Even though Erwin was facing the oncoming Theresa with a grim expression, he hadn't forgotten his duties as the commander of the freedom army, even though he only had roughly 800 troops under his command.

"Shiba, lead our brothers into battle! Don't let a single one of them get away!" Erwin commanded in a loud voice. "Lanyon, cover them from the sky!"

Erwin knew that Onen and Mackney were definitely about to escape at a time like this. They didn't have the spare time to stay around and watch him duke it out with Theresa. Regardless of what the outcome of his battle against Theresa was, it didn't mean anything to them. They were simply content in the knowledge that the main forces under Theresa's command had also been completely wiped out.

Sherry immediately sprang into action, issuing an order for the footsoldiers to disperse in order to create a path for the cavaliers behind them to pass through.

"My brothers, come with me! It's time to clean up this battlefield!" Shiba yelled as he emerged from behind the Xuanwu shield formation with the Monge Riders mercenary legion.

Lanyon also began to steer the airship into the sky above the battlefield, following along behind Shiba and his subordinates.

Shiba only had roughly 200 men under his command, but that...