Chapter 40: The End of the Wild Wolf

  (Second update)

  Hundreds of years ago, the First Empire of Velsa collapsed and the gods went to war, leaving behind a trail of destruction. From faith to material possessions, everything was left in ruins. The entire continent was like a blank sheet of paper, waiting for the strong and the surviving gods to write their own stories. Under the subtle manipulation of the True God, the Solarian Church flourished under the leadership of several wise Popes, eventually becoming the sole religion of Tannia, rendering other deities powerless - all mundane affairs were managed by mortals, with the Sun God not intervening at all.

  In the southern part of the Second Empire of Velsa, although the Solar God Church is not as dominant as it was in Tannias, it is still the largest denomination in the region and can even influence the direction of local political events. Without a certain degree of power, how could those proud nobles acknowledge the authority of the Solar God Church?

  At this time, on the side of Tabriz Castle, the soldiers under Laissez's command had been settled by Dacia. It was said that the terrible young man would become the new lord of Tabriz City, although many people did not believe it, but they had no choice in front of Senlin's arrow.

  Reorganized the army, planted trusted followers. Dacia did a good job. These messy miscellaneous soldiers finally had some semblance of an army. All thanks to Boss's teachings, Boss really knows his stuff... Where's Boss?

  Daxia is a bit strange, according to Lao Da's estimate, it should have taken some time to report to the temple, reach some consensus, and discuss the basic conditions, but now he should be back to give these new recruits a lecture.

  He sent one of his men to scout ahead, while he himself stayed behind to keep an eye on the recently surrendered Raiseth army. Some of the mercenaries were growing restless from the prolonged inactivity, and with their resentment towards being conscripted, they were getting agitated. If it weren't for the intimidating presence of the Black Armor mercenaries surrounding them, who knows what kind of trouble they might stir up.

  Before long, the wild wolf who was sent to scout returned and reported: "Sir, the gate of the Sun God Temple is tightly closed. The two Holy Warriors standing guard at the entrance seem to have a strong aggressive attitude towards me. When they saw me approaching, they drew their weapons and chased after me. If I hadn't run fast, I'm afraid I would have been done for."

  Something is off.

  Darcy glanced at the new recruits lined up in formation below the stage, and they were also looking at him. These people were just their own helpers, but now...

  It's really troublesome.

  As for the influence of the Sun God cult in this land, Dacia knew more about it than Einig. In fact, Einig was also very clear about it, but he had never put religion in his eyes. Even among the Wolf Brothers, there were not a few followers of the Sun God. If they went to war with the Temple of the Sun God, the best possibility would be that they refused to participate. What to do? What to do?

  In any case, since the boss was caught, it means that things have been exposed, and the Wolf Mercenary Corps can no longer stand in this place. No lord is willing to hire a mercenary corps that has actively rebelled against its master. The Wolves... are finished.

  Let's go all out!

  "Now, take the spoils of war with you and leave." Darcia said suddenly, stunning everyone present.

  "You can leave, get out!" He yelled somewhat flustered, and immediately ordered his subordinates to clear the road at the entrance.

  One, two, and then a steady stream of brave mercenaries made their way through the hail of crossbow bolts, followed by dozens more, until finally everyone was rushing out the gate, scattering in all directions.

  "Brothers of the wild wolf!" Dacia looked around and shouted, "If the boss is in trouble, will you save him?"

  The black-armored wolves hesitated for a moment, and then the chaotic "rescue" sounded from all directions. Creating an unanimous effect requires some groundwork, apparently Daxia hasn't mastered it yet.

  "Now the boss has been taken away by the Temple of the Sun God!" The audience was in an uproar, but Dacia remained unmoved and shouted, "Those who are willing to follow me to rescue the boss, gather at the entrance!"

  Some people who joined the mercenary group in the name of Einig Wiel first ran out of the gate, then those who showed loyalty to Shōtaichō, and then some who showed loyalty to Yajū. When the flow of people stopped, more than 100 Yajū were still left in the courtyard, stunned.

  "Brothers who are unwilling to go, I understand you." Dacia sighed, "You quickly return to our camp now and tell the captain that we can't stay in the southern part of the empire - you also know what the boss has done. If we can't rescue the boss, let the captain think of a way quickly."

  Those mercenaries nodded blankly and then, under Dacia's urging, walked out of the city gate with complex gazes from their fellow brothers, following the same path they came in.

  When the last figure disappeared outside the city gate, Daxia gritted her teeth: "Follow me, target, Temple of the Sun God!"

  Tabriz City is not large, but in the south it can be considered a medium-sized city. The temple's personnel in Tabriz City are also quite numerous. There are forty Holy Warriors, twenty intermediate pastors, and dozens of primary pastors. When the Wild Wolf's team of over 200 people arrived at the temple gate, all members who could join the battle were already waiting at the gate.

  The eyes of the holy warriors flickered with a faint red glow, clearly having activated their brutal technique. Their bodies shone with golden light, and blessings and divine favor would not be left behind. They were all dressed in thick plate armor, holding tower shields in their left hands. The devout holy warriors advocated for benevolence and not killing living things, so they held heavy war hammers in their right hands. It was a strange reason, a strange measure, but those who dared to question the holy warriors did not have a good ending, so everyone just went along with this explanation.

  The pastor's body was also fully armored, holding a huge tower shield in his hand. These men who usually held the scriptures of the Sun God were not weak scholars, they were also warriors. However, today they did not intend to engage in close combat.

  The mercenary corps of the Wild Wolf began to launch crossbow arrows from a distance. The rule of mercenaries who risked their lives for money was to avoid losses as much as possible. Anything that could be bought with money was cheaper than life, such as crossbow bolts. But these arrow rains that could harvest everything in peacetime were ineffective. The holy warriors held up tower shields and charged towards the black armor phalanx at a fast pace. These shields were obviously not ordinary goods, and many crossbow bolts were directly bounced off.

  Finally, the forty Saint Warriors charged into an enemy formation five times their size. They directly smashed a dent in the formation and then swung their warhammers to reap lives. The attacks of the warhammers were not withstood by even the sturdiest plate armor. The Saint Warriors swept across, leaving behind few corpses but more wounded who could no longer get up.

  The Wolf Mercenary Corps were not sheep waiting to be slaughtered, they were sheep that could resist. Their weapons couldn't cut through the armor of the Holy Warriors, their shields couldn't withstand the heavy blows of the Holy Warriors' war hammers. Occasionally, someone would manage to land a lucky blow on a Holy Warrior through a gap in his armor, but he would immediately be healed by a divine spell chanted by the Holy Warrior himself. The priests followed behind the Holy Warriors, each casting a fear spell, and the entire formation was thrown into complete disarray. The effects of the divine spells reached deep into people's hearts, and although these ordinary soldiers were not weak, they were also not strong enough to be immune to this kind of divine spell.

  The outnumbered wild wolves were completely defeated in a very short period of time.

  This kind of strength is what allows the Solar God Church to gain authority.

  After the war, the Wild Wolf Mercenary Corps' power in Tabriz City was almost completely annihilated. Only a few of those who were too scared to stay behind managed to escape in time, and thus avoided becoming pitiful corpses or even more miserable wounded soldiers.

  The Solarian Church immediately began its follow-up work, such as comforting the residents, revealing the truth, and executing the real culprit. The prestige of the Solarian Temple was restored in an instant, even surpassing that of when Count Darius was still alive. At this time, the church was the savior in the eyes of the people of Tabriz, the backing of their happy life...

  These were originally supposed to be my roles.

  Looking at the cheering and jeering crowd on both sides, Aynig thought with some regret. If everything had gone normally, without any unexpected events, without that damned detection lie, he should now be the new lord of Tabriz City, able to solidify his identity as a follower of the evil god through all the things he had manipulated Count Lycius into doing, able to incite those farmers who had lost their land to join him, able to spark off a peasant uprising in this cruel world, should have been able to... When he was tied to the stake and the first flame touched his body, amidst the intense pain, a sigh escaped from his heart.

  "What a pity."

  Just like when he died for the first time, only more concise and more comfortable this time.

  Aini's soul left that constantly screaming body, scattered into the air, and was finally blown away by time.

  Those who break the rules of time travel either die or become legends.

  The person struck by lightning is also so, and the probability of both is similar.

  The law-abiding Joanie and her party were still traveling through the Tabriz Forest at this time. They would be heading north, to Odara's hometown.