At noon, outside the holy city of Sekas Empire, which is known as the "paradise on earth" and the "place where stars shine", there was constant sound of artillery fire, but inside it was unexpectedly quiet, or it would be more appropriate to describe it as dead silence.

Hundreds of thousands of devout believers lay unconscious in the streets and squares, with fanaticism on their faces, as if they had fallen into a sweet dream.

A few days ago, the Lord's messenger on earth, Pope Alvis, who is in charge of the church, held a grand prayer ceremony in the holy city.

Summon the people of the entire holy city to show their devout faith to the great Lord, tell them about the sufferings of this continent, and pray that the Lord will come to this land as soon as possible to punish the minions of the evil spirits and dispel the haze of doomsday.

The prayer ceremony undoubtedly went very smoothly. The Moon Goddess, the creator of all things, responded to their request, and the projection of heaven descended into the holy city.

Just as described in the Bible, all things were repeated, and the light shone on the earth. They saw the river flowing with fine wine, the sacred tree with branches full of cooked steaks, and the beautiful and charming dream elves...

As the most devout believers of the Lord, they have received the Lord's promise that they do not have to endure the sufferings of the end of the world, but can enter the true kingdom of God in advance and enjoy endless peace and joy.

After a day of revelry and enjoyment, the people in the holy city threw themselves into the arms of the Lord without hesitation, and their souls returned to heaven...

Cardinal Silide, who witnessed all this, felt a chill in his heart for no reason.

It was such a sacred thing worthy of celebration, but for some reason it reminded him of the scenes of sacrifices made by the evil gods.

No, this is the Lord's grace and gift, and no blasphemy is allowed! Sirid quickly stopped thinking about it and continued to maintain the operation of the magic array.

Although the offensive of the wizards outside the city was not enough to cause any impact on this holy city, as the maintainers and controllers of divine magic, these cardinals also bore considerable pressure.

Fortunately, according to the instructions of the Pope, the great Moon Goddess will soon descend from heaven, and they only need to hold on for a while!

At the same time, the new saint of the church, the incarnation of the Moon Goddess on earth, was standing on the top floor of the Sky Tower.

A strange crystal with a strange glow was suspended in the center of the tower, rotating slowly and steadily.

The reason why it is weird is that it seems to be between illusion and reality, or the boundary between falsehood and reality, and the interior reflects the scene of heaven in the Bible.

"Is it still not enough?" The saint sighed softly.

In order to gather enough devout believers, she sent the church's most elite troops to stop the wizards' march as if they were sending themselves to die, and used magic to inspire their inner faith.

At the moment of her death, about 50,000 people became her devout believers, and their souls merged into the Kingdom of God. Even so, with the addition of more than 200,000 devout believers who came from all over the empire to the Holy City, as well as the church's accumulation over hundreds of years, it was still about one-tenth away from the goal of one million.

"You don't need to hesitate any longer, my Lord!" Pope Alvis said solemnly.

Now those wizards have arrived outside the holy city. Although they can't do anything about the external protective spells for the time being, under such an attack, the priests and bishops of the church may only be able to hold out for about a day at most.

The only way is to use the clergy of the church to make up for these deficiencies! In order to achieve the goal, completely solve the poison of faith, and let the true God descend on this continent, anyone can be sacrificed, even the church leaders! "If necessary, I can give everything for you at any time, even my life and soul!" Pope Alvis knelt on the ground and said firmly.

The Saint's face showed a touch of emotion, and then she shook her head: "You have done enough, Alvis. Even in the new world, your presence is still indispensable."

It was for this reason that she was hesitant to make up her mind.

The divine magic system covering the entire empire is the result of her hundreds of years of hard work, and is the key to ruling this vast continent.

Just as the Saint was about to speak again, the entire Sky Tower suddenly shook violently.

"What happened?" Alvis's face changed suddenly, and he immediately looked at the crystal floating in the tower, thinking that the power emitted by this thing had an impact on the Sky Tower.

The new saint's face also turned gloomy, and her pair of eyes as dazzling as stars penetrated the wall of the Sky Tower and looked at various places in the holy city.

Along with a roar coming from the deepest part of the earth, a crack suddenly appeared in the ground west of the holy city, and then a terrifying, raging underground fire gushed out from the middle and bottom, engulfing a large area in an instant.

More than 2,000 priests and bishops in the west died on the spot, and the cracks were spreading rapidly in all directions.

The ground was cracking, bricks and stones were crumbling, and houses were collapsing... huge rocks and debris were flying everywhere. In just a dozen seconds, most of the holy city collapsed...

"The holy city collapsed. It should be the attack launched by those wizards from underground..." The saint's voice was extremely cold, and the anger in her heart had reached its limit.

In fact, she had set up many protective spells on the surface, but she did not expect that these wizards would launch attacks from underground.

Even with her power, it is impossible to stop the collapse of the entire city. Being able to react in the critical moment and save the Sky Tower is already the limit.

The Holy City...collapsed?!

Alvis was also horrified when he heard the news, but he didn't care at all. He immediately thought that the defense of the holy city would inevitably collapse as well.

Those wizards might have already broken in! The current situation is undoubtedly the most critical moment!

"It seems that I may not be able to witness your ascension to the throne with my own eyes..." Alves' face showed some regret and determination. After a pause, he spoke again solemnly. "Please concentrate on integrating this godhood. Before we are all dead, the Sky Tower will be safe!"

After he finished speaking, Alvis stood up and walked quickly out of the tower. The light of faith flashing around him was particularly dazzling...

The saint stood there without replying until the door of the Sky Tower was closed, then she murmured.

"Since it is your choice, then, Alvis..."

"I bless you. You will be invincible. You will rule the kingdom of heaven and be the right hand of God..."

God's words are powerful. When making the promise, the saint clearly felt that part of the divine power in her body disappeared and was bestowed on Alvis.

Even though this might have some impact on the subsequent ceremony of integrating the godhood, she did not regret it.

Adwyre died, Joshua died, Gustav was captured, all the elite members of the church were killed...even now the Holy City is on the verge of destruction.

In just two years, after those wizards emerged from the fog, all that the church had painstakingly built up over hundreds of years was lost in one day.

Alvis is the assistant who has been with her the longest and is her most capable. If possible, she naturally hopes that he can survive.

After handing over the control of the projection of the Kingdom of God to Alvis, the saint wiped away all the complicated thoughts in her mind, closed her eyes to guide the arrival of the divine body, and prepared to merge with this divine nature.

She ended the war of faith, founded the church, and prepared for hundreds of years, all for this day!

Completely eliminate the poison of faith and ascend to the throne of God! Having just stepped out of the Sky Tower, Alvis quickly felt the increased power in his body.

"Thank you for your favor, my Lord!" Alvis prayed silently in his heart, and then looked at the two figures flying towards him.

The people who came were the other two legendary priests who were guarding the holy city and responsible for maintaining divine protection, Saint Randall and Ascetic Lava!

The damage caused by the underground nuclear explosion was undoubtedly catastrophic. Priests, bishops and even some cardinals who failed to react in time were buried. However, it did not have much impact on the two. They rushed to the Sky Tower in a hurry before they could carry out rescue.

"Is the Lord okay?" Randall asked hurriedly.

"All right, the ceremony has already begun." Alvis replied concisely.

"But the holy city is destroyed!" The ascetic monk Lava said silently, with unconcealable anger in his eyes.

The abode of God that had been erected on this continent since the war of faith had now turned into a ruin! Only the Sky Tower in the back, under the protection of the Lord's power, remained stable and became the only preserved building in the entire Holy City!

"These blasphemers are unforgivable!" The ascetic Lava said gritting his teeth as he looked around the collapsed holy city.

Unlike Alvis and Randall who hold high positions, Lava usually ignores church affairs and instead puts all his energy into communicating and praying with believers. He is also the person who has the deepest feelings for the holy city. Now everything is ruined!

Alvis said firmly, "Then get rid of them! No matter what, the Lord's ritual cannot be disrupted, even if it costs our lives!"

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At the same time, outside the holy city, Lin En and others who had completed the underground nuclear explosion watched the entire city collapse into a huge pit in a very short time.

Just as they expected, the force field protection surrounding the Holy City was lifted, but there was one unexpected thing, that is, the projection of the Kingdom of God did not completely disappear...

"It seems that we have to take the risk of fighting in the enemy's home ground." Harov raised his eyebrows, but had no intention of delaying. The next second, his body transformed into a blue energy state, and with a sonic boom, he turned into a stream of light and flew into the holy city.

This is exactly the speed of sound. Under Lynn's personal guidance, Harof, who was recently promoted to legend, has also mastered it!

Lynn, Aurora, and Vittorio followed suit, and disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

As for the great wizards such as Raphael and the tens of thousands of legions from the kingdoms, they did not set foot in the holy city.

Without finding out the internal situation, all they needed to do was wait for orders from the outside world.

Hundreds of electromagnetic cannons have already been loaded with ammunition, and the Yangyan cannons are also ready to launch an attack at any time...

Lin En, who had flown into the holy city, was vigilantly scanning the scene inside the city to prevent any sudden attacks.

"With this kind of destruction, even if someone survives, I'm afraid they won't be able to stop us, right?" Aurora looked relatively relaxed.

The destructive power of the underground nuclear explosion was much stronger than she had expected. Although there was solid soil and rock as protection, the damage caused by the city's collapse was equally horrific.

Even a formal wizard would find it difficult to survive, and I'm afraid only a great wizard would be able to save his own life.

Along the way, they have seen countless corpses, and these are the ones on the surface. Many more are buried underground.

Lin En couldn't help but sigh. Although he had prepared himself mentally before telling the plan, it was impossible for him to have no feelings at all when killing so many civilians at one time.

Harof, who was standing by, noticed something wrong, because many of the bodies that were not completely buried had strange smiles on their faces, which was definitely not the expression that a person facing death from a disaster should have.

So when passing by the ruins, Harov grabbed a relatively intact body from the ruins, checked it, and spoke solemnly.

"They have been dead for several days. Their souls must have been taken away!"

Surprised, Lin En and the others also used the [Mage's Hand] to grab a few corpses. As Harov said, these dead people had obvious corpse spots on their bodies. They should have been dead before they launched the underground nuclear explosion...

"Some kind of sacrificial ceremony? I didn't expect that she would start to use the evil god's tricks!" Vittorio sneered. In the past, the church would hypocritically promote sustainability and wait for the believers to die before harvesting them, but now it has obviously torn off this disguise.

Lin En became alert, thinking that Ella must have some ulterior motive by making such a big fuss.

Was it to harvest souls and increase her strength again to deal with their siege? Ella's strength was still unknown, and they knew too little about legends, but what was certain was that the other party should be at the same level as them.

Eighth ring legendary wizard or nineth ring? Now Ella is still planning to improve her strength, could it be above the legendary level? ! Lin En immediately looked at the Sky Tower in the Holy City, which was still standing tall under the impact of the underground nuclear explosion! In his eyes, it was like a huge target, standing there.

After Lin En roughly estimated the distance between the two sides, he raised his hand decisively, and several iron balls condensed into shape. After a second of building up momentum, they flew out, and their target was the towering tower in the distance.

(End of this chapter)