Ti until impact 10 seconds.
Frost could see the varied expressions of the enemy standing in the distance. Beastkin, bipedal ants, mantises, spirits, elentals and even a few drakes. A real hodgepodge of species yet they all bore similar weaponry.
Those standing in the periphery were ard with spears and halberds, equipnt specialised in taking down larger targets such as cavalry. Defenders, close combat units tasked with protecting those in the rear and mid sections of the army.
The majority of the target enemy however was made up of ranged fighters, archers, crossbown, mages as well as so war machine operators, individuals who faired poorly in close combat.
The Defenders had strong stances and determined expressions as they planted their feet deep into the snow and pointed their weapons unwaveringly ahead.
But those behind them, the mages in particular. were shaking in their boots, internally dreading every single tre crossed by the enemy.
"Archers fire!" Thankfully the command structure was still in full swing. The mont Frost and the cavalry corps crossed a certain threshold an enemy officer ordered for a devasting volley.
Twang!
With an imdiate response hundreds perhaps thousands of arrows and or their equivalent were launched from the central belt of the enemy army.
"Arrows incoming!" Casper roared and in return half of the cavalry corps retrieved their shields from the rear of their battle mounts while the rest either withdrew blades to cut down the approaching arrows or took shelter by those with shields. None of them however decreased their speed rather the promise of arrows seed to give them a boost.
Frost given his B-rank capabilities scoffed at the deluge of arrows, with a simple swing of his glaive and a couple hastily prepared magic shields he and Kiba received not a single scratch. Unfortunately not everyone was as lucky.
Don! Don! Don!
Several soldiers from the left wing faltered under the fierce stream of arrows, their shields failing to block, breaking under the assault or their swords being too slow to chop them all down.
With reluctant cries and roars of anguish these brave n and won were the first to fall.
The enemy's hastily launched volley was actually rather strategic, individuals such as Frost and Casper received only the minimum coverage whereas those weaker received a near endless deluge.
With every solider that fell those behind had to not only ignore their grief but avoid the fallen corpses lest they wished to be the next victim.
A poorly trained outfit would likely crumble under such an onslaught, their deceased comrades driving them into a killing frenzy, destroying their formation and turning them into easy targets…The War Ursa Battalion was not like that.
With skilled manoeuvring they easily avoided their fallen comrades and kept their speed. The deadly and imposing arrow formation was still solid and moving in for the kill.
Ti until impact 5 seconds.
With arrows falling down upon them endlessly and magic spells falling close behind Casper gauged the distance to the enemy. A mont later he nodded and craned his neck upwards.
"[Golden Bear]" With an air shattering bellow Colonel Casper along with hundreds of upper ranked soldiers who were dotted throughout the formation summoned their internal energy, synced their breathing and started the process of summoning the [Golden Bear] of the War Ursa Battalion's cavalry corps.
Ti until impact 3 seconds.
On the right and left sides of the enemy radiant energy burst forth into the sky in the form bright golden pillars
Eventually as more energy was supplied through these golden pillars a corporeal entity was generated.
"Rooooaarrrr!!!" Two massive golden bears appeared above the two wings of the cavalry corps, fierce and aggressive in nature they roared the mont they were born.
The instant the [Golden Bear] ca to life Frost felt a foreign energy envelop him and Kiba, empowering the two of them.
The sa thing happened to each and every mber of the cavalry corps whether they were involved in the summoning or not. Each of them glowed with a golden hue as their speed and mass increased by nearly 30%.
'I'm definitely researching battle formation once I get back'. Frost internally promised as his excitent threatened to overflow.
With the extra power flowing through his body Frost madly laughed and readied his glaive. Kiba also prepared himself, his claws were extended and his hindlimbs tensed.
Ti until impact 1 second.
In the last mont before impact the [Golden Bear] reared up onto its hind legs and smashed apart the enemies frontline, crushing hundreds of monsters into at paste and sending even more flying in all directions.
"Kill!!!" Following that the cavalry corps charged in and decimated the enemy in droves. With every swing Frost was able to cut down multiple panicking monsters while Kiba could devour anything that crossed his path with a sharp crunch of his teeth.
The flanks were torn apart like paper and in less than ten seconds half of the cavalry corps were drenched the blood of the enemy. Thousands died in the initial charge and more quickly followed.
"Break up, diamond killing formation, regroup in 60 seconds!" Casper continued to give orders, his voice so loud and clear that even the din of battle failed to obscure it.
"Frost follow to take out so of their elites."
"Gladly Colonel." Frost smiled evilly and wasted no ti following after Casper. In this scenario he was nothing but a blade to be used by him and it was a role he was honoured to play.
Casper and Frost led a few officers in a small diamond formation and targeted so of the enemy C-ranks, quickly causing chaos in the chain of command.
"Bastards!" Their attempts however were soon noticed by a nearby Major.
"I'll leave him to you."
"No problem." Casper and the other officers separated from Frost to continue their head hunting while Frost along with Kiba turned around and charged at the interloping enemy Major.
'Early B-rank, he's even weaker than Bacchus.' Frost was a little disappointed but still readied his glaive and warned Kiba to be on guard.
"Garow!" Kiba grunted in reply, locking his gaze on the enemy. With the two of them working in concert their strength was enough to take on soone in the upper stages let alone an early stage newbie like this one.
The key wasn't just killing the enemy but to kill them quickly and without much injury. With this point in mind Frost didn't hold back and neither did Kiba.
"[Hamring beast's charge]" Frost's blue tinged internal energy rged with the yellow energy from Kiba to generate a green almost erald coloured energy that elevated their combined strength. With a form that appeared 50% larger than normal Kiba leapt at the enemy with his limbs outstretched, prepared to rend the foe apart with his razor sharp claws while Frost pulled back his glaive for a valiant thrust.
A layer of ice chakra protected the shaft and bonded it to his hand while cold flas danced along the blade edge, forming ice crystals in the air as it passed by. With an injection of aura his glaive was ready to pierce through even the thickest of hides.
"Eh!" Not expecting to be violently attacked the enemy B-rank was caught by surprise and barely had ti to defend himself.
Ting!
The enemy monster was from the large horned drake tribe and in order to protect himself from the combined might of Frost and Kiba he curled up his large body, hoping to rely on his durable to scales to endure the attack. Unfortunately he underestimated the force behind their attack.
Kiba's claws though tough and sharp were still those of a C-rank monster, they rubbed against his scales generating a tallic sound, scratching them and even prying off a few but in the end failing to deal any serious damage.
"Grrrr!" The young tiger was quite dissatisfied by this.
Squelch!
On Frost's end however the result was far different. The sharp tip of his glaive, aided by his aura and chakra pierced through the outer layer of scales and continued to sear and pry open hardened flesh, only stopping after ravishing the monster's left lung and hitting the back of his ribs.
"Tsk!" Frost frustratingly clicked his tongue, he missed. His original target was the monster's heart, but its size and physique threw off his aim.
The enemy officer coughed up blood in response, his face paling and a cold shiver running down his spine. His durable scales were pierced through so easily, he had underestimated his enemy, a mistake that would likely cost him his life.
"Fuck! Get over here and help take down this asshole" Fearing for his life the enemy monster called for aid.
"Tsk! Kiba again." This was exactly why Frost wanted to take down the enemy in a single blow, this was no longer a duel but a large free for all.
The operation was supposed to last no more than 15 minutes so as to capitalise on their strengths and diminish their weaknesses. The longer cavalry was tied up the less effective they beca.
Frost spent almost two minutes to take down the enemy elite monster as well as those that ca to his aid. 40 seconds to rejoin with Colonel Casper, another few minutes to take down so C-rank officers dotted around and another couple minutes to plunge headfirst through the flanks and into the heart of the enemy ranks, drawing ever closer towards the A-rank Generals and upper ranked officers.
Wisely however Casper and Colonel Ridge didn't delve in too far, rely teasing the enemy, provoking them until their faces turned red in anger.
By this ti the operation was past the halfway point and over 20,000 enemies had been killed while no more than 40 had been lost amongst the left wing and 50 by the right, a clear and decisive victory.
Filled with hubris, pride and perhaps arrogance many among the cavalry corps started to let down their guard, relishing in the joy of their invulnerability. Find exclusive stories on empire
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