"H-How could this happen?!"
The cavalry commander fell off his horse and ran away into the distance.
Their own soldiers, their brave and fearless soldiers, were annihilated by that cavalry! The cavalry of the Shia family!
She was practically a demon king reborn, single-handedly breaking through the soldiers' encirclement... No! It wasn't even an encirclement!
This was a massacre, a one-sided massacre!
It's like... natural enemies?
"!!!" The wind behind him swept past the back of his neck as he ran away. He instantly realized the danger, and tears streamed down his face, but he did not stop.
He screamed frantically into the air, "Don't kill me!!!"
Time seemed to slow down as Elsie rode past him on her white horse, the stigmata gleaming with white light causing the cavalry commander to widen his eyes.
Those scarlet eyes didn't seem so scary after all; they seemed... quite peaceful.
At that moment, he began to recall everything he had done before.
Slaughtering unarmed people on the continent alongside the Holy Church? All for that heavenly kingdom! No! That heavenly kingdom is a complete lie...
But why should I do it?
No, that's not right! He didn't want to do it! But he couldn't control his body!!!
The cavalry commander gazed at the sky, as if something was staring at him. He seemed to hear the mournful cries of the dead, which flashed across the heavens and disappeared in an instant.
That... is definitely not heaven!
I don't want to die... at least... I can't die there, right?
"Someone... will save me!"
His head tumbled in mid-air. He watched his headless body fall after running a few steps, saw the corpses of his brothers being consumed by flames, and saw the cavalry girl continuing to walk into the distance.
His head hit the ground, and flames ignited it. In that instant, he realized that he had been controlled by the Holy Temple, and that they... had become puppets of slaughter.
"It's... Elsie..."
He suddenly remembered the girl's identity: Earl Allen's daughter, a member of the Tilan family.
The cavalry commander slowly closed his eyes and was peacefully swallowed by the flames.
"Take care on your journey, Elsie."
...
"Everyone! Keep going!" Elsie's gaze followed the birds to the edge of the smoke, and the autumn and summer winds swept across the wilderness, carrying away the dark clouds of the second half of the journey.
The flames of war have already broken out in the distant atoll city, and Elshit can hear the long, drawn-out horn sounds!
You can see the city's defense forces and the allied forces fighting fiercely at the breached city gates!
"Clean up the battlefield, leave no one alive!" Elsie said to Karin.
Kaelin nodded, and the other Blood Knights also drew their swords and followed Elsie.
Elsie was startled by the sudden neighing of the white horse beneath her. At first, she thought it was frightened on the battlefield, but as Elsie's gaze met the horse's, she realized that the neighing revealed boundless fighting spirit.
The warhorse is excited!
"Then let's go!"
【Go! Elsie! Crush them!】
“That’s right! Kill them!” Elsie smiled, instantly channeling wind magic into her warhorse and herself.
The air shield pressed against the direction of Elsie's charge, lightning and flames rose from her hooves, and each stomp unleashed the force of a million heavy cavalry.
The allied forces, engrossed in the battle, subconsciously assumed it was a friendly heavy cavalry legion, but when they looked back, their smiles froze instantly, and even their breathing became extremely short.
“Heavy cavalry…from the Sia family! How could this be…heavy cavalry…” The soldiers were astonished by the Sia heavy cavalry charging alone.
She's clearly a heavily armored knight, so why does she have so much magical power?!
"What is that?!" A soldier pointed at Elsie, who was charging forward. Her bangs were blown by the wind, and the Saint Yarrow Orchid Stigmata, as dazzling as the sun, shocked everyone!
"Oh my god!"
"Holy Mark!" Veterans who had fought for many years recognized it at a glance. They all dropped their weapons and fled for their lives, while the rear guard mercilessly shot them down.
The commanding officer roared, "No retreat!!!"
"Shieldbearers, form ranks! Spearmen, prepare yourselves! Kill her!!!"
Squads of shield guards raised their large shields to block Elsie's charge, while long spears pierced through the shield formation.
In the distance, the arrows from the ballistae emitted a deafening roar that shook the heavens!
Dense shields, sharp spears, whistling arrows—those that cannot defeat you will only become laughingstocks you once boasted about.
And at this moment, your choice remains unchanged.
【Elsie...】
"Charge!" Elsie laughed, swinging her sword to deflect the whistling arrows, her charge only growing stronger!
The heavy cavalry charge was imminent. The spearmen roared and thrust their spears forward. The spear tips, gleaming with cold light and stained with mottled blood, proclaimed the death of every reckless cavalryman.
Retreat seems to be the best way to respect it.
"charge."
The air shields collided with the spear tips, and the iron spear tips shattered one after another. The vibrations from the spear shafts made the spearmen's hands go numb, and the soldiers who managed to hold on even had their hand bones shattered!
The shattering of the spears shocked the shield bearers, who stared at the charging warhorses and at Elsie with her crimson eyes.
They realized they seemed to be blocking a heavily armored knight who was unlike any other!
A warrior who can smash through any obstacle!
How could such a flimsy shield possibly withstand such a charging spirit?
How can you stop a child's yearning for freedom?
The air shield collided with the large shield, and the immense force caused the shield guards to lose their senses, their hands instantly going numb and losing feeling.
The gusts of wind and sonic boom that came with the charge caused their ears to ring instantly!
Even though she tried her best to continue blocking, she was still forced back hundreds of steps by Elsie!
Those shield guards who couldn't hold off the horses fell to the ground, their skulls mercilessly pierced by the horses' hooves.
Thunder spread through the individuals, flames ignited their clothes, and in an instant, a raging fire broke out. The thousands of pillars of fire burning beneath the city gates illuminated the wilderness!
It illuminated the hearts of the surviving soldiers, and their goal became clear immediately.
"Escape, we must...escape!!!"
The soldiers scattered instantly, and no amount of shooting from the rear guard could stop their rout!
Meanwhile, the city's defense forces realized they were saved and rushed out of the streets and alleys, taking up their weapons to launch a counterattack!
"Don't retreat! Don't retreat!!!" The captain of the supervisory team cried out, and the warhorse beneath him, infected by the fleeing soldiers, could not suppress its fear and neighed.
Ahead, with every step Elsie took, flames mercilessly devoured the fleeing Allied soldiers.
"asshole!"
"How could we possibly..."
The captain of the supervisory team roared, "You traitors of the Holy Temple!"
"You will never ascend to heaven! You cowards!!!"
"No—"
"!!!"
Elsie's sword flashed with lightning speed, instantly severing her opponent's head, and flames engulfed the entire battlefield!
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