Chapter 173 (1/2)

There was not ht view at the East of the horizon The sun has not yet set at the West side, and a pale crescent moon was already up in the sky, partly hidden within the blankets of the sky where the blue faded into black

And those silhouettes that suddenly appeared marched towards the Crusader Gateith the sky as their backdrop

Countless soldiers with their shi+elds raised formed the frontlines, and their armor looked way heavier than the ones donned by the soldiers of the Kingdoether as they e shi+elds were the only things gripped tightly in their hands

They walked unifor that it looked like awall

Behind the troops of soldiers with shi+elds were so horses They looked very different when co different outfits, and none of thelance, they consisted ofand old, and they looked so colorful and relaxed that they did not resemble an army

However, the bishop’s eyes hardened once he saw these unassu troops

Beside these people were the ordinary knights Swords hung froh in their hands, arside with their horses - they looked like fearless war machines

Behind the knights were quite a few things that looked like ballista catapults They were towed by the soldiers that wore less bulky armor, and they marched forith the rest of the troops

Further behind were different branches of the armed forces, those that transport supplies or weapons, those that were on standby… All in all, the whole troop looked extremely sophisticated and well-equipped, and they seemed very ominous as theyveil of the ht

The bishop stared at the approaching army as he frowned There was no clue as he was conte in his mind On the other hand, Benjamin hid in the Gateway His Water Particle Detection did not have a wide enough detection radius to see the soldiers Thus, he could only guess that the people fro from afar based solely on the bishop’s reaction

Benjaed to sense those people half an hour later after they were near enough the Gateway He was not surprised by the sheer amount of people; he expected it already when he said that Icor took their time to prepare for this However, Benjaistical service units – they were prepared for a long and hard war!

However, Benjaroup that seemed too relaxed within the soldiers, the ones that were not in uniforot from the elements around thees

Although he had no clear idea of how es were there exactly, but there were at least 400 of thees Benjamin saw before this They did not look like the moody and sulky types that hid beneath cloaks; instead, they looked like pampered and protected nobles

Benjaes was not sohtly, even if there was no indication of their abilities Their power as spellcasters was h

Meanwhile, there were only less than 300 priests that stood guard within the Gateith the soldiers

It was still difficult to asseather thatthem listen to orders and travel with the army within a little e that Icor’s capabilities ay greater than he expected

So es were involved; this journey was probably not one that Icor was ‘just trying their luck’

”It’s been a long ti off your job as bishop that was supposed to guard the borderlands”

Once the troops arrived at the Gateway and stood before the bishop, who stood and stared at thees that cae asked loudly

She was a woolden blonde hair tied high behind her head Her right eye was covered by a jet black eyepatch, and her left eye shone brightly, arrogant and sharp

”Your Highness the Queen,” greeted the bishop as he gave her a perfunctory bow, ”What ihness here to the borders of the Kingdom?”

Their voices were loud Benja close behind the door

The Queen?

Benjained that the Queen of Icor who sent an assassin to assassinate the Pope was blind in one eye He never drea over the Gateould catch the attention of the Queen, and that Her Highness would personally attend to this

Apparently, this Gateas really important to both parties