Chapter 888 Ostend, Break the Chains of the Holy See!

The Count and Lady of Ostend stood side by side on the balcony of the command post in the center of the fortress, looking at the towering Saint Lily Cathedral in the center of the city and its gleaming spire pointing straight into the sky.

From time to time, a ray of white light bursts out from the spire, diffusing all around, and the entire city of Ostend was shrouded in it.

"Do you want to do it?"

"Do it!"

"Once you take action, there's no turning back."

"We had no way of turning back." Count Ostend squeezed the lady's hand tightly with a determined look on his face. He looked up at the tall bell tower of the church and the spire overlooking the city, with hatred in his eyes:

“From the moment I fought desperately for them and got seriously injured, but they didn’t give me proper treatment, I couldn’t look back;

Ever since I gave birth to three sons in a row, but they killed two of them, I can’t look back;

From the moment I sent Andrei to the Kingdom of Kent and the council cured the child, there was no turning back;”

He took his wife's hand and walked inside. Walking to the shadow where the sun couldn't shine, he suddenly leaned forward and hugged his wife hard:

"Going forward, from the moment I fell in love with you and married you, it was destined to be this day. I can't go back, and I don't want to go back."

The countess hugged her husband with her backhand, buried her head on his shoulder, and her hair gently brushed his cheek. After a long time, the female magician whispered:

"There are many ways to control a person in magic. If you fail, hand me over and say that I used magic to control you..."

Before he could finish speaking, his waist was tightened so tightly that he couldn't breathe. The count struggled to hug his wife tightly, drawing his arms inward, almost crushing her in his arms:

"If we want to live, live together; if we want to die, die together!"

Two people holding hands, straight down, straight down. Arriving at the control center underground of the command post, the man's generous hands and the woman's slender hands overlapped and pressed hard on a mechanism:

"boom!!!"

Amidst the earth-shattering explosion, the Holy Lily Cathedral in the center of the city shook, and the spire slowly broke and fell. Then, the power of the divine magic circle, the power stored for hundreds of years in the Saint Lily Cathedral, poured out and swept in all directions——

Like a hurricane blowing across the ground, in the city, roof tiles flew off, flowerpots fell, and pedestrians staggered and were pushed by the wind, almost falling to the ground;

At the port, the sails were full, the masts were swaying, and some ships that had just anchored and had not tied their moorings rumbled into each other;

On the sea, the wind was rolling, the waves were rolling, and huge waves were beating on the side of the ship. There was a boatman who had just thrown out of his fishing net, and was swept up by the waves and fell directly into the sea...

And inside the cathedral, a white light immediately shot out, as if trying to activate some protective shield.

However, the explosion did not know where it was injured. The white light rose, dissipated, rose again, and dissipated again, like a broken light bulb, but did not light up in the end.

Finally, as the ultimate defense and warning, a thick white smoke column rose straight from the center of the church.

Not long after the smoke column rose into the sky, alarm bells blared more than thirty miles away. Soon, the sound of bells spread from one city to another, from one church to another...

Except for Ostend, the other cities in the Six Connected Cities lit up their defenses one after another.

"Abel Ostend!"

Earth-shaking roars came from the cathedral in the center of Dix City, the one closest to Ostend in the Seven Connected Cities.

The seven connected cities, including Ostend, are a thorn in the heart of the Parliament.

Seven cities, seven cathedrals, seven magical arrays. Taking the narrowest point of Hall Strait as the center point, it extends to the southwest and northeast, covering a width of two hundred miles.

These seven magical arrays are connected to each other, with an attack range of more than ten miles. When fully activated, the scanning distance covers more than two-thirds of the narrowest part of the Hall Strait. The only safe channel left for ships from the Kingdom of Kent is a narrow side...

This chain locked the Hall Strait and also locked the transportation route from the Kingdom of Kent to the mainland. Or, under the surveillance of the magic circle, be careful and disguise yourself to sneak across, and once you are discovered, you will be finished;

Or, they pay a large amount of gold coins as bribes and hope that the port managers and maritime patrol fleets will be lenient and treat them as "merchant ships carrying uncontrolled goods during normal times", which greatly increases the cost;

Or, rely on your own combat power and spells to move forward bravely - the last path is the choice of many young magicians, especially those who choose to take the combat route. They often talk about "When will I break through the Hall Strait?" …

Either way, either the economic cost will skyrocket or the risk cost will skyrocket. If you don’t want to go through the Hall Strait, you can either set sail directly from the south of the Brolin Kingdom, or set sail directly from the northern Netherlands or even the Rhine Kingdom.

The extra distance and the extra shipping risks put the merchants of the Kingdom of Kent at a clear disadvantage in the international market. ——If the Magic Council hadn’t really worked hard to develop new technologies and reduce production costs, everyone’s life would have been even more difficult.

Needless to say, if the magicians who escaped from the mainland want to go to the Kingdom of Kent, or if the magicians of the kingdom want to travel to the mainland, they are really working with their heads in their belts.

Parliament has long wanted to pull out this thorn and break this chain. Since the Glory Holy See was driven out of the Kingdom of Kent, it took groups of magicians more than ten years to do so.

The first choice was the one in the center of the Seven Linked Cities and the one guarding the narrowest point of the Hall Strait, Kaleas. However, the city of Kaleas has the strictest defense, and the priest stationed at the church is also the highest-level, a 15th-level archbishop.

The parliament watched for seven or eight years and could not find any flaws. After analyzing and judging one by one, it was with great difficulty that I finally opened a gap in Count Ostend——

The medical work that Grete was responsible for was only part of the rebellion. Apart from him, the Parliament has invested countless efforts in front and back, inside and out.

But the work eventually paid off. Before the war in the Netherlands began, Count Ostend turned to the parliament and sent his son as a hostage;

When the war began, under the pretense of strengthening the city's defenses, he mobilized a large number of men and built a strong fortress close to the city wall. This latest type of fortress is pentagonal in shape and is surrounded by a deep river. There is also a layer of walls and a layer of fortress inside;

He pretended to cooperate with the requirements of the Royal Army, and did not leave any difficulties in the transportation of materials and manpower arrangements. He gave full support, so that Ostend became the material distribution center for the rear;

When the plague was prevalent and the Royal Army mobilized a large number of manpower, he reluctantly sent the bishop of St. Lily Cathedral to the front line...

Then, when the army desperate, broke out of camp and headed towards the Netherlands, and had already walked most of the way...

"boom!"

A loud noise destroyed the foundation of the magical array of Saint Lily Cathedral, and also created a fatal gap in the magical chain of Seven Link City.

The loss of one of the seven magical arrays is not as simple as the loss of one-seventh. The scanning range, the attack range, the maximum attack power, and even the balance of the magic array itself will cause big problems!

"It's starting over in Ostend."

In the Hall Strait, amid the intertwined Dutch "Sea Beggars" legion, an inconspicuous small fishing boat opened its awning.

In the canopy of the boat, a magician wearing a hat and short clothes, dressed no different from a beggar, silently raised his telescope. Follow the gap in the boat canopy and observe attentively the tall smoke column in the center of the city, and the half-covered minaret in the smoke column:

"Our allies... have done a good job. Then, it's our turn next. Send a message to the rear, and then speed up the ship immediately. We have to get to Ostend before the support of the Holy See arrives!"

"Ostend has taken action." The bursting white light was also observed in the star dome of Nevis and the great magic circle. A jury member who came to wait at an appointed time smiled:

"Let's not be idle. Those who need to be rushed over should be rushed over, and the supplies that should be brought over should be brought over. Also, inform our allies——"

The main force of the Duke of the Netherlands, the army led by the nobles of the Netherlands, must know this good news as soon as possible!

Also, in the middle of Brolin Kingdom, those nobles who are estranged from the king and have been trying their best to cause trouble in both sides of the world recently should let them know the news quickly...

The Kingdom of Kent is not the only one who has endured the Holy See for many years!

The remaining six buildings in the Seven Linked Cities have already been alarmed.

In Dix City, the city closest to Ostend, the Holy Knights gathered in the cathedral to prepare their troops. Prepare to go out for war, and be prepared for an attack from Ostend at any time;

The leaders of the remaining five churches quickly gathered at the Solace Cathedral in Caleas City, the center of the Seven Cities. Look left and right, there are only three archbishops in the five churches:

One is level 15, one is level 11, and one is level 10. In order to wipe out the Netherlands, the Seven Connected Cities took away three archbishops, including the one from Dix ​​City, leaving only four.

As for the bishop who looks after the house, he lacks prestige and strength. Defending your home is enough, but want to attack?

"Notify the Holy See immediately!" The Archbishop of Caleas City has the highest rank and is also the leader of everyone. In an emergency, he has the authority to command all seven churches and fully activate the magical array. At this moment, he slapped the table and said in a sonorous tone:

"Then, we gather our strength and send out troops immediately! We must capture the traitor before he escapes!"

"I think we should talk to a few city lords and borrow some soldiers and horses." The archbishop of the Sea Cliff Cathedral in Cologne City smiled half-heartedly, and his gold-rimmed white robe wavered slightly:

"Half of the Holy Knights have been robbed, and half of the bishops and priests in the city have also been robbed. If we take away more people, if there is any conspiracy on the other side, my small town may not be able to save it."

"Or wait until the royal army comes back?" The archbishop of Banktan City is the lowest-ranking but the oldest. He is here just to gain seniority. He made a trembling comment:

"It should be easier to fight from both ends..."

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