Wooo—wooo—wooo!
"Knights, charge!"
However, although the Dark Creatures were terrifyingly numerous, the alliance forces would not retreat, for the advantage still lay on their side.
To the sound of the horns, more than ten thousand elite cavalrymen of the Sacred Alliance likewise charged toward the onrushing Dark Creatures.
Moments later, the battlefield was filled with roars, battle cries, and shouts of slaughter.
And just as the two sides became locked in combat, horns sounded once more from behind the alliance forces.
At the sound of those horns, the tens of thousands of elite cavalry that had been lying in ambush on both flanks finally moved out, charging at the Dark Creatures from either side.
"The Dark Creatures have been getting weaker and weaker over the years!"
"Yeah. Ever since they were suppressed by the Sacred Thorn, Dark Creatures haven't been so frightening anymore!"
"Heh, it's not that the Dark Creatures aren't frightening. It's that all of us humans have now formed an alliance."
"If this had been a hundred years ago, when all the principalities and empires were a scattered mess, the strength of a single country probably wouldn't even have been enough to deal with the Dark Creatures in this ducal city!"
"That's true. Besides, after being killed by Dark Creatures, many corpses are corroded by deathly energy and transformed into Dark Creatures, giving them an endless supply of fighting strength!"
"After years of suppression by the Sacred Thorn, the Dark Creatures can no longer invade alliance territory. And with our continual expeditions every year, much of their fighting strength has been worn down as well. That's why the Dark Creatures have been growing weaker and weaker."
"Haha, it seems the day we conquer the entire continent and drive out the Dark Creatures isn't far off!"
"Enough, everyone. That