The scorching [Lionheart King] let out a resounding hum.
The phantom of a golden lion leaped out.
Unlike its usual lazy appearance, as though just waking from a long dream, the golden lion was now not only incomparably majestic, but astonishingly real.
It shook its body, tossed its mane, and let out a low roar filled with authority toward Calhart Barracks.
At once, system notifications appeared across Qin Ran's retinas like a waterfall flowing backward-
[Compatible energy detected. Lionheart King: King's Potential temporarily converted and upgraded!] [King's Footsteps activated] [Insufficient energy. King's Favor not activated] [Insufficient energy. King's Majesty not activated] [Insufficient energy. King's Wrath not activated] [Insufficient energy. King's Slaughter not activated]
"Temporarily converted and upgraded?"
"[King's Footsteps]!"
Qin Ran was surprised by the change in [Lionheart King], but the next moment, its newly revealed attribute caught his attention. After reading its description, he chose to use it without hesitation.
Immediately, the golden lion turned around and became a mass of golden light that enveloped Qin Ran.
Then...
He vanished without a trace, along with the galloping Night Owl.
The battle at Calhart Barracks continued.
After the chant that sounded like both an epic poem and a battle song rang out, the Otherkind repelled the attackers once again with Gunpowder Weapons and their own peculiar abilities.
Watching the retreating soldiers and listening to the ever-louder chant, Naiyier, who commanded the battle, finally lost his patience.
"Bring in the war wagons!"
Naiyier, a hulking, fat man with a brutish face, gave the order in a low voice.
"Yes, sir!"
An adjutant bowed in acknowledgment, then ran outside.
The next moment, the ground began to tremble slightly.
Amid the roar of steam engines, more than twenty war wagons appeared on the battlefield. Each was as large as