"An unknown army?" Nalant froze.
"Yes, my lord. Swift Hawk reported that the army also has a force of magic beasts, and quite a large one at that—at least over a hundred. I've already sent Little Gray and the bees to investigate more carefully!" little Sherry replied at once with a nod.
"Over a hundred magic beasts... Could the Church have reinforcements?" Nalant's expression changed.
If another powerful army arrived, there would be no point in fighting. They might as well sensibly abandon Ferdie City, lead the Onyx Principality's remaining Title Knights deeper inland, and rely on sturdy cities for defense.
At that moment, King Rakoff's arm, which had just been raised to launch an attack, also stopped in midair.
In the end, everyone decided to keep waiting—for Little Gray to bring back definite news.
Yet by now, none of them had the heart to fight any longer. No matter who that force was, it could not possibly be reinforcements from the Onyx Principality.
"Please rest assured, Miss Isabella. With His Highness the First Prince of the Bach Empire here, they're merely a few Church members. He can deal with them with a wave of his hand!"
As Nalant received the news, the force spotted by Swift Hawk was still advancing.
This was an army of more than five thousand men. Five thousand knights rode fine warhorses, clad in armor forged from mithril.
Besides that, there was a Magic Beast Legion made up of more than a hundred fifth-tier Lava Monitor Lizards.
This force came from the Bach Empire on the Sacred Continent.
The reason they had been able to reach Glory Continent was that, some time ago, a six-star Archmage from the Sacred Magic Academy had sensed the fluctuations emitted by the Prophetess Set.
A set of holy