The Gryphon was even faster than expected.
In only about two hours, they arrived not far from Rania City.
By then, it was already morning, yet the sun was nowhere to be seen. Heavy clouds blanketed the land, and the oppressive atmosphere was even more apparent in midair.
From a great distance away, they could already hear the fierce sounds of battle coming from Rania City.
Clearly, the battle here was still ongoing.
Goblins generally chose to attack after nightfall, so this battle had already lasted through the entire night.
With Rania City's original forces alone, there was no way they could have held out for so long.
It was only because officers from the two neighboring cities had arrived midway through the battle with their main forces to provide support that Rania City had managed to stabilize the situation for the time being.
After a full night of fighting, both sides had clearly suffered heavy losses.
Especially on Rania City's side. As they drew closer to the main city, they could clearly see that the soldiers fighting on the battlefield were already in terrible condition.
Many had been wounded, their bodies soaked in blood, yet they still desperately swung their blades and fought the Goblins before them.
Whatever the nobles were like aside, at least these ordinary soldiers of Rania City had stood their ground and refused to retreat in the face of foreign invaders and the Goblins' relentless attacks.
Because they knew that behind them were their families and homeland...
That was precisely why Silver Creek City had chosen to send aid. Rania City and Silver Creek City had indeed developed some resentment lately because of the Lawrence Family's repeated self-destructive actions, but that had nothing to do with the people of the two cities.
The civilians of