"Hmph!" Yalian II put down the letter in his hand, his eyes slightly gloomy.
"Thump, thump, thump..."
His fingers tapped the table absently, and his expression was somewhat unpleasant.
" This New-Type Werewolf is extremely strange. Could it be that the Church truly has the ability to cultivate them to become replacements for the Holy Knight?"
The idea of cultivating Werewolf actually dates back to the time of the Ancient Holy Noah Empire, and some people have even tried to do so.
However, there has been no progress. Although Werewolf possess the habits of wolves, their intelligence is too high and their wildness too strong, making them difficult to tame. Even if they are raised with good food and drink from a young age and educated with kindness, they will not obey commands. Once released, they will run away and never return.
However, this news indicates that the New-Type Werewolf the Church obtained from the Holy Lord City are clearly ready for training, or at least have reached the required training standards. This has caused Yalian II some unease.
A single Werewolf could easily take on a heavily armored soldier, thanks to its immense strength and incredible speed. If the Papal State were to truly train Werewolf into a controllable army, then the Boya Empire would be in real trouble.
" Werewolf baby resembling a human infant... How could such a bizarre species come into being? Apart from being the holy Holy City of the Papal State, Holy Lord City is otherwise unremarkable. If it truly were the place where God fell, that would be understandable, but ultimately it's just a laughable means to fool people. If God truly existed, this world would have already been overthrown..."
So, the fact that a Papal State could gather Werewolf capable of transforming into humans, Vampire of entirely new quality, and Holy Knight possessing extraordinary power... clearly indicates that a great secret is hidden within this Church.
Whether it's human experimentation or some other form of mutation, its mystique is bound to far exceed imagination, making it incredibly alluring!
Through generations of investigation and spies cultivated by the Boya Empire's royal family, we have thoroughly searched the entire Papal State without finding anything. Therefore, this mysterious research or mutagenic substance must be hidden in the only place that has not been infiltrated... the Holy See!
Yalian II's gaze was utterly indifferent, but his finger was already pointing to the location of the Holy See on the map on the table.
With the Pope ordering the massacre of cities and, despite repeated warnings, continuing to massacre three more cities, the war took a completely different turn.
The previous battlefields were merely a matter of attrition; both sides fought back and forth, and it was mostly soldiers who died. At most, this only temporarily harmed the interests of the various lords, large and small. After a year or two, everyone would have trained again.
Now you're going to massacre the entire city? This is damaging the fundamental interests of all the lords, large and small, and the kingdom!
If we win this battle, all will be well; but if we lose, we'll have no reinforcements, no serfs to pay tribute, and what's the difference between that and the extermination of our race?
Moreover, they are clearly at a disadvantage now. If they don't fight with all their might and drive the Papal State ' forces out, they will only slowly die and eventually be completely surrounded.
So, after twenty years of protracted guerrilla warfare, the United Kingdom's army, having almost exhausted all its logistical and troop reserves, once again began to churn and grind like an old, broken machine.
A year later, the armies of various countries, having finally rested and reorganized, formed a coalition army and marched in a mighty force towards the Papal State army, with Crown Prince Yalian III as the unified commander!
Fearing the massacre of the city, the morale of the allied forces was high, and their fighting spirit was no less than that of the soldiers of the Papal State who were blessed with faith, and even slightly better!
Despite their sheer size and imposing presence, the Boya Empire's allied forces managed to halt the advance of the Papal State' soldiers, preventing them from reaching the next city.
The allied soldiers fought fearlessly, charging and killing relentlessly, while the Papal State soldiers, fueled by their faith, were even more bloodthirsty and frenzied.
Between battles, one side shouted "For our families!" while the other shouted "Heretics! Heretics!"
For a time, the battlefield was locked in a stalemate, with countless soldiers dying in what was like a meat grinder.
Despite the brutal and cruel battlefield conditions, the Allied forces did not lose morale. On the contrary, they seemed to be engrossed in the battle, shouting slogans to destroy the Holy Church and defend their homeland. Their momentum continued to rise, and their burning blood seemed to burn through the sky!
The allied forces, which had previously harbored their own selfish motives, had never been so united at this moment. Even the high command abandoned their own interests, accepted all arrangements without objection, and did everything in their power to resist the Church's soldiers.
As it turns out, love is the source of human courage.
Thus began a battle of the two most powerful spiritual peaks, one concerning human faith and the other the human charge for love.
Which drives people more mad, faith or love? The truth is, for those with faith, faith is their most obsessive pursuit. And for those with love, love can make them abandon everything.
With the support of these two peak spirits, the brutality of this war, the unwavering will of the soldiers, and the high death toll reached unprecedented heights in history!
Even the various lords, large and small, led the charge, fearlessly clashing head-on with the Papal State' forces.
In almost every battle, large or small, the number of dead on both sides accounted for 80% to 90% of the total. Apart from a few truly cowardly deserters and those with wavering faith who survived, the soldiers on both sides fought to the death and refused to retreat, fighting until the enemy or our side was completely annihilated.
It was precisely because of this frenzied offensive, coupled with the fact that the Papal State army was not fighting on its own soil and was inevitably lacking in logistics, that the allied forces were able to reverse their previous decline and forcefully push back into Papal State territory despite the Papal State soldiers.
With the arrival of the twenty-sixth year since the alliance Papal State and the Boya Empire began, the two sides have returned to their previous state of stalemate.
It's quite amazing.
While they were fighting a bloody battle on the front lines, Norton, positioned in the rear, finally felt the opportunity to advance.