Those who were calculated and cunning would always have an advantage over the naïve and oblivious, and victory often went to the most meticulous planners.

Larwood's domination over Kaiba in their battle was a caricature of the entire battle taking place at large.

Even though Kaiba had trained very conscientiously and had made large strides as a martial artist, and he possessed exceptional defensive prowess, it was very unfortunate for him that his opponent was Larwood.

Larwood had been able to somewhat keep up with Jeff during the Pillow Sword Tournament, so he naturally knew how to slowly chip away at Kaiba's defenses bit by bit.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, the army of Fooz was being dominated by the Atlas Empire's forces, and the soldiers of Fooz had no better course of action other than to continue to send more troops onto the battlefield.

However, with the support of the magicians in the sky, the soldiers of the Atlas Empire were completely unstoppable, and they were carving through Fooz's ranks with ease.

The disparity in the number of casualties being suffered by both armies was quickly piling up. At this point, the Fooz army only had around 40,000 troops left, while the Atlas Empire's army...