The Mechanical Empire of the End of the World

With a sigh, Wilson comforted Peggy: "This is not a man-made disaster, but a natural disaster. You can't be blamed for this. It's time and fate. This may be God's will."

As the leader of the Knights, he is responsible for all matters related to foreign campaigns. Now that the fleet has been defeated, how can he not be responsible?

I don't know how many spaceships were lost, and I don't know how many soldiers were lost. If they were lost in the battle with Black Flag City, Peggy had nothing to say, but how could he be willing to lose to the claws of alien beasts.

Time passed little by little, and as the sky gradually darkened, the soldiers on the south and east walls of the Holy City suddenly discovered that the fleet that had just left today had returned.

And the return was a bit strange. The spaceships and airships were scattered here and there. One ship appeared now, and another appeared now. What was even more frightening was that the spaceships that came back were all in tatters and severely damaged.

What happened?

This situation continued into the night, and until late at night, there was no more spaceship in the darkness outside, and the airship returned.

Holy City, headquarters of the Knights Templar.

"Bang..."

The door to the conference room was violently pushed open, and Molin, covered in blood, strode in.

Looking at the scattered people standing around the round table in the conference room, Molin looked stunned and stood at the round table without stopping.

Facing everyone's gaze, Mo Lin took off his helmet and said: "It's already nine o'clock in the evening. No one will come back at this time."

In response to Mo Lin's words, everyone fell silent and all looked at Peggy.

Facing everyone's gaze, Peggy said in a deep voice: "Of the nine knight captains, only five have returned. In other words, we have not only lost four knight captains, but also four saint-clothed archbishops. Such a huge loss. "As the leader of the regiment, I cannot escape the blame. This expedition failed because I was derelict in my duty and because I was too stupid. The responsibility lies with me."

Ou Li said: "Captain, I can't blame you. This is a natural disaster. None of us could have imagined that we would encounter so many strange beasts. No matter who is the leader, the result will be the same."

Maureen also echoed: "We are not lucky enough, that's all. When it comes to responsibility, we all have responsibility."

With a sigh in his heart, Peggy said: "Okay, let's not say these words. It's good to be back. You guys should be tired tonight and count the number of people in each knight group. Also, early tomorrow morning, each group will send some airships to go there. There may be some survivors on the battlefield. This time the fleet returned without success and suffered serious damage. I have to report to the Archbishop immediately. That's it, let's disperse. "

As Peggy finished speaking, everyone dispersed.

Although they were tired, they also knew that now was not the time to rest.

After this catastrophe, the situation facing the Holy City will become even more severe. The soldiers can sleep and have a good rest, but they cannot.

After looking at the bloody helmet in his hand for a long time, Peggy sighed, put the helmet on the table, and strode towards the conference room.

Ten minutes later, in the sacred hall.

Striding into the sacred hall, in front of the altar and behind Leo, Peggy half-knelt on the ground and said: "Archbishop, we were defeated. On the way, we were besieged by many groups of alien beasts. We could only I chose to evacuate. This failure is my responsibility. I request to resign as the "Master of the Knights Templar". I am willing to die as a martyr to wash away the sins on my body. "

In front of the altar, Leo's eyes were closed and he opened them. He turned to look at Peggy who was half kneeling on the ground.

There was only calm on the old face, and Leo said expressionlessly: "I already know the matter. There is God's will in the dark. Maybe our training is not enough. This is the test of the Holy Light for us. Those children Just returned to the embrace of the Holy Light, don’t be sad, don’t blame yourself, go ahead and continue to do what you should do, failure is not terrible, the fear of failure is the most terrible thing.”

The expression on his face was solemn, and Peggy said in a deep voice: "Yes, I will obey the holy order, Archbishop. The fleet has suffered heavy losses and is unable to march to Black Flag City anymore. We can only switch from attack to defense. I plan to march south. , explore the new world that has not been touched by the Abandoned. If it is true as the Resurrectionist said, there will be what we need in the south. As long as there are enough resources, we will be able to make a comeback soon. "

Turning to face the altar, Leo said: "Go. If there is no big problem in the future, don't disturb me. The Knights Templar will be fully responsible. Archbishop Wilson can assist you."

Lowering his head slightly, Peggy said: "Yes!"

With that said, Peggy stood up, turned around and strode away.

After leaving the sacred hall and walking in the long corridor, Peggy breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the archbishop was not held accountable, Peggy felt the pressure on his shoulders became heavier.

The future of the Holy City rests on his shoulders, and the heavy burden on his shoulders makes him feel suffocated.

Original continent, Xipinghu Basin, Black Flag City.

"What is this, angel?"

Sitting on the sofa, Li Meng looked at the picture on the holographic screen with only surprise in his eyes.

When the alien beast army besieged the enemy fleet, there were several Sky Eye fighter planes peeking around the battlefield and recording the scenes on the battlefield.

In the picture, ten angels about five meters high were fighting with the leader-level alien beasts.

They seem to be made of light. Although they have golden armor, the white light body inside can be seen through the gaps.

The golden wings of light are not wings of light, but scattered golden light that looks like wings.

Their appearance is very similar to the angels that have been rumored throughout human history, which is why Li Meng was so surprised.

"It seems that the psychic creatures spying on the earth are very powerful. Maybe they are some evil gods in the subspace. Once they become "gods", their powerful consciousness can tear the subspace apart and open up their own dimensional space on the basis of the subspace. The dimensional space of the evil god will absorb the power of the subspace, thus enriching the subspace. If there are gods in the world, then the dimension of the evil god is heaven, or hell. Only in the dimensional space can psychic creatures break free from the shackles of the subspace and enter the material world. Commander, what you see should be the servants of some evil god. They are summoned by the evil god believers in the material world and descended into the material world."

In his mind, Tessa's voice suddenly sounded, and cleared up some information for Li Meng.

With a thoughtful look on his face, Li Meng said, "If those psychic creatures can protect humans, it is hard to tell whether they are good or evil."

Tessa said, "If we use the human definition of good and evil, what the commander said is indeed correct. The evil gods have only one goal, which is to plunder the souls in the material world, but the methods are different. Some evil gods have long-term vision. They will deliberately protect the lives in the material world, let them grow, let them grow stronger, and obtain souls through the natural death of believers. When the number of lives protected reaches a certain level, they can get a large number of souls every moment, but most evil gods do not have this patience. They will lure the lives in the material world to fall, and use war and killing to obtain souls, and the former will be targeted by the latter. If the psychic life in the subspace is divided into good and evil, there will indeed be two camps, one is light and the other is dark. They are always fighting, but no one can do anything to each other. They can only fight what you humans call proxy wars in the material world."