Cats, Dogs, and the Magic Furnace Caster
Dark clouds churned endlessly across the sky, shifting several times before forming several rat heads staring down at the ground. They looked much like Moguluk had when Landen first met him: greedy eyes, a mismatched nose, and two enormous front teeth at the very bottom.
The rat heads stared down at the Elves, Dragon Kingdom, and Human Race Legends below, exerting the pressure of their divine rank upon them.
On the ground, from a cave on the eastern side of the northern Iowa Mountains, an army of Rat Clan warriors in all manner of forms suddenly poured forth. They raced southward with all their might, advancing toward Iowa Town.
On the western side of the mountains, a black tide of rats began attacking both the Beastmen camp and the Beastmen forces within the valley. Ordinary Ratmen were exceedingly weak in combat, but Ratmen tenfold or a hundredfold in number could effectively tie down even the mightiest Beastmen.
Tall Ratman knights darted back and forth across the battlefield, striking their opponents with lethal blows whenever they spotted an opening.
Within The Basin, swarms of rats began besieging every city and city-state. Tens of thousands of Ratmen charged into the forest, becoming entangled in battle with Fang, Neil, and Netherland, who had only just returned to the south.
Landen stood atop Ernst's trunk, watching the sky, when Petreus from the Knight Order suddenly came over to ask, "My lord, a huge number of rats have appeared to the east. What should we do?"
"All knights and cavalry, give everything you have against those rats. I've got things handled here!" Landen did not hesitate in the slightest as he dispatched the main Knight Order northeastward.
"Landen, please protect my princess. As Gallop's National Pillar, I can