Randall, waiting at the foot of the mountain, looked up at the battle unfolding on the mountain, becoming more and more confused.
He found Alfonso and asked, "Sir, those war beasts seem to be trying to drive the enemy troops together?"
Alfonso didn't speak, he just nodded.
Randall frowned and said, "According to normal tactical arrangements, the war beasts have the advantages of speed and teamwork. The focus of the attack should be on gathering and dispersing the enemy forces, forcing them to be unable to organize an effective resistance force, and then defeating them one by one and expanding the results."
"But now, driving all the scattered enemy troops together gives them a chance to regroup. Once the enemy, under the leadership of their commander, rebuilds their defensive formation, it will have an extremely adverse effect on our army."
Ackerman then leaned over and asked, "Is it time for the Crusaders to launch an attack?"
Alfonso looked up at the mountaintop and gently shook his head.
Confused, Randall and Ackerman followed Alfonso's gaze toward the mountaintop.
The church soldiers who had fled from the defensive line had gradually gained a foothold and, using the soil and rocks on the mountaintop as natural cover, began firing at the approaching wolf pack.
After launching a probing attack, the giant wolves discovered that the enemy's firepower was too strong. After leaving behind four or five wolf carcasses, they hurriedly fled down the mountain.
At this moment, Randall spoke up and advised, "My lord, let's attack. If we delay any longer, the enemy's routed troops will regroup on the mountaintop. They can take advantage of the terrain to form a defensive line again, and it will be very difficult to defeat them then."
Alfonso gestured with his chin toward the mountaintop: "Look up."
Randall looked again as instructed, and above a boulder at the highest point of the Far Ember Hills, two blurry shadows made him squint.
"I see something moving in the air, but what is it...?"
No sooner had Randall finished speaking than the two blurry figures on the mountaintop slowly revealed their true forms.
It was a creature he had never seen before.
This creature is over ten meters long, with its whip-like tail accounting for half of its body length.
Its entire body is light gray, and its surface is covered with a strange mucus. Once it comes into contact with light, it creates a wonderful visual illusion, making this creature blend into its surroundings.
It has limbs with explosive power and a streamlined body suitable for swift and stealthy movements. Its posture looks like a leopard, but its size is much larger.
The part of its torso that extends upwards bears no resemblance to any other creature in this world.
On its long neck is a huge fleshy sac that opens and closes, which is usually retracted into the abdominal cavity and only exposed to the outside of the body when needed.
Its head's appearance can only be found in horror legends.
A pair of completely black, oval eyes with no pupils visible, two pairs of bizarre mouthparts resembling insect jaws, and dozens of tentacles hanging from the top of its head constitute the most terrifying aspect of this monster.
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