After Vera's tip-off, the witches prepared their defenses in advance. Their Sky Island was not shot down over Ter Plain; instead, they seized the opportunity to deploy the Silver Knights.
Just one squad from this powerful witch force under Big Eileen had left a thousand cavalrymen buried forever on Ter Plain, venting the resentment they had built up from being beaten down by Saintess Vera.
Naturally, after learning that Saintess Vera was "another Olivia," Jiang Han could not help but be astonished that Vera had survived being ganged up on by the Silver Knights.
It seemed she had not drunk the essence or undergone the ritual.
Saintess Vera was still merely an ordinarily formidable witch, at most retaining some of Olivia's combat experience within her body. That also explained why this saintess had advanced by leaps and bounds in close-combat training. Olivia might have been lazy, but legend said her swordsmanship was unparalleled in history.
(After Eileen rose to power, those under her could only flatter her by slighting Olivia, saying "legend has it..." rather than "she was...")
That also explained why Saintess Vera could not ride a horse.
—What the hell witch rides a horse?!
Maybe if you gave her a broomstick, she could transform into an AE86!
The Sky Island Guregs Conqueror docked before Klockonwis, the last capital city of the Eastern Border.
Looking down from above, the design of this "capital city" of the Eastern Border was utterly extravagant. Six concentric ring walls had been built around a stretch of coastline, grand and imposing. The vast areas between each wall contained farmland, factories, barracks, merchant districts, and residential quarters.
Within the innermost wall stood two mage towers that greatly astonished the witches.
They were even more magnificent than those in the royal capital.
And no matter