Inside the barracks, several soldiers, not wanting to be outdone, looked up and met the gaze of their superiors.
"Lord Eddard is holding military talks. Everyone, assemble on the parade ground!"
"yes."
A weak, limp response came from all around.
The clones reluctantly stood up and were assembled on the playground, lined up in rows.
Ed stood with his hands behind his back on the constructed platform, with a group of officers behind him.
At this moment, the sky was covered with dark clouds.
It was gloomy and damp, as if it could rain at any moment.
Ed frowned as he looked at the crowd. He had already prepared his speech, intending to boost the soldiers' morale once again.
"Everyone!"
"None of us expected the war to escalate to this point."
"The brain-computer network suddenly lost contact, which may be due to a minor problem at headquarters, but according to past procedures, the board of directors will repair the main unit as soon as possible."
"We haven't failed yet!"
"The Vatican is sweeping across the front lines. They're scared. They dare not let us cross the river again!"
"Please wait with me!"
"Once the mainframe is repaired, that will be the day my Iron Beast army launches its counterattack!"
Objectively speaking, Ed's words were quite inspiring.
Among the crowd, some clones felt much better after hearing this.
After all, he was their supreme commander.
A group of officers then stood behind him to vouch for his credibility.
A group of soldiers gradually began to believe that perhaps headquarters was indeed repairing the mainframe.
This won't affect the fact that they've been fighting wars for hundreds of years...
And the war will not end so easily.
However, the words had barely left his mouth!
With a whoosh, the elderly Qiu descended from the sky with more than a dozen popes, surrounding the entire military camp at the mountain pass.
This old man doesn't usually seem very imposing.
But when he faced the enemy, his posture, with his hands behind his back, became much straighter.
"Ed, surrender! Your mainframes have already been destroyed; there's no way to save them!"
After he finished speaking, he immediately launched his attack.
Ed was startled. Before he could run, he and all the officers behind him were trapped in the 'forbidden area'.
The once lush green and dark sky surrounding the forest has turned black and white.
A heavy pressure hung over everyone's heads.
“Ed, your clones have all been wiped out. There’s no point in you continuing to deceive your soldiers.”
Old Man Qiu pointed.
An officer next to Ed withered and died on the spot. His body seemed to have been drained of moisture, becoming dry and lifeless, and his body suddenly shrank.
Even the bones are collapsing.
As for the T1 soldiers outside the forbidden area, surrounded by the Pope, their expressions also changed drastically.
After seeing what was happening inside the forbidden area, some people had the idea of retreating, while others raised their hands and surrendered on the spot.
They can launch a powerful attack against the mechanical army.
But faced with the Vatican's experts, they had no choice but to surrender.
These popes are all Transcendental II level beings, none of them are to be trifled with. Any attempt to rebel will only lead to certain death.
Ed shouted in the forbidden area.
Anger clouded his judgment.
"Your Holiness, you've gone too far!"
After saying this, Ed rushed towards Old Man Qiu.
The battle raged fiercely, but the entire battlefield was perfectly contained within the forbidden area by Old Man Qiu. No matter how much they destroyed the forbidden area, the jungle outside remained tranquil, and the light drizzle added a touch of solemnity.
After the soldiers were brought under control, they were all taken away.
Those poor officers were crushed to death the moment they entered the forbidden area, due to the inherent characteristics of the forbidden area itself.
Only Ed was still able to put up a last-ditch resistance.
But he was no match for the Pope.
The combined effects of the forbidden zone and the withering caused his power to rapidly dissipate.
Old Man Qiu stared at Ed, his eyes vacant.
He sighed inwardly.
The war that has lasted for one or two hundred years is finally coming to an end.
The Vatican has also accomplished its mission.
With Ed's death, the clones will no longer be enemies of the Central Plains, and their invasions will cease.
Currently, the main force of the Mechanicus is advancing northward.
Good news came back every day.
Meanwhile, Old Man Church led the popes alone to track down Ed and carry out the final cleanup work.
Ed died peacefully this time.
Old Man Qiu did not torment him.
In the third phase of the extraordinary battle, Elder Qiu has defeated Ed for the second time.
The result will not change.
The forbidden area shrank, returning to the Pope's palm, shrinking into a tiny sphere like a black hole...
Old Man Qiu stood before Ed's corpse, one hand behind his back, holding the black ball, and remained silent for a long time.
"Your Holiness, the camp has been taken over by us."
"Understood. Take all the prisoners back. The main force will continue its advance. We must drive the Iron Beast Clan out of the borders of Shenzhou!"
"yes!"
“Send an elite force with me to the north to complete the exchange between the Papacy and the Leopard Court.”
Old Man Qiu insisted on this.
The popes didn't know what to say.
The group simply exchanged glances.
One of the popes spoke up, saying, "Your Holiness, why don't you allow the sweeping army to accompany you?"
The Pope glanced at him.
There are also factional struggles within the Papacy, and they are very intense. If it weren't for his suppression, it would have split long ago.
However, what this subordinate said at this moment did make some sense.
It's time to discard the donkey after it has served its purpose.
The Sweeping Army was a separate entity within the Papacy, tightly knit and controlled by the old prime minister of the ancient Central Continent Empire.
He had wanted to replace him for a long time.
“Very well, I will personally go and talk to Lao Quan. The elite troops of the Sweeping Army are just right to come with me to fight on the Ice Plains.”
The popes were delighted to hear this.
Within their Vatican,
The sweeping army included three popes in the upper echelons of the Papacy, but none of them accompanied the pope this time. Instead, they led their respective troops to pursue the remnants of the Iron Beast Army on the front lines.
Perhaps... that old prime minister had already sensed something.
After the Iron Beast Army was defeated, he was next.
...
At the same time.
Qin Che has arrived in Icefield City.
He stood in the wind and snow, on the ice, and saw the two armies clashing at the horizon.
The buzzing of cannons could be heard from afar.
It gives people a sense of familiarity.
Qin Che returned, all alone.
At this moment, he is one of only two demigods in the world.
He is here to complete his mission and fulfill his destiny!
The powerful being deep within Jade Capital may soon be born...
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