After the two armies had reorganized their troops, Gilgen had summoned his remaining 20,000 or so troops onto the battlefield, so at the moment, the Skycourt Kingdom's army still held a number of advantages to the tune of around 8,000 over the Effer Kingdom's army. Furthermore, even though Gilgen was fighting on one leg, he was still far more formidable than the commanders among the Effer Kingdom's ranks, and the morale of the Skycourt Kingdom's army naturally received a significant boost with him leading the way.

Here, it would be unfair not to mention the Four Winds mercenary legion.

Just as Gilgen was tearing through the enemy ranks with unmatched power, he was approached by two figures, one of whom was carrying a woman on his back.

"Take this!" Kaiba immediately unleashed an all-out spear strike toward General Gilgen's waist from behind.

Gilgen could sense the power of the spear hurtling toward him from behind, and he didn't dare to ignore it. He immediately turned around, then lashed out in retaliation with his Zhu Yan sword. In doing so, he revealed an opening around his chest region, and a metal fist instantly arrived to exploit the opening.

In response, Gilgen raised his other hand, catching the oncoming fist right before it reached his chest.

Sherry had injected all of the power in his entire body into that punch, but it had been nullified with ease by Gilg...