"The 2nd Guerrilla Column reports. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Enemy troops were spotted in the west-southwest direction, numbering about seven hundred, hoplites, at a distance of four to five thousand meters! ”

"Continue to keep your distance and pin down the enemy. Please wait for the support of the attacking team, and do not have to take the initiative to attack. ”

"Report of the 3rd Guerrilla Column! The enemy's light cavalry is outflanking along the eastern front to the north, and at a distance of three thousand meters, it is expected that there will be fifteen minutes to contact us! ”

"Inform the 2nd Garrison to turn to the east flank and establish a front to prepare for a surprise attack by the enemy. You continue to observe the situation and are free to attack if necessary. ”

"The 4th Combat Column applied for support. The enemy raised the royal flag, but fortunately Barak was not sighted. ”

"Shall we say Isaith, let your wizards go and do a favor first? Don't worry, we'll be there soon! ”

Such a scene has been going on for two days and one night in this forest called 'Tranquility'.

In order to cover the safe evacuation of the residents of Erna in the war zone, Pfister, Lily, Shirinfell and others integrated the sentinels, natural messengers, and residents with the will and ability to fight in more than a dozen nearby towns, plus the original investigation team and reinforcements from the royal capital, forming a battle sequence of about 7,000 people. They spread out defensive positions along the east and west directions of the Enoen Hills to meet the Imperial forces coming from the south.

The Empire's army did not seem to be in a hurry to advance the front, but while consolidating the area it had occupied, it slowly compressed the space for Lily and the others to move. This is not a good thing for the Elna - the surprise and guerrilla tactics they excel at will be more difficult to implement, and the numerical disadvantage will make frontal combat difficult.

The threat of the Violet Empire, the Thatch, and the Fritzians forced the kingdom to disperse its forces across all fronts. In this way, it has become difficult to concentrate strength and quickly divide the winner from one side.

However, the relatively slow offensive at least gave the Elna some respite. So far, the Sentinels have detected more than 15,000 Imperial troops, about twice the strength of the kingdom here. With the geographical advantage of their hometown, they still have the strength to fight.

"In terms of numbers...... We're still a little disadvantaged. Pfister, Thou ...... What's the best way to do it? ”

Lily rubbed her eyes and stretched hard. As a strong individual force, she had already made many trips to the front lines, attacking from the flanks to hinder enemy marches or combine with friendly forces - which made her a little tired. To make matters worse, the Imperial Army had a well-organized lineup and morale was unexpectedly high. Erna took the initiative several times, but failed to cause the enemy to break up.

"There's no need to rush it." Pfister replied in a low voice, his tone still full of confidence, "The current morale of the Imperial Army must be related to Edda's protection, and when the effect of the protection disappears, they will naturally show their flaws." At that time, the Arna people's familiarity with the forest environment and the physical advantage brought by the rotation rest will be enough to change the current disadvantage. ”

Really, first Mar, then Edda, these gods are involved in mortal affairs one by one, and no one disciplines them? Lily muttered about the unlikely and took a deep breath, letting the cool air dispel the sleepiness in her head.

"Well, I hope you're right." She said to Pfister, "Please, let's help those wizards!" ”

The mercenary leaped down the hill and headed southwest of the forest. The obsidian greatsword that had been with her for a long time was temporarily left with Pfister - it was a pleasure to wield a sword to fight in personal preference, but on the current battlefield, a swordsman with brute strength was far more useful than September, who could change his form freely.

She transforms into a squirrel that can be found everywhere in the forest, and deftly spends along the canopy. In a short time, the team flying the royal flag in the report, and the Erna warriors who were fighting against them, came into her eyes one after another.

The battle looks relatively stalemate. The arrows of the Ernna are of limited effectiveness against heavily armed warriors; The sluggish Imperial Army also had no time effectively harming the sentinels who attacked from the trees and from afar.

The Imperial forces were constantly changing directions, avoiding being attacked from the flanks or from behind, while slowly advancing deeper into the forest. Lily noticed that occasionally two or three people were accidentally shot at weakly protected joints, but they immediately pulled out their arrows, rested for a few seconds, and then joined the forward array again.

It wasn't because their wills were strong enough - she knew very well that mortal wills were not strong enough to ignore physical wounds. Similar to Yuffie, those soldiers were blessed by the Lord of Heaven with the gift of the Celestial Lord, who had the gift of healing their wounds quickly. In this way, only quick and lethal damage can actually kill them.

Perhaps this is where the high morale comes from. An army that does not fear death or wounded, certainly has enviable courage.

There was a very low sound of conversation behind her, and Lily knew that the wizard of the Elna had arrived. Silently, she leaped down the branch and circled to the west side of the enemy, lurking in the shadows of the giant tree, returning to the form of a silver-white wolf. The wizards began to chant incantations in a low voice, and she looked at the cautiously marching foe, licked her lips, and slowly arched her body—

The first thing to break the stalemate was a dazzling flash of light, like a blazing sun bursting in the enemy's formation, instantly stealing the vision of many soldiers. Immediately after, a large number of interfering arcane spells rained down on the enemy formation.

Acid rain rains down from the sky, corroding weapons, armor, and skin; Sticky cobwebs connect the giant trees not far apart, covering everything in them; The ground trembled, and the strong tremors made it impossible to stand on one's feet; The bushes turned into long whips of thorns, and swept towards every Imperial soldier in the vicinity; Those who thought they were lucky enough to avoid it found that their feet had become a slippery swamp and involuntarily sank involuntarily.

The Imperial Army numbered nearly fifteen hundred, and its formation was relatively scattered, seemingly beyond the reach of most spells. However, wizards also have a way to deal with this - they pre-arrange the area of responsibility for each member of the team, so that any enemy army will be hit by at least one spell.

Lily let out a low snort, an arrow shot out of the shadows of the forest, straight behind the Imperial army. The chaotic Imperial Army could not organize any decent resistance, and she easily made her way through the scattered enemy formations, her claws slapping away a dozen enemy soldiers and trampling the same number under her feet. Even with the cushion of earth, a body weighing more than a dozen tons was enough to crush the chests of these Kamals, killing them quickly.

Those wizards are doing a good job, Lily thought to herself, and the show is just beginning.