Its daybreak. The gray sky is still filled with unfinished dust.
Ella and Amy came back dragging a large bundle of sticks and leaves. The main hall located in the center of the temple has been turned into sand by Yin Ben Xina. The auxiliary buildings silently surround Kurshedra's body, like a mausoleum built specifically for her.
Delague cried all night in front of Courciedra's body and fell asleep from exhaustion. She held Heilong's head and rubbed Heilong's cheek affectionately in her sleep, with a smile on her face. But when she woke up and saw her motionless sister, the corner of her mouth twisted and she immediately started crying again.
But this time, she couldn't shed tears. The whole night of howling had exhausted Drague's tears.
"Okay, Drague, come here." Ella stretched out her hand, "It's almost time."
"What do you want to do?"
Drague glared at Ella and the branch in her hand, and hugged Courshedra's body tighter.
"Draguel, stop crying and come with me." Ella said, "The apostles will not be drowned by our tears. Come with me, and we will think about ways to deal with the apostles together."
"The temple has collapsed, what can you do???" Drague shouted. She pointed at Amy: "You - your magic is not as good as mine." Then she pointed at Ella: "And you, royal family, you don't know magic at all!"
Ella's hands froze in the air. After a period of deathly silence, Ella withdrew her hand and cast her gaze towards the hazy sky. She had long known that the apostles were powerful magicians, and had experienced their power time and time again. In Antilia, Gregory killed the wandering ghost of Jabir halfway across the world, and teleported an entire fleet thousands of miles away. In Bremen, the Ancient Church of Abraham gathered the strength of the twelve tribes, but still fled under Clodis' attack. In Stade, she even faced one of the apostles directly. The difficult battle with the priest Avicenna in the island republic was enough for her to realize what a powerful magician the apostle was, even more powerful than the priest.
But none of these experiences frightened her more than last night. In Antilia, she was protected by the Juggernaut. In Bremen, she simply ignored Clodis' magic. In Stade, she even made a deal with Gregory. But last night, Yin Ben Xina came directly to kill people. She doesn't understand magic and can't intuitively understand how powerful Yin Ben Xina's magic power is. But Amy was already the most powerful magician around her, and Kulshedra, whom Amy thought was far superior to her, was killed so easily by Yin Ben Xina.
"Twelve steps."
The number came out of Ella's mouth unconsciously. From the time they left behind the pillar and prepared to escape until Kurshedra was killed by Yin Ben Xina, she only had time to take twelve steps.
"Four."
Another number came out of Ella's mouth. This is the number of apostles. Tianfang Empire has four magicians like Yin Ben Xina - and it must have four.
"millennium."
This is the time that has passed since the Qiqiu Empire killed the Son of God until now. While reciting these numbers, Ella couldn't help but have a doubt in her mind: If the Tianfang Empire had such powerful four magicians every year during these thousand years, how could the Qiqiu Empire survive? To this day?
"Amy," Ella asked suddenly, "did you ever hear anything about the apostles when you were in the Qiqiu Empire?"
Amy shook her head: "No, Your Majesty. The first time I heard about the existence of apostles was in Antilia."
"Me too." Ella turned her gaze from the sky to the palm of her hand, "I have always known how powerful the Tianfang Empire is. But when I was in the Qiqiu Empire, all the civil and military officials, including me, always thought that the Tianfang Empire had It's just a few 'elf' level magicians. It's clear that the Qiqiu Empire and the Tianfang Empire have been at odds for thousands of years. The Qiu Qiu Empire doesn't know this important information at all - what on earth is going on?"
"Speaking of which, your Majesty's parents, like me, are just elf-level magicians. But they won again and again against the invasion of the Tianfang Empire. In the end, it was the Tianfang Empire's design that deceived them out of the country. This Just killed them." Amy also realized something was wrong, "If it were like last night, His Majesty's parents would have been wiped out by the apostles as soon as they appeared on the battlefield."
"My father and mother were fully prepared before going to the Tianfang Empire."
Ella continues to recall the past.
"The place of negotiation is not far from the border, and my father has already deployed heavy troops on the border. The Tianfang Empire's army also maintains the necessary distance from the place of negotiation. Both my father and mother are powerful magicians. According to previous experience, Even if the Tianfang Empire suddenly used force, under the protection of the guards and the magic of their father and mother, they would not be able to escape. But in the end, they were killed without any resistance... There was not even a guard to report the news. Run out. Thinking about it now, they probably met the apostles at that time - but why haven't the apostles appeared on the battlefield before?"
"It is the blessing of this temple! Stupid royal family!" Hearing Ella's words, Drague shouted angrily, "The apostles have already attacked the Seven Hills Empire many times! But whenever they want to attack When the army of the Seven Hills Empire inflicts a fatal blow, this temple will shine, and then the apostles will retreat! Without this temple, how can the Seven Hills Empire persist for so long? And you, you can't even repair this temple I don’t want to give any funds! Well, now the temple has collapsed, it’s over, it’s all over!”
"Even if you appear in front of me again now and ask me to allocate funds to repair the temple, I will not agree." Ella responded dully, "I never believe what the priest says, nor do I believe in a mere temple. Able to protect the Seven Hills Empire. Not long ago, I got rid of all the priests in Sweden."
Drague was so angry at Ella's words that he suddenly stood up: "What did you say?"
"This is an obvious thing. The Qiqiu Empire has never protected this temple. If destroying the temple can solve the problems encountered by the Tianfang Empire, and destroying the temple is as easy as last night, then this temple has long been It doesn’t exist anymore, does it?”
Drague was stunned for a moment.
"It seems right... If we were facing the apostles, my sister and I would not be able to protect this temple at all. Why didn't the empire come to attack this important temple earlier? But if it wasn't for the temple, then it was What stopped the Tianfang Empire's attack? Could it be that...could it be that...?"
Drague suddenly realized something and ran wildly into the distance.
"It's not because of the temple, but because of the curse! Yin Ben Xina came here because he found a way to lift the curse!"
