If they had known this, they might as well have obeyed Hattar's order and entered the capital...

But it is obviously too late to regret now. No matter how unwilling Hibrew and Barrow are, there is nothing they can do.

At this moment, Edelweir's indifferent voice rang in everyone's ears.

"Whoever among you can capture the capital, or achieve the most outstanding feats, will be the next king of Hadratha!"

Edwell's words were like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, and the eyes of all the nobles present turned red.

Hebrew and Barrow were no exception. This was a chance to rule an entire kingdom! It might even be the only chance! As nobles of the kingdom, they could attack and plunder each other's territory, or use all kinds of shady means, but there was one line they could not cross: replacing the king!

Unless you get the approval of the Holy See... wear the crown with the testimony and grace of God!

More than a hundred years ago, the former king of the Bazel family seized the throne with this method!

That is to say, after becoming king, as long as he does not rebel against the Church, he can pass on the throne forever under the protection of God!

Now that King Bazel is dead and the eldest prince has also died tragically in the capital, coupled with Edelweir's guarantee, it has become possible for the new king to be replaced! Thinking of this, the nobles of the kingdom were all excited. With the support of the Church, even if he was just a small baron, he would have the opportunity to rise to the sky and become the king! Hebrew immediately took action, rode his horse in front of the soldiers, and spoke passionately.

"Followers of God, those followers of the evil god are in this capital city in front of you. They want to open the gates of hell, destroy the entire kingdom, and let demons, disasters, and plagues run rampant in the world...

We must never tolerate such things happening. These evildoers and cultists must pay the price of their evil deeds with blood!"

"As long as you kill an enemy in front of you, you will get one imperial gold coin. If you kill a wizard, you will be awarded the title of knight. The first person to climb the city wall will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and be awarded the title of earl!"

The Hebrew words resounded in the wilderness like a loud bell. Inspired by the huge reward, the enthusiasm of tens of thousands of troops was mobilized in an instant.

"God is with me!" Hebrew shouted loudly.

“God is with me!”

The morale of tens of thousands of soldiers was high and they roared in unison. The loud shouts echoed in the sky like thunder.

Then dozens of nobles led their private soldiers and marched towards the capital...

The beating of drums became louder and louder, and at the same time, there were also the devout hymns of priests and bishops.

[Great Lord of the Stars, Goddess of the Moon, creator of all things in the world, please bestow your grace upon us, granting us light, hope, and strength...]

Amid the ethereal sound of hymns, the radiance of divine power emerged from the bodies of tens of thousands of noble soldiers, and their hearts were filled with infinite courage and strength.

"Here they come! They come!" The might of tens of thousands of people charging in a massed mass made Old York and others who were well prepared nervous, but they still set up their muskets at the first opportunity and waited quietly for the enemy to reach shooting distance.

The 10,000 musketeers guarding the city walls were divided into several arrays, and they fired according to the orders, forming an uninterrupted firepower network.

Following the first round of gunfire, the soldiers who were charging in groups fell down in rows. It was roughly estimated that there were more than a thousand of them. The scene looked extremely spectacular, but just one second later, nearly 70% of them climbed up again, shouting "For the Gods" with red eyes and continued to rush towards the city wall.

The wizards who were watching the battle on the city wall all had extremely solemn expressions.

Lin En could also see that these people were blessed with divine protection.

He had seen something similar the last time he faced the kingdom's army, but his opponents at the time were only a few bishops and dozens of priests. The strength of the divine arts they released was limited and could only brainwash people and increase their courage.

But this time it was different. A real divine shield was actually given to tens of thousands of people. The strength of it should be similar to a ring of protective magic. It could not withstand the attack of muskets, but it could greatly weaken it.

If it hits a harder part of the armor, it may not even be able to penetrate the defense and will just be knocked down by the impact force.

If the guards were using crossbows instead of muskets at this moment, it would be difficult to even break through the defense!

"Fortunately, these shields are disposable..." Raphael breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the soldiers who got up again. After the second round of shooting, most of them fell to the ground and did not get up again.

But this is equivalent to one more life for each person.

Thinking of this, Raphael turned his head and looked at Lynn. He really admired the foresight of this magic star.

When they were discussing how to conduct this war a few days ago, they all proposed to take the initiative and, relying on their equipment advantages, directly defeat the Vatican's legion in the wilderness and even kill their way into the empire.

After all, the previous two victories came too easily. The musketeers destroyed several times their number of opponents with very few casualties. It can be said that their enemies could not even put up an effective resistance. Wasn't it just a smooth march? Only Lin En insisted on defending the city and tried to avoid fighting in the plains before finding out the enemy's details.

This is good for the musket team, but it is also very suitable for large-scale corps combat and cavalry charge! Now it seems that with this large-scale protective magic, the muskets cannot exert their power 100%. If they fight in the wilderness, the formation is likely to be directly defeated...

At this time, all the musketeers discovered that their enemy this time was extraordinary. He could actually take a musket shot without dying and could continue to approach the city with full energy carrying the ladder. They immediately put away their previous arrogant mentality.

Old York was assigned to the third wave of shooting. During the first two rounds of shooting, he used the telescope he earned with his military merits to carefully observe the enemy's movements.

It was soon discovered that the soldiers who died in the first round of shooting were all hit in weak points of their armor, or were very unlucky and were hit directly in the face.

So, it’s not that the muskets in their hands can’t penetrate the defense, but they have been weakened by the divine protection and armor, so the projectiles can’t cause fatal damage...

(End of this chapter)