Manda slept until noon again. When he woke up, he took the initiative to go to the church to pray for Jorden. The guest room was on the second floor and the church was on the first floor. Before Manda could walk down the stairs, Jorden had caught up behind him.


    "Messenger, you are really sleepy."


    Manda resisted her disgust, looked back at Jorden and smiled politely.


    He was at the bottom of the stairs and Jorden was on the stairs. They were several steps away. The unique perspective made Manda vaguely see some gold coins from Jorden''s chest.


    Is he an ancient believer? He is so pious to the Lord of divine punishment. Should he be a warrior of divine punishment?


    But if he is a divine punishment warrior, the king will never allow him to inherit the title, and the divine punishment can not be an official. This is the law of the Kingdom and the rule set by the Pope.


    Judging from the number of gold coins, he should be in the third level. As usual, Manda won''t pay attention to a third-level believer, but now the situation is special. Manda''s physical condition is too poor.


    In the corridor on the first floor, Manda turned to talk to Jorden from time to time, and took the opportunity to look around the two rows of rooms.


    When passing the fifth room on the left, Manda found a special mark. It was a heavy wooden door wrapped in iron sheet. There was an imperceptible scratch near the crack of the door.


    That''s why the crab sticks out its feet. That''s the mark it left for Manda. There is a huge iron lock on the iron door. With the brute force of the lion woman, she may be able to break the iron lock, but Manda doesn''t want to take risks. If the reinforcements come, they will be trapped in the room, which will be embarrassing. We have to find a chance to open the lock.


    When she got to the church, Manda continued to pray in the way she did yesterday. Jorden was very interested in Manda''s language. He imitated Manda''s pronunciation from time to time and asked the meaning of the prayer during the interval of prayer.


    "What do you mean by that sentence you always repeat?"


    "Dead mother gun means the most devout believer of the Lord."


    Jordon said with a happy face, "do you mean me?"


    Manda nodded. "Yes, it''s you."


    "Is that what the Lord calls me?"


    "Yes, the Lord also says you are a dead mother gun."


    Until dusk, a waiter came to Jorden and whispered a few words.


    Jorden heard another prayer before he got up and left.


    Back in the hall of the castle, Elena, covered with scars, was waiting for him. She knelt in front of Jorden and said with her head down, "Sir, the enemy has appeared and is approaching our castle."


    "How many enemy troops?"


    "There are three hundred men, all cavalry."


    "How far is it from here?"


    "According to my estimation, it should be less than twenty miles."


    Jorden frowned, "why didn''t you tell me earlier?"


    "I found the enemy''s camp, but the enemy''s sentry also found me. I wanted to kill the sentry, but I didn''t expect there were helpers around her." Elena told the truth without reservation.


    "I told you not to fight with the enemy. Come back to me immediately after you find the enemy. Why don''t you listen to me?"


    "I''m sorry, sir." Elena''s voice choked. She knew the consequences of doing something wrong.


    "It doesn''t matter, don''t blame yourself." Jorden picked up Elena and held her in his arms. He ordered the musician to play the piano and dance with Elena.


    Elena snuggled happily in Jorden''s arms, forgot all the pain for a time, followed Jorden''s dance steps, as if flying in the clouds.


    At this moment, she felt that she was the happiest woman in the world.


    After a dance, Jorden took out a short knife from his sleeve and cut Elena''s neck.


    Elena just twitched. She tried to control her body without any struggle.


    She raised her head with all her strength. At the last moment of her life, she wanted to see Jorden more.


    Jorden took Elena''s blood from a wine glass and poured it on the blooming violets.


    Watching the blood drop from the petals, jordenkirsid said, "assemble the army and get ready for battle."


    The high deacon rexan said, "I''ll assemble the divine punishment army immediately!"


    "Don''t worry," Jordon said calmly. "I want to hear the will of the Lord."


    He came to the church and did not rush to interrupt Manda. Instead, he knelt in front of the statue of the Lord of punishment and prayed with Manda.


    Until Manda finished a prayer, Jorden asked, "the enemy is coming. Has the Lord revealed it to you?"


    "How many enemies have come?"


    "Three hundred cavalry."


    Manda turned her face and said, "take your soldiers and set out at once and send them to hell."


    Jordon tilted his head and said, "do you mean to let me fight outside the castle?"


    Manda said, "this is the will of the Lord."


    Jorden shook his head and said, "I think it''s a wise choice to stick to the castle."


    "Do you want to go against the will of the Lord?"


    Jordon shook his head and said, "I don''t think the Lord will let me make stupid choices."


    "If you don''t go out behind closed doors, the murderous Craig munchke will burn, kill and loot the territory wantonly, and your people will be ruthlessly ravaged."


    "You''re talking about the ugly common people?" Jorden smiled contemptuously. "I don''t care about their life or death."


    "But the Lord cares that your territory is the holy land of the Lord, and your people are the children of the Lord."


    "They don''t deserve to be the children of the Lord, at least most people don''t deserve it," Jorden looked up at the statue. "My territory is just an ordinary land. Only this castle is the holy land of the Lord, and only I am the most pious child of the Lord. I look forward to the battle tonight. If they really dare to come tonight."


    Manda wants to deceive Jorden out of town, but Jorden is not so easy to cheat.


    And Manda''s move was doubted by Jorden, and there were many guards at the door of the church.


    Now it''s troublesome. How can I get out?


    I can''t help it. I have to work hard.


    Manda rubbed her golden finger and looked at the burning candle on the candlestick.


    ……


    At night, encia led the cavalry to the castle. The first order was to dismount the cavalry first. In the siege, the cavalry was useless and could only become a live target for archers.


    Guatel commanded the craftsmen to assemble the catapult. Soon, three catapults were assembled. Encia took the soldiers and pushed the heavy catapult to the front of the castle.


    "Stupid and ugly enemy, are you in such a hurry to go to hell?" Jorden in military uniform sprinkled a petal under the city, and the knight khid ordered the war. Fifty soldiers turned the winch and opened a huge crossbow.


    A crossbow stronger than a spear was placed on the crossbow. At the command of kesid, the crossbow flew out, shot accurately on the catapult, and directly smashed the main shaft of the catapult.


    The catapult collapsed and two soldiers were killed under the wooden beam. Another catapult threw a stone and the stone fell under the city.


    "We''re not close enough!" shouted a sergeant. "At least thirty feet further."


    Ensia hesitated. The huge crossbow and arrow could break the wooden beam of the catapult. If it was shot at the crowd, I don''t know how many deaths and injuries it would cause.


    Tilla said in a side way: "there is a lot of water in the moat. You cover me. I rush up, gather the water together, and then let guatel build a floating bridge, and we can rush to the bottom of the city."


    "It''s no use rushing to the bottom of the city," encia shook her head. "Look how thick the gate is. We can''t get in!"


    Hearing the cry of killing outside, Manda knew that the battle had begun. He knew that there was no hope of a strong attack. What he had to do now was to open the door to the tunnel immediately.


    He went to the door of the church and said to the guards, "the candles are burned out. I''m going to get some more from the carriage."


    The guard pointed to the box in the corner: "there are many candles there."


    "These candles are useless. Only candles with holy light can get the blessing of the Lord."


    The guard pulled out his long sword and said, "you are not allowed to leave the church. This is the order of the count!"