"What a realm bursting with life and competition."

Damien looked at Snow Empress beside him, her form like an ethereal spirit or goddess emerging from ice and snow, so sacred that no one could harbor a single blasphemous thought.

"Those words sound a bit ominous, don't they?"

To better understand Damien, Snow Empress had learned much about Earth from him.

"Haha."

Damien laughed, unbothered by the jinx. "In short, the advantage is mine!"

"..."

Snow Empress sighed. "Keep planting those flags."

But, to be fair, Damien held a significant advantage against Iskandar.

The Eighteen Wolf Guards were stronger than typical A-rank Heroic Spirits, only surpassed by Shuna and Shion.

Hoshiga's strength was nearly on par with Snow Empress, making him one of the two main forces in this battle.

Under his leadership, eighteen peak A-rank Heroic Spirits, along with a group of B to B+ rank werewolves in various forms, occupied their respective positions, encircling Iskandar's army completely!

"Preparations are complete. Please give your orders."

Snow Empress, setting aside her usual ferocity, respectfully awaited Damien's command.

"Attack."

Standing at the rear, Damien issued the order calmly.

"Roar~~~"

The Eighteen Wolf Guards charged from all directions.

"All forces, advance!!!"

The five-thousand-strong goblin legion, led by Rigurd and his two sons, pressed forward.

The kijin split into two groups.

One protected Damien, while the other hundred, led by Shion, charged at the forefront.

"My lord?!"

A massive ice-blue wolf beast loomed above Damien, but a girl's voice emerged from its maw.

"For the wolves, forget formations... just charge in."

Snow Empress relayed Violet's orders, commanding in her stead.

The wolves' speed far outstripped that of the goblins and kijin.

Their massive forms were perfect for disrupting enemy lines.

"Finally, our turn!"

"That army over there belongs to our Blaze Fang pack... no one steals my prey!"

"This side's mine!"

"Hahaha, charge! Slaughter them all!"

"Roar!!!"

Leading the charge was Koriga, riding a frost wolf.

This hundred-meter-tall ice wolf, formed from dozens of ice-aligned werewolves, was as formidable as the Sea Demon from the original story, save for its recovery abilities.

"Sorcerers, prepare!"

"Form the bounded field!"

However, the giant wolf head couldn't breach Iskandar's ranks, stopped a thousand meters away by an invisible bounded field.

"Hm?"

Koriga frowned, looking down to see a group of hooded sorcerers, led by an old man, casting a defensive spell.

And not just in front... bounded fields enveloped all directions.

This forced the charging wolves to halt, searching for a breakthrough.

"Damn it!"

The girl swung her ice halberd, unleashing a terrifying beam of freezing light like a storm. "Get out of my way, old man!"

"How dare you act so arrogantly!"

The old man, clutching an ancient tome, glared at Koriga and the frost wolf relentlessly battering the bounded field.

Porus, king of the Punjab region in ancient India, defeated by Alexander in the Battle of Hydaspes.

Impressed by his courage, Alexander appointed him governor of the southeastern territories.

In the Ionioi Hetairoi, Porus was a supreme warrior bearing the title of Maharaja.

His mastery of magecraft was rivaled only by Ptolemy, the "Savior."

Crack!

"Hm?"

Porus frowned as the bounded field, cast by hundreds of sorcerers under his command, began to fracture.

"Hmph."

But Porus remained unfazed, sneering, "On the battlefield, focusing too much on one thing can lead to peril."

"What?"

Before Koriga could question Porus, a deafening thunderclap roared overhead.

"Moo~~~"

The Divine Bulls, pulling the Gordius Wheel, descended from the sky with the force of wind and thunder, targeting Koriga and her frost wolf atop the highest point.

"Heh, you think you're the only one with allies?"

Boom!

Golden lightning clashed with blue-purple thunder in the air, tearing and vying for dominance like two fearsome thunder beasts battling for the sky.

For a moment, the heavens flickered, the world hummed, drawing everyone's gaze to the clashing forces.

Whoosh!

"Too slow, Koriga."

A robust golden werewolf appeared beside Koriga, arms crossed, arcs of golden electricity dancing around him. "Leave the sky battle to the professionals."

"Now, let's break this turtle shell together!"

"Alright!"

As Koriga spoke, Raiga stomped downward.

Instantly, a surge of lightning poured from his foothold into the frost wolf, turning its ice-blue form golden.

"Roar~~"

Thunder and ice fused, unleashing a beam far more terrifying than before, erupting from the golden wolf's maw and slamming into Porus's defensive spell.

"We can't let this attack land!"

Iskandar, recognizing the strike's danger, raised his Noble Phantasm, Via Expugnatio. "Stop it!"

"Moo!!"

Empowered by its master's mana, the Divine Bulls grew stronger.

What was once a localized thunderstorm began spreading in all directions, faintly threatening to engulf the entire battlefield.

"Hm?"

The situation surprised Damien. "Such a wide-ranging mana coverage with Iskandar's mana..."

Then it hit him.

He looked at Waver beside Iskandar, noting the absence of red Command Seals on his hand.

"The power of Command Seals?"

"That kid, like in the original, gave all three Command Seals' mana to Iskandar before the battle."

This explained why Iskandar's performance now far exceeded his anime depiction.

In truth, if not for facing his natural counter, Gilgamesh, Iskandar would have been the most troublesome Heroic Spirit in the Fourth War...

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[1] If you forgot, Damien created 18 Wolf Guards consisting of 18 wolf packs with different strengths, each pack's name taken from the English name of its leader, such as the Storm Fang pack, which comes from Ranga's name in English.

1. Storm Fang: Ranga

2. White Fang: Shiroga

3. Rock Fang: Iwaga

4. Steel Fang: Hagane

5. Earth Fang: Chiga

6. Thunder Fang: Raiga

7. Dragon Fang: Ryuga

8. Vile Fang: Akuga

9. Fight Fang: Tataga

10. Flame Fang: Honooga

11. Spring Fang: Haruga

12. Sprout Fang: Mega

13. Ghost Fang: Yureiga

14. Mind Fang: Kokoroga

15. Ice Fang: Koriga

16. Moon Fang: Tsukiga

17. Glow Fang: Hikaga

18. Venom Fang: Dokuga

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Bonus Chapter:

100 Power Stones = 1 BC

300 Power Stones = 2 BC

500 Power Stones = 3 BC

700 Power Stones = 4 BC

1000 Power Stones = 5 BC

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