Super-Rank Magic kept airborne units from taking off.
They used the floodwaters as troops, combining them with barrages from hundreds of 210-millimeter heavy cannons to blanket the river.
Cavalry struck out swiftly, cutting off the retreat routes on both sides.
With such coordination, Varus was astonished to discover from the opposite bank that his troops were about to be surrounded!
"Quick! Use magic to build a bridge, no matter the cost!" Varus shouted.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
On the front lines, the nearest charging force of vampires had already reached a point one kilometer from Lynn's command post.
But behind Lynn's command post, a group of people carrying shields appeared.
Shield-bearers were one of the most famous units in the Northern Territory Army.
They were equipped with superbly made Heartsteel Plate Shields, inscribed with Magic Runes, and wore protective armor over their entire bodies.
These towering men seemed to average over 1.9 meters tall, or even two meters.
Human-sized tank units—Lynn's human-sized battering rams.
Right after them, dozens of Wendigos came out, followed by soldiers wielding sharp blades and Black Knights carrying longswords.
On the outermost flank were knights wearing traditional silver plate armor inscribed with Magic Runes. Some were Northwest Knights, while the rest were knights from the Kingdom of Ivrea.
Everyone's weapons were industrially produced and coated with a layer of mithril. They weren't especially high-quality, but they were still considered well-made.
At least nobody had cut corners.
Fifty thousand men began to fan out, pressing toward the troops trapped in the encirclement.
Behind them, the 75 Cannons kept firing directly as long as their barrels didn't overheat. Whoever tried to flee across the river or build a pontoon bridge, they shelled—though Magic shields would block the shots.
Faced with this ambush, the scattered vampires finally realized