Give Me the Name of God

Howitt did not take away all the God's Punishment Army. He only took away two thousand. The remaining two thousand people had to stay in the royal capital to guard against the king, and also to guard against Bucken's remaining forces in the royal capital.

Howitt had thought a lot in the past three days, and he had also thought that this was Bucken's trick. He wanted to lure him out of the capital, and then use his hidden troops in the capital to cause trouble.

But the archbishop still chose to leave the city. The threat from Bucken was too great. As long as Bucken was killed, he firmly believed that no one in Romulu could threaten his position again. This temptation was too much for him to resist.

In the past period of time, he had cleared out a large number of Bucken's subordinates. According to Howett's speculation, at least half of Bucken's hidden troops in the royal capital had been cleared out, and the remaining troops would not have exceeded 2,000, even if he launched a surprise attack. , the king will not ignore it, after all, Bucken is a character that everyone hates.

The archbishop handed over the troops remaining in the royal capital to Leo. What he was most worried about was that Leo would not be able to fight. To be on the safe side, he found a good helper for Leo.

When they first met, the man wore a thick mask. Leo couldn't see his face, but he felt that his figure was somewhat familiar.

Bucken called the man "White Shadow": "Once something happens in the royal capital, White Shadow will send you news. You must follow his advice. If necessary, you can hand over the command of the army to him."

Howitt left the royal capital with two thousand God's Punishment Army and rushed day and night from the main road to the Rockland Hills.

Bapre was so frightened after receiving the news that he hurriedly called Bucken and asked: "What happened? Why did the archbishop bring more than two thousand people here? What is he going to do?"

Bucken smiled and said: "You robbed his food, he will naturally come to take revenge."

"Does that food belong to him?" Bapre was struck by thunder. "You told me that the food belonged to a stupid God's Punisher! You never said it had anything to do with the Archbishop!"

"Calm down, it's nothing to be afraid of!"

"Why aren't you afraid? He has more than 2,000 people, and I only have a few hundred! He has countless fourth-level experts under his command, and I have nothing!"

Bucken said: "There is also an army of God's Punishment coming from the sea, and some of them will arrive here tomorrow."

Bapre sat down on the ground and said with despair: "It's over, it's all over."

"What's over?" Bucken smiled, "That God's Punishment Army belongs to me, and they will fight for us."

Bapre said in astonishment: "How many are there?"

"There are more than two thousand people. Counting our troops, there are nearly three thousand people in total."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Bapre said, turning his worries into joy, "So, our military strength still has an advantage?"

Bucken nodded and said: "It's not just an advantage in terms of military strength. Don't forget that this is your territory. No one is more familiar with this place than you."

"You're right, you're right!" Surprised, Bapre suddenly thought of a question, "You have so many soldiers, why do you still want to join me?"

Bucken smiled and said: "Because you are the one chosen by the Lord, you will eventually complete some great achievements with me!"

Basically consistent with Cerdan's first guess, it was Bapre who took the initiative to join Buckon. The only difference was that Bapre did not have the ability to control Buckon. He was just Buckon's helpless choice when he was desperate.

After being assassinated under the city, Bucken, who was seriously injured, led the army ambushing under the city and fled all the way to the Rockland Hills. He accidentally broke into Bapre's territory and was attacked by Bapre.

With Bucken's army, it was not difficult to defeat these bandits, but he did not dare to do so. At the end of the road, once his whereabouts were exposed, the Archbishop would never give him any chance.

Fortunately, all his soldiers were disguised as refugees, and Bucken was humble enough. He took out some gold coins, knelt on the ground and begged for shelter. Bapre was eager to expand his power, so he took Bucken in.

As Bucken slowly recovered from his injuries, Bapre discovered that Bucken had terrifying strength, and among his men there were many advanced believers of the ancient gods, and even a third-level powerhouse.

By chance, he saw Buckn take off his hat, revealing a Mediterranean hairstyle, and then learned that he was a God Punisher.

Bapre was extremely frightened and wanted to drive Bucken away. But under Bucken's intimidation and persuasion, he changed his mind. He firmly believed that he was the chosen one and would become the new overlord in the coming troubled times.

"When we kill the Archbishop, I will take his place. I will assemble the Divine Punishment Army across the country until we capture the royal capital. I will inform the Pope of your achievements, and the Pope will personally crown you and let you Become the new king of Romuru Kingdom, King Bapre I!”

While speaking, Bucken secretly activated his fourth-level skill and incorporated chanting into his tone, making Bapre believe it until his blood boiled.

"When will your soldiers arrive?"

"They can't gather together, that will arouse others' suspicion. They will dress up as civilians and come one after another, and they can all arrive within five days." This is the truth. In the past month or so, Bucken has been Gathering their old friends, more than two thousand people from all directions have gathered at Blue Bay.

He robbed Leo of food with the purpose of luring the archbishop away from the royal capital, and the part of the food he robbed could also be used as military rations to prepare for the attack on the royal capital while continuing to gather his old troops.

Bapre said: "The archbishop will arrive in three days, which means we still need to hold on for two days?"

Bucken nodded: "I believe you can do it!"

Bapre puffed up his chest and ordered his men: "Guard the main road and prepare to meet the enemy!"

…

After the archbishop left, Leo immediately found Manda and truthfully told the whole story. Leo trusts Manda more than the "white shadow" of unknown origin.

Manda was also very interested in this "white shadow": "What kind of person is he?"

"He is very tall, somewhat thin, and in his thirties. I seem to have seen him somewhere."

Leo did not provide much useful information. Seeing that he trusted her so much, Manda gave him a piece of advice: "Unless absolutely necessary, never give the army to anyone, it is a bargaining chip for your life. "

…

Three days later, Archbishop Howitt led the God's Punishment Army to the Rockland Hills. Everyone knows that the Archbishop is a wise man, but few people know that he is also a warrior.

When he was young, he participated in many battles. He knew how to fight, and he also had a group of generals who were good at fighting.

It only took him half a day to break through the first line of defense in the hills. Before dusk, he broke through the second line of defense and captured Bapre alive.

Last night, Bapre was still having a sweet dream about the coronation ceremony. Until now, when he was kneeling in front of Howitt, he had just woken up from the dream.

"Where is Bucken?" Howitt looked at Bapre with a kind smile.

"In the cottage, he was still in the cottage today at noon. He had many soldiers. He said he would come to support me, but he didn't come, he didn't come..." Bapre cried, "I was deceived by him, please Spare my life and do whatever you want me to do!"

Howett nodded and said, "I believe the Lord will forgive you."

Two soldiers tied Bapre to the stake. Amidst the flames and wailing, Bapre stood up and said: "The whole army sets off, don't let Bishop Bucken wait too long."