“Sir Killian!”

“Reinforcements from the main castle!”

“Uwaaahhh!”

The troops of Fort Bellint cheered as Killian and some of the griffon riders landed on the ground.

Kiyaaaahhk!

Above their heads, the Pendragon griffons faced off with the evil spirits. Unlike the imperial griffons, Pendragon griffons held their ground against the evil spirits.

The reason was simple.

While the imperial griffons were tamed and trained by humans for generations, the griffons of Pendragon were Soldrake’s familiars. They took action based in response to the energy being emitted by Soldrake and Duke Pendragon.

In other words, the griffons of the Pendragon Duchy were influenced by the Spirit of the Dragon. They were better suited to counter the energy of death emitted by Elsaroa compared to regular griffons.

Kiyaaaaaahk!

The cold, blue light of the moon shined down from the dark sky, and evil spirits coated in ominous dark green energy clashed with the hundreds of griffons. Below the fierce battle, the elite heavy cavalry took their position in the middle of Fort Bellint after arriving on griffons. They fought...