Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 915 897. Garden Church

Lan En felt that there was a strong suspicion that there was something wrong with the flakes of ashes falling from the sky.

 After all, he seems to be the most expert in disease prevention here.

So the witcher simply discussed with Lorenzo and Emma, ​​the priests, and asked them to give orders to their subordinates to try not to take off their helmets and armors to prevent the ashes from contacting the body.

Although the protection is not too strict, it is different from ordinary people standing in the air without any obstruction.

The "bloody eclipse" in the sky seems to be more serious now.

That light illuminated the clouds below and around Lothric into a mixture of dim yellow and blood red, ominous and gloomy.

 On the streets, residents are completely immersed in their own world.

Even if killings and fighting broke out around them, these people would not even hide as long as it did not affect them.

 Just praying and kneeling to the sky, minding their own business.

 In this process, their vegetative speed does not seem to be slow.

Officiant Emma introduced to Lan En that it was the commemorative sculpture of the great prince Lorian.

 The knight behind throws a rocket or a flame pot at it.

Lann held the knife and greeted the Lothric knights who formed a formation as he walked.

Lorenzo also understands this logic, so he also uses words to suppress the impulses of his men and strive to restrain them.

 According to the weaknesses found previously, the knights did rely on their strong qualities to complete the battle plan.

"Leave them alone, as long as they don't block the road, find a stable base first. It's too dangerous outside now."

 As the backbone of military force, the Knights are quite strong in quality.

 Several knights around him then took advantage of the few seconds the black mud snake group was struggling in the flames to use their [Combat Skills] and attack the opponent without reservation.

 Thanks to the fact that these people polluted by the [Abyss] did not react to the sound, otherwise this group of people would have been surrounded long ago.

 But now is not the time to pursue fighting. When will so many people affected by the [Abyss] be eliminated?

 So even at this time, Lan En could still feel that many Lothric knights had the urge to eliminate these residents who were turning into plants when they passed by them.

 Fights often end in a matter of seconds.

 Scattered on the high wall.

Soon, the two legs of some people kneeling together on the ground grew together with the texture of xylem.

There is a small fountain in the center of the square. The statue in the center of the fountain is an image of a handsome young man sitting on the ground holding a golden sword.

The church sits at the top of a long staircase, with a small garden square built on the side.

 Fighting against the power of the [Abyss] seems to be a concept engraved in the bones of the decent knights of this Age of Fire.

On the way to the high-walled church, as Lan En had estimated, black mud snakes had exploded from the bodies of many people.

The group of people relied on powerful force to advance towards the high-walled church, and soon arrived nearby.

　　Although they are facing an enemy that they have never faced or practiced before, Lothric is worthy of being a powerful country at the top of the world.

 With reasonable combat thinking, these monsters that were too powerful to deal with before can now only survive for a few seconds longer.

 Just this small garden square that seems to have quite a monumental significance is now covered with traces of battles and killings.

Countless Lothric knights whose factions could not be distinguished were ritually beheaded, and their bodies were piled against the wall.

 Long swords, spears, war hammers. Various weapons are either inserted into the corpses or scattered on the ground.

The first thing Lan noticed was that among the corpses of a group of Lothric knights, there was also the corpse of a warrior with fat and huge armor.

 That was the body of the Winged Knight that he had seen in the Deep Church.

It's just that this winged knight wears ordinary-colored armor instead of the golden armor of the goddess's guard.

 This winged knight was kneeling on the ground until the moment before his death, and his palms struggled to reach for the fallen weapon in front of him.

 He must have died unwillingly.

 And a group of Lothric knights were also panting heavily under their helmets. Not because of fatigue, but because I saw so many corpses of my colleagues.

There may be the Fire Spreading Faction, or there may be the Prince Faction. But now they are just corpses wearing the armor of Lothric knights.

 “Must. Let the flame reignite!”

 Vaguely, Lan En heard this muttering from under the helmet of a Lothric knight who passed by him.

　　Mumbling filled with hatred and determination.

Walking into the garden square, a heavy pace was walking "dong dong dong".

That was the only person who survived on this battlefield, another Winged Knight.

 When he first saw a group of Lothric knights, he almost subconsciously picked up the huge halberd in his hand and rushed over.

But then, after seeing Priest Emma in the crowd waving to him, he flapped the funny little wings on his back, slowed down, and finally stopped in front of the team. “In the name of Rosalia, I’m glad you’re okay, Your Excellency, the officiant.”

The visor of the Winged Knight's helmet is an exaggeratedly curved smile. The reason why he grinned so widely is probably to use the mouth of the visor as a breathing hole to make the knight under the helmet more relaxed.

 But when this exaggerated smile is paired with a huge and terrifying killer, it will only give people a sense of absurd fear.

 Fortunately, everyone present is a top-notch killer, so no one can try to scare anyone else.

Priest Emma walked out of the crowd and gently patted the shoulder of the Winged Knight who was kneeling on one knee with his halberd in hand.

 She turned sideways and said to Lan En.

"They are the Winged Knights who were left behind when the princess was driven out of Lothrik. I used the power belonging to the High Priest to protect them, which is why Klimt trusts me."

 Lan En knew that this was Emma's chief priest proving to him that he was trustworthy and increasing the mutual trust between the two.

 “Let down your guard.” Then Priest Emma helped the half-kneeling Winged Knight to his feet. "The Knights of Lothric split, and the prince took the lead in launching a coup with his followers."

 She first explained the situation to the Winged Knight.

The situation in Lothric City is almost like a roller coaster, which is rapidly collapsing. People who are not at the center of the whirlpool may not even realize what is going on, and find that the environment in which they live has collapsed.

 “That’s it.” The Winged Knight’s muffled words proved this situation.

"We just heard the shouting of killing outside, as if someone wanted to attack the church. So we violated your order, armed ourselves and rushed out to fight. Unexpectedly, the enemy was the Knights of Lothric."

 “We thought it was our identity that implicated you.”

“Haha, if it’s just because of you, how can it be possible to attack the three pillars?”

 Priest Emma said with a cold smile.

"Continue patrolling. You don't need to hide anymore. Now everyone speaks with swords."

“Legal principles and political decrees all become waste paper before the flames are rekindled and order is stabilized. It’s like a barbaric world.”

"Before this, in order to appease Prince Lothrik, we all denied the legal principles of angel belief. But now it seems that this is just an excuse for the prince to drive you out of the royal city. He has long been thinking of weakening the people in the royal city. Other forces are preparing for today."

"And we, the group of people, foolishly thought that he just had a little temper that needed to be vented before devoting himself to the First Fire."

 After saying that, Priest Emma shook her head and left.

 The patrol of the Winged Knights actually shows that there is no danger in this area.

 So Priest Emma led a group of knights who were exhausted physically and mentally after fighting with their colleagues, and walked a few steps into the high-walled church.

 This is the territory that belongs to the officiant.

"Welcome, gentlemen." The old voice of Emma's priest was somewhat relaxed.

"Although this church is no longer magnificent, it can at least provide protection from wind and rain. Commander Lorenzo, please arrange for members of the Knights to patrol nearby. I think there should be few living people in this city, but it is everywhere. Danger."

 “Of course, we will defend this place.”

Lorenzo simply agreed, and at the same time, he named a few knights and asked them to form a defensive patrol combination with the winged knights outside the church.

Lan En watched quietly from the side.

This is not only a request made by Emma's priest out of security needs, but also represents the convergence and cooperation of the two pillars of the priest and the knight.

For Lorenzo to react so quickly, it at least shows that his political thinking is not as thick as his sword.

Then, Priest Emma arranged a place for everyone to rest, maybe just an open space against the wall, but no one would ask for more at this difficult time.

Most of the priests under the officiating priest looked frightened.

 As a priest in Lothric, you rarely directly participate in battles and killings because Lothric is so powerful. Even the members of the Knights of Lothric are all good at [Miracle], and they are all low-level priests outside.

 As a priest here, his more responsibility is to lead daily people’s prayers and sermons.

Hence, after the coup broke out, many priests in this church have died.

If there were no Winged Knights coming out to fight, they might all die.

 But fortunately, these panicked priests could still do some basic work, such as arranging food and drink, carrying supplies, etc.

After watching everyone getting settled, Lorenzo and Emma, ​​the priests, also began to discuss future plans.

 “We have to fight back to the inner city.”

Lorenzo whispered. Although his voice was low, the determination in it was by no means low.

“Most of the elite forces of the Knights are in the inner city, including our dragons, our powerful knights, and our arsenal. If we want to help spread the fire on the right path, without these forces it would be a joke!”

 “Besides, at this juncture”

Lorenzo held his helmet under his arm and looked at Priest Emma seriously.

"King Osroais can no longer ignore it! Locking himself in the courtyard, is this what a king should do in times of crisis?!"