That day, it was not until dusk that the Enroth cavalry scouts, who had been rushing along, finally arrived outside the ruined Mihan City.
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,Looking at the large mass of charred alien corpses inexplicably piled together outside the city gates, then at the damaged city walls nearby and the armed civilians and few soldiers standing watch vigilantly atop them, the exhausted Enroth cavalry scouts first exchanged glances before quietly discussing the situation. "Hey!"
"Captain!"
"Looking at this, were we late again?"
"Not necessarily, right?"
"It looks like Mage Annie and Lania came here and liberated Mihan City?"
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"That must be it—"
"Look, these charred monster corpses are basically the same as the ones we saw along the way. This must have been Mage Annie's doing."
"What's with those laborers and soldiers on the walls?"
"Don't know—"
"Also!"
"Annie and the others fought all the way here, while we chased after them the whole way. How come we can never catch up?"
"Don't know—"
"Enough! Enough!"
"Stop making wild guesses!"
"Pete!"
"You!"
"Go up there and tell those people who we are. Then we can go in and ask around, can't we?"
"Yes!"
Although the cavalrymen still found it hard to believe and could not understand why they could not catch up despite racing at full speed, they ultimately stopped dwelling on it. They reined in their horses and watched as Pete rode forward alone to call at the gates.
The cavalryman was fairly clever. To earn the other side's trust, he not only raised the Ironfist Dynasty's banner but also removed his helmet and tucked it beneath his arm. Then he slowly rode up to the drawbridge before the moat and shouted toward the city walls, "People inside, listen up!"
"We are part of the force that