The battle ends quickly, but the finishing work is tedious.
Hosen led people to clean up the corpses inside and outside the city wall, mainly those of the six Angel Battle Formation members of Radiant Church, and the Ascetic who was beaten to a pulp by Lin Qin. The soldiers carried the broken limbs in silence and washed the blood on the stone slabs with water, but the strong smell of blood would not dissipate for a while.
Useno was abolished Battle Qi, locked with special shackles, and imprisoned in a secret cell underground Dragon Rock Hall.
He was seriously injured, but Lin Qin asked Murphy to give him medicine and hang on for his life. A living, former Radiant Church Saint Realm peak leader knows far more than a corpse.
Pallas suffered some minor injuries, mainly caused by Useno's flame Battle Qi and that Ascetic's holy light impact. A few pieces of his dragon scales fell off, but it didn't bother him. He lay on the square and licked his wounds, his golden dragon eyes still scanning the surroundings vigilantly.
Lin Qin stood at the top of the city, watching the soldiers busy. The blue scales on his body had faded, but the aftertaste of the Dragon Blood power in his body was still there, making him feel that his whole body was full of explosive power, and at the same time he had a sense of power in Laws of the Earth. Life-and-death fights, especially battles with strong men of the same level, are indeed the best catalyst for improving strength.
Soros and Old Jack walked quickly to the top of the city. Their faces were full of joy and deeper awe. They saw with their own eyes how Lin Qin defeated the famous Desri in the mainland.
"Sir, the mood of the people in the city is basically stable. There was some commotion, but it was suppressed by the patrols." Soros reported.
Old Jack added, "We have checked the warehouse, and the loss of the city defense equipment is not big. The main reason is that a batch of arrows have been consumed. Seventeen soldiers were killed and forty-three were injured. Most of them were affected by the holy light of Ascetic."
Lin Qin nodded, quite satisfied with the result. Facing such a powerful enemy, this loss is acceptable.
"Hosen, Bader."
"Here!" The two men stepped forward immediately, their bodies still stained with blood.
"Falled soldiers will receive three times the pension, and their families will have priority in arranging work in the city. Those who are injured will receive the best medicine."
"Yes!"
"Soros, send an order to all cities to be on alert to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the chaos to cause trouble. Especially those cities that originally belonged to the Crimson Flame Alliance."
"Understood!"
"Old Jack, organize manpower to speed up the repair of the damaged city walls and houses. In addition, make statistics on those who have made meritorious service in the defense this time, and reward them accordingly."
"Yes, Master."
Orders were issued in an orderly manner, and the Dragon Rock Territory machine was operating efficiently again.
After dealing with this, Lin Qin walked down the city wall and came to the cell where Useno was held.
The cell was dark and damp. Useno was chained to the wall with a thick iron chain, his head drooped and his breath was sluggish.
Hearing the footsteps, he raised his head and saw it was Lin Qin. A trace of fear flashed in his eyes, which was then replaced by resentment.
"If you want to kill, kill!" Useno said in a hoarse voice.
Lin Qin ignored his call, walked up to him, stretched out his hand and pressed it on the top of his head.
"What - what are you going to do?!" Useno struggled in horror, but without Battle Qi, he couldn't break away at all.
Soul Search!
Lin Qin's mental power was like a cold spike, forcibly invading Useno's sea of consciousness. Useno let out a shrill scream, his body twitched violently, his eyes rolled up, and he foamed at the mouth. Countless memory fragments were roughly read and grabbed by Lin Qin.
About Radiant Church's troop distribution, the number and abilities of the Saint Realm's strong men, the characters and weaknesses of each archbishop, Holy Island's defense arrangements, the secret transactions with Dark Church, and the nails planted in the major empires - a large amount of precious and dark information poured into Lin Qin's mind.
This process lasted for a quarter of an hour. When Lin Qin let go of his hand, Useno's eyes were dull, his mouth was drooling, and he completely turned into an idiot.
Lin Qin's face turned slightly pale. Soul Search placed a heavy burden on the performer. He closed his eyes and digested the information he had just received, and his brows gradually furrowed.
Radiant Church's background is deeper than he imagined. There is Great Hexagram Battle Formation above Holy Island, and only God-level is invincible.
He walked out of the cell and told Murphy who was guarding the door, "Get rid of it."
Murphy nodded without any fluctuation in his eyes.
Back to the Dragon Rock Hall, Lin Qin summoned Soros, Old Jack, Hosen, Bader.
"Radiant Church is nothing to worry about, the current goal is to swallow the whole Chaos Territory in one gulp." Lin Qin got straight to the point.
Everyone looked stern.
He looked at everyone. "Hosen, Bader, the training of the army cannot be stopped, but must be intensified. I will take the time to compile a more basic Battle Qi training method and the key points of the combined attack formation, and you can promote it."
"Yes!" Hosen Bader responded excitedly. More advanced training methods mean that lower-level soldiers can become stronger faster.
"Soros, Old Jack, in terms of internal affairs, continue to implement our policies, attract refugees, encourage farming and trade. At the same time, secretly form a team of spies to infiltrate surrounding forces, especially the areas controlled by Radiant Church and Dark Church. We need eyes and ears."
"Understood!" Soros and Old Jack nodded solemnly.
"Pallas, your mission is to patrol and guard. Your dragon power has a strong deterrent effect on ordinary armies and low-level monsters. If you find any large-scale abnormality, report it immediately."
"Leave it to me." Pallas said concisely and to the point.
"Murphy," Lin Qin looked at the silent inspection captain, "Internal inspections must continue. After the war, it is inevitable that some people will have wandering thoughts or be bribed by external forces. If you find one, eliminate the other without asking for instructions."
"Yes." Murphy's eyes flashed coldly.
After assigning the task, Lin Qin finally said, "We don't have much time. Radiant Church is preparing Graveyard of the Gods. It may not use all its strength to deal with us for the time being, but this is just a temporary breathing space. We must make Dragon Rock Territory stronger during this period of time, so strong that they will not dare to attack easily."
He glanced at everyone. "Let's all get busy."
Everyone bowed and left, feeling a heavy pressure, but also a high spirit of fighting. Following such a strong and sober leader, they believed that Dragon Rock Territory would definitely be able to carve out a bloody path in this troubled world.
After everyone left, Lin Qin walked into Cultivation Ground again.
He replayed the battle with Desri. Desri's use of "Light Element" is indeed exquisite, compressing,
The phantom and speed have both reached an extremely high level. But unfortunately, what he encountered was "Earth Pulsation", a High-level Profound Mystery that involved the basic rules of Material Plane, and he was completely suppressed at the level. Especially the strength, defense and perception bonus brought by the Dragonblood Warrior transformation turned this advantage into a crushing one.
"Strength - not enough." Lin Qin clenched his fists. Saint Realm is the limit. Yulan Continent seems to be the peak, but there is God-level above.
He closed his eyes, and his mind once again sank into the realization of Laws of the Earth. Battle Qi in his body slowly moved along the route of <Dragon Blood Secret Manual>, and at the same time, he carefully felt the earth under his feet with his mental strength.
"Heaven Rewards Diligence", he believes that as long as enough time and energy are invested, there is no bottleneck that cannot be overcome.
Radiant Church Holy Island, thousands of miles away, and Dark Church headquarters hidden in Northlands Gloomy Mountains, almost simultaneously received the news that the operation failed miserably and Desri was seriously injured and escaped.
The top two Theocracy fell into a long silence.