In Major General Rolf Hawthorne's view, this was probably the first time that the beautiful mushroom cloud appeared in this noisy and chaotic world.

The power of the "t" magic crystal bomb is far beyond everyone's imagination. The mushroom cloud planted by the Idar Air Force during this air strike almost covered the entire holy city, and even... is constantly spreading towards the surroundings.

There was a pungent smell in the gray smoke and dust, and the burning smell was lingering on the tip of almost every soldier of the Holy Cult.

Bright red blood and broken shrapnel splattered everywhere, and the flames in the city were burning.

There were countless collapsed houses in the city, and even those buildings that survived by luck seemed to moan helplessly at this time, struggling hard among the surrounding sea of ​​fire and ruins.

Looking down at the scene that happened before him, Major General Rolf Hawthorne suddenly remembered the scene where the Church of Light burned St. Lawrence a few months ago.

Of course he was not a witness to that incident.

However, at that time, intelligence from the CIA of Idar vividly described to him the ravages and destruction suffered by the imperial capital Saint Lawrence in that short day.

“The Church of Light actually has today…”

On the airship, Major General Rolf Hawthorne couldn't help but sneer.

Almost any Idar has an unconcealed disgust and prejudice towards this decadent and ambitious church.

Because as the Kingdom of Basel became a past history, Bruno woke up from the church's ignorance as soon as possible in order to make the believers of the God of Light who wandered in Idar...

Not only were the community schools in various provinces and special administrative regions ordered to increase the education efforts of relevant parties.

Merlin News Agency even carried all the crimes committed by the Church of Light over the years to the Idar Daily and other publications under Bruno's personal instruction.

Coupled with the subtle influence of the Idar drama troupe, the continuous spread of Protestantism in the Idar Empire...

There are one,

Nowadays, the reputation of the Church of Light in the eastern part of the mainland has long become inauspicious, and it is not an exaggeration to people and dogs.

so……

Seeing the magic crystal bombs exploding on the ground, Major General Rolf felt extremely happy!

There may be civilian casualties in the city, but this is inevitable! War will always kill people!

Although the Idar Air Force bombs were hard to describe in detail, at least when they were aiming at the first sight, they were basically heading towards the military and landmark buildings in the Holy City!

As for the others...

Due to the limitations of technical conditions, the Idar army has no choice but to help for the time being.

The idea of ​​the Air Force soldiers is actually very simple, causing greater damage to the Church of Light, which... is enough!

"After the bomb drop is finished, go back immediately!"

After a long time, Major General Rolf took a last look at the beautiful and spectacular mushroom cloud and issued an order to retreat to the pilot of the airship.

...

On the ground.

One after another, the magic crystal bombs falling from the sky had already stunned everyone on the ground.

The counterattack is definitely not a counterattack. After all, the Idars can "fly" and they still "fly" at a height of thousands of meters!

The Church of Light currently does not have any range of long-range weapons that can reach this level.

and……

Just as the Idals' airships were bombarding over Bethlehem,

Several soldiers of the Holy Cult who were loyal to their duties and fearlessly died were already trying to fight back with the catapults on the city wall.

However, because they were not very good at counting, they did not understand the trajectory of the parabola and the most basic force principle, and they did not have much practical experience, so... the thrown stone quickly fell to the ground, killing several unlucky colleagues who were running around on the ground.

The airship had already flew away, but the entire holy city had already become a mess.

The impact of the air strikes is getting worse over time, and panic spreads through the city.

The Holy Cult Army was indeed the most elite soldier in the southern part of the Norman Empire. Every Holy Cult Army soldier stationed in this city also had a clear division of labor.

But……

The attacks from the sky were obviously beyond their reach, and the Holy Cult Army had never made perfect and reasonable plans for this situation.

The explosions were huge, and the rolling heat waves and pungent smoke made many people unable to open their eyes, which made the entire holy city almost completely paralyzed when facing bombing.

The flames of St. George's Cathedral became stronger and stronger, and collapsed houses blocked the streets of the city.

Even though some people want to put out the fire and rescue the huge cathedral that has stood in Bethlehem for hundreds of years, the chaos in the city also makes them powerless and unable to start.

Opposite St. George's Cathedral, Rutland Palace is also the key target of the Magic Crystal Bomb.

But I don't know if it should be considered lucky or unfortunate...

Due to the influence of wind, the "t" magic crystal bomb that would have fallen in the middle of Rutland Palace deviated from the expected track and exploded in the northwest corner of Rutland Palace.

And there is the location of the Religious Court, another important institution of the Church of Light.

The religious trial was almost flattened by bombs falling from the sky, and the treasured church books flew around in the thick smoke and dust, and countless treasures stored in them were also crushed under the ruins.

Standing on the terrace on the third floor of Rutland Palace, Cardinal Archbishop Camu Blancad looked at the flames and smoke in the city, and couldn't help but hold the fence in front of him tightly.

The fence piled with marble even appeared in the hands of the archbishop.

Anyone can see that at this moment, Cardinal Archbishop Camu Blancad was suppressing an unprecedented anger!

The colossus located outside the city had collapsed, and there was no need for soldiers from the Holy Cult Army to report on this.

Because if it were the past, the Archbishop of the Cardinal could clearly see the giant statue dozens of meters high on the terrace of the Rutland Palace.

And now...

Apart from the mushroom cloud covering the entire city, Camu Blancad could not see the almost completed colossus!

And St. George's Cathedral!

While the Idars were throwing bombs, the Cardinal almost watched a series of bombs flying towards St. George's Cathedral, and then blew its solid dome into the sky, breaking the iconic building into pieces.

The colossus collapsed, the church was burned, and the religious court was razed to the ground...

Although the number of magic crystal bombs carried by the Idars was limited, almost every bomb fell in the vital place that the Church of Light relied on the most!

It is precisely because of this that panic spreads through the city at such a fast pace.

That is the sign of the Church of Light! It is the landmark building of the Holy City of Bethlehem!

Not only did other damage or casualties, the burning and collapse of these buildings alone made the Idar Air Force's sneak attack successful and achieved great results!

"Damn..."

The Archbishop in Cardinal took a deep breath and said his first sentence after coming to the terrace.

The Idar...

Why are there always Idar people?

Ever since the first time a word appeared on his desk, Cardinal Archbishop Camu Blancad faced a series of unlucky experiences.

The spy who crept into the church,

The arrest of the core figure of the church,

Protestantism, born in the eastern part of the empire,

The defection of the commander of the Holy Cult Army and the secret exposure of the church...

Even if the Church of Light has made considerable progress in other aspects, once something involves the Idars, the final outcome will become confusing, and the church will definitely suffer unpredictable losses!

Before this,

The Cardinal's repeated misjudgment made by the Idars has caused him to be impeached many times.

And this time...

Looking at the ruins in Bethlehem and the mushroom cloud that soared into the sky...

Camuel Blancad actually has no expectations for continuing to serve as the Cardinal Archbishop.

Because the church suffered too much during this air strike!

The Holy Cult Army had not been guarded against the Idar air strikes before this!

Knowing that the Idars possess air weapons such as hot air balloons, the Holy Cult Army had long imagined the possibility of the Idar army launching air strikes on the Church of Light with hot air balloons.

However……

This possibility just slipped through their minds and was then denied by the generals of the Holy Cult Army.

Because the straight-line distance from the territory of the Idar people to the holy city of Bethlehem is thousands of kilometers alone, the Idar people's hot air balloons cannot achieve such a long-distance raid.

In the eyes of the church, the only griffin that can achieve long-distance raids cannot carry a magic crystal bomb that is enough to cause a threat!

But it is obvious... the existence of the airship was the Idar army who brought a big surprise to the Church of Light!

Not to mention the church, before the parade, even the Idar officials had heard of a huge air weapon like an airship.

so……

Whether it was the civilians in the Holy City or the clergy of the Church of Light, or the soldiers of the Holy Cult, almost everyone was caught off guard by this sudden attack.
To be continued...