When she saw this familiar city again, Isabella couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Unexpectedly, in just over a year, the church has gone from the only hope for mankind to defeat the devil to the hindrance of the battle of divine will.

Although she had lived here for a long time, she did not have much affection for the church. O'Bolline's day-to-day teachings taught her that the result is always more important than the process, and that if you can't stop the devil, all gains and losses are meaningless.

She followed up on this teaching, choosing Gerlo, who was more promising than Archbishop Mayne, and joined Roland Wimbledon after the defeat of Gerlo. If there were a leader with more potential than Roland, she would still make a similar choice.

Because it is the great righteousness.

She puts the continuity of humanity first than her personal interests.

But having said that, Isabella still has some regrets in her heart that can't be let go - it's just that she can't figure out what went wrong for a while. It wasn't until she returned to the Old Holy City that she understood.

She felt sorry for Jieluo.

As a pure person who has experienced a long time, Jieluo should be separated from her, and there are many pure people who have secretly complained about the moodiness of the heartsnatcher, but unexpectedly, she feels that the other party is inexplicably easy to get along with, compared to those who have their own selfish thoughts and other demands in the battle of divine will, Jieluo's thoughts are simply undisguised, and her beliefs are far beyond the reach of others.

Isabella found that in fact there was not much difference between Jie Luo and her, the only difference was that she was more accustomed to being in the position of assistant, while Jie Luo was the guide.

I'm afraid this has nothing to do with nature, it's just the inevitable choice of the other party after living for more than 200 years.

If Roland had been met ten years earlier, the Holy City would not have become what it is today.

Unfortunately, it all happened a little too late.

After circling twice, Maisie landed firmly in the camp outside the city.

"Here we are, let's go down," said Agatha behind her.

Isabella nodded, turned over and jumped off the giant beast, and immediately a soldier around greeted her, "Lord Edith is already waiting in the tent, please come with me." ”

In addition to her, His Majesty Roland also asked Maisie to piggyback on the Ice Witch, and bluntly told her that she was still "serving her sentence" and needed to act under the watchful eye of other witches. Isabella didn't care at all about such a "straightforward" statement, she didn't wear the Divine Punishment Lock, her hands and feet were not shackled, and even her clothes were brand new, which was a privilege she had not expected.

Walking into the tent, a woman stood up from behind her desk with a smile, "I'm Edith Kant, a member of the Ministry of Defense, and the temporary head of the operation against the Holy City. ”

A mortal with outstanding looks, Isabella thought to herself. "I thought you would take control of the Hermes Plateau first, and then go west to reclaim the Old Holy City. ”

"That's the plan, but the people of Dawn came too quickly. "Your Majesty's order is to ensure the safety of the monastery, and this is not a problem, but the difficulty lies in how to transfer the orphans out in a safe and orderly manner—if I remember correctly, they were all raised by the Church, right? After all, before setting out on the expedition, His Majesty assigned this task to you. ”

Isabella couldn't help but frown, "Wait...... You came from the ladder in the clouds?"

"What, what's wrong?"

"It's the main point of the church, and it shouldn't be left unguarded. ”

"Is that so?" said Edith, too, "but the merchant thought it was a secret passage that few people knew about, and Sylvie didn't notice anything unusual. ”

"The church has been operating here for hundreds of years, and it knows every grass and stone clearly, how can it be possible to let go of such a path that is not controlled by the city walls. Isabella shook her head, "Letting the smugglers pass is just a deliberate act on the part of those people, it was originally prepared to deal with the Evil Moon Alliance of the Four Kingdoms, and its outposts are all set up in natural caves between the mountains**, and it is normal to be ignored." ”

"Could it be because of the collapse of order in the Holy City?"

"The order of vigilance of the ladder in the clouds is still above the outer city wall, and it stands to reason that such a situation would not be possible," Isabella was surprised, where was this like a collapse of order? It was almost like abandoning the city and fleeing. "If I could, it would be best if I could go to Hermes and see it for myself. ”

"Let's settle the convent first," Agatha reminded, "and you should be able to see the monastery from the air, right?"

"Indeed, Miss Lightning has inspected all three major monasteries and found a big problem - the orphans inside seem to have been organized as if they were ready to defend the compound, which is one of the reasons why we have not taken action. "I don't want the soldiers to crush the Dawn army unscathed and end up losing here. ”

"Anyone's organized?" Isabella muttered for a moment, "let me go in and talk to them." ”

"You're alone?"

She wanted to say that one person was enough, but when the words came to her lips, she took them back, "No, Agatha will come with me." ”

......

"I, Lord Isabella!" Seeing Isabella, Maggie immediately stood up straight, and her right hand subconsciously pressed to her chest.

"I've said it so many times, you don't need to add honorifics, just call us by name," she said with a blank face, "and we're no longer pure." ”

"Yes, sir!" Maggie nodded hurriedly.

Isabella sighed secretly, although Her Majesty set the scope of her movements, he did not restrain Maggie, Vanilla and the others. Later, they would occasionally come to the diplomatic building to find her, and talk about the new things in the League of Witches. It's just that they still have the habits of the monastery, and they haven't completely changed yet...... Fortunately, Ai Gesha didn't mind these details.

"Take us inside. She pointed to a city not far away.

"Aren't the First Army going?" Maggie summoned the Ark of Magic and glanced at Edith as she saw her off.

"They won't be in the Old Holy City until they are safe. ”

The ark quickly sank into the ground, leaving behind only a transparent ceiling - through the soil overhead, lightning could be seen guiding the way in the air.

Although there were four monasteries in the Old Holy City, they were actually equivalent to one. They are built around the Church of the Reflection, connected by passages underground, and lead to the Privy Sanctuary in the mountains by a secret passageway, mainly to facilitate the delivery of new witches to the conversion ritual. However, since the Awakening of the Transcendents caused a monastery to burn down, the connecting passage has been sealed.

The Ark of Magic silently crept into the West End Abbey, the closest to the outer circle, and as Lightning had said, the vast courtyard was empty, and at the entrance to the lobby stood two yellow-skinned girls, with spears taller than they were.

"Float up, just send it here. Isabella spoke.

"Don't you have to dive in first?" Maggie asked, surprised.

"There are too many hidden divine stones inside, so there's no need to take this risk. "Giant sacred stones are often placed in important places like the monastery, and the coverage can reach more than 100 steps, far beyond the range of her elimination.

The ark quickly leapt to the ground, causing a wave of panic among the caretakers, who saw the two men almost as if they had suddenly appeared in the courtyard.

A sharp whistle sounded immediately, closed doors and windows were opened, and a group of orphans, led by a dozen nuns, rushed out of the group, carrying swords, wooden shields, and short archers' crossbows. Ice had condensed in Agatha's hands, and as long as the other party released arrows, she could wrap Isabella in it at any time.

"Wait, wait! Stop!" Suddenly, the nun in the lead shouted loudly.

"You...... You are the ...... of His Holiness the Pope Lord Isabella?" asked the other nun in a trembling voice.

With this question, everyone suddenly stopped.

"It's me. Isabella nodded calmly.

It seems that they have not forgotten themselves, so that the tasks assigned by His Majesty should be completed relatively successfully.

However, the reaction of the crowd caught her off guard.

"It's really Lord Isabella! great, we're saved!"

"No...... It's Isabella, please save us!"

"Your Majesty, please don't leave us behind!"

More and more people dropped their weapons and fell to their knees, and the cry of the crown resounded in the compound for a while.