About a minute later, Artoria〔Alter〕led the Mountain People's soldiers out of Mountain City in grand fashion, heading toward the legion tasked with intercepting the Holy Knights.
Traveling with them were not only the Mountain People's soldiers, but also the legion of monsters from Aincrad summoned by Luo Zhen. Their numbers exceeded one hundred thousand.
After all, Luo Zhen had already taken into account the possibility of suffering casualties. Naturally, he had to avoid that outcome. If Artoria〔Alter〕brought her army of Familiars, then even if every Familiar was exhausted, Luo Zhen would only need to spend magical energy to summon them again. The only loss would be magical energy that could be replenished at any time, not any actual combat strength.
Therefore, Artoria〔Alter〕did not take many of the Mountain People's soldiers with her. They were mainly responsible for support, transportation, gathering intelligence, and similar tasks from the rear, while the rest remained in Mountain City.
Meanwhile, Luo Zhen left tens of thousands of golems in Mountain City under Bedivere's command. If necessary, they could provide ample combat strength at any time.
After that, Luo Zhen summoned a legion of dragons and handed them over to Joan of Arc〔Alter〕. Taking Serenity with her, she rode with the dragons and flew out in grand fashion, charging toward the Holy Land's territory.
As far as combat strength was concerned, Luo Zhen's presence meant it had never been a problem.
That was also one of the major factors that allowed Luo Zhen to make up his mind to rescue the missing Mountain People. Otherwise, if he truly faced a realistic threat, he would have to consider the losses involved, and he would not have been able to make such a decisive choice so easily.
This made Luo Zhen clearly recognize the benefits brought by increased