"Shining for eternity, my Lord... We are bathed in your radiance, longing for a moment of peace and guidance, hoping that you can lead our souls to the promised land."

Raising his head, looking at the Holy Emblem emitting warm light in front of him, Alex prayed in a low voice. He held the scepter in his hand tightly with both hands, closed his eyes, and felt the will of the gods mixed with the warmth.

And the light. After a moment, the light disappeared, and it was only then that Alex slowly stood up, opened his eyes, first made a gesture of thanks, then put down the scepter and sat on the chair next to him.

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As a priest, Alex has been serving the Holy Lord for forty years. He is one of the well-known bishops in the North. There are even rumors that as long as the former archbishop is called by the Lord in a while, he can replace him.

This position became the new Archbishop. Alex was not very happy about this. He dedicated everything to the Northland. He would rather walk in the wilderness than sit in a glorious church and preach.

, bring the gospel of the Holy Lord to those who live in pain, relieve their pain, and calm their anger.

Moreover, the noise from the outside world also made Alex quite worried. Ever since it was rumored that he might take over the position of Archbishop, people have been approaching him under various excuses. Alex felt irritated by these people.

Incomparable, but he had to greet it with a smile - to be honest, for Alex, he would rather go to the battlefield to fight the devil with this old bone than fight with those fat-bellied businessmen and those who always fight.

Politicians with ulterior motives mingle together.

So when Alex received the recruitment order from the Templar Order, he immediately nodded and agreed, and finally came to this wilderness, the Dark Territory.

Alex didn't know exactly why he and others came here. He just heard from the higher-ups that the Holy Lord seemed to have given them guidance, asking them to come here to eliminate a potential threat that could cause serious damage to the entire Klein Continent.

The threat of consequences. And that threat is in the Underdark, so it must be eradicated before it develops and grows.

As for the specific threat, Alex didn't know, and he even suspected that the higher-ups didn't know either. The Holy Lord's prophecies are always so vague, and they need to rely on their own wisdom to find hidden clues. This is very important for believers.

It is also a kind of trial. Wisdom and courage, fairness and justice, strength and belief are all indispensable.

Originally, as Alex, he was supposed to be responsible for fighting on the front line, but because he was too old. In the end, the cult put him in charge of the rear area. This place is also very important to the Holy Church. After all, it starts from here.

, is the church's bridgehead against the Underdark. There must be a highly respected and powerful person who can guard it. As for his responsibilities, Alex is also conscientious and never takes it lightly. Although he is almost sixty years old,

I still personally check the situation around the supply station every day to prevent anything from happening.

But today the situation is a little different. Ever since he woke up, Alex has been feeling uneasy, as if something bad is about to happen. In order to avoid accidents, he has raised his surrounding vigilance.

times. Then he kept praying in front of the Holy Emblem, hoping that the Holy Lord could give him some enlightenment.

But it is a pity that I don’t know if it is because the distance between the underdark area and the surface of the earth is too far, so that the holy words that could have been heard clearly have become blurry at this moment, but the uneasiness deep in my heart has become more solemn, almost overwhelming.

He was breathless. He wanted to call back the main troops outside, but he was a little worried about whether he was making a fuss. After all, there were more than fifty permanent personnel in this stronghold. Even if he encountered any attack, he would be able to do so.

Resist for a while...

"ah----!!!"

But before Alex could think anything more, a sharp scream came from outside. And upon hearing this scream, Alex's heart, which had not been relieved at first, suddenly became tense.

There is an enemy attack!!

The sword light flashed.

Verna shuttled through the shadows. She only turned her body slightly to avoid the three crossbow arrows fired by the warrior in front of her. The next moment, Verna did not see any movement, and there was a dense mass of darkness that even light could not penetrate.

The fog suddenly enveloped the warrior, plunging him into darkness. Before the unlucky guy could make another move, Verna had already wormed her way into his side like a poisonous snake, piercing the sword quickly in her hand.

into the opponent's eye socket, then stirred suddenly and then quickly withdrew, and the next moment, the soldier had fallen to the ground and made no sound anymore.

"Kill them all, leaving no one behind."

Zhan walked forward slowly. He was dressed exactly the same as when the gray dwarves were slaying the goblins. They were all dressed in luxurious, aristocratic clothing, wrapped in a cloak, and holding a pitch-black knife in his white-gloved right hand.

Zhan En seemed to have no intention of paying attention to the aggressive invading enemy in front of him, and took it as leisurely as if he were taking a walk after a meal.

His dress naturally attracted the attention of the garrison at the station. Soon he saw four or five archers raising their crossbows and aiming at Zhan En. Then he heard several soft "swish" sounds, and the silver

The arrow flashed past and flew towards Zhan En.

“Boom, boom…!!”

But before those arrows could reach Zhan En, accompanied by the roar of thunder, the dazzling thunder spread out around Zhan En, and countless thunder and lightning crackled and spread out in the void, forming a

In a dense and large net, those silver-white crossbow arrows were wrapped by the thunder and completely melted away in a moment, leaving no threat at all.

"Alica!"

Elise also moved very quickly, perhaps because she vented her anger on these humans for not being able to eat well or sleep well these days. Just when Enoa had just built the power grid, she immediately

Chanting the incantation, her slender fingers danced across the air quickly. The power of magic gathered at the girl's fingertips. In the next moment, it condensed into several meteors that cut through the sky and shot towards the warriors holding crossbows in the distance. Accompanied by

With a few "bang bangs", the exploding meteors spread out like fireworks. In just a blink of an eye, the scattered flames completely enveloped the enemy.

"Uhhhhhhh!!"

Naturally, not everyone can bear the demonic flames that are completely composed of negative energy. The soldiers who were entangled by the demonic flames immediately screamed in pain and rolled on the ground, trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies, but unfortunately the demonic flames were

After all, the flames were not ordinary flames. These soldiers rolled several times in succession, but instead of extinguishing the flames, the demonic flames became more and more intense. Even the steel armor on their bodies melted, leaving their flesh and blood a blur.

"guard!!"

And at this moment, suddenly, accompanied by an angry shout, a golden light suddenly fell from the sky and fell on the bodies of those soldiers. And where the golden light illuminated, the originally blazing demonic flames suddenly died down, and in an instant it seemed as if they were being destroyed.

It disappeared like a small flame extinguished by the heavy rain.

"This is……………!"

Seeing this scene, Elise was also slightly shocked. As a collection of negative energy, although the magic flame poses a great threat to all living things, it is not invincible. Except for undead creatures that are also driven by negative energy, they are not affected by it.

Apart from that, only the holy light with abundant positive energy can restrain the damage of the demonic flames. Elise was born in the Dark Territory. Even if there are priests here, they believe in the demon king, and it is impossible to have any positive energy magic. But she

She was not ignorant about this. After all, with this rare ability, her father had repeatedly warned her how powerful the surface priest's magic was in restraining the demonic flames. But when she saw it at this moment, Elise was still shocked.

.After all, although Enoa was immune to her own magic flames before, it was only immunity after all. But now that the magic flames that she was so proud of could be so restrained, it was beyond Elise's expectation.

"Hammer of Judgment!!"

But before Elise could react, she heard another roar, and countless dazzling lights instantly condensed in the air, forming a war hammer as big as a person, roaring towards Elise.

Come over. When she saw this war hammer, Elise's complexion changed drastically. She hurriedly raised her hands, and the roaring magic flames appeared again, quickly forming barriers one after another in front of the girl, trying to protect the owner's safety.

But what surprised Elise was that the usually indestructible protective barrier seemed to be turned into paper at this moment. She saw the golden war hammer roaring all the way, but the guard she had set up was broken head-on, and even

He couldn't even stop her. In the blink of an eye, the golden war hammer was in front of Elise. Just one blow was enough to smash Elise into pieces.

If it were any other mage, she would probably just close her eyes and wait for death. However, Elise is a half-vampire, and her physique is naturally different from that of ordinary people. Seeing that something was not going well, she also swayed, and quickly moved towards the wizard with a series of afterimages.

She retreated. However, the golden war hammer refused to let go and pursued her closely. Elise moved her position several times, but was unable to dodge the attack of the war hammer.

Seeing that Elise was about to be hit by the golden war hammer, at this moment, a black shadow suddenly appeared beside the girl and pulled her into his arms.

"Lord City Lord?"

Seeing Zhan standing behind her, Elise screamed in surprise. Facing Elise's call, Zhan's expression remained unchanged. Looking at the golden war hammer that was getting closer, he even stretched out his hand.

He took out his hand, raised his glasses in a leisurely manner, then raised his right hand and lightly snapped his fingers.

In just an instant, the color of the world changed.
Chapter completed!