As everyone knew, goblins were very weak monsters.
They had never been particularly strong. In a head-on fight, mere goblins were easily crushed. In fact, they could only attack places like villages without any means of defense. Once they faced a powerful force head-on, their resistance was hardly worth mentioning.
Just like now.
"Guga!!!"
With a flash of sword light, the goblin before them was instantly cut in two. Under the successive attacks of magic and arrows, the goblins defending the fortress suffered even heavier losses.
"Don't worry about the fleeing goblins for now. Our first priority is rescuing people! Save them first, then kill the enemy!"
Kaori tightly gripped her staff and shouted her orders. The divine envoys around her quickened their pace, broke through the goblin line, and charged into the fortress.
The inside of the fortress was pitch-black, but the Magus among the divine envoys paid no attention to that. They swiftly cast Holy Light spells, illuminating the once-dark fortress as brightly as day.
This was also something the students had learned through experience. At first, they had only cared about learning powerful spells, things like fireballs and lightning. But after the earlier battle in the goblin caves, they discovered that while powerful magic was satisfying to use, it was difficult to control and could easily become a hindrance, preventing them from fighting properly. So they changed their tactics and began learning support spells... and the results proved that those spells could sometimes be far more effective than simple magical attacks.
As dazzling light filled the fortress, the goblins immediately fell into chaos. They excelled at night vision, which naturally meant they had poor resistance to intense light. Seizing the opening, the others charged in and attacked. Without hesitation, they swung their weapons, chopping off goblin heads