"Reinforcements! It's reinforcements!"
The dragon's silhouette was far too massive, and its legendary aura shone across the battlefield like a beacon in the night. It was spotted at once. Even in the midst of battle frenzy, the imperial army still cried out in wild delight when they discovered troops had arrived behind them.
Hearing those voices, seeing this battlefield, and recalling the corpses and deathly air they had encountered all along the way, Ryan had Arryris land on the ground and raised a hand to stop the army behind him from advancing.
He could not let the battlefield ahead see that this army was transporting grain. After all, everyone knew an army escorting food would not have especially frightening combat strength or numbers. Orders were obeyed the moment they were given, and this Nant Kingdom army performed almost too well in that regard.
The dragon's appearance drew the eye, and its spread wings could block much of the view. Ryan still trusted the empire's nobles and transcendents; they should not have been stupid enough to see the grain carts with a transcendent's eyesight and start shouting about it.
The facts proved exactly that. The imperial transcendents who had survived until now were not that foolish, especially the mages. All kinds of dazzling magic did more than disrupt the light across the battlefield; they even prevented the Church of Dawn from looking over. After all, the church stood at the very rear of the battlefield, which was precisely where they could see most clearly what the army behind Ryan looked like and how large it was.
"He actually dared to come alone."
Even Grand Duke Rodriguez had no choice but to admire Ryan's courage.
Gray mist spread before Ryan, and it also let the Northern Baron know exactly who, on the