Twenty White Wolves bounded between the buildings, with the White Tree City Knight Order in pursuit.
Fang had only just led his men into the city when he began to regret it. White Tree City was clearly well prepared: not only were the walls packed with defenders, but the knights in the city were equipped with excellent warhorses.
High above, Yavenni and Blaze flew about, constantly maneuvering and exchanging blows with Denver. It looked like a two-on-one fight, but Fang and the mid-rank Frost-Wolf beneath him could both sense the magic elements surging through the city. This was no state of affairs a single High-Rank Mage could achieve.
"Captain, what should we do?" Fang's adjutant asked. "I'm afraid we can't help Commander Yavenni!"
"Not necessarily." Fang shook his head and smiled. "You keep them occupied. I'll find somewhere with water!"
The White Wolves leaped over a tower. Inside its spire, a pair of bright golden eyes watched the Elf Knight soaring through the sky. A mouth full of sharp teeth murmured a string of strange words.
With both hands, which resembled lizard claws, he clutched a crystal ball and tried to draw Earth Element from the Magic Web, sealing the bubbles around Blaze in solid rock.
The pursuing White Tree Knight Order finally reached the tower. The captain at the head of the squad noticed a hint of heat in the air but thought nothing of it. The caster inside the tower, however, saw his pupils suddenly dilate, nearly biting off his forked tongue.
"Boom!"
As the Exquisite Orb around Blaze's neck turned, the Earth Element in the air swiftly changed into fire elements. The rocks around Blaze's bubble abruptly became flames, and the tower exploded in an instant. The roof was torn away by the air currents, while boulders