"...Something strange has happened in Banri." Emiya muttered, looking to the west.

The Companion Sun is the absolute center of faith in Elturgard. To exaggerate a bit, in the hearts of the countless people who moved here for the Companion Sun, the Companion Sun is likely more important than the city of Eltoril.

A destroyed city can be rebuilt, but Banri is unique.

Therefore, it is understandable that Elturgard's most core military forces have probably returned to the capital immediately.

Just a few minutes ago, the camp had been heavily guarded. However, after the incident, almost all local churches apologized, used the Mantra of Return, and rushed back to Eltoril.

The lines near Berdusk were likely to be shattered in an instant. The adventurers would likely be forced to retreat further, shrinking their defenses.

——In fact, perhaps there is no need for them to continue to hold on at this moment.

"Gin, what happened over there at Banri? Aren't you interested?"

But at this point, Yin had no intention of paying attention to Banri. She was staring intently at the strange flames in the incinerator in the camp.

Although the Enemy Cult of the Abyss has stopped the incineration work, in her opinion, the aftermath of that strange magic seems to be more attractive than the Companion Sun.

Hearing Emiya's question, Yin casually replied: "Not interested, because nothing happened."

"……What's the meaning?"

"It's meaningless." She finally turned around and tilted her head in confusion. "It's just like your Moonlight Sword—the Moonlight Sword has three forms, and the Companion Sun has several too. The operator of the Companion Sun switched it to a different gear, so it no longer glows. That's all."

"Huh." After hearing the news, Emilia was not surprised. Instead, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, as if the second shoe had finally dropped on his head.

He looked around the hastily built camp.

There are only a few forces left in this camp.

Most of the Hell Knights who had just arrived to provide support were teleported back to Eltoril, but Knight Commander Asur and his personal guards stayed behind. This was the only good news.

The Enemy of the Abyss cult remained unmoved. These recent visitors to Elturgard naturally felt no sense of belonging to the Companions. With most of Elturgard frantically rushing towards the capital, they chose to remain in the camp.

——Stayed with Emiya.

It is very difficult to keep in touch and communicate with hundreds of adventurer teams, so most of the adventurers probably don’t understand what is happening at this moment. Some of them may be heading in various directions - but a temporary camp full of rotting corpses is obviously not a popular target.

At this moment, Mars rode the silver boat and rushed to him and Silver's side, saying on the horse: "...Emia."

"The Cult of the Rising Sun has arrived. And they've come in full force—their decapitation squad from a while ago was no more than this."

"...That's strange." Emiya had already guessed their reason for doing so, but she still said, "They preside over the Cathedral of the Twin Suns. Now that one of the suns has a problem, they don't actually want to go back?"

"If you want a straightforward answer..." Mars replied, "Perhaps they don't really recognize the sacred significance of the Companion Sun. They are simply riding on this sudden wave of enthusiasm and complementing each other with Eltoril. There is no real inseparable connection. So it's not so incomprehensible that they don't return to Eltoril."

But the question is, why did they come to this camp?

Almost at the same time, the ground began to shake.

The dense vibrations like drumbeats were transmitted into the camp from afar along the frozen ground, making Emiya feel as if the world in front of her eyes was shaking.

That was the charge of the burrowing worms.

Emiya sighed sincerely.

The time has come.

Seventy-five Frost White, Flame Red (IV) Showdown

Amidst the earth tremors caused by the digging worms, the Emia team has gathered together.

Mirror Image, Protection from Evil, Protection from Fire, Blessing, Eye of Oracle, Insightful Tactics, Miss Silver's special time acceleration technique—

Countless magic is sprinkled on everyone just like the decorations hung at Christmas.

Spells certainly don't have infinite durations. In fact, the most powerful spells often have finite durations.

Adventurers can't be constantly engaged in combat. While the term "adventurer" often conjures images of a life on the brink of death, the reality is often quite the opposite—adventurers aren't constantly engaged in combat.

Even more so, each battle often lasted no more than a few minutes. Even in a dangerous environment like the underground palace, adventurers' intense combat time in a day was often only a dozen minutes or even a few minutes.

In this environment, many powerful spells have this problem: instead of using this spell to strengthen yourself, you might as well just use Fireball to blast away.

Otherwise, by the time you finish casting your spell, the battle will be almost half over.

——Because of this, being able to determine the time, the place, and choose when to start a battle or even a surprise attack represents an unparalleled advantage in Faerun.

"Ms. Elaster, don't forget the anti-death barrier."

"I'm sorry." Perhaps out of nervousness, Elastrid's face flushed slightly. "This is also my first time experiencing a deathmatch of this level and intensity, so I might have made some mistakes. If I've done anything wrong, please point it out—don't worry about my feelings."

"No, I haven't," Emilia replied, feeling the divine power surge within her. "You are an excellent priest. I couldn't ask for more. Rather, I am deeply grateful that you are willing to trust in our adventure."

"You're joking." A faint smile appeared on Alestria's face. "The paladins have agreed, so why should I object?"

"Thank you very much."

On the other hand, Sig's breathing became a little faster. "...Um, Emiya, are we really going to use the strategy we just decided on? Isn't that a bit... too cheap?"

It can make a bard who has been hanging around in the market for years feel a little breathless, which shows how... crazy the scene that is about to happen will be.

However, she might also be excited about doing such a crazy thing.

Although in comparison, Emilia and Mars, who came up with such a crazy plan, might be a little crazier.

Mars drew his sword, confirmed that the Moonlight Sword was stored properly at his waist, and then looked at Elaster.

The elven priestess nodded and walked out of their temporary residence first. The group filed out one after another.

Although Leomon's hut provided strong protection, it was extremely vulnerable in a duel between spellcasters. The hut could no longer provide them with sufficient shelter.

Tani from the Enemy of the Abyss sect was waiting not far from their residence. When he saw Emiya and his group, his eyebrows twitched.

"You're already fully armed? ... Very good. But we're a bit hasty. The burrowers should still be arriving in a few minutes. By then, some spells should have lost their effectiveness."

While the spells that could be bestowed upon individuals in Faerun might not necessarily cause them to radiate aura, the accumulation of numerous spell effects ultimately converged into an inexplicable and unnatural sense of presence. Almost every professional was aware that the person before them was covered in a riot of enhanced spells from various professions, significantly multiplying their individual strength.

Unless one's strength completely crushes the other party, anyone will inevitably frown when seeing the target's spell on him, realizing that he is about to face a fierce battle.

Tani, already mounted on his warhorse, said, "In my opinion, the acceleration spell is enough. We will retreat westwards and wait for the situation in Eltoril to be resolved before we launch a counterattack..."

He sighed solemnly, "The devil's move really caught us off guard."

As Emiya and his group slowly approached Tani's location, they said, "It's really a luxury to expect the devil to act exactly as we planned. Where are the others now?"

"The stables, of course," said Tani. "We're all ready to go."

"Then the digging worm corpse can only be placed here?" Emilia continued to chatter about irrelevant and even inappropriate topics, ""

"You're joking. When we counterattack and come back, these digging worms that once made us so busy will no longer be a threat - at least not to you." There was some surprise on Tani's face, as if he didn't know why a young and promising wizard like Emiya would be so greedy at this time.

The stable is at least several hundred meters away from here - in order to accommodate the large number of digging worm corpses, the area of ​​this camp is quite astonishing, even larger than the official Tyr camp.

At this moment, Emiya raised her head.

The crimson magic field was spreading across this huge camp, just completely covering Emiya and the others.

"...Forbidden spell." Elastri looked hesitant.

This spell will cause creatures of a certain race that enter the area to suffer damage from light or dark bite - and more importantly, it will block any space teleportation spells inside or outside the area.

Tani shook his head. "There's no way. Our position may have been exposed. If we don't set up a ban immediately, the devil may appear over our heads. We won't be able to escape then. Now we can use ordinary riding to avoid the devil's eyes and ears——"

Emiya said indifferently, "I thought the main force of the devil had already gone to Eltoril."

"Maybe," Tani said. "Just in case."

I'm afraid it's just to prevent them from really escaping.

Metatron is not openly in this camp——

The only mage in the camp who knew how to teleport was a member of Asur's personal guard. This Hell Knight clearly preferred to take Emiya and her group out of danger immediately rather than riding much slower.

The volume that a restriction spell could cover was limited. Since this batch of restrictions covered a large area, the height was very limited - and high-level demons generally had the ability to fly, so in reality, the restriction spell could not prevent those demons from appearing above the camp.

In the past, Emiya would have argued with him, but now, Emiya and the others decided to solve the problem in a more direct way.

[Silver, let me ask you again as a final precaution—are you sure there's something wrong with the Abyss Enemy Cult?] As part of the mobilization, Emiya asked this question in her heart.

"I'm 100% certain." Yin's voice was unwavering. "These people are experts in necromancy, teleportation, and a special kind of flame that isn't fire. This flame is made of sulfur and the power of hell—I think you could call it hellfire. The traces of magic on them are obvious, and just last night, they tampered with the burrowing worm's corpse."

[Hmph.] Mars' muscles bulged, his eyes gleaming slightly. [They also know that necromancy is something that cannot be seen in public.]

However, Elastrid had probably never seen anyone so proficient in magic before, and her eyes couldn't help but drift to Yin.

However, the restrictions are two-way, it just depends on who has the upper hand.

Spacing, five meters.

Tani came alone. He had already turned his back and gently kicked his mount.

The others were still several hundred meters away. Given the restrictions imposed by the barrier, it would take them at least a minute to catch up.

For the professionals of Feren, this time is more than enough to end an ambush.

[Now.] Emiya gave the order coldly.

A smirk filled with excitement and malicious intent suddenly appeared on Yin's face. He stretched out his hand towards Tani's back and said, "...Remove the magic."

The sudden sound of the spell made Tani immediately alert, and he turned around immediately as if it was a conditioned reflex.

The priest's insightful tactics made him aware of the occurrence of this spell and he countered it in time.

At this moment, Elaster gently pointed in front of Tani's horse, and the silent wave of silencing magic immediately covered Tani's whole body, cleverly leaving Emiya and others outside the range of silencing magic.

This time, it was too late for Tani to counterattack.

Sig had already silently taken out a piece of paper on which she would record the music.

Bards always have some weird sound-related spells.

She rolled the paper into a cylinder in a flash and put it to her mouth.

Then, Tani's old and slightly hoarse voice came out of her mouth.

**************************

Asul felt that today's trip seemed a little strange.

After spending some time together, he felt that these people from the Abyss Enemy Sect were a little... strange.

The Church of Tyr, the Church of Torm, and the Church of Ilmater are collectively known as the Three Pillars of Justice. These three deities share similar ideals and a close relationship, practically indistinguishable from one another.

The Church of Torm in Eltoril, being responsible for the administration of the kingdom, had inevitably acquired a certain amount of bureaucracy, but it was still within the acceptable range of the Church of Tyr.

But the so-called Church of the Enemy of the Abyss...

It's like wearing a shoe that's one size too small.

You might not feel anything unusual at first, but once you've been together for a while, you'll start to feel something's wrong. And today, this is especially true.

At this moment, the digging worms are approaching here, the front line is empty, and the devil may appear at any time.

However, although this group of enemy priests from the abyss had also entered a state of combat readiness, they were unconsciously paying attention and being on guard... Why was it that they were instead paying attention to the direction of Emilia and the others and their Hell Knights?

The people of the Rising Sun Sect were also strangely hesitant, observing everyone present.

——As if still trying to make a final decision.

Isn’t the most fatal problem now the devil?

Asur's combat experience has driven him to silently grasp the Holy Avenger.

But the paladin cannot do anything until he has solid evidence.

At this moment, Tani's old, yet unusually loud and clear roar suddenly rang out from the direction of Emiya and the others: "The situation has changed, act immediately!"

...What does this sentence mean?

The brains of the dozen or so Hell Knights present were almost shut down.

This sentence seems inappropriate in this situation.

However, the enemy sect of the abyss in front of them reacted much more quickly.

Although they also showed expressions of shock that could not be concealed on their faces, they still responded quickly.

All the members of the Abyssal Enemy Sect immediately pointed their weapons at the Hell Knights present. All the priests immediately began to chant spells towards the Hell Knights.

The stinging sensation from the cold light of the weapon made Asur's scalp numb and his heart beat wildly.

The Rising Sun Sect watched this scene in astonishment, and were a little at a loss for a moment, but still drew their weapons.

Archbishop Dregos said nothing, but stretched out his hand and pressed down.

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