This terrifying chase seemed to quickly engulf the small squad, whether royal capital knights or conscripted soldiers, lives salvaged from The White City's walls gradually drew closer to the Reaper's embrace after a brief respite—Mitchell peered through the rear observation port of the vehicle, observing the distant scene, seeing hundreds, thousands of Crystal Cluster Giants closing in. These enormous humanoid creatures, standing three meters tall, charged with a momentum surpassing that of the Royal Knight Brigade, and the arcane lightning they unleashed frequently swept across the battlefield, persistently striking the vehicle's barriers...
Further away, massive dust clouds rose, each signifying a new wave of pursuers rapidly closing in.
Then, a strange flash of light descended from the sky.
