These beasts possessed immense strength and thick, rugged hides.
They weathered mortar shells and countless gunpowder attacks head-on,
charging straight at the Land of Ancestors' army.
In an instant, the beasts tore into them like tigers among sheep. A single casual strike
sent countless soldiers flying.
"This is bad! Cover the First Prince and Second Prince's retreat, now!"
The general roared, but he did not panic. He swiftly issued orders to counter the attack.
At the same time, he drew his sword and charged at the beasts.
In this age when firearms dominated the Land of Ancestors,
he still insisted on wielding a sword... because that supreme being had once taught him this sword technique!
From then on, he had devoted himself exclusively to the sword.
He had even found his own path within the original Gale Sword Technique.
He had created the Gale Wind Sword Technique!
Since that day, though he had no name, everyone had called him the Gale Swordmaster!
Dense wind element burst from his body. Though the beast's presence was several times more powerful than his,
he pressed forward without hesitation!
Whoosh!
A Sword Flash shot skyward, slashing toward the beast before him.
The beast noticed him, roared, and engaged him in battle.
"Oh no! The First Prince and Second Prince are missing!"
Countless soldiers suddenly cried out, instantly thrown into a panic,
because the carriage was empty...
"If anything happens to the First Prince and Second Prince, even a hundred deaths won't atone for our failure!"
This was more terrifying than losing the war.
They would rather perish in the beasts' jaws than let anything happen to those two.
Every face was filled with grief, regret, and self-reproach!
Meanwhile, high in the sky,
Hagoromo and Hamura hovered using Repulsive Force.
They gazed at the mountain-sized