That same day.
On the vast plains south of the Star Highlands in the Southern Continent, bordering Green Forest Road, a fierce battle was underway.
On the battlefield, waves of warriors in leather armor charged desperately at a defensive line, some mounted on warhorses, others carrying bows on their backs and wielding swords.
The defensive line consisted of humans and Demi-Humans, ordinary people and Beyonders alike.
They were the ones under attack.
The exploration team from Abidos showed no signs of panic. They responded calmly, forming a circular formation.
At the center of the formation were blindfolded warhorses and three War Priests, who did not take part in the fighting.
Around the outer ring, squads consisting of several soldiers and one Beyonder formed defensive units. Together, these units created a formation with no blind spots.
As the leader of the Beyonders, the Demon Hunter Nefi forwent the chance to fight. She knelt on one knee, her longsword planted in the ground.
She created an invisible yet sturdy defensive wall around the entire formation.
Under the protection of this wall, neither the cavalry's arrows nor their blades could breach the defenses.
This allowed the soldiers behind the wall to attack at their leisure.
Armed with rifles, they followed their commander Grey Wolf's orders and aimed exclusively at the horses' legs.
Every volley brought anguished whinnies as horses were struck and fell to the ground.
Their riders were invariably thrown from their backs. The unlucky ones were crushed to death beneath their mounts or left with shattered bones, able only to moan in agony on the grass, unable to rise and fight again.
The Beyonders within the defensive circle used their various abilities to support the soldiers in attacking the cavalry.
The cavalry could not break through Nefi's defensive wall, while the