: Flick your sleeves when it’s over

"The fire element is moving. Unfortunately, the enemy is releasing a forbidden spell. Disperse quickly!"

As soon as the white-haired old man finished speaking, everyone in the Holy See who had gathered to defend fled like frightened birds.

The expected forbidden spell did not fall, but because the team was dispersed, giving Bear Stearns an opportunity to take advantage of it, and the victim kept +1+1+1...

Realizing that they had been fooled, everyone was helpless.

This is a conspiracy. Maxim can control the forbidden curse freely. If they don't dodge, what will fall is the real forbidden curse.

With their small bodies trying to resist the forbidden curse, 99% of the society will end up in ashes, leaving only a 100% chance of leaving some wreckage.

If you choose to dodge, the original defensive formation will be gone. Facing Bear Stearns' sneak attack, the eighth-level Paladin can survive two attacks if he is prepared, but the rest will be in tragedy.

The gap in strength is too huge. No matter how fully prepared you are, you can't stop the strong men from the Sanctuary from launching a sneak attack!

Especially the magicians were in the worst situation. Even the eighth-level great magician had no room to struggle once Bear Stearns got close to him.

The giant dragon attracts everyone's attention from the front, while the Earth Bear plays sneak attacks from behind. Such a golden combination directly made the Vatican and his party lose their temper.

Watching the team's numbers continue to decrease, I wanted to organize a counterattack, but I didn't know where to start.

I originally thought that the dragon knight Hudson would be a weak point, but unfortunately the dragon did not engage in close combat with them, but only released magic harassment from a distance in the sky.

After advancing less than five kilometers, they were attacked seven times. The original team of more than 200 people had now been reduced by more than half.

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Jelacic said with a gloomy face: "Those hypocritical nobles have the most reputation, and Hudson was able to show off his face and sneak attack, making it clear that he was not prepared to let us leave alive.

The sound of artillery has stopped, and the enemy's navy is outside. The evacuation plan we made earlier is no longer feasible.

Right now, the only way to hide on the island is to wait until the fog covers the sea area again, then we have a chance to break out and leave.

If everyone gathers together, the target is too big, and it is easy to be targeted by the enemy. Next, we will spread out. Whether we live or die depends on luck.

As long as someone is alive, bring the news back and let..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a rain of meteorites falling from the sky.

"The enemy's sneak attack is coming again!"

As soon as this idea came to his mind, Jelacic could no longer hesitate at all and immediately ordered: "Let's go separately!"

This order is very cruel, which means that most of the people in the team will die in the enemy's pursuit.

But there is no way. Instead of gathering together and being killed by the enemy's sneak attacks one after another, it is better to spread out and hide and seek that glimmer of hope.

Anyway, the enemy has destroyed all the boats, so even if everyone gathers together, there is no way to evacuate Poison Dragon Island.

Now they can only gamble their lives, betting that when the fog covers this sea area again, merchant ships will stray into this place, giving them an opportunity to leave.

Otherwise, we will have no choice but to be trapped and starve to death on this isolated island.

The team dispersed, which indeed gave them a chance of survival, but it also created an opportunity for Bear Stearns.

What was originally only a sneak attack has now become a direct pursuit. When disaster strikes, we all fly away. There is no need to outrun the enemy, just outperforming your companions is enough.

The white-haired old man who was running at the front of the team suddenly realized that something was wrong. He felt like something was staring at him from behind. When he turned around, he saw that it was the dragon that was catching up.

"Earl Hudson, we have something to discuss! Everyone is..."

Before the old man could finish what he said, a rain of fire had already enveloped him, scaring him so much that he hurriedly dodged.

Unfortunately, everything was in vain. He escaped the magic attack, but failed to avoid Maxim's dragon's tail swing.

The magician's brittle nature was exposed at this moment. Even if he held up a magic shield, he still couldn't avoid the fate of being beaten into a pulp.

At the last moment before his death, the old man realized the problem.

There was no grievance between us, and there were so many younger brothers along the way who refused to kill him. Instead, they caught him alone and hunted him down. It was obviously for the "scepter of glory" in his hand.

Unfortunately, it was too late to realize all this. If he had reacted earlier and thrown the artifact in his hand when escaping, he would never have died so quickly.

Putting away the Glory Scepter, Hudson sighed. It wasn't that he was cruel, it was just that the thing was too difficult and he had to silence it!

When he took away the divine sword just now, he didn't react yet. When the old man used the staff to cast the forbidden spell, he recognized it as the legendary "scepter of glory".

"Holy Crown", "Scepter of Glory", and "Holy Sword of Light" are the standard three-piece set of the Holy See's artifacts, and two of them actually fell into his hands.

If this news spreads, the Mountain Territory will never have peace. Not only will the Holy See cause trouble for him, but other forces in the mainland will also take a peek.

Just by looking at this small team of the Holy See, you can see how deep the true top power is. It is simply not something that a dragon knight like him can withstand.

For the sake of safety, the only option was to kill people and silence them. Hudson had already made up his mind. If he could not kill all the members of the Holy See, he would seal off the foggy waters and prohibit ships from using this route.

This matter was obviously not something he could accomplish alone. He had to bring together several nearby coastal nobles to make it possible.

With Hudson's current status, it is not difficult to ask people to sell him favors. What is difficult is not arousing suspicion from the outside world.

Human nature, the more you block it, the more likely it is to arouse everyone's curiosity. Blocking the route can only block passing merchant ships, but it cannot stop these nobles from sending people to explore.

There are two paths before Hudson:

First, divide two artifacts with the Dalton family, and everyone faces the crisis together.

But based on Hudson's understanding of Earl Pierce, he is not such a courageous person. Moreover, the artifact has no substantive significance to the Dalton family.

The political significance of the artifact is mainly to divide the legal system of the Holy See, which cannot be controlled by a large noble family alone.

Both artifacts are of the light system, and at least two eighth-level experts who practice light power are required to be able to achieve basic control.

Even if they give the artifact to the Dalton family, they can't find anyone who can use it. For the Dalton family, keeping the artifact in their hands is just a hot potato.

Second, throw one to the king to divert the firepower and get some benefits back.

Anyway, the only people who know that he obtained two artifacts are people from the Holy See. As long as these people are not allowed to leave alive, the outside world will not know that both artifacts are in his hands.

After all, it is a miracle to encounter even one of these artifacts. If you encounter two at once, no one will believe you.

"That's all, only by giving up can you gain!"

After hesitating for a moment, Hudson made a choice between the two artifacts. The "Scepter of Glory" could not be used at all, but the "Holy Sword of Light" could still be used to cut people.

On the surface, the sealed Holy Sword of Light looks similar to his Knight Sword. Because of Maxim, no one dared to look at his Knight Sword up close, and no one would notice him replacing it.

The decision was made, and when Hudson wanted to arrest him for questioning, Bear Stearns finished the job first.

Except for a few lucky ones who were hiding, the rest either became dead souls under the claws of bears, or died under the mouths of poisonous insects. If you want to get answers from them, you may have to summon the undead.

It is true that Hudson knows a little bit about undead magic, but how could someone who has been dealing with heretics for a long time be unprepared?

The holy water they carry with them greatly reduces the probability of them turning into undead. Even if the summoning is successful, most undead creatures cannot retain the memory of their lives.

Why the "War of Glory" and the "Holy Sword of Light" appeared here has become an unsolved mystery in Hudson.

The higher-ups of the Holy See must know, but it is impossible for him to ask. Satisfying curiosity is important, but saving one's life is even more important.

After giving up all the inquiring thoughts, I picked up the artifact and returned to the fleet. I saw a group of pirates gathered on the shore and surrendered to the fleet.

Obviously, these guys who surrendered were smart people. Knowing that the people in the Holy See would not let them go, they decisively changed their followers.

It's just that they ran into trouble at this moment. The fleet in front of them not only represented the Dalton family, but also the Koslow family.

The two families can work together, but how to deal with these pirates needs to be decided after discussion between the two families.

Perhaps out of respect for the strong, the fleet just let the pirates stay on the shore and did not accept their surrender immediately.

Glancing at the leader of the pirates who was resting on the shore, Hudson said coldly: "I'll give you a chance to survive and explain everything you know clearly.

Don't try to hide it, without our protection, you will not survive a month on the island!"

Deep down in his heart, Hudson had already begun to think about whether to silence these people together.

Pirates are pirates after all. Even if they surrender, Hudson can still find an excuse to kill them all, not to mention that he has not accepted their surrender at this moment.

"Don't worry, sir, I will explain everything!

Originally, I was a down-and-out noble from a small country in the middle of the country. Because of the decline of my family, I went out to look for a living. Later, I was spotted by someone from the Holy See.

From then on, he followed their instructions and became a pirate, active in the central and southern waters all year round.

This time I was chosen to go north to Dulong Island mainly because I had accidentally entered this place once before when I was wandering on the mainland and successfully escaped alive.

The purpose of the Holy See's trip seems to be to find some artifact on the island. My status in the Holy See is very low, and I only know so much."

After hearing Manbeard's answer, the murderous intention in Hudson's heart subsided a bit. It doesn't matter if he doesn't know, he's just afraid of knowing too much.

No matter who asks, Mr. Hudson only harvested one artifact on Poison Dragon Island.

"I have obtained the artifact, but there are still many remnants of the Holy See active on the island. These people are not weak in strength, and they are hiding in the dark. They will not have time to encircle and suppress them for a while.

Byron, while the fog has not blocked the view, send people to search around the island and destroy all the ships.

Even if it is an antique ship from hundreds of years ago, I will use the magic crystal cannon to blast it to pieces. I will not let go of the large wooden boards.

There is not much time left for us. We must destroy all navigation tools before the fog rises.

Let these pirates stay here for now, I will watch them personally and take them with me when I go back!"

A commanding tone should not appear among partners. However, Hudson has a special status and is also the commander-in-chief of the Kingdom's war readiness mobilization.

For a position where even he himself is unclear about the boundaries of his power, the outside world is even more confused.

The Royal Capital did not give an accurate statement as to whether it had the power to mobilize the country's armed forces, but this did not affect Hudson's ability to issue orders.
To be continued...