At noon, the sound of artillery fire was heard outside the holy city of the Sekas Empire, known as the 'Heaven on Earth' and the 'Land of Shining Stars', but inside there was unexpected silence, or it would be more appropriate to describe it as dead silence. Some.
Hundreds of thousands of devout believers lay unconscious in the streets and squares, with genuine enthusiasm on their faces, as if they had fallen into a sweet dream.
A few days ago, the Lord’s messenger on earth, Pope Alves, who is in charge of the church, held a grand prayer ceremony in the Holy City.
Gather the citizens of the entire Holy City to show their devout faith to the great Lord, tell them about the suffering suffered on this continent, and pray that the Lord can come to this land as soon as possible to punish the minions of the evil devil and dispel the haze of the doomsday.
This prayer ceremony undoubtedly went very smoothly. The goddess of the moon and the creator of all things responded to their request, and the projection of the kingdom of heaven descended on the holy city.
Just like what was explained in the Bible, everything was repeated and the light shone on the earth. They saw the river flowing with fine wine, the sacred tree with branches covered with cooked steaks, and the beautiful and charming dream spirit... …
As the Lord's most devout believers, they have received the Lord's promise that they will not have to endure the suffering 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 carnival and enjoyment, the citizens in the Holy City threw themselves into the arms of the Lord without hesitation, and their souls returned to heaven...
Cardinal Sirid, who witnessed all this with his own eyes, felt a chill in his heart for no reason.
It was obviously such a sacred thing and worthy of celebration, but for some reason it reminded him of those scenes where the evil gods made sacrifices.
No, this is the Lord’s honor and gift, and no blasphemy is allowed!
Sirid quickly stopped thinking and continued to maintain the operation of the magic circle.
Although the offensive of the wizards outside the city was not enough to have any impact on this holy city, as the maintainers and controllers of divine magic, they, the cardinals, also bear a lot of pressure.
Fortunately, according to the Pope's instructions, the great Moon Goddess will descend from heaven soon, and they only need to persist for a while!
At the same time, the church's new saint, the incarnation of the Moon Goddess in the human world, was standing on the highest level of the Sky Tower.
A strange, fluorescent crystal was suspended in the center of the tower, rotating slowly and steadily.
The reason why it is said to be weird is because 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.
"Isn't it enough?" The saint sighed faintly.
In order to gather enough devout believers, she did not hesitate to send the church's most elite troops to stop the wizards' march as if they were risking their lives, and used divine magic to inspire their inner faith.
At the moment of death, about 50,000 people became her devout believers, and their souls merged into the Kingdom of God. Even so, plus the more than 200,000 devout believers in the Holy City who came from all over the empire, and the church's hundreds of years of The accumulation is still about one-tenth short of the goal of one million.
"You don't need to hesitate anymore, my lord!" Pope Alves said solemnly.
Now that the wizards have arrived outside the Holy City, although they cannot do anything about the external protective magic for the time being, under such an offensive, the church's priests and bishops may only be able to sustain it for about a day at most.
The only way is to use the church's clergy to make up for these shortcomings!
In order to achieve the goal, completely eliminate the poison of faith, and allow the true God to come to this continent, anyone can sacrifice, even the top leaders of the church are no exception!
"If necessary, I can sacrifice everything for you at any time, even my life and soul!" Pope Alves knelt on the ground and said decisively.
A somewhat moved expression appeared on the saint's face, and then she shook her head: "You have done enough, Alves. Even in the new world, your existence is still indispensable."
It was precisely because of this that she had not made up her mind.
The magical system covering the entire empire has been her hard work for hundreds of years, and it is the key to grazing this vast continent.
Just when the Saint was about to speak again, the entire Sky Tower suddenly shook violently.
"What happened?" Alves's face changed suddenly, and he immediately looked at the crystal suspended in the tower, thinking that the power emanating from this thing had affected the Sky Tower.
The face of the new saint also darkened, and her eyes as dazzling as stars penetrated the wall of the Sky Tower and looked at all parts of the Holy City.
Accompanied by a roar from the deepest part of the ground, a gap suddenly opened in the ground to the west of the Holy City, and then terrifying, raging ground fire spewed out from below, engulfing a large area in an instant.
More than two thousand priests and bishops in the west died on the spot. Not only that, the cracks that opened were also rapidly spreading to the surrounding areas.
The ground was cracking, the masonry was disintegrating, and the houses were collapsing... Huge boulders and debris were flying everywhere, and in just ten seconds, most of the Holy City collapsed...
"The Holy City collapsed. It should have been the attack from the underground by those wizards..." The saint's voice was extremely cold, and the anger in her heart had reached its limit.
In fact, she also set up many protective spells on the surface, but she did not expect that these wizards would launch attacks from underground.
Even her power cannot prevent the collapse of the entire city. Being able to react at the critical moment and save the Sky Tower is already the limit.
The Holy City... collapsed? !
Alves was horrified when he heard the news, but he didn't care at all. He immediately thought that the protection of the Holy City would inevitably collapse along with it.
I'm afraid those wizards have already broken in!
The current situation has undoubtedly reached the most critical moment!
"It seems that I may not be able to witness your ascension to the divine throne with my own eyes..." Alves had a look of regret and determination on his face, paused, and spoke solemnly again. "Please concentrate on integrating this godhead. Before we die, the Sky Tower will be fine!"
After the words fell, Alves stood up and walked quickly towards the outside of the tower. The light of faith flickering around him was particularly eye-catching and dazzling...
The saint stopped where she was and didn't reply for a long time. She didn't murmur until the door of the Sky Tower was closed.
"Since it is your choice, then, Alves..."
"I bless you that you will be invincible. You should rule the kingdom of heaven and be God's right hand..."
The words of God are powerful. While making the promise, the Saint clearly felt that part of the divine power in her body disappeared and was blessed by Alves.
Even though this might have some impact on the subsequent ritual of merging the godhead, she had no regrets.
Enough people have died.
Adwyer is dead, Joshua is dead, Gustav is captured, and all the church elites are dead... Even the Holy City is on the verge of destruction now.
In just two years, after the wizards escaped from the cover of the fog, the church's hard work and accumulation for hundreds of years were lost in one fell swoop.
Alves is the longest and most capable assistant who has been with her. If possible, she naturally hopes that he can survive.
After handing over the control of the Kingdom of God's projection to Alves, the Saint erased all the complicated thoughts in her mind, closed her eyes and guided the coming of the divine body, preparing to fuse this divine head.
She ended the battle of faith, founded the church, and prepared for hundreds of years, just for today!
Completely resolve the poison of faith and ascend to the throne of God!
Alves, who had just stepped out of the Sky Tower, quickly felt the increased power within his body.
"Thank you for your care, my Lord!" Alves prayed silently in his heart, and then looked at the two figures speeding over.
The visitors are the other two legendary priests who guard the Holy City and are responsible for maintaining magical protection, Saint Randall and ascetic monk Lava!
The damage caused by the underground nuclear explosion was undoubtedly catastrophic. Priests, bishops and even some cardinals who did not respond in time were buried, but it did not have a great impact on the two of them. They rushed to the scene before they had time to rescue. Tower of Sky.
"Lord, are you okay?" Randall asked quickly.
"Well, the ceremony has begun." Alves replied succinctly.
"But the Holy City is destroyed!" Ascetic Monk Lava said silently, with anger that could not be concealed in his eyes.
The abode of gods that had been erected on this continent since the battle of faith has now been reduced to ruins!
Only the sky tower at the rear, under the protection of the Lord's power, remains stable and has become the only preserved building in the entire holy city!
"These blasphemers cannot be forgiven!" The ascetic monk Lava looked around the collapsed holy city and said through gritted teeth.
Unlike Alves and Randall, who hold high positions, Rava almost ignores church affairs on weekdays. Instead, he puts all his energy into communicating and praying with believers. He also expresses his feelings for the Holy City. Most profound man, now everything is ruined!
Alves spoke firmly. "Then get rid of them! No matter what, the Lord's ritual cannot be destroyed, 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 as the entire city collapsed into a huge crater in a very short period of time.
Just as they expected, the force field protection surrounding the Holy City was lifted, but there was something unexpected, that is, the projection of the Kingdom of God did not completely disappear...
"It seems that we have to risk fighting on the enemy's home court." Harrov raised his eyebrows, but he had no intention of delaying at all. The next second his body transformed into a blue energy state, and in a burst of sonic boom The sound turned into a stream of light and flew into the holy city.
This is the speed of sound, and under Linn's personal guidance, Harrov, who has just been promoted to legend, has also mastered it!
Lin En, Aurora and Vittorio also followed and disappeared from everyone's sight in an instant.
As for Raphael and other great wizards, as well as tens of thousands of legions from the kingdom, they did not set foot in the Holy City.
Without understanding the internal situation, all they need to do is wait for orders from the outside world.
Hundreds of electromagnetic cannons have long been loaded with ammunition, and the Yangyan Cannon is 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 a sudden attack.
"Even if someone can survive such destruction, they won't be able to stop us, right?" Aurora looked relatively relaxed.
The destructive power of the underground nuclear explosion was much more powerful than she expected. Although there were solid earth and rocks as protection, the damage caused by the city's downward collapse was also terrifying.
Even formal wizards would find it difficult to survive. I am afraid that only great wizards can save their lives.
Along the way, they have seen countless corpses, these are still those on the surface, and more are buried underground.
Lin En couldn't help but sigh. Although he had been mentally prepared before telling the plan, it was impossible to say that there was no fluctuation in his heart when he killed so many civilians at once.
Harrov on the side noticed something wrong, because many of the corpses that were not completely buried still had strange smiles on their faces. That was definitely not the expression that a person who faced death in a disaster should have.
So while passing through the ruins, Harrov grabbed a relatively intact body from the ruins. After checking it, he spoke solemnly.
"They have been dead for several days, their souls must have been taken away!"
Surprised, Lin En and others also used [Mage's Hand] to grab a few corpses. Sure enough, as Harrov said, these dead people had obvious body spots on their bodies, which should have been before they launched the underground nuclear explosion. , people are already dead...
"Is it some kind of sacrificial ceremony? I didn't expect that she would also start to do this trick of the evil god!" Vittorio said with a sneer. In the past, the church would hypocritically promote sustainability and wait until the believers died before harvesting. Now This disguise has obviously been torn off.
Lin En became wary. Aila must have some agenda for creating such a big battle.
Is it to harvest souls and increase strength again to cope with their siege?
Ella's strength is still unknown. They know too little about the legend, but what is certain is that the other party should still be in the same realm as them.
Eight-ring legendary wizard or nine-ring?
Now Ella plans to continue to improve her strength. Could it be that she is above the legendary? !
Lin En immediately looked at the Sky Tower in the Holy City, which was still standing tall despite 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 gathering momentum, they flew out. The target was clearly the towering tower in the distance.
