And just when everyone was about to reach the small hill not far from where they camped yesterday, several powerful empire men in front suddenly stopped.
"what happened?"
"Yeah, why did it stop suddenly? Those death knights are still chasing after us. We'd better stay away!"
"Hey, wait, let's see...then...is that a dark creature?"
However, just a moment later, the little nobles at the rear finally noticed what was happening in the front.
I saw several figures on horseback suddenly appearing on the previously empty hill in front of me.
And these few figures are just the beginning, followed by hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands...
The dark creatures here are actually much older than those outside the Duke.
Moreover, there are several dark fire snakes among them.
"Oh my god..."
At this moment, all the nobles no longer knew what to say.
They never thought that one day they would fall into the dark creatures' serial schemes.
What's even worse is that now that they have left the city, they are blocked in front and pursued by soldiers. This is even more dangerous than inside the city.
"Look, is that the Pope of the Church?"
"That's right, it's the fallen one!"
"He seems to be coming!"
Just as the nobles were trembling, the dark creatures in front did not attack immediately. Instead, a man wearing gorgeous armor and a golden crown ran over, guarded by dozens of cavalry.
This man is the Pope of the Church.
"Haha, everyone, it's an honor to meet you. You should be surprised by my appearance!"
The Pope approached more than a hundred meters in front of a group of alliance nobles, and then smiled and said something.
"So it's you, Merck, you, the degenerate, and everything that happened today was caused by you?"
At this moment, the nobles still don't know why the dark creatures use serial schemes. This is obviously planned by Merck, a traitor to the human race.
"Yes, this continent has been away from the Lord of the Abyss for too long, so I designed such a strategy!"
"Merck, you despicable and shameless guy, have you forgotten that you are also a human being? What benefits will you gain from letting dark creatures occupy the sacred continent?" All the nobles were furious.
"What are the benefits? After the Lord of the Abyss comes, all of us can gain eternal life, and even the most ordinary serfs or slaves no longer have to worry about starving!" the Pope said with a smile.
"Bah, you degenerate, why do you like to look like neither a human nor a ghost so much!"
"Haha, okay everyone, I don't want to talk nonsense with you this time. I'm here to give you one last chance to actively throw yourself into the arms of the abyss!"
"How about it, are you willing? As long as we fall into the embrace of the abyss, we will all be members of the dark clan from now on!"
"Merck, it's enough that you want to be that disgusting thing, and you want to drag us along. Just dream, even if we are torn into pieces, we will not become a member of the dark clan with you!"
The nobles immediately yelled at the Pope.
"Really?" The pope's originally gentle smile immediately turned sinister.
"In this case, then you will only die!"
"Haha, so what if we die in battle? You degenerates and your disgusting masters will sooner or later be driven out and exterminated by all the races in our Holy Continent!"
"Do you really think this is the case? Let me tell you, the situation has changed!" When the Pope heard the clamor of the nobles, a trace of amusement appeared on his face.
"Have you seen these dark creatures? They are different from the dark creatures that came through space cracks in the past. They came through the teleportation array and retained all their original wisdom and strength."
"Moreover, there will be more such dark creatures coming in the future."
"So, what if there are sacred thorns? With wisdom, these dark creatures will no longer be instinctively afraid of the sacred thorns. When the time comes, all they need to do is kill all of you, and the sacred thorns will also wither!"
"Teleportation array?"
Many nobles had never heard of this object before.
However, the difference between these dark creatures today made them know that what the Pope said was probably true.
Duke Miller even remembered the dark scene he saw on the castle wall.
"Well, since you are unwilling to surrender, then welcome death!"
After speaking, the pope didn't hesitate and immediately returned to the mound with his subordinates.
Woo!
As the Pope returned, the sound of trumpets immediately came from the dark creatures on the mound.
Ho ho ho!
Following the sound of the horn, all the dark creatures moved and roared towards the bottom of the mound. The momentum was even more powerful and terrifying than when the dark creatures rushed out from the Duke's City.
"Quickly, retreat, let's return to the ducal city."
If there were only 70,000 to 80,000 dark creatures before, everyone could still break through.
But now that the number of dark creatures has reached 200,000, there is no possibility for them to break through.
After all, these dark creatures are not only stronger, but there are also several high-level dark creatures among them.
Moreover, they are still facing attacks from both front and back.
In this way, the only way to survive now is to return to the Duke's City and rely on the city to resist.
When the nobles heard this, they naturally understood the current situation and immediately began to turn their horses around, then led their subordinates and ran towards the original road.
Everyone was quite relaxed when they broke through before, but now they are being attacked from both sides and have become embarrassed.
For a moment, the alliance team abandoned their armor and fell into chaos.
Fortunately, all the nobles also used their full firepower, and with the help of several sky knights, everyone finally escaped into the Duke's City.
However, after such a setback, the human team not only suffered heavy losses, but also lost most of their various supplies.
Chapter completed!