Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!

Chapter 2294: Chapter 1626: What? The Priest Left?! (2)

"May the Chief Divine bless and guide their souls to ascend to the red realm!"

After a long time, Kepili could only prostrate on the ground, praying devoutly to the mountain village for a while. Then, he wiped his reddened eyes with his war clothes and spoke to the downcast Ma Zhipuapu.

"Apu! The Samurai and Archers in this village, Tai Giant Eagle and Mique, I leave them in your care! The army I brought this time is vast, set out to engage in a life-and-death struggle with the Evil Demon! Before fighting the Evil Demon, they must not contract the plague! We will soon relocate to a safer place to camp and spy on the Evil Demon’s camp..."

"You’ve been fighting the Evil Demon for so long, what experiences and lessons do you have? Try to tell us now! Give me two Kingdom’s Warriors and Dog Descendant Shooters who have survived the plague, along with the Taino Guides, to wash clean at the spring, change into new clothes... join my army, speak to the people, and prepare well! Rest assured, those who have survived the plague are precious manpower. I won’t allow them to partake in the upcoming life-and-death battle!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Zhipuapu remained silent for a long time, nodded, and meticulously instructed.

"I will call them right away to go with you... As for experience and lessons, these Evil Demons are the most troublesome in three forms. First are the seasoned veterans, wearing breastplates, holding swords, spears, and axes, forming battle formations; the more they are, the more troublesome! The second type is the Temple Guards, with exceptionally thick armor, initially having horses. Now that their horses are gone, they still have bodies covered with iron. If several of these gather together, they’ll be exceedingly troublesome! The last type is the City-State Warriors, who don’t seem aligned with the veterans... Besides these three, sailors and militia are quite easy to deal with..."

"Currently, these Evil Demons are on guard, congregating at the harbor and temple, making surprise attacks much harder! It’s best to prepare some poison arrows for the Archers in advance. Yes, capture the poisonous frogs, scorpions, and snakes in the forest, squeeze out the frog poison, scorpion venom, and snake poison, store them away from light, and smear them on the arrowheads before battle! These poison arrows are very precious, prioritize using them against those seasoned veterans. They are the toughest ones!"

"Oh! Right! Previously, Chabo buried a batch of captured Evil Demon weapons and breastplates, even a full set of Evil Demon iron armor. We just worry that the stuff might carry the plague... If you’re ready to fight at all costs, then uncover those Evil Demon weapons and armor for use! The armor is only about a dozen or twenty pieces, but there are more weapons..."

"May the Chief Divine bless! I hope you can achieve victory in one battle!"

As the sun set and the moon rose, the long and vital discussion concluded in front of the mountain village. Afterwards, the Kingdom’s army of two hundred and eighty, with a few surviving warriors and guides, departed from the plague and healing-stricken Taino Mountain Village, heading further north. They would go to the supply point closest to the Evil Demon’s stronghold, uncover the buried weapons and armor, and be at their best to fight the Castilian Expeditionary Army!

"Almighty! What’s happening? Damn! How could even the ships be gone? A Clark Galleon, a Caravel, two supply ships, all gone? Could the Cipangu Barbarians have come in a surprise attack?"

"What? It wasn’t the Cipangu Barbarians? It’s that guy De La Cosa returning with news from the New Queen’s Castle outpost? A thousand kilometers away in the Southeast Deep Sea? Huh?! He’s back alone, and Columbus is missing? Columbus took the fleet to explore the South? Damn, that damn foolish donkey, I’ll have him locked up, strip him of his reckless command power!"

"Where is the Priest? And the Church Knights? Ah!! How could this be? The Priest and Knights talked with De La Cosa, then decided to leave? They didn’t even discuss it with me, just sailed off with the Church’s ships? No! The Church only had one Clark Galleon and one Caravel, but those two supply ships should belong to the Kingdom! Damn, the captains of those two supply ships actually obeyed the Priest’s orders..."

When Deputy Commander Antonio, leading four Clark Galleons spreading smallpox plague and plundering native villages, returned fully loaded with goods... he was stunned to find that the expeditionary army camp had only Shenluo Mercenaries, some remaining Holy War Veterans, and a few surviving colonial strong men remaining! In disbelief, he looked at the gloomy, silent Mercenary Captain Reinhardt, and the worried, anxious veteran Sergeant Roland beside him, and angrily cursed.

"Holy Mother! What the hell were you doing? You let the Priest just leave like that? How many people did he take?"

"Commander Antonio! Father Ramon is, after all, the Church’s Priest, a Shepherd revering the Almighty’s will! He had seven noble Knight Order Knights, whose rank exceeds ours... He was determined to leave this Brave Island, to the new Barbados Rong Tree Island to preach, and we couldn’t stop him!"

Veteran Sergeant Roland sighed and replied in a low voice.

"Father Ramon took thirty Church Knights and chamberlains, forty colonial strong men, dozens of the Kingdom’s sailors, and dozens of Taino natives converted to the Almighty! Mainly, those Taino natives took up too much cabin space, so the Priest had to requisition the Kingdom’s supply ships. Before leaving, the Priest also said, for you to stop soon, take the Holy War Veterans and remaining personnel, and join them on Barbados Island!"

"Commander, the Priest secluded himself and learned of your spreading of the Demon Plague and the destruction of the Indian Islands natives, he was deeply dissatisfied! He believes this isn’t the righteous path of the Almighty, but couldn’t stop you beforehand, feeling extremely guilty and remorseful! Precisely due to this, he decided to leave immediately. He said, his pious faith in the Almighty wouldn’t allow participating in such bottomless evil, or risk facing the danger of corruption..."

"However, the Priest understands your devout heart, yet for all the unrighteousness done in the name of the Almighty. When on Barbados Island, he will hold a public mass for your atonement, accepting your repentance, allowing the Divine Son to bear your sins!"

"..."

Hearing these words from the Priest, Deputy Commander Antonio widened his eyes, showing astonishment on his face! Before setting out this time, he had indeed sent his subordinates to communicate with the Church Knight Captain Thomas! But now Father Ramon acted as if unaware, pure, and without a hint of guilt? Doesn’t this leave him to bear all the blame alone?

"Ramon! Ramon!"

Thinking of this, Deputy Commander Antonio gritted his teeth, shouting fiercely twice. But he was helpless, even when meeting the Priest later, he must bow in penitence, seeking the Priest’s redemption and forgiveness. These Kingdom’s Priests appear dignified, kind, and merciful, yet in truth, every one is a master at manipulating hearts and power! Compared to these Priests, even he, an experienced nobility of the Divine War, seemed a bit naïve!

"Commander, what should we do next? Should we continue to raid the natives and spread the plague?"

"Roland, this happened suddenly, I haven’t decided yet... hmm, let the fleet rest a few days! Right now, there are not many people left in the outpost, only 120 Holy War Veterans, 100 sailors for the ships, and 65 mercenaries with about 20 strong men, altogether just three hundred of us."

Deputy Commander Antonio hesitated for a long time, glanced at the silent Mercenary Captain Reinhardt beside him, then looked at the emptied Cross Church, even the prayer vessels were taken. Only after a while did he make up his mind.

"Since the Priest left, we won’t keep this church outpost! We’ll all pull back to the port outpost! After taking a few days to rest, we’ll make our final plans!"

"May the Holy Mother protect us pious ones! I consider my conscience clear, Amen!~~"

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