At the head of the force over there were several dozen Magic Beasts, while several hundred meters behind them came a dense mass of Beastfolk.
The distance was too great for them to tell what was happening, but judging by the other side's hurried appearance, this was clearly no ordinary situation.
Could they be reinforcements?
In an instant, the faces of the human minor nobles turned grave.
If the other side really had brought reinforcements, then even if they truly wished to fight those Beastfolk from the small tribes, it would be impossible.
They would have struggled even to defeat the Beastfolk of the small tribes, let alone when the enemy had brought additional support.
"Heh, do you see now? This is why I refused to let you attack!"
"Though the Beastfolk are barbaric, there is no denying their individual strength. Even an ordinary Beastfolk warrior is equivalent to one of our entry-level Bronze Knights."
"And there are at least five thousand regular Beastfolk troops permanently stationed in that Beastfolk fortress. Though our Sacred Alliance does not fear them, we cannot afford to lose the empire's elite knights over a few ordinary serfs!" Captain Qiesi had also spotted the situation over there. Though he was even farther away, he knew that those had to be the Beastfolk's Magic Beast cavalry.
He took in the expressions of the Glory Continent minor nobles as well. These fellows had just kept ignoring his persuasion and stubbornly insisted on attacking.
Now, he could finally use this to save face.
"Huh, look! What's going on over there?" Yet just as Captain Qiesi's words fell, another change occurred across the field.
Wooo! Wooo! Wooo!
Urgent horn calls suddenly rang out from within the Beastfolk ranks.
The gates of the Beastfolk fortress were thrown wide open as