The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

"Wright, why are you here?"

Archbishop Dur rushed in with an angry look on his face. He didn't even bother to say hello and directly questioned Wright.

Light frowned and said, “The Great Demon Lord of the Abyss, Kerrigan, has gathered a large number of Hell’s troops and is heading towards the Holy Angel City.

You can sit there peacefully, but I can't. I have to find every possible way to save the City of Holy Angels.

The City of Holy Angels has stood in this world, on this continent, for thousands of years.

No matter how dynasties rose and fell, it never fell, and it will not fall now."

Dur snorted coldly and said, "So you just acted on your own and let Xu Lai go to Lionheart City to die, right?"

Wright stood up angrily and said, "What do you mean by sending yourself to die?

In terms of level, His Majesty the King’s hero level is as high as 43, second only to the great devil Kerrigan of the abyss in the entire imperial camp.

As for equipment, as far as I know, His Majesty the King has the super artifact set Angel Alliance, the super artifact Doomsday Blade, and the holy artifact Holy Blood Bottle.

Needless to say, just one bottle of holy blood can add so much life to colleagues in the City of Holy Angels.
In terms of attributes and abilities, the true body of the Great Demon Lord of the Abyss cannot penetrate the sacred barrier after all, and there is no hero in the Hell camp who can obtain the Tears of Asha.

No matter how many specializations Kerrigan has, they can only be ultimate at best. His Majesty the King has erected a statue of the God of War, but he at least possesses one god-level specialization.

In terms of attributes, His Majesty the King may be slightly inferior.

But at this critical moment, there would be absolutely no problem for Congress and the Church to step in together and allow His Majesty the King to take the opportunity to access a few more attribute points and upgrade points.

It can be said that throughout the entire empire, apart from His Majesty the King, there is no one else who can fight against Kerrigan."

Durr took a deep breath and said to Wright: "Archbishop Wright, I hope you can calm down.

The order given to us by the temple is to exchange space for time. Hell has thousands of years of accumulation, and it is inevitable that we will be at a disadvantage in a short period of time.

But as long as we are given more time and the new generation can grow up, we can turn the tide.

Didn't the temple send you, the dean of the priest college, here to rebuild the temple in the Eagle Kingdom?
Yes, Xu Lai is indeed the best candidate to fight against Kerrigan as the commander-in-chief of the Empire.

However, is this the right time?

There are a lot of troops in Lionheart City, but will the grand dukes give the command of the troops to Xu Lai?

After all, Xu Lai is just a descended hero and has nothing to do with the empire.

Asking them to hand over their troops to an outsider to lead is impossible, not to mention you, even if the Pope himself comes forward.

It is impossible for the Lionheart City troops to be handed over to Xu Lai for command. Will the reinforcements coming from major cities and camps recognize Xu Lai?

I'm afraid that by then, Xu Lai will not be able to command anyone except some people in the temple.

Not to mention outsiders, even among the temple’s own people, how many people can trust Xu Lai?

Are they the knights who withdrew from the Western Empire, or the First Knights who stayed in the City of Holy Angel?
They all have their own chosen legion leaders. Is it possible for you to ask them to give up their positions at this time?"

Durr asked several questions in a loud voice, leaving Wright almost speechless.

The reason why it is almost is that no matter what Dur said, even Wright himself admitted that Xu Lai would inevitably be ostracized after going to Lionheart City.

However, Wright has chosen Xu Lai, believing that only he can save Lionheart City and the Holy Angel City that has stood for thousands of years.

In fact, not only Wright, but also Durr thinks so.

But so what? No matter how powerful a commander is, he cannot lead a divided army.

Lionheart City, as the imperial capital, has a large army, but those are nominally the armies of the High King.

After the parliament came to power, almost all the armies in the imperial capital were dismantled and divided into different noble leaderships.

They were unable to reach a consensus among themselves, and it was a pipe dream to let an outsider, Xu Lai, lead them.

The Pope had anticipated this situation a long time ago, which is why he threw Durr, Pierce, Lina and others to Qingfeng City.

The two descended heroes who grew up from the Western Empire are of high levels and have decent equipment. At worst, with the support of the temple, it would be no problem to replace them with a few artifacts.

Just like the knights who returned from the Western Empire, after working with Xu Lai, Lina and the others were only willing to trust Xu Lai.

Rather than leaving them in Holy Angel City to waste time, it is better to send them out and leave a seed of hope for the temple.

The temple mobilized more than one million believers, and more than one million of them were young and strong believers, at least one in ten miles.

The influence of these believers in the future will be enormous.

No matter what industry they are in, they will become the pioneers and backbone of the industry, thus influencing more people.

Believers are the most basic. With such a large group of believers and Wright, the dean of the Pastors' College, it is only a matter of time before a sufficient number of pastors are trained.

As for the missing Cathedral of the Holy Angel, which is like a city, it can actually be built at a small cost as long as there is money and land.

On the contrary, Qingfeng City also possesses the statue of the God of War, which is considered a sacred object to everyone in the temple.

This is something that even the City of Holy Angels cannot compare to.

With these conditions, even if the Holy Angel City in Lionheart City was destroyed, the temple would not be destroyed.

The Pope had anticipated this situation long before he used the divine descent technique.

The damage he caused to Kerrigan and the Hell camp at that time was too great.

He himself also suffered extremely serious damage to his body due to the long-term use of Divine Descent.

Such a good opportunity would never be missed even if it meant killing the opponent.

After more than half a year of rest, even though Hell has not yet fully recovered, the fact that it can't wait to seek revenge on the temple is proof of that.

“Yes, you are right, but I just can’t sit back and watch the Holy Angel City be destroyed.

Your Majesty, our temple has spared no effort in supporting you over the past year.

Isn't this level of support enough for you to take a risk and go to Lionheart City?
I can guarantee with my life that if things become impossible or Lionheart City is about to be destroyed, I and all the clergy of the temple will escort you out of the city at the cost of our lives."

"Bishop Wright, do you want to disobey the orders of His Holiness the Pope?

Have you forgotten why His Holiness sent us here?

Do you still want to go back at this time? Do you know that once you go back at this time, there is a great possibility that you will never be able to get out again.

By then, who will preach for His Majesty the God of War, and who will train priests?"

Wright was silent for a moment and then said, “I don’t know, don’t ask me.

I want to answer you, but I can't.

No matter what, I must go back, Mr. Xu Lai, will you come with me?"

Xu Lai, who had been silent the whole time, interrupted Dur and Yu Lan who were trying to continue to defend Xu Lai, and said to Wright:
"I must admit that the Temple has been of great help to me along the way. But I must also tell you that I don't owe you anything, nor do I owe the Temple anything.

Back then, High Priest Ryan only helped me resurrect some knights, gave me a chance to study at a military academy, and gave me a pair of precious knight gloves.

Then I took less than a hundred knights with me and went to the wilderness to adventure, regardless of the danger to my life.

I guess you are not interested in knowing what kind of risks I, a little hero of less than a hundred years old, experienced in the wilderness.

You probably don't want to know that, although it had nothing to do with me, I plunged into the Northern Empire at that time and went through life and death with you in the Emerald City.

Trap Serlon with war shackles and have a life-and-death battle.

Yes, your temple has been of great help to me, but I don’t think I have ever taken any advantage of you.

When His Holiness the Pope met me for the first time, he gave me an extremely precious gift.

So when Bishop Durr came to me and expressed his intention to send the more than one million believers over here, I agreed without hesitation.

In order to prevent so many people from suffering, do you know how many times higher the price I have to pay to buy food that will not let people starve to death?

In order to settle so many people, I asked the herdsmen from the grassland to move here and there, and they suffered a lot of grievances.

The Congress Scroll is very precious, but I can still establish a country without a Congress, just like the four great empires in the east, west, south and north.

But without the food I bought at such a huge cost, how many of you would starve to death or freeze to death?

Now, Bishop Wright, I can tell you very clearly that I owe you nothing for the temple.

Even if I owe you something, it's not your turn to ask for this favor from me.

I am willing to go because I cherish the friendship with you, and not going is what I should do.

And I can answer you now that I will not go. There is no way I can agree to such a meaningless and risky thing.

What's more, I am no longer living for myself, and the responsibilities I bear no longer support me to take risks. "

After that, Xu Lai did not give Wright and Durr any chance to speak, and stood up and said:

"See you off."

Long ago, after taking over the Knights Templar, Xu Lai had refused the temple's funding.

He didn't want to be like Christine, owing the temple a debt that could never be repaid and losing his independent personality.

This made his struggle much more difficult than that of Christine and the others, but it also allowed him to say these words today without any guilt or pressure.

Naturally, he still has friendships with the archbishops and knights-in-chief of the temple.

But this friendship is really not enough to support him to take such a huge risk.

Once he can't come back, the newly established Eagle Kingdom will inevitably fall apart.

Lena owed him a huge favor, so she was willing to be loyal to him. It was not that Xu Lai imprisoned her.

As long as Xu Lai is gone, it is foreseeable that Lena will not sit idly by and watch the elves suffer from the ravages of the undead.

If Reina wasn't here, the huge Eagle Kingdom wouldn't be able to find a second person who could hold on to the situation.

Su Ya is capable and loyal, but in the end she is just a general, not a hero.

If Xu Lai was alone, there would be nothing to worry about.

However, he is no longer alone now. He is married and has a wife. After a while, he will even have his own children.

At this time, Xu Lai really couldn't afford the cost of failure.

What's more, as Dur said, even if he went to the imperial capital, he would not be recognized by others.

Xu Lai had never even met those great nobles. Even if they gave him all their soldiers and generals, he would not dare to really trust them.

If he could bring the entire Qingfeng Legion and the Knight's Wind into the imperial capital together, then he might have some confidence.

However, although he was able to convince others, he himself always felt guilty.

No matter how it was, this time, it was Xu Lai who owed the temple a favor.

The cost of settling the believers sent by the temple is high, but they are young and strong and are the best labor force and reserve force.

In the future, they will be able to provide a large amount of taxes and food, and the one who will benefit in the end will still be Xu Lai.

With the addition of the congressional drawings and the obelisk map, Xu Lai was able to convince others but could never deceive himself.

After sending Wright and Durr away, Yu Lan came over with a worried look on her face and said to Xu Lai:
"My dear, you are not really considering going to Lionheart City, are you?"

Yu Lan knew Xu Lai quite well. Seeing him standing by the railing gazing at the river with a sad face, she knew that he was definitely hiding something in his heart.

Xu Lai smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry about that. I have you guys by my side now. I live like a god every day. I've been afraid of death for a long time."

Yu Lan let out a long sigh and said, "My dear, it's better to be like this. If you continue to take risks like before, I'm afraid Elena won't even be able to rest and take care of the baby."

After a pause, Yu Lan continued, "I know you are feeling uncomfortable, my dear. I think you are still thinking about how the temple helped you.

Do you want to do something, sir?"

Xu Lai was stunned for a moment, then looked at Yu Lan and asked, "What did you guess?"

Yu Lan stuck out her tongue, squeezed into Xu Lai's arms and said:

"After sending Light and Dur away, you quietly climbed up to the castle's sentry tower to enjoy the river breeze. Did you have any thoughts about the land south of the Han River?"

Xu Lai looked into the distance. The smell of sulfur became stronger and stronger, and more and more volcanoes could be seen.

Obviously, the land south of Hanjiang is gradually turning into the lava terrain of hell.

If we go there now, we can not only prevent the complete change of the terrain in time, but also take advantage of the time when the Hell troops are gathering to retake more land and cities.

Moreover, this area is at the edge of hell's control, and there may be many people hiding in the countryside or various secluded corners.

If he doesn't seize this opportunity now, Xu Lai might be left with nothing.

The most important thing is that maybe if he launches an attack on hell at this time, he might really be able to tie down some of hell's forces.

I can't say how much confidence I can gain for the temple, but I can always gain a little more hope.

“I wanted to wait for Emilia and her mother to arrive, but now I can’t.

I hand over Hantan City to you, and the progress of all construction projects cannot be delayed.

In addition, we need to mobilize a batch of resources from Qingfeng City. We need to continue to build cruisers and not let the shipyard stop." (End of this chapter)