"Clatter, clatter, clatter..."
Amid the thunder of hooves, five Magic-armored Knight Brigades swept around the Magic Knights locked in battle and charged forward at high speed.
There would be no more reinforcements this time. The Alliance Central Army could only face them alone.
Countless arrows were fired, but they could not penetrate the Magic-armored Knights' defenses at all. Heavy crossbow bolts were launched, but their accuracy was painfully poor.
Unable to bear watching any longer, the Wizards accompanying the army made their move. Several figures leaped into the air and cast spells to hinder the enemy, but the next moment, hundreds of energy-filled Magic Rune Javelins were thrown by the Magic-armored Knights in unison.
"Ah!"
Amid the screams, nearly half of the Wizards were pierced through the body and killed on the spot. The remaining half were severely wounded as well.
Yet the spells released at such a terrible cost only barely delayed the Magic-armored Knights' advance by a few seconds. Most of the damage was easily blocked by the Magic-armored Knights' magic rune defenses.
After all, these were genuine Magic-armored Knights, and battle-hardened elite Magic-armored Knights of the official forces at that. Unless one had an exceptionally powerful Wizard or an equivalent number of Magic-armored Knights, they were very difficult to fight.
Fine, it seemed he would have to act in the end...
Richard thought as he slowly exhaled, rose from the Wooden Stage, and kicked off into the air several dozen meters above the ground.
The five charging brigades of Magic-armored Knights looked over warily. New Magic Rune Javelins began gathering energy. They were already prepared; the moment Richard dared approach, they would hurl them immediately.
But Richard did not approach. He attacked directly from where he was—after all, his attack range had always been quite long.
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