Early the next morning, Roland had just arrived at the command post with breakfast when he received a report from Maisie. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"The church has moved out!" her excited voice came from the other end of the magic stone, "A team has left the Cold Wind Ridge and is heading towards the defense line!"

"How many are there?"

"One, two, three...... There are five of them!"

Roland, who was about to hold a front-line combat meeting, sat back down, "What? five?"

"And he is dressed in gold and is holding the flag of the Holy City, and he is very flamboyant!

"Uh...... No need, just keep staring at Coldwind Ridge. He shoved the bread into his mouth and taught him what he wanted to do.

"Probably here to beg for mercy?" the nightingale pouted.

"If that's the case, the Holy City shouldn't have sent a large army to invade the Cold Wind Ridge. Roland frowned.

A day and a half later, the group reached the front of the line, led by a priest who claimed that they were a messenger from the Church who wanted to meet His Majesty Roland, and that there was a letter from His Majesty the Pope to be handed over to the young king of the Grey Castle.

"What do you think?" Roland asked, gathering the staff and the witches, "could this be a ruse by the Pure?"

"Before I do that, I want to ask you what you think," Edith said, "if the Church wanted to surrender, would you accept their peace talks?"

Roland did not hesitate to reject this possibility, "unless they disband the Divine Punishment Army and hand over all the high-ranking and innocent blood to be put on trial, but I don't think the Church will accept such a condition." ”

"Indeed," replied Edith at once, "then you should not receive the emissaries without asking if there is a conspiracy on the other side, and the process of negotiation may shake your resolve." ”

"I agree," Agatha nodded, "and even though none of these five have magical reactions, the witch's abilities are so strange that no one can guarantee what will happen in the next moment. ”

"Or just arrest them and torture them, ask them for clarity and then solve them secretly," Iron Axe made a throat-slitting gesture.

"Your Majesty, the Grey Keep is not an iron sand city," Ser Silt hurriedly advised, "it is better not to do this kind of thing, as it will damage your reputation if it spreads." ”

"I see," Roland pondered for a moment, then looked at the Iron Axe, "let them leave the letter, and let them expel it." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

He couldn't help but wonder what the supreme ruler of Hermes would say to him at such a time.

Is it counsel or inducement?

After being examined by Sylvie and Agatha, the letter, written by the Pope of the Holy City, arrived in his possession.

The delicate cover was opened, and the handwriting on the letter paper was unexpectedly beautiful.

And the contents of the letter surprised Roland.

It recounts the origin and purpose of the Church in a candid tone, and reveals the existence of the great enemy of mankind, the devil.

If it weren't for the fact that he had known the secret of four hundred years ago in advance, these contents would have been enough to make him feel confused and incredible.

This is the strategy that the enemy came up with?

To confuse the opponent with the real history that has been sealed for a long time, and to take it as the sincerity of peace talks?

As a result, when the first team returned, Coldwind Ridge sent another team of men, the same five people.

Naturally, Roland did not receive them, but left the letter alone.

The letter goes a little deeper, and in addition to a brief introduction to the Church's predecessor, the Commonwealth, it even mentions the term War of the Divine Will, which the Pope believes is a four-hundred-year interracial war that is the test of the gods for the world.

He scoffed at this view, but there was a trace of unease in his heart.

Over the next week, Coldwind Ridge sent several emissaries to deliver the Pope's handwritten letter to the front-line camps. The letters didn't reveal much new, and the content was getting shorter. As for the suggestion on the back of the letter that the two sides should work together against the devil, he simply ignored it.

It was not until the scorching heat of the summer season that the Holy City did not send any new emissaries.

This time, the whole army of the enemy went out.

"This is Lightning, the enemy has entered Area Nine! Repeat, the enemy has entered Area Nine!"

Listening to the sound coming from the sigil, Cat's Paw nervously flipped through the booklet in his hand, "Uh...... Nine, Nine......"

"Hurry up!" Rodney roared, "the shells are loaded!"

"It's already the fastest speed!" cried Catpaw, "Ah...... Here, the angle is twenty-six, the pitch is fifteen!"

Nelson quickly shook the handle, "Twenty-six...... Fifteen, done!"

"Shoot ready!"

Hearing the order, the cat's paw quickly covered his ears.

"Fire!"

The grapefruit peel pulled the fire rope violently, and the 152mm fortress cannon instantly let out a shocking roar, and the sound was mixed with the air current, hitting the cat's claw chest like a hammer, making his blood boil, and he felt the ground under his feet tremble under the huge recoil.

That's power, Catpaw thought, a fortress cannon is a weapon for a man to handle than a short twelve-pound iron pipe.

The only regret is that he could not see the sight of the shells when they landed.

Gathering his courage, the cat's paw leaned over to the magic stone in Sylvie's hand, "Uh...... Miss Lightning, did we hit?"

"Aha...... Right on target," the little girl replied.

......

Lightning and Maisie were able to observe the enemy's movements and hits more directly than the gunners in the rear.

She floated at an absolutely safe height, holding a lookout goggle and looking down, a howitzer had just landed at the west end of Area 9, about four meters away from the expected landing point, probably due to the effect of the change in wind. But the actual effect is not bad at all, the huge army of the church occupies the entire mountain road, as long as it can be smashed on the head of the team, you can immediately see a scarlet flower bloom instantly.

That was the case with that blow.

She couldn't see the cannonball's flight to land, the first thing that caught her eye was a dark red glow, followed by smoke and sand rising high in the air, and fleeting ripples spread from the light, dusting everywhere she passed. The sound of the explosion would not be heard until a few moments later, as if the two were not happening at the same time.

When the smoke was blown away, all that was left was charred black in the center of the landing point, surrounded by corpses, stumps and broken arms everywhere, slimy organs and hot blood staining the shiny armor a bright red. Farther away, the warriors of the Judgment looked different, they didn't look like they had any visible scars, but they still spat blood and fell to the ground, and some of them managed to walk a few meters before falling, their crooked steps as if they were drunk.

A single shelling alone cost the church at least nearly 50 people.

Lightning waved his fist in a hearty way, you deserve it!

Then she moved her gaze to the next shelling area.

"Attention, the enemy is passing through the twelfth area, it is possible to fire, repeat, it is possible to fire!"