"So, the City-Burner Corps had been held up by the enemy?" An hour later, inside the Allied Forces' command tent, Roxy had not received the expected report of Garl's successful surprise operation, and she immediately realized what had happened.
She was indeed somewhat surprised by this development. Based on the intelligence she currently possessed, the 112th Division had already lost more than half of its ground forces in the battle at Horseshoe Territory. With the support of their Anti-Magic Device, John Maslow should have been unable to deploy Mage Soldiers and, logically, should not have had any elite unit capable of stopping the City-Burner Corps.
Especially since the unit was led by Garl Loken, a transcendent Mage.
Even another transcendent Mage of the same rank would likely find it difficult to gain any advantage against Garl, who possessed Magitech Armor.
They would most likely be severely wounded or even killed beneath her subordinate's Unique Formula, which could shatter a hundred-meter mountain in an instant.
Yet the annihilation operation, which should have concluded within half an hour, had gone on for a full hour without any report from him.
Even without being personally present, Roxy could infer that the City-Burner Corps had encountered unprecedented resistance.
"So, John Maslow received support from the Third Navy in the form of an elite unit of equal standing, perhaps even stronger than the City-Burner Corps? I have to admit, that is quite unexpected."
After organizing her thoughts, Roxy quickly realized where this elite enemy unit had come from.
If she was right, the enemy force blocking the City-Burner Corps was most likely the Third Navy's Assault Amphibious Force.
She had long heard of this unit, which was active along the Empire's northwestern border and was currently fighting the Loran Kingdom.
Every member possessed elite marksmanship