Sam and the deputy although far away, are looking at each other, both had serious expressions on their faces.
The soldiers from Peacock's side are full on defence mode, they knew what the attack would bring.
Sam shouted the first command since the beginning of the battle.
"Come back a little, disengage from the battle and make defensive formation"
The soldiers obeyed and came back, they started making a defensive formation with the earth element users as the main nodes and the rest as the secondary nodes.
One could vaguely see a large mountain shape being formed from the connected spiritual energy.
Sam knew that it would be difficult to handle the attack if the soldiers are dispersed, they will be a lot of targets and the deputy will have the choice to select.
But if all of them are gathered in one spot, there is only one target that. It might be easier to attack but it is also easier to defend.