The Griffins flapped their wings and flew across the sky. An ice-cold gust of wind blew over, causing the Griffins and their riders to tremble in the gale that contained the power of death. Then, they became much more dispirited.
Taking advantage of the moment when they were distracted, the Gargoyles that emerged from the dark clouds screeched and pounced towards them.
The rider on the Griffins raised his spear in an attempt to block the attack. However, his weak movements didn't even leave a scratch on the skin of the Gargoyles.
The Soul Storm filled with the power of death weakened his strength, causing his resistance to be as weak as a baby's in front of the Gargoyles.
The Gargoyle swatted away the Knight's spear with its claw, and then directly pierced through the Knight's heart along with his mount.
"This isn't a solution at all!
We can't stop those damned undead creatures at all! What are the Church of Holy scammers doing?! "
General Cabel was furious as he watched his army retreat under the attacks of the Gargoyles and Bone Griffins. He didn't like the Church of Holy Light to begin with, and the trouble that was clearly caused by the Church of Holy Light only made him more displeased.
Not only that, but the current situation wasn't good either.
Although the Demons had no choice but to avoid the Holy Light, it didn't mean that they could easily obtain victory.
In fact, even the self-destruction of the Hellfire was enough to inflict heavy losses on them. The Holy Empire Seth's army was indeed powerful.
However, most of the strong and prosperous countries would use their huge military power to maintain their borders.
Although the Holy White City was the capital, the number of troops here was limited.
Of course, those who were stationed here to surround the emperor were naturally the top elites of the army.
However, even an Advanced Magician would not dare to face the self-detonation of the Hellish Flames. How could an elite Magician possibly survive it?
But apart from long-range cannons like the Mages, who else could escape unscathed from a battle like the Hellfire that made people feel uneasy in life and was equally disgusting in death?
As a result, the Hellfire exploded one after another, and the elites died in the explosions one after another. The faces of Seth's generals grew darker and darker.
Then, when the Gryphon Legion in the sky returned in defeat once more, their rage pierced the horizon and almost engulfed the entire White City. Even the soldiers who usually held a certain amount of respect for clergies were now calling them 'quacks'.
"We can't go on like this. We have to tighten our defensive line and give up on the peripheral areas!"
General Cabel was in charge of the military deployment of the entire White City. He was also the commander of the Seth Royal City Guards.
But facing the current situation, General Cabel did not have any good ideas.
The confrontation between the Holy Church and the Undead Army had split the entire Holy City into two. The Holy Church's army was still fine, but the Holy City's army that was enveloped by the Undead Storm didn't respond at all. It seemed like they had been wiped out — or rather, even if they weren't, they were close to being wiped out.
General Cabel was infuriated when he saw that more than half of the Gryphon Legion had been wiped out. These troops weren't his direct subordinates, but his Third Gryphon Legion was completely annihilated in the battle against Passus. These Gryphon Knights were only substitutes for the Third Gryphon Legion.
Naturally, they couldn't compare to Seth's trump card army.
Although General Cabel was aware of this, he was still furious.
"Damn it. Focus your attention and protect the palace! Protect His Majesty!"
He roared and lifted his head to survey the surroundings.
But even though Cabel appeared confident in front of his subordinates, he couldn't conceal the doubts in his heart.
Logically speaking, it was impossible for the supreme being to remain silent after such a huge incident happened in the Holy City.
In fact, Cabel was prepared to welcome the wrath of the supreme being.
As the commander of the Holy City's guards, he was clear about Seth's temperament.
But now that the two sides had been fighting for so long, he still hadn't received any news from the palace, which was really strange.
Besides, there wasn't any response from the messenger that he had sent to the palace.
If it weren't for the urgency of the battle, perhaps General Cabel would have returned to the capital to see what His Majesty was up to.
"General!
General! "
Just as Cabel was grumbling inwardly, a series of shouts suddenly sounded from the rear. General Cabel's expression sank slightly. He gestured to the commanders around him, indicating for them to continue defending the capital according to his orders. Then, he turned around with a stern expression and glared at the pale-faced herald who was running towards him.
"What's going on?
Why are you only back now?
Does His Majesty have any instructions? "
"Y-His Majesty …"
"Hmm?
What's wrong? "
Cabel couldn't help but knit his brows at the messenger's reaction.
At first, he thought that His Majesty had flown into a rage and scolded the messenger. However, upon closer inspection, he realized that not only was the messenger pale, but his body was also covered in blood. Some of it was his, but most of it was the blood of others.
But no matter where it came from, Cabel couldn't help but feel anxious. Could it be that the palace had been invaded too?
That's impossible.
Seth's palace didn't only have Divine Protection. They also had a magical barrier to defend against attacks.
In fact, as soon as the Hellfire attacked, the well-trained palace mages activated the magical barrier to defend against their attacks.
And now, the Hellfire that wreaked havoc in the palace had been wiped out. Could it be that there were other magical creatures here?
Even though Cabel had guessed many things, the messenger's reply still left him flabbergasted.
"Oh no, Sir General. His Majesty has gone mad!"
"What?"
Hearing those words, Cabel was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't believe his ears no matter what.
"What do you mean?
Has he gone mad? "
"Yes. I reported the situation at the front line to His Majesty, but His Majesty suddenly flew into a rage.
He said that everything was caused by the Holy Church and that if it weren't for the Holy Church, White City wouldn't have suffered this disaster.
Then, h-he ordered the guards to move out and attack the White Tower! "
"… Huh?"
Cabel couldn't believe his ears. What His Majesty said at the beginning was still normal, but he didn't know how to comment on the sudden turn of events.
Although this trouble was indeed caused by the Holy Church, you're actually going to cause trouble for the Holy Church now?
Did he drink too much or was he still asleep?
"Then?"
"The ministers naturally wanted to stop him, but His Majesty maintained his usual attitude and angrily scolded them for betraying the country, betraying the royal family, and becoming the lackeys of the Holy Church. Thus, he wanted to execute those ministers for treason.
In the end … In the end, the guards obeyed His Majesty's order and attacked those ministers! "
"What?
You said that they're all dead? "
Hearing this, General Cabel was also shocked. He didn't dare to believe what his ears had heard.
Although His Majesty was indeed tyrannical and ever since he fell out with the Holy Church, both parties hadn't been on good terms.
It was to the extent that His Majesty didn't even agree to appear in the Holy Light Worship Ceremony.
However, this was a completely different matter from killing people. Besides, many of those ministers were his colleagues and good friends!
There was an instant when Cabel wanted to retreat immediately to see what exactly His Majesty was up to.
But now, he had no choice but to hold back his impulse and continue to command at the front line.
This wasn't only to protect the capital, but also to save himself. If they didn't resist with all their might, it would only be a matter of time before they died under the Undead Creatures' blades.
But … Why did His Majesty suddenly go berserk?
General Cabel couldn't figure it out.
"That's why I said that humans are an interesting existence, my adorable little brother."
Gazing at Bishop Herbert, the luxuriously dressed noblewoman leisurely picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of hot tea.
Then, she lifted her head and gazed at the old man.
"You see, patience and trust aren't important.
To humans, the most important thing is desire … It's the same for Demons. "
The noblewoman smiled sweetly and waved the stone slab in front of Bishop Herbert.
"Do you know?
My adorable little brother. In order to overthrow the Holy Church, I've been lurking by his side for 35 years. I took over his younger sister's body and grew up with him. I cared for and loved him meticulously.
He also treated me as the person closest to him, and his feelings for me had even broken through the bottom line of human beings.
But even so, it wasn't my means that conquered him in the end. Instead, it was the greed and hatred unique to humans. "
"I'm not interested in the process of you acting young to tease others. It's your own problem that you like to play with fate and it has nothing to do with me."
Jenn waved his hand. He didn't return to his original appearance and maintained Herbert's form.
"I just want to know, what exactly do you want by coming here?"
"It's simple."
Facing Jenn's question, the noblewoman smiled. Then, she placed the Fate Slate on the table and pushed it towards Jenn.
"I hope to make a deal with you."
Then, the noblewoman spoke.
But at this moment, a cold glint flashed.
Jenn's sword sliced off the noblewoman's head effortlessly. Her beautiful head fell to the ground and her lifeless body trembled slightly. Then, blood spurted out from her mouth as she fell to the ground, twitching uncontrollably.
Then, Jenn picked up the Fate Slate on the table and kept it in his arms.
Then, he let out a snort and swept a disdainful glance at the headless female corpse on the ground.
"Sorry, I'm not interested in making a deal with a dead person."
With that, Zayen turned and left the room.