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"Whoosh."

The wind swept across the battlefield.

Marquis Daniel moved like the wind, light and graceful.

Holding a rapier, he constantly circled around Zhuo Ge, striking from time to time.

Zhuo Ge, meanwhile, swung his massive axe in wide sweeps.

Their fighting styles were entirely different—one nimble, the other fierce.

"Although Beastmen aren't as physically strong as Magical Beasts, they're still far stronger than humans. We're both Level Eight Warriors, but he has the advantage in a direct fight. I shouldn't clash with him head-on."

Marquis Daniel clearly understood the strengths and weaknesses on both sides and chose the wiser approach.

Relying on his nimble footwork, he continuously evaded Zhuo Ge's attacks and occasionally seized openings to counterattack with his rapier.

Mars was also assisting Marquis Daniel from the side, helping him deal with the Wind Wolf King's attacks.

The battle between the two sides fell into a stalemate, with neither able to claim victory for the moment.

However, elsewhere on the battlefield, the Oga Kingdom had already fallen into a disadvantage.

The Beastmen's Wind Wolf Cavalry was extraordinarily powerful. These Wind Wolves were at least Level Four Magical Beasts, with quite a few at Level Five and even some at Level Six.

The Beastmen riding them were all at least Level Five Warriors. Working in coordination, they were difficult to resist even for Mars's elite troops.

Wielding heavy weapons such as massive axes and war blades, the Wind Wolf Cavalry continuously harvested the lives of Oga Kingdom soldiers while their Wind Wolves unleashed Wind Blades.

On the distant city wall, Andres, Inori, and the others witnessed the scene.

Inori's expression remained calm, as though she had anticipated all this long ago. She looked toward Gaston.

"Vice Commander Gaston, we'll have to trouble the Kingdom Knights with the rest."

Gaston nodded. "It is our duty. The Kingdom Knights will not fail their mission."

He raised his right hand high, and a group of soldiers clad in Platinum White Armor appeared behind him. They had clearly been prepared all along, waiting for Gaston's command.

Gaston's raised hand came crashing down, and the soldiers in Platinum White Armor surged toward the Beastmen army like a flood.

"Clang!"

Even their sword-drawing movements were perfectly synchronized, countless blades leaving their sheaths in one unified sound.

"So this is the Kingdom Knights?" Even Andres was moved by the discipline of this force.

The Kingdom Knights numbered only five thousand. The weakest among them were Level Five Warriors, while there were quite a few Level Seven Warriors. Their commander was the Oga Kingdom's sole Level Nine Expert.

This time, the Kingdom Knights had deployed two thousand five hundred men.

"So this is what Inori is relying on to deal with the Wind Wolf Cavalry."

Andres watched the Kingdom Knights charge onto the battlefield.

The Wind Wolf Cavalry numbered only a few hundred. Though they had the Magical Beast Wind Wolves assisting them, they could not compare to the Kingdom Knights in numbers, nor were they superior in quality.

With the Kingdom Knights joining the battle, the situation turned once more.

Battle Qi of every color flickered across the battlefield, illuminating the night sky. Cries of agony and battle cries rang out to the heavens, as if they would shatter even the dark clouds overhead.

The Kingdom Knights completely suppressed the Wind Wolf Cavalry.

"Roar!"

A blaze appeared over Black Mountain City. The Fire Dragon that had been driven back at the start of the battle appeared once again and dove toward Black Mountain City.

This time, its target was the Kingdom Knights.

Scorching dragon breath poured toward the Kingdom Knights. Even among them, few could withstand the breath of a Level Eight Fire Dragon.

"Boom!"

An explosive roar erupted beside Andres. Covered from head to toe in Fire Attribute Battle Qi, Gaston leaped toward the Fire Dragon in the sky like an erupting volcano.

His fiery-red figure streaked through the night like a meteor, appearing beneath the Fire Dragon in an instant.

"Beast, I've been waiting for you!"

Gaston gripped his spear and thrust out a dazzling crimson Spear Aura.

Before the Fire Dragon's massive body, dozens of meters long, Gaston looked incomparably small. Yet bolstered by his Battle Qi, that crimson Spear Aura stood like a reef in a river, blocking the Fire Dragon's breath.

The Spear Aura and dragon breath collided, both exploding apart as a dazzling blaze burst forth in midair.

The blaze scattered in every direction, falling like fireworks.

The force of the clash sent Gaston dropping toward the ground.

The Fire Dragon flapped its wings and pursued him, intending to exploit its advantage in flight to injure Gaston in midair.

Suspended in the air and unable to control himself, Gaston nevertheless remained composed. Looking at the pursuing Fire Dragon, he even revealed a confident smile.

"Shriek!"

A piercing cry rang throughout Black Mountain City.

A strange Magical Beast flew out from within the city.

Its fur was the color of sunlight, its body that of a lion, but its head was that of an eagle. When its eagle-like wings spread open, they stretched over ten meters, and its red plumes were as crimson as blood.

A Level Seven Magical Beast—the Red-plumed Griffin!

The Red-plumed Griffin flew out from Black Mountain City and caught Gaston.

With spear in hand, Gaston rode atop the griffin's back and charged toward the Fire Dragon.

The two sides battled fiercely in the air. Spear Aura and dragon breath repeatedly tore through the night sky, their flashing red light reflecting off the soldiers below on both sides.

"Of the Oga Kingdom's three Level Eight Warriors, everyone except Inori has found an opponent. Is Inori planning to deal with Resior herself?"

As Andres observed the battle, he speculated about Inori's intentions.

What Andres cared about most in this war was Resior. After all, it concerned whether he could complete Teresa's second Binding Quest.

Since the battle began, Andres had not seen any trace of Resior. To avoid alerting the enemy, he had not made a move either.

With his current strength as a Level Eight Warrior, combined with his grasp of Momentum, he was confident that no one below Ninth Rank could defeat him. Even against ordinary Level Nine Experts who had gained no insight into Momentum, he was confident he could win.

If Andres acted, he could easily deal with the Fire Dragon and Zhuo Ge. But if he did, the Beastmen would likely choose to retreat immediately.

Andres swept his gaze across the battlefield.

The Fire Dragon and Zhuo Ge were both tied down, while the Oga Kingdom's soldiers, led by the Kingdom Knights, had already driven the Beastmen army back onto the Siege Towers.

Resior should be unable to sit still much longer, Andres thought.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Andres felt a chill run down his spine. A sense of danger gripped his heart like a giant hand.

He whipped around and saw a black shadow had silently crept up behind them!

It was an extremely small Beastman. Unlike the other Beastman soldiers, who stood over two meters tall, this one was only around 1.2 meters tall, no bigger than a child.

His limbs were exceedingly thin, but his head was large, his face covered in wrinkles. He wore a black cloak that blended him into the night.

Like a beast, he crawled on all fours. Once he drew close, he suddenly sprang up, a black dagger in hand, and stabbed at Inori!