Royal Capital, outer district, Restricted Area, around the Sealing Tree.
The Sealing Tree standing there was covered in cracks, as if it might collapse at any moment. Blood energy surged from the holes in its trunk.
With a crack, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck the Sealing Tree. It was a bright, sunny day, and the sunlight was unusually scorching.
Captain Jiaba's face had lost all color. He gripped his lance tightly and forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart. After all, he was a battle-hardened veteran.
Bang.
A red flare shot into the sky. The soldiers nearby did not panic, or they would not have been qualified to guard the Sealing Tree.
"Return to the encirclement formation! Stop the War Demon no matter the cost! He's been sealed for over a decade and is extremely weak. Reinforcements will arrive shortly!"
After Captain Jiaba shouted, he lowered his body slightly. He raised his left hand, wrapped in armguards, and held it across his front. He rested the lance in his other hand against his left forearm. The lance struck his armor with a muffled clang.
A circular spell formation appeared on the armor behind him. This was a charge spell formation. Soldiers who possessed spell formations were rare to begin with, and those with charge spell formations had always been in the foremost ranks on the battlefield.
Apart from Captain Jiaba, there were four other captains wearing scale armor. They were all near Jiaba: three men and one woman. Of the three male captains, two carried heavy cavalry swords a palm's breadth wide and stood to Jiaba's left and right. The remaining one held a massive all-metal crossbow level in front of him at the rear.
The last was a female captain. Her scale armor was light and practical, and