Divine Flame Crystal

Chapter 585: The Dandy Boy in the Mercenary Group

All the hippogryphs took off into the air, but what they encountered was not conventional defensive firepower, but the elite assault troops of the Knights of Light.

"In the name of God, purify the heretics!"

That roar was like thunder, and hundreds of high-level knights wearing golden and white holy armor on the Judgment Cross jumped down from the floating fortress. A huge holy light magic circle unfolded in the sky, like angels descending. With the help of flying skills and charge prayers, they were like daytime meteors in the sky, slashing straight towards the horned beast legion.

In just two minutes, the sky was filled with blood feathers and broken bones. The mournful wails of the Hippogryphs pierced through the clouds. Their bodies gliding at high speed were burned by the holy light and they tumbled into the herd of Hippogryphs. The knights fighting in the air were not much worse than those on the ground. This was the first time that the Hippogryphs joined the Sky City Mercenary Group and suffered large-scale casualties. Mo's eyes turned red when he saw this and his heart was bleeding. It was his fault that he failed to protect these Hippogryphs that had come to Starfall to join him. He usually treated these Hippogryphs better than Chocobos.

"Damn it... These knights can actually fight in the air." Erwin cursed.

This sound, which seemed to be an expression of inner emotions, was soon drowned out by the wailing of the horned eagle.

The mercenary group quickly organized a counterattack, and the chimeras advanced from the flank, but these chimeras were not good at dealing with air units, and their defenses were soon broken by the fortress's anti-aircraft array. Six overlapping magic arrays dispersed the chimeras without the protection of the horned beasts. The chimeras could only breathe, but were helpless against the fortresses flying above them. Moreover, they had not participated in a war for too long, and their understanding of human battle formations was outdated. Faced with the strict counterattack of the Paladin array, their spray had not yet been fully released before it was dispersed one by one by the "Faith Purification Cannon".

The most terrifying thing is the Holy Word Barrier.

In the center of the battlefield, seven priests of light sat side by side, chanting long and ancient spells. A pillar of light that penetrated the sky shot up into the sky, forming a "holy realm" spanning ten miles.

In the domain, Chimera was suppressed again, and even the natural magic of the forest elves in the rear began to backfire. They once tried to counterattack, with arrows raining down and vines dancing wildly, but they could not penetrate the holy light shield. The forest elf queen Selina gritted her teeth and shouted:

"This is not a war, this is a purge!"

The forest elves tried to leave the battlefield, but encountered the "holy ring sealing technique" set up by the church. The entire airspace was covered by the cross pattern, and only people could enter but not exit. At that moment, the elves' pride and arrogance finally wavered.

"We shouldn't... be here."

They hesitated and backed off.

Fortunately, the red-bearded dwarf came forward at this time, giving the forest elves, who had suffered casualties, a moment to breathe.

The dragon - the last trump card, finally appeared right above the city in the sky.

They were giant young dragons of various bloodlines, so powerful that even storms had to take a detour. Their arrival brought a brief silence to the battlefield, and the Vatican's army stopped advancing for the first time.

"The dragon has come out..." The leader of the Paladins subconsciously clenched his teeth.

But these giant dragons just hovered in the air, without breathing out dragon breath or diving down to attack.

One of the dragons slowly spoke:

"We only trust Xingluo."

Its voice echoed in the ears of every mercenary - it was not an escape, but an indifference of an "observer". It was unwilling to expend too much energy on these people, except for Xingluo, because they had to protect Xiao Hei. The opponent was too powerful, and even if they engaged in a battle, they seemed to have no chance of winning. So, in the end, they had to escort Xiao Hei away, even if all the dragons died in battle, they had to let Xiao Hei escape from this purgatory.

So they spread their wings and drew a protective circle to protect Xiao Hei, and also protected the mercenaries around Xiao Hei, but they did not continue fighting.

They choose to watch, not to join the battle.

Erwin was silent, he understood.

"We lost."

Mo looked at these giant dragons and sighed. Xiao Hei was a little anxious, but he couldn't let these young dragons die. He really hoped that Xingluo would come back quickly. He must know how to solve the current situation.

Although seeing those dragon bones made them very angry, after seeing the fate of the Hippogryph and Chimaera, these dragons chose to defend instead of attack when there was no starfall.

Although it was unknown whether the participation of these dragons could reverse the defeat, the fact that these dragons chose to avoid the battle still made Elvin's eyes go dark.

Seeing the ruined Sky City Mercenary Group, the Pope knew that victory was certain. He looked down at all living beings from high above, like the God of Light whom he also needed to look up to. "If you submit to the Holy See of Light, I can still give you a way to live, otherwise you will die."

The Pope no longer maintained his hypocritical kindness. Either become a slave and cannon fodder, or die now. Mo fell into silence. These were all built by Xingluo. He did not expect that after he left, all of these would be destroyed in the war.

Looking at those high-level human professionals who had already joined the war, he fell into confusion. These were all the dandy sons of the Fallen God Academy and the nobles, but at this time no one chose to escape. They looked at the Knights of the Holy See of Light with cold eyes. As long as an order was given, they would become fearless warriors and rush to the battlefield. Sometimes these "poor students" had more persistence and bottom line than those who studied well.

"What? The young master hasn't come back yet?" An old man said to someone in front of him.

"He didn't. He chose... to die in battle with the Sky City Mercenaries." A high-ranking knight said with some emotion.

“?!!! He, hey, he has grown up. If he can survive this time, he will be the next head of the family.” The old man sighed, and there seemed to be more white hair on his head after he said this.

"Where is my baby daughter? You sent her to the mercenary group for training, and you won't care if she dies outside?" A woman was saying to a man who was obviously in a high position.

"I don't want to either! I only have this one daughter. I sent someone to bring her back a long time ago, but she wouldn't leave! I...I only have this one daughter, who has been spoiled since she was young. I didn't expect that she would go to some Sky City mercenary group and never come back home. Now the mercenary group is about to be wiped out, why is she still staying there?" The man covered his cheek with one hand, and his hand seemed a little hot.

At the same time, many families in the Falling God Empire had similar situations. Their beloved sons and daughters were in the mercenary group and did not choose to leave. This was unimaginable in the past. Unexpectedly, after being trained by the mercenary group, they all became fearless warriors. For a moment, they didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

It was the first time that Alvin looked at Mo since the war began. Although they still had several high-level fighters that had not been dispatched, these fighters were a little stretched in the face of a real war. After all, the opponent's high-level fighters had not yet made it out.

Although a lot of people from the Holy See of Light have been killed so far, their casualties are obviously more serious. This would never have happened before. After all, their Sky City Mercenary Group only recruits elite combat forces, which are far from comparable to regular mercenary groups or even the imperial army. But they have no choice but to face the powerful force that has been entrenched in the continent for a long time, and the number of elite troops is even greater than theirs.

"The mercenary group founded by Xingluo has been defeated." Dean Storm Lord sighed. It's not that he didn't want to provide support, but the Luo Seminary had been crippled by the Holy See of Light long before.

The magic circle behind Atlantis was rising and falling. He was still calculating something. He did not stop even though blood was oozing from the corners of his mouth. He was calculating the way out for the mercenary group. However, the determination in his eyes was gradually replaced by despair with the appearance of the floating fortress. He had no choice but to paralyze himself with constant calculations.

Caroline, the leader of the territory, had already attempted suicide to stop the Holy See of Light from entering the perimeter of the mercenary group, but the enemy was too powerful. All the guards except her were dead, and she was left with only half her life. She was a little dazed as she looked at the war in the distance under a tree. "Xingluo, why don't you come back? We really can't hold on any longer."

Nicholas, the leader of the dragon clan, wanted to fly to the mainland several times to take Xiao Hei away, but he finally held back. It was not the last minute, and Xiao Hei would not go with him. As long as the human he was waiting for had not returned, Xiao Hei would not go back to Dragon Island with him.

Kimira led the remaining Chimeras to begin to shrink their defenses. She was timid to begin with, and now facing the Holy See of Light, she just wanted to hide behind the dragon and didn't want to fight anymore.