The skies darkened as thousands of Griffins and Wyverns started descending towards the united army of the Garudia and the Mejuzo Kingdom. Panic and confusion were apparent in the eyes of the Garudia soldiers at the sudden 'rebellion' of their prided winged beast troop.

"A trump card right off the bat huh...? A move only a novice would make."

Adrian muttered to himself as he signaled the imperial troops to disperse to the sides where none of the beasts were directed.

Taking the brunt of the attack, the frontlines, which consisted mostly of the Garudia troops, braced themselves for a battle that they would never have expected. Flapping their wings as they glided towards the soldiers, the winged beasts swooped while baring their razor-sharp claws.

The fangs of the wyverns are strong enough to tear-off the thinly forged armor of some of the soldiers within the troops. Although this sudden 'betrayal' flustered the Garudia Kingdom army at first, they were in no position to be whining about it.

They fought back as if these beasts were sworn enemies as they hacked and slashed their way into this two-way battle. The former knight riders that had survived the fall a few moments back are the ones who were leading the assault towards the army of 40,000 winged beasts.

They were well-versed in dealing with these things, such as actually killing the winged beast that they were riding with. It had been part of their training back then to 'take care' of their partners if they would suddenly act out and turn on them instead.

Every being would have their weak spots, the Griffins and Wyverns were no different. A spear could easily pin down the Wyverns after piercing through the joint of the shoulder blades. Disabling their wings would have the added effect that their front 'arms' would then be rendered useless, as both are connected with each other.

One by one the Wyverns were slain using this tactic. As for the Griffins, their weakness lies in them having a huge blind spot on their sides. The 'bird-head' they have would not allow them to turn their necks speedily in comparison with the wyverns.

It was still a perilous task to take advantage of this, as the instincts of these beasts were tremendously sharp. Every time someone would get close to one's side they would frantically flap their wings as they would attempt to 'whip' down the soldiers that were trying to get close.

The heated battle between the frontlines of the Garudia Kingdom and their own winged troops seemingly did not matter as the calm expression on Adrian's face was still evident. Similarly, Feihren and the meager amount of Wolfenstein troops within the First Towers sector were just calmly watching this unfolding battle.

Feihren squatted on the floor as he placed his hands on his chin. 

"This might take a while. You can all just sit and wait for all this to settle down." 

He spoke to the hundred or so Wolfenstein soldiers as they followed suit with the instruction of their king. Sitting down cross-legged, the soldiers intently observed this battle as if they were watching a grand show.

Contrary to the calm demeanor of Adrian and Feihren, Louie is starting to lose his sanity as he intently stared at the First Sector with bloodshot eyes. There was not a single commotion occurring on the Wolfenstein's side as the battlefield was already looking chaotic... "That arrogant bastard...!"

Personally commanding the troops closest to his side, Louie instructed them to move to the sides of the occurring battle as to close the distance between them and the actual Wolfenstein troop and initiate a surprise attack.

"I do not think that it would be the best course of action, Your Highness." One of the generals interjected with Louie's command as he added

"Aside from those gigantic dwarven towers with an unknown level of firepower, we would not be able to move 'sneakily' past all this chaos. Besides, the enemies have mages capable of surveillance. They could easily move to and fro by flying magic..."

"You think I didn't know that? Of course I do, but that's not the point. All the 'forces' they have are a bluff, all bluffs I say! Now GO!" Louie angrily replied as the general just shook his head while gnashing his teeth... He then proceeded with the outrageous plan of their king.

The cross-legged figure of Feihren who was still calmly observing the battle exclaimed in surprise, "Oh? Seems like they are already making their move." Within the illusory radar from the [Battlefield Scan], he could clearly see the units dispersing from the sides of the Garudia Kingdom forces.

Feihren stood up as he slightly twisted his neck as to crack the cold joints, he then did a few stretches before he instructed 'Lucy, how long will it take for the frontlines to finish with the beast attack?'

'Around 15-20 more minutes, Your Majesty'. Lucy replied.

"Hmmm... It seems that it would not take that long huh," Raising his hand as he signaled the Wolfenstein troop to immediately stand guard, as the First Towers started glowing with immense power. The entire sector emitted a powerful aura as Feihren stared at the horizon.

'You Highness, it seems that there is a third-party that is approaching... from above'. 

Feihren's focus was then disrupted by Lucy as she warned him about something that was approaching. Sure enough, within the [Battlefield Scan] was a gigantic red dot with cluttered smaller red dots inside it. Although it was within the radius of the scan, Feihren could not see a thing on the horizon...

'Above? But you're already flying?' Feihren inquired to Lucy as to clarify the report.

'Way above where I am right now, Your Majesty. It seems that they could not be clearly seen through the brightness of the afternoon's sun...' Lucy replied in a calm tone.

Soon enough, the skies suddenly darkened as a figure eclipsed the brightness of the sun. As if the heavens were suddenly covered with thick cloth, the battlefield was then dimmed as the people raised their heads to the skies.

What appeared was something that confused both sides of this battle...

"Is that... a fat... dragon?"

Feihren inquired as Lucy flew back closer to the First Towers sector, away from the gargantuan figure that had suddenly appeared. Spanning around a few hundred kilometers in its width alone, with a disproportionate wingspan in comparison with the rest of its body, a plump looking dragon with a giant fortress on its back started descending towards the battlefield...