"Leave it to me, my lord!"
Ranga, who was destined to become the new leader of the Star Wolves under Rimuru.
Due to Damien's presence, it couldn't take its father's place.
Even so, Ranga remained the foremost of the Eighteen Wolf Guards, with the highest potential in the clan.
"Koriga!"
"I'm here to aid you!!"
A pair of sky-blue wings sprouted from Ranga's back, carrying it and its flight-aligned kin soaring into the heavens.
"You're not the only one who can fly, Ranga!"
Following Ranga were the wolves led by Dragonfang.
Whether beast-eared girls or werewolves, their bodies were covered in glistening dragon scales.
Moreover, they inherited dragon power from Damien, able to summon dragon wings and claws in battle, granting them formidable aerial combat abilities.
"Moo~~"
"Woo~~"
Alongside the bulls' roars, Ranga's howl resounded.
In that moment, gales and thunder clashed, turning the sky within the Reality Marble into an apocalyptic thunderstorm.
"Gulp!"
Waver, standing with Iskandar, swallowed hard.
Even from this distance, he could feel the stray winds and lightning, a testament to the intensity of the clash.
Bang!
But before the aerial battle could be decided, the bounded field could no longer hold.
With a crisp shattering sound, a beam of interwoven thunder and ice descended from the sky.
Boom~~
Unfortunately, weakened by the bounded field, the attack caused little damage.
But that didn't matter.
Koriga and Raiga looked at the panting, visibly mana-drained court sorcerers.
Their task was complete.
The rest could be left to their kin.
"Finally, it's broken!!"
"Hahaha~~"
With the bounded field's collapse, the Blaze Fang, led by Honooga, was the first to charge in.
"Such powerful mana."
"Step back, I'll handle this!"
A burly blond man spoke, wielding a long spear, directly facing the dozens-of-meters-tall Honooga.
Hephaestion, Alexander's closest friend and one of the joint commanders of the Companion Cavalry.
"As you wish!"
Honooga signaled its kin to press forward while intercepting Hephaestion's attack.
Boom!!
The clash of spear and fiery claw sent a terrifying mana shockwave through the air, producing a piercing sonic boom.
The immense strength from Honooga's massive size was not something a mere human could withstand.
Even a warrior like Hephaestion, facing such an onslaught, was pushed back, sliding across the desert-magma ground, carving two deep trenches.
"Ah!!!"
The blond warrior roared, veins bulging on his arms, forcibly halting his retreat against Honooga's claw.
"Impressive, Heroic Spirit from another world!"
Honooga praised the man who, like an ant shaking a tree, managed to block its strike.
"How about this?"
Massive fireballs coalesced in the air behind Honooga, crashing forward like meteors.
"Still not enough!"
Hephaestion leaped, his spear dancing, shattering the boulders laced with lava and flames.
Boom~~
As the two fought, dozens of fire wolves and werewolves charged into Hephaestion's formation.
In an instant, the formation melted like butter under a hot knife, penetrated deeply.
But that was as far as they got.
Hundreds, thousands of C-rank Heroic Spirits against dozens of B+ rank fighters might falter initially.
But the wolves' mana was limited, and they would eventually be worn down by the relentless Heroic Spirit legion.
"Hold fast!"
"Do not fear!"
"Our king is watching us!!"
The commanding voice came from a man with long black hair, dressed in a black court robe, exuding the stern authority of a judge.
Eumenes, the royal secretary.
After Alexander's death, he rose quickly in the Diadochi conflicts, defending the Argead dynasty's legitimacy.
Though a scholar, his intellect and command rivaled any, ultimately becoming the appointed commander of Asia Minor.
"Ha!!"
Shields stacked before the soldiers, forming a flawless phalanx that linked mana into an invisible bounded field, blocking the falling fire rain and flames.
What followed were hundreds, thousands of spears.
"Annoying!"
Fire-aligned wolves leaped, crashing onto the bounded field, leaving only cracks, unable to advance further.
"Such a tough formation."
Facing the wolves' breakthrough, Iskandar's side responded immediately.
They shielded their main forces within, while the outer layer consisted of shield-and-spear formations.
With mana flowing through, their durability far exceeded the wolves' expectations.
Unlike in the original story against Assassin, this was a clash of armies, and the Heroic Spirit legion displayed the discipline they had in life.
Different units coordinated, countering various environments and enemies.
Damien's side was no less formidable.
The Majins didn't understand formation tactics.
What they had was sheer power, charging with overwhelming force.
Towering werewolves were the first to engage, their massive bodies easily breaking gaps in the opposing shield formations with a single charge.
Pfft, pfft, pfft!
Yet Iskandar's army, heedless of casualties, charged relentlessly at the fearsome beasts.
Their spears struck... some shattered by wolf claws, others unable to pierce their defenses.
But!
A portion, after depleting the wolves' mana shields, tore through flesh, piercing their bodies.
"Roar~~~"
The intense pain brought not retreat or panic but fury and even more savage slaughter.
Boom!!
A fire-wreathed werewolf's heart was pierced.
Yet in the next moment, dazzling flames erupted from its body, instantly engulfing enemies within a hundred-meter radius in a blazing inferno.
This wasn't an isolated case but a common sight across the battlefield.
Be it werewolves or giant wolves, they fought like monsters oblivious to death.
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Bonus Chapter:
100 Power Stones = 1 BC
300 Power Stones = 2 BC
500 Power Stones = 3 BC
700 Power Stones = 4 BC
1000 Power Stones = 5 BC
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