Pastor's Tantra

The mages from Narcissus Principality did not expect that civilians would be turned into traps.

Even in the most brutal war they had experienced in the past, the Earth-Splitting War that led to the division of Herasl, the Star Antimonians had never used such "inhumane" fighting methods.

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Because civilians in all countries were one family not long ago. Everyone's culture, language and lifestyle were basically the same, and there was no deep-seated hatred at that time.

It was a "most meaningless war", a war caused by both sides' unwillingness to surrender when Hercules died. In this case, if someone resorts to any means to survive, it will only cause trouble for their future rule. And after they became part of Star Antimony, it was even less possible for these noble mages to come into contact with the front line.

They also lacked war experience. Even when he saw the civilians running toward him with fear on their faces, he not only did not drive them away vigilantly, but also planned to ask them about their situation.

As a result, those civilians exploded one by one——

——Fortunately, the people who landed first included the Sons of the Moon, and there were two Blood Lords among them.

The Children of the Moon do not have as strong a benevolent heart as the Tower Mages, but instead have the most malicious assumptions about everything around them. Therefore, when they saw these civilians suddenly approaching, they secretly increased their vigilance.

Because they did not see the emotion and excitement of "being saved" from the faces of these civilians, but they saw "fear".

It was a fear that was quite familiar to them.

So they all held protective spells in their hands - when the first explosion occurred, they immediately shot it!

——High-level protective barrier!

——Reject the iron wall!

The blood was drawn out of their bodies and condensed into two hemispherical barriers, one white and one black.

Because this is not a "targeted protection", they were completely blown to pieces by successive explosions the moment they appeared... But thanks to their blocking, there was not much remaining explosion power when it penetrated the barrier protection. .

Except for the three most friendly people who were severely injured in the first place, the others only suffered injuries and were not in danger of life.

——And the three mages who had become bloody and dying were restored to health out of thin air under the sudden flash of three golden lights in succession!

That is Aiwass's "Lighting" technique - as an enlightener, his lighting technique no longer requires continuous casting or close contact. He only needs to attach the simplest blessing spell to these three mages, and he can get the corresponding free remote "brilliance".

The mage's vitality is not very strong... which means his health bar is short.

Just a mouthful of milk can heal them instantly!

Realizing who was responsible for this level of healing, the mages who were initially confused by the attack immediately calmed down.

"Is it okay!"

Aiwass came in a hurry, followed by Saint John.

Both of them were sent here by the Great Guardian's gryphon.

"I'll do it."

St. John's expression was serious and he clasped his hands.

The golden halo condensed into three haloes around her, and dispersed one after another.

——This is Zhu Tiansi’s magic, the ring of healing!

Ordinary priests can only condense one ring through prayer, but a bishop can condense two rings. Ruoan, on the other hand, instantly condensed the triple halo without even saying a word.

I saw these three halos spreading one after another, rushing through everyone's bodies. When the first halo rushed through, most of the mages' injuries had been healed. When the second halo swept over, everyone had recovered. The third level of brilliance had no effect at all.

In the end, no one died - which made Aiwass relieved.

"I will escort you," Aiwass said seriously, "Protect yourself! Don't contact any strangers, use magic to isolate them from the formation!

"——Keep the formation, we rush to the Mage Tower at full speed!"

"Then let me provide acceleration for everyone..."

Ruoan said, raising his hand and waving.

An hourglass symbol loomed over her head, then turned upside down.

Everyone's movements became twice as fast out of thin air - it wasn't that the speed became faster, nor that the strength became faster, it was like the flow of time became faster!

Aiwass recognized it...this should be Sand Time's advanced magic. The time permissions that originally required going through altars and ceremonies were directly granted to everyone by Saint John with a wave of his hand.

Immediately afterwards, a strong pulsating feeling of life came, and Aiwass felt as if he could sense the pulsation of the earth - this was the buff that Aiwass was familiar with, and it allowed people to travel long distances or cross complex terrain without feeling any pain. Blessings for feeling tired.

"Let's guard the port here first."

Aiwass turned around and whispered to the Great Guardian: "The Sons of the Moon are here...if they are attacked in front, they can hold on for a long time. When the time comes, relying on Philip's speed, we can rush over in an instant."

"OK."

The Great Guardian said solemnly: "I will be on call at any time."

But at this moment.

Phillip's bird-like face showed a look of human confusion.

"Any questions?"

Aiwass keenly caught this trace of confusion and immediately asked: "Mr. Philip, if you have any ideas, just tell me directly."

Those demons did not act like the demon army in his memory. They seem to have a commander... In this case, Aiwass believes that any opinions are valuable.

"...No, it's nothing. It's not a big deal."

Phillip said in a steady voice of a middle-aged man: "I'm just a little confused...

"——Why don't we come over from Iris? When we attacked the capital of Star Antimony, didn't we build a temporary fortress on the border between Iris and Star Antimony?

"It only takes about two days to get to the ziggurat from there, so we should be able to make it in time. Or we can transport the black phase here first and let it drive the ziggurat to our side... I mean, is there such a thing? Possibly?"

As the favorite of the crown lord, the griffin respects the pillar god much more than ordinary creatures.

The pure-blooded griffin obviously didn't dare to disobey the son of Sizhu, so he was quite cautious when giving opinions.

When Aiwass heard this, he was slightly stunned.

He originally wanted to say that in that case they would not be able to control the ziggurat right away - but then Philip's idea of ​​"let the black phase drive the ziggurat over" immediately blocked his idea. .

Aiwass felt that his brain was confused for a moment, and he had a trace of doubt.

…Yeah, why didn’t I think of that?

In other words, why did I want to attack by sea in the first place?

Aiwass thought carefully for a long time before he found an answer that surprised him.    …because that’s how it was in the original plot.

Originally, those who fought against the Demon Legion of the Fallen Heaven Division were the reinforcements brought in from the Theocracy by Flower Queen Isabel.

Although there were coalition forces at that time, they basically came from Star Antimony's own soldiers - because Star Antimony had not yet split at that time, and the soldiers of Narcissus and Black Eagle who joined now were originally the former Star Antimony Army.

Those Star Antimony armies were originally in Star Antimony, but they were gradually incorporated by the Theocracy’s army!

And the initial landing force was only the Paladin Legion that landed under the cover of the "Cruel Preacher", which originally had only one ship!

Because the Theocracy did not like to interfere with other countries, its initial strength was less than 2,000. Therefore, it was very reasonable for them to choose to come by water - the supplies for these two thousand people could be brought by ship.

In the main plot at that time, the resistance encountered by the coalition forces after landing mainly came from the Count of Leipzig who defected to the Fallen Division.

At that time, Leipzig was called the "City of Blood Feast", and the Count of Leipzig was called the "Lord of Blood Feast". So far, few demons have been encountered. The resistance comes from the fallen superhumans who have been corrupted by Leipzig's money.

After the players defeated the "Blood Banquet Lord", the next main dungeon was the Ziggurat - not the "Thousand-year Oath of Oaths", but the "Closed Library Necronomicon Academy". The BOSS inside was a man with two... A fat young male necromancer who stitched corpses together. Because there is no mechanism, Aiwass has even forgotten his name.

After defeating the Ziggurat, the next step is to gradually advance the territory. And successively encountered the "Four Heavenly Kings" sent by the Fallen Sky Division, that is, the four high-level human demons transformed by him... In the original plot, it was only at this point that the players gradually learned about the "Ring of the Ending Ceremony" "Information.

——Of course, in the original world line, Avalon would not have helped Star Antimony. Because at that time, Avalon was already a puppet country of Star Antimony. Not only has it entered a state of warlord rule, but it also has a strong hatred for Star Antimony.

At that time, the Griffin Legion had already been completely destroyed... and because of this, the air supremacy was always controlled by the Demon Legion. The coalition forces have no air force here, and the only powerful mobility comes from the group teleportation of the mage tower.

But it's different now.

The Griffin Legion, under the command of Aiwass, has bombed the capital of Star Antimony once!

In order to facilitate their advance, their military camp was established on the Iris border - in other words, this was a base that could be used!

Moreover, the number of their coalition forces is large enough, which will cause the transportation of logistical supplies to encounter resistance if the war is delayed.

"... Damn it, why did I make such a big mistake!"

Aiwass reacted with excitement and was immediately horrified.

——Isn’t that right?

He suddenly looked back at the Great Guardian.

The Great Guardian himself is the one who arranges the fortress. Others may not know or forget it, but he himself cannot forget it!

Then why did the Great Guardian say nothing when he asked for advice?

"I don't think it's a big problem."

The Great Guardian's expression was quite relaxed.

He had just killed more than one succubus with his own hands, which made him extremely excited - the shame of the past was still engraved in his heart, and he had an almost hatred-like hostility towards succubi.

There was a smile on his face, and his eyes were slightly red: "Anyway, isn't the result good?

"——Although the ship sank, except for the Son of the Moon, other people who fell into the water could also be rescued. Not many soldiers were actually killed by the direct strike of thunder, and they were definitely less casualties than those caused by slowly advancing by land. Much more. As for those children of the moon..."

When the Great Guardian said this, he sneered and did not continue.

"I think there's no problem."

Saint John's tone was full of maternal love, and he soothed Aiwas's emotions as if he was taking care of a child: "Anyway, that Night Demon lady can take care of everyone, right?"

At this moment, the Night Demon had been assigned to the rear by Aiwas - she completely opened her domain regardless of the possibility of being discovered by the Fallen Angels. In the dark red clouds, she was like a demon.

She set the target of the curse to "all demons in the domain" and imposed the "retarded curse" on all demons, including herself!

This was the curse Aiwas had used on Sherlock to cool down his overheated and unstoppable brain.

And the curse cast by the sixth-level Night Demon was enough to make the brain of the cursed temporarily retarded!

Under this level of interference, it was almost impossible for the demons to attack immediately when they were teleported. And during this period of delay, they would be torn apart and pierced by the cruel blood rain because they had borne the curse!

If the cursed were bathed in the blood rain, it would be like being continuously pierced by countless steel needles. I'm afraid only demons like Berserker, Labyrinth, and Blade can withstand the damage, while for fragile demons like Winter, Succubus, and Nightmare, their lives may be taken away just for the moment they are stunned when they appear.

——For those who are not cursed, this blood rain is just sticky and smelly rain.

The situation has really stabilized at present, so it seems that it is just a matter of details.

Because the number of soldiers killed in the demon raid was unexpectedly small, the Great Guardian could even consider it a great victory!

But Aiwass felt more and more uneasy.

The inexplicable fear made him gradually calm down - what he cared about now was not the battle damage or the marching route, but "why he arranged it so naturally".

And until now, no one has reminded Aiwass.

The only one who realized that something was wrong was the griffin in the Great Guardian's house!

Is a griffin smarter than everyone else?

...Are people too afraid of the Pope? Are they afraid to make suggestions?

I'm afraid that's not the case - he has a good relationship with the Great Guardian and respects this elder.

The Great Guardian has no reason to be afraid of him. And the griffin should be the one who is afraid of him.

... Moreover, according to Aiwass's impression of the Great Guardian, the Great Guardian is a silent, gentle and fair person.

George's attitude towards war is disgust but acceptance. He will never be as excited as he is now, and he will not say "there won't be much casualties anyway".

Even if he hates the Son of the Moon - after all, the person who manipulated him to attack Isabel was both a succubus and a son of the moon...

But Aiwass felt that he should not do such a thing as deliberately harming his allies.

... It's as if the hatred in his heart has become fresh and magnified countless times.

The former Pope Saint John is even more impossible - this mother-like person should love every life.

Now he has become Aiwas's full affirmation, not denying any of his proposals, and even trying to excuse Aiwas who obviously has problems.

But they have only met a few times!

Aiwass suddenly realized that it might not just be him—even the former pope’s mental state was problematic!

...And why was the griffin fine?

"Could it be because..."

Aiwass murmured in a low voice.

...Because the griffin is a "winged one"?