comparable to the dragon, plus he had to constantly dodge the opponent's dragon flame and magic attacks, not only could he not throw away from the other party, but the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer!

Seeing that the black dragon had already killed not far behind him. The sharp, glowing minions and the scorching heat of the dragon flame could be heard clearly. Makaria trembled with shock, the shadow of death looming over her head.

In desperation, he simply gave up escaping, gathered all his divine power and turned around. Shout: "Martyr!!"

Makaria's body glowed with astonishing light, and the clothes and hair on her body were scattered by the chaotic torrent of divine power, and her eyes were red and she looked like crazy.

As soon as Ellens saw it, he shouted, "This guy is going to fight hard, Joel, Mirina." You stop him for me first!"

Jole and Mirina immediately rushed forward and aimed at Makaria with a fierce dragon flame. The cardinal was burned and screamed, but the speed at which he prepared the magic was not affected in the slightest. In just one hand, he completed his magic and shouted frantically, "Light of Martyrdom!!"

A powerful divine power poured out of him, converging into a torrent of light towards Jole and Mirina. The Black Dragon and the Dragon Maiden immediately release their defensive shields. But they couldn't resist the amazing destructive power of this magic art, and the defensive shield was broken in an instant, and both Jole and Mirina were swallowed by a huge explosion!

"Wha! This is what happens to the Emissary of the God of Light!!"

Macaria laughed maniacally, but he also knew that after unleashing this life-burning magic spell, he was no longer able to fight or even escape, and even if he was lucky enough to escape, his divine power would be greatly reduced in the future. He gritted his teeth in hatred and turned to continue his escape. Unexpectedly, he found a terrifying black hole levitating behind him!

The cardinal was shocked, the black hole was so large that it could almost swallow the entire mountain! Its perimeter wriggled irregularly, as if a ring of black flames were burning. Inside, it was pitch black, as if it was bottomless, and a powerful suction force was released from the center, and the nearby air flowed inside like a huge whirlpool!

"Agareth's Abyss Imprisons !!"

Just as the other party fled, Elrens also completed his spell, and with a roar, the huge black hole that had been ready to attack suddenly contracted violently, and then expanded sharply, pounced towards the cardinal like a devouring man's mouth!

"No! I'm not reconciled!!" Makaria, who was completely out of strength, couldn't dodge at all, he wailed in despair, and in the blink of an eye, he was swallowed up by the black hole!

Calm finally returned to the battlefield, and the remaining main force of the Western Roman floating fleet abandoned the broken light warships and fled the battlefield taking advantage of the decisive battle between the black dragon and the cardinals. The other three cardinals also fled without a trace during the Black Dragon's siege of Macaria. At this point, the Western Roman reinforcements had been completely defeated, and after the battle, the mermaid kingdom and the Illyrian alliance army briefly cleaned up the battlefield, and then left the port of Pescara in the rising morning light and set off in the direction of Illyria.

In this battle, the Illyrian coalition was victorious. The enemy's 5,000 defenders of Pescara and 20,000 Roman reinforcements were routed. When the battlefield was counted, it was roughly estimated that about 6,000 people were killed in battle, and another 8,000 were captured, nearly half of the personnel were lost, and weapons and equipment were discarded. The opposing floating fleet was sunk with one main air battleship and one cruiser, six destroyers, and 34 fast ships, most of which were sunk only after the main force fled.

On the other hand, the port of Pescara was severely damaged, most of the property was looted, and the losses were uncountable. Of the six cardinals in the Western Roman garrison and reinforcements, one was killed on the spot, and the other two were captured, namely Macaria, who was in charge of the diocese of the Iberian continent, and Idas, who was in charge of the diocese of the continent of Africa.

The Illyrian coalition army fully achieved the objectives set before the battle, and the losses in the course of the battle were very small, and the total number of dead and wounded did not exceed 2,000. But the amount of money obtained was simply innumerable, and the capture of nobles, monks, and soldiers and the ability to demand a huge ransom were a huge fortune.

It will be up to the Holy See to react, whether Pope Gregory VI will be so angry that he will go to war to take revenge on Illyria at any cost?

In the eyes of Ellens and others, the probability of this is very low, although the Holy See lost face in this battle, but after all, it did not hurt the bones. If you want to go on an expedition to Illyria, it will not be effective if it is small, but it is not so easy to launch a large-scale military operation, especially at the critical moment of the current Balkan War, even if the Western Romans can take Illyria along the way, it will have no meaning, but will have a severe impact on the troops, time and materials of the anti-Olympian alliance in the battle of Thermolae Pass

(To be continued......)