If it hadn't been for Sherry's intimidation that time, even he, the lord, might have ended up as food on a platter.
"Come to think of it, why was Little Bear willing to follow Sherry? Wait, could it be to increase its strength?"
"If that's really the case, then I can set my mind at ease and win Little Bear over. This is an exceptionally rare expert—even Gold Knights have to run when they see it!"
With that thought, Nalant's eyes lit up. He resolved to properly win over Little Bear, this super bodyguard.
Seeing that the battle below would likely continue for quite a while, Nalant simply found a clean spot, crouched down, and circulated his Battle Qi to heal his injuries.
Second by second, the cries and chaos in the mountain forest finally ceased more than an hour later.
It had to be said that Little Bear had quite the temper.
It actually chased down the Church's people for over an hour, only stopping after they had fled out of the forest.
Although Ick had luckily escaped with some of his subordinates, when he counted them after returning, he nearly burst into tears. More than two hundred Magic Beast cavalrymen had entered the forest, yet only a little over a hundred emerged now.
Their numbers had been cut in half—an even greater loss than that of the Northern Principality.
"Lord Bishop, what should we do now?" Ick's subordinates looked at their missing companions and asked him in grief and indignation.
"What can we do? We can only wait for the Archbishop to return. Only then will we have a chance of dealing with that Blaze Giant Bear!" Bishop Ick's expression was gloomy.
With so many subordinates dead, he naturally wanted revenge. But that would have to wait until