The orcs' ambush caused heavy losses to the kingdom! More than a dozen airships were shot down, and all the pilots who operated the airship were killed. Even Robert himself relied on the desperate protection of his friends' Knights, and then he forcibly broke through the siege of the Lion Man and the Winged Man! With the humiliation of defeat, he fled back to the sea.

The blue sea shines in the sun, and dozens of warships from the Otto Kingdom drift on the sea.

Robert stood on a warship with a bandage on his body, looking at the river bay fort and the forests in the distance with a gloomy face. Although he couldn't see it, Robert knew that there was an orc army in those forests, and it was the elite among the orcs - the Krato Lion.

Just as Laub was standing at the bow of the boat and pondering, the two princes and princesses came over.

"My father, your injury is okay?" The eldest prince Gren looked handsome, with a beautiful blonde hair inherited from his mother being casually tied behind his head. It gave people the feeling that as long as you wear women's clothing, you can immediately transform into a beauty!

"I'm not in the way." Robert glanced at his son. Although he heard that his son was very "manly" in the Knights Academy, Robert was not very satisfied with his pseudo-woman appearance. He was so sissy!

When Robert just finished speaking, Robert's daughter laughed heartily: "Hahaha, look, brother, I said that my father is not that easy to die!"

Robert's daughter Princess Budica is wearing silver half-body armor and has short red hair inherited from Robert. Combined with the confident expression on her face, she gives people a heroic and cool feeling. If Prince Gren looks like a sissy, then Princess Budica is like a tomboy!

Facing Princess Budica's carefree words, Robert was not displeased at all, but laughed: "You stinky girl! Is there anyone who said that to your father?"

Facing his children, Robert's melancholy diluted a little. At this moment, a fat and white official quietly walked up.

"Your Majesty, the raven has sent the information."

Robert closed his smile: "Oh? Say it."

The official glanced at the prince and princess standing aside, and saw that Robert did not ask them to avoid it, so he directly reported: "In the forest, there is indeed only one elite legion of the Krato Lions and a Winged Leopard Corps. No trace of the orc troops was found."

Robert frowned and spoke slowly, "How is Ms. Tamara now?"

The official looked heavy: "Ms. Tamara is not a big deal, but during the previous breakthrough process, the magic power was consumed too much and needed rest."

Robert glanced at the city covered with magic fog: "Is Master Tula back?"

"Not yet." The official shook his head, "but two groups of citizens have escaped from the city on a boat."

"Well..." Robert grabbed the boat's edge with both hands and thought.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" asked the chubby official carefully.

Robert was silent and said nothing.

Seeing that Robert didn't speak for a long time, the official hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to give up the River Bay Fort and retreat to Everna?"

"Give up the River Bay Fort!" Princess Budica said angrily, "Mr. Corris, do you know what you are talking about?"

"Your Highness, there is nothing you can do about this." The official called Corris smiled bitterly, "The orcs will never let us take back the Hewan Fort. And even if we take back the Hewan Fort, Ms. Tamara will not be able to use magic."

"Sister. The situation is indeed not optimistic now." Prince Greyn also spoke up to defend Corris.

"But you can't give up Hewan Fort so easily!" Princess Budica said angrily.

"You are very right, Your Highness, Princess," said Corris, "I am just giving an opinion. How to make a decision depends on His Majesty."

Robert thought for a while and spoke slowly, "The north has fallen. If the river bay fortress has also fallen, it would mean that most of the kingdom has fallen into the hands of orcs." Robert stared at the official, "Corris, do you know what this means?"

Corris' expression froze. Of course, Corris knew what it means to do so!

Once Robert gave up the River Bay Fort, then the direct territory under the name of the king will only be the city of Holder in the south and the city of Tara in the west! This also means that the direct territory of Robert, the king, is smaller than the territory of the Grand Duke of Rose in the south and the Grand Duke of Fengxi in the west.

Once this happens, Robert's prestige will be reduced to the bottom, and then Grand Duke Fengxi will probably jump out immediately and calculate the account of Duke Fengxi's heirs! Whether Grand Duke Rose will still obey the king's orders will also be a question worth discussing.

"The subordinates have just come up with an idea. It is up to your Majesty to decide how to make a decision."

"Let me think about it..." Robert closed his eyes. Although Robert didn't like politics, it did not mean Robert was stupid! Therefore, Robert knew very well that his current crisis was not only in the orcs, but also in the kingdom!

Just as Laube was thinking about how to solve the crisis in front of him, a noisy sound suddenly came from the ship.

"Look there!"

"What is that!?"

"That glory is so dazzling..."

Robert raised his head and looked south. He saw a super large airship slowly appearing in the sky with a golden light.

Robert narrowed his eyes and stared at the airship: "Is this...the airship of the Church of Light?"

On the airship, several senior clergy looked in surprise at the river bay fort covered by magic fog and dozens of ships moored on the sea.

"Can't the Hewan Fort be...has it fallen??"

"This is trouble!" A paladin frowned.

"No, this is good news for us." The Cardinal smiled.

The paladin looked at the bishop with a look of surprise: "Mr. Cang, why did you say this?"

"Did you see those ships?" the Cardinal pointed at the ships that were wandering on the sea.

The Paladin looked at the sea and nodded: "See."

"What did you see in this?"

The Paladin thought for a while: "The ones above should be soldiers from the Otto Kingdom and refugees from the city, right?"

"No!" A fanatical smile appeared on the Cardinal's face, "Those are the lost lambs waiting for our salvation and a king who is about to serve the Supreme God!"

When the Paladin heard the Cardinal's words, his eyes lit up.

"Let the priests prepare for preaching, and all other combatants stay on the ship, and they are not allowed to go out casually without permission." The Cardinal looked furious, "The brilliance of the Lord will spread all over the earth!"

Paladin: "The glory of the Lord will spread all over the earth!"

...

The sudden appearance of the church was like a shot of a heart-warming agent, which made all the soldiers and citizens who were unknown to each other cheer.

"That's great! That's the Holy Light-class battleship of the Church of Light! Our reinforcements have arrived!"

"Long live the Supreme God!"

...

Hearing the cheers of the soldiers, Robert's heart was filled with bitterness. Now, even if Robert wants to continue to refuse the church's assistance, he may not find a sufficient reason to convince the people below.

At this moment, the minister standing behind Robert suddenly spoke, "Your Majesty, are we going to give up the River Bay Fort?"

"Give up the River Bay Fort? What are you talking about?" Prince Gren said, and he looked a little happy. "Has the church found a way to purify the fog? With the assistance of the church, we can fully retake the River Bay Fort!"

Robert also agreed with Prince Greyn's words. With the assistance of the Church of Light, it would be easy to drive away the fog of the River Bay Fort, and it would be no problem to recover the River Bay Fort. However, Robert found that the minister, who was seriously overweight, had a serious face and did not look like he was joking.

"Can you tell me why you made this comment?" Robert asked seriously.

Corris: "If the River Bay Fort is abandoned, the impact of the church will be reduced to a minimum. After that, as long as our people can quickly recover the royal city, there will still be a chance."

Robert glared at the tiger's eyes and grinned: "Hahaha, there is this trick! Why didn't I expect it before?"

"Although I don't like the people in the church, is it worth giving up a city in order to drive them away?" Princess Budica said she was a little incomprehensible.

"It's indeed not worth it. But we have no choice!" Robert sighed.

"There is no choice?" Princess Budica and Prince Greyne said that they were unable to understand why Robert said that.

"Well... it's a bit troublesome to explain. You can ask Ms. Tamara later."

Princess Budica: "I get it."

Prince Grand: "Okay, father."

"Your Majesty, have you made up your mind?" Corris asked again.

"Well..." Robert touched the red beard on his chin, "If you want to give up Hewan Fort now, you have to have an excuse."

"Just delay time, I want to use the excuse that I will come to my door." Corris glanced at the direction of land.

"Are you talking about the reinforcements of the orcs?" Robert thought for a while, "Hey, indeed. We can only retreat one way by then."

Shortly after Robert made up his mind, the church's airship had already flown to the ship where Robert was.

When the airship was firmly stable, the airship's door finally opened, and a bridge formed by holy light extended directly from the airship's exit to Robert, looking like a golden arch bridge.

On the arch bridge, a cardinal walked out of the airship with a golden glow, walked out of the airship on the bridge made of holy light, and came to Robert.

"King Otto, I am the Bishop of Crescent Province: Dresford, I come with the glory of God to help you obtain redemption!"
Chapter completed!