C146 The First Confrontation

It was peaceful before the war in Hua Country. However, the soldiers and the people in Hua Country were surprisingly calm. There wasn't the tense atmosphere of the war. Instead, the sudden arrival of the war had stunned the people from the other countries and Holy Church who had come to attack Hua Country.

When the Arch-Cardinal saw the Southern Fortress of Holy Church, he couldn't help but be shocked. This was because it was said that this was the place where the two million soldiers of Knights of Light of Holy Church were destroyed. The Holy Church had left behind a disgrace here, so he had to erase this shame from here. Of course, when he saw the powerful defensive facilities of the Hua Country, he couldn't help but feel uneasy. However, when he thought of the words His Highness the Pope had told him before he left, he couldn't help but firmly believe that his side would definitely win. When he thought of how powerful those people were, he couldn't help but feel delighted in his heart.

He then looked at the troops of so many countries behind him, as well as the mercenaries and Adventurers. A wonderful plan came to his mind. The Four Great Empires were secretly colluding with each other to overthrow the Holy Church. This was a good opportunity to weaken the strength of the four empires. He had already known about the matters of the four empires. However, as the Four Great Empires were very cautious, they did not reveal anything. However, it was different this time. This time, seeing how powerful the other party was, this was the best chance to weaken the Four Great Empires. Let these people split up and attack the Four Great Fortresses, then make some empty promises. . . He didn't believe that the four empires wouldn't do it, so he went to attack the fundamental Skanda Province of Hua Country. When that time came, after he robbed those treasures, he would be able to send his army over to check on the situation of the attacks of these countries. Based on the strength of his side, he will then look at the strength of those countries. He would then be able to believe that his side would be able to find the Skanda Province as soon as possible. When he returned. . . He estimated that these people were still entangled with the soldiers of the Hua Country. At that time, he wouldn't be able to sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor.

At the thought of this, Chirac quickly called the leaders of the four empires over and assigned them missions. The generals of the four empires could see the disdain and disdain in their eyes, but now was not the time for them to fall out with the Holy Church. Therefore, they agreed readily. However, in their hearts, they had scolded Keira badly. They were even more disgusted by the hypocrisy of the Holy Church.

This time, Chirac had led the troops that he had brought with him, leaving behind some soldiers who were monitoring the Four Great Empires. They also led the armies of a few countries that were very loyal to Holy Church to attack Skanda Province, and they took away nearly 40 million troops with them as soon as they left. There were only 300 million soldiers left here, some of them mercenaries and Adventurers.

When the mercenaries and Adventurers saw the powerful armies of these countries, they knew that they had nothing to do with it, so they joined the armies of some countries. This way, they could get rid of that awkward identity. The generals of the four empires had also finished their assignments. Then, they each led the troops of their own countries and the troops of the countries that were on good terms with their countries to the places where they were assigned to attack.

The 30 million soldiers of Southern Empire and the troops of those countries that were on good terms with him had nearly 70 million troops left in Southern Fortress. The reason for that was because the countries of Southern Empire had suffered the most losses in Hua Country's Defense War last time, which was why they had lost a lot of troops.

At this moment, Qi La Ke was leisurely leading the 40 million soldiers behind him to Skanda Province. At this moment, Qi La Ke's mind was filled with the rewards that he would get after completing this mission. Perhaps it was endless wealth, or perhaps it was supreme authority. Wealth was no longer important to him, but the more the better. He wouldn't care, but as for power. . . Thinking about how old the Pope was now, perhaps he would be taken away by a Divine Rank. And when the time came, he would be able to take over the position of Pope. Thinking of this, he began to get excited. How many years had he used to climb to the position of the Arch-Cardinal? The difficulty involved was not something that outsiders could understand.

When Chirac was still leading his troops to Skanda Province, a large number of troops had already gathered outside the four major strongholds of Hua Country. Those troops were already prepared for battle. This time, their hearts were filled with endless killing intent.

Soon, the siege began. The first to appear were the mages of those countries. The mages threw their magic towards the four strongholds without any regard for their lives. When they were about to reach the four strongholds, they were blocked by a layer of white transparent white Barriers. When they saw the Barriers, the generals of the four empires couldn't help but be stunned. After all, only their own imperial capital had such Barriers. But now, it appeared on the fortress of a small country. This could not help but make people feel discouraged. One must know that these Barriers were extremely expensive. Even the four empires could not possibly keep them open forever, so they were currently in a state of shutdown. It would only open when those countries attacked their own imperial capital.

But now that they had activated the Barrier, it meant that the small magic on their side could not harm the Barrier at all. Seeing that there was not even a ripple on the Barrier, these people were discouraged. Looking at the generals of the four empires of the Barrier, they understood that they would have to pay a heavy price to attack the fortress. Immediately, they gathered all the mages under their command and prepared to release the Forbidden Curse to attack the fortress. But at this moment, they seemed to have forgotten that not long ago, the Super Forbidden Curse of the Holy Church in the Defense War of Hua Country was stopped by someone. Now, there was no need to mention the tiny Forbidden Curse on their side. But now, they couldn't care about that anymore.

Soon, the Forbidden Curse arrived. However, when it smashed onto the Barrier, The generals of the four empires had an impulse to cry. When the Forbidden Curse smashed onto the Barrier, it only produced a tiny ripple. This situation had dealt a heavy blow to the generals of these countries. In their opinion, the Forbidden Curse was the best choice to conquer a city. They had never failed before, but now they were stopped here. The generals of these countries were regretting their decision to attack Hua Country.

Thinking back to the two previous battles and the first one. . . Only 100,000 people were left, and only one person was left in the second battle. No one knew how many people would be left alive this time, but when they saw the sturdy city walls and the formidable Magic Barrier, they felt a sense of helplessness. There was no way to fight this war. Even if they rushed up now, they would still be courting death. And now that they couldn't retreat, the generals of the four countries all stopped attacking at the same time. They said that they would wait for the enemy's Magic Barrier to run out of energy before attacking. In their minds, this kind of Magic Barrier would consume a lot of energy. Therefore, a small country like theirs could not store much energy.

The Arch-Cardinal Chirac, who was rushing to Skanda Province, had also received a report from the spy he had left behind. He was also very supportive of the decision the four empires made when they saw the Magic Barrier. After all, the Magic Barrier consumed a lot of energy. Therefore, he did not believe that this small country would be able to endure for much longer. Once the Magic Barrier disappeared, it would be the day of their kingdom.

Thinking of the Magic Barrier, Cardinal Chirac thought of the Skanda Province he had gone to attack, and that place also had a natural fortress called Scarlet Gorge. The Scarlet Gorge seemed to have been attacked by the allied forces of several countries, but was eventually defeated by the small Hua Country. The kings of the Heavenly Country and the royal family all fled to the Skanda Province. It was said that only 100,000 of their troops managed to escape in the end. However, the defending troops of the Scarlet Gorge didn't lose a single one.

The one that scared him was the shadow army that appeared in the Battle of Scarlet Gorge. It was said that you couldn't see the shadow army. They were recklessly harvesting your life. Last time, the shadow army had killed nearly 8 million of the ten million people. And during the attack on Scarlet Gorge, they lost less than two million troops. From this, one could see the difference. There was another situation. The soldiers guarding Scarlet Gorge were only weaker than the Knights of Knights of Light, but they had the advantage of the fortress.

The death of those Knights from the Knights of Light in the Defense War of the Hua Country was most likely resolved by the shadow army, and the corpses of the soldiers from the other countries that appeared at the border of the Hua Country. It could be explained that when the soldiers escaped to this place, they were killed by the shadow army that had been buried here for a long time. Their mission was to stop them. Not letting one of them leave alive, a whole 100 million people. In the end, only one person escaped. How ironic. That man had left before the war even started, so he had a feeling that the shadow troops had hidden themselves at the border of Hua Country. They were waiting for their prey to take the bait!

Those soldiers who were still waiting for the magic barrier of Hua Country to disappear did not feel that the Grim Reaper had reached out his hands to them. The sickle of the Grim Reaper was already placed on their necks!