Different from the Elite stage, the second part of the event is decided by drawing lots, which would mean that the Wolfenstein Kingdom is included in the draft from the very start.
"Oh! It immediately became interesting eh?" Lucy merrily laughed as she moves closer towards the balcony to spectate the event. "Whom did you assign for our team, your Majesty?"
"Hmmm... I don't even know myself, the truth is, I'm just confident in leaving it to Marvin's choice." Feihren replied 'earnestly' as he scratched his head from his own 'disappointment', although, not knowing which people would be fighting adds more to the excitement, Feihren was now looking forward to this battle.
The Chaneian Kingdom had declined the offer to use the temporary weapons as it seems that they had brought their own.
The 20 soldiers of them Chaneian were armed with long paddle-like spears. The whole pole of the weapon looks like it is made out of strong hardwood, but the 'tip' looks like a blunt chunk of silvery metal.
Surprisingly, although this thing looks heavy and uncomfortable to use, the Chaneian soldiers were carrying these weapons lightly, as if it weighs seemingly normal to them.
"...That bulky chunk should be some sort of alloy? Titanium?" Feihren commented as he noticed the peculiar weapon.
"You're curious about that, your Majesty? Are you sure you're not instead bothered by what's on that side?" Lucy interjected as she pointed towards the entrance hall of the Wolfenstein soldiers.
Appearing grandly were a pair of Snow Tigers equipped with dwarven-armor platings, their white fur gleaned from the sun's brightness as the shiny platings from their equipment highlighted there bright blue stripes; It was Frostbite and Glacier!
They weren't the small and fragile cubs anymore; The twin snow tiger "cubs" were over two meters in height, they easily towered over the soldiers of the Wolfenstein Kingdom, especially Old man Mendi. Although the soldier themselves weren't so normal themselves, aside from the fact that they were equipped with the best dwarven armors, they were carrying spear-like muskets!
The fact that these people were even equipped with 'guns' was pretty much the sign that Old man Mendi went a bit overboard on this one, especially more so that these 16 people that were chosen were personally trained and assessed by Lucy herself.
It's not that common for people to be able to use the 'guns' per se, but the magic affinity within every individual could be harnessed 'easily' through training. Even more, so that it seems that the stabilization of the Mana Pool within the planet's core is reaching better conditions.
This was an overkill of a pick... But, the Snow Tigers were definitely something Feihren did not expect. He had taken care of the cubs every now and then, for the past 4 months he had seen them grow tremendously in size, as the stripes on their bodies become more and more evident; But even then, Feihren wasn't the best option in nurturing these beasts.
The fact that he had no idea about anything other than these beasts were locals of the Icy Tundra, he was so unsure on how to take care of them. Jyuu became their foster beast parent, and the dwarves took care of their needs, which in turn made the twin snow tigers fond of the three races within the kingdom, the humans, the dwarves, and the elves.
"... I do not know what Old man Mendi was thinking by involving the 'cubs' in this, but I guess he holds a better judgment than me; The two of them looks healthy and well." Feihren nodded in satisfaction after seeing that the Snow Tigers were doing well with Jyuu and the dwarves.
"...but, 16 soldiers, plus Frostbite, Glacier, and Old man Mendi, they're missing one?" Lucy commented as she noticed that the total numbers did not add up. Feihren smiled as he noticed a familiar aura lurking at the backs of the troop.
***
The crowd grew silent upon the appearance of the host's kingdoms troop.
The people cheering for the Chaneian Kingdom were dead serious while inspecting each of the soldiers from a distance, they even have a more peculiar weapon from what their soldiers were using.
The Ghiharki people were also shocked, not because of the soldiers, but the appearance of the two Snow Tigers. As beast masters themselves, they weren't unfamiliar with these snow white beings that suddenly made its appearance on the stage.
"How is that even possible? How do they have Snow Tigers amongst their ranks? And not just a single one, but two of them!"
"The Icy Tundra is nowhere near this place right? Or is the map I'm carrying wrong? How in the world have they had their hands on these majestic beasts?"
Commotion amongst the Ghiharki people only settled when their Chief Meju spoke up...
*Ahem* "I do not know how they acquired these beasts, but it seems that both of those Snow Tigers aren't normal... They don't have riders on them, yet they were seemingly obedient as if they have a real master..." Chief Meju caressed his chin as he observed the Tigers thoroughly as he added,
"They are not just tamed... they are well-trained as well. Good, good, it seems that the Wolfenstein Kingdom is returning to its roots of being the barbaric beast masters that they were back in the days."
***
"Let's show our best, guys and gals!" Sherwin Mendi laughed heartily as he rubbed the back of Frostbite and Glacier, the battle commenced as the horn rang, signaling the start of the bout.
Both teams were cautious against their opponent, even Old man Mendi decided not to be reckless against the weird weapon that the enemies were wielding. It was evident that these were things for strong blunt attacks, but he was unsure as to what it was made of that made it look like its seemingly light.
The Chaneian Kingdom took the initiative as the first row consisting of five people started charging forward, placing a shield in front of them as they used their weapon to smash the Wolfenstein soldiers. The momentum from the downward motion of the attack left a sizable crater every time it hits the ground. These things were "heavy"!
The stage was a bit too crowded for the 39 'people' fighting left, right, and center, the synchronized 'plowing' of the Chaneian kingdom using their weapons did not seize as they immediately pushed back the soldiers of the Wolfenstein Kingdom closer to the edge.
The stage trembled and cracked everytime these blunt spears smashed against it.
"Oh... these things are dangerous huh... It's light enough for them to repeatedly attack... but it's also heavy to cause such damage! Such an amazing work of art!" Old man Mendi was calm enough to comment on what was happening, he was even within the battle yet he was just observing it up to this point.
This made the Wolfenstein soldiers maintain their composure, it seems that the Chief is calm enough to just carefully assess the situation, so why wouldn't they?
"Okay little ones, let's do the things I taught you back then, what do you do against the enemy that's relentlessly attacking?"
Immediately, Frostbite and Glaciers aura grew stronger as their stripes glowed intense blue lights...
*Bzzzt!
Weird zapping sound resounded within the stage as both the Snow Tigers disappeared from where they were standing initially, immediately reappearing in front of the first five soldiers, icy mist covered their entrance as it blinded the soldiers the piercing coldness that they felt the moments these two beasts arrived.
Retracting their claws as to avoid lethal damage, Frostbite and Glacier 'pawed' the soldiers out of the stage within an instant! Their figures flew like rag-dolls getting tossed by a kid!
Frostbite 'snorted' cold air from his nose as Glacier huffed icy breath, they both glared towards the remaining fifteen soldiers of the Chaneian Kingdom.