Chapter 368

There were five thousand people altogether.

This was also the core within the core of the Church's army.

Three Templar Orders: one primarily composed of Third-Rank knights, two primarily composed of Fourth-Rank knights.

Two Templar Mage Orders: one primarily composed of Second-Rank mages, the other split nearly evenly between Third-Rank and Fourth-Rank mages—its strength was formidable.

Even the Yan Nation does not have such a powerful lineup.

Of course, the Yan Nation's warriors' equipment can nullify everything: the Bearmen's heavy shields cannot be pierced by Fourth-Rank magic, and even Fifth-Rank magic has little effect.

"Three minutes left."

The Elder Princess's cold voice rang out.

"Put down your weapons! We surrender! The gods have abandoned us—we have no reason to fight for them anymore!"

At that moment, from the front of the Templar Orders, the tallest Templar knight sighed and spoke in a hoarse voice.

This Templar knight was clearly the leader of all the Templar knights.

He was the first to throw down his weapon, unfasten his armor, and drop it to the ground.

The Templar knights' armor was extremely heavy; for an ordinary person, putting it on or taking it off alone would be nearly impossible, but these Templar knights were powerful enough to do it themselves.

"A Stone Giant?"

When the Elder Princess saw the face beneath the Templar knight's armor, she paused in surprise.

For this Templar knight was not from the Hiling Kingdom—but a Stone Giant over three meters tall!

Stone Giants, unlike Giants who often stand over ten meters tall, are much shorter, yet exceptionally muscular.

Moreover, this Stone Giant was a woman—meaning she was a female knight—but as a Stone Giant, her appearance was far from beautiful, and her body was even more robust than a giant man's, truly broad-shouldered and thick-waisted.

"Yes, Elder Princess. When I was young, my tribe was wiped out by enemies. A Church member found me, brought me back to the Church, and trained me. Later, I became the Church's strongest knight."

The Stone Giant said.

The Elder Princess nodded and said, "Your choice is wise."

With this Stone Giant leading, the remaining Templar knights all threw down their weapons and surrendered.

Thus, the Church's core forces all surrendered.

The outcome was settled!