The Thirteenth Parish of the Holy Empire is the first human area attacked by the Goblin Legion. As the most corrupt area in the empire, the quality of the soldiers stationed here is much lower than in other areas.
As soon as it was attacked, the bishop of the diocese sent the most elite knights to the church where he was located, and placed all his family members and relatives in the church. As for the demands of the people and the local army, all their demands were ignored.
Turn a deaf ear.
At this time, the leaders of the Holy Empire did not know that the world of goblins had undergone great changes. The previous situation where the top leaders of the two forces tacitly agreed to work together would no longer exist.
Therefore, the bishop of the Thirteenth Diocese did not order any counterattack against the Goblin attack. He still naively believed that the Goblin's actions were for a reason and would never affect his interests. As long as he could do what he did before
If he continues to live like a fish in water, what does the life and death of the people have to do with him?
However, it was his inaction or even reaction, coupled with the bloated imperial decree system, that directly led to the Goblins instantly occupying various fortresses in the Thirteenth Parish as if they were in uninhabited territory after breaking through the city wall defenses.
Land.
In this operation, the goblins also had completely opposite habits than in the past. They neither robbed women, nor stole chickens and dogs, nor did they escape immediately after taking advantage. Instead, they acted with strict discipline like regular troops.
The goblins gave up attacking women and children, and instead focused on killing adult men.
At the same time, they prioritize attacking noble residential areas, military camps, government departments and institutions, drinking water facilities, communication stations and other important places, while ignoring poor areas such as slums and villages.
In order to truly complete the mission of annihilation, the Goblins quickly surrounded the entire Thirteenth Parish from both sides after breaking through a little.
Because it is the most corrupt and poor area, only the main city of the Thirteenth Parish has a defense system. The main city, which accounts for only one-tenth of the parish, accounts for more than 90% of the wealth of the entire parish. Like this
In areas where there is an extreme gap between rich and poor, as long as the wealthy areas are destroyed, the defense system of the entire region can be completely destroyed.
For areas such as villages and slums, Goblins adopt a strategy of besieging but not attacking, and even provide food and drinking water, so that the people will not resist, because Goblins are more benevolent managers than bishops.<
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Goblins are not a backward civilization race. On the contrary, their civilization system is much stronger than that of humans. Although the peripheral goblins do not have such self-consciousness, the strict hierarchy of goblins makes even the weakest goblin
Lin will also obey the organization's dispatch.
Compared with the empire's command system, which is passed level by level in a pyramid style, the goblin command system is composed of one-to-many. In a cluster, all goblins will obey the most powerful one, not the most powerful one.
Obey the captain of ten, centurion or captain of thousands of troops, just like the kingdom of ants and the kingdom of bees. All soldiers and subjects only serve the king, and no class can violate the will of the king. Captain of ten and centurion
The Captain and the Centurion only functioned as a communication tower.
Efficient in action, firm in determination, strict in discipline, and a royal army, the Goblin Legion attacking the Thirteenth Parish is just such an army.
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When Zeslia led her White Lily Knights to the Thirteenth Parish, she did not know that it had been occupied by goblins. Since she was walking along the main road, she had no way of knowing the villages in the Thirteenth Parish.
They are all under the management of goblins.
When they arrived at the west gate of the main city of the Thirteenth Parish, they saw the neatly patrolling Goblin soldiers on the city wall and realized that the Thirteenth Parish had quietly fallen.
"...The big fish has taken the bait! Little ones, pull up the mithril net!!!"
The Goblin Centurion who was standing guard on the city wall looked at the bright and beautiful dress of the White Lily Knights, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise.
Since the capture of the Thirteenth Parish was too easy, Wang Wang ordered them to adopt a wait-and-see tactic for the time being, delaying the dissemination of news, and wait until other troops achieved sufficient results before announcing the feats of the Goblin army in a high-profile manner. p>
"Swish, rustle, rustle..."
As a large number of goblin throwers launched their javelins, a huge net flew down from the city wall and enveloped the White Lily Knights.
"Da da da da da..."
The anchor points that had been set long ago were immediately twisted together with the locks (javelin arrows) hanging down from the giant net, completing the fixation of the giant net.
"Don't panic, the secret metal net can indeed absorb impact and magic, but it is not indestructible. Everyone and I attack at the same time!"
Jesilia calmly pulled out the holy sword from her waist, and the holy power emanated from her whole body. As long as the amount of magic released exceeds the absorption limit of the mithril network, the sacred magic can be used normally. p>
Candidates for becoming a saint must not only be selected by the emperor, but also must meet various stringent conditions.
And she is the most powerful among all the Saintess candidates, which is why she can successfully become the White Saint.
"Boom——!!!"
Holy power like an ocean of light surged out of her body and enveloped all members of the Knights, assisting them in resisting the energy absorption of the mithril network.
"The radiance of the stars, protect our path forward——! Drink!"
After releasing such a huge amount of holy power, Zesilia was still able to gather the extra power needed to strike. Throughout the history of the Holy Empire, there are only a few saints who can do this.
"Bang bang bang bang bang——!"
As the stream of starlight surges forward, the latticework of the mithril network is cut off one by one.
"Oh oh oh——!"
The White Lily Knights following Zeslia were greatly boosted in morale, and they all struck at the same position.
"Crack, click, click, click, click, click—!"
Finally, under the attack of the sacred art that gathered all the members of the Knights, the Mithril Network was completely divided into two.
"Everyone retreats!"
Afterwards, Jesilia immediately issued new instructions.
The Goblin group that can paralyze the entire parish is no longer something hundreds of them can resist. The information must be passed on as soon as possible!
"Send a signal."
The Goblin centurion on the city wall did not order a pursuit, and being able to break through the Mithril Net's capture showed that the opponent was not someone they could deal with, and the Enlighteners were expanding their results with other armies, and there was no possibility of dispatching them. Therefore, what they can do is contact friendly forces along the way, create various obstacles for their retreat, and try to delay their retreat as much as possible.
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The closest ones to the Thirteenth Parish are the Twelfth Parish, the Eleventh Parish, and the Tenth Parish. Zesilia, who led the White Lily Knights to break through several times, came to the Tenth Parish on the northwest side, which is also the parish where she was born. Fortunately, the Tenth Parish has not yet fallen to the torrent of Goblin legions. Unfortunately, it is currently undergoing a massive attack by Goblins.
Compared with the slow response of the Thirteenth Diocese, the Tenth Diocese was not much better. The bishop who ruled it also led his family members to hide in the church and did not actively respond.
Seeing the chaotic soldiers and people climbing up the city wall falling in droves under the organized and disciplined attack of the goblins, Zeslia was heartbroken. Many of the faces were familiar to her.<
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In the past, she was often teased by them when walking in the city. After becoming a candidate for the saint, they actively campaigned for her.
Although the Tenth Parish is not the most affluent area, it has a tradition of everyone helping each other. In the past, they used to be a nation that had no disputes with the world, and then they were annexed by the empire and became part of the Tenth Parish. Even though
After experiencing the baptism and education of the empire, I have not been able to change my tradition.
However, the untrained people, even with a high degree of spontaneity, cannot shake the attack of the regular Goblin army, and only increase casualties.
【The dazzling stars and rays of light gather around me!
The bright pure moonlight illuminates my path!
O eternal blazing sun, let me vent my anger——!】
Jesilia held the holy sword high and gradually flew into the sky from the white horse she was riding. At this moment, everything in the world dimmed. As she chanted, the runes of stars, moon, and sun continued to bloom.
It overflowed from her body and merged into the holy sword like a moth to a flame.
Her holy body of light replaced the sun and became the only source of light illuminating the world.
All girls who yearn for a saint will absorb the pure light of nature to purify their bodies and make their souls unsullied. And she gathers starlight, moonlight and sunlight at the same time, and is favored by the three at the same time. Her qualifications are among the saints of all ages.
The middle is the highest.
This is the first time that she has activated three sacred and pure powers at the same time, relying on the anger of the saint to break through the obstacles in the past.
She must not allow goblins to invade her hometown!!!
"Boom--Boom--Boom--Boom--Boom..."
With Jesilia as the center, beam after beam of light fell on the ground like thunder, ruthlessly crushing the Goblin legion and blocking its attack on the city wall.
However, the seemingly endless Goblin legions all over the mountains and plains are constantly replenishing the losses on the front line. They seem to know no fear and attack forcefully.
At the same time, the initiates also noticed her existence and began to try to use enlightenment to counter her power.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Goblins, all go to hell——!”
Jesilia, who was in the sky, looked at the continuous influx of goblins, and gradually felt helpless in her heart. She couldn't help but recall the scene when she was kidnapped and taken to the goblin lair as a child.
At that time, she was not as brave and resolute as she is now, but a weak girl who cried all day long.
