"They were completely wiped out?" Yu Lian asked, stunned.
"Yes, every last one. Four Starrealm Knights, led by Baron Lockhart, a knight who'd been famous for a long time," Yani said.
He had indeed been famous for a long time, but his achievements had mostly involved suppressing rebellious civilians. His strength was only around the third ring... Well, that was probably the highest level of achievement most "mid-tier psychics" ever reached.
Yu Lian studied Yani's expression. Her face was remarkably calm, but her eyes held a deep, heartrending sadness, as though she truly mourned the knights who had fallen in battle.
He couldn't help but marvel. She really was a descendant of Yagami Berenkester, the "Mother of Cinema." Just with that performance in her eyes, she left most professional actors miles behind. With a decent director and a decent script, an award for Best Actress would practically be hers for the taking.
By comparison, Yu Lian felt that the "control over his expressions" he'd always been so proud of was far inferior. So he imitated her, putting on a solemn, grave poker face and trying to convey a deep sadness through his eyes.
Yani then gave him a detailed account of the battle. In short, just as an entire cannon-fodder trench-filling division was on the verge of being wiped out, a particularly brave and clever assault squad of Angmang slave soldiers finally found a way into the fortress.
That achievement alone would make those Angmang slave soldiers "free" citizens of the Empire from then on. Under the Imperial system, even slaves and convicts had a chance to rise in status, as long as they were willing to risk their lives. That was one reason the Imperial Army had always maintained a respectable level of combat strength.
The cannon-fodder division's soldiers