As the lava dragon fell, the wizards on the airship all breathed a sigh of relief. Having solved this big trouble, they were finally safe.

As for the Griffin Knights of the Holy See, they were even more vulnerable under the harassment of several fighter jets, and kept falling from the sky like dumplings.

The bishops on the ground also witnessed this scene. They saw the powerful fire dragon summoned by Her Majesty the Saint being beheaded in an instant and the Griffin Knights being beaten without any ability to fight back. They were all shocked and angry, but they could do nothing.

Most importantly, under the cover of darkness and polarizing magic, they had no idea how those griffin knights were killed.

"Lord Joshua, Her Majesty the Saint, why don't we withdraw our troops first?" A cardinal advised cautiously.

Without the fire dragon, the Griffin Knights were also severely damaged. They were defeated miserably in the air battle, which also meant that they lost the power to restrain the aerospace airship. In the next battle, they would have to face the threat from the air at all times.

You might even end up in a situation like when you were fighting in the Sea of ​​Fog, where you were chased and attacked all the time.

However, before Lucia could reply, this proposal was strongly opposed by the bishops.

"Do you mean to hand over the empire's powerful weapon and watch those evil minions slaughter the Lord's people?"

"This is absolutely unacceptable. This is a disgrace!"

The bishops were arguing with each other, their faces red with anger. In the sky, a griffin that was hit by a machine gun was falling towards this side.

Lucia ignored the bishops' arguments and stretched out her hand. A soft divine light appeared and the falling griffin slowed down and finally landed steadily on the ground.

This poor griffin, with half of its wings broken, was wailing but still had some consciousness.

The knight above was shot into a sieve by the machine gun, and his body flew away to no one know where.

【God’s Gift】

Lucia gently stroked the griffin's head, and a mist containing the brilliance of divine magic immediately enveloped the broken body. The body that was pierced by the machine gun recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the broken wings grew back.

The recovered griffin seemed to have not yet recovered from its fear, and it kept neighing from time to time...

Lucia swung her wide robe and sat nimbly on the back of the giant beast, suppressing the griffin's fear with divine power.

The bishops no longer cared about arguing and looked at Her Majesty the Saint in surprise and doubt.

"Lady Lucia, you don't want to go into battle yourself, do you?"

"This is really too dangerous, and I'm afraid it won't be helpful if you do it alone." A cardinal spoke out anxiously to stop it.

Although the powerful force Lucia displayed when she summoned and enslaved the fire dragon had greatly changed their impression of the Saint, they still did not approve of her taking the risk alone.

After all, the saint represents the face of the Holy See and is a servant of God, and must not be easily involved.

Not to mention that after being elected, Lucia had been living a life of luxury in the Holy City and had no combat experience at all. Even if she was strong, she might not be able to perform well! While trying to dissuade him, the bishops turned to look at Joshua, hoping that the chief judge could stop Lucia's reckless behavior.

Lucia glanced at the scattered airships in the sky again, and then said decisively, "Take some people and return to the City of Fire Oil immediately!"

"There are too few of them!" Lucia murmured.

As soon as the voice fell, the rested griffin spread its wings and flew into the sky. The dust it raised made more than a dozen bishops frown, but what confused them even more was Lucia's words.

Return to the City of Fire Oil? Does that mean they should retreat first?

Or should some people evacuate first?

"Do as instructed!" Joshua said directly to the bishops without any hesitation. "I will lead a group of Divine Punishment Knights to the City of Fire Oil immediately. Ragnar, you will be in charge of the next command!"

"But, Your Excellency the Judge..." Cardinal Ragnar looked hesitant. Are they really supposed to obey such a confusing and irrational order?

The other bishops were also extremely dissatisfied, thinking that Lucia, who had no experience in warfare, was simply relying on her noble status to give reckless orders.

Amid the doubts, Joshua slowly spoke, "Her Majesty the Saint has received divine revelation, and her instructions are the Lord's will!"

Ragnar and the others immediately shut up, because they knew that the Chief Judge would never joke about this matter!

After giving a few instructions, Joshua led three thousand Divine Punishment Knights and set off for the City of Fire Oil...

At the same time, the Divine Punishment Knights who had gone out to search for and treat the wounded also turned back.

Those Griffin Knights who were hit by lasers and machine guns and fell from the sky were basically dead. The airships that were shot down by flames were no exception. Not a single survivor was found.

Ragnar suddenly asked, "Have you checked those airships? How many bodies are there on them?"

"There should be less than twenty!" The knight who reported back answered hesitantly. Most of the airships were almost burned by the scorching dragon breath before they crashed, and the bodies were completely unrecognizable, but there would definitely not be more than this number...

"Only twenty?!" Ragnar's pupils shrank slightly, and a chill ran down his heart. He immediately realized a problem that they had been ignoring.

They saw only a little over a hundred airships, and according to previous speculation, after the battle, the wizards' army still had about 8,000 people, not counting the subsequent reinforcements.

That is to say, each airship must carry 70 to 80 people, and also carry those heavy new weapons...

This is absolutely impossible! Not only Ragnar, but all the bishops reacted quickly and understood why Her Majesty the Saint suddenly asked them to dispatch people to support the Fire Oil City! Because the main force of the wizards was not here at all, they were probably still stranded in that town, but they created the illusion that they had evacuated, so that everyone would go after the airship...

Realizing this, Ragnar broke out in a cold sweat.

On one side is a very important kerosene field, and on the other side are the fortresses and fortified cities in the western part of the empire. What is the real target of those wizards?

(PS: Chapter 2 will be around 2:30.) (End of this chapter)