40 Reversal of Attack and Defense

Melodious hymns echoed throughout the church, interweaving with the chaotic scene in Harbor Town, making it seem particularly strange.

Adrian, who was in the middle of it, seemed to have been cleansed by the hymn and remembered the teachings of the Bible.

Life and death were not important. Everywhere was the Lord's pasture, and these sacrificed townspeople were just returning to the Lord's embrace in advance.

After the hymn ended, he looked around at the crowd and said softly.

"The mighty Eternal God [Ella] will be with you and me!"

Perhaps the archbishop's words had an effect, or perhaps [Ella]'s light had already sprinkled on this border town. The chaotic scene outside the church quickly calmed down.

The surprised Antioch walked to the window and looked down at the northwest side of the port town. The fire that had been burning above the granary had been extinguished, and the townspeople were being led out of the battlefield in an orderly manner.

He couldn't see the figures of the two apprentices directly, but according to the trajectory of the gray crows in the sky, he quickly determined that the two had fallen into a difficult situation and were being driven away from the crowded area.

The destination of the pair seemed to be the pier of Harbor Town...

"Who is in charge of commanding the frontline now?" Antioch asked in surprise.

"It should be Danny and Priest Albert," Adrian replied.

The archbishop thought about the usual performance of these two priests. He did not remember that they had such outstanding commanding skills. Could it be that the judgment was made by a captain of the guards in Harbor Town?

Thinking of this, Antioch couldn't help but feel a sense of appreciation for talent. He asked the guards to go and ask.

Two to three minutes later, a guard pushed open the door and walked in. He vaguely glanced at Adrian and replied with a strange expression.

" Reporting to Your Excellency, according to the militia responsible for the evacuation, it is now...

"It's Priest Adrian giving the orders now!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at Adrian. The latter was also confused. He had been staying in the church and had never left.

Antioch's face immediately turned ugly. In his decades as a bishop in Nordland, he had encountered wizards who were proficient in shape-shifting magic. He knew very well how much trouble these people could cause.

Under everyone's questioning gazes, Adrian seemed to be a little flustered and could not help but take a step back. However, he quickly reacted and stretched out his hand to cast a first-circle divine spell [Holy Word: Shield!]

Witnessing the holy shield that was emitting divine light condense in the void, the priests present immediately dispelled the doubts in their hearts.

But then, a chill ran from the soles of his feet to his brain.

If Adrian was really here, then who was in charge of commanding the frontline?

..

The commander that the priests were curious about was currently sitting in a temporary stronghold in the northern part of Harbor Town, sipping tea while listening to the report of his " subordinates."

" Sir Adrian, according to your instructions, the temporary militia has been evacuated. It won't take long to clear out an empty area. The fire in the granary has also been controlled. The quarantine method you taught is very effective..."

Priest Danny quickly explained the current situation in Harbor Town. He looked at Lin En with admiration.

Those damned devil worshippers set fires everywhere, running around in dense alleys and even burning down the granary, making them anxious.

It should be noted that the Archbishop had only sent 800 soldiers to the garrison. These soldiers were responsible for capturing the two mages, evacuating the townspeople, and putting out the fire.

After his repeated requests to mobilize the elite guards were rejected by Antioch, Danny could only continuously transfer the manpower that was originally used to put out the fire and rescue the townspeople to hunt down the devil believers in case they escaped.

However, this chaotic situation immediately changed after the arrival of Lord Adrian.

First, he commanded them to use divine spells to appease a group of fleeing townspeople, forcibly extracting able-bodied men from them and then scattered a small group of regular soldiers as commanders to form temporary militia guards. In an instant, the available manpower was instantly expanded by several times.

If these untrained militias were to be used in battle, they would probably collapse in an instant, but they were competent for fire extinguishing and rescue work.

The isolation method and the extinguishing method using sand provided by 'Adrian' were also very effective...

Thinking of this, Priest Danny felt a little ashamed. Before this, he had complained that Bishop Antioch had given him too few people to deal with the complicated situation.

But now, he didn't think so because Adrian, who had the same resources, easily calmed the chaos.

No wonder Lord Adrian was the bishop's right-hand man!

Lin En, who was sitting on the chair, smiled as he listened to the priest's words and praised him. "You've done well, Pastor Danny. After tonight, I'll commend you for your achievements in front of Lord Antioch."

"Thank you, Lord Adrian. I only did everything within my power. This is all your credit!" Danny replied excitedly.

Lin En waved his hand and changed the topic. "Alright, let's not talk about this for now. Have you passed on the instructions I gave you previously?"

Danny nodded. According to Lord Adrian's plan, what they needed to do now was to force the two mages to the open area of the harbor dock. The Holy Court had already set up thousands of crossbowmen there, and they could turn the two mages into porcupines with one round of volley.

Doing so could reduce casualties to the greatest extent.

Due to Adrian's excellent leadership, Danny had no doubts about the success of this plan.

"Then, Danny, your mission has been completed perfectly." Lin En stood up and patted Danny's shoulder with his right hand. "Now it's time to send you to see Reverend Albert!"

Albert? Why?

Danny paused for a moment. Before he could figure it out, a dazzling silver light slashed across his neck. Fresh blood gushed out from the wound. The young priest covered his neck with a look of disbelief and fell heavily to the ground.

Lin En looked at the corpse in front of him and shook his head helplessly. He picked up the rag on the table and wiped the mottled blood on the dagger.

At this point, the two pawns sent by Antioch had been dealt with, but Lin En didn't look happy.

After all, his opponent was not a fool. Since he used Adrian's identity to give orders, Antioch would soon notice that something was wrong and realize that Lin En had a shape-shifting ability.

Fortunately, this was exactly what Lin En wanted to achieve!

This was because ordinary priests would not be able to break this spell, so Antioch... had to come to face him in person!

Although he had taken a 180-degree detour, in the end, Lin En had used the power of the enemy to lure out the archbishop and shift the battlefield to the port of the harbor town!