The next second, she and her mount drew an arc in the sky and crashed precisely into the bunker position of the defensive line. The earth-shattering explosion tore a huge gap in the enemy's second line of defense.
A burning feather silently turned to ash in the air, as if using this fleeting moment of fireworks to show everyone the final splendor of its owner.
Ackerman, who witnessed this scene firsthand, was filled with rage and his blood boiled.
He nocked an arrow and roared at the soldiers beside him, "Because of our incompetence and cowardice, our unfinished mission has ultimately cost our sisters their lives! Is this what you wanted to see? Is this the oath you once swore to God?"
Amidst the roars of the Crusader soldiers, Randall spread his dragon bones out in full, like a giant steel umbrella blocking the way, and crouching low, he was the first to rush out of the trench.
Carroll patted Aldnan on the shoulder, followed behind Randall, and dashed off, sprinting through the billowing smoke towards the breach in the second line of defense.
Joonella lay prone in the trench and shouted to the soldiers charging ahead, "Follow the beasts closely! They can smell the mines!"
Using the powerful propulsion of the dragon bone, combined with the speed boost, Randall pushed his running speed to its limit.
In just a few dozen seconds, he led dozens of dragonbone knights across the two-kilometer-long defensive line and directly approached the trench of the second defensive line.
The Valkyrie's sacrifice caused a brief moment of chaos among the enemy forces, but the knights' charge quickly brought the church army back into control.
The somewhat subsided sounds of gunfire erupted again, and bullets and shells rained down on the attackers like raindrops and hail.
Randall and the knights unfurled their dragonbone shields with all their might, and the wriggling parasites rapidly grew, extended, and took hold, quickly forming a black wall in front of the enemy's defensive line.
The lead bullets from the musket struck the keel with a crackling sound, but did not budge the shield in the slightest.
While using his dragonbone armor to desperately withstand the frontal impact, Randall shouted to those around him, "Stay with your war beast! Watch out for landmines!"
Dozens of giant wolves lay prone on the ground, hiding behind the insect shield while sniffing intently at something on the ground.
Soon, the vanguard force, composed of knights and war beasts, successfully cleared a safe route through the minefield of the defensive line.
When Randall and the shield formation of the knights beside him advanced to within two hundred meters of the enemy's second line of defense, the enemy's artillery began to target them as a priority.
After the deafening roar of the artillery fire, metal shells of various sizes flew rapidly from the bunker amidst the flames.
After bouncing once on the hard ground, the cannonball, carrying enormous kinetic energy, slammed directly into the knights' dragon bones.
With a metallic clang, the keel was dented by the shell, but its regenerative abilities allowed it to quickly return to normal.
However, the knights who used the dragon bones suffered considerable losses due to the force of the impact.
Having witnessed a knight being struck by a cannonball and collapsing to the ground, spitting blood, Randall used the beehive on his back to issue commands to everyone.
"During the lull in the cannon reloading, all knights, listen to my command! Fold up your shields and umbrellas! Charge at full speed!"
The knights adjusted their dragonbone shields from extended to folded mode, drew their weapons, and charged towards the enemy lines with all their might.
After suffering considerable casualties, the knights finally charged into the enemy's trenches.
As Randall jumped into the trench, he was met by a soldier with a cross around his neck and a panicked expression.
The opponent frantically tried to load his musket, but without thinking, Randall transformed a segment of a dragon bone parasite into a spear and pierced the opponent's chest.
Carroll, Aldnan, and Bulville also rushed into the trench at this time. The strength of the orcs, the speed of the werewolves, and the tenacity of the tauren were brought to their fullest potential in this narrow passage.
Aldnan jumped onto the earthen mound of the trench, and with a sudden burst of strength, leaped directly into the ranks of the enemy musketeers.
A pair of sharp claws moved up and down, and one enemy head after another flew into the sky.
Carol, the green-skinned monster who was nearly two meters tall, slowly walked toward a knight commander of the church army. The latter, in a panic, raised his short gun and pulled the trigger.
After the gunshot, the lead bullet embedded itself in the orc's skin, but it did not cause much damage.
Carol merely swayed her body and continued walking towards the enemy.
When the orc walked up to the enemy commander, he grabbed the latter's helmet with one hand, squeezed it hard with all five fingers.
The steel helmet was deformed and distorted as if it were made of paper.
Bones and blood spurted from the gaps in the helmet, splattering all over the ground.
The surrounding church soldiers, witnessing this scene, were terrified and dropped their weapons, fleeing in all directions.
At this moment, the minotaur Bulville crashed directly into the enemy's bunker. Amidst the screams of the enemy soldiers, he actually dismantled the cannon mounted on the gun emplacement and began to wield it as a weapon.
In an instant, the entire bunker was a scene of carnage, with no survivors.
Half an hour later, the three thousand soldiers of the Dragon Kingdom Expeditionary Force completely controlled the second line of defense in the Far Ember Hills.
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