Although the Iron Mask Army was indeed terrifying, the Iron Bone Tribe's troops displayed their own distinctive resilience once they changed their approach.
After receiving the great chieftain's orders, the units immediately withdrew into the middle and rear sections of the camp, using its obstacles and structures to resist the Northern Alliance Army's onslaught.
Although they had been forced to surrender most of the camp, the Barbarian army still held the defensive line it wanted simply by pulling back and tightening its defenses.
Seeing that ordinary arrows could not deal with the Iron Mask Army's heavily armored infantry, who stood like iron towers, the Barbarians brought their Pikemen forward once again to serve as the ballast of their defensive formation.
These spear formations were responsible for slowing the Iron Mask Army's frontal attacks, preventing them from unleashing their terrifying striking power at will.
Meanwhile, the Barbarian archers were reassigned to concentrate on positions under attack by the other nobles' private armies. Although the Barbarian archers might not be able to suppress heavily armored infantry like the Iron Mask Army, dealing with private armies in which fewer soldiers wore armor was comparatively easy.
Viscount Pim also noticed that the front had become deadlocked again. He had thought his Iron Mask Army would sweep through like a blade splitting bamboo and utterly crush the Barbarian army, but the resilience the Barbarians displayed was frightening.
They had completely locked down the Iron Mask Army's offensive while inflicting targeted casualties on the other nobles' private armies, halting the Northern Alliance Army's advance against them.
Just as Pim was about to discuss with Raine having the Golden Pear Cavalry mount their warhorses again and attack the camp alongside the Iron Mask Army, they received a message from a messenger sent by Count Benjamin.
"...My lords,