Mark was somewhat shocked; the story of the high priest who defected years ago occurred before the new pope took office.
Because it was so long ago, what happened is not important, but the thought that this prime minister seems to be an old man who has existed since the founding of the empire makes it seem that the Holy Church should not have been so easily replaced by the Temple of Light.
If Saint Verania hadn't come alone, but instead brought along the priests of the Holy Church... the Holy Cross Knights wouldn't have been...
Seeing Mark deep in thought, Xiao Dai returned to her seat and listened to Bu Bai and the Ninth Princess discussing matters concerning the capital.
Just as the meeting was about to reach its climax, a commotion was heard outside, and the Dawn Knights seemed to be taking action.
"Report!!!"
The Dawn Knights, who were sent to seek reinforcements, have returned, bringing back news of the Holy Light's plea for help!
What?
Varian was shocked. Shouldn't we be the ones asking for help? How did it suddenly become you asking for help?
Where are they now?
"They're on their way to the capital! And according to intelligence, their enemies aren't magical beasts, but seem to be the same strange creatures we encountered in Kiriha Village and Dawn City before."
Varian glanced at the map; the Temple of Light wasn't on the same front as them, but they were indeed the closest allies. He decided to go rescue them...
"Report!!!"
The demons have attacked the city!
"What!?"
The sixth prince walked to the window in shock and saw a nine-star knight fighting against a fierce ghost king in the distance. The battlefield where he was located was the first to start the war, and the clash between humans and ghosts was about to break out.
"Of all times..."
Varian was so angry that he wanted to grab his weapons and charge down to fight these demons to his heart's content!
However, as the royal commander, he had to coordinate with the commanders to deploy troops, which meant they had no time to meet up with the support troops from the Temple of Light.
"Let Ninth Sister lead the team, along with some of my Dawn Knights."
"yes!"
...
The people from the Temple of Light who came to provide support were intercepted on their way, and those who stopped them were neither demons nor any noble alliance.
Instead, it was these humans... no, or rather, these bizarre humanoid creatures, who could erode the light energy within them simply by standing there.
This was the first time they had encountered such a situation. In the past, some priests had been bewitched by demons and eventually fell into corruption, but that only happened after they experienced a mental breakdown or self-acceptance.
But now?
The energy emanating from these monsters forces them to transform, which is extremely bizarre.
The captain of the Holy Temple frowned as he looked at the last retreat point on the map. There was nowhere left to retreat to; any further retreat would mean certain death. Therefore, he asked the priest beside him for advice.
"Has the reinforcement arrived yet?"
There has been no response.
"whispering sound..."
There was no other way; it seemed they had to retreat, but this retreat would leave them with no way out, and they would inevitably suffer casualties.
The hundreds of priests were pale. They had tried their best to attack the monsters, but apart from the Dawn Knights who stayed behind to escort them, the other knights had all been killed or wounded, and some had even turned into monsters like them and chased after them.
The number of void monsters, which was originally only a few dozen, has now increased to over a hundred.
Only the Dawn Knights can kill these void creatures, and the energy within these priests is neither purifiable nor able to harm these monsters.
"It seems... there really is no way out."
The captain of the Holy Temple murmured as he looked at the massive mountain before him, and then turned around and took out his one-handed hammer.
No one knows how these monsters came to be, nor why they are immune to light energy.
No... saying they're immune is too absolute. At least with them around, those strange forces would only contaminate their light energy, not directly contaminate their bodies.
"Form ranks! Protect all the priests!"
The Dawn Knights who chose not to go back to report the news and instead stayed behind turned back and set up a defensive line. Even though they only had twenty men left, they were determined to hold their ground against these void creatures!
The enemy is imminent. They may be able to hold them off for a while, but can they really hold them off until reinforcements arrive?
"Huh? Look! What's that?"
As a priest called out, the distant sky was filled with starlight, but it was clearly not night yet, so how could there be stars at this hour?
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