As the lava fire dragon fell, the wizards on the airship breathed a sigh of relief. This big trouble was solved, and they were finally safe.
As for the Holy See's gryphon knights, they were even more vulnerable to the attacks from several fighter jets, falling like dumplings from the sky.
Also seeing this scene were the bishops on the ground. Seeing the powerful fire dragon summoned by the Holy Maiden and being instantly beheaded, the Griffin Knights were beaten to the point where they were unable to fight back. They were shocked and angry, but But there was nothing I could do.
The most important thing is that under the cover of darkness and polarizing magic, they can't see how the gryphon knights were killed.
"Lord Joshua, Your Majesty the Holy Lady, otherwise we should withdraw our troops first." A cardinal cautiously consoled him.
Without the fire dragon, the Griffin Knights also suffered heavy losses. They were completely defeated in the air battle, which also meant that they lost the power to restrain the airships. In the next battle, they would have to face threats from the air at all times. .
You might even end up in the same predicament as when you were fighting in the Sea of Mist, being chased all the time.
But before Lucia could reply, this proposal was strongly opposed by the bishops.
"You mean to give up the empire's sharp weapons and sit back and watch the demon's minions slaughter the Lord's people?"
"This will never be allowed, this is simply a shame!"
The bishops were noisy and their faces were red. In the sky, a gryphon that was hit by a machine gun fell towards them.
Lucia ignored the arguments of the bishops, stretched out her hand, and a soft divine light appeared. The falling griffon became slower and slower, and finally landed smoothly on the ground.
This poor griffon had half of its wings broken, and it was making whining sounds, but it was still slightly conscious.
The knight above was beaten into a sieve by the machine cannon, and his body flew to nowhere.
【God-given rain】
Lucia caressed the gryphon's head, and the water mist containing the brilliance of divine magic immediately enveloped the broken body. The body that was pierced by the cannon was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the broken wings also grew again. Come back.
The recovered griffon seemed to be unable to recover from the fear, and it neighed from time to time...
Lucia swung her large skirt and neatly sat on the back of the giant beast, and suppressed the gryphon's fearful emotions with divine magic.
The bishops could not care less about the argument at this moment, and looked at the Holy Lady in surprise.
"Lady Lucia, don't you want to go into battle in person?"
"This is really too dangerous, and I'm afraid it won't help with just your words." A cardinal said urgently to stop it.
Although the powerful power Lucia showed when she summoned and enslaved the fire dragon had greatly changed their view of the Holy Maiden, they still disapproved of the other party's actions of taking risks alone.
After all, the saint represents the face of the Holy See and is a servant of God. She must not be easily suspected.
Not to mention that after being elected, Lucia has been living in the Holy City and has no fighting experience at all. No matter how strong she is, she may not be able to show it!
While speaking out to dissuade each other, the bishops also turned to look at Joshua, hoping that the Lord Inquisitor could stop Lucia's reckless behavior.
However, Joshua did not do as they wished. Instead, he respectfully asked. "Do you need us to do anything? Your Majesty?"
Lucia glanced at the airships that had dispersed in the sky again, and then said decisively. "Take some men and return to the City of Fire and Oil immediately!"
"Their number is too small!" Lucia murmured.
As soon as the words fell, the rested gryphon spread its wings and flew into the sky. The dust 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? Do you mean to let them retreat first?
Or will some people evacuate first?
"Do it!" Joshua looked at the bishops without any hesitation and gave the instructions directly. "I will lead a group of Divine Punishment Knights to the City of Fire Oil immediately. Ragna, you will be responsible for the next command!"
"But, Lord Judge..." Cardinal Ragnar looked hesitant. Do they still have to obey such a confusing and irrational order?
The other bishops were also extremely dissatisfied, thinking that Lucia, who had no war experience, was just giving random orders based on her noble status.
Amidst all the doubts, Joshua slowly spoke. "The Holy Maiden has received divine enlightenment, and her instructions are the Lord's will!"
Ragnar and others immediately shut up, because they knew that the Lord Judge would never make a joke about this matter!
After giving a few instructions, Joshua took three thousand Divine Punishment Knights and set off for the City of Fire Oil...
At the same time, the Divine Punishment Knights who went to search for and treat the wounded also turned back one after another.
Those Griffin knights who were hit by lasers and machine guns and fell from the sky basically died, and the airship shot down by the flames was no exception. Not even a single survivor was found.
Ragnar's thoughts moved and he suddenly asked. "Have those airships been inspected? How many bodies are there on them?"
"There should be less than twenty!" The knight who reported back hesitantly replied. Most of the airships were almost burned by the hot dragon's breath before crashing, and the corpses were completely disfigured, but they would definitely not exceed this number...
"Only twenty?!" Ragna's pupils shrank, and a chill ran through his heart. He immediately realized a problem that they had always ignored.
They saw only more than a hundred aerial airships, and according to previous speculations, after the battle, the wizards' army still had about 8,000 people, not counting subsequent reinforcements.
In other words, each airship must carry seventy or eighty people, and it must also carry those heavy new weapons...
This can never be done!
Not only Ragna, but also all the bishops reacted quickly and immediately understood why Her Majesty the Holy Maiden suddenly asked them to send manpower to support the city of fire oil!
Because the main force of the wizards is not here at all, they are probably still stranded in that town, just creating the illusion that they have evacuated, allowing everyone to go after the airship...
Realizing this, Ragnar suddenly broke into a cold sweat on his forehead.
One side is a very important kerosene site, and the other side is the fortress and strong city in the western part of the empire. What is the real goal of those wizards?
(PS: Chapter 2 is about 2:30.)
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