"You son of a—!"
The warrior drew his sword belatedly, but the wizard had already run far away. Fighting alone against the rushing enemy, he was brutally killed, unable to last even five seconds.
"Surrender! Surrender! I'm a wizard! No, I'm a wizard! I'm a wizard!"
The wizard, kneeling and begging for his life, was beaten to death. Hardion's knights prepared for any eventuality, stripping the wizard naked, wrapping him in cloth, and carrying him back to Hardion's formation. They stripped him to prevent any hidden magical tools from being used.
"Just hold on a little longer! The special forces are attacking from behind!"
Jihan's troops, blinded by the fire magic from the south of Hardion's formation, believed the operation was working well. Because of the torches spread across the dark night, they couldn't see what was happening beyond the formation.
"We destroyed their special force and captured the wizard."