The situation now was Roland alone against ten thousand.
For the European allied forces, this was both a humiliation they would remember for life and their last source of confidence.
Although the process had differed drastically from what they had imagined, they had, in any case, achieved their intended result.
That was to trap Roland alone within the allied forces' encirclement, without any support.
As long as they accomplished this, even if Roland's combat strength surpassed the allied forces themselves, the initiative still lay with their side.
Whether they continued meaninglessly dispatching reinforcements or readied methods and trump cards that required preparation, they had bought the necessary time.
Even Roland had praised the decisiveness of this strategy.
No one could predict the course of the world's future, but under the current circumstances, the allied army before him had indeed overcome the conflicts between nations, races, and factions, seizing the sole possibility of victory amid adversity.
First came the world-renowned strongest figures: Princess Carissa wielding Curtana, France's Saint of Versailles, and the Pope of the Roman Orthodox Church.
Following them were illustrious organizations such as Necessary Evil the Church and the Annihilation White Book, the American-led Combined Fleet that had pooled the strength of multiple nations and was already sailing toward the strait, and countless formidable knights strengthened by Angel Power, Barriers, and Ritual True Magic.
No one could guarantee whether these "comrades" would continue their cooperation in the future. Whether their starting point was faith, self-interest, or loyalty, at least at this moment, they could all fight Roland to the death for the sake of tomorrow.
They had prepared themselves for sacrifice and foreseen an outcome in which even giving their all might not bring victory.
But in their eyes, the efforts of tens of thousands of allied soldiers should