The final battle with the Faith Order Headquarters (11)

At this moment, the Third Apostle suddenly said, "Since the other side can tolerate Keledu and his Faith Order, does that mean they would accept our surrender?"

After the Third Apostle finished speaking, an eerie silence fell over the entire room.

Although everyone had previously considered that if there was an opportunity to force the enemy to retreat, then trying to negotiate with them wouldn't be out of the question.

But no one can figure out the nature of the opposing force. What if they are like those Barbarian Alliances from before, harboring great hostility towards the Faith Order, and surrendering won't bring a good end?

But now a clear fact is before us: although we don't know who the other side is, at least they are willing to accept the surrender of some members of the Faith Order.

Otherwise, Mizhene's army wouldn't have surrendered so quickly and been able to turn their guns on their own brethren.

Based on their understanding of Mizhene, they knew that he was absolutely loyal to the Faith Order and a talented young man who adhered strictly to the doctrines.

Although he favored Keledu and kept his distance from the other apostles.

The fact that this person can switch weapons suggests that he is likely not opposed to the person commanding him, or he may even believe that doing so is beneficial to the Faith Order.

The crowd looked uneasy until finally, when the First Apostle spoke again, "Regardless, we are fighting now, so let's not think about anything else."

If we can gain the upper hand, successfully unleash the Judgment, and defeat the enemy, then we won't need to worry about the enemy's reaction anymore, and we can still defend this sanctuary.

If that's not possible, but as long as we can inflict heavy damage on the enemy, we can negotiate with them and force them to cease hostilities. In that case, neither we nor the Faith Order will need to become vassals of others.

Even if we fail, we can always surrender. After all, the existence of Mizhene and Keledu gives us another option.

But I hope you understand that once we surrender, even if ordinary believers can save their lives, those of us will no longer have the status and power we have today.

Alright, you should go back and prepare the troops. It's almost time. Now you should go to the front lines and see if there's an opportunity to unleash the power of 'Judgment'."

Finally, the other three apostles left, leaving only the First Apostle inside the Enlightened Sanctuary.

He stood in the spacious hall of the Enlightened Sanctuary for more than a minute, overlooking the largest pillar, before turning and entering a small room inside the Enlightened Sanctuary.

The room wasn't large, but it contained countless metal cylinders, the tops of which emitted a strange light that shone on the center of the room.

In the very center of the room stood a bed, upon which lay a kind-faced old man, who appeared to be fast asleep. The light shining on him made his body seem to glow.

The First Apostle knelt on the ground and said to the old man lying on the bed, "My Venerable Lord, please give us lost sheep guidance once more."

What should we do to ensure the continuation of the Faith Order?

But the old man lying on the bed showed no change in expression and did not move. The First Apostle could only sigh helplessly, get up, and leave.

Since the Venerable Lord fell into a coma last time, he has never woken up again.

He can only lie in bed every day, relying on the power within this Enlightened Sanctuary to sustain his life. No one knows when he will wake up.

As a result, the Faith Order encountered another major crisis, which made it difficult even for the First Apostle, known for his calm and wisdom, to find a suitable way to deal with the current predicament.

On the battlefield at this moment, having learned that the Faith Order had dispatched Purple-Robed Warrior Corps to set up 'Judgment', a large number of the Expeditionary Army soldiers began to retreat rapidly.

They sought ways to disengage from the enemy, retreating while ensuring that the withdrawal from one battlefield would not create a breach in that battlefield and bring disaster to friendly forces.

Although this method of retreat is slow, it will not cause any major problems on the battlefield.

However, the officers of the Expeditionary Army were also very nervous at this time. They had only heard from the Regimental Commander that the enemy would use a powerful weapon, possibly even more powerful than Artillery, and that the army would only be safe if they withdrew from this battlefield.

However, they could not order their troops to simply flee, as that would cause their formation to collapse and make it easy for the enemy army to seize the opportunity to pursue and kill the retreating Expeditionary Army.

Time passed by, and Santos grew anxious in the command post. He had no idea how far the enemy had progressed with 'Judgment'.

Is everything ready and set up, ready to launch at any time?

Will their Expeditionary Army force be able to successfully evacuate before the enemy launches an attack?

This series of problems made him very irritable.

Meanwhile, the Faith Order discovered that the Expeditionary Army was retreating in an orderly manner and immediately realized that their actions had been exposed.

The Third Apostle, who had just arrived at the front lines and was moving with the main force, immediately ordered all the Faith Order troops to launch a fierce attack and try every means to hold off the enemy.

He not only mobilized all the believers' army, but also issued military orders to the Order Warriors waiting in the rear, requiring them to join the battle.

However, when he relayed this order to the rear, the Order Warriors, who had been waiting in ambush, did not obey his command because his hand order was blocked by the other apostles.

The Third Apostle was furious upon learning of this and immediately sent someone to question the other three apostles about why they had done this and not sent troops to stop the enemy's retreat.

However, the other three apostles replied, "The purpose of using 'Judgment' is to find a way to eliminate the enemy's manpower, so that the Faith Order can launch a counterattack."

These elite warriors are the core of the Faith Order's Faith Order force. If you send them to pursue, even if you can hold off the enemy, these Order Warriors will also be 'Judgment' and turned into charred remains.

For the Faith Order, this victory was meaningless. Although they had eliminated the enemy, their own losses were so great that they no longer had the ability to launch a counterattack.

This statement left the Third Apostle speechless; he had indeed been in a hurry and overlooked the matter.

As the other three apostles said, the Faith Order used 'Judgment' to create opportunities for retaliation, not to perish together with the enemy.

In this situation, the Faith Order would allow its followers to halt the enemy's retreat, but would never use its precious counter-attack forces to participate in the interception.

However, the current situation is that the believers' army is too weak, and they are simply unable to stop the Expeditionary Army is wholeheartedly preparing to retreat.

Even if the Third Apostle wanted to lead his troops to bypass the Expeditionary Army's defenses and intercept them from behind, it would be impossible.

The temporary defensive line erected by the Expeditionary Army was like an impregnable fortress to the believers' army.

The Expeditionary Army's retreat was too orderly. Often, one unit would snipe at the Faith Order's army, creating conditions for the other units to retreat, and then the other units would follow up to support their retreat. The Faith Order's army simply couldn't hold onto any of the enemy forces.

After a long struggle, the Faith Order was surprised to find that even if they released the power of the 'Judgment' array they had set up, they could not eliminate the Expeditionary Army's manpower, because most of the Expeditionary Army had already withdrawn from the area where the Faith Order had set up the 'Judgment' array.

While Santos waited anxiously, the vast majority of the Expeditionary Army withdrew from the Faith Order's controlled territory.

Although they had almost abandoned all the districts they had occupied during the day, their successful retreat was a relief to Santos.

If the Expeditionary Army suffered heavy losses, it would be more painful for him than death.

These troops can be considered the absolute elite of the Golden Sunflower Family's military system. They are his old troops, with many of them having followed him for years or even decades.

Santos also has an excellent memory; he can remember the names of most veterans and officers who have served for more than five years.

If all these people die in battle, Santos will no longer be qualified to remain within the military system.

With the successful withdrawal of the Expeditionary Army, the war came to an end.

The Faith Order did not risk sending troops to pursue them. After all, although they had not achieved their goal of annihilating the enemy, they had at least successfully repelled the Expeditionary Army.

The Third Apostle, while frustrated, ordered his Purple-Robed Warrior Corps to put away the already set-up 'Judgment' array. Fortunately, the unused 'Judgment' could still be activated.

Post-incident statistics show that several teams were wiped out during this risky 'Judgment' deployment operation, and their 'Judgments' were also stolen by the enemy. However, the vast majority of the 'Judgments' survived, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

This is good news for the Faith Order. Although the enemy knows the Faith Order's trump cards, they are also afraid of the power of these trump cards and should not dare to continue attacking the Faith Order easily.

Faced with this reality, the apostles discussed it and suddenly came up with a solution: they wanted to negotiate with the enemy.

Ideally, this negotiation should be used to force the enemy to withdraw. If not, the negotiation can at least help to ascertain the enemy's objectives.

Finally, the Third Apostle volunteered to go and negotiate, and none of the others objected. The Third Apostle and the Second Apostle, Keledu the Mizhene, and the person who took the best care of Myjahn when he arrived at the Faith Order Headquarters.

If the Third Apostle goes to negotiate, the enemy, out of Mizhene, should not threaten Third Apostle life.