A large black shadow was spreading from the other side of the horizon towards the royal capital. Brown flags were flying in the air, accompanied by the sound of drums and horse hooves. Everything was in great order.
"They're coming so fast!" Raphael and others stood on the city wall, staring at the army that was approaching from a distance. It was a dark mass with no end in sight.
A rough estimate is that there are at least 80,000 people... They are roughly divided into three groups. The legions on both sides are large in number, but the formation is a bit scattered, and even the soldiers' weapons and armor are incomplete.
"Hebrew, Austin, Barrow... these traitors of the kingdom!" Hattar said gritting his teeth, but he recognized from the towering flags and the ancestral emblems on the flags that these were the troops of several border dukes of the kingdom.
Lin En cast the magic of farsightedness and looked at the silver-armored army guarding the center. All members were tall and strong, marching forward solemnly, with pairs of cold and ruthless eyes staring forward, which was intimidating.
This is the renowned Divine Punishment Army. In just ten days, the Vatican's army had already reached the outskirts of the royal capital.
In fact, according to the intelligence they obtained, there were some desperate nobles who tried to resist along the way, but it was all in vain. The solid city walls could stop the ground army, but could not stop the griffin knights who fell from the sky.
The entire city would fall within an hour without even the bishops taking action.
"Do you need us to go out of the city to fight, Lord Linn?" Redel asked with a serious expression.
Old York and others on the side had expressions of anticipation and eagerness to try.
Although the Vatican's army was much larger than theirs, they were not afraid. Back then, Duke Rickman led an army several times larger than theirs, but he was still beaten to a pulp by their muskets...
So in Old York's view, these were not 80,000 enemy troops, but human heads that needed to be fought for.
"No, it's not the right time yet!" Lynn shook his head.
According to the current production speed of laser launchers, it will take about two or three days to install them on the airship. If we rashly go out of the city to fight without gaining air superiority, there may be considerable casualties.
After all, their opponents this time are not just feudal soldiers with swords, but also possess powerful divine powers.
"What do you think, Your Majesty Hattar?" Lin En turned his head and looked at the king beside him.
Hattar was extremely anxious. Now that large tracts of territory in the eastern part of the kingdom had all fallen, he wished he could immediately command these wizards to rush out to defeat these damned Vatican legions, recover the lost territory, and execute those rebellious nobles.
But Hattar finally held back. He knew that Lin En's words meant that he was not completely sure, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Then let's do it this way. Defend... instead of attack!"
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At the same time, the Vatican's army stopped in the wilderness outside the royal capital.
A middle-aged man wearing silver armor and with a holy emblem painted on his chest kept his eyes focused on the city wall. With his outstanding eyesight, he could still clearly see his target among the crowd from several kilometers away. He spoke with interest.
"Don't be careless, Arno. This is not an easy target to deal with." Edwill, wearing an iron mask, spoke solemnly, and then told the other party the information about Lin En.
This great wizard was wanted for 50,000 imperial gold coins for the crime of burning down the harbor town, and he wrote it himself. Now he has planned this kingdom rebellion, so the reward has naturally increased, and now it has accumulated to a huge amount of 300,000! This is an extremely exaggerated amount. Even if a poor person has this money, he can buy a powerful duke position! In the sinner chapter of the Bible, the description of the other party also includes the destruction of the kingdom church, the killing of the cardinal, and... blasphemy!
He can only be described as an unforgivable criminal; among all the wanted criminals that have appeared in the pages of the Bible before, no one can be compared to him!
"He controls a strange kind of hellfire that can devour human flesh and blood. It is difficult to extinguish it using normal methods." Edwill reminded.
"But as long as we isolate the elements in the air, we can stop it from burning. In addition, non-combustible sand and rocks can also bury it. Temperature is also a key factor..."
Edwill described it in great detail. He had previously sent people to find the wreckage of the airship and analyzed the characteristics of the flame. The bishops tried various methods and finally buried it with sand.
"In that case, I'll accept the three hundred thousand bounty!" A smile appeared on Arno's lips, and he kept Edelweir's words firmly in his heart.
"If you have this ability, his ice magic is not weak either..." There was no expression on Edelweir's face with the iron mask. After reminding him again, he turned to look at the dukes of the kingdom.
"Hebrew, Austin, Barrow... you will lead the kingdom's army as the vanguard!"
"But... Lord Edwell, those wizards can cast all kinds of strange witchcraft. I'm afraid we can't even get close to the city wall alone." Duke Barrow said with a slight tremor.
The kingdom's nobles who were watching on the scene also looked as if they wanted to say something but were hesitant to do so. Although they chose to surrender without hesitation when the Vatican's army came, it did not mean that they were very pious.
According to the intelligence we have obtained, the army trained by these wizards will use a strange witchcraft weapon that is extremely powerful.
An entire unit of well-trained cavalry was easily defeated during the charge. Even if they could capture the capital, they would probably suffer heavy casualties.
"This is your only chance to prove your loyalty to the Lord and repent of your sins!" Edwell's words were full of irrefutable meaning.
Edwill had no good feelings towards these nobles who changed their attitudes according to the situation.
After the wizards killed King Bazel and launched a rebellion, only a few nobles loyal to the church chose to resist, while more people were wavering and even joined forces with the wizards to persecute local priests and bishops.
These were undoubtedly criminals, so Edwyre brought in all the nobles in the eastern part of the kingdom, whether they were barons, viscounts or dukes, to gather such a large army.
(End of this chapter)