The perfect outcome for Erwin would be if Mackney and Onen's armies could completely wipe each other out.

He was hoping that the two sides would completely exhaust all of their forces during this battle. If the damage sustained by either side were insufficiently severe, then they could pose a major threat to Erwin in the future.

Right as the battle on the Canston Plain was reaching white-hot intensity, Erwin emerged from the Ero Valley with the Universal Church Freedom Army, which consisted of close to 800 men.

At this point, Shiba and Georgina had already reunited with Erwin alongside Elder Lia and the others.

Erwin and Lia were riding at the forefront of the unit on horseback, and they were followed by Onean and Turan, who was, in turn, followed by Menpo, Sherry, Georgina, Shiba, and the others.

There was also an airship that was following along behind the army at a leisurely pace, carrying Lanyon and all of the magicians.

"What do you think? We've got some decent numbers already, don't we?" Erwin smiled as he turned to Lia before indicating toward the newly assembled church army behind them.

Lia was decidedly unimpressed. Even though the martial artists in the...