Mystery: Starting with the Night Pope.

Chapter 493 Attack

The essence of the power of faith is spirituality.

Every devout believer has a portion of their spirituality fall into the ritual circle behind the Chanis Gate of the Church of the Night, accumulating little by little.

The prayers of believers now release this portion of spirituality accumulated by the Church of the Night over thousands of years, to protect the devout believers.

This is the true Church of the Night, which has ruled this land for thousands of years.

Klein grasped the essence of this power in just two seconds, and was amazed.

The airship's commander had clearly seen this protection and understood its true nature.

Then, a runic array lit up directly below the airship. This was a fixed ritual magic combined with a high-level sealing artifact, with only one purpose: spatial teleportation.

"Kill!" The deafening shouts of battle made the chanting inside and outside the tranquil church seem to pause slightly. It was the army of the "Weather Wizards," mixed with the charging cavalry of the Church of the God of War.

They abandoned their plan to quickly gain the upper hand with airships and instead used an army to charge in. The psychological pressure that a well-trained, war-experienced army could exert on ordinary believers was terrifying.

However, the Church of the Night was not entirely unprepared.

"Defend the Sanctuary, fight for the Goddess!"

The Night Holy War Army, which guards the area around Wintershire, has arrived and is engaged in a legion-level war with the cavalry regiment of the Church of War and the army of Fusak.

The fact that the Pope invited angels like Klein to stay in the church early on shows that the Church of the Night was fully prepared for this war.

The Church of the Night initiated this final battle, and naturally, it was well-prepared.

From this perspective, the Church of War was on the defensive in every aspect and had to overturn its previous strategy and launch a direct attack.

"The army of extraordinary beings is assembling!" After enduring two waves of attacks, the Church of the Night also began to launch its own offensive.

This so-called army of extraordinary beings was actually a temporary army composed of night watchmen, red gloves, and even priests and clergy.

These extraordinary individuals were brought together, trained, and coordinated to form an army. Although small in number, their combat power far surpassed that of ordinary legions.

"I've only ever seen such a scene in historical photographs." That was the confrontation between the armies of the "Blood Emperor" and the "Death Consul" during the Imperial Wars.

Klein watched the battle between the armies outside Wintershire and knew that it would be some time before the angels could make their appearance, so he focused some of his attention on the gray fog, keeping an eye on Backlund's situation from afar.

Backlund is the largest parish of the Church of the Night outside of Wintershire, and it is also the capital of Rune, making it of great significance. The Fusak Empire has already sent an airship over Backlund and has begun a barrage of bombing raids.

"How could they!?" Audrey's face darkened as she watched the shells falling like meteors across Backlund. Her emerald-green eyes seemed to reflect the civilians scattering among the shells.

They also had no time to dodge and were hit by shrapnel from bullets or exploding shells, most of them dying instantly with their bodies shattered.

But dodging the first wave of shells didn't mean they were safe; the shells started heading straight for the residential buildings!

"No!" Audrey seemed to see, in her dissipated emotions, blood and bones that painted the world red and white.

Her eyes turned into vertical pupils, and dragon scales involuntarily appeared on her face and hands. She wanted to stop the cannonballs.

But the next moment, she sensed something, her whole body went cold, as if someone had pressed a sword against her heart.

There is at least one Sequence 3 Extraordinary on the airship, ready to deliver a fatal blow to any enemy who dares to block its path.

Audrey had never faced such danger before, and her body stiffened.

"No, Audrey, you can do it!" The noble lady sensed the fear and despair surging within the illusion, or rather, the sea of ​​collective subconsciousness, and quickly calmed herself down.

The next moment, her body began to transform into a dragon. The "manipulator" lacked strong frontal offensive capabilities, but her dragon body's defensive strength was outstanding.

"Miss Audrey, you can leave this matter to me. Protecting the believers of the Lord is my duty."

Audrey is now at the new headquarters of the Women and Children’s Rights Protection Association, not far from the Dream Chapel.

The person who stopped Audrey from taking action was none other than Archbishop Claude of the Dream Cult.

The bishop, who had always been known in Backlund as a steam enthusiast, a mechanical lover, and a good-natured man, had never been so angry.

"Mr. Claude!" Audrey stopped her dragon transformation and looked towards the Dream Church. She remembered that Archbishop Claude was only Sequence Five, and he seemed to be the weakest archbishop in Backlund.

Just as Bishop Claude's body levitated into the air, a dazzling, dreamlike phosphorescent light suddenly shone from the Dream Church. Claude reached out and the Dream Scripture landed in his hand.

Although the Dream Cult has few demigods, it's not like they can't even send out a single "Causal Favorite".

The Archbishop of Backlund only has Sequence 5 because only one Sequence 5 is needed here.

"The Dream Book says that the devout will be protected." Claude opened the Dream Book and solemnly recited its verses.

A dreamlike phosphorescence, spreading like seawater, amplified Claude's voice.

At that moment, the cannonballs fired from the airship all turned into dreamlike bubbles, never to fall to the ground again.

"This war was never the people's fault, so the people should not have to bear all the suffering it caused."

Claude solemnly declared that the spreading dreamlike phosphorescence landed on the collapsed houses, which seemed to return as if time had reversed, as if the houses that had collapsed due to the shelling attack had been turned back.

This seemingly miraculous scene stunned Audrey and the many people hiding in the shadows, but Audrey soon discovered that the mangled corpses were unable to stand up.

It's impossible to come back to life...

"Ah..." Amid fear and surprise, many people realized this and began to cry out, their emotions dissipating.

Overwhelmed by intense emotions, Audrey felt a lump in her throat and an urge to cry.

"Audrey, you must be strong!" Audrey Hall stopped paying attention to the airship and quickly directed the staff of her Women and Children's Rights Protection Association to begin evacuation.

This war is going to last for an unknown period of time, and the best option now is to go to those shelters.

"Miss Audrey, come with us too!" Melissa's face still showed the palpitations of suddenly facing death.

"No, you go first." Audrey looked outside Backlund, where Fursac and the Church of War had come to Backlund. The Church's strength was far more than just this one airship.

(End of this chapter)