"My lord, Little Bear said so. Sherry doesn't know either! Little Bear said he sensed danger in the river. Back in Furnace Forest, it relied on this sort of perception to evade many threats," Sherry said timidly.
In truth, how could Sherry know that Little Bear had already determined with absolute certainty that there was an ambush in the river?
Though Little Bear was not afraid of those four-legged little water bugs, he would need to follow Sherry in the future to grow stronger.
And he still needed to get delicious honey and tasty meat from the territory of Sherry's somewhat foolish lord, so he had offered a reminder.
With its intelligence, it naturally knew what these two groups of humans were doing, as well as what effect the Magic Beasts lying in ambush in the river would have on the battle.
"Which stretch is it? Can you point it out to me?"
Looking at the Northern Principality troops and three thousand Holy Knights fleeing in disarray under the Onyx Principality's frenzied pursuit, Nalant felt that Little Bear's premonition was very likely real.
He had always believed that the Church could not possibly have only that much skill; they surely had some other trick up their sleeve.
And this Magic Beast army was likely the Church's method.
"My lord, Little Gray says those Magic Beasts are hiding upstream of the stone bridge. They're spread throughout a long stretch of the river."
"Good. Sherry, return to the other side of the river immediately. Don't alert anyone else!" After learning the location, Nalant did not dare delay in the slightest and immediately began making arrangements.
He promptly ordered Sherry and the guards to withdraw.
However, he kept the White Dragon Sherry had ridden here. Then Nalant looked at Vivian. "Vivian, ride the