With the addition of Nuowa and Liya, the Second Holy See is now even stronger, and players are naturally happy to see such attractive NPCs join their ranks.
On the other hand, everyone also understood why the system mission required them to gather at Valhalla, rather than at the southernmost point controlled by the Second Holy See:
With a High Tier sorcerer capable of casting teleportation spells over extremely large areas and long distances, finding an open space to gather is clearly more important than where everyone starts from.
Under the guidance of the mission system, the Soul Returner quickly selected their respective "classes" for this mission.
Players using the same type of weapon or with similar abilities were grouped together, making the army appear more orderly.
It was also because of the system's classification that the Soul Returner realized they could now be subdivided into so many categories.
The plant -Alienation warriors, with their high attack and defense, were positioned at the forefront. Although the Aberration plants they mainly used were all sorts of strange and unusual, at least in terms of attributes, they were quite compatible with plants, and naturally, they were closer to the Tree Worship Church Son of God.
The Dragonborn and other Soul Returner who followed the Animal Compatibility path were grouped together and positioned slightly behind, so that they would be a sharp weapon to break the deadlock should a direct confrontation occur.
Plant Pathway and animal-based pathways—these are the two largest and most powerful groups within the Second Holy See.
Further back were large groups of uniformly dressed Soul Returner who rarely interacted with the surrounding players, and whose discipline was almost strict.
Although she never revealed her identity, everyone had their own guesses.
In addition to these large groups of Soul Returner, many smaller groups of players also joined the mission.
There weren't many players specializing in Psionic Energy and mechanical abilities, so after a brief discussion, they were put into the same team.
In addition, there are many ultra-small mobile fortresses, each with its own Machine Spirit, built according to blueprints during this period.
There are also those amazing people who use fortresses as troop carriers and stay inside them, refusing to leave.
There were also military musicians who used the area outside the fortress as a stage to play rousing and passionate music.
There were also war correspondents who weaved through the crowds, constantly asking questions and perfectly immersing themselves in their roles.
There were also Soul Returner pilots and paratroopers riding Soldier Bee, fully equipped and ready to go.
There's also the inland navy of the World of Disorder, sitting on Blood Corpse power ship waiting to be teleported.
It is worth mentioning that a group of Soul Returner received separate instructions and were selected to be positioned close to Ed.
Although their team is an unofficial organization, it has a rather prestigious and seemingly recognized name.
It was after Duma's previous decapitation plan failed that the Soul Returner spontaneously formed the Adrian Imperial Guard.
Having learned that their identity had been confirmed by the true authority, someone in Adrian Imperial Guard, standing before almost all the Soul Returner, suddenly shouted:
"Loyalty or disloyalty?!"
This cry was like a boulder dropped into a calm lake, and countless ripples began to spread rapidly outwards:
"Loyalty!"
"Loyal!"
"So loyal!"
The thunderous roar of "Loyalty!" resounded throughout Valhalla, once again redefining the local NPCs' understanding of the Son of God's power.
At the very front of all the Soul Returner stood all the rare character cards Ed had collected since returning to this world:
The group of five Duolin, a group of bright but foolish recent seminary graduates.
Grand Knight Nuolun, who led five hundred Pure Ones to join him on a mission,
The only known bloodline of the Red Dragon Clan
The only known bloodline of the Lich race,
The only known bloodline of the demon race
The only known bloodline of the Blue Dragon Clan (who is actually dead).
Two Short-Eared Elf have never existed in the world before, and will never exist again...
If it weren't for Balund and Aiboke, these two former Grand Foundry Master, being hopelessly addicted to fishing, Ed would have really brought them along to make things more interesting.
So, at least in terms of personnel composition, Ed's move can indeed be described as an "all-in."
Amidst wave after wave of unspeakable roars of loyalty, Ed slightly raised his hand in a gesture, and Nuowa's staff beside him waved, beginning a long, silent chant.
In a massive flash (added at Ed's suggestion), nearly 100,000 Soul Returner and a very small number of NPCs vanished in the open fields on the outskirts of Valhalla.
The next instant, a sudden army of 100,000 soldiers descended from the sky and arrived at the training ground outside the Holy See, which had originally been prepared for the Holy Crusaders.
Everyone looked south in the direction Ed pointed, and there came into view the majestic walls of the Holy City. If you looked closely, you could even see the terrified faces on the city walls.
How far is it from here to the city wall?
Suddenly, someone in the player group asked a question, and several experienced Soul Returner immediately gave a thumbs up and began to make their judgment.
"About two kilometers."
"Isn't it a bit far?"
"It seems that's really true... Starting to sprint at this distance will waste a lot of energy, won't it?"
"What should we do then?"
Ed, standing on the head of the plant dragon Noya, was about to solemnly issue the order to launch an attack when he suddenly caught the whispers of the Soul Returner.
Upon closer inspection, it appears there is indeed a distance, neither too long nor too short, between the city wall and this place.
He recalled what Nuowa had said before: the greater the distance between the starting point and the destination of the teleportation, the greater the error would be.
Ed then turned to look at Nuowa:
"How about moving closer?"
"No problem."
Nuowa raised his staff again.
After another thunderous flash, the army of 100,000 Soul Returner arrived at a position less than 200 meters from the city wall.
As the city walls suddenly expanded countless times in size, gasps of surprise rose from the ground.
Ed looked at the still confident High Tier warlock:
"Why don't you just teleport everyone directly into the city?"
Nuowa shook his head:
"With such a large scale, teleportation can only be carried out in relatively flat areas; otherwise, many people would die on the spot."
"Moreover, this attack is an essential part of the procedure, right?"
Ed said nothing more, drew his knight's sword from his waist, swung it forward, and shouted a command devoid of any tactical meaning:
" Soul Returner, attack!"
"Charge!"
"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!"
"Capture Sailesi alive!"
Tens of thousands of players surged forward like a boiling ocean, with all types of units charging into battle.
Even the musicians standing atop the small fortresses began playing their off-key instruments, and with the amplification magic circle, the stirring music resounded throughout the entire battlefield.
The siege of the Holy City begins!