Chapter 492: The Attack

The essence of the power of faith is actually Spirituality.

Every devoutly praying believer has a portion of their Spirituality fall into the ritual array behind the Chanis Gate of the Evernight Church, accumulating over time.

Now, the prayers of the believers are essentially releasing this portion of Spirituality that the Evernight Church has accumulated over thousands of years to protect the devout believers.

This is the true Evernight Church that has ruled this land for thousands of years.

It only took Klein two seconds to perceive the essence of this power, and he was amazed by it.

And the commander of that Airship clearly also saw this protection and understood its essence.

Afterwards, a rune array lit up directly beneath the Airship; this was a fixed ritual magic combined with a Sealed Artifact of no low level, and its purpose was singular: spatial directional Teleportation.

"Kill!" The sky-piercing shouts made the chanting inside and outside the Ningjing Jiaotang slightly sluggish; that was the army of "Weather Warlocks," mixed with charging cavalry from the God of War Church.

They abandoned the plan to quickly gain victory with the Airship and switched to a ground assault; a well-trained army that has experienced war brings terrifying psychological pressure to ordinary believers.

However, the Evernight Church was not entirely unprepared.

"Guard the sanctuary, fight for the Goddess!"

The Evernight Holy War Army guarding the perimeter of Winter County had already arrived, engaging in a legion-level war with the cavalry regiment of the God of War Church and the Feysac army.

From the fact that the Pope had invited Klein and other Angels to stay in the sanctuary early on, one could tell that the Evernight Church was fully prepared for this war.

The initiator of this final decisive battle was the Evernight Church, so naturally, they were well-prepared.

In this respect, it was the God of War Church that was passive at every turn, forced to overturn their previous strategy and launch a direct, all-out assault.

"Beyonder army, assemble!" After enduring two waves of attacks, the Evernight Church also began to take the initiative.

And this so-called Beyonder army was actually an army temporarily composed of Nighthawks, Red Gloves, and even clerics and priests.

These Beyonders were concentrated together, and through training and coordination, they formed an army; though small in number, their combat power was far greater than that of ordinary legions.

"I have only seen this kind of scene in historical footage." That was the confrontation between the armies of the "Blood Emperor" and the "Death Consul" during the imperial wars.

Watching the confrontation between the armies outside Winter County, Klein knew it would take some time before it was the Angels' turn to appear, so he diverted a small portion of his attention Above the Gray Fog, monitoring the situation in Backlund from afar.

Backlund is the largest diocese of the Evernight Church outside of Winter County, and as the capital of Loen, it holds extraordinary significance; the Feysac Empire already had an Airship arrive above Backlund, directly beginning a bombardment.

"How could they do this!?" Audrey watched the shells falling like Meteors all over Backlund, her face turning dark; those eyes, like emerald gemstones, seemed to reflect the civilians scurrying about amidst the shells.

Some of them had no time to dodge and were struck by bullets or shrapnel from exploding shells; most died instantly, their bodies shattered and mangled.

But dodging the first wave of shelling did not mean safety; those shells began to head toward residential houses!

"No!" Audrey seemed to see blood and gore painting the world red and white amidst the dissipating emotions.

Her pupils turned into vertical slits, and dragon scales appeared unconsciously on her face and hands; she wanted to stop those shells.

But the next instant, she sensed something, her whole body turning cold, as if someone had pressed a sword against her heart.

There was at least one Sequence 3 Beyonder on the Airship, and He was already prepared to strike a lethal blow against any enemy who dared to block the Airship. Audrey had never faced such danger directly, and her body stiffened.

"No, Audrey, you can do it!" Sensing the fear and Despair surging in the Phantom Realm, or rather the Collective Subconscious Sea, this noble lady quickly Pacified herself.

The next moment, her body began to dragonize; a "Manipulator" lacks powerful frontal offensive capabilities, but the defensive power of its dragon body is quite outstanding.

"Miss Audrey, you can leave the matters here to me; protecting the Lord's believers is my duty."

Audrey was currently at the new headquarters of the Association for the Protection of Women and Children's Rights, not far from the Dream Church.

And the person who stopped Audrey from acting was naturally Archbishop Claude of the Dream Sect.

This Bishop, who had always been known in Backlund as a steam and machinery enthusiast and a "good old man," had never been so angry.

"Mr. Claude!" Audrey stopped her dragonization and looked toward the Dream Church; she remembered that Archbishop Claude was only Sequence 5, and he seemed to be the weakest Archbishop in Backlund.

But as Bishop Claude's body floated into the air, a brilliant Dream Phosphor suddenly lit up in the Dream Church; Claude reached out and summoned, and the Dream Scripture fell into his hand.

Although Demigods of the Dream Sect are rare, they are not so scarce that they cannot dispatch a single "Causality Attendant."

And the fact that the Dream Archbishop of Backlund was only Sequence 5 was because only a Sequence 5 was needed here.

"The Dream says, the devout shall be protected." Claude opened the Dream Scripture and solemnly recited the text within.

The Dream Phosphor, spreading like seawater, amplified Claude's voice.

At this moment, the shells fired from the Airship all turned into Dream Bubbles, unable to fall to the ground any longer.

"This war was never the fault of the people, so the people should not have to bear all the suffering it causes."

Claude solemnly declared, and the spreading Dream Phosphor landed on the collapsed houses; the houses that had crumbled due to the shelling seemed to return to their state as if time were flowing backward.

This scene, which seemed like a miracle, stunned Audrey and the many people hiding in the shadows, but soon Audrey discovered that those mangled corpses could not stand up.

Resurrection from the dead is impossible...

"Ah..." Amidst fear and surprise, many people realized this and began to cry out, their emotions dissipating.

Audrey, amidst the intense emotions, felt a soreness in her nose and an urge to shed tears.

"Audrey, you must be strong!" Audrey Hall stopped paying attention to the Airship and quickly directed the personnel of the Association for the Protection of Women and Children's Rights to begin evacuating.

It was unknown how long this war would last; the best choice now was to go to those shelters.

"Miss Audrey, you should come with us too!" Melissa's face still bore the palpitations of having suddenly faced death.

"No, you go first." Audrey looked outside Backlund; the forces from Feysac and the God of War Church that had come to Backlund were far more than just this one Airship.

(End of chapter)