Abyssal Demolition

Fabien roared, "Don't stop! Deal it the killing blow! Wedge Formation, charge in!"

The knights' loose formation snapped tight.

The ten strongest knights formed the point, two columns falling in behind them. The whole force became a wedge, Battle Aura blazing as it hammered into the blasted breach.

Two Alchemical Flash Rounds fired from the rear, bleaching the depths of the battlefield white again.

Borrowed-Shell Abominations of every shape filled the way ahead, Gray-Red Blight Threads twitching inside them as they forced their way forward.

They lunged fiercely, skimming the ground to dive beneath the warhorses' legs.

"Clear the way!"

The knights on either side of the wedge leveled their Short Steam Repeating Crossbows one-handed and pulled the triggers.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Steel bolts pierced the joints between the abominations' heads and chests. Their inner skeletons lost all strength, and they tumbled into the mud.

But the Grayblood Lesion did not merely endure the assault. It struck back with a vengeance.

Bloody mud erupted on the left. Several abominations burst out and clamped onto the warhorses' forelegs.

One horse lost its balance and crashed into the mud with its rider. Wriggling rotten flesh surged over them, burying both.

The Wedge Formation held. Knights behind them thrust their lances low into the writhing flesh and churned it apart. They rode straight over their fallen comrade without stopping, pressing forward in formation.

Several Medium Heavy Shells pushed toward them, trying to seal the breach.

"Drag them aside!" Fabien barked.

The knights on both flanks worked their mechanisms at once.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Flying Anchors shot out trailing cables, their barbs biting into the shells' supports. The horses on both wings dug in with their hind legs. Iron cables snapped taut with a piercing shriek.

The Medium Heavy Shells were hauled to either side.