Hilbert, seated in the black flying vessel near the front of the formation, widened his eyes in shock when he saw what the enemies appearing behind them actually were.
He even ignored Aislin's order not to leave the formation and directly had Russell steer the vessel higher into the air.
Although this world had no Knight Orders that relied on team formations to create battle arrays, how could Mages fail to understand the benefits of collective strength?
It was simply too difficult to make Mages cooperate wholeheartedly.
So even if they formed a battle formation, the power added to the main controller at the heart of the array would not be enough.
It was mainly not worth the cost.
Just think about it. Making so many Mages obediently follow orders, stand in fixed positions, and even walk in formation required an enormous amount of effort... Yet their mana belonged to them. If they did not want to contribute much, could anyone force them?
The only ones who could be forced were those half-puppets whose souls were no longer their own... But battle arrays relied heavily on a person's will.
Puppets had no damn will.
If they had to put in so much effort just to gain one or two extra layers of power, they might as well meditate properly and become stronger themselves.
Still, Mages were not completely unwilling to contribute either power or thought, so they had specifically developed this mobile formation. It resembled a Long Snake Formation, yet its head and tail echoed one another.
This formation was mainly used for warnings and to add a layer of defensive shielding to the group.
As long as the formation remained intact and your flying vessel stayed within the group, it was basically very difficult for a sneak attack to