Before long, as time passed, the armies on both sides drew ever closer.
They packed the originally boundless plain wilderness to the brim.
"They truly are rather different."
As he watched the enemy advance in steady, orderly steps, the divine envoy also noticed what set this force apart.
Those Divine Kingdom Guard units they had encountered in the past—upon seeing them, even if they were not frightened to the point of trembling—
at the very least, the ordinary soldiers' faces would usually turn deathly pale when they saw them.
Yet the soldiers across from them now showed no sign of nervousness whatsoever.
"Could these be the true elites of the Divine Kingdoms? That seems unlikely. If that were the case, then these Divine Kingdoms are far too good at putting on an act, willing to use ordinary soldiers' lives as part of the performance!"
"But none of that matters now. Since you dared to face our Gale Legion in open battle on this wilderness, your fate has already been sealed!"
The divine envoy's thoughts ran wild. Not only was he not worried by this Guard unit's unusual nature, he instead felt faintly eager to try.
After all, destroying such a powerful army would bring an even greater sense of honor.
"Mana Cannons, fire! Bombard the enemy without mercy!"
Seeing that both armies had entered the Mana Cannons' range, the divine envoy immediately gave the order.
Since he had not spotted any Mana Cannon units behind the enemy formation, he believed his Mana Cannons would give the enemy a proper taste of their power.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In the next instant, more than a hundred seized Mana Cannons fired, all bombarding the Divine Kingdom Guard forces opposite them.
Though their accuracy was not particularly high, given the sheer