Walking near the stronghold, a divine punishment general turned back and said, "archbishop, the terrain here is strange. Please allow me to take an army to explore the way first."


    "No," Howitt shook his head. "Attack directly!"


    "The mountain thief said that bucken had a lot of soldiers and horses."


    "It''s nothing more than a mob. Tell the soldiers to make a quick decision and don''t let him delay time."


    The mountain stronghold is built on a hill with steep slope and narrow road. There are many trees around it. It is typically easy to defend but difficult to attack.


    The archbishop was ready to attack the city. The soldiers in heavy armor were going to rush up the hillside with a hammer. Suddenly, bucken walked out of the stronghold door alone.


    "Howitt, long time no see!"


    The Archbishop asked the soldiers to wait a moment and replied, "who gave you the courage to call my name."


    "I almost forgot that you are still the archbishop, but it doesn''t matter. We will be on an equal footing soon. I will still call you by your name in front of your grave."


    "Equal?" Howitt smiled. "No wonder you come here to be a mountain thief. You are as stupid as these mountain thieves. Who gives you the qualification to be equal to me?"


    "I am the chief bishop. When you die, I naturally want to take your place. This is the law made by the Pope."


    "You''re not the chief bishop for a long time. You''re just a traitor."


    "Do you have the Pope''s order?" barken laughed. "I''m the chief bishop canonized by the Pope. Do you want to change my status by your own words?"


    "I shouldn''t waste my breath with you," Howitt waved. "Get ready to attack!"


    When the heavily armored soldiers were ready to charge, bucken stretched out his hands, summoned fire snakes all over the sky and said in a high voice: "why let innocent soldiers die, why not have a happy end!"


    The fifth level skill of the divine punishment Warrior - Liuyan, controls the fire snake to attack the enemy. Unlike the second-order skills of the God of fire, these fire snakes have life characteristics and can actively search for enemies within a certain range. As long as they touch a Mars, the fire snake can take root and grow in the body until it burns people to ashes.


    "Come on! Howitt, are you afraid!" barken laughed.


    "Afraid of you? You deserve it!" Howitt coughed, and a halo shrouded the heavily armored soldiers, as if they were covered with a shining coat of war clothes.


    Shengen Puzhao is the sixth level skill of the divine punishment warrior. Under the coverage of skills, these soldiers can resist most spell attacks, including bucken''s fire snake.


    The old Howitt is a sixth order warrior. No wonder he has lived for so many years.


    Bucken knew that the archbishop was a divine warrior, but he didn''t expect his class to be so high.


    He retreated into the gate of the stronghold. A group of archers appeared on the wall of the stronghold. The soldiers at the gate prepared logs and rolling stones.


    Barken shouted, "come on, old man!"


    Howitt smiled and said, "I gave you a chance to say your last words. It''s a pity you didn''t cherish it. Soldiers, attack!"


    There are more than 1000 people in the stronghold, some have fought, some have not been on the battlefield, which is not much different from the mob described by the archbishop, but they have a geographical advantage.


    And bucken kept his backhand, and the army will come one after another, and a fierce battle to death officially began.


    ……


    The king planted spies in the divine punishment army. Unfortunately, the status of spies is not high. They are just a centurion. Five days ago, the king received the last message from him. The Archbishop came to the Rockland hills and burned the mountain thief leader here. Since then, the spy has no news.


    The Rockland hills are seven days away from Wang Du. Even if the messenger travels day and night, it will take at least five days, that is to say, this was the news ten days ago.


    Where''s the spy? Why didn''t the news come again? Exposed? Under surveillance? Or dead?


    The point is, why did the Archbishop go to Rockland hills? When was he so interested in suppressing bandits?


    The king was speculating about the Archbishop''s intention. Manda knew, but she didn''t say much.


    The Archbishop has not returned yet. There are three possible results: first, the Archbishop died in the war, second, the war is still deadlocked, and third, the Archbishop won the war, but bucken escaped and the archbishop is pursuing.


    No matter what the result is, it is the best time for the king to fight back. Not only does Manda think so, but also longson thinks so.


    "Your Majesty, we don''t have to pay attention to the Archbishop''s intention. It''s our turn now."


    The king nodded and said, "that''s right."


    The Government Secretary hurriedly said, "the new year is coming. Must we do it at this time?"


    This time, Manda stood by the minister. He hoped that the king would listen to the minister''s advice, because he was not ready to escape.


    But the king didn''t think so. Under the erosion of artifacts, he was not only immune to the skills of government ministers, but also a little more domineering.


    "I really want to have a different new year. I don''t have to look at the old face of the archbishop, wait for him to send blessings to me under the steps, and follow him to pray with a group of punishers in churches and churches. It''s a blasphemy to the Lord of the gods!"


    The king hammered the table and got up and said, "longson, I''ll give you all the king''s troops now and kill all the punishers without leaving any!"


    The minister begged, "Your Majesty, we can''t do this! We can''t start a war in the new year. Too many killings will bring bad luck!"


    "Bad luck?" the king sneered. "With the protection of the Lord of the gods, bad luck will never dare to come near me. What are you waiting for, general?"


    Long Gesen grabbed his sword and saluted the king. He was about to go out of the Council hall when he saw a waiter running in in a hurry.


    "Your Majesty, the archbishop is back!"


    "Back!" said the king. "Where is he?"


    "Less than ten miles west of the city."


    "Why tell me now!"


    "No one has received any news before. It seems that he came out of thin air!"


    The king was stunned and speechless. Longson said, "I''ll take someone to occupy the west gate immediately and don''t let him enter the city!"


    The minister shouted, "wait a minute! How many people are there around the Archbishop?"


    The waiter said, "no less than two thousand!"


    The chief minister said to longersen, "the Archbishop has no loss of troops. It takes time to deliver the letter. He may not be more than five miles away from the king. Now you have to rush to the west of the city and guard the gate. Tell me how sure you are?"


    Longersen was stunned. The government secretary spoke in a tone very much like his father, general lesio.


    Pondering for a moment, long Gesen lowered his head and said to the king, "sorry, your majesty, I''m not sure to guard the city gate."


    The king returned to his seat, and Manda''s heart was relieved for the time being.


    "Where''s my spy? Why didn''t he send a message? Why?"


    The hall was so quiet that no one could answer the king''s questions.


    After a long time, a waiter came to the king''s ear and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Archbishop has entered the city. He wants to see you."


    The king frowned, clenched his teeth and said, "let him come!"