Chapter 278 Battle Plan

Geralt woke up from his sleep and saw orange firelight filling the room, and a graceful curved silhouette reflected on the wall.

There was a scent of currants and cloves on the bedding. No need to ask, this was Yennefer's room.

He suddenly felt relieved and half-squinted his eyes, adjusting to the jumping light.

When his eyes fully adjusted to the light, he turned over and looked sideways at his companions.

The rolling movement attracted the attention of the owner of the room. Yennefer turned her face slightly, revealing a pair of small dimples:

"Are you awake? How do you feel now?"

The witcher had been sleeping for two days and one night, and was obviously exhausted from the battle.

Not only was the witcher in bad shape at the end of the battle, her magic power was depleted and her physical strength was close to being exhausted.

The two of them were still a little reluctant to deal with the two-headed Chimera. If the monster's magic power had not been consumed at that time, the battle would have ended differently.

"My whole body is sore and I can't feel energetic."

Geralt stretched and then sat up: "How long have I been sleeping? How is the situation on the airship?"

There was no roar of the airship at this moment, which meant that they were still in the Andes Mountains. This was not good news.

"It has been two days. Two of the airship's four airbags have leaked. The mechanics are working hard to repair it."

Yennefer's mood was a little low. These ordinary people suffered two mental attacks from the two-headed Chimera. More than twenty people died, including seven or eight mechanics from the Strange Object Manufacturing Association. There were only four maintenance personnel left. Five.

When ordinary people face these advanced creatures at close range, they will have no effect at all.

Geralt was silent for a moment and asked, "Can the airship still be repaired?"

If there is a problem with the airship, they may have to wait for rescue troops.

There was a strong wind and snow outside, and it was not clear where the airship crashed. If there was no search and rescue, maybe he and Yennefer could hold on for a while. The other people on the airship simply couldn't withstand the severe cold in the mountains, and they would freeze to death here in a short time. .

The mission of the airship is reconnaissance, and it does not carry much supplies and insufficient fuel. It is a desperate situation for ordinary people.

Yennefer nodded slightly and said:

"The lead mechanic said there was no problem. The airship was specially made and the fall did not cause fatal damage. The main reason was that there were too few maintenance personnel, which delayed the progress of the work."

"That's good."

The witcher was relieved, this was good news.

During the maintenance period of the airship, a church airship carried the Pope's valet and several bishops deep into the Andes Mountains to get close to the assembled team of cultists.

Unfortunately, after the airship was discovered, it faced the siege of two Chimeras and also crashed in the mountainous area.

. . . .

St. Peter's Basilica.

In the spacious room, the fireplace was filled with firewood, and there was a constant "crackling" sound when the firewood burned.

Kroun, who was sitting cross-legged by the fire, ended his visualization and summoned the golden wall.

[Golden Light Spell: 40932/150000; Level 3]

After coming to the Holy See, he did not use the Fire Cube to swallow the metal essence. Doing so might cause unnecessary trouble.

Although he obtained the training method for the fourth stage of Fire Breathing, there was no matching potion and the progress of the technique was not fast. He simply spent all his time visualizing the Golden Light Mantra and using the Golden Light Seal.

The Golden Light Spell also improves the essence of life. As the proficiency increases, it can also improve the flame breath. Killing two birds with one stone is the most satisfying thing.

The potion for the fourth stage of Fire Breath is called the Spirit Quenching Potion. The main medicinal material required is the Flame Heart Grass that lives in volcanic magma.

In the past, the spiritual concentration of the material world was not enough, and the medicinal properties of the herbs were not strong enough, and it was impossible to reach the level of tempering fourth-level extraordinary beings.

The spirituality of the world has increased a lot now, but the growth of Flame Heart Grass takes time, and it will take at least another year and a half before the medicinal properties can meet the minimum requirements for use.

Another point is that there is currently no pharmacist who can refine the fourth-level potion. He may need to find a way to refine the spirit-quenching potion on his own.

I have accumulated a large amount of Sun Flame Liquid and Moon Dew these days. I have more than 300 drops of Sun Essence and Moon Dew each, so I am very rich in materials.

In addition, all the metal essences have been smudged with golden light seals. The defense power of the smudged metal essences has increased by about 30%, which is really an unexpected surprise.

"Meow"

Buster lay down next to his master, closed his eyes and curled up, apparently starting to sleep.

"You're more comfortable than me." Crown stood up and walked to the window.

After being away from Hamers City for so long, he missed that land and the starry sky creature in the alienated land.

It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality, where the improvement of the Golden Light Curse is like riding a rocket. If he had not come to the Holy See, the proficiency of the Golden Light Curse might have been close to 60,000 points.

Now the Golden Light Spell can only be improved by relying on normal visualization, and the speed of gaining proficiency is much slower.

The two pets followed him just to win, which made him jealous. These two pets were the protagonists.

He turned on his spiritual vision and felt that the lines on Buster's skeleton had become denser, and the most complete one had already outlined most of the prototype of the Taiyin Thunder Seal.

Outside the window, falling goose feathers of snow were flying in the howling wind.

He had his hands behind his back, and there was a hint of depression between his brows.

The valet who went to Rhine City to investigate the gathering of cultists has been away for twelve days, and no news has come back yet.

Normally, seven days is enough for a round trip. For such an important matter, the personnel sent cannot delay the trip. He has an ominous premonition.

‘Could it be that something happened in Rhine City? ! ’

While his thoughts were drifting, there was a hurried knock on the door.

“Sir, His Holiness the Pope invites you.”

The voice was familiar. The person coming was Theo.

Crown opened the door and asked, “Do you know what it is?”

The Pope had never summoned him alone. If it was not an urgent matter, he would have a response in advance.

“Moon Kagra returned from Rhine City and brought urgent military information.

Your Excellency can go to the reception hall first. I have to notify other silver bishops.”

Theo bowed his head and left in a hurry.

. . . .

In the underground sanctuary, the gray-haired Moon recounted what happened during the reconnaissance:

"We took an airship to the Andes Mountains, and the pilot has carried out more than ten reconnaissance missions.

Including me, there are a total of six third-level extraordinary people in the group.

Due to the wind and snow, visibility is extremely low, and we can only conduct reconnaissance at close range.

We found that there were stone towers standing in that camp, which was about 300 kilometers away from Rhine City in a straight line.

There was a red aura cover above the entire camp, like an inverted giant bowl.

Some of it is similar to the defensive aura of the Sanctuary, but it has no function to defend against attacks, and can only block the wind and snow."

Moon paused and swallowed hard. Facing so many silver-level masters, he was under great psychological pressure, and his voice was a little distorted.

It was like the feeling of a herbivore facing a carnivorous team, and was naturally suppressed by the blood.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, calmed his breathing, and continued:

"On one of the relatively tall stone towers, there was a monster with eyeballs. When it found the airship, two two-headed chimeras flew out of the camp.

The enemy had air units, so we had to retreat first, but the chimeras chased us closely. Later, the airship was caught up by the two chimeras and had to make an emergency landing.

Of the six third-level extraordinary people, two were seriously injured and one was killed in battle. The other two bishops and I were slightly injured. We paid such a high price to kill the two-headed chimera, but the airship was seriously damaged, so we could only wait for rescue.

The weather was so bad that we waited for five days before being found by the search airship."

After Moon stated all the facts, Osman waved his hand gently:

"You have worked hard, you go down and rest first."

"Your Majesty, archbishops, I will take my leave."

Moon saluted and retreated, and the stone door of the sanctuary opened and then slowly closed.

The Pope frowned slightly, looked around and asked, "What do you think?"

The two-headed chimera is a very powerful flesh and blood alchemical creature. It has the strength of a third-level extraordinary person when it appears, and it also has the potential to advance to the silver level.

Two of them were found in the cult camp. This is not a good sign.

Flanders touched his beard and said in a deep voice:

"When I was investigating, there were only a dozen stone towers scattered around, and I didn't find any traces of the two-headed chimera at all. The third-level cultists are rare.

The monster with eyeballs should be the eye demon, which is a follower of the evil god and has strong reconnaissance capabilities.

More importantly, the evil god that the eye demon depends on is not the same as the evil god of the city of R'lyeh in the ocean.

The enemy's power is getting stronger and stronger. If we continue with this posture, we will face a powerful army of cultists. The power of the Rhine City Diocese is not enough to resist the enemy's attack."

Archbishop Ach said: "Moon has said that the cultists' camp is 300 kilometers away from Rhine City in a straight line, and the mountain road is rugged. Maybe their target is not Rhine City at all."

Of course, he knows that the grievances between the church and the cultists can only be cleansed with blood, and there is no possibility of reconciling the contradictions.

However, knowing is one thing, and doing it is another.

He came here to stir up trouble today, so he said so deliberately. Of course, the final good man will be the Pope.

Cavendish sneered: "Are those cultists building a new home? Your idea is ridiculous!

Our church has been hunting down cultists for so many years, and with the appearance of the evil god's followers, we must be the first target of these barbaric tribes."

Martin Hodges said:

"These tribes are good at taming animals, and there are many flying pets among them. If the cultists want to attack us, it only takes a few days to scout the location of the city.

If we don't prepare in advance, it will be too late when the enemy starts to attack.

Archbishop Flanders said that the proportion of extraordinary people among the cultists far exceeds ours. I agree to send more troops to Rhine City."

"I agree."

"Second."

"Second".

Ah's face was a little ugly, and he argued:

"If Rhine City is attacked, I certainly agree to send more troops there, but it is still in the hypothetical stage. Isn't it too hasty to send more troops?

After all, the army is moving, and the consumption is particularly large."

He felt that his expression was very well grasped, and he couldn't help but admire his acting skills.

Now six people from Flanders agree to send more troops to the Rhine Diocese. His and Drage's opinions are no longer important. Even the Pope does not have the power to change it. Sending more troops is a foregone conclusion.

In the meeting of the College of Cardinals, the Pope is no longer a figure who can control everything.

He glanced at the Pope carefully. Although his boss had expected this result, he must be upset at the moment, right?

Osman did not show any displeasure on his face. Instead, he nodded gently and said in a deep voice:

"I also think it is necessary to send more troops to Rhine City. The Rhine City Diocese is also responsible for the defense of Lorente Town. If something unexpected happens, two evil gods' troops will enter the Kingdom of Farouk at the same time.

The evil god's troops only set foot on the land of our church in the last few years of the last holy war. If we are facing the threat of the evil god now, wouldn't it be too incompetent for me, the Pope?"

The Pope stood up, opened the map hanging behind him, picked up a white wooden stick as thick as a finger and drew a circle on the map:

"This is the Rhine City Diocese, and it borders the Branden Diocese, the Kagulia Diocese and the Kronborg Diocese.

Among them, the Branden Diocese and the Kronborg Diocese are both densely populated dioceses, each forming an elite Troops. I require that the troops consist of at least four third-level transcendents, two hundred second-level transcendents, and two thousand first-level transcendents.

I will issue an order that the troops of the Kaguria Diocese include two third-level transcendents, one hundred and fifty second-level transcendents, and one thousand first-level transcendents, and other dioceses will prepare a force of the same size as the Kaguria Diocese to be on standby at any time.

I will also select a force three times the size of the Kaguria Diocese from St. Peter's Basilica to reinforce Rhine City.

This is only a first-phase combat plan. If the number of enemies exceeds expectations, each diocese will provide support at the same scale, but the Holy See will not participate in the second battle. "

Osman leaned forward slightly with his hand on the wooden pole: "What do you think?"

This is a sincere combat plan, and no one can find fault with it.

After Moon's news came back, he judged that if the war broke out, most of the troops might be lost there.

The enemy has a strong attainment in flesh and blood alchemy, and can completely fight to support the war.

Apart from anything else, the Rhine City Diocese will inevitably suffer a huge blow, after all, the war broke out there.

Drage immediately responded: "Your Majesty is wise, I agree."

Ah also said: "Second."

Flanders and others also had no reason to object. This plan is indeed a normal combat plan, and it is also in line with the needs to send more troops to the suburbs that are close.

"Second".

Osman's serious expression eased a little, and he continued:

"All dioceses have begun to prepare. Now that we have entered a long winter, the enemy is unlikely to attack.

If a small-scale battle occurs, it will rely on the Rhine City Diocese itself, is there any problem?"

Flanders nodded: "No problem."

If a small-scale battle occurs, it must be a competition between elite troops. The Rhine City Diocese has three silver strongmen, and the top combat power can be said to be the strongest suburb of the church at present.

"Very good," Osman sat back in his seat and said:

"Now, let's discuss the allocation plan for supplies. The consumption of food and weapons in a state of war is very large, and a smooth and powerful logistics system must be established."